I finally finished March

March is finished.  The blocks did not want to cooperate this month but I was victorious.  This is what my blocks look like so far.  

Until next time,

Star Crazy March BOM

Jan K. came over today and we worked on the March Star Crazy BOM.
I thought these were quite easy to put together.

There are only 3 blocks this month.
It almost took as much time to select the fabric and do the cutting as it did to sew the blocks.
The paper piecing made it go lickity split.

8" Puss In The Corner Star

8" Chain Star

8" Irish Chain

Some of these colors are a lot more bright than I usually pick, but I like them in small sections.

And the forty-eight 1- 1/2 inch half square triangles are tucked away for further use.

How are you coming along?

Nedra

Another month bites the dust

As usual, I have all my HSTs bagged up already. You don't really know if I'm doing them, right? *S*

One of these stars just fought me all the way. I decided I'll wait til the end to decide on repair or remake. Maybe by then I won't care. *L*

I really want to use this image to show off my new Gingher cutting mat. What a beauty! Double the thickness of other mats with some kind of rubberized center - you can even stick pins in to hold something. I also have the Gingher rotary cutter which I just LOVE. If you need either of these, take a look around for a good price on Gingher. Those are out there.

Finally...

Hi Everyone... I know I have  been suspiciously absent... the thought of all of those half square triangles and paper was too daunting. I finally got my stars for February and March done today. The rest of the blocks will be done before the end of the weekend then I will be back on track :) Here they are:

1/4 done!

I was happy to finish my February and March blocks at a quilt retreat last weekend. I'm working with a tighter color palette which makes fabric placement a little challenging.


You've already seen Jackie's February blocks. It was so fun working on them together!

The last two from February

Today I have made the two Irish Chain-blocks from February. I have never tried this before, but I dont think it was complicated, although it was a number of small squares.

And here are the four blocks together.

I want to show you my first block on the Jelly Roll Quilt Along at www.moosequilts.blogspot.com, I just love it. Im using 'Sent with Love' by Deb Strain from Moda. I know it doesn't belong here, but I couldn't resist...:o)

Have a wonderful day!

February... All Caught Up!

Hello Everyone,

I am finally caught up on February's blocks, YAY!! I went to a retreat with Tina from Seaside Stitches this past weekend and we both worked on our blocks.

The picture above shows my 30s blocks and my Kaffe blocks for February. It also shows Tina's blocks in batiks. The difference between hers and mine is that she is caught up through March. Remember though, I am doing 2 different quilts simultaneously, now onto the March blocks. Hopefully they get done before the end of the month.

For more photos, go here.

Until Next Time...