I decided that I wanted to get some cleaning/organizing done in my sewing room today, so I started by trying to finish up some things that were sitting close by so that I could take care of the fabrics involved. I got about as far as one bunny which aggravated the H*** out of me. This is the third one and spent almost as much time unstitching as I did stitching... then I put a piece where it didn't belong but didn't notice until after I cut the corner triangle off.... arghhhh I didn't want to have to do the larger piece all over again, so I 'fudged'... it took me a while to get it right, but by golly, I got it. Then I realized that the bottom piece on the first two was WRONG WRONG WRONG and so had to correct them. This bunny is beginning to be a real pain. It's packed away in it's own personal bin now ( wish these bunnies would multiply like real bunnies so I wouldn't have to make more lol) and I'll work on the next one 'one of these days'.
Then, I went and got the charity quilt that I brought home from the last meeting I attended. I thought that the blue fabric I had from the charity stash would go with it, but once I got the two together, no, it didn't look right. But I had a red with white pin dots that looked good with it so I used that.
There's still some of the red left but not enough to use on it's own for the back... so I think I'm going to sew the blue and red together ( after I cut them to size) to use for the backing and that should leave enough of either one for the binding.
After that, I found a pattern that I had here that called for five fat quarters so I went in search of the fat quarter bundles that I've been receiving from Quilt in a Day for almost a year. About half are missing!!! arghhh!! Well, I was on a mission and decided that I'll look for them later - I'm sure they're 'bundled up with a pattern or two someplace. Then I remembered a fq bundle that I bought at JoAnn's, I think ( it was so long ago - fabric has 2003 on the selvage) and I've been wanting to use it for a baby quilt. Well, whatever quilt I planned on using it for will just have to wait for other fabrics because I'm using them on this one.... which could qualify as a baby quilt since it finishes at 34" x 34". Here are some teaser pics
and here's the first block done.. maybe... I might go back and change the four white blocks in the center to colored ones. When I was doing the layout, I was looking at the drawing next to the directions... Only after I had finished this and was laying out the second block, did I see on the next page that you're to use colored blocks around the center.
like this.....
There are only four blocks and I could do them either way... I'm leaning toward the second one but that will mean having to take parts of the first block apart and doing again... sigh. Well, a quilter's got to do what a quilter's got to do.... in this case, make an appointment with some up close and personal time with Jack the Ripper.
I also have four blocks and some yardage that another guild member gave to me... she just decided that she didn't like the blocks and wanted to get rid of them. I think they are very nice and, with the yardage, I can make them into a table runner to donate to the church bazaar in November. Before I start on it, though, I want to see if I can find a shade of green that will go with the blue blocks and the cream & multicolored yardage... I only need a little to do a small border and break up the print.... no pics of the project just yet.
Ok, it's after 11 ... Buddy and I need to get to bed
take care
ttyl
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