Yea for the Blue and White

It is bitterly cold here today.  It is 3pm and the temperature is only -20C.  We woke up to a temp of -24C with a windchill of -36C, and I think we are in for a few days of these bitter temperatures.  I guess that is what I get for living in the north.

I finished my quilt from Joined at the Hip Blog and literally threw it out the back door onto the snow to get a picture of it.  

It landed with the corner tucked under like that and I couldn't

walk out to fix it so it had to stay.

Peggy.

Tuesday and Therapy go together

I just can't seem to get my posting done the day that it happens.  Tuesday is a busy day so the posting goes by the wayside.  We were all together this Tuesday, first day in a long time.  Even though there was lots to catch up on since Christmas we still were able to get some quilting and piecing done.

Maria was finishing up her placemats

that she started before Christmas.

This pattern is called Fine Dining from Pieced Tree Patterns.

Joyce was quilting some table mats

that she had started before Christmas.

Pierina was making half square triangles for her

quilt from the Craftsy BOM.

I spent my time getting my blocks ready to be

sewn together for Lynda's quilt.

I have some of the pieces ready to be sewn now into

a block.  Still many more to go as there will be 24 blocks like this in the quilt.

This block is from Quilters Cache

called Quatrefoils.

I wanted a block to highlight the fabric as well as the small flowers that were part of the rooster fabric.  I fussy cut 192 of these small squares for this quilt.  I tried to just cut a 2 inch strip but when I did I cut off some of the flowers so there was no other way but to fussy cut them.

I have also been trying to get a quilt ready for my Wednesday group so I spent the last few days quilting this quilt and I was even able to get the binding on it.  It will keep we cozy the next few nights while I hand sew the binding to the back.  I don't mind hand sewing it and I think it looks nicer that doing it by machine.

This quilt is from one of my last year's BOM called Joined at the Hip.

Peggy

Our Last Therapy Group before Christmas

Maria had to work today so there were only three of us sewing but she was able to come for lunch, so that was great.  We had a little Christmas party and also got some quilting done.  

I gave my small pouches with small hot pads to use in the kitchen.

Small Pouches

Small Pot Holders

And received some wonderful gifts in return.  There were homemade cookies, homemade horseradish for YKW, homemade Italian candy and a lovely picture framed of quilters.

We have show and tell at our therapy group and this picture 

says it all.

It is hanging on the wall of my sewing room, so

I can be reminded each day of

out special friendship.

Pierina was working on her Christmas cushion cover.

Here it is all finished beside her Christmas Tree

Joyce was making large hot pads to go on the 

Christmas table.

I finished my squares for 

Joined at the Hip BOM.

I am ready to put the sashing and borders on my quilt

and will get it quilted in the New Year.

Peggy 

My September Blocks Are Finished

I finally finished my Craftsy Block of the Month for September.  I had never done a drunkard's path block so it was nice to learn something new.  I made a different block for my first one because instead of cutting the templates I bought Elisa's templates and they were the wrong size.  I learned a lot from using them though.  I also watched her video which was a lot of help using these templates.  I needed the squares to finish at 3 inches and when I used the templates they finished at 3 1/2 inches so in order to make a 12 1/2 inch block I had to put a border around what I made.

September Block Number One

For my second block I made templates so that the block would finish at 12 1/2 inches.

September Block Number Two

Joined at the Hip Block

Our Guild has a wonderful program every month.  Some very talented people put together a very interesting program at our September guild meeting.  First we had a Phys Ed teacher talk to us about keeping fit and do some exercises when we are quilting.  Many of us tend to hunch ourselves over and tense up when we are quilting and she tried to help us loosen up and relax.

Next the committee showed us some strippers.  They spent the weekend making strip sets of all the colours of the rainbow.  The strip sets were 14 1/2 inches by 68 inches.  They asked us to make a red strip set for this month.  I don't have enough reds to do that, so I recruited a few friends to make 14 1/2 inch squares in red and we will sew them together to make our strip.

My Red 14 1/2 inch square.

Peggy

September Blocks

I am busy doing Christmas projects which I will post after Christmas and I have finished most of my September blocks. 

This door hanging I made is actually

called O Canada but I thought

autumn leaves would look really

nice on it too.

Joined at the Hip

All the Blocks of this quilt can be found here.

The gal that has this blog is a little behind so

I decided to just continue on my own.

She has some nice ideas for blocks

and I want to complete this quilt

with her blocks.

In Color Order

This block of the month uses four colours 

in some of the blocks, but this one

only uses three plus the background.

Apple Avenue September 

and we have 4 apples.

Morning Glory Designs

Country Junk'tion

I like this one with the

sunflower and the crow.

Peggy

Bags and Blocks

Sometimes I am called the 'bag lady' because of all the bags that I make.  I don't know what I am going to do with them all but I use them now and then.  I will have one for every season if not every month.

This is the Tahoe Bag.

I bought the pattern when I was in

Lake Tahoe for my sister's wedding

last November.

We were leaving the quilt shop

when I spotted it so I bought it in that shop and 

purchased the fabric in another shop there.

I made another Quilter's Carry All two thirds

the size that the pattern calls for.

I also made the front panel into a pocket.  I made

it just like the pattern but sewed it onto the main

bag instead of making it part of the bag.  The back of the bag

has the same panel but is not a pocket.

I am taking this bag on my next trip to

Europe in September.

It will make a good carry on bag for the 

plane.

Two more of my Irish Quilt Blocks finished.

I am up to date on them now just waiting for 

McCall's Quilting to post the last 5.  I am ready

when ever they get posted.

Joined at the Hip Block for July.

All half square triangles.

Tomorrow Is A New Month

Tomorrow is a new month with new blocks to be downloaded and sewn so I have been busy finishing up this months blocks.  Some of my blocks come out at different times of the month or week so it seems I always have new ones to make.

This is June's block from Apple Avenue.

4 cute lady bugs

June Block from Canton Village Quilt Works.

These blocks come out on the 25th of the month

so I am not behind on this one.

June Block from Joined at the Hip.

I am doing mine in just 2 colours

and not scrappy.

The letter M and Mariner's Compass.

This is from Lyn Brown

her Quilter's Alphabet.

Spring Basket Block #12

from Morning Glory Designs.

Block 13 from Morning Glory Designs

Pink Daffodils.

My daffodils don't look like the ones on the website.

I just couldn't put green leaves where the

pink petals should be.

I have done it!!! I started a ninth BOM

I have contemplated starting this new BOM and finally decided to do it.  I chose to use 2 colours instead of scrappy and I may have to add a third colour depending on the blocks that come in the next months.  I used the alternate method of making half square triangles and found that the blocks went together so fast that I made 5 blocks in the past 2 days.


I took a 4 1/4 inch dark square and paired it with a light square and sewed all around the outside of the square.

4 1/4 inch square sewn around the edge.

Cut it on the diagonal, for 4 half square triangles.

I separated them to show the 4 pieces.

Ready to be trimmed to 2 1/2 inches

All trimmed and ready to be sewn.

The first 5 blocks from Joined at the Hip

Block #1

Block #2

Block #3

Block #4

Block #5

There are only 5 posted so I am all caught up and ready for Block #6.