the lost Tuesday - Building Blocks Tuesday

There must be something wrong with me (well, other than the obvious things).  I just can't seem to remember Tuesday.  I have Monday under control, but then I'm lost.  Tuesday just feels like all the other weekdays.  Perhaps it is because I haven't been making very many blocks to show off lately.  I seem to do my bee blocks in spurts, usually at the beginning of the month, and then I just work on whatever is highest on my priority list.

I clearly need to remember that Tuesday is a day to celebrate!  This Tuesday, I want to share one of the Bee Hive blocks I made for Janet.  She requested Alison Glass fabrics for the X of this Tic Tac Toe block, and wanted low volume text prints for the corners.  I am shamefully low on text prints at the moment, so luckily she fancied this little measuring tape fabric.





I think it turned out pretty striking, don't you?

Hopefully, next week Tuesday will not be lost in the far corners of my mind.

What blocks have you working on this week?  I would love to see.  Link up your fabulous blocks.  You put a lot of hard work into them - show them off!  This free linky will stay open until the first Monday of next month, but I will repost it every Tuesday until a new month starts.

Rules:

1) Please link up only to the page in your blog showing your wonderful blocks, not just the blog homepage.  Flickr and Instagram pictures are also OK.
2) Make sure to put your blog name as the description so people know where they are going or the name of your block!
3) Please grab my button and post it in your blog post or sidebar.
4) Visit other linky participants!

Thanks for reading,

Jen

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Beauty of Freedom - Blogger's Quilt Festival entry 2

Welcome viewers from the Blogger's Quilt Festival at Amy's Creative Side.  If you are new here, feel free to look around!

Thank you for considering my "Beauty of Freedom" for your vote in the Large Quilt Category.

This quilt was a UFO forever!  Shortly after learning to paper piece, I couldn't wait to try out a New York Beauty pattern.  I cut out all my fabric and got about half the blocks done before moving on to something new and shiny.  It was only with the encouragement from the ladies in my Lazy Bum group (a group dedicated to motivating you to finish UFOs) that I dug out this project and finished it.  I'm so happy I did.

A dear friend of mine, Debra Claypool, helped me with the quilting.  My tendency to want to quilt the daylights out of everything I make, has really delayed a lot of my projects.  Without Debra's help, this quilt would still be in my UFO pile.  Instead, it was recently auctioned off for charity.



I submitted it to be auctioned off last month at the Blue Jay Quilt Walk in Blue Jay, CA.  All of the proceeds from the auction benefit nearby Camp Paivika, a camp for moderate to severely handicap people (not just kids).  It really felt great to not only have this quilt finished, but to see it go to such a worthy cause.


Quilt Stats:

Size: approximately 72" x 72"
Quilt Pattern: from an old issue of American Patchwork and Quilting (I am not sure which one as I recycled it)
Fabric: miscellaneous
Pieced by: Me
Quilted by: Debra Claypool


Thank you again for consideration for your vote!

And thanks for reading today,

Jen

Aprons on the Line - Blogger's Quilt Festival entry 1

Welcome Blogger's Quilt Festival viewers.  If you are new here, feel free to have a look around.

Thank you for considering my "Aprons on the Line" mini for this year's festival at Amy's Creative Side.  It was a lot of fun to make for my partner in the Spring Fling Mini Swap on Instagram.

My partner was a big fan of Lori Holt at Bee in my Bonnet, and I happened to have some of her fabric on hand.  Finding a pattern that would go with the vintage feel wasn't too hard either.  I had one of Eleanor Burns' books, Quilts from El's Kitchen (Quilt in a Day) (affiliate link).  It has some really cute blocks and projects in it.

In case you are wondering, YES, those are tiny hexies!

I can't imagine making a whole quilt from these size hexies, but some people do!

Thank you again for considering my quilt for the mini category.

Quilt Stats:

Quilt Size: approximately 17" x 19"
Quilt Pattern: by Eleanor Burns
Fabric: various Lori Holt
Pieced by: Me
Quilted by: Me

Thanks for reading today,


Jen

Geese, floors, and minis - Building Blocks Tuesday

I'm late!



Sorry about that everyone.  There has been a lot going on here at the house the last few days that has required my attention (and often my back muscles).

This week, I'm sharing these colorful geese blocks that Anneliese requested in my Lazy Bums Flying Geese Swap.  I pieced them together while working on Deb's NY Beauty Circle of Geese blocks.  I try to chain piece my paper piecing when I can, but in order to keep Deb's blocks organized, I only did one quarter of the circle at time.  I used Anneliese's blocks as little place holders between, and since they have far fewer pieces in the blocks, I managed to get them all done.

Speaking of the house, I am happy to report that I have floors in my studio!



If it were up to me, I would have had them put in this room first so I could hide out in here and play.  But unfortunately, it had to be one of the last rooms to be completed.   We only have half of 2 rooms left to go, but they can't be finished until Friday.  I am very much looking forward to that time!  Progress on the bathrooms continues slowly as we have had a few setbacks (hey, that's remodeling for ya!).

In the meantime, I've been setting up my studio whenever I get a chance.  Today, I attempted to decorate.



I didn't expect it to be so hard to put up my minis on the wall.  It is hard!  They are all slightly different sizes and shapes.  I must have read half a dozen "How to make a gallery wall" tutorials and it still didn't really help me.  I don't really feel like I've done a very good job; but, I am ecstatic to have some pretty stuff to look at while I'm in the room.

As you can see, I've got my cutting table all ready to go.  I hope to get a design wall up later this week.   Tomorrow.....I just want to sew and forget all my grown up responsibilities.....at least while the kids are at school.

What blocks have you working on this week?  I would love to see.  Link up your fabulous blocks.  You put a lot of hard work into them - show them off!  This free linky will stay open until the first Monday of next month, but I will repost it every Tuesday until a new month starts.

Rules:

1) Please link up only to the page in your blog showing your wonderful blocks, not just the blog homepage.  Flickr and Instagram pictures are also OK.
2) Make sure to put your blog name as the description so people know where they are going or the name of your block!
3) Please grab my button and post it in your blog post or sidebar.
4) Visit other linky participants!

Thanks for reading,

Jen

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Positive thoughts - Building Blocks Tuesday

I read a sign today that said, "If you don't have anything positive to say, then please be quiet."  Being positive is a struggle for me, almost as much as being quiet. LOL!

I will try not to bring this post down by telling you more of my new home woes; instead I will share a few blocks that I made for the lovely Katie, of Karma Willow Designs.



 If you have never visited her blog, please do.  If you have been reading this blog for long, you know that there is a disconnect between what I think I can get done and what I actually have time for, but Katie inspires me to keep trying to get it right.  She is wonderfully organized and gets so much done (she is in a bunch of bees and swaps, so it is extra fun to see what she is up to).




Katie, I hope these blocks will fit in nicely with those you have already received.

In other news, I have finished all the paper piecing for Deb's NY Beauty Circle of Geese, now on to the curvy parts.

What blocks have you working on this week?  I would love to see.  Link up your fabulous blocks.  You put a lot of hard work into them - show them off!  This free linky will stay open until the first Monday of next month, but I will repost it every Tuesday until a new month starts.

Rules:

1) Please link up only to the page in your blog showing your wonderful blocks, not just the blog homepage.  Flickr and Instagram pictures are also OK.
2) Make sure to put your blog name as the description so people know where they are going or the name of your block!
3) Please grab my button and post it in your blog post or sidebar.
4) Visit other linky participants!

Thanks for reading,

Jen

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Patience and a calm mind - Building Blocks Tuesday

The dust and banging continues around here, but in a way I welcome it as it gives me an excuse to hide out in my sewing room (to stay out of everyone's way, of course).  I've finally made some decent progress on Deb's mini, promised to her ages ago!

pattern by Better Off Thread

Paper piecing calms my mind.  It is not a fast process, but it is methodical and if you are half organized, you really don't have to think about it much.

Deb has been so patient with me, and I couldn't be more appreciative.  I feel terrible that I haven't gotten it to her as quickly as I intended.

What blocks have you working on this week?  I would love to see.  Link up your fabulous blocks.  You put a lot of hard work into them - show them off!  This free linky will stay open until the first Monday of next month, but I will repost it every Tuesday until a new month starts.

Rules:

1) Please link up only to the page in your blog showing your wonderful blocks, not just the blog homepage.  Flickr and Instagram pictures are also OK.
2) Make sure to put your blog name as the description so people know where they are going or the name of your block!
3) Please grab my button and post it in your blog post or sidebar.
4) Visit other linky participants!

Thanks for reading,

Jen

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