Jazzy Snowballs Finished!!!!!!!!!!!

So happy to finish this second H2H quilt for Happy Chemo. I hope it gives a recipient hope and lots of joy. Here's the final portrait.

Someone last week thought some of the blocks were white. They are not. The only white is in half of the triangles.

One block showing quilting and binding.

Showing backing (light blue with white polka dots) quilting is wavy lines (of orange quilting thread)  through the snowballs - absolutely avoiding the corners. I hand stitched the back of the binding...

I still haven't learned!

 

Sew that is that. The two for H2H are done and packed up to mail tomorrow. I know that's kind of late, but I just finished the hand sewing.

 

Tomorrow I'm shipping and I'm going to play hooky (and not feel guilty).

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

Hugs,

Terri

Woodland CA quilt show and quilting done!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday we went to the Flying Needles Quilter's Guild Quilt Show. So now I've got some pictures to share with you.
Is this not the best Citrus Pinwheel you have ever seen? I took the picture to remember the border.

 

I know some of you applique nuts will like this one.

 

 Love postage stamp quilts... this one is really colorful.

 

 And I loved this one - partly pieced and partly appliqued.

 

 Since I'm working on Hexies... This one is an old Grandmother's Flower Garden.

The one above (and close up below) is quite unique. The middle top is a fabric panel of Yosemite National Park, and the surrounding postcards are real paper postcards! They are set into little triangular pockets just like photo corners. Thought you would like the innovation.

 

 Even my Hubby liked this one... I'm thinking that's the next new quilt for me to make.

 

 This picture reminded me of a special friend who is sewing on the Barn Along... Hi Sheila! Told you barns remind me of you.

Isn't this one pretty? Her son went along to the quilt store to help her pick out the blue... I'm impressed. I've always liked this pattern - Double Irish Chain, I think. It too is on my Quilty Bucket List.

And this one is similar... color placement!

Now here's what I bought... You will never guess what I paid. 6, count them... 6 fat quarters for $5...
And the lime green with yellow and pink flowers 2 yards = $6 total... Yes, you heard me correctly. I got 2 pieces for $3 per yard.  The other is blue with white dots - 4 yards that I used as the backing for the Jazzy Snowballs. See the next picture.

It's already quilted. I used the same orange quilting thread on it as the other H2H quilt. The wavy lines give the snowballs a little puffiness. See below.

So now I'm on to do the binding.

 

Thanks for stopping by, and thank you for the comments... especially the lovely ones that I haven't answered.  I really appreciate your kindness.

 

Hugs,

Terri

Flimsy done & Backing Chosen

 

 

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Hands 2 Help flimsy sewn. It's going to the cancer charity... you know why.

Backing washed and ironed (and since has been sewn)... that may be the quilting thread for the bottom. Still thinking about the top thread. Black or White?

 

Edited: I used orange to quilt. The above fabric has a  metallic thread that runs through, and it's not soft. I decided to use a soft fabric for someone who has cancer. They sure don't need any more of life's little irritations. The backing is light blue with white polka dots, and it much softer.

 

Starting tonight with the basting.

Go over to Confessions of a Fabric Addict to see all the quilts made for the H2H charity challenge.

 

Hugs

Terri

On the Wall and a Tip

Jazzy Snowballs ready to sew. Actually this is from the weekend. I do have the rows all done and about half of them sewn together, too. But this is the picture of the arrangement. 

(shown sideways - left bottom is left top, and needs to be turned right sides out... Hubby helped.)

Sorry about the resolution on this photo, but it just shows that I pin a seam for each block in a row and then take the row to the sewing machine. (Last week someone I follow used the stacking method to get things off the wall, and that would drive me crazy.) Until I figured out to pin them in place - just roughly - I got into all kinds of trouble stacking. Once I get to the machine I take out the pin and align the pieces so they are matching and right sides together... then I know where to sew.

 

Shows my pinned row almost off the wall. (The second last row.)

 

Sew I hope you have a wonderful weekend (sewing).

Hugs,

Terri

Half of the Jazzy Snowballs

So half are cut to size and hanging on the design wall. This arrangement will change as I finish up the cutting, but I am liking it so far.

Notice a new button on the side bar?  Friday the party starts. I'm going to show off my apple core quilt for the party.  If you love paper piecing too, you might like to join in. Try the button - see if it works. Let me know if it doesn't.

Hugs,

Terri

Ingredients assembled for next H2H

Some recently done, some leftovers from a Snowball quilt for Project Linus years ago. Next cutting to size 5" blocks will be set solid.
This is my favorite block to make. 5" jazzy print, 1 1/2" squares of black or white for the corners. Sew on the diagonal (reminds me of Diagon Alley) cut off the excess and press out. 90 of each ready for the design wall (after cutting to the right size).
Gonna get the hubby to help me put them up on the design wall. One white then blacks next to that. It's from a design in QuiltMaker about 10 years ago.
Showing off on the linky at Confessions of a Fabric Addict. See you there!

Hugs,

Terri

9th Hexie and all

 

I've decided on a dolly quilt for the Mrs. Claus Charity - see the side bar. I think it's 12" X 15" but I'll have to look that up. I might try to fold the sides to the back of the quilt as part of the backing. I get these hair brained ideas sometimes. Has anybody ever done something like that?

 

Saw a blog today offering a Paper Piecing Party... I am sew in for that!  It's at Quiet Play if you are interested. I've been feeling the need to PP.

 

Sew have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

Terri