Sidney Progress

It was such a busy, busy weekend that I didn't achieve all I had dreamed of on the quilting front. But, I was able to pin baste the Sidney Baby Quilt. The good thing about a smaller size quilt is not needing such a big area to work on.

The kitchen table is oval and not so big, but its perfect for pin basting a baby quilt. I tape the backing fabric down as best I can. The corners are the only area that is hard to tape down.

Hopefully I can start machine quilting tonight.

Meet The New Quilts

I have completed two quilt tops this week!!! I am so happy about that. This weekend I will work on getting them prepared for quilting. Next week after work I will have big Brother set up for quilting so that I can quilt after supper.

Did you know you can accomplish many things during commercial breaks? If you are watching a favorite show such as Jeopardy or American Idol (GO SCOTTIE!!), just commit to sprinting into the sewing area and quilt as fast as you can until the commercial is over. This works for many things such as cleaning, decluttering, or whatever it is you are want to get accomplished.

This is "SIDNEY" the fourth baby quilt I have made using this pattern and all of them have been for girls. This one has brighter pinks than the others and quite a bit of green in it. I have named it Sidney because that is the middle name of my brother-in-law who passed away in October who is the grandfather of this baby girl. He knew the baby was on the way when he died, but he did not know it was going to be a girl. He would have been so thrilled and would have loved this child so much. I don't know what the baby's name will be, but the quilt's name is Sidney!









This is "BLUBERI BREEZES" It has been a Leaders and Enders Quilt for several months and finally has been completed. I am still amazed at how many different versions of quilt patterns can be accomplished just by using the lowly nine patch block.

1000 Pyramids - My Oldest UFO

Oops! I thought I had confessed all of my UFOs and was making progress on finishing them. I forgot this one.

I started this quilt 9 or 10 years ago and was actually hand sewing the triangles together. It was supposed to be a Charm Quilt, which as you probably know, means all the triangles would be from a different fabric.

I'm not sure what to do with it because:

1. I don't really like it

2. I don't have any idea where I got the instructions from and so don't really know how to proceed.

But, after I laid out the blocks I thought the pattern was pretty striking from a distance.

I don't think I will ever finish it as a completely hand sewn quilt, but might be able to incorporate it into a smaller quilt or as part of the backing of another quilt.

I have been thinking of making a true charm quilt using the 1000 Pyramids pattern, but it will be made on my sewing machine. I will post a picture of the possible quilt soon.

Sneak Peek at March's Friday Night Sew In

I have been making pillow cases for Christmas gifts each month during Friday Night Sew In. Pillow case number 3 is for my son-in-law, who teaches guitar lessons, is a member of a band and great musician. He is so talented and he's a wonderful son-in-law, husband to my daughter and dad to my grandson.

Friday night sew in for this month is March 18th, a week from Friday and is hosted by Handmade by Heidi.

Leaders and Enders, Blue and Beige, Irish Chain Quilt

I must give this quilt a name! But, for now this is the blue and beige leaders and enders Irish Chain quilt I have been working on while working on other projects. At some point a leaders and enders quilt must become the main quilt you are working on and that time is almost here!

Here are the blocks completed so far laid out on a bed.



These are 2 1/2 inch blocks I have laid out beside my sewing machine to use as leaders and enders.



Sets of three blocks already sewn together waiting to become nine patches as leaders and enders.



My very lofty goal is to complete one quilt each month and I hope to complete this one for March. If I work really hard I may be able to complete a baby girl's quilt for my soon to be born great niece, as well.

Finished "Picnic in the Park"

Here is my second finish of 2011, Picnic in the Park. Completely finishing one quilt a month may seem slow to some quilters, but for me its pretty darn good!

The pattern for this quilt can be found at Crazy Mom Quilts HERE and Crazy Mom's finished quilt can be found HERE.

I am so happy to have finished a quilt made totally from scraps, remnants and stash.

FNSI Results - Christmas Gift Number Two is Made

This ECU Pirates project is the third pillowcase I have made using Twiddletails Magical Pillowcase Tutorial and I really love the way they turn out. After making three, I can now make them much faster. I estimate that including cutting time, the pillow case takes less than an hour.



After making one, I was ready to keep going and may just put together a couple today, in between pin basting my quilt.