Check out the design wall links in Judy’s Design Wall Monday post here. Here’s my wall with my finished (maybe?) crumb quilt top.
I finally trimmed the second purple border from 2 1/2″ which was just too wide and got the crumb borders sewn. I think it might need something more so I’ll see what a 2 1/2″ border of the orange fabric does….. I sewed on this quilt leader/ender style while finishing the Steelers top and back. You’ll just have to take my word on the backing which I pieced using both the black & gold Steelers fabrics because the picture I took this morning was so blurry I just couldn’t subject you to it 
I went with a narrow blue border as you can see (it looks like it’s glowing in this pic, hmmmm) and added the yellow corners to the final border. I don’t really like the black Steelers fabric even though it’s easy enough to work with. It’s not a true black and therefore looks a bit faded and it has a rubber or coated feel to it. I was hoping the blue border would provided enough of a break so the true black sashing fabric wouldn’t make the black border fabric look faded. By the way, I love the sashing fabric…..like the way I fussy cut it so there are whole circles in each strip 
Stash Report:
- Added: 9 (flower fabric) Cumulative Added: 108.5 yds
- Used: 3 (stash fabric in Steelers Quilt) Cumulative Used: 26 yds
- Net Out/(In): (82.5 yds)
After getting my hexies well underway, I’ve found another layout I really like…..wouldn’t you just know it? Check out this post on the Quilts On The Way blog and the photo on the bottom left. Guess I’ll have to try it on another hexie quilt
I got my first blocks for the new First Saturday, the Wild Fox at The Quilted Fox. Both the main block and the alternate block are sewn and ready to go…yep 3 weeks early.
Here is the 12th block of the Asian Surprise First Saturday BOM.
I finished it up last night along with the alternate block:
Carla at Feathered Fibers has posted creative exercises. She’s encouraged us to do them and post them on our blog. Here’s the first one:
I’m thinking I need a whole lot more practice!! So as to not sign off with such a sorry sight, here’s a crumb block I made last night as my leader/ender from the First Sat blocks.
I may have been distracted this weekend by the second Steig Larsson book “The Girl Who Played with Fire“ and didn’t get much sewing done. I did however, finish the book. I like these books (thanks Jennifer) and think the second one is even better than the first one. I didn’t start the third book right away for fear I wouldn’t get any sewing done at all!
On my design wall is the webbed (ala Bonnie Hunter) Steelers top. I like the black fabric in the sashing and picked the yellow Steelers fabric for the cornerstones vs the plain yellow which seemed a bit flat. Now I just need to sew the rows together. Since the outer border will be black Steelers fabric, it needs the narrow inner border and I have the enough of each of the reds and the brightest blue. Right now, I’m leaning towards the blue.
I’ve continued working on the hexies
I quilted another Downy Touch of Comfort quilt with the free hand flowers and Sophie did pretty well as long as I kept my speed down. This time when I made some of the the flowers, I went back around them and it worked out nicely. They ask for these quilts to be quilted densely since they will be washed a lot.
I’m continuing to work on the hexie flowers and I decided to go with the green for the path. Once I made the decision, I couldn’t wait to add a few to see how it looked. I’m loving it!
It’s just another manic Monday, oh woe…….The Bangles Manic Monday is running through my head. Which makes it seem like I’m in a melancholy mood and you might think I have nothing new for Design Wall Monday. Not so!
I finished the blocks for the Steelers quilt (the Penguins and Pirates don’t have any licensed fabric on the market right now so it’s just a Steelers quilt) and I’m happy with the way they’ve turned out. After I took the picture I realized two of the blocks are upside down. I’ll make sure to have them all right side up when I add the sashing
The flowers are still growing although I think I’ll cut the green fabric so I can start adding the “path” to them.
The navy version of the Pinwheel Party quilt is all together except for the final border. I’m pretty happy with the way it’s turned out although you can’t tell from this horrible picture. I’ll have to enlist a helper to get a better photo.
Last, Dawn at Linen Closet Quilts has given the final directions for her FREE Vicksburg BOM. I can’t wait to get caught up on this one……those swags will be fun to stitch!
PS. Lori, no, there’s no stash report. I’m not telling how much of the flower fabric I bought….at least until I can count some out going stash!! VBG
Wow has it been hot!! We received a break in the temps which are only supposed to hit 88 today but the forecast has them back into the 90’s with HIGH humidity so heat indexes will again be in the 100’s. Yuck 
I did some sewing in my somewhat cool basement so here’s what’s on my wall:
I’m thinking about using this Kona green for my grandmothers flower garden blocks….nice, bright & fresh. See those 1/2 sq triangles? They are for the new quilt I started this weekend. I was able to get the block pieces cut and the triangles sewn & trimmed to size.
Believe it or not, this is a gift for a wedding which makes more sense when you know it’s a Steelers/Pirates/Penquins themed quilt. And the deadline is Sept 1st!!! I also sewed some more of the Pinwheel Party sashing for the navy quilt so it’s still coming along
Be sure to check out Judy’s DWM post to see how other quilters are fairing in the heat.
Here are my results from my Friday night sewing. I finished the little pinwheels for the Pinwheel Party blue & orange quilts and started sewing the sashings on the blue one.
While sewing these, I made these cute 1 1/4″ half square triangles leader/ender style along with adding a couple of more strips to my crumb house block and this purple piece (leftovers from trimming down a couple of pinwheel blocks). Fun times!
I’m going to participate in the Friday Night Sew-In…..TONIGHT!
Can’t wait to get home, change into comfy clothes and get sewing, or cutting or both. Anything but go outside in the 98, feels like 108 degree heat!
Here’s what’s on my design wall. Yes, the hexie papers arrived We were traveling this weekend so I basted lots of hexies and sewed up a few flowers. Judy’s DWM post has links to other design walls….be sure to check them out here.
I’m using 3/4″ pieces since that’s the size that was in the free sampler. I don’t know what I’ll do with these flowers yet. They sure are cute and if nothing else I can applique them onto a quilt.
