Block 3 - Shoo Fly with Four Patch

2 blocks in 1 day... I think I am done for today. And it is about time for bed. I have to admit that I wouldn't have picked the color schemes for these blocks on my own. And I am not completely sold on them yet. But I think they are growing on me. I still need to see it all together I think.

Block 2 - Dolley Madison's Star

Finished the 2nd block pattern today and am starting to pull the fabrics for the third...

Block 1 of 44 - Ohio Star

I started making the quilt blocks!! After sewing for a good part of the day I have 3 finished. They are all the first pattern. I'm still thinking about adding black sashing between the blocks. But I'm not going to make that decision until I have a lot more of the blocks done. But I think I am happy with these blocks.

Getting organized for the next big project

While I was home I picked up supplies for my next big project. I love the quilt store and miss it already. So much to see and drool over! And occassionally buy. Anyway, I went shopping with mom and found this great quilt project.

(I have been coloring in the block patterns to try and get a better idea of the color schemes for each block.)

I am really excited about this project. I am using batiks and hand dyed fabrics. I went on a crazy fat quarter shopping spree to get all the fabric that I needed for this. (Well and a few extras!!) The project calls for 60 fat quarters in a variety of colors. THANK YOU MOM for spending so much time helping figure out colors!! Today I got my fabric all washed and Grace ironned it all. (I told her that she really didn't have to iron it, and that I would do it. She just kept ironning.) Then I sorted the color groups all back out and got them all put into labeled bags to keep them clean and contained.


Now even if I get distracted and don't get back to this project for QUITE a while, I will still be able to pick right up and continue. I am excited to start making the individual blocks. I think I will probably use the spare bed to start laying them all out as I make them. Then as I start laying it all out I will decide if it is to busy with all the batiks. I bought some black fabric to use as sashing if it starts to get to busy. I can almost guarantee that the final product won't exactly match the instructions picture. (And not just because I am still learning this quilting thing.) I like to take things and make them my own. It will be interesting to see how this project turns out in the end.

Presents for Frankie... I mean Maddie

My sister, Rachel, is pregnant with her first. It was sooo fun to see her cute round belly. I wanted to do something fun for her while we were all together at the Weber. So I bought 3 packages of onsies, 3 different sizes, so that it would take Maddie a while to grow out of them all. Mom and I hand dyed them in fun pastel/eastery colors. Then Alisa had searched the internet and found a bunch of silhouettes and brought her iron and exacto knives to the cabin. Mom and I brought the onies we had dyed, freezer paper, paint and fabric medium. We let everyone that wanted to do it, make freezer paper stencils for the onsies!! IT WAS A LOT OF FUN!! Even my brother Kit did some!! Here are the pictures from the activity!

Some of us used the silhouettes and some of us drew our own designs. There was lots of talking and laughing. It was really nice to do a crafty projects with so much of my family.



Mom made a really cool cherry blossom design.

Todd made the shirt that he is wearing. They did some freezerpaper stenciling for a Family Home Evening activity. It really is soooo easy.

We hung them up to dry to get them out of the way. The kitchen is quite small there.



As you can see there was quite a variety of styles, tastes, and talent levels. But I think they all turned out REALLY GOOD.

And here are close ups of a few of them.

Rachel is going to have the cutest baby ever! And now she will have clothes to match her cutness!!