using up the bits

I have great scraps left over from my Tiny Dancer quilt... So I sifted through them tonight to play with the bits and bobs I cut off to make my "WORD" for the year...

 Then I got out some perle cotton and did some chain stitching to quilt it...

My little reminder for the year that:

I am ENOUGH, 

I have ENOUGH, 

and I am worthy ENOUGH... For whatever life offers me.

Enough.

Period.

Have a word that sums it all up for you?

Stacey's BOM quilt

Stacey is finishing up her BOM quilt, (Tutorials are in the top tab TUTORIAL link) 

you can see more pictures of it at the flickr group.

Have you been over to the FLickr group? 

Add your quilts and PLAY so we can all OOH and AHH over them! 

THANKS!  Looks great Stacey!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/15minutesplay/

The second try

I had whined a bit last week to Victoria about being unable to make this block without it being all out of kilter. I tried it again, and this time it worked just fine. I used the same orange fabric I'd been using with my BOM blocks - and since I have a LOT of it left, I've got to work on a way to get this large block together with the smaller ones. I'm thinking it could be in the center, and the others could go around it. We'll see.  I'll just have to play.

Tiny Dancer

 

TINY DANCER

61" X 74"

Victoria Findlay Wolfe

THANK YOU NEW'BEE PLAYERS for my DECEMBER BEE BLOCKS!!!!

I just finished putting this quilt top together, and danced the whole time doing so!
(Tiny Dancer, means for once, it's not a king size!)

I'm going to put this Michael Miller  BLUE/green Sandi Henerdson,

Secret Garden on the back...

Have a super weekend, I'll be over here doing the happy dance!

New'Bee February Block

New’Bee February Block

Hopefully February’s block will be simple for you……because you get to design it!  (With three requests).

1)    Make a heart block from made-fabric

2)   Somewhere within the heart, have a predominate "spot" of a solid bright red

3)   Have the heart bordered with “white-ish” made-fabric.

Here’s an example:

Your creativity is what counts.  The block may be

·         Any size

·         The heart may be any shape

·         Use any colors (multi-colored made-fabric or monotone made-fabric) for the heart – as long as there is a predominate "spot" within the heart that is bright red

·         Heart is bordered with “white-ish” made fabric

If you would like to make one like mine here is how I put it together:

Make two (2) 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" Flying Geese

Sew together to make a strip

Make one (1) 2 1/2" x 8 1/2" Made-fabric Rectangle

Make two (2) 4 1/2" Half Square Triangles "Blocks"

Sew together to make a strip

Place strips for sewing.....and then sew strips together

Then if you would like to put a "white-ish" border, don't worry about the size as I will cut it to size or add to it.

But remember, you do not have to make this particular heart.  The main thing is to have a predominate "spot" of a solid bright red in it. 

I look forward to seeing what you create!

Playing Among Stars

I have my first star block finished . . .

And I must say . . .

I'll be making LOTS more of these!

I want an entire quilt of them. An entire LARGE quilt of them!

Thanks for the idea/pattern/nudge, Victoria!

New Bee Block

I'm cutting it a little close, but I was finally able to finish Kathy's block. 

It was a fun one to make.  Hope you like it:)

One for BUZZ

So, the last few years I have been making quilts for my aunts. Aunt M, got one two hers ago, Aunt J got one this past year, then my uncle BUZZ chimed in and said "where's mine?"  

So.  Even though Uncle buzz has had a history of quilts becoming..ack...outdoor objects!... I grabbed my scraps  and whipped up a quick easy quilt for him...fully expecting/knowing that this quilt may end up as a horse blanket....

Yep. I said it...

I took the fast easy approach to this quilt, and really just whipped it up...Like, maybe an hour for the top assembly and quilted by check...

Oh well, it's the thought that counts right?

It's kind of manly right?  ;-)

makin' fabric

 

PLAY HAPPENS...

Crazy Love

Inspired by Victoria's 15 minute Heart quilt seen here.  I used my Sew Bee Wonky group to help me make a bunch of wonky hearts.

I got some real beauties back.

I'm adding a few of my own.

As I have tons of fun playing with this quilt in progress.

LISTEN TO YOUR QUILT

I did a bit of foundation piecing.




I made some fabric and unmade it.


Cut and recut.
Sewed and unsewed.

Would have thrown it in the fire if we hadn't had visitors that evening.

Then I listened to the quilt.

Take out the orange stripe.
Give me some of your best fabric from the box labelled "Use with caution. Last pieces of precious old fabric".
And, especially, turn me round.

Then I got this.



Listen to your quilt.

more stars!

 Making a few more stars for my NEW'BEE quilt... This 5 pointed star was a challenge! Y seams curves etc... I will get around to the post on y seams soon... I haven't forgotten...

 This morning before jury duty I whipped up a block of made fabric, then cut it into 4ths...and

 ....Came home today and whipped one of them into a STAR with some slashing in orange... Love it!

I believe one is still coming in the mail!  So I may have enough when it arrives to finally make a plan for this quilt... Right now they are all smooshed together on my wall. Thanks New'BEE players!

I LOVE MY BLOCKS!!