Friday Sampler

I haven't had time to work on my farmers wife blocks for almost a month.  Actually this is the first Friday I have been home in four weeks.  First, we were in Seattle, then Alaska, then Colorado and now finally this week we are home.  I will try to catch up, but right now it isn't happening.

Well my blocks for this week are block #6 and block #7  

Block #6, the Big Dipper, was a very quick and easy block to make, my only problem is I didn't pay much attention and use the templates.  So...  my block turned out 9" instead of 6".  That's alright though because I was going to change the sizes to make my quilt more like this one here by Starwood quilter, having a big variety of block sizes.

Block #7 took a little more time and I had to rip a couple of scenes, just to get all those points perfect.  Don't look to close I see two mistakes I didn't fix!  This bock took a total of 36 tiny triangle blocks (template 13).  Cutting them out wasn't fun but sewing them together was worse!

I am still doing these blocks with our weekly goals from Ellie

Hailey started her summer sewing camp this week.  They made the cutest pillow cases and water bottle holders. Can't wait to see their projects in the next couple of weeks. I signed her up because I took 4H at her age and it isn't offered around here.  This will help her, hopefully some day.  At home she is working on this 4 patch quilt.  The fabric is AdornIt and we both fell in love with it in the fabric store.  She would be working on it right now, if only she hadn't accidentally broken my needle a few hours ago.

 

Truthfully I have to many projects going on right now.    And, I have to many new ones I want to start in my head.  Please remember I am a scrapbooker even more than a quilter, well at least I was a few months ago.  
Here are just a few of my quilting projects:

My BOM block for our local quilt store:

A wall quilt I'm working on for our (I wish) almost finished basement bedroom wall:

This is the quilt for Alyssa room in the basement.  (Looks like I'm working on the quilt as quickly as John is working on the basement!)

And this is what I started in May to be my table runner.

This is a few projects I really want to start right now:

by Stitches and scissors

by Green Toile Quilts

by Threadtales

by  Cutie Pinwheel

And these Pillows by Stitches and scissors are a definite inspiration!

 

These two are shown by Jenni Baker

But this is my favorite and it's made by Ellie

Fun quilt!

Craftsy.com has a really fun BOM program to make cute quilts.  When I saw their finished quilting knew I wanted to try this, but did I have time? Well I am a few months behind, but it is getting done.   Here is the basics of the layout, I had to change theirs a little to fit my ideas.  

Then I found this really fun Robert Kaufmann fabric line that I really loved and when adding a little bit of the random Riley Blake chevron prints, I love the look!

These are the 4 log cabin locks for the month of January.

And, here is the spring bloom block for February, I made 4 of these also.

I'm not sure what I need the quilt for, but I just had to start another project.  I only have 4 going right now and didn't have enough to do :)

May scraps!

Storytellers club has some really cute kits this month in their ultimate kit. My problem is I just don't have the time to scrapbook very much this month, with it being the last month of school, my big vacation, and a couple more birthdays.  It seems like I am at the school every single day.  Well I will be this week!

Here are a few of my may kit layouts:

 This is from the Vintage Flair kit (I made this very simple)

These are each from the Spring Fling kit

I also did a few more layouts with last months kit, finishing it off

My Sunshine kit

And, the Garden Party kit

Dresden

Every month at my local fabric store, The Cotton Shop, I go to the Block party.  We make a BOM (block of the month) and take a project we have been working on to share with the other women.  Last month Hailey accompanied me and this is where we learned about their kids summer sewing camp.   She's excited to go and has been having so much fun sewing away on her 4 patch quilt.  I love the fabric she chose.

Here is a sample of what she'll be making at her summer camp, it's all camping supplies:

So I am leaving in a few days on vacation and so I won't be able to attend this months Block Party.  Sad I know, but I'm so excited for my upcoming vacation to worry about this, plus I decided to attend another class instead.  

Last Saturday they offered a Dresden plate class and I have often been admiring the beautiful quilts made with the Dresden plates.  

Here is two that I think are so pretty!

It's always fun to learn a new technique so I took the class. I decided to start with small circles and here is what I made in the class.

I love the colors and I will be making a table runner with these blocks.  I guess we'll have to see how long it takes to get them made :)