Sister's Bird

Now that the three butterflies are started, I switched over to green and worked on the bird embroidered block for the Sister Artists quilt. (still in need of a title at this point)

One the way into the green.

That's how far I got with it.

Here's how it's looking with the butterflies. Now to combine them.
 

Starting Sisters

I began my quilt for the Sister Artists exhibit today. Using the now-inked-up embroidered butterflies, I'm working on getting some fabric added around the colored part of the background.

 The first round of border strips, cut improvisational style of various widths.

And then the final, at least for now, borders.

I'll be joining these together with other blue fabrics for the background.

I tried to vary the fabrics I used except for two.

I'm pretty pleased with how I've started. Now to get the bird-y border started.

Blocks For Giving

I was getting very tired of working with the red and neutral from all the Old Town mystery quilt flying geese over the last few days and switched over to something quick. Something that I could actually pick up, sew and actually finish. When I went to Sew Day back in December, I picked up a couple packs of block ingredients from the Community Giving Table.

As usual there's a huge variety in the fabrics. Some are pretty great, current ones, interesting vintage fabrics, solids of various weights, and then there's the others (eyelet?!).

When you look at the blocks all together, it's certainly is an interesting variety. I'm so curious to see what this quilt turns out to look like when it's finished! 

I'm so glad to have actually:

 A) Sewn something and B) Finished something. 

 

All Paired Up

 Still haven't sewn a seam, but now the preparations for the red and neutral Flying Geese sets are complete. This for one of the Old Town mystery quilt clues. I found myself running out of neutral strips to cut up into the wing triangles. So that meant some more ironing and strip cutting.

All paired up and ready to sew.

Triangle Day

 

It's been Triangle Day or maybe The Day of Triangles. That's all I've been doing today, cutting out triangles for one of the clues for the Old Town mystery quilt.

A whole lot of red variety.

Then I switched over to cutting the wings for the Flying Geese units these will eventually become.

Pictured on one of my DH's work shirts that got a Terrible Ink stain which I've tried absolutely all the tips and tricks I've ever no to avail. It's right smack dab in the front too. Sooo...I'm considering using this very nice fabric as one of my neutrals in this very quilt. I mean it's high quality fabric, it would work right?

Only nine more sets of wing triangles to cut and then I can Finally start sewing up these Flying Geese.

Preparing for Clue Piecing

 

I haven't done much piecing the last couple days as I've been ironing and then cutting out red and neutral strips to prepare for doing more of the Old Town mystery quilt piecing.

It's a whole lot of strips, but I think I'm ready for some piecing now.

Gifts Received

 

Here's a bird's eye view of all the great gifts I received from friend Jaye for Christmas.  Too many to list, but the Cutterpillar glow magnets that are for using with a light board are super interesting. I need to think of which project to try them out with first. Maybe something with the Charley Harper bird fabric.

I'm so excited about the new Bluestem bag, the purple with polka dots fabric is perfect. The size and shape is so different and very very useful. In case you're interested, the pattern is from Sew Sweetness.

The zipper pulls are so wonderful and colorful. Look at how professional this looks! Not surprising of course, but always impressive.

It unzips so nicely with the double zipper pulls, like almost all the way. I've got all of my teeny tiny HSTs from making the Old Town Mystery stashed in here at the moment.

I like the inside fabric and the very nicely color coordinated maker tag.

It's really terrific and I'm so happy to get another great bag to use.