Happy Halloween!

Traveling Forward

After my Travel Back in Time post I decided it was time to give the zigzag quilt another look. I had gotten tired of the half square triangles so I decided to start sewing the rows together to help me get some motivation. Well it is working! I only have a few more half square triangles to make so once I get to that point, I will make them and keep going! Linking to Linky Party Tuesday at Freemotion by the River,  and WIP Wednesday at The Needle and Thread Network.

Design Wall Monday - Sunflowers

I have finally have all of my blocks done for my Sunflower quilt. I have really been enjoying this Taffy pattern by Jaybird Quilts, and I could see using it in a few different ways. Now, it is time to get it off of the Design Wall and sew it all together. Check out what others are working on at Patchwork Times.

Sunday Stitchery

Here are my snowmen stitchery that I did awhile ago and then left out "in the cold". I would like to get back to them. The problem I have is that when I downloaded the patterns, I did not download the December snowman, so I have been trying to figure out whether to make 11 of them and find a different pattern to display them, or whether to make only a few of them. I do enjoy working on them, so continue on I will!

Blogger's Quilt Festival - Tea Time

Quilt Measurements 11 1/4 " x 14 3/4"

Special Techniques : Paper piecing

Quilted by… me

Here is my submission for the Blogger's Quilt Festival. My mom had bought this as a kit for me years ago, and I put it on my UFO Challenge list to get done this year. The kit was originally pink and blue and I decided to swap out some of the fabrics. The pattern is called Time for Tea by MH Designs. I love paper piecing and this was really fun to do. This little quilt is going to reside with me, as I do love my tea time! I am always in awe of the impressive talent shown with the Blogger's Quilt Festival. Thank you to Amy for organizing.

On The Needles

My socks are coming along slowly, but surely. I am really enjoying the bamboo needles. They have a nice feel to them. Check out what others have On Their Needles at Patchwork Times.

Travel Back in Time Thursday

I thought it would be fun to travel back and time and update you on a post from a few years ago. On October 20, 2009 I talked about this block and how it was going to become a quilt for my brother.




It never happened. I was making a quilt for my sister too at the time, and I needed something faster. This is what my brother ended up with:

 

From what I can tell it has been well used and loved. The fabric that I bought for my brother's quilt turned into this:

  

I started on a few of these blocks, but I found it lacking something. Those fabrics turned into this:

 

I realized the blues need something to lighten them up so I added the lighter blue. The blocks for this quilt which I designed are all done, and I am ashamed to say they have sat untouched for almost a year. I think this will be on my list for next year. Well, it has been fun traveling back in time with you. To me, one of the wonderful things about blogging is seeing what I was intending years ago, and how things became.  Join me, and travel back in time, sometime with your blog! It's a lot of fun!