Just Sew Quilter: March 2018

It's almost time for the 30 Blocks in 30 Days Hop that starts tomorrow.

Carla at Creatin' in the Sticks has assembled 29 bloggers (Carla is showing a block twice) who will be showing their "stuff," focusing on one block for that particular day. Mine is block 8 so I will be on April 8.

Here is the schedule. You'll want to visit everyone. Don't miss out!

Date

Project Designer

Block

April 1^st	Creatin’ in the Sticks	Block 1- 4 Patch
April 2^nd	Kwilty Pleasures Blog	Block 2 - Double Stuffed
April 3^rd	Sew Incredibly Crazy	Block 3 - Baby in a Corner
April 4^th	SBD Embroidery and Quilting	Block 4 - Dutch Door
April 5^th	What About Rheema	Block 5 - Surrounded
April 6^th	Quilted Delights	Block 6 - Tacked Up
April 7^th	Joy Studio	Block 7 - Stripper
April 8^th	Just Sew Quilter	Block 8 - Staggered
April 9^th	Quiltscapes	Block 9 - Topsy Turvy
April 10^th	beaquilter	Block 10 - Chunky Pinwheel
April 11^th	Freemotion by the River	Block 11 - Painted WIndow
April 12^th	krislovesfabric	Block 12 - Broken Cinder Block
April 13^th	MooseStashQuilting	Block 13 - Reaction
April 14^th	Quilts by Joanne	Block 14 - Median Strip
April 15^th	Persimon Dreams	Block 15 - Center of Attention
April 16^th	Needled Mom	Block 16 - Bounce
April 17^th	Just Let Me Quilt	Block 17 - Sweet Sixteen
April 18^th	Life in Scrapatch	Block 18 - Yeah Eights
April 19^th	Top Stitch Tech	Block 19 - Weave
April 20^th	Seams To Be Sew	Block 20 - Classic
April 21^st	Just Let Me Quilt	Block 21 - Spot
April 22^nd	Something Rosemade	Block 22 - Cross Walk
April 23^rd	Thimblemouse and Spouse	Block 23 - Opposites Attract
April 24^th	Books, Hooks, Sticks, etc.	Block 24 - Possibility
April 25^th	Words & Stitches	Block 25 - Camper Window
April 26^th	Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats	Block 26 - Catching Z's
April 27^th	Selinaquilts	Block 27 - Broken Stripes
April 28^th	QuiltFabrication	Block 28 - Stockade
April 29^th	Lakeshore Stitches	Block 29 - Dovetail
April 30^th	Creatin’ in the Sticks	Block 30 - Slow Tee

Friday, March 23, 2018

Blog Hop Coming Soon

Whew, time goes SEW quickly--how can I have let more than a month go by without posting?

First of all, the Blog Hop hosted by Carla of Creatin' in the Sticks, 30 Blocks in 30 Days, begins April 1, and I will be the featured blogger on April 8. Stay tuned for that project.

I have a bunch of things in progress, but no "finishes" for awhile.

The one below is a 3 Dudes Quilt, done Man Sewing Style with the black inserted between 2 1/2" strips. I love the colors. Got the top put together at our quilt retreat at the beginning of March (more on that later). The blocks had been finished for a year.

We spent a weekend at our daughter's in St. Louis a few weeks ago.

Below is Amelia (right front) waiting her turn for a balloon person. This is her friend's birthday party.

Here is Amelia's little sister Camella playing in a car at the party.

A friend asked me to quilt this for her--so I did. She was going to finish it with a self-binding. It's a lap quilt or even wall-hanging.

Here are some of the projects done at our quilt retreat at Threads of Time, Danville, IL.

I had the blocks for the pink quilt all done and finally got the top put together there. Betty Sue did the 2 wall hangings on the left.

The Hunter Star is mine--blocks mostly done (all done before retreat was over), and the bunny placemats were done by Michelle. The Hunter Star was a lesson at our Cerro Gordo Quilters meeting. It is done the Missouri Star Quilt Company way, and I used a charm pack I had plus some matching fat quarters and 6" strips, so there is quite a color variation. Still pretty, but a 2-color one is more stunning, I think.

I also finished the yellow quilt top below. Kathy did the 2 flower wall hangings. The yellow top is a pattern and charm pack from Fat Quarter Shop's Sew Sampler one month in 2017.