Sewer's Block?! Check...

I still have Block 5 sitting~ half sewn, mind you~ on my cutting table.  My last post was the 9th of August, when I got the pieces cut out.  I have since run out of steam!  Guess that's what happens when summer vacation ends & an entire classroom need to be set up & prepared for.  Sewing takes a back seat...

...well, and I also didn't help my cause much by starting on a knitting project right in the middle of trying to get this UFO finished.  So, it looks like I'm partially to blame.  But the yarn is *so* exquisite, I just couldn't *not* start this project... If you are ever looking for a high quality yarn (without breaking the bank)... look no further then my good friend's Etsy shop.  Go here~ and buy yarn.  She's amazing! I bought the blue yarn... it's merino & silk. Just divine.  Not being a very good knitter, I hope that the shawl I'm making comes out nice enough to showcase the yarn. I'll turn into a yarn-snob real soon after working with this stuff....

Right now, I'm torn with how to spend my evening... sewing... or knitting... choices, choices, choices!!! The yarn won out the other night; so in fairness, I should probably finish the block.

WIP shots:

Block 5... in it's half-finished glory... 

My shawl... hope I don't have to tear it out & re-start... 

Of course I realize that the more I blog about my unfinished projects~ the more they *stay* unfinished... so I should get back to work.  But, one last note: am reading a fabulous book (The Friday Night Knitting Club) & would encourage any of my girlfriends to read it; wonderful book about why we all need that close group of friends-- no matter how happy we may be with our spouses.  Many thanks to whomever left it in the teacher's lounge at the end of last school year after cleaning out their classroom... I'm loving it! 

Back to work... Happy quilting! (...or knitting...)  :o)

A UFO from a UFO?! Oh No!!!

Well... sorta... my infamous Celestial Star UFO had these paper pieced log cabin blocks to accompany it as a border.  I've since changed my mind on that approach~ but what to do with all these already-pieced blocks?!  Well... since the quilt is going bed size... why not make a coordinating sham to go with it when it's finished?!  Brilliant!!! What resulted is the sham top... which is technically (because it's sitting in partial form) another UFO.

The things multiply!!! They're like dust bunnies!!!

Co-ordinating pillow sham for the Celestial UFO quilt...

Here's another shot of it~ the colors are a bit truer here... and I think it's a bit closer, too.

View #2  :o)

Now, back to work on the blocks... I got one cut last night & (now that the child has decided to actually *sleep*), I am going to sew it up! That'll be Block 5 with 3 more waiting in the wings. 

Happy Quilting!!! :o) 

Half-way finished...

... with the eight blocks I need on the Celestial UFO.  My plan is to have four on the top of the quilt & four on the bottom to give it the necessary length to be bedside before I start adding borders to it.  Ultimately, it'll be a queen-sized bed quilt, when all is said & finally done.  Surprisingly, the blocks are going together much quicker the second time~ I remember my shortcuts & tricks, which helps.  And, because I'll most likely create the Starburst quilt again (which are the 8 blocks I'm using on this UFO), I'm writing in my notes.  Who knows how long my memory will hold~ and I'd rather be safe than sorry.

So, here are the first four blocks... I'm half-way finished... then, onto sashing & adding them to the Lone Star. Hopefully I don't end up with "math" issues; ie: measurements are off & algebra/geometry are required to fix the situation.  However, given that I had no pattern when I started this thing, that very scenario is highly likely.

Top Left: Block 1; Top Right: Block 2; Bottom Left: Block 3; Bottom Right: Block 4

With that note looming~ because undoubtedly I will have math angst~ I think it best to put down the rotary cutter & shut down for the night.  It'll all be there waiting for me tomorrow... or whenever I get back to it! Till then...

Happy Quilting!!! :o)

Extra! Extra! UFO's cut in HALF...

That's right... my two finished UFO's are going to be heading off for quilting on August 2nd.  Finally.  Time to make room for newer projects.  Once they're done being quilted, I'll only have to put on the binding & they'll be declared "finished."  That leaves me two lonely UFO's... one that's being <hand quilted> and the Celestial UFO.  Which I have (miraculously!) developed a plan for.

My plan involves the eight star blocks that come from the Starburst pattern by Bits n' Pieces.  Other then that tid-bit, I'm going to be purposefully vague until I can post a picture of my quilt top.  Or at least the blocks once I get going.  Since I'm working on it actively... and it's not sitting around being a bump on a log... I wonder if it still *technically* is considered a UFO. Hhhmmm~ food for thought.

Time to get the scissors & rotary cutter in gear~ the fabric shall be flying in mere moments!!! :o)

Happy Quilting!!!