A REALLY Good Quilty Day

Yesterday was a very good day in the quilting department!

I spent the better part of the daylight hours with Sister Mary Awful, Barbie VanWonderful and Alicia, the Bell of the Ball, working on the guilds friendship quilt. 

The block this year is a house block.  We encouraged members to add their own touch by adding curtains, greenery, etc.  and they all did a great job with the blocks.....and they all measured up the the correct size too!

I can't help but to feel like a day like yesterday is what the friendship quilt is all about.....a day of laughter, friendship, food, and a dash of good-hearted abuse.  In 5 hours we were able to piece together the whole quilt top!  Here's just a little sneak preview....but GSQ members, stay tuned to the Strawberry Supper, all will be revealed.

So I came home, took a 15 minute power nap ( cause those ladies are exhausting!!!), fed the kids, screamed about homework and then the Dear Jane ladies came over for our little sewing bee.

Last night we handpieced using the freezer paper templates printed from EQ.  I use the C. Jenkins 8-1/2" x 11" sheets right in my inkjet printer.  It saves you all the marking of the lines and checking as you are sewing, you can feel if you are sewing along the seam line cause you'll hit paper if you are off.   You should have some of this in your bag of tricks....

So while the DJ'ers were here I finished one block and then another after they left.

Don't you just love the top one!  I might have to make a whole quilt with this block (Thanks Lori for the color inspiration!)

So a quilt top done and 2 DJ blocks....that's a good day in my little world of madness.

Hope you have a great quilty day....

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

Comments

[Patty]

I need a nap just thinking about your busy day - sounds fun and exhausting - good for you! Love your blocks!

[kathie]

the house quilt looks wonderful, love the sashing fabric you chose.
I bet your glad its finished!
and you had a great time too!
wow DJ blocks a bit bright :)
guess I need those sheets for my printer too!
Kathie

[RobinE]

Your new DJ blocks look wonderful! Is that trick lighting or is that pink really sparkly? (So cool!) And thanks for the tip on the printer sheets. I also use freezer paper in my printer, but I spend all sorts of time cutting it to size and ironing it to paper first. Those sheets would be sooo much faster.