After 2 years.........

.......she's done! Yea for middle child!!!! This quilt is made up of blocks from 2 different BOM's. The green/purple were from 2010 and the peachy color blocks were finished in 2009. Middle child has several blocks that she didn't like so she decided to combine them all together....whether she liked the color scheme or not she was going to make it all work. Don't we get like that sometimes where we just want to say we are finished with a project and it doesn't matter anymore?!

I like the end result!

 

New Year...New BOM!

Last Saturday I attended our LQS's kick-off for 2011's Block of the Month. This year there will be 3 quilts we can make. We can make the pieced quilt in either the soft colors that are shown on the left or the bright "watermelon" color quilt. The appliqued quilt is shown in the center. The first block is the house and will take 2 months to complete. The tree will be made another month. Middle child and I decided that we will make the watermelon and the appliqued quilt this year. As long as we bring back one of the block's finished, we will get the next month's pattern/fabric free. You can't beat that! If you make two or three, you pay $6/month for each BOM. Still a bargain! I'm excited to get going on them!

 

The reaction

Okay so if I am being honest....the lil' man's reaction is probably more for the toy trucks than the quilt but I had to share.

 

Now on to other quilty things. This year, along with many other bloggers, I am going to try to use use up what I already have. I have several quilt kits that I have bought from years pass that are just taking up space. I hope to make several of them in 2011. I have time today to go through my stash and pick one of those kits to start working on. I hope this won't be too hard of a resolution for me to keep!

Today's the day!

The lil' guy is 4 today! Here are his gifts from Grammie and Grampie. He came over a few weeks ago---ran into the house and just stopped in his tracks, staring at the design wall. Finally he asked me where the truck blocks were since they weren't on the wall anymore. He will be surprised to see them made into a quilt just for him. Of course I know he will be excited to play with the toy trucks! He is definitely all boy! Happy Birthday lil' man! I am so happy you are in my life!

 

Excitement is in the air!

The stockings are now hung by the chimney with care.....

 

Today I am picking up the out of state kids (who am I kidding?!) grandbaby today from the airport! I can hardly wait to see how the lil' princess has grown!

Going to have a houseful this Christmas with all the kids here and I wouldn't want it any other way!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year from my family to yours!

Using the Lil' Twister

I had alot of fun using this ruler for my Convoy border. Thought I would share in steps how you make a border like mine. I see lots of quilts sewn together with the Twister ruler but not a border.

First you cut 5" squares and sew them together. If you have a charm pack that matches your quilt, it would be even quicker to whip this up! Sew a 3" border around your long strip of 5" squares.

 

Put your Lil' Twister ruler on the first seams and line it up with the lines on your ruler. Cut all 4 sides.

 

Move down to the next seam and again place your ruler on those seams and cut around. Every cut you make is lined up with seams so it is easy to know where your next cuts will be.

 

Continue cutting at each seam with your ruler.

 

You get a little bit of leftovers from the centers. I have seen these made into 9 patch pot holders. Very cute!

 

When you make each cut, place your pieces together in their pinwheel places.

 

I cut several pinwheels and then sew them together so I can keep them in order more easily.

 

I'm not a great piecer but look at how the centers of each pinwheel look so nice! It's very easy to "match" centers together. You really don't have to do anything but sew a straight line!

 

So you go from 5" squares with 3" borders around them....

 

....to a very cute border! Looks complicated, but isn't! Just what I love~Easy and quick! I'm now thinking I might have to buy the bigger twister ruler that works with 10" square fabric!

 

Would love to hear if you try these rulers!

Grandma'a Apron

I went back to the LQS and was able to get a picture of the full BOM we have been working on in 2010. I love it! Can hardly wait to get mine finished......after Christmas that is!