UPDATE - Quiltathon

I got all my errands done and home from WallyWorld about 2pm,, geez, I just hate it when I go to the store, buy a trunk full of groceries, and no one is home to bring them in... he should be home!
By the time I got them unloaded and put away it was about 3,,, so my Quiltathon starts!! He is still gone (( see me do the happy dance! )). I got all my Double Delight blocks pressed, squared and layed out - I think I'm going to like this!

Webster, of course, has to be in the middle of it,,, " what's ya doin' Mom, huh huh huh ?" in my best doggie voice. (( grin )) Remember the border is a really pretty apple fabric,,, so my green and reds will work well.

I also got my HST papers printed out, for the Quilt Along quilt with Judy Laquidara. I used the CD-ROM from Brenda Henning where you can pick the finished size you need and print them out. I have the original one she came out with ... and have used it several times. SO EASY !! I printed a grid of 2 inch finished squares and cut my background and main fabric pieces and just sew on the lines. I will probably, maybe, have these finished tonite. Then all I will have to do is cut them apart -- sure beats sewing them one at a time!

Ok, had a break, got a new cuppa tea,,, I'm ready to go some more!

Quiltathon with Judy

Go pop in here http://www.patchworktimes.com/category/quiltathon/ and see about the Quiltathon! I'm going to play along and see just what I can get finished. I have had plans to stay in pajamas this weekend and sew but -- ICK -- we ran out of milk, so, guess I'm just going to have to go to the grocery store ( WallyWorld ),, that's a BIG ICK!!
I want to get done
HST for the Quilt Along
Double Delight blocks ( they are all sewed together ) layed out and together
and
and
and

we will start with this!

want to play, too??

Quilt Along

Call me nuts but I'm starting another quilt. No, I haven't finished the Double Delight yet, but I saw on Judy Laquidara's site her pattern for the Quilt Along and I decided to play. I am going to have to be butt in the air and elbows on the table (( eee gads! what a horrible picture that brings to mind !! sorry! )) to get all these done!

These are the fabrics I picked out
And,,, I should say ,,, they are ALL from my stash!! I didn't go buy anything!! The borders are the stripe, the bear paws blocks are the bug patterns and the 'toenails' I guess you could call them are the other colors. The blue plaid will be inner borders and the yellow is the sashing. There is also a white that will be the background. Judy is using a stripe in her border and blocks and I started that way... picked out several fabrics and a nice stripe. Then rummaging in the stash I found this stripe and it was just singing "" S P R I N G"" (( remember Joann Worley in Laugh-in? now say the word SPRING as she would have sung it... S P R I N G !!! ))) yes I'm old,, old enough to remember Laugh-IN!! Great Show!

Looks like I need to do a little pressing on the fabrics! I think it will be a fun quilt. Check out the site, you might want to 'quilt along' too!

hhmmm as an after thought,,, I was looking at this picture, and you know, the stripe could be the blocks and the bug fabric COULD be the border... hhmmm..

I'll think about that tomorrow ( In my best Scarlett voice )

DOUBLE DELIGHT

I've been working working working on all these little blocks ( 3.5 inches! ) and I might be finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel - HOORAH!
I have all the square in a square done,,
I have all the strips sewed and cut into 1-1/2 pieces for the 9 patches
I have the inner 9-patch blocks done and trimmed and pressed

and there still seems like a lot more to do -- please play the violins for me, you know the sad songs? On the good side,,, I got to go spend time this weekend with The Amazing Grandson and The Most Precious Granddaughter. They always rejuvinate me. Amazing Grandson told me I was his favorite granma! I told him it was because I was the granma sitting next to him and he said
"Oh NO Granma - You ARE my favorite and I love you very very much!"

Now, doesn't that just make you want to tear up and give him a big ol hug??!!

Ok, I wiped my eyes and blew my nose -- back to the quilts

My friend tirane and I have been doing this quilt together. Same basic design but we both put our own touches to it, our own colors.
She is a much faster sewer than I am so ((( aarrrggghhh -- that bad 4-letter word W-O-R-K gets in my way ))) she is putting her borders on!!!
Check out what she did at http://quiltifications.blogspot.com/2009/02/at-long-last.html

Maybe when I'm done we can post both of the quilts together -- kinda cool to see what two friends do together!

STASHBUSTING REPORT - WEEK 5

I think I have been really really good!
I have purchased no fabric this week,,, and what I have used has all been from my stash. I have been working on the Bonnie Hunter Double Delight, keeping track of the yardage I use, so when I get everything all cut, I'll post that as my usage.

See me pat myself on my back (( OH,, don't stretch the arm so much! ))

Fabric added this week - ZERO
Fabric added year to date - ZERO
Fabric used the week - Zero
Fabric used Year to Date - can't remember ( grin ) but it's posted on a little place on the left hand side of the page

How are you doing with your stashbusting?