Scrappy triangles

I completed four more of the Scrappy Triangle blocks.

I had been looking for a project to use the coffee fabric in where it wouldn't get cut too small, and this scrappy block #12 was perfect!

Not too sure I like how #13 (on the right) turned out, though. A few months from now if I still don't like it to the point where I simply can't live with it, I'll just redo it, right?

I think I I bought this piece of Michael Miller fabric in October, on the Lancaster shopping trip. 

It's a lovely print; I bought it as a neutral but when I got it home, the background actually looked a bit purple.

I used it in block #14 (the large piece next to the aqua), it looks much better in real life than in the photo. 

Block #15 on the right turned out nicely with the gold and green flowered fabric set off by the bold dots. 

Well it's Hump day, make it a great one!  Sew forth and sew on ...

Catching up, a new gift

Every week this month at my casino (notice how I said "my" casino?) they're giving away free handbags to frequent players, to be picked up
on Monday or Tuesday.

I went by yesterday and claimed this nice Bella Russo crossbody bag.  I really need a new bag, so this was right on time!


Meanwhile, I'm falling behind on the weekly scrappy triangle blocks!  Leila releases a new one every Tuesday, and I'm already eight blocks behind, how'd that happen??

Blocks 16 and 17

So ... I started with the latest one and I'm working my way backward to where I stopped.  Some of these are a bit easier to put together than others, but I do like the challenge of placing all those tiny pieces into half of a 6-inch block. 

And I really liked doing that log-cabin type block, the one with the purple top.  This is something I've never ever seen before in a half-square triangle unit!

Blocks 9 thru 11

Because of the holiday busy-ness, Leila designed some blocks that have fewer pieces - sort of like putting us on cruise-control.  I'll be all caught up after I've done blocks 12 thru 15.

I'm rethinking my color combinations a bit more too, I want to stay away from the high-impact combinations and use fabrics that sort of blend more with each other.  I think in the long run the blocks will be easier to set if they're not fighting with each other!

The blocks are so easy to put together, picking the fabrics probably takes longer than actually sewing the blocks! 

That's it for now, have a great Tuesday, sew forth and sew on til later

Moving right along

Hi everybody, it's been a fast couple of weeks, hasn't it?  I guess by now everybody knows I had a birthday, thanks for your well wishes!

I have lots to share from the first Wee Bee meeting of the year; I meant to post these two weeks ago!

As I mentioned before, since we don't meet in December, we exchange Christmas gifts at our first meeting of the year, in January.

This was a great looking group if gifts, impossible to guess what's inside all those packages!  Here are just a few ...

an iron caddy ...

 ... pillows!

a cute doll ...

a pad for under the sewing machine (not sure what to call it!) ...

... a project tote  (I nabbed this one!)

I didn't get shots of all the gifts but they were all nice, all hand made, and all well appreciated.


Lots of show and share too; four row-by-row challenge quilts ...

by Loretta

and Carolyn

and Sandra E

and Gwen.



And then there were two paint chip challenge quilts ...

by Sandra E

and Valerie



Next up, "regular" show and tell ...

Gwen's quilt for her granddaughter

Valerie's ladies

Sandy H's circles

Loretta's t-shirt quilt for a family member

and Marlene's portrait of Nelson Mandela.



Lots of pictures this time, I hope you enjoyed them!

Sew forth and sew on til later

Linda