Monday, February 16, 2015

So Many Projects So Little Time

 I had a four day weekend, but only spent two days in my sewing room. I finished up the Diamond in a Diamond block for the Charm Square Quilt Along. Now, I am all caught up with that one!
 I made six more Carrie Nation blocks in blue. January's color for the RSC15 was blue and I had cut more blocks than I actually finished in January.
 I cut tons of 2.5 inch squares and 1.5 inch squares for my pink Carrie Nation blocks.
 Please excuse the lighting on my pictures, but I did not finish them until after dark tonight. So there is no natural light to help show off the colors.
 I made 23 pink blocks!
 I am trying to use low volumes for the backgrounds. The low volumes will help with dirt and staining on our bed.
We only have a queen sized bed, but I always buy king sized quilts and comforters because I  don't like to use a dust ruffle.
 This four patch quilt is featured in American Patchwork & Quilting April 2015 issue and I love the look! But I think I can achieve it with my Carrie Nation blocks especially since I want to make a king size quilt for our bed. I would also rather not set my blocks on point.
I did not make my frog block for the Elephant Parade yet, but I have until next Sunday. I also want to make the sewing machine block as part of the Fat Quarter Shop's Snapshots Quilt Along--I am not making a big quilt, but some mini quilts of the blocks. I am trying to finish up the hand quilting in the borders of my Journey of a Quilter quilt. I need more time, but I will take advice from my favorite fable, The Tortoise and the Hare, slow and steady...

28 comments:

  1. Pretty! Yup, I find that slow and steady is good. Fast and steady is too I guess. The key is to keep working on it. :) www.quiltartbymegan.com

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  2. I really like this and it will look great on a big bed! I'm loving the elephant parade and have yet to make one single block, this week I hope! Will keep an eye out for your frog!

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  3. Your quilt will look fabulous! Love directional blocks and am planning a bee quilt with that theme! Thanks for joining us at #scraptastictuesday

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  4. love your quilt, I too usually make king size or almost king - the queen size never seem to be big enough for our queen size and I like a lot of over hang

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  5. Fabulous! I adore your Carrie Nation blocks. Those tiny four patches are so cute! Wish we had your weather too!

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  6. Awesome sauce! Your blocks are great, I especially like how colorful the square in a square one is.

    Thanks for linking up to Building Blocks Tuesday!

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  7. I love your Carrie Nation blocks. You got so many done in pink! Great job!

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  8. yea, slowly and steady wins the race . . . and you don't get burned out. Nice work this week.

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  9. Wow you have done heaps! Love your Diamond in a Diamond block.....all the others are lovely too.

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  10. Oh I know that feeling of when ya found your sewing mojo and then you have to go to....W O R K....darn it! Hey your projects are looking great and I'm always amazed at how much you get done!

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  11. I like the way you have adapted your blocks to the magazine pattern. It looks great. So many blocks happening!

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  12. Tanya, your Carrie Nation blocks are gorgeous! They will look beautiful put together as a quilt for your bed! Also love the very first block. You do beautiful work!

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  13. How clever to notice the resemblance between your scrap blocks and the ones in the magazine. Yours look wonderful.

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  14. Your pink blocks are looking lovely... soft & pretty with low volumes! Linda

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  15. I knew I recognized that block. We did that one with our sampler from the She Came From Kansas book.

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  16. What a nice block, seems really versatile, i.e. looks so different depending on your fabric choices.

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  17. Your Carrie Nation blocks are gorgeously scrappy and are going to make for a very pretty scrap quilt.

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  18. You are on a roll! You'll have that king size quilt finished in no time. It's going to be fabulous.

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  19. Your Carrie Nation blocks are wonderful. Great job on getting so much done.

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  20. Oh those Carrie Nation blocks are lovely--really nice work on those...it'll be gorgeous all together...hugs, Julierose

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  21. Wow! You've been busy this week. The Carrie Nation blocks are on my list of must try blocks.

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  22. 23 pink blocks. Wow! Great progress on your blocks. What a great quilt they will make.

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  23. wow you have been busy! I think I like the blue ones best, no wait the pink ones :) love your design wall, better than mine - the floor - good idea.

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  24. I am so inspired by your Carrie Nation blocks...that's it, it is going on the list. Going to be an awesome quilt. Well done

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  25. Yeah - your Carrie Nation blocks will look fantastic and get that result for you. :) I really love white backgrounds, but they can definitely be problematic in terms of everyday use!

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  26. Great blocks. You will have enough by December to make your king size quilt at the rate you are going each month.

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  27. I love how the colors are in rows as they are.

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