Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone...

I was happy with the lack of sunshine today for two reasons: clouds often mean rain and we wanted cooler weather for our first farmer's market booth.  Whew!  It was quite a day, since my DH had never done any kind of booth and was a little nervous, and we were worried about storms.

It was all happy, and we sold most of our produce, so I came home exhausted and too brain-dead to post.

I did finish, last week, some more "9s and 6s" that will be made entirely out of warm colors.  I think I am making it larger than my original plan, as I still have a LONG way to go, but it's okay... these are super quick blocks, and I had plenty of sewing time this month.

 Next week should be a sewing week also, as the temps are expected to approach 100 F for a few days, and I am NOT up for work outside in that weather!

Check out the other yellow wrap ups today!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Another week of Sunshine

During pregnancy, I really struggle with tolerating the heat, so the last week was another fairly productive sewing time as I was done outside by 10 am.

I finished the yellow row for my row quilt.  Only four more rows to go!

 I also decided to stop making any more of my 2" 36-patch blocks.  I was running out of variety options, and found a perfect way to use them:

My oldest daughter, the Assistant, is hand piecing a pink and turquoise quilt for the next baby (a girl) due in October.  I'm helping her to speed along the process, but we're using her stash instead of mine for the project.  Spunky, number two, really wanted to help but isn't quite coordinated enough for needle and thread.  Instead, she laid out my existing blocks, and they will be a perfect size for the backing if we add a narrow border to the pink and turquoise side.  Sounds good to me!  Both the girls are excited to make something for the baby, and I'm excited to use up a stalled project.

Be sure to check out other yellow projects that make up the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

HSTeria quilt along

Slowly but surely, I'm making progress!  Here are all the main parts.  I decided not to slap 4.5" squares in the corners, so I'm cutting out more HS triangles to make small stars for each corner.  While this definitely adds to the time factor, I think it will make a nicer tree skirt in the end!

I'm attempting to quilt a queen size quilt right now, so it may be a bit until I get back to this, but I surely will as it's staring at me from the design wall!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Tell it to the Stars: June

Two blocks of the completed twelve!  (You can still join us here.)

Because completing these blocks requires getting out a separate bin of fabric, I tend to delay each month.  However, this week was such a great sewing week that I whipped these out, despite the complication of several close-but-not-quite sections of each block.  Aren't they lovely, even if my photography gets a fail this week?

I'm looking forward to what happens in July!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Mellow Yellow

As this week's contribution to the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, I completed my eight sampler blocks.

I can see that a few might be improved by higher contrast, but I think I'll leave them and enjoy the fact that all of them are made from scraps.  I had a few yellows that didn't play well with others, but I think it will work out okay in my row quilt that I hope to finish next week.

It was a good week for sewing, as I had these finished by Monday and half of my row quilt by Tuesday.  Then, I started quilt a challenge quilt; I'd been avoiding it.  The quilt is quilted and the binding almost complete, so this Sunday, given time, I'll be back to sewing my row quilt!

Today is weeding the strawberry again and hopefully putting down mulch, so I probably won't sew today.

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Rainbow Scrappy Challenge: I've Got Sunshine...

... on a cloudy day.

I do so love these Carrie Nation blocks, to the point that I may make a few more quilts from them before I'm sick of them!  I really love the color blocking going on, and look forward to orange, red, and brown to finish off this quilt top.

My yellows are pathetically small, nonexistent in scraps and scanty in stash.  In fact, once I pulled out my stash, I found only a little, and ended with even less.

To begin, counting all the bits I reduced to orderly scraps

To end, 7 lonely pieces of yellow

Maybe my sister who loves yellow should send me some quilt fabric for Christmas?

I may or may not have found some yellows to purchase with a coupon, thoroughly destroying my stash report goals for the year, but for the time being, I'm working with the little I have.

Judy discontinued her scrappy challenge due to technical difficulties, so I'm deciding what block I will "sub in" this month to continue my row quilt.  I think I have one picked; now to see if my fabric is sufficient to make it a reality.

Check out other scrappy projects in yellow as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge on Saturdays.

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

HSTeria

(Check out other HST projects on Vicki's blog!)
Well, well, well... that was not the nicest picture I could have managed, is it?  It's one of those days, trying to finish things while JoJo sleeps (briefly), and there are several blog posts, some cutting, and plenty of sewing to be done!

I have these blocks as "assembled" as they are going to get for a big.  I still need 4.5" unfinished blocks for the corners, but since I think I want to piece bitty stars, I'm still pondering my options.  I might put maroon stars in these corners and apple red stars in the corners of the maroon blocks, or... There are possibilities to ponder!

I am happy to have these on the design wall as JoJo has entered a new, terrifying phase of destruction.  He now opens and empties drawers as well as climbing up on the ironing board.  Where am I supposed to put my scissors, pins, and rotary cutter?

Hence the need to work while he is asleep!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

May Block Count

71 new for this month!

7 new Dresden plates
2 old Omigosh blocks
22 new misc. blocks, for a baby quilt my daughter and I are piecing together
2 new TTS for a total of 10
6 old 2" blocks
25 new + 40 old "Judy" blocks
7 new + 28 old sampler blocks
8 new + 32 old Carrie Nation blocks
90 old finished project blocks
So my total is 277 for the year!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.