Two Feet of Wool . . . . .

I've been a little busy the last few days dying some wool.

 
The stack is 23" tall.  There are 13 different colors in there.  71 pots at an hour per pot in just 5 days. It took most of yesterday to cut them into fat 1/8 and fat 1/16 pieces.

Now I just have to fold and label all these!  First I am going to scan one of each to put on the website.  Maybe up there by Sunday?  We'll see ...........  If they aren't, feel free to shoot an email to me!

Blessings, Cathi

Hartfield - Block 2

Dawn of Linen Closet Quilts posted Block 2 of her mystery quilt this morning. She is gracious enough to design and give away for free a 10 month mystery quilt.  As she puts up a new block on the 15th of each month, the older one is taken off so make sure you show up to her blog at LEAST once a month.  More would be nicer.  If you missed the first one, you can purchase it for $3.00.  There are 5 pieced blocks and 5 appliqued blocks.

Can you believe I am finished mine already?!  Me - the procrastinator.  Got a wild hair, I guess.

Just don't ask where Block 1 is . . . . . . . it's applique . . . . . I'm just saying . . . . maybe in wool.

Blessings, Cathi

Christmas Star Trip - an official flimsie . . . . .

I put the last row of border blocks on about midnight last night.  Now we can count this as one in the win column!

This is the 5th Star Trip I have made.  I should say the 5th colorway I have made with this pattern.  I have made duplicates of the same colorways.  I used to teach this class so had lots of partial samples in different stages of doneness!

This quilt is very easy.  It is just 4 different nine-patches.  Above is one of them.  You have to be a little organized to put it together but the outcome is wonderful.  The pattern is called Star Trip by Jane Martin.  The pattern is over 10 years old.  Jane never did sell it through distributors but out of her house. 

When this one is quilted, I will show you all the ones I have made.  It won't be long.  I want this one finished by Christmas.  It's hung around long enough.

Blessings, Cathi

Finished for tonight . . . . .

I just have another hour of sewing on my Christmas Star Trip quilt but it will have to wait until tomorrow to show you.  We have had a torrential thunderstorm this evening that lasted for hours.  The quilt really needs to be photographed outside.  Besides that it is very wet out, it is also very DARK.  Not good for picture taking!

Hope those of you that played with us today had a good time.  Next month Sue will be hosting again on the second Saturday in September.  We're almost finished with the Scatty Stars quilt.  Stay tuned!

Blessings, Cathi

A funny looking thing . . . . .

I have my Christmas Quilt Along top put together with today's directions.  I am really glad I changed the colors of the rail fence blocks.  I had a red and dark green.  Don't worry about the shape.  It will all "straighten" itself out next month.

I'm still going to try to put some green in here in the border but not quite sure how without having it look off balance but we'll see.  If it doesn't work in this quilt, maybe the next one!

While I sewed the rows together, I watched this movie .....

Now to feed the puppies and then back to the sewing room for the rest of the evening.

Blessings, Cathi