OH WHERE ART THOU?

The title

 of this blog post should be:

"Hello!....I've been a Bad Blogger!"

I'VE LOST MY BLOCKS {AND OTHER PROJECT UPDATES}

Now you can add

"absent-mindedness"

to my list!

The other day I told you about 

my difficulties with my inner blogging diva.

Well it looks like you can now add

"lost all of her marbles" 

(aka absentmindedness)

to the list.

Onward

Wow! I can't believe that the Holiday

season is almost upon us.

 It seems like I just took down all of my

Christmas decorations!

So with the end of the year rapidly upon us,

I have decided that I need to comeplete

 my unfinished projects.

(This way Santa will be pleased with all of my work

and he will bring me more fabric

to use for next year. Hint, Hint)

I am determined to finish this quilt:

I started it back here.

I was making steady progress on the quilt

here, here,  here, and here.

For some reason, it got put away

and it was "forgotten" until yesterday.

Hopefully between working at my new job

and caring for a sick Little Person,

 it will be completed soon!



(This is my favorite American Jane for Moda  print!)



My last goal is to complete 10 more Grandmother Flowers!

I am trying to reach 100 completed flowers before the

end of the year.

I am sooooo close!

My last update was here.

Until Next Time ...Happy Quilting!

Journey Of A Quilt: Part 3

Thanks to the holiday (Veterans' Day),

the journey of my quilt was able to continue.

I decided on a simple layout:

Since this is a quilt made out of scraps,

I threw in 1 1/2" strips made from leftover scraps.

I love how the strips break up the row of blocks

while adding just enough to the simple layout.

Next I added  a simple quilting design.

I am obsessed with scrappy binding.

 I took more leftover scraps and cut them into 2 1/2" strips.

The result is this lovely roll of binding:



Now all that I need to do is sit down,

choose something from my TiVo list,

and sew on the binding.

Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!

Journey Of A Quilt : Part 2

The stars aligned (which rarely happens)

 and I was able to continue

working on my scrappy quilt.

I have decided to name it SNIPPETS

since it is made out of my leftover scraps

from a previous project.

The journey towards becoming a quilt

continued with this:

For some reason

joining the (80) 2 1/2" Half Square Triangles (HST)

took longer than I thought.

(It must have been all of the distractions.)

Then I married the blocks together

and created (40) 4 1/2" blocks.



Now I just have to decide on  a layout

for the blocks

but that will have to wait until tomorrow

because motherhood is calling.

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!



Journey Of A Quilt: Part 1

I thought that it would be nice

to show the journey that

my leftover scraps took toward becoming

a quilt.

It all began by turning

my scraps into small Half Square Triangles (HST).

Then came the dreaded task of getting rid of those

pesty "tails" .

When all was said and done,

I had 80 HST.

Now all I have to do is

pin them together, sew,

and press them open.

Wish me luck!

Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!

A Healthy Appreciation

It is no secret that I have a healthy appreciation

(AKA-Obsession)

with

Print, Paper, and Pattern!

So it was no surprise when I was walking

down the aisle

and noticed/gravitated toward these:

Maybe it was the bold colors,

or the paisley print.

Maybe it was the fact that it reminded

me of fabric.

I think that the real reason why I bought them was because of this:



The tiny cross-hatching that is embossed

on the cover

which reminded me of

quilting!

So for all of the great marketing minds

out there,

I will buy ANYTHING that

reminds me of QUILTS!

Please tell me that I am not the only one out

there with this HEALTHY APPRECIATION.

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!

The Scrappy Binding

I love to save every piece of fabric.

I have a small bucket that is filled with my

left over jelly roll strips. 

I have been saving them to someday make

another scrappy quilt.

However, for my Charming Stars : Fig Tree Version,

I decided to dig into my bucket and

make a scrappy binding

out of my left over Fig Tree jelly roll strips

 from a past project

Here is what they looked like once

I attached all of them together.

The Moda Bake Shop has a great tutorial on using

jelly roll strips to make binding. The tutorial

can be found here.

Here is a closer look at my scrappy binding:

I just love to see how the scrappy binding creates

a rainbow of yumminess.

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!



My Latest Obsession

Here is my latest obsession:

Charm Squares from Moda!

(I would love to have one from every fabric line.)

What is your latest obsession?

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!

The Seam Ripper (Part 2)

I never thought that a seam ripper could

generate such a buzz!

In Part One of the Seam Ripper,

I introduced you to

my purple seam ripper.

I learned that many of our fellow quilters'

love some of the top ranked

seam rippers in the Quilter's Home article.

Here is a glimpse of the seam rippers

that were tested, the categories, and overall ranking.

(Click on the photo to enlarge the image)

Kaye Prince of Miss Print loves her Janome seam ripper,

which received an overall score of 3.

Nicolette of Dutch Comfort,  Jennifer of Mini Mushrooms, 

Quiltingnana,  and Christina D

all love the Clover Seam Ripper,

which received an overall rating of 3.5.

It was also interesting to note that many quilters

own more that one seam ripper!

Which leads me to the second part of this post.

The other day while I was cleaning up my studio,

I came across this:

  

 


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Fabric: Fandango by Kate Spain for Moda

I realized that I also owned another seam ripper.

This one was tucked away in a drawer

and I hadn't used it in quite some time.

This seam ripper wasn't one of the brands

that was tested, but

I do enjoy it.

It is comfortable and pretty sharp.



Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts

on their own seam ripper!


Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!