Behind on my one-a-days

Okay. I'm behind on my one-a-day-along. Here's how much I have... About 22 blocks when, if I had been following "the rules", I would have finished all 70 blocks a month ago. And I don't even like one of the blocks, so technically, I've only got 21 for my quilt.



I could finish the other 50 or so, if I really wanted to, but I've been trying to make this very scrappy. I don't want to reuse a lot of fabrics, so I wait till I get through one project, and use those scraps to sew my 9x9 blocks.

I'm also cheating a little. Sewing 9 little 2.5 by 2.5 squares together is hard work, ya'll! I wrote a little tutorial about it! You end up with two blocks and the same amount of work!



Oh, and with all the Christmas projects I have going on now, I kind of wish I had stuck to a theme. Like Bison Girl's Red & Green Christmas quilt. Its holiday fantastic! Maybe next year I'll do a Christmas 9 patch quilt???

Row of flowers

I've completed my fourth row for the Row Robin Swap.



My flower is the blue & green flower on the far right. The rows are grouped in order of assembly. The flower row on the left was done first and mine was done fourth.



When I started this row, I originally wanted to do a Dresden Plate, but I never got the pattern printed before I left work last Friday. So, I winged it! My cutting mat had lines for 30 degrees and 45 degrees. I was going to have nine petals, each at a thirty degree angle, but when I put the fabrics together, I didn't like it. I think the petals turned out to look like a daisy. I love daisies and I love this row!

Christmas Blocks!

This weekend I got lots of sewing in! First up... Christmas in July scrappy blocks.



For this project, I have three swap partners. I needed to sew two blocks for each partner: i.e. make six blocks. Since I would be getting six blocks myself, I decided to make 8 blocks in total. I would have 2 blocks of my own to add to the received blocks.

After choosing fabrics and cutting strips, the process went fairly quickly. I decided to make two types of blocks and sew them in an assembly line.



And here is a preview of my quilt. One of my swap partners was super responsible and sent out her blocks ahead of schedule. :)

Favorite Things Swap: in the mail

My things for the My Favorite Things Swap are in the mail!

My swap partner sounds really cool. According to her swap bio, she:

* loves crafting
* mother of a 14 month old daughter
* graduate in painting and drawing, but works as a graphic designer
* digs mid-century modern, vintage, most things yellow & stainless steel.



Details of what I sent:

* baby blanket for her little girl
* my favorite local candles
* vintage-y coasters: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry!
* mackintosh toffee