WIP Wednesday ~ a few things

I know I should be working on my Q3 list, but I do have 4 finishes done so far (yay, me!) and I seem to be focused on this Diamond District quilt.

So this DD quilt starts with lots of rectangles:

which are sewn together in 4s:

then cut in half and paired with another 4:

with white strips in between and triangles on the outside:

then trimmed into small blocks:

and then four of those are sewn together to make a diamond.  I've got four diamonds finished so far and I love them!

Aside from the DD quilt ~ I've made a little progress on the Dapper quilt.  I've actually finished 4 blocks so far.

I love the way the swirled seams on the pinwheels make these little pinwheels on the back.  Makes for a much flatter quilt back.

I'm guessing this quilt should come together fairly quickly, but I'm going to be adding both these quilts to my Q4 list, so no rush!

Almost forgot my September Bee Block for Newbie Quilters Hive #8 at Threadbias ~ love the bright pop of green in this B&W block!

Linking up with Freshly Pieced and Sew Fresh Quilts.

Trying to get back on track

Boy, it's been a busy few weeks!  We had family in from up north and then spent a week in Las Vegas and a few days recovering from that trip.  :)  So today I finally felt like I was motivated to get back and spend some time with my little Babylock Grace.

I joined the Newbie Quilters group over at Threadbias and linked up with Hive #8.  It's the first bee I've ever joined and I'm looking forward to seeing what a bee is all about.  Our first block is the Road to Oklahoma block and I finished that one today.  I'm happy with the way it turned out and I put it in the mail already!  Woo hoo!

I also finished putting together my second block for the Star Light Star Bright quilt-along.  I'm not really thrilled with this one ~ too many mismatched points.  BUT ~ I'm just letting it go.  On to the next one!

Feels good to get back into sewing again!  

Linking up with Marelize for Anything Goes Mondays.