Orange Crush Part 5

to RED

to WHITE

PERFECT

 So I started by auditioning oranges! Honestly, I was going to use the 'red' one!! But that was before I changed up the colours and laid it out! EEWW!! Then I pulled the only other oranges I had enough of! The flowery one was just to white and I thought it might blend into the quilt! Don't want that!! The bird cage surprised me with the aqua (that I am using for the centers) already in the fabric! Umm YES!! Plus, it MIGHT just create an opening for yellow binding! (maybe!!??)

Cut and ready to roll!

So, I cut and stitched and finished up my album blocks, half album blocks, and quarter album blocks! Have I ever said I am a NUT for on point quilts! I just think it changed the look SO much!!
I was all ready fro next week to put these blocks together (part 6) but then I realized that there was an optional pieced border!! Well we all know I could NOT pass that up!! So I'm going to split part 6 up into two weeks so I'm not overwhelmed! I mean, I KNOW what the end of Orange Crush looks like, but I'm not sure what Grand Illusion looks like and weather or not the next clue will be more challenging! It's not a race ... right!!
Come back and check it out! Getting SO close to a completed top here!!
And be sure to check out Bonnie's Blog for part 5 instructions!
See Y'all soon,
Josie

Half album blocks

Quarter Album blocks

Album blocks finished!!

Grand Illusion Part 5

Quick and easy

This week clue was quick and easy! That was a great break I got a little after the Holiday cleaning done. (not really my FAVORITE thing to do, but I guess it has to be done!)

Thanks for visiting! Check back tomorrow for clue 5 of Easy Street

Linking up with Bonnie's linky party up!

Josie

Easy Street finished!!!

I'm so happy to have this one on the DONE and GIFTED list!! Our oldest Daughter laid claim to this one not long after the top was finished. I wanted to be sure I was in good standing with my long arm before I took on another big quilt! This beast finishes at 98 x 98!! (That's a biggun!!)
We were at my In-laws for Christmas so I was able to take an on the bed shot! (they have such an AMAZING home!!)
I hope it is well loved with our Daughter! (even though I'm SURE her bed will never be made!! )
Thanks for visiting! Linking up with Bonnie for a holiday linky party!
Sadly this was my only hand made gift for this holiday! I DO hope to be better NEXT year!!!
Josie

Easy Street!

A LOT of texture!!

Orange Crush Part 4

Cut

Done!!  Keeping up nicely with OC! Oh Yah!! This week added in new colours!! I chose to use my neutral here instead of black and pink instead of red! First step was HST units!
Then on to the first block! Spinning stars!!

Spinning Star blocks DONE!!

I love it when a block comes together!!
Be sure to come back and check out my next blocks!
Be sure to check out Bonnie's post for part 4


AND I'm FINISHED with my Easy Street!! It is bound and ready to be gifted! I will have to get good pics when I give it to my Daughter!

If I don't make it back before then I hope everyone a blessed Christmas!
Josie

HST

Grand Illusion Part 4

Binding!!

Got it!! I've been a BUSY girl!!
This weekend I finished binding my Easy Street (Post to come later when I give the gift!!)
Then after that I started in on my part 4!! I am happy to say I'm finished! Thank you for being a quick one!!
Linking up with Quiltville!
I'm off to work on my Orange Crush! This whole binding thing has gotten me just a bit backed up! Wish me luck!!
Josie

Part 4 finished!!

Orange Crush Part 3

Cut and ready

This was a quick and easy week! I'm keeping up and doing great!! This is the end of the Black and lime! (on a side note I MIGHT have to buy more lime to finish my Grand Illusion!! LOL OOPS!!)

At any rate! Here's part 3!!

See you next time!!
Josie

And DONE!

BHMQAL Grand Illusion Part 3

Oh so close!!

Oh, my lord!! I'm so glad this past week is done!
 First the thread debacle for my Easy Street! What 's that you may ask... well I'm THIS close to being finished and I ran out of the thread I was using King Tut that had been given me when I purchased my Long arm. I have to say I am not really a fan of this thread! It says 'low lint' but I'm not seeing that!! I see a LOT of lint! But when you are this close to finishing you use the same thread to finish... right??? It is on order, but I will have to wait till it gets here to finish! I'm so sad!!

Double four patches

Then this step!! It was SUCH a simple step and yet for some reason I just could NOT get through it!!
 First, I sewed every last one of my black strips to a white strip!! That led to forty five minutes of unstitching!! I got them all properly stitched. THEN I did the worst thing EVER!!! I didn't listen to Bonnie's words!! I know better!! Thank goodness I was only stitching 20 units together at a time! I sewed the first batch correctly!! Then I sewed the next batch together with the black square in the WRONG corner!!! That ALSO led to about a half hour of unstitching!!
All is well now and all of my units are finished!! 

I also sat down the other day and did some quilty math! For these three quilts I'm currently working on (ES, OC, & GI) I need 405" of binding for ES, 370" for OC, and 364" for GI... that's 1139" for binding!!! Almost 95 FEET!! Maybe I will start on those while I'm waiting for the next clues and my thread!! LOL


I'm on to my next adventure for now! (well more Orange Crush) Wish me luck!!
Linking up to Bonnie's linky party!!
Josie