WiP Wed #10

Howdy! I finished this Star of Virginia block on Sunday afternoon. It's the tenth block for my Summer Sampler. Only two more to go! Or ten? I still haven't decided if I'll stop at twelve or keep going until I hit twenty.

 

I've been hard at work all week on the pieces for my mom's cross quilt. It's the Greek Cross block from the summer sampler, but I'm doing it with the Across the Sea QAL crowd.

I'm using up a bunch of charm squares from Bonnie and Camille's Bliss line. Instead of trimming them down beforehand, I sewed all the pairs together and squared them up afterwards. I'm ready to piece the blocks together and expect it to go smoothly after all this prep work :D

you'll find piles like this everywhere

Visited my mother and my two boy kitties last night. I returned this evening because we were having so much fun!  At the beginning of summer I sent the cats to run off their winter weight, and my gosh I couldn't believe my eyes! Scooter has lost a LOT. Isn't he looking dead sexy?

rub mah skinny belly!

WiP Wednesday #10 Recap
Last week's total: 7
Finished this week: 0
New this week: 0
This week's total:7

I'm linking up with Lee's WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced :D

Some New Photos

I figured out that the best place to take photos is on the floor of my front porch.

Bliss by Bonnie and Camille for Moda

I promised my mother months ago I'd make her a quilt from this line of fabric.  Lucky for her, Jennifer announced her Across the Sea QAL on Monday and my mom thinks it'll make a great throw for her living room. I'm more than stoked to get started.

Found a great full size flat sheet, two pillowcases, and a brass apple desk bell at a thrift store. All vintage, all for 5 bucks.

These I scored a while back but thought I'd share. 25 cents a spool, vintage cotton thread. I couldn't not buy them at that price. Aren't they awesome?! I figure I'll put them on a shelf in my future sewing room one day, hehe.

I also figured out that if I photograph every finished Summer Sampler block, then crop them to a square, then put them all together, I won't have to keep photographing them all together repeatedly. This will be easier!

Summer Blocks and Friendship Bracelets

Cranked out three Summer Sampler blocks yesterday.

I kept up with this QAL for the first week and a half before hitting a major roadblock. I didn't want to tackle the scary, icky, awful tedious blocks which lay before me. Blocks which looked amazing in the mockup but in reality just didn't appeal to me. Call me lazy; see if I care!


Skipping to the good part... I decided to take the easy way out and made duplicate blocks instead! Not that I won't want to try out the trickier ones eventually. I just needed some stress-free, easy-peasy, no-thinking-required quilting. And what do ya know, I have something to show for it.

all together now!

I feel like this should be a big quilt. Lap size at the very least. I'm going to forget about deadlines and work on it when the mood strikes me. Note: I used Rachel's Happier method for the easy Flower Garden Path Block.


On another note, look what came in the mail! My first swap ever and I'm digging these. Thanks Valerie!

I think she meant the little beaded one as a freebie, but it's my favorite. I haven't taken it off. It's simple and dainty and the most awesome, vintage shade of green. Speaking of that shade of green...

 

Why, yes! This is a 1966 Pontiac GTO. The owner showed up right as I was snapping photos. I could have been embarrassed but was smart enough to know this kind of moment is what he lives for. I gushed about its beauty and asked all sorts or questions. He restored it himself. He takes it to car shows. He parks it all crooked-like to keep lesser vehicles from getting anywhere near it.

WiP Wednesday #9 Recap
Last week's total: 5
Finished this week: 0
New this week: 0
This week's total: 5

 

Linking up with:
Quilt Story
Canoe Ridge Creations
Freshly Pieced