Whooping It Up Friday

I am Whooping it up as I have my 'Catalicious' a flimsy.  I actually added another row of squares to the top and bottom after this photo.  I will add a final muslin border  - then this will be ready to sandwich to be ready for hand quilting - BUT that is for next month.

I have no idea why my photos load blurry as they are fine on the camera and on my album site - but when I load them to a post they blur.  I just love the three 'ladies'  blocks so had to show them.

And I wanted to show the table runners that I started during the Christmas QAL weekend.  This one used the little bit of Hoffman Challenge fabrics and the backing is a Hoffman.  These are all lovely metalic fabrics and I used a metalic gold on top and a black on the back.

And those cute Nancy Halvorsen panel parts that went into this runner.  I had this pretty Benartex poinsettia print for the back.  I like when you can use both sides of a runner for a change of decor.  And both runners used up some 

'quilt cut-off' lengths of batting, too.

Yes, my kitties do that to my table clothe - stretch and claw for some attention.  That's why I use flannel backed plastic instead of nice fabric clothes.  I have a new one which I plan to put on this weekend - we shall see how long that lasts!

 And there was such interest in that bag of selvedges - not to worry as I am already starting to fill it back up.  Yes, I go thru a lot of fabric!  So maybe by November this will be ready for another give away.

I will be linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Whoop Whoop Friday.

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Star Surround - Centers

This week's assignment for Melissa's Star Surround QAL was to do the star centers.  Since I had alread done the 'pinwheel' portion in order to fit all the pieces on my cork board for storage, they went together pretty quickly.  ** please, those doing the QAL, don't freak again - I am doing my piecing a little differently so my star points are not HSTs but geese units **

I am so glad I have a photo of each of my Surrounds, because as soon as I laid that board out on the table - YES - Bella just thought it was grand fun to dive bomb thru it.  So things are scrambled once again.  And I thought I was being clever - HA!!

I will be linking up with Happy Quilting for this week's assignment.  Check out how everyone is progressing.

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Lanterns in Parson Grey

I enjoyed Jess' Lantern-A-Long - very different, very quick, and very fun.  It was, also, the first time I worked with a fabric line  by Parson Grey.  Although I found the Jelly Roll to be pinked too deep and strips closer to 2" instead of 2'5", I worked around those problem.  But as quilters, we do come across that pattern or fabric that makes us become 'creative'.

I had to do a little 'seam' adjusting and had to go with a square quilt rather than a rectangle, because I didn't have the Kona Sand amount I needed for that.  Just a 4" x 5.5" Kona was left.  I have enough Jelly Roll strips left to use for the binding.  Finished size is 62.5" square.

Once I have found the right backing, I will be quilting this on my home machine.

Thank you Jess for a lovely quilt along.

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Still at the Christmas Party

I wanted Joanna to have someone sewing with her today - and I have a mess on three tables right now.  I know that doesn't look like Christmas fabric, but I had started my secret project last night and I want to get the flimsie done so I can clean this table up.  This is the table my SIL uses when she comes to sew - she'll need it on Monday so I best get busy.

Yes, one table cleared off.  That secret project is sandwiched and ready to quilt - binding is made and waiting.  NO the fabric is not wrinkled - it is a map.  Now on to the next table and project.

I cleared the second table - I used the 'Simple Table Runner' pattern from HERE.  I only had a little bit of this Hoffman Challenge fabrics, so could only make the runner with two squares instead of the three in the pattern.  This, too is ready for quilting - I know what I am doing tomorrow.

And I will finish cleaning up the third table once Bella is finish napping in the Holiday Fabric Tote.  I think it is time for a little personal clean up and think about where I want to treat myself to dinner out.  Sorry Sue, I forgot the crock pot use - tomorrows dinner.

Thank you Joanna for being our hostess this weekend - off to see what others accomplished this weekend.

  **I will update on this post thru the day**

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon