Sunday wrap up

I needed to get this bird house block done before the end of the month so I can get the next month's block free, at the Americana quilt along!  I had trouble following the directions, which seems to be my problem lately! But I was able to figure it out by looking at the picture.  There are 4 of them and I should have just done all 4 at once..but I didn't!

Next I added some more Rail Fence blocks, laid out here to get an idea of what colors I should add next...   I can't seem to get them all turned the same way!

and in addition to the Rail Fence square, there is another quilt in this fabulous book by Sujata Shah, "Cultural Fusion"  -- the Peppermint Pinwheel.  I made a couple test blocks out of sheets, and I see it isn't as easy as it looks! But it is cut freehand, so suppose you'd expect the blocks to be wonky ..but boy that second one is way way off...

 

And some more rail fence blocks

These are fun to make!

Rail Fence

This is a very easy beginner quilt, the hardest part is coming up with interesting fabrics and cutting the curves!  But boy it will go together fast for the blocks are 16" - I've seen several around blogland.  For more information, see The Root Connection, http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/

and there is one MORE quilt along I joined (what was I thinking?) called Aiming for Accuracy.  Since I paid for the pattern I think I should join along...as soon as I choose fabric!

Midnight Mystery

It's been awhile since I did a mystery quilt, so when I saw this one at Meadow Mist designs, I jumped on it.  The first clue has us making flying geese the no-waste method.  They all look alike, but this is a good thing!

 

Another project I want to start is a paper pieced quilt-a-long with Christa at Christa quilts.(see http://christaquilts.com/christas-quilts-paper-pieced-qal/)  I have wanted to start it for some time now but couldn't decide on the fabric!  and I love the zig zag quilt, a wonky rail fence quilt a long at  The Root Connection, again choosing fabrics is my stumbling block!  So many projects....

Weekend finishes

Getting caught up on my rainbow string blocks.  Finished the baby blues AND the reds!  getting close to having enough squares, I think I just need 3 more colors.  The shoe boxes in the background represent my scrap system!

Bitty Blocks for August

Done with the August blocks, they were fun to make!

Design Wall monday

today I made my three blocks in indigo for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, and half of the log cabin blocks for the Bitty Block sew along.  Feeling accomplished!