Roll Roll Cotton Boll- a Bonnie Hunter Mystery reveled

I hope to set this 5 x 5. I need to make more string blocks and finish up putting the pickel dish blocks together.

Pinks and Browns and scrappy Greens!

600 hundred- 2 inch tri/sqs and 60 string blocks

What a fun Mystery- Thanks Bonnie

A picture is worth a thousand words!

Karlee is one of my favorite layout artists.

Her and Lane strike a pose!

One more week till we see the design for the border. I like square quilts so this is one being revised to be 25 blocks instead of the original 30 (that is unless of course I decided to go with a 6 x 6 setting)

http://www.quiltville.com/ for more details on the original mystery by Bonnie Hunter.

600 tri/sqs finish at 1.5 inches- merry christmas to me!

I haven't been posting my progress on the latest mystery by Bonnie Hunter. The Roll Roll Cotton Boll has been a very active project with my cyber friends.

Bonnie is known for scrappy Mystery's that pull from stash and I am all about loving both.

I wanted to use my new BABY GO to assist in the cutting. Last night I actually cut out kits for steps 1, 2, 4 & 5. (I have been working on the 60 string blocks for step 3- also pulled from stash and cut on the BABY)

The 600 triangle/squares that finish at 1 1/2" are going to be a take along project to do over Christmas. I will get them sewn before we leave and trim/resize during quiet time.
I did that step last night with the die I have. I used the 2 1/2" strip and cut cut 20 width of fabric strips of my RED and then used 4 neutrals I liked and cut 20 WOF of them too.

I scissor cut those strips in half (just preference not necessary) match sets right sides together and sew 1/4" down both long sides.
I then press (I know I never iron but trust me it is ok every now and then)

I then layer 4 sets on top of each other and rotary cut my triangles lining up on the sewn line. Alternate from each direction and it yields a lot of tri/sqs. For this step I will iron/press again and re-size. Yes I know that leaves a bias edge on the outside BUT these are small units and it shouldn't be an issue.

I have the BABY GO and purchased the 3" finished triangles and the 2" sq dies specifically for this mystery. I cut out parts 1,2, 4, 5 last night (almost finished with sewing part 3 which I also cut on my strip die)

Now I have a new pile of strings for the next project! Merry Christmas- cheryl

I will edit in photos later- cw

apple core Holiday prints

I swear this seemed so much larger before I quilted it.

Still need to trim and bind, I am hoping to do a bias keeping the scalloped edges. (we'll see)

60 x 60 (ish) cut with my BABY GO apple core die and scraps from the Christmas box. (144 pcs)

I have ordered the foot for my sewing machine that is suppose to help sew these curves.
I read up on the site how to do it and did all this with my regular 1/4" foot. (I can't wait to get the new one and see if I can do better)

No ironing, no pins, only a couple of spots where I didn't line up right the first time. (If I had cut everything correct there would not have been problems, but cutting from scraps sometimes I had a bias edge to make the fabric fit the die)

Now that I know I can do it, I have two more cut out ready to sew up.


Look how straight it loaded for quilting- I am a fan of this block! Never thought I would be sewing them, but now I have no excuses!

In the spirit of using up stash the back is pieced from panels and yardage given to me from my mom a few years ago.

Grand kids are spending the night and did their best to keep me busy. Every time I tried to slow down from quilting, Lane would remind me that these don't quilt themselves!

What would I do without them!- cw

apple core in BW&Pink

I have a couple of different ideas to consider.

Short story is I want to make a quilt for my daughter's niece. The child's mom said she decorates in black & whites and likes pinks too.

I have pulled all the fabrics I have with those colors.

Idea #1: finish cutting apple cores and do a controlled scrappy with the prints in picture one.

Idea #2: sew four solid pieces together to make a background and then applique Sunbonnet Sues using the two multi prints from photo one.

If I go with a version of #2, do I make some backgrounds in solid pink, some black, some white?

I don't have a coin to flip but will consider any/all suggestions.

My BABY GO is being put to use, I love this apple core die!- cheryl

I worked on all three today!

Tumbler top is almost finished. I need to decide on a border. I am in the mood for some raw edge applique. Just need a catch saying. (I am leaning towards: Merry (on the top) Christmas (on the bottom) and HO HO HO (down each side). Unless you can give me other suggestions,

I have viewed a lot of cake wrecks and might go with a literal MERRY ON THE TOP, CHRISTMAS ON THE BOTTOM, (OK it is late, this is not funny, except to me)

I'm loving how the triangle pieces are coming together. Not real sure how to treat the sides, if I want to leave them pointy/scalloped or add wedges to sq. it up. I don't have to make the decision yet.

I am enjoying cutting and sewing on this, not committing to ever finishing it but so far I am NOT giving up hope for a future Holiday Keepsake.

Two/Thirds finished with the piecing of the center on the Apple Core. Not sure how I want to border this one yet. May leave it on the small side for a couch quilt. I do like the scalloped edges!

I ordered a foot for sewing the curves, hope to get it soon and start another top. I want to see if the foot really helps speed it along. I don't pin and these were large enough they went together pretty well. Not sure if I could have done it with smaller pieces.

Thanks for looking at what I worked on for my Friday Night Sew-IN- be good cw

Thanksgiving sewing time

Not quite snowed in. Storms from last night messed up our well so we have no water.

The favorite brother in law who works with a drilling compy will come out tomorrow and help hubby pull the pump.

Fingers crossed they can get it fixed.

(Not that I mind not doing dishes or laundry due to the lack of running agua!)

Too cold to get out.

It was ice not snow,

What's a gal to do?

Stay inside and sew!

I haven't counted how many triangles I have cut. I am getting them from the scraps of the scraps.

The apple cores get cut first, then tumblers and last the larger triangles. (Even I am not nuts enough to cut the smaller two sizes- ok may a few but not a whole top worth.)

If anyone wants the smaller scraps for doing crumb blocks give me a shout. (You better hurry before I make a few and decide I like it!)

Happy Thanksgiving, hope your Turkey Day was fulled with fun, family, food and fabric!- cw

Tumblers, cut and ready to sew

Ask me when was the last time I cut out a 600 piece quilt top. My answer is: Yesterday!!

Again with the BABY GO.

What a fun way to use up the Christmas scraps.

I am doing all the 1/2 tumblers on the edge in a Red print. Hopefully I will then add an 1 1/2" border on the straights edges.

I am thinking I want to do raw edge applique' borders at the top and bottom that say: Merry Christmas and the sides: HO HO HO!

I haven't named this quilt yet b/c it is still a work in progress. I am leaning on calling it the Holiday Kitchen Sink. I think just about everything has been thrown in it.

Here's my favorite part. No ironing, no pins.

These pieces line up amazingly well. It wouldn't surprise me if I don't get it finished this week.

There are enough scraps left from cutting out the apple core to cut another tumbler (or two) Those will end up kits to gift or use as donation quilts.