Lots of Prep Work

 I spent most of the past week prepping projects.

I started by cutting all the dog themed fabric I had left over from Oliver in the Doghouse into five inch squares so at some time in the future I can make a scrappy hourglass quilt using the technique I showed last week.

Then I moved on to my wool class homework.

All of the pieces are cut out and positioned to be whip stitched or needle turned down. My whip stitching and needle turning applique skills are non-existent so this should be interesting. It has to be done by the October 16th guild meeting. Thank goodness wonky is encouraged.

Then I got the back made for Stephanie's Xmas table runner and found a piece of scrap batting that was long and wide enough.

All ready to load. This should be fun to quilt.

The first clue for the Project Linus mystery was released on Saturday. I completed all the preparation cutting and have the first three blocks ready to applique and piece.

I have unofficially designated Sundays as Aunt Daisy day. I am determined to make progress on this quilt and thought if I designated one day a week that might happen. Last Sunday I finished 20 partially pieced triangle in a square blocks. Yesterday I finished 10 more. I now have 50 out of 192 finished. Maybe by this time next year the quilt will be finished. ;o}

Couple of Finishes

 The guild community service quilt top is finished.

Cute top and an easy pattern. I turned it back into the guild today.

Bon Appetit with Ash is also finished.

I did the background in each food block different. Although my paisleys and swirls always end up looking like the same thing.

It was fun to quilt.

The guild had its annual garage sale today. I don't know why I tell myself that I can't buy anything I never listen. Here's my haul:

Books, patterns and goodies.

Toward the end of the sale no one had bought this little kitty so I brought it home.

This is partially quilted but I think I'm going to take it all out.

Really liked this panel.

And these screamed "take me home", so I did.

Have you ever made a magic hour glass block from 4-patch blocks? I chased a squirrel and gave it a try.

You start by making two 4 patch blocks, then lay them right sides together and sew along the outside edge.

Once sewn, you cut the blocks diagonally to end up with four hourglass blocks. You just have to be careful as all the outside edges are on the bias. 

This is what the result could look like (not my quilt).

Very scrappy and very cute!

Can You Solve the Maze?

 The Amazing quilt top is done.

 I decided the maze was too easy, so I changed the pattern just a bit. Sewing all the little squares together into blocks was easy, sewing the blocks into rows, then sewing the rows together was a bit of a pain as most of the blocks wouldn't nest. LOTS of pinning was needed and even then some of the black is a little off...oh well. This was fun to make and I would even consider making another.

Progress was made on Bon Appetit with Ash but I still have a couple of blocks and three borders to quilt.

I've been quilting a different background filler in each block. I'm running out of ideas.

The guild community service quilt is coming along also.

It still needs borders. I plan on having the top done by next Monday's meeting.

I feel like I don't have anything to piece but it's not true. I haven't touched the Aunt Daisy units in months, I have September's UFO project, and I want to work on one of the dozen panels I have. So I have lots to do...but...

I want to chase a squirrel. Isn't this cute. Sorry about the bad picture, the quilt was hanging in a store window. Love love love the scrappy hearts.

Slow Progress

 I'm a happy camper, we had rain (with lighting and thunder but no new fires) two days last week. We've had two days of clear skies and clean air. Hopefully it will stay that way and fire season is over.

I have been trying to make one block of the Amazing quilt a night...I have one more left.

I'm debating about adding a border. If I do, I'll have to go shopping.

I've loaded Bon Appetit with Ash and have completed the top borders and two passes.

I'm doing a lot of custom quilting and playing, trying to be very careful, so it takes about 1 1/2 - 2 hours to complete a pass. A pass is going left to right filling in the area between the rails. I'm also doing at least two thread color changes with each pass. I'm probably doing everything the hard way, but it is working for me.

My August UFO Challenge project was the butterfly quilt. I'm happy to check it off my list. September's UFO is a bunch of partially sewn blocks I picked up last year at a Quilts for Kids meeting.

There was also lots of pieces and parts and a little bit of extra fabric. I think this is the layout I'm going to do. Not sure yet. Using what I have it will finish roughly 40 x 40 inches...not very big.