The ORB Strip Quilt

I'm almost finished with the top to my Old Red Barn (or "ORB") quilt-along quilt. I could stop where I am and call it finished, but if I add another 10 inches in length and width it will fit a queen sized bed very nicely. It is on a queen sized bed in the photo below, but it doesn't hang low enough over the edges for my liking, so, I'm going to add on to it. The quilt-along ends this week and, obviously, I won't finish it by the end of the week, but I don't mind. This quilt turned out much better than I had anticipated, so I'm taking my time with it.

Luke can never resist jumping on my quilts when I'm trying to photograph them....crazy kid!


I also won 2 giveaways and a contest, but I'll tell you about those next time because I don't have photos yet. Exciting!

Just Call Me (Quilt) Block Head. Its A Good Thing!

Who is also quilting along with the Old Red Barn Co.? If you are a quick cutter/sewist, there's still time to join the fun! The grand prize is a Janome 6600P! We are in week 4, so there are three weeks left to the quilt along. I finished pressing and cutting my blocks this morning and will begin sewing them together tonight. Here's a look at my blocks:

Click on the Old Red Barn Co button on the right sidebar if you'd like to learn more!

I've also been working on two other quilts that aren't nearly as finished as I'd like them to be!! First is a hexagon quilt:

This is almost half the blocks I need. The fabrics look very subdued compared to the other quilts I'm working on!

Then there's my double pinwheel quilt. I love the bright colors of this one!

I'm using Baskets of Flowers by Mary Engelbreit for Moda Fabrics. I'll be working on these three quilts all week along with completing more 9 patch blocks for Amanda Jean's quilt along. Lots to do!

What are you working on???

Would You Like To Win A Janome?

Then join the quilt along at Old Red Barn Co.! You'll have to shake a tail feather, though, because we're in week 3 already. My fabrics came in yesterday and I got them all cut this morning....

I'll start sewing them together tonight after the kids go to sleep and then I should be all caught up.

I'm using Paula Prass' Flights of Fancy fabric. It isn't a fabric I'd normally choose for myself, but I get one hundred extra entries in the Janome giveaway for using it! To be honest, I really like the fabric. When it arrived in the mail and I opened the package, my first response was, "Wow, that's really pretty!" Sometimes it takes a little push (or a little greed!) to get me to try something new and expand my horizons. In this case it was a very good thing. The colors in this fabric line are really pretty and I love the designs.

So, join in the fun! It isn't too late!!

Slowly, But Surely Getting It Done.

I made 4 more 9 patch blocks for Amanda Jean's One A Day Quilt A Long. I'm way behind, but at least I haven't shelved the project! I'm enjoying making the 9 patches and have been using many of the scraps from a hexagon quilt I'm currently working on.


I'm also a bit further along on my Lace Ribbon Scarf. I really like this scarf, but it takes forever to knit! Its going to look so pretty once its blocked.

Hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day!

A Few Blocks...

I'm participating in Amanda Jean's block-a-day quilt-a-long. I'm a little behind in making blocks, but that's the story of my life, so all is good! Here is a block...

The floral fabric was cut from these pants that used to be Sunny's:

The flash on my camera washed out the color in the photo. The pants were a size 0-3 month and they fit her for a very long time. I thought that girl would never grow, but one day she surprised me and sprouted. That's another story though. I'm glad I can use her clothes to make quilts now. lol! Also in the picture you can see the white fabric cut for the panda quilt-a-long at AJ Quilts. I'm going to work on that tonight. You can also see Luke's quilt somewhat. The quilting is done so all that is left to do is bind it. Crossgrain binding is so much faster, so I might do that. But, I want it to last, so I'm debating taking the time to make bias binding. The thing is: the fabrics I used for the quilt are not the greatest. They don't make the Disney licensed print fabrics very well (definitely NOT quality fabrics!) so I keep thinking I shouldn't bother taking time to make bias binding since the fabrics probably won't last very long anyway.

Here are two other 9 patch blocks I finished today.

I debated joining Amanda Jean's block a day quilt a long because I have A LOT of quilts going on right now as well as a scarf I need to knit (on size 3 needles!! OY!), but I'm glad I joined because I really love the 9 patches I've done. They're really bright and happy. And I could really use bright and happy right now!

Have a great weekend!!

Quilt A Long With These Quilt A Longs!

I've joined 2 quilt-a-longs and am excited about them since my sewing room is finished and I've got SPACE to actually sew! lol! The first quilt-a-long is with Crazy Mom Quilts. She is having a one-a-day quilt-a-long where you make one 9 patch a day, for like, ever. But, if you make it to the end of the quilt-a-long you'll have enough 9 patches to make a gorgeous quilt. Its a great scrap de-stasher, too.

The second quilt-a-long I've joined is with AJ Quilts.

Isn't this the cutest Panda quilt ever? It will make a perfect gift for my SIL who is expecting her first children (its twins!). I'm going to make one panda quilt and then when she finds out the genders of the twins (they're fraternal) I'll decide if I want to make a second panda quilt or if I should go with a different animal for the second quilt. Maybe I'll make a Mariposa Quilt as the second baby quilt if one is a girl. We'll see!

Block 5

Here's block 5 for Amanda Jean's quilt-along at Crazy Mom Quilts.

Block 4 and a Setting Block

Here is block 4 of Crazy Mom Quilts' quilt-along.
I'm afraid this is as good as this one is going to get. It isn't horrible, but it sure isn't anything to write home about....

And a setting block. This turned out pretty good.

Block 3

Here's block 3 for Amanda Jean's quilt-along at Crazy Mom Quilts. It isn't perfect, but it looks better than I thought it'd look. For the record, I will no longer be cutting my block pieces at 2 am. I cut the pieces for blocks 1,2, & 3 at 2am last friday night and then sewed blocks 1 & 2 over the weekend and block 3 this afternoon. All 3 blocks are measuring 12 and a quarter square. My seams are a quarter inch on the money, so I must've cut them wrong. I'm going to cut each block to be 12 inches square to make it all even, so I'll have a slightly smaller quilt at the end of the quilt-along, but that's ok. Its my first time doing a star quilt, so I'm just going to go with it and enjoy the process. Maybe learn a thing or two as well! (like, don't cut fabric at 2 am!) I'm also getting to know my new sewing machine better since I am finally using it on a regular basis. I thought I'd just whiz along and love this machine, but I swore a blue streak at it this afternoon. Getting a new sewing machine is like any other relationship, I guess. There's a break in period where you get to know one another and after a few months you decide if you are truly compatible. So far, I think we will be, but I'm seriously thinking I should have pursued a Bernina!

Quilt-Along Blocks 1 & 2

I had to rethink my quilt for AmandaJean's quilt along at Crazy Mom Quilts. I knew I wasn't going to have enough of the background fabric, but started the quilt-along with it thinking I'd just "figure something out." I can't get more of the fabric because it is from my stash and I've had it for a few years. No one carries it anymore. SO, I switched fabrics and am now playing catch up. Here's quilt blocks 1 & 2. Block #3 will be sewn this afternoon along with one or two setting blocks.