Second Verse Same as the First

You can pretty much read yesterday's entry for today. I got the 2nd side done of my quilt-along quilt. At this rate I'm not sure I'll be ready for the next set of directions. Too many things going on right now. I guess I better get use to it, school starts in about 2 weeks and I won't have as much time (or energy).

Progress again

Worked on my quilt-along quilt today. Got just one side done. I went to the Dr. this morning, helped with unpacking boxes for the classroom at work, and then ran errands. Not much time for sewing, but I did get some done, so progress again!

Half Square Triangles are DONE!

I used this ruler for squaring up the half square triangle blocks. I bought the ruler in Kansas City this Spring at the Machine Quilters Show. The ruler is made by DbarJ Quilts etc. out of Rockville, MO and the website is dbarjquilts.com. This ruler can be used for 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 6.5, and 8.5 inch squares. I really liked it.

I finished my half square triangles, all 214 of them. YEAH!!! This is some of the scraps that will go into my pet bed bag. Glad those are done and ready to be made into a quilt or a border or who knows???

Hand Quilting

I'm hand quilting a small wall hanging that I started last Fall at a quilt retreat for my hand work while resting my foot. The humidity has been so high, that yesterday when I went to the garden early in the morning I could see lots of spider webs. This is a close up of one. No wonder women used items in nature for inspiration for quilting designs.

I got 50 more half square triangles squared up today. I have about 60 left, should get them done tomorrow. Then it's onto the quilt-along!

Half-Square Triangles

I spent a couple of 15 minute sessions working on my half-square triangles. Making progress, just not as fast as I want.

Hand Sewing

This is a Halloween wall pocket that I finished today. It is felted wool and I love the old time Halloween look. The pattern is called "Black Cat" and it was designed by Jan Speed at "A Piece of Work." I also worked on squaring up the half-square triangles that I made earlier. I had to set the timer for 15 minutes to make me do this. It's one task I don't really enjoy. I'm going to have to change my attitude about it if I want quilts that turn out nice. :-)

Week 7 of the Quilt-along

I can't believe that this is week 7 of the quilt-along. It doesn't seem possible. With every round that I get done, I love it more. I'm glad the sun came out before the sun set so I could get a picture of today's 15 minutes.