Moving Right Along!

I used the 12 leftover rail fence blocks to make two placemats for my husband and I!

I really love these fabrics!!  They do all the work in these simple blocks!

On the table runner I quilted it in curly swirls.  But on these placemats, I quilted it in leaves… my all time favorite motif to quilt!!

The backing was from my tiny stash here in the apartment!  A brown print with homey words on it!!

And, the house is moving right along!!

The siding is up!  The shutters are on!  It’s so fun to watch it progress!

And they are painting inside and working on the kitchen.  No counters yet, though!!

What are you doing this weekend?  We’ll be at the house getting estimates on putting in a patio after we close!

Fenced In

I am trying to totally change our décor in the new house.  I’m going more modern and lighter.  Looking for a newer, more simple look!

So when I saw these bright graphic fabrics a while back, I bought a half-yard of the orange, green and blue prints.

See?  I really AM trying to like and use orange!!  LOL!!

Then I saw this AWESOME floral print from the Field Study collection… which in my mind really looked great with the graphic prints, so I bought a yard of it for the backing!

Soooo…  I wanted a simple design that would let the fabric do the work!  A rail fence block was perfect!!

I aligned the three fabrics carefully on my mat and cut 2  1/2” strips  from selvage to selvage, getting seven strips from each fabric.

I randomly sewed the strips together in sets of three, then sub-cut the strip sets into 6 1/2” blocks.  I got 6 blocks from each strip set, with a bit leftover… hmmmm…

I laid the blocks out in 10 rows of three… using 30 of the 42 blocks for the table runner.  I will make 2 placemats from the remaining 12 blocks…and maybe some coasters from the leftovers??  I will be looking for a cool print for the placemat backs, as I used up all my Field Study for the runner backing.

As the blocks fabrics and seams on the runner were all so straight, I quilted the runner in swirls, to soften the look and give it some texture!!

Soooo, waddaudink? 

Whatcha working on this week?

Dulcinea Done!!

Loved making this month’s Schnibble - Ducinea!!

Such a fun little quilt!

And as always, Carrie’s instructions were clear and easy to follow!!

I used Moda’s “Happy Go Lucky” collection!!

I free-motion quilted large leaf shapes on each square with a wavy center vein line.

I added little green buttons to the pinwheel centers for fun!  A little pop!!

And Yogi gave his seal of approval when I laid it on the ottoman to take photos of it!!

The house is coming along quite nicely!!

When we went to look at it around 6:00pm on Monday, the sun was really backlighting it so it’s kinda hard to see it!

But the brick is done!  YAY! 

What are you sewing on this week??

Happy Father’s Day!

Or in the case of my own dear Father, it should be called Daddy’s Day!!

Poor guy…soooo out-numbered living with 4 daughters and a wife!!

Here he is last December, sitting with his best couch buddy, Yogi!!

I was so blessed to have him as my Daddy!

They just don’t come better!!

Including the Father of my own boys!!

Hope you are having a wonderful Father’s Day with the special men in your life!!

Make Do!

I am working on this month’s Schnibble pattern, Dulcinea.  I don’t have all my rulers here in the apartment, so I had to run over to Joann’s, darn it, to get the one I needed to trim the blocks.

I trimmed one block and the size and slipperiness of the little 3 1/2” square ruler, made it hard to hold the ruler still while trimming the block.

So, I looked around here for something I could use to make the back of it less slippery.

I found this package of seam guide strips my dear friend Linda just gave us at bee last weekend!

So, I placed one strip on each edge of the ruler…trimming them to fit exactly.

And it really worked perfectly- kept the ruler in place and prevented it from slipping at all!!

Need truly is the Mother of invention!!

So, Yogi is dying to know what you are up to this week??

Two Finishes for June!

I did finish the Window Screen wall quilt.

While I do not usually back my quilts in muslin,

I did this time as it was included in the kit!

However using it this time made it fun to look at the quilting from the back of the quilt!!

This kit had the instructions and makings for two small wall quilts.

The second one utilizes the same fabrics to make this Picket Fence quilt.

I liked making this one, too!

Using a glue stick instead of fusible was an interesting technique.

When the pieces are small, I’d use it again.

But I think using fusible is better for larger pieces.

Last weekend was our local annual quilt show.

I went, of course, and totally forgot to take photos to post!!

But my dear friend, Linda, was so kind to take some for me to use!!

It was fun to wander the aisles through the vendor sections.

I love seeing the quilters of all different ages at the show.

Some just beginning to quilt and some who have been doing it for years… some decades!!

What did you do over the weekend??