Progress in yellows and greys

I know it's been kind of quiet on this blog lately, but I've been working on a couple of projects for my 2nd Quarter Finish-Along

First up is the Puddle Jumping quilt for my youngest daughter.  I've finished 9 more blocks since the beginning of April which means all 16 blocks are done.  I really love this pattern with the Modern Folkloric fabrics!  The blocks measure 15-1/2" and my design wall wasn't big enough to hold all of them, so what I ended up doing is taking pics of all the blocks and then printing them on paper and cutting them all out.  That made it SO much easier to move them around and decide on a layout!

I'm so excited to get this quilt finished ~ I'm having a hard time deciding how to quilt it, but I'm sure it will come to me eventually.  :)  

I've been waiting for a 20-1/2" square ruler so I can square up these big blocks, so I started working on the next project ~ the Garden Fence quilt made up of blocks from my bee mates in the Newbie Quilters Bee (Hive #8).  I finished up 3 blocks of my own for a total of 16 blocks.  

As of right now, I've sewn all the rows together, so I just need to finish the sashing to have the top completed.  It's interesting how both these quilts ended up in yellows and greys.  I know I'll be ready for a little more color once these are finished!

Linking up with Alyce for Sew Cute Tuesday and Lee for WIP Wednesday!

WIP for this week ~ a little progress on old and new stuff

Short and sweet ~

Two more blocks done on the Star Light Star Bright Quilt ~

and I have all the rest of the pieces sorted into baggies for each block.  (I'm easily confused, so it took a while!)   :)

February was my month as Queen Bee for the Newbie Quilters group over at Threadbias.  I asked for a Garden Fence block that I found at Hyacinth Quilt Designs ~ in yellow and grey.  I've received 6 blocks so far and I'm loving the way it's coming together!  I haven't started my block yet ~ guess I better get on that!

Speaking of yellow and grey ~ I've started quilt #1 for my daughter, and she picked yellow and grey.  :)  We decided on a collection called Modern Folkloric by The Henley Studio for Andover Fabrics.

I've managed to get all the fabrics cut ~

decided on a different order 

and finished the first block.  LOVE this pattern!  (Thanks, Camille!!)

Linking up with Needle and Thread Thursday.

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.

Totally random ...

Just a quick post today with a few pics ~ 

Had to start off with these gorgeous flowers my daughter got me for Mother's Day ~ talk about brightening up my space!

My first attempt at feather blocks ~ these are my May Blocks for Newbie Quilter Hive #8 on Threadbias.  :)  

Another first attempt ~ a friend of mine showed me how to knit this ruffly scarf thingie!   :)  Fun stuff!

Linking up at Needle and Thread Thursday.  :)

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.