Monday monday

I liked the potholders when they were just pieced together.

I like them a LOT MORE all quilted up!!!!

Don't you?

Maybe the fact that they're DONE is part of it.

:)

I love the center of this star.

Mmmm....yummy fabric.

I had a nice piece of this green/brown dotty fabric.

It was PERFECT for the back of ALL of my stars and bars.

Don't you LOVE when you don't have to make ANY MORE decisions??

 

People don't realize how many decisions we have to make as quilters!!!

It's exhausting.

;/

Stars, bars and houses

I'm sewing up some scraps

to be turned INTO potholders for gifts.

I love these festive STARS!

The bars in the upper right are o.k. too.

;)

The bars were ALL together in my scrap bag...

Just needed two seams sewn.

I couldn't RESIST the simple design!

 

In other news....

Houses for the neighborhood party are arriving daily.

Sharon sent a house and barn.

One for the party and ONE for a charity quilt!

I LOVE the way she added this little pre-printed quilt block

into the barn!

It's PERFECTO!

Maria sent these two houses.

One looks like a daytime scene

and the other NIGHT!!

Fun! FUN!!!

 

The party is on.

There's still time to join in the FUN!

Leave a comment and I'll send YOU my address.

Details here.

 

 

 

 

Mitered border

Success!!!

After finishing up my stars...

I found the perfect border fabric in my stash!

But.....

This border fabric was screaming "miter me!!!"

I hesitated a bit....and then......

I did it!!!!

Since I didn't take pictures of the process...

 I found THIS tutorial to share with you...

It's very close to the way I did mine.

;)

I will NOT be afraid to miter again!

Woo Hoo!!!!

Another TOOL in my quilting belt!

seeing stars

I'd really like to make a couple more stars today.

I'm using some new fun fabric...

and a background of blue that's been in my stash

For.ev.er.

I think the blue is a kind of seersucker.

It has a little dimension to it...

and I like it.

Sooo....

I'd really like to make some more happy stars...

but every time I go to press a seam....

My ironing board cover accuses reminds me.....

It's a hard working part of my quilting...

and...

IT DESERVES a little LOVE TOO!!!!!

Wonky Stars

My friend wanted to make some wonky stars today...

so we worked together...

and figured out how it's done.

We began with 3" squares.

I dug through some scraps and found some yellow.

laid it down there....

Double checking that it would cover the corner of the block.

Yes.

It does.

:) 

Sew it on.

Press open.

Trim.

Using the 3" square as a guide.

Viola!!!

One Star point....

Only 7 more to go!!!!

Two star points!

Oh....

Don't they look nice?

Here I am chain piecing those star points on!

Much easier.

PLUS...

I'm using some triangles cut from 3" squares.

It works perfectly!

Woo HOO!!!

TWO

LOVELY

STARS!!!

See how that stash of 3" squares comes in handy????

I have quite a collection!!!

What color do YOU need??

:0

I love the way they look with this fabric she'll be using!

Don't you???

After making some big stars....

I made some

teeny.

tiny.

tiny.

stars.

(using 1 1/2" squares)

So. cute. !!!!

I'll be making these for the next few years!!!!

Hope you don't get tired of seeing them!

:)