A Very Full Week

 Busy week with lots of stitching, 

visiting and dining!

Lovely dinner last nite with our chemist, 

back from presenting his project to 

corporate bosses in California. 

We visited local BBQ shop, 

and oh there was  so much meat!

A nearby church had a quilt show of their members' quilts. 

Some they had made, some were gifted and some were 

historical heirlooms. Looking thru the fabrics 

and reading the wonderful stories of these

cloth works was a delightful afternoon, well spent!

I was even gifted some gorgeous mini

blocks by a friend. They are adorable!

I've made great progress on my string 

stars and even prophetically stitched up 

enough strings for four purple ones!  Yay

(Rainbow scrap challenge for July is purple!)

The deep blues from June really make an impact too!

My block bank has enough center colored blocks for 

four quilts. After quizzing the family quilters, they all 

agreed they would not be making string 

star quilts themselves.  I still need more solid cream string 

blocks and 1/2 blocks but already I've  made enough

large stars for one top! 

This is one of my block bank boxes. 

The date on the box is 2021.  Yes, I do color code the 

dates on my UFOs so I can tell when I last touched them!

It is so much fun to pull out the fixings 

and make up blocks/quilts.

The lattices were also sewn on the color sashed quilt 

this morning.

 A better name for this quilt is ......

Color Around the Block. 

It was fun to do and will be displayed on 

the railing for a while.

Stay safe and sew on !

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Getting things done.

Lots of things to do this week!

Lots of things are moving forward too!

The hourglass quilt is off to the long armer's. 

I usually quilt my own but that top has so many seams,

I thought I'd let them have the fun. 

Thanks to my sew friend for a consult, the 

final setting for my sashed color squares is set too.

I can start getting the lattices on. 

I spent a lovely evening last nite,

 listening to some old classic feel good TV shows and working 

on cream and white lattice blocks for the color string 

star quilts. I have blocks started for 3 quilts and

they need lots of cream and white corners. 

The string stars RSC quilt needs a dark blue star , 

so blues are stringing up too. 

My goal for next month is definitely going to be

getting these tops together.  I used my last back so 

I need to have an evening of stitching blocks together 

for back so I can do some layering. I do have lots of 

batting now so that wont stop me from getting them layered. 

We are having a few rainy days so I will have 

lots of time in my cozy sewing room.

The drizzle will keep my perennials safe 

from my shovel.  I always keep moving 

the plants around when they outgrow their locations.

 

I wish everyone a great week ahead!

Stay safe and sew on !

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Ta Da!

 A gloomy day here in Alberta, but we are 

getting some much needed moisture so a 

good day to get things done. 

First, we had to go save a newly planted tree. 

Rain and wind pelted us as we strung up supports

so it was a morning adventure. 

Yesterday, was a beautiful, bright day and perfect for

photographing my finished top!  

Here it is, my hourglass top complete!

I did go with the second round of darker 

blues and it has finished to a lovely 87 x 89 flimsy.

The photograph was taken right outside 

my summer sewing room. 

The planting of Morgenrote Berginia, ferns

and 2 colors of Bleeding Heart have 

really flourished with the replacement of 

the solid fence with chain link!

This quilt may be a wedding quilt for my great nephew!  

Possibly a family quilt since I seem to have

enough extra hourglasses to build a lighthouse!

I was an Auntie at 12 years old so it is 

kind of cool to have a great nephew!!

Next up is another couples quilt, the 

sashed color square.  I need 25 blocks 

and have 20 at the finish line so it is really coming along!

 Dark blue blocks are finished up and 

most recent addition of yellow makes it 

sparkle and enhances the other colors . 

Right now, I am working on the black squares. 

Then on to at least  one orange and a few browns. 

I may have a few left over for the next one but 

I do have to optimize the color combination. 

Each color square is made up of 4 diagonal 

stripped 8 1/2" colored blocks . 80 inches of 

color and sashing at 1 1/2" should let me 

finished it up at a nice 87" square.

This morning's Sew Social with a friend 

should see more progress.

Stay safe and sew on!

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Blue on Blue!

 June is sure whizzing by!

Warm weather and a friend's 75 party 

make for an almost normal summertime!

This month's RSC color is blue so I get to share a cute picture. 

This adorable model is wearing a zippered back

sweater made by a family friend. It is generously 

sized so will be wearable for a least 2 years. 

The summer sewing room is seeing lots of 

blues lately as the hourglass top is nearing completion!

It will finish at a nice 84 x 87 inches. 

I may relent and make it just a bit larger. 

It will then go into the vault to wait for quilting. 

I will need to get busy and pick up some batting !

The blue round is ready to go on but the zen 

quilting and a bit of miscounting, has left me with a lot 

of extra 1/2 squares.  It is a good thing my guild lotto

block can use them !

First tho, I have to do some repair on my featherweight foot. 

 It started  sewing all by itself.

That wouldn't be too bad but it doesn't know the pattern! 

I want to finish off this post with a few quilts

my friends have completed.

Surrounded by so much talent is very inspirational!

(Pattern by Barbara Lavallee )

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