Easy Street Step Two Is Done!

I finished Step 2 of Easy Street Mystery Quilt this morning!  Yeah!! 

  My colors are kind of a dark red and beige/tan for the wings of the geese units.

Now to cutting out Step Three.  I'm even thinking of cutting out step 4 just to have that much done.

Introduction:  Gather fabrics.  (done).

Step One: 194 four-patch blocks. (done)

Step Two: Cut 128 "goose" triangles (done)

                 Cut 256 triangles for the "wings" (done)

                 Make 128 Flying geese units (done)

Step Three: Cut 64 two inch squares (0)

                  Cut 128 triangles for the wings (0)

                  Cut 64 larger half-square triangles (0)

                  Make 64 shaded 4 patches (0)
Step Four: Cut 64 "goose" triangles. (0)
                 Cut 128 triangles for the "wings". (0)
                Make 64 Flying geese units. (0)
                Take 64 geese units from Step 2 and sew them to the 64 units you just made. (0)

Quick Note

Just a quick note, I have 78 of my flying geese units from Step 2 done.

 I haven't even started Step 3.

And come Friday, Step 4 will be out!

Slow and steady wins the race, just like when I did Orca Bay.

Quilt Day!

Yesterday, Saturday, was Quilt Day for Quilts From The Bluffs.  And it was our Christmas Potluck.

 We all had a wonderful time! 

The only downer was after lunch.  Everyone went back to work on whatever they were in the middle of before lunch, and one of the quilters cut her finger with the rotary cutter.  Thank goodness one of our other quilters is a nurse.  They ran her to the ER.  She is doing well, but they told her it would be about 3 months before it was fully healed.    After that, everyone was very careful when they were cutting.


So here is a public service announcement:  Watch what you are doing and be very careful when cutting fabric.  You may even want to invest in some cutting gloves.  It would make a great gift for Christmas, so add it to your wish list!

Step 3 Is Here!

Step 3 is here and I'm still on step 2!

But, I do feel good about what I have gotten done.  

All my flying geese are cut out and grouped together so I can sew them up.

The interesting thing I noted while cutting up my fabrics was that a number of them have this little corner piece cut out.  I know that is from the days of crafting and craft fairs.  Not sure what I made that I needed such a little piece.

Another golden oldie from the stash.  I get such a good feeling from using those now.  It reminds me of when I was a little girl about 5 or 6.  In the days before air conditioning in the summer time. (yes, I'm that old) I would take my crayons and coloring books out on the front porch and color.  One summer my goal was to color all the pages in my coloring books.  I did color all the pages in 2 books that summer.  And I would get such a feeling of accomplishment as I colored each page, getting closer and closer to my goal.  Amazing to get that same feeling now and have it bring back that memory.

And a finish to the week!  I gave my co-worker the Advent Calendar I made for her.  She will start using it next year.  This year she is giving her daughter a Christmas book each night before Christmas.  Next year she can add a note to the mittens as to which book they will read on that day.  What a great idea!

Introduction:  Gather fabrics.  (done).

Step One: 194 four-patch blocks. (done)

Step Two: Cut 128 quarter square triangles (done)

                 Cut 256 triangles for the wings (done)

                 Make 128 Flying geese units (0)

Step Three: Cut 64 two inch squares (0)

                  Cut 128 triangles for the wings (0)

                  Cut 64 larger half-square triangles (0)

                  Make 64 shaded 4 patches (0)

Step One Is Done!

Step one of the Easy Street mystery quilt is done.

All 194 of them!

I even took them all for a spin, a la Bonnie Hunt.

You might remember Bonnie's grey/gray crackle fabric.  I have the same fabric only in beige. 

I am so happy to be using some of this fabric that has been in my stash for years.  As I'm cutting up the strips I need, I'm also cutting up the last of each piece and adding it to my Scrap Saver's System.  Soon it will be used in other projects....

What A Week

What a week!  I've been fighting a cold all week long, so didn't do more than my 15 minutes every night.  You can get a little done, but I didn't make my goal of having all of my 4-patch blocks done.

I worked on those most of Saturday and on the Advent Calendar I'm making for a co-worker.  I know, December 1 was Saturday.  I hope to finish it today.  Right now I don't have any pictures, but I'm hoping to by tonight!  See you later!

A Start

I have a start to my four-patch blocks.  I have some "twosie" done.

 I love sitting down to the machine with a goal in mind.  I hope to have these well on the way to being the number I need by the time the next step is introduced.