BOXY STARS – QUILT GUILDS – July 1st, 2008
Posted By drsao on July 2, 2008
I like it when a new month starts – it is almost as good as New Year’s Day – I get to turn the page on the calendar and start my new monthly TO DO LIST – carefully including all of the things on the list that I have already accomplished TODAY so that I can start by crossing things off….ah, the thrill of accomplishment….:):)
I mailed my JULY Log Cabin Blocks – check –
I washed my car – check –
I went to the bank – check
and then it was time for some real fun – quilting!
Fred’s Boxy Stars
I have now made NINE blocks of Bonnie Hunter’s BOXY STARS Quilt – and a number of other Bonnie fans started making this quilt today too. This is our “IN BETWEEN MYSTERY QUILTS” online project!
My brother specifically requested brown, gray and blue for his quilt –
so I am doing my best to make it in the colors that he wants – and hopefully it will look good in the end!
Cuddles Helps Me Search Through Stash
I had fun searching for fabric- and of course, Cuddles had to help!
COLONIAL PIECEMAKERS QUILT GUILD – BONNIE HUNTER (STAR STRUCK)
I am SO EXCITED…..I am enrolled in a class AUGUST 2 in Williamsburg, VA taught by BONNIE K. HUNTER herself! We are going to make the STAR STRUCK quilt – so I had to search for some scrappy fabric. Bonnie wants us to come to class with our strips cut – so I had lots of fun looking for possibilities.
I joined the COLONIAL PIECEMAKERS QUILT GUILD (Williamsburg, VA.)
They are sponsoring this class to be taught by Bonnie and Patsy put in a good word for me – and they let me in – WHOO HOOO! July is starting out great!
COUNTRY PIECEMAKERS QUILT GUILD – POWHATAN, VA
AND THAT’S NOT ALL……I also joined the COUNTRY PIECEMAKERS QUILT GUILD in Powhatan, VA. Goodness, in June I did not belong to any quilt guild and in July I have joined two! I will be making CIRCLES AND MELONS (a class taught by Patsy) at the guild meeting and workshop on July 12. This will be so much fun. I hope sewing curves won’t be too hard…..and speaking of curves…..I think I need help!
Dear Jane – B-11 Melissa’s Cross
I think I need lots of help…….I made Melissa’s Cross (the red and white fabric is my PRACTICE BLOCK.) Yikes – this was my first difficult block. How could a 4 1/2″ block take so long to make!?? This Dear Jane Quilt is going to be a symbol of blood, sweat, and tears – and I don’t mean that figuratively. I enjoy a challenge though!
I made the REAL BLOCK out of my Civil War Repro fabric……and together these two blocks took FIVE HOURS……and the SAD thing is that they really don’t look that great!
Now I understand what people mean when they say
“AT LEAST IT IS FINISHED!”
I had a lot of trouble with the 2nd block – I have no idea why because I had already practiced – but for some reason I had to RESEW one of the seams 6 times and I finally just gave up and left it AS IS!
Well, this is it – with all of its imperfections!
To cheer myself up I ate an ENTIRE PAPAYA – and that did the trick! I am happy again.
July has been a good month – so far! 🙂
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