Mystahhhhry Shindig: Clue 5

I'm really behind on my Mystahhhhry Shindig! Better late than never!

Clue 5 brings us back to all those 3" triangles I previously basted. Now I get to attach them to my 6 "Grandpa's Socks" blocks that I made. :) I'm making the full-sized version so I needed to sew triangles to each end to create a diamond shape.

Looking good! I can't wait to see how these are attached to the main quilt. :)

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You can find my posts on Clues 1 and 2, HERE;

and Clues 3 and 4, HERE.

Mystahhhry Shindig: Clues 3 and 4

Clue 3 we get to use a design called "Grandpa's Socks". I had to make 6 'socks' for this step and as you can see there are lots of little pieces.....

Clue 4 gives us a list of all the pieces and what fabric to use so we can go ahead and start basting. Mines coming along slowly but surely!

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Find my post on Clue 1 and 2 HERE.

Mystahhhhry Shindig: Clues 1 and 2

I joined a mystery paper-pieced quilt along in September 2015, created and organized by my sister, Tonya. She makes really fun designs and I couldn't wait to see how this came out! She introduces the Mystahhhhry Shindig HERE where you can find links to the paper pieces and even a Facebook group to share your progress on. You can also find all the links and information on fabric and such right HERE. I plan to make the full sized version that will measure 62.5" from point to point.

Clue 1 is to make 12 large diamonds. I chose this fun sewing fabric which has all kinds of buttons, sewing machines, scissors, etc on it. Cutting out a large diamond window allowed me to see where I wanted to fussy cut my large diamonds. 6 of the large diamonds were then sewn into a star for the center of the quilt.

Clue 2 is all about getting down to business on basting the large 3" triangles. These will be used throughout the quilt design and it's easier to make them in a batch like this.

Stay tuned for the next clues!

Sew-A-Long: Midget Block 7: Railroad Crossing

The Railroad Crossing block was a nice break from all the paper-piecing I did on the last 2 blocks. The central X was sewn in strips and then cut to the correct size and then everything was sewn together on the diagonal. For this block I chose a red and white stripe and a printed blue fabric that almost looks hand-dyed but isn't. I'm glad for the simple design of this one but it's not really one of my favorites. Maybe I would like it better if I'd chosen different fabrics but I'm too lazy to re-do it. ;)

Each block will be 4" completed... the first 50 block instructions can be purchased from Sentimental Stitches but instructions for blocks 51 through 196 are free. Check them out HERE!

If you're sewing along I'd love to see your completed blocks in the Flickr Group! :)

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Sew-A-Long: Midget Block 6: Palm

The palm block wasn't nearly as intense to make as the pineapple block but there were still some really small pieces. It's paper-pieced which makes it a little easier to work with though. For this block I chose a hand dyed green fabric for the palm leaves and a blue quilting cotton for the background. I think it turned out pretty good!

Each block will be 4" completed... the first 50 block instructions can be purchased from Sentimental Stitches but instructions for blocks 51 through 196 are free. Check them out HERE!

If you're sewing along I'd love to see your completed blocks in the Flickr Group! :)

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Sew-A-Long: Midget Block 5: Pineapple

Wow, this block was intense! There were lots of tiny pieces but thankfully it was all paper-pieced. For the pineapple I chose a yellow quilting mix and one of my hand dyed fabrics in a redish-pink colorway. It all really pops and despite the hard work I really enjoyed making this one. :)

Each block will be 4" completed... the first 50 block instructions can be purchased from Sentimental Stitches but instructions for blocks 51 through 196 are free. Check them out HERE!

If you're sewing along I'd love to see your completed blocks in the Flickr Group! :)

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Jameson's Army Quilt

I can't believe I forgot to blog about Jameson's quilt! It's just a simple 9-patch lap quilt made to fit a 4-year old. :) He helped me pick out the fabric during one of our shopping trips. He saw the Army fabric and just fell in love immediately. What military kid can pass up something like that? Not mine. :D So we bought it and I promised to sew something up from it. I knew I needed some block that had a large center to show off the Army motif. I can't recall the name of the block though. I finished the piecing sometime in February and my aunt quilted it for me. I don't sew too many quilts but this one was quick and fun!

Scrappy Circle Quilt

I recently got a quilt back from being quilted and it looks so awesome! I pieced the quilt over a 2-year period that I completed at the beginning of the year. The quilt uses scraps from several years worth of projects. There are scraps from my sons' baby clothes, clothes I made for myself and others, and scraps from business projects. I can remember almost all of the projects I made when I look at the fabrics. :)

I haven't completed the binding or the pillow shams yet. I hope to squeeze them this week. My sewing business is still really busy and I have several projects in all stages of completion. It's good to be busy! :)

The quilting was done by Marcia of Marcia's Crafty Sewing and Quilting. If you have a quilt needing some beautiful long-arm quilting I highly recommend Marcia. Check out her Photo Gallery for tons of quilting examples and other completed projects she's done.

WIP: Circle Fan Quilt

WIP aka Work In Progress... I have several of those! I tend to get bored with a project and start something else, then the old project gets put on the back burner. I've been working on this WIP for ever, or at least it seems like that! I started it last year some time. I think. Anyways, I completed another block. Go me! :) 7 more to go....

It will be done, eventually. I can't wait!

Scrappy Fan Quilt

I've been working on this quilt for about 2 months. I've used strictly scraps for the fan blades and tried my best to not let any matching fabrics touch when I sewed them together. I try to squeeze it in here and there but it seems to be taking me forever. The quilt started off with a fan design but I ended up changing my mind and sewing the fans together to form circles. I really like how it's turning out! After the new year, this quilt will be finished as quickly as possible!