Last Block

Last block for the sampler quilt is completed!  Even though the Flying Geese blocks were fun to make, they weren't as accurate as I would like.  I think I may have to play with them more to become better.  But the block is done and I'm happy.

Now to get the background blocks cut out and get this top sewn together!

Last Block

I'm working on the last block for my sampler quilt.  And I tried something new with this.  Jean had us doing the "No Waste Flying Geese" block.  Oh so much fun!

You have one big square with two smaller squares pinned, draw a line down the middle and sew quarter inch on either side of the line. Cut in half.

Press open and draw another line down the center.  Sew quarter inch on each side of the line and cut.

You end up with the nicest Flying Geese blocks.  Thanks Jean for having us use this method.

Be sure to Google "No Waste Flying Geese blocks".  You will find detailed directions and charts on what size to cut your rectangles and squares.

Another One Done

Another one done!  Moving right along with getting these sampler blocks completed!  One left to go.

Another Block

Another block is now completed for my CrisCross Puzzle sampler quilt.  I have 2 more blocks to finish and I can start to assemble the top.  

All Caught Up!

I'm all caught up on my Sampler blocks!  Whoo Hoo!  Check out the last 4 blocks.

Now to decide what to work on until the next Sampler class......

Another "Snow" Day

The weather/chill index is so cold that we have another "Snow" day.  So guess what?  I'm sewing again today.

I finished 2 of my Maple Leaf blocks.  Two more to go.

After the last two are finished, my Sampler blocks will be caught up.  Whoo Hoo!  Next class is coming up, so I'm excited to have this up to date before I get the next batch of blocks.

Rolling Squares

Rolling squares blocks are done.

And I am in the process of cutting out the next block, Maple Leaf.

I made bonus half square triangles from the rolling squares blocks.  I have been trimming them up as I go, a la Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.  She is cutting her scraps as she finishes a project.  So I'm taking a cue from that and staying on top of the bonus HSTs.

I have a small tin, about 3 x 5 in size that I have thrown them into during previous projects.  I'm now working at trimming these up and placing them in the proper bin, based on their size.  Someday I'm going to make a HST project from these.

Another Set Done

I have another set of the sampler blocks done and the new set cut out.  Whoo Hoo!

One Done

Well, I have one done.  I think I'm going to love the pop this block will give to the quilt.

Back To Work

It's back to work today.  But I did accomplish a few things that I wanted to do yesterday.  First up, I finished these 3 blocks for my sampler quilt.

And I cut the next set of blocks out.

You may not be able to see it, but there is yellow hidden underneath the coral and gray triangles.

I also cleaned a little in the sewing room.  And I caught up on a couple of shows I had DVR'd

Snow Day! Sew Day!

It was announced yesterday that because of the storm coming through, that school will be closed.  So a Snow Day becomes a Sew Day for me.

I stopped at the local quilt shop, Cut Up & Quilt, on my way home yesterday to pick up fabric I needed for the sampler quilt.  I know, most people go to the grocery store.

Sewing, sewing, cleaning, sewing...Oops! How did that cleaning get in there?

Another Block

I have another block for my sampler quilt cut out.  It's a Churn Dash block.  It should go together fast. 

I also received a surprise in the mail yesterday.  A gift from my sister, a subscription to "Easy Quilts".  More projects on the horizon....

 

Quiting!

I finished quilting the top I got pinned on Tuesday.  Now to see if I have fabric to use for the binding.  I may have to make a trip to the fabric store. I hope to have a picture this weekend of the finished quilt.

I have loved this winter break, I feel like I am making progress on projects.  I also finished the other 3 blocks on my sample quilt.  All four are done!

2018 Resolutions

This time of year I try and plan out some quilts or clean or organize.  But this year, my 2018 Resolution is simple, blog more.

I work on projects all the time.  I tend to jump from one thing to another, but I don't write about it.  So my "diary", this blog, isn't up to date on what I have worked on or what I have finished.

I plan on writing something, with or without pictures.  I just need a log for me.  I get to the end of the year and I can't remember what I did this past year.  So - no matter how little of a Post, I will write something.

For now, I am catching up on my sampler blocks.  I have 3 more of the bottom one to do.  The picture was taken inside as the weather here is cold.  According to the app on my phone the temp is 3 degrees but because of the wind, it feels like -22 degrees.  I plan on sewing this New Year's Eve.  Maybe even doing a little cleaning in the sewing room.  It could use it.

Check out Moda's blog, asking if you are sewing over New Year's.  You could even win some fabric.  Good Luck!