little more this and that

After I blogged yesterday/early last night, I did these two blocks.  They are the Jan. blocks for fatcatpatterns.com's BOM 2017.  Not hard, but it took a little time to blanket stitch ( by machine, of course) around all the edges.  I think this is going to be a fun quilt... I'm going for the lap size, I THINK... might change my mind and do the twin size; we'll see how it goes.

Tomorrow, the first chapter and mystery block is released for the murder mystery BOM that I'm also doing.  I really got into BOM's for this year.  I'm also printing out the info for The Quilt Show's BOM, but not sure if I'm going to get to it.  Pat Sloan is also doing a children's library BOM - I don't see how her blocks go with children's books, but this is only the first month so maybe I'll see it later on in the year.

And while we're on the subject of BOMs, I still have to finish my Amish with a Twist BOM from last year.  I got discouraged when the May blocks all came out different sizes and, if I remember right, none were the correct size.  I talked to Carolyn at The Hen House where I got the patterns and I can take it in to see if someone can help me.  First, I want to finish the other blocks... I think  there's four or five months left to do.  If I can 'fudge' the May blocks and make them work, then I won't need to go for help - either way, I want to get it done.

I also want to get back with Mo'e and work on that Christmas quilt... had thought I would do it today, but ended up with a headache late this morning.  Laid down at noon for a two hour nap, hoping that would relieve the headache... set alarm - didn't wake up until THREE hours later and now, an hour later, I feel the headache returning.  ARGHHH!!

On that note, I'm going to go work on my Christmas Countdown BOD and see how I feel after doing that and fixing dinner ( it's 4 o'clock and I have NO idea what to fix - oh yeah, there's breaded shrimp in the freezer; we'll have that)... hopefully, I can work on either Pat Sloan's BOM or maybe clear space and get the Amish with a Twist out.

May have more pics to post yet tonight... we'll see.
Either way

TTYL

Ok, here's  my first attempt  at today's  Christmas Countdown block.

One of these is not like the others.

Here it is corrected.  Once that was done and I swapped bins with the fabrics I had used for the nativity wall hanging (saving them to use for the mantle cover I'm making her for next Christmas),  I went back to working on the silhouette blocks that I  think I  showed yesterday -or maybe it was the day before.  I still have two to finish cutting out, but at least they are bigger 'holes' than in the first one.

I checked out my Pat Sloan Christmas quilt kit..  wasn't in the right frame to start on it.  I read the instructions... she want you to assemble the back BEFORE adding the applique and stitching it down; thank goodness it's just a medium size wall hanging.

I  also looked at the Christmas quilt I recently found online and fell in love with  (I  know, it doesn't take much).  No fabric included  which is ok because I probably already have what I need except for the backgrounds..  I need three different dark grays and I thought I had at least one but I couldn't find it- it could be in with the nativity fabric; guess I should go look.  If that's where it's at, then I'll only have to buy two days quarters for the rest of the background.

Ok back to folding laundry  ( that I  didn't do last night).

TTYL