Practing quilting

At the beginning of the year I decided to do a challenge for learning quilting techniques.  With our crazy year, I didn't get too far, but everyone who received a practing pot pad was happy.  I have a whole stack ready to practice on.  I would really like to start back doing the challenge.  I used blanket stitch to finish this binding.  I am very happy with it.  What a great way to practice a new technique.  If you don't like it, you haven't wasted a whole lot of time.

Block a day

Here's our little sweetie watching guard as I am cutting out fabric.  Here is a whole bunch of string blocks that I am work on at one time.  I don't think I am going to like tearing all the paper off.  I wonder if I would have been happier using fabric.  Which would you rather us?

Block a day

Well, my block a day kinda fell to the way side.  But I plan on slowly finding them in the stack, and see how many I can finish this year.

Another Finish

This is a small fleece blanket for a friends baby.  I love small finishes.

Long time

Wow, has it really been that long since I blogged.  Well, it has been a busy 6 months.  We are expecting a grandbaby.  Very busy sewing for the little tike. Helped get the nursery together.  We have helped one daughter move out, then moved into her new place.  Husband has had a major health issue.  It is unbelievable how much time you spend at doctor's offices trying to get answers. 

But I have had a little fun in crafting.  Here is some baby items made for a dear friends 1st baby.
The top pic is a close up the fabric.  Is it not wonderful.  I am happy with the monogram.  I did have issues with the thread breaking.  But it seems like I always do when I use my big machine.

Small finishes

I went to a baby shower yesterday. I made several of these tiny fleece blankets for carseat covers. It was a wonderful shower. Lots of fun food, and even a little wine. Lots of people I hadn't seen for a while.

I am finishing up some scrap sewing today. I want to get a little cleaned out of the scrap bags before I start sewing on my new projets. The flip flop quilt. Hmmmmmmmm, gluten free cresent rolls. Very yummy. I was really missing cresent rolls. So this recipe was quite nice. I put cheese and chili in them. I had to fight Kevin for them.

I made some plain, they were very good also. That's what I miss the most, is nice soft rolls.

Hope everyones weekend was nice, Kevin is working on my new air conditioning system. Kev is all excited about the lower electricity rates, I am more excited that I will be getting 2 new closets. Yahoo, the systems are going in the attic. So I get 2 full size closets. Kevin has given me a clock of 1 month. yahoo, that means I get to sew quietly so I am out of his way. I can't wait to clean up my sewing room.

Flip Flop Block

This is the fabric I am thinking of starting one with. I will probably do the blue. I really should do the pink, I have 3 boy quilts ready for quilts, but no girl quilts.

Who has seen this neat little template? I just got it Friday. I didn't buy the pattern book. Now I wish I had. If anyone has made this quilt, please leave a comment of how you liked working with the templates.

I think I will just make the curved blocks until I can make it to town to and buy the pattern books. They have several other templates that I would love to try.