Color Conundrum

Last month one of the CF!Q members brought in several large pieces of yardage (her mother was further culling her stash) which sparked quite a lot of joy and fired up the imagination of several of the members. Many, many additional pieces from our legacy stash went home with them, to be made into quilts over our 2-month hiatus.

I brought home the remaining pieces, mostly patriotic-themed from the line "We the People" by Sandy Gervais for moda. As the fabric curator, I figured I'd put them up on ebay and see if anybody else might be interested.

That afternoon I read Bonnie Hunter's post and immediately knew those fabrics were NOT going to be listed on ebay--they were going to be used, as soon as possible! (Being unsure of protocol or simple blogging manners, I hesitate to clip the inspirational image for my blog, but it's the 19th picture with the caption "Perfect block for a Quilt of Valor!") Rather than make it scrappy, however, I wanted to use as few fabrics as possible.

My practice and "figure out how to iron those seams" block: 

Finishing up October

It's slightly foggy and lightly misty outside, a welcome sign that (5 weeks after the Autumnal Equinox) Fall weather might be just around the corner.

This was finished yesterday. It feels like the fastest flimsy-to-finish I've ever accomplished (not counting baby quilts).

70" x 90"

Two more finishes

I thought I had already posted about the latest strippie, but the only thing I'd shown so far had been a little bit of the quilting-in-progress.

Here's the whole thing:

70" x 90"

Whither September?

... and when I looked up, it was October already!

 That's how I felt when I realized I hadn't posted anything since the end of August. What the heck, September?? Where did you go while I wasn't looking???

I wasn't idle, that's for sure. This orphaned piece from a year ago . . .

Summoning Fall

A couple of months ago several hunks and kits and collections of fabrics magically appeared on the "Show and Tell" table at the Community First! Quilters' monthly meeting (I suspect someone was clearing out her sewing room in preparation for moving). Once the dust had settled and everyone took what they wanted, I brought the remaining hunks and kits and collections home with me to either add to our stash, or list on ebay.

There were 4 panels that called out to me, however, with a promise of an easy twin-sized quilt to create. And it was! I had plenty of yellows, oranges, greens, and browns to either pull from my 2.5" square collection, or cut from my own drawers of hunks and chunks. (Note to self: 4:30 pm in late August is a terrible time for picture-taking. The sun casts a shadow on the fence, and the temperature is still in the 100s.)

70" x 90"

Circling back

The other day this popped up on my YouTube "Recommended" suggestions:

Bad to the Bone

Another strippie from novelty fabrics, destined for Sleep In Heavenly Peace:

Front: 70" x 90"