Sew Sunshine

Friday... I mean Saturday already. I am slow to the linky party but I will say I had some fun making the last two blocks for my SkillBuilder BOM from 2013 @ Pileofabrics.  This is the flange block and it was so fun to do. I have done some circles like this before but the extra wide flange not. I love how it came together.  I loved it so much I decided on doing some tiny piecing for the final block in the series since I was not doing the applique blocks. Here is what I came up with: I see the sun must have just been coming out when I snapped this one. oops! I love the misaligned lines.  Most importantly all 20 blocks are finished and I just need to quilt up the last half of them before learning how to piece the quilted blocks together. I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel! :) Linking up with Crazy mom Quilts Finish it up Friday HERE  

I finished my "Goodnight Irene" quilt from the QAL over at Terry's Treasures blog .  Since I used a few fat quarters I decided to finish most of them off on the back side. I think it works. Next I finished 2 more blocks from the Skill builder 2013 QAYG BOM. Yeah me!!!   Looks like I need some spray starch. :) So...let's see I think I have 4 more blocks to go then quilt them and sew them together. Too early to say the end is near but I am just happy with a couple more done.  Linking up with  Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday!

  Here it is midweek and I am fighting the urge to start something new before working on an old. I stopped and took a breath yesterday and told myself I can stick to a new years goal longer than a week...I hope anyway! I did not set a goal down in writing, but in my mind I would like to sew something old (or at least work on it) before starting something new.  With that in mind my WIP for this Wed. are a few of my Skill Builder BOMs at Pile o Fabric with Alyssa Lichner .  I modified a couple blocks to my liking and have them sandwiched and ready to quilt. I think I will try to push through a few more blocks and then set them up to quilt all a once.  I am just happy to get at them again as I have fabric set aside for this BOM in several places and I need the space.  I am linking up with WIP Wednesday @ Lee with Freshly Pieced  

I am so so thrilled to say that my Retro Rubies Quilt top was picked by Alyssa of  Pileofabrics  as the PileoFabrics choice award. Winner Winner! I did not win the public choice but I am still so happy! Quilt top for Retro Rubies QAL Decided to go with the black background for the back but add some of the scraps. I will also try my hand at adding some of those in the front in bits on the borders. We will see. Still undecided about quilting but think clear thread might be the way to go on the front with black on the back. ?? Just so thrilled about getting picked by Alyssa! :) New Blogger Blog Hop update: This week the group of bloggers on the New Blogger Blog hop sponsored by Beth at Plum and June blogspot are Hilltop House Creative Works Sew Happily Ever After Christa Quilts Wonderland by Alyce the crooked banana Caroline's Craftiness Sassafras Lane quarter incher There are some great bloggers on the hop so please stop by some or all.  ...

" How do I love thee...oh Retro Rubies             Let me count the ways....... " "I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace." ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning I am so.......loving this quilt. I think it will be a wall-hanging when done because the colors I used fit into my living room so well. After only a few (really numerous) mistakes it is coming together but for the back. Not sure if I want to go with an organic looking back I found or just plain black with my one block on the back. As a wall-hanging it really makes no difference.  Any suggestions? I hope to work on the quilting today. I need suggestions there too please? Linking up with Alyssa over at PileOFabrics qal. What a fun fun quilt she designed. I want to do it again...and again! :)

   Today is WIP day with Lee over at Freshly Pieced . For the last few weeks I have not been participating because I have been losing and so falling behind on my WIP's. Okay enough whining! I am taking charge and working on getting caught up. Today I am working on my Skill Builder blocks from Alyssa over at  Pileofabric .  Finally all three of these are put in their boarders and ready to quilt. I also have the hexi block (below)done that needs to be quilted too. I am going to watch the FMQing tips and after lunch hit the machine. I want to get them done because tomorrow two more blocks will be up to make.  Slow and steady wins the race??????? :)