May AYOS Finish!

My little man has decided lately that napping is for weenies ... so I don't have a finished AYOS to share!  Fortunately, I was able to finish piecing the top and barely managed to sneak outside for a few pictures this afternoon during one of his little cat naps.

This month's Schnibbles pattern was Doc.  I made my version using Pure by Sweetwater for Moda.  I'm so happy that I've been able to make all five of my AYOS projects {mostly} using stashed fabrics, but since I only had a partial layer cake left for this month's project, I was a little limited in my color placement.  I'm happy with the way everything worked out, though!

Since this quilt is intended for a little boy, I did away with the white sashing in between the Card Trick blocks (to me, it made the quilt look more feminine), and opted for dark brown corners instead.  I really love how they came together to form a secondary design in the middle!!

My plan is to finish the whole thing up with some basic straight line quilting to echo the block outlines, and use the same dark brown polka dot fabric for the binding!

Be sure to stop by A Quilting Life and Pink Pincushion tomorrow to see the parade of quilt finishes!

PS - Luigi couldn't be budged from his nap in the shade in order to have his picture taken ...

... but Lily, diva that she is, was happy to pose.  Happy Sewing!

Stuck!

I'm making great progress on my AYOS project for May ... or at least I was until I finished my 8th block this morning.  I've made four pairs of matching blocks ... and I love how they turned out!

But, I can't figure out for the life of me how I want to finish the center!  Any suggestions??  Right now I'm leaning towards maybe white and dark brown ...

I've decided to deviate from the pattern with my sashing ... so hopefully by the time I've finished I'll find some inspiration for the center!

Linking up this week with ...

• Design Wall Monday @ Patchwork Times

Thursday Evening Sew-in!

Happy Thursday!  After last week's chaos, I'm happy to say that I'm finally steroid free.  I decided to celebrate with an evening of sewing.  Hubby carted little man off to Grandma's house for kisses and I ended the house to myself for a whole four hours!  Seriously ... I think it's been almost seven months since I've been alone for more than 20 or so!

I have to admit it took me a little while to figure out what I was supposed to do with myself ... and I came out of my sewing room at least three times because I swore I heard my little sweetie crying ... But, after gloriously "wasting" some time catching up on my blog-reading (and discovering some new friends!)  I settled down for some serious sewing on this month's AYOS project.

May's project is Doc by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co:

Carrie's beautiful version!

Since the family has lots of baby boys headed our way this summer, I decided to dig into my stash of Pure by Sweetwater left over from my Puppy Dog Tails quilt ...

... for this month's project.  I've heard from my fellow Schnibblers that there has been lots of seam-ripping associated with the Card Trick block so far.  Don't get me wrong - Carrie's instructions are great ... there are just SO many little triangles ... and it's so easy to get off track!!  So, rather than try and rapidly assemble as many blocks as I could in my few precious hours, I just sat down and made two {identical} blocks.  There's something so peaceful and almost meditative about sewing just for the sake of sewing.  I'm happy to say that my two blocks were assembled without the assistance of a seam ripper, and even though I only finished two ... there was such a deep satisfaction in watching all my little corners come together perfectly.

Hope your Thursday evening has been equally as satisfying and peaceful - happy sewing!

Happy Monday!

I can't believe it, but I have two finished projects to share today - I managed to log 6.5 yards as busted!

I just barely finished the quilting and binding on my AYOS project for April.  This month's pattern was Summer Day.  My version is a slightly smaller than the original pattern, but I was using scraps leftover from my 2011 Lemon Taffy quilt, and I had just enough fabric left to manage a 6x6 grid.

All of the fabric, including the binding, came from a huge Black Friday purchase from Connecting Threads.  It's difficult to tell in this lighting, but the Flying Geese borders are a pretty yellow rose sprig print that ties everything together nicely.

I opted for simple zig-zag quilting over the borders, partially because I wanted a minimalist, almost hand-quilted look ... and partially because I plain 'ole ran out of time to do anything more elaborate.

Be sure to stop by Pink Pincushion and a Quilting Life on Tuesday to see the full parade of finishes.  With all of this month's fabric purchases, I can't wait to find out what May's project will be!!

My other finish of the week was my Southern Belle Wallhanging:

Now, I know that I bragged a couple of weeks ago that she was all finished, but technically I still had all the threads to bury on the back ... which is now done.  And, I'm very, very happy to introduce:

Southern Belle - a wallhanging pattern by Poplun Designs, now available for purchase in my etsy shop.  

Here's all the stats:

Skill Level:                   Intermediate

Wallhanging Finished Size:                             40” x 40”

Wallhanging Fabric Requirements:

– Red & Brown print (A):           1 Fat Quarter

– Brown Swirl print (B): 1 Fat Quarter

– Brown Diamond print (C): 1 Fat Quarter

– Tan Swirl print (D): 1 Fat Quarter

– Tan Floral print (E): 1 Fat Quarter

– Red Solid fabric (F): ½ yard

– Cream background print: 1 ¼ yard

– Batting & Backing: 45” x 45” each

Supplies:

– Rotary Cutter, Square Rotary Ruler (with diagonals marked), and Cutting Mat

– Fabric pencil or water-soluble fabric marker

– Iron, Ironing Board, and Starch (if desired)

I was really inspired by all of the Carpenter Stars I had been seeing in blogland lately, but I really liked the idea of incorporating them into a larger, overall pattern, rather than just showcasing them as separate blocks.  When the quilt top came together, it really reminded me of Southern Belles, swishing around in their giant hoop skirts.  I'm so happy that she's finally finished and that I can share her with you!

Thanks for stopping by!