2 new tops

Well, 3 really. I can't show you one just yet. Yes, yes, I know it's no fun but trust me, you'll like it! The 2 I can show you are these:



They're both made of a hushabye layer cake and the snowballed with 3 inch squares in the corners of Kona bone. I made these for my daughter's 1st grade teacher who is expecting twin girls any day now. Just need to find a suitable backing color and I'll stipple them and send them off!

wanna win an accuquilt GO!

Head on over to Amy's Creative Side to find out how to enter. I'd seriously jump up and down like a fool and cry if I won this. I want one but I'm ridiculously broke at the moment.

sch-weet!!!

I got accepted into Doll Quilt Swap 9! I searched flickr for some inspiration and this is what I came up with:



1. Mini Quilt from Swap, 2. Spiderweb Mini Quilt, 3. Texture mini quilt for sewdeerlyloved, 4. heather ross mini quilt, 5. Colorful Tree Mini Quilt, 6. iPhone mini quilt teaser, 7. Cherry Berry Pie Mini Quilt, 8. mini mushroom and gnome quilt, 9. Heather Ross quilt swap for Suzanne (foofanagle), 10. Toadstool and a tiny mini quilt, 11. Mini Quilt in a Bag Swap, 12. Mini Quilt in a Bag Received Round 3, 13. Winter Time Mini Quilt Swap '10, 14. dresden mini, 15. quilting , 16. red and aqua, 17. Red and Aqua Flying Geese Pillow, 18. Alobsiger's gnomlette!, 19. Gnome Approved, 20. large family of gnomes lives here, 21. LOVE LOVE LOVE, 22. Summer Cherries DQS 7, 23. finished cherry quilt 002, 24. scrap quilt block 18, 25. Euro Bee Block for MonaW

*star sampler* block 1

It's here! The first block and it's super easy! I'm gonna give you a little hint with these, STARCH!!! You will have a bunch of bias edges in this block and it will make your life just a smidge easier and your triangles a little less distorted. All seams are 1/4" and your block should measure 12 1/2" square.



What you will need:
Solid:

4 - 4 1/2 inch squares

1 - 5 1/4 inch square cut twice diagonally

Print 1 (mine is fleur de lis):

2 - 4 7/8 inch squares cut ONCE diagonally

Print 2 (mine is the dark color):

1 - 4 1/2 inch square

1 - 5 1/4 inch square cut TWICE diagonally

You're going to start by sewing your triangles from the 2nd print to your solid triangles. Make 4 of these. Press your seams toward the darker side or open if you prefer.


Next, you're going to add the pieces from the above step to the triangles from your first print. Make 4 of these. Press seam toward the print you just added or open.


Now arrange your block like so:


Stitch your rows up and press your seams toward the solid square on each row, this will make them nest nicely when you sew them. You can also press them open if you prefer. Your finished block will look like this:


Since all 16 blocks are going to be different you only need to make one! Block 2 will need a duplicate print, just so you're aware. I would save your favorite prints for block #3, it's pure awesome and would look awesome with all prints, you will need 2 duplicate squares for this block if you choose to do all prints, if not, just one duplicate will be needed!

happy memorial day

A heartfelt thank you to all the veterans who served our country. In loving memory of all who went to war and did not return. Let's remember what this day is really about when we fire up our grills this Memorial Day.

bad blogger!

I've been MIA for the last few days because life suddenly got crazy! I now have 3 feline friends, all of which came to live with me on the same day. Two of them are a brother/sister duo that came from my Gramma Kay's. She passed away Christmas morning and left behind five fur babies, 3 of which were persians and found homes right away. These two were facing shelter life and being 13 years old and inseparable they would probably be put down. And since I have SUCKER written in bold print on my forehead I took them in despite wretched allergies to kitties. The third kitty is a kitten that came from a neighbors litter.

So that's what is happening at my house! I'll be back to quilty blogging shortly, I promise!

while i recover...

My sister got married today! Now, I'm in recovery mode lol! My sweet daughter was a flower girl, my sister is a horrid time keeper and planner so the weekend was a bit stressful but somehow it all got done on time! I got stuck going out to their hotel room to decorate and when I went to leave to go to the church my car wouldn't start! My dad had to come rescue me while the guys were taking pictures. Thankfully, it started again after the ceremony after burping the fuel line (yea REAL attractive in tuxes and heels!)

Oh, and my next post will detail what happens to your lawn when you let a 6 & 8 year old loose on your riding mower. I'm now the proud parent of lawn sculptors!