A good Therapy Session on Thursday.

We had a good therapy session on Thursday.  Time went by too quickly, it seems some days we don't seem to get much done and accomplished in our quilting.

Maria was using the 9 1/2 inch ruler to square up

her star blocks.

She was able to work on them this past week

and finished them up today.

Cute Lady Bugs.

Joyce had been working on her table topper all week and put the few finishing touches on it today.

Now she has to trim the edges

and put the binding on.

She will be all set for spring.

I have started a new wall hanging and was making the pinwheel blocks.

The hearts have to appliqued.

This is a kit i bought in St John's Newfoundland when we were there last July and thought I should get started on it.  I didn't like the centre section of this pattern so I purchased something else.

This is a picture I got with the kit.

I am going to take the centre section

out and put in a border strip.

This is "Some Bunny's Garden" from

Wilmington Prints

Wish me luck.

I DID IT.....

I did it.  I redid my Block 5 from the Blogger BOM.  This is from Quilt Dad and I had a tough time with it but I finally did it.

Block #5 a perfect 8 1/2 inches.

I also finished my E Blocks from Lyn Brown.

My E Blocks

Elegant Embroidered Embellishment

I put my Baby Lock to work and did some

Elegant Embroidery.



Craftsy and Blogger Block of the Month Blocks

I have finished this month's blocks from the Craftsy BOM.  These are string blocks and are done different than anything I have read before.  The first one has 2 layers of fabric and the second one is done the same way using the triangle as a guide but is cut off when you are finished so there is only one layer of fabric.  This is a great BOM since there is a video each month to help you make the blocks.

March Block #1

This Block is prepared in squares.

Craftsy March Block #2

This block is prepared using triangles.

BLOGGER'S BLOCK OF THE MONTH QUILT ALONG

Blogger's Block #3

Blogger's Block #4

Blogger's Block #5

This block didn't turn out at 8 1/2 inches.

It is only 7 1/2 so I guess I have to rip it out.

I sewed it at 1/4 inch seam, it didn't

say to use a 'scant' 1/4 inch which I don't

like and don't use very often.

Blogger's Block #6.

This means that I am all caught up, except for ripping

out block # 5.  If it doesn't work I guess I

will just add another row and make it work.

I guess that is why my blog is called Sew, Rip, Sew

because here I go again, ripping out or

as some call it unsewing.

To-day is Therapy Day - Quilt Therapy That Is.

A beautiful sunny day is Joyce's Sunroom made for some great quilting. 

This isn't a great picture (taken through a window), but

this fellow came to visit us today.

He was more interested in eating, then

in quilting.

Joyce quilting her table topper and

Maria doing paper-piecing on her

mystery quilt.

Maria's star, she is still working on it.

I pieced together 3 more placemats.

I just have to put the side borders on

and then quilt them.

Four Blocks completed

I have completed 4 more blocks from my blocks of the month. 

In Color Order - Block 3

Apple Avenue - Block 3

Craftsy Block 3

Country Junk'tion Block 3

I haven't sewn the applique on this last block but I just had to post it because

I just love it.

There has been a real St. Patrick's day theme to March BOM's.

I am also considering another BOM but I think I have enough on my plate right now.  I may just take down the info and do it later when I have a few things finished that need to be done.  I have to do a demo for the possibilities club and I haven't started it yet.

Quilt Therapy Thursday

It wouldn't be Thursday without our quilt therapy.  There were just 3 of us this week and we managed to get a lot done.  There was lots of catching up to do since Maria just got back from vacation. 

Joyce has finished her Bed Scarf and pillows.  Well done Joyce.

Bed Scarf and Quilted Pillows

Joyce was also able to put her table topper together.

 Roulette from Lehmann Quilting

Maria was working on her Mystery Quilt. 

Mystery Quilt

I was able to sew the binding onto my St Patrick's Day Placemats.  I have 4 completed and want to make 4 more for a total of 8

St Patrick's Day Placemats.

I used a pattern called Irish Eyes, and the link to it is found HERE

Blogger Block of the Month

I have decided to start another BOM.  I chose the fabric from my stash so it will not be scrappy but will contain all or some of these 5 fabrics and the beige background fabric.

If you go to the website for Blogger BOM you will

notice that they chose very bold fabrics where

I have chosen pastels and more subdued fabrics.

I am a few months behind so I decided to do 2 blocks today and try to get caught up.  This BOM doesn't come out until the 25th of the month so I will have time in between my other ones to catch up on this one.

Block #1

Block #2



D Block

I finished the D block and its partner, from Lyn Brown's Block of the Week.

D Block

and

Double Delectable Diamonds

Now I am thinking of starting another Block of the Month called Blogger's Block of the Month.  I think I have the fabric picked out and will share it when I make my first block.

Marmalade the Cat

When I was a child I had an orange cat and we called him Marmalade.  My daughter has had a few cats and the last one she has is orange.  She asked me what she should call it and I said: "Marmalade, of course".

When I was thinking of making her another quilt I came across this one in my Quiltmaker Magazine.  I just had to make it for her.  I made the borders a little larger than the pattern called for because I wanted the quilt to be larger than the original pattern.  It ended up being 46 x 58.

Marmalade

Half Square Triangles Block of the Month

I have finally started on In Color Order BOM.  All the blocks are done in half square triangles which is a different way for doing some of the blocks.  When you see the pictures you will understand what I mean.


I am not going to do this one as a scrappy quilt.  I chose yardage from my stash and added a few more colours to add a bit of interest.  I am going to stick to the three colours and the background whenever possible and add in different fabric if needed.

So I am going to use the 2 blues

and the gold and

white as background and then

the orange and green if

another colour is needed.

Block # 1

I would normally make this block

using flying geese

and a square in a square

in the middle.

Half-square triangles changes the block.

Block #2

When I look at this block I see

flying geese, but

it is made entirely of half-square triangles.

This is going to be a fun BOM to do.  I hope I have enough different fabric to make it right.

Three BOM's and Just Takes 2 on hold

I finished 3 more Blocks of the Month. 

February BOM

This is from Country Junk'tion

I did it in pink rather than the green

that is in the example.

Block 4 - The Camellia

from Morning Glory Designs.

Block 14

Sentimental Stitches - Just Takes 2

I am putting Sentimental Stitches - Just Takes 2 on hold for now.  When I started these BOM's I was looking for some fun Block of the Month's to do and this one is turning out to be not fun.  They are presenting 2-6 blocks every 2 weeks and some of them are very complicated with many of them paper-pieced.  I enjoyed the last block that I did with paper piecing but I have decided not to do anymore for a while.  The basic information says that after 3 months there will be instructions for assembling the squares that have been completed up until then.  I think I will wait till then and see what they have in store and then I might complete more blocks.  Until then it is on hold.  I will have time to concentrate on the other ones I am doing.