Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR)

 I joined a few folks on Facebook in the SAHRR challenge. You could use anything you chose for the center. Then, every week another person gave you a block or a prompt to use for the next round.

I started with a St. Louis Cardinals baseball star block in the center, as it was a leftover from my cousin's quilt.

I put a small red border .. then the first round was a signature block. I continued the St Louis Cardinals theme in that round.

 The second round was 2 colors, so I used blue for the sides and white for the corners. Then I put a small white border. 

The third round was triangles.  So, I cut many, many triangles with my AccuQuilt machine of various reds, whites and blues. Then a small red border came next.

The fourth round was square in a square. So, the Cardinals fabric came out again for the center and then various other r/w/b fabrics for the corners. Then I added a small blue border.

The fifth round was the prompt "4".  I chose to make a 4" border. Then added a small red border.

The sixth and final round was a prompt of "letters or numbers". That was a puzzler for a bit, until I found the fabric that said Old Glory and Freedom. That worked.

I call the finished top Americana: Baseball and 4th of July

It is 68 x 75".  It was rather fun to do.

February Challenge report

 Well, February has about come to an end. I wasn't sure I would make it, but all my challenges for the month got finished.

Embroidery challenge .. Baltimore Album.

There are 40 blocks, half are redwork. Blocks are 8.5"

Piecing challenge .. Judy Martin's Celebration

I cut the colored squares at 2.5 instead of 4.5, so I just made them 4 patches and moved on, instead of cutting them all over again. 

Scrap challenge .. Turned a box of green scraps into about 75 blocks .. 8.5" block

Also got a few other things done.

Got the boxes top pieced together. It is ready to quilt.

Used leftover pieces from cutting triangles with the AccuQuilt and made this.

Got my March snowman wall hanging for the studio embroidered and quilted.

Am currently quilting my cousin's wall hanging of Lorelei Ladies.  30" square.

Challenges for March are ..

Embroidery .. Mushrooms and floweres

Piecing .. Black, white and red blocks

Scraps .. Turn a HUGE bin of white scraps into 8.5" blocks. I could make 100s.  Some of this might just get thrown out if I get tired of making them. 

March might get tricky. I want to start planting and getting my hands in the dirt, so I might need more hours in my days. haha

Pumpkin Village

 The Village is all sewed up and ready for its new home...my sister's...naturally. She buys most of my quilts. I believe she might be running out of wall space. haha

It was a BOM from somewhere. I need to write those things down. 58" square.  I used felt for the applique....just because I have a ton of it. Lots of hand sewing and LOTS and LOTS of buttons and beads. So, the quilting went a little wonky around some things. haha

Those top 4 corner blocks had pieced leaf blocks, but I didn't want to do that, so I did my own thing....embroidery, naturally.

I love the quilt show. I've never made 2" quilts...until now. haha

There are some 3D things....like the purple broom end.

Can you see the sewing machine and scissors in the window? Sunflowers are 3D.

I love how they made the doors as books.

I used my embroidery machine to make the signs, rather than embroider them by hand.

Back is a green....a darker olive than this pic.  Between the camera and me, it's a wonder I get any pictures that are recognizable.

Top thread was So Fine Bone and bobbin was So Fine olive. Normally, I don't use So Fine for both top and bottom.

Gotta go load the next quilt....it's a surprise, so you won't see it until the recipient gets it.