Schnibble this!

Have you ever made a Schnibbles quilt?  These little beauties are loads of fun, and two wonderful bloggers, Sherri of "A Quilting Life" and Sinta of "Pink Pincushion" are sponsoring "Another Year of Schnibbles."

And yes, even though I didn't get my pattern for the January quilt, I am determined to add the February project to my list of 52 quilts for 2012.  Here is the quilt for February (image copied from pattern cover):

 

Carrie of "Miss Rosie's Quilt Co." is the talented designer.  This one is called I.S.T.H. -- Insert Snappy Title Here. Sherri insists it is easier than it looks, so as soon as my pattern arrives from Quilt Taffy, I'll be Schnibbling!

WIP Wednesday

Happy Rabbit Rabbit Day!  My childhood friend, Candi, taught me about Rabbit Rabbit Day when we were in elementary school.  On the first day of each month, jump over the foot of your bed when you wake up and shout "Rabbit Rabbit."  This guarantees good luck for the month.  Did you remember last month?  See?

I always thought this was simply a Thoman family tradition, until the characters in a novel I was reading also practiced it.  According to Wikipedia, the source for all truth on the internet, the Rabbit Day tradition might be traced back to the 1800s.  So next month, remember, "Rabbit Rabbit!"





Since it is also Wednesday, it is Work In Progress Wednesday.  Here is what I am working on:

As shown on my earlier post, the pattern has a pieced border.  I've decided since this will be a lap quilt, I'll put a simple green leaf-print border on it.  I have two more rows of "flower" blocks, then the sashing, border and -- how to quilt it?  I want to do this one myself, as I'm in a hurry to gift it to Amy's Mom!

Also, as it is the first of the month, it's time for  Lily's "Small Blog Meet."  Hello to all you other "small bloggers," and thanks for visiting!

2012 Quilt #9: Chain Reaction

"Chain Reaction" was the December "Fat Quarter Fun" quilt for our group at Ruth's Stitchery.  I used a Jelly Roll of Kate Spain's "Terrain" and my favorite background, Kona Cotton "Snow" (I buy it by the bolt!).  Designed by Amelie Scott, this quilt goes together so easily, I think I may use it for a "Sunday is for Scraps" quilt sometime.

I'm getting used to these quilt designs that have no border -- it's kind of nice when the blocks are sewn together, the quilt top is done!

Sunday is for Scraps

I got a free afternoon today when the DH took the DS shopping and I stayed home.

So I cut up a stack of floral scraps to make a lap quilt. The one I made for my Mom in December turned out so well, I decided I would make one for another Mom, this one temporarily living in an assisted living center.

The pattern is "Flower Patch," the August feature quilt in the 2011 "Quilts" calendar from Current.  The designers of the quilts in the calendar are Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson -- that's right, "Me and My Sister Designs!" 

Here are my scraps all cut and ready to sew together, alongside the calendar page:

I'm making my quilt 5 blocks X 7 blocks (maybe only 6, I don't want it to be too long).

Here is one sample block:

And here is another:

Yep, I'm using more of that pale blue Kona cotton (and wow, my design wall is really covered with threads, isn't it?).

The first of these is 10 1/2" raw edge to raw edge.  The pattern directions result in an 8 1/2" block, so I tried that size, too.

I think the smaller size will work better, mostly because there will be a greater variety of flower prints.  What do you think?