April FNSI

Last night I quilted this little baby quilt.

And finished this table topper!  I started this on a FNSI back in January.  It measures 49 inches long which will leave some room on the table ends for a table setting.  Now I just have to get it quilted and bound. 

I am debating on whether or not to turn a block around.  The little blue and yellow block that's 3rd from the top left--I think it needs to be turned 180 degrees so that the 2 square patches are at the top so that it's not in line with the other little one in the corner.  Hmm...wish I'd thought of that at 12 o'clock last night when putting this thing together!  Whaddaya think:  Turn it or leave it??

SFF Block

What?!?  Three posts in 3 days?!?  Yeah, this swap business has made for a busy blogging week!

I almost forgot to share this block with all of you.  This is the block I created for the Sew Fresh Fabric Bee.  Posted about here.  This block is called Rosy Posies and was featured in the latest issue of Quiltmaker magazine.  (May/June '11)  I added the green border to make it 12.5 inches. 

Taking part in the FNSI (Friday Night Sew-In) tonight.  It's a cold, windy, rainy, dreary night and I have a pile of quilts that need quilting!  Click the link sometime tomorrow and see what everyone else worked on tonight!  So... I guess that means I'll have to make another post tomorrow!

Friday Night Sew In

Another Friday Night Sew-In is in the books!  What is that you say?  It's a group of sewers that work on thier sewing projects on a Friday night and then post what they did on their blog.  I started in on my table runner (2011 Quilty Goal #3)

The pattern consists of several Churn Dash blocks in 4 different sizes.  I managed to make 3 out of the 4 sizes- the smallest size block is the only one I havent made yet.  This pattern is pretty long- 64.5 inches which is a bit longer than my table, so I'll have to shorten it...I think.  I've never had a table runner before--do I make it long enough so that people can sit on the ends and not be on top of it?  Or do I make it the entire length of the table?  Any table runner experts out there have any suggestions?

Friday Night Sew In

I decided to make a few Christmas gifts.  I would post a pic of them all done, but they are already wrapped up and under the tree.  This block is called Christmas Star from Quilt Blocks Galore.  If you havent found this site yet, bookmark it right now.  It is awesome!  There are a bagillion block ideas for any skill level.  I think I might try to crank out a couple more of these mini-quilts before Christmas officially hits.

I did change the look of my blog a little bit.  Hope you like it!