Stars and Strips

I had lots of leftover fabric from other patriotic quilts I had made as well as all these red and white half square triangles. So I started making stars and this is the quilt I ended up with.  I really liked how it turned out and knew I wanted it to go to someone I knew.  My dear friend Helen's husband is a retired Marine and I felt this quilt would be perfect for him and I was right, he was overwhelmed.

Purple People Eater

The purple scrappy quilt is on the Longarm!!!  I blogged about making the back a while ago.  It is the first time I have ever made the back before the front.  Liking this one.   Linking up to shecanquilt.com

And here is the back

What to do with all that fabric

I have been on a mission to use up my scraps.  Have made one blue and white, one red and white and One using left over juvenile fabrics.  Now I am on to my purple.  OK, let me explain.  I made a purple quilt for my granddaughter 8 years ago and I inherited a bunch of purple.  I got it all cut out and was STILL left with a pile.  What to do, what to do.  Ah Ha, a pieced back.  Used up every bit to that purple and I like it.

Back at it

I am finally back sewing.  My leg has been giving me fits and the little time I could work I used for Susan's quilt on the long arm.  I am making another pinwheel quilt for my daughter in law Shelly.  Using up bits of Betty's fabric and some fabric I was given by my cousin.  I am a bit of a disorganized sewer. I do a little cutting, a bit of sewing, some pressing and sew on.  It feels good to be back at the machine.

Now that I have discovered This method , I like the second method, I can make pinwheels like a pro!!!

This method

These Addicting Hexagons

I am having a mild flared of my CRPS so am not able to spend much time at my sewing machine or long arm.  Thank goodness I found inklingo, now I have plenty of hand work to do while I am grounded to my chair.  Being somewhat anal I found I need to have stations for my hexagons.

This kit the beginning stage:

Once my flower is done it goes on to the ironing stage:

Once ironed they hit the next stage to have the white and or green added

The final stage will be to sew together and I have a final bin for that as well.  It's amazing how quickly these little things go together, I already have 45 done.  It does take more time to put the white and green on.  Once all the flowers are made, there will be 110, I expect finishing will take longer.  Stay tuned for more of the hexagon journey.

From Sister Susan

My wonderfully talented sister made me this adorable needle case.  I have been doing a lost of hand sewing lately and this was the perfect gift. 

Hexagons

Just recently I discovered the joys of inkling.com.  This is a program where you can print sewing lines onto your fabric. In the past, to make hexagon, you had to use the English paper piecing method I found this quite tedious and not at all appealing.  I really wanted to make a hexagon quilt, but as I said before did not want to do use the English paper piecing method. Now that I purchased inklingo.com I've been happily printing and makeing hexagons. I am going to be making a grandmother flower garden with my hexagons. Here's a picture of some of the fabrics I have so far cut out.  Stay tuned for progress #hexagons