Pat Sloan's quilt-along: Out of This World

 I am making progress on this quilt.  The corner blocks really helped me to focus and see what it will look like!!!

 This is the most current block.  If you would like to sew this quilt...it is a free pattern, HERE.

Of course a few of these blocks got made in the last couple of days.




Hope this finds you well!!



Julie

Plaids!

 Plaids and plains, that is!  At last, this quilt has a border.  Hurrah!!

 I find if I cut plaids on the length of grain, and use scissors, they come out much more flat and straight.   Just cut along one of the lines in the plaid!

 The little hexie blocks I was given are becoming this.  The hexies are different sizes, and so I am appliqueing  them down to individual blocks.

Two Tiny Tuesday blocks are next.  Caught up?  But tomorrow is Tuesday again!  LOL!!!





Have a great day, everyone!


Julie

Progress on projects, because I was on call today!

 Orange is the color selected for May, so I have some orangy tidbits.  Someone else will have to lay out these blocks for me, please, I declare it right now!!

 Some Tiny Tuesday rainbow blocks, finishing out teal and heading into that orange!!

And my progress on the Meeting House blocks.  I just could not resist making two heart blocks!!







Hope you are having some sewing time today!



Julie

Quilt group met today!

My quilting bee, the "Unraveled" group, met today.  They are such good friends, and many of us have known each other for almost thirty years!  One has cancer...one had a subdural hematoma recently!  with burr holes placed...and all are OK for today.  I am so grateful! 

The group is making this quilt as a challenge, and I decided to get moving and finish it up already!  I was out of red, so went and got three yards of the closest match I could find today.  Who knew there were so many subtle shades of red!    It will be quickly finished, now.

 Just playing with quilt pieces and parts...such fun!

And these hexies...still puzzling about how to finish them into something.





Hope each of you is having a lovely day today!  I did not do ONE LICK of housework...well, I did take out trash and did one load of clothes...and that I IS IT!!



Rebel that I am!



Julie

Such a cool tutorial!

My first practice block.

 The first block is my practice block.  There is just the most fun tutorial out there...for a quilt featuring diamonds, that is pretty easy to make!

My block is not pressed yet, just finger pressed, but please check out the tutorial below for a great way to make these blocks.  Aren't her blocks just so pretty??




https://www.bonjourquilts.com/diamond-quilt/






About a decade ago, I was nursing and you could pretty much wear any print you wanted...so I made lots of scrub tops from cute prints, but now...sadly, we can only wear solid blue.  So....I have hoarded all those tops, and hey!  This is a great pattern to make and use the solid colored pants, and the print tops I have saved for so long!  Hurrah!!!  I plan to make some of these blocks from those materials.





Julie

Aqua and teals!

As I was taking stock of the one block wonder quilt...(this is Temecula's free quilt along, on Wednesdays), I found this many blocks for the month of April.  I really love how they look together...and I will make sure they are placed correctly in the final quilt!!

I am linking to Angela, at So Scrappy.

Some folks have a years worth of blocks done already...I love it!

Have a super day, each of you!

Here is the state of the union message...I mean the union of little quilt pieces into bigger quilt pieces!

 I have made some progress on several of the block of the month quilts...but they all look the same, so I will not bore you with them.  But above, is my Cheddarback quilt.  I absolutely love it!!  What a fun pattern...I have the next blocks cut out, just not sewn yet.

I have been cleaning like a mad woman. I have thrown a lot away and donated and repurposed a lot, too.   Above is a favorite quilt of mine.  All plaids...all hand quilted...coping strips utilized  because I had no idea how to make the border work to fit.  I love it so much...need to make a huge one, too, bed sized!!!  Do you find inspiration from your own quilts?  Hahaha!

This is a jewel box quilt...everything plus the kitchen sink in here.  Each block is 4 inches finished.

Lots of scraps in here!!  I just found this one and loved seeing it again.

Scrappy...kind of folk.  I am disappointed that I put a dark string border on this one,  because it kind of ruined the airy lightness of the quilt.  OH well...I like it anyway!!!








That is the state of the union!!


********************Nurse's Notes*************************


This nurse has become a victim...and a part of a special quilting club.   Do You want to know how to be in the club?

SEW THROUGH YOUR FINGER!!!


Seriously now...it is not bad, could have been much worse...and it smarts.  Have you done that trick yet?  It went right through my nail on the edge!


Have a great day, each of you!!

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Julie