Saturday, July 13, 2013

Progress on my Sister's Choice quilt

Hi Everyone!!  I am off today from working at the hospital.  I was supposed to work, but they called at 05:30 and put me on call.  So far, I have not been called in.  So that means there are not many sick patients, and that is a good thing!  The bad thing is, I do not get paid unless I use my PTO hours...but that is OK.  I have enjoyed the day off!!

Above is my progress on my current focus, my Sister's choice quilt.  Scraps, all of it!!  A few of the star points have had to be substitutions, because the strip I was cutting from just was not long enough.  That is the fun of scrapping!!  These are 10 inch finished blocks, so they are big, and will make a good sized quilt soon.  I am making a total of 42 blocks, and plus a pieced border, which is already cut out.  FOCUS!!  It is helping me a lot!!



Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!!

Julie

18 comments:

KaHolly said...

Sister's Choice is a fun block to make and yours are just gorgeous!!

Leeanne said...

Wow you are like a steam train!

Nancy said...

Love, love those scrappy stars!

Kyle said...

It's a great blocks for scraps. I've done one too and love it.

Leanne said...

What a lovely quilt and such a bonus using up all those scraps.

Mary said...

Love your Sister's Choice! I wish I'd have made mine more like yours, but Addi is happy with it!
I'm still working on the the Wacky Web blocks. Slow going with the summer here and the kids wanting to swim all the time!

Janet O. said...

Love it, Julie. This one is on my short list, which means I hope to get to it within the next 2 years! I hope mine turns out as great as yours!

Lesley said...

I am loving your Sister's Choice! It's a pattern I would like to make some day!

Jane said...

You get so much done! The quilt is going to be great!

Quilter Kathy said...

Beautiful blocks! I've always loved this block and it is on my 'to-do' list some day.

ria vogelzang said...

Hi Julie, great to see your Sister's Choice blocks!
I just completed my 42 SC-blocks yesterday-evening!!!!!!!!
They are so much fun to sew! I love the whole proces of them. But I'm sad to say they pur hardly a dent in my scraps...... ;)
So I see a lot more scrappy quilts in the future..... !
Today I hope to sew some SC-blocks together.
Enjoy your Sunday!
Love, Ria.

Me and My Stitches said...

These blocks are awesome - you put your day off to good use! I love scrappy quilts.

Raewyn said...

Love it!! So effective and such a great way to play with scraps :-)

Vic in NH said...

Glad that your day off duty allowed you to play in the scrap bins. The Sister's Choice blocks look awesome! You rock!

Kim said...

Nicely done :0)
This focus thing is really paying off...think you can sell that skill?

Happy Sewing

Merilyn said...

I hope you enjoyed your day off!!! The Sister's Choice blocks are looking wonderful!!!!

Sharon said...

you are going to love this when it's all together. Keep it up, in no time you'll be there. Hmmm just read your nurses notes, some peoples kids these days......

Millie said...

julie, I love those scrappy stars. It is looking good and looks like a "Julie" quilt.

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