Summer Sewing and Activities - July

 

I finished make the 110 exquisite star blocks and sorted them by colors.  I had made 55 each of light and dark backgrounds.  I wasn't sure I wanted to crawl around on the floor to arrange and rearrange them so 

I gathered 110  - 2" squares of similar colors and lated them out on my cutting mat.

Then I transferred the pattern to the rows as I played them on the floor in my sewing room.

I had just enough room to lay out four rows at a time.  Sew them and do four more rows.

Rows 5 through 8.

It's pretty colorful -  Exquisite Star X.  

90 by 99".  I'm pretty sure I've never made any other pattern as much as this one 

and I never tire of it.

My CMW blocks for June and July - this is the beginning of the outer rows of tall buildings.

I must say again that the shot cottons that they recommended ravel terribly. I'm trying to be very careful with them but just removing them from the freezer paper patterns is sketchy!

The aftermath of all that paper piecing and trimming.

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We are back to meeting in the ZUMC Fellowship Hall for our Undercover Bee!

Hurrah! - We had a great turnout last Saturday and even two new members.

 I had my little crosses quilt - with binding on.

 And my last  pandemic patriotic panel quilt also with the binding finished!

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Enjoyed celebrating my 82nd with a train trip to Charlotte with the girls. 

And a visit to the Van Gogh Exhibit among other things.

America The Beautiful Panel Quilts

When I was in Myrtle Beach in April I bought these panels.

I used these star blocks to enlarge this one and  added an additional border.

it is 52  by 70".  I plan it as a gift to a great nephew.

This one is bordered in 12" Cracker Blocks.  Thanks to my friend Carole who has been using this block to border panels for sometime and provided me with the pattern when at the beach.  She usually adds an additional border when she uses this pattern for Quilts of Valor.  This is 48 by 60"
I have made the backings for these quilts and they are ready for quilting.

 Leftover nine patches caught my eye and I decided to try a double nine patch.  I love the painterly look of this.  I want to make a scrap quilt that doesn't scream I'M RED!