Some progress...

I'm making some progress on my Carpenter Star quilt.

I ran out of white.

I need 20 6.5 inch white squares and also white strips for the border.

I will go out and get more tomorrow.

I do have a bit more done than shown in this picture, but I will save that for tomorrow.

Have a great night!!!

Hugs

My version of the Carpenter Star quilt

Hi everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend.

I worked all weekend.

We celebrated our Easter on Monday.

My youngest brother is getting married this summer, and I've been thinking of different patterns to make.

I had one idea, but didn't think i could make it happen in the time I had left.

So, I took my coloring pencils and graph paper out and started coloring.

I was inspired by Mary's Carpenter Star quilt pattern found here.

She used the GO! 6.5 inch half square triangle die and the 6.5 inch square die to make it.

I have the 6.5 inch HST die, but this quilt pattern was for a lap quilt and I wanted a queen.

Here is the drawing I came up with.

I just kept adding hst's around my center Carpenter Star.

I really like the look of it.

This is the fabric I had purchased for the quilt.

It's a Henry Glass collection, and a few kona solids.

I cut all my fabric.

I needed 100 red , 100 black, 148 white triangles.

I cut them using my GO! cutter and the 6.5 inch HST die.

Here they are all cut up.

It went really fast to cut them up.

I did start piecing the center.

Here is what I have done up to now.

I wish my design wall was bigger.

 

As I get further along, I will share my progress with you.

Hugs

Ariane

Spring Tulips!!!

I was in the mood to make something for spring.

I had been going through my old magazines and found this cute little paper pieced block.

It came from this issue.

It was printed in May 1995.

I bought this magazine at an estate sale last spring.

Twelve magazines for $1.00.

This is what the pattern looks like.

It was to make a vest. 

But I'm not into vests.

A mini quilt is more my taste.

This is a fun little block to make.

I really had fun working on it.

Now I just have to make the scrappy border.

I hope you like it!!

Hugs

Finally getting some sewing done...

Wow! It's been over two weeks since my last post. I've been so busy.

My kids were in a school play last week and we have been running like crazy with everything going on.

With working, and fund raising, bake sales, basketball, air cadets, play practices and performances, house cleaning....well a bit of house cleaning anyways. It's been crazy busy. My house is such a mess right now. Oh well, I'll get to it eventually. 

Yesterday, I finally got a chance to do some sewing.

I finished making the center of my mini jelly filled quilt top.

I just need to add the border.

This was all made from my stash.

It's a bright quilt.

I think it will be great for a little boy.

It will make a great play mat as it is bigger then I thought it would be.

I loved this pattern and will definitely make it again.

The pattern is Pint Size by Thimble blossoms.

There are two baby quilt patterns included in the pattern. Love that!!!

I used my 1.5 inch die and my GO! Cutter to cut the strips. It went so fast.

I also made a little table top flimsy using some of my scraps that I cut with the value die that camewith my GO! cutter. Red and Blue are my favorite colors. Once I have this one done, I will put it on my mantle.

This morning, I finished my March blocks for Felicity in the Maple Leaf Bee.

I know I'm really behind.

I've been a bit overwhelmed with everything going on.

I could barely keep track of where I was supposed to be. Luckily, I didn't forget to pick the kids up anywhere. Things are slowing down now a bit. Yeah!!! 

Anyways, I'll try to blog more now that things are a bit more quiet.

I do work night shift tonight and tomorrow.

But, I'll try to get some hand stitching done!!!

Hugs