Procrastinator

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who finished at the last minute! Hope you don't mind the two different purples, I ran out of the stripe after cutting the circles...whoops. I'm excited to have the next month off and receive my own little yellow and gray goodies in the mail :-)

Tutorial will be up tomorrow!

Here you go Auntie George!

I loved putting it together until the end... I've seam ripped mine twice and that one row is just going to be off at the end:(  Anyways, I love that all these squares are the exact same pattern but all flipped around create a beautiful flower piece!!!  So cool!!!!

just in time....

i have to admit, i got frustrated at the end trying to sew this block together. i think because there are so many curves and corners to try and match up...however, the 3-d concept is cool.

anyway after much seam ripping, i have a finished product.

ENJOY!

June Quilt Top

While on vacation in Arkansas to visit Joey and Rachel and Avery and Ansley, the thought to do this hit me and Rachel and I did the V-8 forehead smack..."Why didn't I think to bring all the squares to show you....and she said, "yeah and we could put it together!" So my dear husband mailed them to us and luckily they got there over the weekend and me, Joey and Rachel rearranged the squares like those little puzzle games where one square is missing and you shuffle them till you have them in the right order. We tried all blues on one end and all greens on the other, we tried mixing it all up we tried alternating blues and greens. Finally we realized we had enough greens to be the corners and went with that as our basis and kept moving blues around till it looked balanced. Perhaps some of you experienced quilters have a better eye and would see a better way but this is what we three came up with. We also chose the backing for the quilt but I will wait till we get it all done to show that....my heart felt thanks to Rachel and Joey for their input and to Rachel for thinking out the measurements and logistics for this old brain of mine. It was so fun! If only all the steps to put this together could be that fun!!! I want to mention I do have two extra squares....that came in from Roseanne and Roslyn (sorry if they are not spelled right), that came after we got it put together....so I am going to make pillows to go wtih the quilt out of those two and that will be an amazing set!!! Can't wait to complete it! love and thanks to you all!!!

Love Your Block...Beckstead

I love your block and I think they are unique however the block ends up. For anyone who has not done the August block. I started putting together my blocks from the center and then worked out and it matched up. Just a clue. Should have done that on the block with the stripes and it would have worked out better.

My August Block

Here's my block for August. I liked putting it together until the very end when I noticed my center circle, which really needs to line up, obviously does not line up.
I normally would have tried to fix this, but it was a problem from the very beginning in cutting my circles.
So, I'm SO sorry - can I say it is truly a "drunkard" path?

Here's the Deal

Ok I have not gotten feed back from everyone but I think its decided we'll go ahead and let Robyn do September while Rochelle finds a pattern she likes.  If you are behind on your blocks, don't worry I'm normally one of the ones who finishes it by the end of the month but doesn't get it sent until the next;(  sorry about that as long as we're all trying our best right?!?!  & Abigail may be exempt in Oct. or I may make hers cause she will be having Baby Beckett!!!!!!!!  She is due Oct. 24 right?

Anyways Happy Quilting Ladies!

I can't comment....so I am posting!!!

I agree. Let's do Robyn's and then Rochelle's in October. I just love doing the quilt blocks. I have all but two blocks for my quilt and they are all absolutely great!!! Thanks to everyone!!!

What if?!?!

SOme of us are a lil disappointed!!!!!  We were looking forward to the next block!!!!  So, what if the person who has October wanted to go ahead and post their block that way we can finish in December?  Would that be ok with everyone?  Thoughts please!!!!!!

Or we could just all make our fav quilt square and send it to Rochelle and you could do what you want with them?  What do y'all think?!?!

September Blocks

So since...I've been a slacker - and my mom has done all my blocks (Give her props for being so awesome and doing double the work on something I dragged her into doing - Plus it's her birthday today!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!! 35 right? ) she decided to forgo getting a second quilt - so we will give you guys all a break in September.  This will help get you caught up on all your blocks, especially those having to remodel their house :), and get ready for the remaining few months of blocks

And...again I would love to see these blocks together once you have them all - just a quick picture.  Coming from a person who hasn't done anything at all these months - I guess I have no room to speak - but I would love to see all our your hardwork put together!  

Thanks girls!!!

July and August Girls

Ladies with the blocks for July and August: I am apologizing about not completing these blocks. My house flooded on July 4th and I have had to move everything out into storage while we have had the floors replaced and walls repaired. Needless to say, my sewing machine has been inaccessible during this time! But Good News! : new floors are in, paint is on the walls, and trim is getting put back today! So I am hoping to get my workroom up and running the last few weeks of this month to get back to sewing and other projects.

Thanks for the understanding,

Rachel Smith Loerts

Beckstead...Got your Block Today!

I love the block! I put the seven I have together on the floor and they look absolutely fantastic. They all go together real well!

Sewing Frenzy

My mother in law (Beki) was here for a week and between the two of us I am now caught up (with both my quilting groups) and she is now ahead!  Here is mine for July!

Hope you like it Mom:)

Here is Beki's for August!

 (now that I watched her do hers, I'll be able to do mine much quicker-- yes, before the 31st!)

 & we got her quilt top completed excluding the border.

She used a white sashing for the rows but somehow we forgot to get a pic:(
The 2 other blocks not pictured are going to be matching throw pillows

 I'm SOOOOO PROUD of our group!  After trimming down our squares to get them all the same this is the pile of excess.  Not much- Yes, we novice quilters ROCK!

August Block from MAry Grebe....Hint do not use stripes it is hard to match up!

August Block...I thought it was Fun to Do!!

Hexagon - In the Mail from Mary Grebe

Another July Block Thank you Mary Grebe for the Block - It is is great!

Another July Block...Thank you Beki! I love it!!!

my july block....finally!

July Blocks...They are Fantastic!!! Thank you Marion O'Neil

Drunkard's Path question

A question about seam allowances. In the initial post for this month's quilt block - the seam allowance for sewing around the circle says - %" - what does this mean? I noticed for stitching the circle quarters to the squares there is an 1/8" seam so it can be hidden when you put the other squares together for the block, but what are we using for sewing the circle?
Thanks.

Here is Rochelles and a couple of sample fabrics

I am going to use the other fabrics for a quilt square also.  I thought it might help with the fabric selection.