Sassy Scrappy Log Cabin

I finished my quilt top………………………YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is now in the good hands of Bear’s Quilt Shop, patiently waiting in line to be quilted.  I ended up adding an additional row to the top and bottom rather than adding a border.  It finished approximately 66” x 80”.  I can’t wait to get it back so that I can add the binding and snuggle under it. 

This is the planned project that I will be teaching in Las Vegas in July.  Now that the top is done, it’s time to work on the pattern/tutorial. 

Enjoy,

Sassy Scrappy Log Cabin

I’ve been working on my “Sassy Scrappy Log Cabin” quilt.  I’m slowly building it 1/4 of the quilt at a time.  The top half is sewn together and as of yesterday the bottom left quadrant is done. 

It is definitely starting to take shape. 

The 4th quadrant blocks are ready to be sewn.  I don’t love pinning but in this case I find it necessary.  Here’s a stack all pinned and ready for the sewing machine.

That’s a lot of pins but it’s easier to pin a bunch of blocks while sitting on the couch watching TV than pinning one at a time as I sew. 

I think I’ll probably end up adding an additional row to the top and bottom but for now I need to get the blocks sewn and pressed.

Enjoy,

Design Wall Monday–April 24, 2017

I’m back to plugging along on my Scrappy Sassy Log Cabin quilt.  I am working in quadrants.  So far the top half is done.  Now I’m back to making more blocks and assembling the bottom left section. I’m really starting to like it and it’s fun to make. 

As a reminder, this is what the planned layout is.

As I get closer I’ll decide if I want to add borders or possibly another row at the top and bottom to make it a rectangle instead of a square.  Time will tell.

In the mean time, why not check out what others have on their design wall.  Head on over to Judy’s blog.

Enjoy,

Design Wall Monday – April 17, 2017

I am fortunate to belong to two quilt guilds, Orange Grove Quilters Guild and Quilters by the Sea.  They both had their meetings last week.  Tina Curran was the speaker at QBS and she taught a fun workshop on Saturday.  Here’s is my project that I worked on.

It still needs the flowers fussy cut, fused and stems added, but you can kind of get the idea.

Here is a picture of one of Tina’s samples.

I think I’m going to like it and it will be a nice addition to my front door quilt collection.

To see what others are working on, head on over to Judy’s Patchwork Times blog.

Enjoy,

Design Wall Monday–April 10, 2017

I’m making progress on my Scrappy Sassy Stash Log Cabin quilt.  Here it is on my design wall, the upper left quadrant is sewn together and I’m working on the upper right quadrant. 

I’m loving it.  As a reminder, here’s the finally layout I’m going for.

To see what others are working on, head on over to Judy’s Patchwork Times Blog.

Enjoy,

Design Wall Monday–April 3, 2017

My design wall is actually packed and in the back of my car this morning.  But this is what I hope it will look like in a few days.

This is just the EQ7 version but I already have several blocks made and the remainder of the strips cut and ready to sew. 

These are just a few of the blocks I already have but hopefully I’ll have a whole lot more within the next several days. 

I’m headed to a Wacko Retreat in Temecula, CA.  What is a Wacko Retreat you ask?  I’ve been in the same friendship group for many, many years.  We used to meet every single Wednesday and we became known as the Wednesday Wacko’s.  Most of the group that started together are still together and we’ve been fortunate to add a few additional members over the years.  A few years ago we started having our own retreat, just the 12 of us.  Unfortunately this year there will only be 9.  We will miss the 3 that have other commitments but hopefully they’ll be able to join us again next year.

Here is the back of my car, all packed and ready to head out. 

That white bag on the left……………….that’s my Wacko Christmas gifts.  You read correctly, in typical Wacko fashion we are having our Christmas in April celebration.  We weren’t able to get everyone together in December for our annual Christmas party so here we are in April ready to say “Merry Christmas”.  I told you we are Wacko.

To see what others are working on, check out Judy’s Patchwork Times Blog. 

I’ll be posting my progress while at the retreat.  Wish me luck. 

Enjoy,