I have been watch old Quilt in a day shows on RFD channel. I know you can see them on demand at Quilt in a day's website too. I saw the Quick trips quilt show. I think I must make one of those quilts. It looked easy and "do-able." I love Elenor Burns.

Also, Mark Lipinski's new fabric line is great but it isn't available until next April. That will be a long wait...I really want that collection. I gotta get going on some projects so there is a lot of fabric used before I bring in a large amount. I do want to get my fabric stash smaller. Next year it will be the yarn stash....O who am I kidding???

I am just sewing up pineapples. I injured my elbow so I can't do much hand work. The worst is crochet, knit and playing violin. The doctor said it could take several months to heal. I think the dog jerked it when we were outside. Sigh, no basting either, hurts too much. That means lots of block making and putting tops together but not much else.

That's ok, by then it will be in the middle of winter and I will be in a quilting mood.

I recieved my exchange today

How lovely it is! I think that the hooked wool is great and will look fabulous on my dining room table. Exchanges are such a bright spot in the day. Thanks Jean, you do exquisite work.

Here is the first fully changed leaf from my yard. It is on the table with my candle.

Fall Exchange

Here is a table runner and tatted bookmard I made for a fall exchange in the Yahoo group Hand Dids. My package to me is on it's way. My package arrived today to my partner, so I can show and tell!!

I loved how the quilting turned out on this runner. I thought the little tatted project would be a cute bonus.

Sunday stash report and a pineapple update

I have gone bananas buying fabrics at the local quilt shop. They had a big sale and I purchased 6 fat quarters and some Texture Magic. It was the one year anniversary at the store and it really had alot going on-discounts, giveaways, discontinued fabrics on clearance, drawings, door prizes.... it was all I could do to contain myself to what I did buy!!



Also, the office is quite stressful. Not sure who will stay and who will go, if anyone, but the fear is there. I will always have fabrics, right? That was my justification of all the fabrics I have purchased over the past few months, hee hee like I really needed an excuse.



Ok so I had more in than out. I am hanging in at 3/4 of a tote, plus charm packs and a layer cake. That is the stash report.



Here are some pineapple blocks I made over the past couple of days. Mom and I sewed yesterday afternoon to finish our class projects. I am totally sold on the ruler method but since I purchased printed foundation fabric -that is what I am doing now. It is the smaller block. The foundation fabric is ok but since I found the ruler method, it wins!!



We did get alot done. She didn't like the paper method so she gave me hers, I made mose of it after the center, and it turned out great, it is the orange and green one. Do you see my mistake? No?? Good!! It is in the block with the red center. I wasn't paying attention but I am not ripping it out, this is a practice block that may end up as a pillow.

Next will be a ruler method quilt.

Tomorrow my DH is gone all day to a retreat and I plan on sewing pineapples. I have not started cutting yet, I hope to later today.

I need to get it together

More about the pineapple blocks

In the photo is 1 hour of work spent in class and 1 hour at home on the paper foundation block. It is by Little foot and you can see the info on the close up photo. I liked this method but it made me more nervous and I made a few more mistakes. Remember that I purchased the foundation fabrics?? This is a similar method but a different product. I found that picking out the paper at the end is more difficult than I thought. In the class all the supplies were furnished including the fabrics, I love the choices they had, I just assembled them.

This next photo is of a unfinished pineapple block using a ruler that is a companion to the book "Positively Pineapple." Here is a link to the directions on using the ruler. This represents 2 hours of work in class. I like the traditional method of measure, sew, iron, cut, repeat. Mom bought the ruler so we always have it and can make as many pineapples as we want. The paper was the same price but you could only make 20. The foundation fabric was the cheapest at $8 for 20 blocks. I think the ruler will win... the directions on how to use the ruler are online (hint, take a class or you will be lost. I think the ruler maker wanted you to buy a book to learn to use it!!) I will finish this block Saturday.

Here is the paper pineapple finished!

The rest of the week, I am going to be cutting strips for more blocks. I also decided to make mini nine patches using some fat quarters I had purchased in the spring. I may just make snowballs and nines out of it. I needed something soothing this week. The weather has been cold, the dog relapsed in his illness and now improving a bit and my health is ok but feeling stalled. Cold, slow thyroid, tired, etc. I needed a little boost of inspiriation. Class did it, and some mindless sewing... I need to check the class list for October.