Just a Stringing Along....

I have been stringing.  All the triangles are strung and sub-cut.  I used my GO triangle die to cut phone book paper templates to string too.  I also cut corner triangles to string on.  It didn't take long for me to decide to short cut and just die cut some of the corner sqs----lol.

Issoc Triangle die # 55016  and triangle die # 55009

Six blocks sewn, 24 to GO, then the question is to border or not to border!
This will def. be a scrappy busy keepsake.

borders borders border! Thanks GO dies

I have been having fun with the Chisel die.  I love that you get lefts and rights when you cut multiple layers.  I have an on going 'pile' that I am working my way through.

 The majority of this top was made using all the same shape.  Even in a scrap quilt you can control several elements and get a great over all look.  For this one I used 4 same fabrics in each 'star' and used same orange triangles with each star.    The borders are made using both rights and lefts of the prints with random orange triangles.

 This top was made awhile back up I 'found' the perfect material for the outer border (it was precut in a stash that was gifted to me- lol)  I did purchase $5. worth of black.  Almost all from stash.

I had two yards of this green with sunflowers on my shelf, Now half is on the quilt and the rest is going to get worked into another scrappy quilt!

I wanted to play with solids, I think I wanted to sew more then cut.  This will make a nice size baby quilt.  Next time I will power through and cut enough for a bed size.  I think I have a grand kid or two that would enjoy colorful and scrappy!

Blue and Silver for Brittany

Quilted and Gifted, the Shower was a lot of fun.

Krystal made the most beautiful cupcakes!

Time to start working on wedding quilts for this year.  It is always fun to make a little something for the young couples from church.  Brittany chose Blues and Silver for her colors.  I was thrilled to find a marbled light grey to mix with scrappy blues.

Two gals turned in a yard each of the same royal blue.  Lucky for me it was perfect for an outer border.  I love it when a quilt comes together so well.

Shower is next weekend, if this does not get quilted by then we will still hang it and hopefully quilt before the wedding in June (or the 1st anniv. next year- lol)

Blue and Yellow for Chicago Sara, what do I do for a border?

the top is 80 x 80 so far, I am wondering what to do for a border.

This is cut using my GO and the Isoc. Tri die.  A controlled scrappy using blues and yellows.

I have yardage in blue and yellow that I could do a 6 1/2 print border.  I am wondering if I want to applique words or flowers or butterflies, etc... or just call it done.  I will leave it hanging for a couple of days until I decide if it is ready to get quilted.

Sarh-NO-H B-day Quilt

Youngest son hinted that his girlfriend Sara (NO- H!) likes blues, greens and yellows.  He also let me know last week that her B-day is next weekend.

First thought is take a picture of fabrics and e-mail Sara and invite her to come over and pick out a pattern and learn to cut out a top.  (Not a real good idea, she lives in Chicago and it is a 12 hr drive)

Second thought is cut out the fabrics (Now that I have a GO cutter, I love to cut kits), snail mail them to Sara with instructions and encourage her to sew up the top!  (I kinda like that idea)

Third idea is quit trying to make the Birthday girl do all the work, sew up the quilt top and invite her down to help quilt it (I am leaning towards this one- a win/win)- I would get to do a be-lated birthday hug and see her and our son.

Going to be Scrappy, Now to decide on a setting!

Now to figure out a setting, I think the best way to do that is send this post to Sara and let her pick!  If I am lucky she will ask for the kit and choose to surprise me with her choice.  I get dibs on the machine quilting!!

If you were my favorite youngest son's girlfriend which setting would you like?

I sewed up four sets of triangles and laid them out with yellow and/or white triangle corners.  Looks like I left out the choice of white triangles w/white corners meeting in the middle.

July 20th, 2011

Sara-NO-H decided she likes the yellow corners added to the blue triangles.  She has spoken--so be it!  I will need to cut more yellow which is great b/c I can use the cream triangles on the other quilt!  I just love it when a plan comes together! 

Sara also is game to me sending her units to sew.  I think I have just the perfect starter kit to send her.  I knew there was a reason I have been cutting out so many kits!

July 23rd

Finally have a few more blocks sewn together, I am liking how this is turning out!

Isoceles tri die GO Cutter

This one is growing on me!

I haven't set the blocks together (yet) I am not sure which way I prefer. The first set has alt blocks (one w/red corners, the other white) The second set all has red corners. I like both and am sure I will end up making a top or two out of each layout.

Kelly likes the first setting. Since this is just for fun I will try do it her way.

I may try some wonky letters as a border.

I am loving my new GO cutter. These were cut from scraps but I am sure it would go even quicker if I was cutting fats!