Smackdown Quilt

Not much time this morning but here's a picture of the August smackdown blocks I made (all three):

The picture's not great but it's early and I don't have time to fiddle. I like this block. I approached it first as a traditional 9 block but didn't know for sure if I had enough fabric to make all of them that way so went for the scrappy look. Maybe I'll throw in a "matching" 9 block here and there to make it interesting. I think the pastels will look nice, but I'll save the dark one for another quilt.

I'm going to use about three different pastel solids for the star center.

I'll probably have it finished just in time for the September smacking.

More Smacking

Join Debra, Susan, Barbara and me for another quilting smackdown this weekend. I've been lazy so I'm behin the rest of the team but we are working on this great quilt pattern.

Pictures to follow as soon as I have something to show!

More Smacking

Join in the fun this August for another Quilting Smackdown. Check here for instructions for a simple quilt that will bust your stash and create a great quilt for one of our veterans. I'm stealing a picture from Debra's blog (which I think she stole from Barbara:

Join the fun and do something for a very worthy cause.

Smackdown: 1000 Pyramids

Not such a good shot but it gives you an idea of the claustrophobic space i have to sew in. Actually I like how these are turning out. I have one finished and this one which I began on Sunday. I feel better about those triangle points today than I did yesterday.

 

 

Flannel is mostly forgiving but at the same time, can be stretchy, especially on the bias. Still, this will surely be a very cozy quilt for a verteran. The triangles are done and stitched together, I just have to add them to the other rows.

I wouldn't make this again for awhile but I wouldn't mind having one of these myself. It's very striking and I'd like to make it using a plain solid and some large scale prints. I could see how you could play around with the triangles and make a sort of pin wheel ... if you were a mind to do so...

Are You Ready for Some Quilting?

I am ready to go up and get started on the 1000 Pyramids Quilt. I organized all my pyramids last night and raked off the sewing table. Bobbins are threaded and seam ripper is handy (because of those pesky light/dark half triangle things on the ends).

If Debra and I come out of this alive, I think this calls for a nation-wide quilting smackdown with the results going to a charity like the veteran's hospital, or homeless shelters.

After I get my coffee, I'm diving in. Who will emerge the Iron Quilter?

Check this space for updates.



Update: I have 22don-something 2-pyramid done. I had to stop for a minutes to fix Elizabeth a rice bag for her jaws which are really sore today from the surgery.