July is Out of This World

Each month this year I have been participating in Pat Sloan’s “Out Of This World” block-of-the-month program. This month’s block is too stinkin’ cute!  Not sure why this picture displays upside down. Maybe it's doing a cartwheel?

En Provence is also progressing. More of the border has been filled in. For some reason my cat likes to play with the pretty blocks. I shudder to think what this will look like tomorrow morning.

But my second wind may be winding down. I really need to finish The Farmers Daughter Stars. The quilting is nearly done with just the border to go, and the binding is prepared. I can't wait to show you!

RSC19 Update

We’re on the home stretch now! Pink, the color chosen for July, is one of my favorite colors. My pink blocks are done.

Pretty in pink, right?

Here is what my two RSC projects look like right now. The only color missing, per MY list, is purple.

The second photo is supposed to have seven rows with a big block in the middle, with a black inner border to divide the differently sized blocks.

I am excited to see these projects nearly finished!

I’m also excited to report I got a wild hair to work on my unfinished En Provence project. The mood just hit, so I went with it.

Step 1- Finish up a big purple block and lay out what I have.

Step 2 - Complete three more big purple blocks to reach the 12 in my plan.

Step 3 - Count the missing parts and git ‘em done! (still working on that - need lots more neutral parts)

It feel like I've been in a sewing marathon! If you have sewn Bonnie Hunter's En Provence design, you know what I mean. The finish line is in sight. Gotta catch that second wind...

Triangle Ambitions

There are several of us quilters who are working on triangle projects. My triangle project is based upon the Tri Love Triangles pattern by Melissa Lunden of Lunden Designs for Birch Fabrics. 

I picked out 21 different solids and cut 5-inch strips from each, then subcut into 796 triangles plus lots of half triangles from the start and end of each strip. I spent several evenings cutting three strips at a time and piling the pieces in a big basket. Now I am randomly stitching the triangles together into long rows. Eventually it will be time to lay them out and make sure the colors really do look random. Right now I am adding triangles in leader-ender fashion as I play with other projects. Eventually I may actually finish a UFO.

Here are several triangle projects by other quilters:

Cathy at saneandcrazy.blogspot.com is playing with 60-degree triangles from 2.5-inch strips. LINK

Sassyquilter 60-degree triangles (okay, this was a quilt-along from 2014) LINK

Half-square triangles by Nancy Zieman LINK

Easy baby quilt tutorial by Amy at diaryofaquilter.com LINK

Tall and skinny 22.5 degree triangles at aquapaisleystudio.com LINK