what's for dinner?

i love pasta salads for anytime but greg's not as fond of the "carb foods" as i am.......so i saw on Pintrest, of course, a pasta salad using orzo "excellent idea i said" ..........so here's mine with broccoli, cauliflower, peas, carrots, olives, red & garbanzo beans, edamame, peppers, red onion, zucchini, yellow squash, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, goat cheese and a little italian dressing, looks perfectly refreshing for a light, already done and cool dinner tonight, spending my day cleaning our pool area for summer fun.........
now i am vegetarian but you could add a little chicken "poor hens" to yours, sometimes i let greg do that!!!!

abcdefg......

here's a picture of my finished abcdefg......
block F post below.....
you're getting there only twenty more letters and four extra blocks to go.......
enjoy......

abcdefg.......

letter F....... block diagram in post below....

abcdefg......

letter F......
left section......half square triangle, 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" red and a half square triangle......
next three rows...... 1&1/2" x 4&1/2" muslin.....
                                   1&1/2" x 2&1/2" red, 1&1/2" sq. muslin and red, 1&1/2" x 2&1/2" red and a half square triangle and 1&1/2" sq. red.......
                                   half square triangle and 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" red.......
                                  
                                  
across top of these four rows a 1&1/2" x 4&1/2" muslin
frame as before.......

abcdefg.....

i'm thinking reese is enjoying the abcdefg....quilt and wants it all to himself.....

abcdefg......

letter E  block layout in post below......

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letter E ......
left section..... half square triangle, 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin and half square triangle .......
right section...... 1&1/2" x 4&1/2" muslin
                             1&1/2" x 3&1/2" red and half square triangle
                              1&1/2" muslin square and 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" red
                             repeat second row then first .......
frame as before.......

puss in the corner.....

here is the little mystery quilt....i put an orange cat in the corner, of course, your's could be the house, dog, flower, etc. on the corner.....i' m sure you will all come up with very creative ideas and will love blog hopping to see them....
enjoy. cheri
off to clean, clean, clean....

quilt camp day three.....

still cutting, appliquing, sewing and smiling.....here is my version of yesterday's quilt project, just had to be different....
will show the finished mystery quilt at the end of the day....
enjoy

quilt camp day two.....

day two of quilt this is the quilt we are sewing together today.....everyone got their quilt top done yesterday and alot of ladies were starting to stitch applique down.....expecting another productive day today....i'm sewing along today FuN!!!!

calico baskets.....

i'm starting off the June Lake Quilt Camp tomorrow with Calico Baskets.....
looking forward to a fun day with all my quilting friends.....
enjoy cheri

what's on my cutting board......

a scrappy little quilt......
off early tomorrow morning to my sister's June Lake Quilt Camp and this is a little mystery quilt they will be sewing, if you'd like to sew along, prepare......
twenty-five  4-patches (made with 1&1/2" squares)
sixteen  2&1/2" squares
four  2&1/4" squares, cut diagonally once
sixteen  4&1/8" squares, cut diagonally twice
i used muslin as the alternate fabric on 4-patches.....i didn't use the same fabric twice for any of the other pieces, very scrappy, but of course the variety is up to you.....will post the finished little scrap quilt at the end of the week.....
enjoy your sewing time  
cheri

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letter D block layout in post below......

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letter D ......
top row......half square triangle, 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin and half square triangle......
center row..... 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" red, muslin ( same size), 2&1/2" x 3&1/2" red and 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin ......
bottom row....... repeat top row .....
frame as before......

abcdefg.....

letter C  block diagram in post below......

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letter C ......
left section.....  half square triangle, 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin and half square triangle ......
center section..... 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin, 3&1/2" sq. red repeat muslin strip .....
right section....... all 1&1/2" squares  red, muslin, red, muslin and red.....
frame as before.....

sleepy baby....

out in gramma's sewing room making bindings for a couple quilts....thought Lucy's awfully quite.....now i see why.....

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letter B diagram in post below.....

abcdefg......

letter B.....
left section.... half square triangle, 1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin, half square triangle.....
center section....1&1/2" x 2&1/2" muslin and half square triangle
                             1&1/2" x 2&1/2" red and 1&1/2" sq. muslin
                              1&1/2" x 3&1/2" muslin, then same red and repeat muslin.....
right section.....1&1/2" x 2&1/2" red, same size muslin and half sq. triangle.....
frame block......

abcdefg.....

letter A.....post below has block layout
yes my letter A block has drab green corner squares, was trying out my options, decided on the pumpkin but you know me not going to rip out so drab green corners stay for this one......

abcdefg.....

letter A......
sections left to right.....1&1/2" x 4&1/2" red + one half square triangle.....
one half square triangle + 1&1/2" x 4&1/2" muslin.....
one 1&1/2" sq + 1&1/2"x2&1/2" red + one each red & muslin 1&1/2" sq.....
repeat second then first sections.....
note.....all squares and rectangles are 1&1/2" wide.....
all half square triangles are made with 1&7/8" squares, cut diagonally once.....
with the exception of a couple blocks all blocks are bordered in 1&1/2" x 5&1/2" red with 1&1/2" square pumpkin corners.....
unfinished size of all blocks is 7&1/2" square, you know mine aren't perfect.....
if you'd like to cut a few pieces ahead most all letters use the half square triangles, 1&1/2" squares and 1&1/2" x 2&1/2", 3&1/2", 4&1/2".......of both muslin and red

abcdefg.....

i'm drawn to alphabets in quilts, samplers and such, are you?  the next sew along will be an antique inspired alphabet sampler quilt with a few of my own creative changes......this will be a summer spilling into fall sew along, there are thirty blocks total in the quilt, twenty-six letters and four extra blocks, i'll post two blocks a week.....
my fabric choices were red, green, muslin and a little burnt orange.....had these fabrics already in my collection and happened to have a yard of each the red and green, used every square inch i had but it was enough.....so you may want to have a little extra on hand or just say to yourself if i run out, i'll make do, which is what i would have done if need be....
my top is together and hope to start quilting it soon, will post a finished picture soon....so go collect your fabrics, will post a & b this week.....
this quilt will not be given away after sew along is finished but i hope to throw in a couple other little fun antique inspired quilt projects this summer that i will part with....
see you in a couple days.....

what do you get?

what do you get when you add together a farmhouse sink, little baby seat, toys, running water and Lucy?  AdORablE  that's what.....grandma made her a water park!

scrap stars....

in the post below are the parts and pieces i used to make my scrap stars quilt, if you'd like to try one yourself....
enjoy cheri

scrap stars....

had a little time in my sewing room this weekend and put together parts and pieces for my scrap stars quilt, so if you'd like to make one of your own...
row one.... 1&1/2" square, a 1&1/2" x 2&1/2" piece with snowball corners then a 1&1/2" x 4&1/2" piece.....repeat small snowball piece and strip.....
row two..... small snowball piece, a 2&1/2" square, then a 2&1/2" x 4&1/2" piece with the four snowball corners.....repeat square and snowballs.....
row three....1&1/2" x 4&1/2" piece, a 2&1/2" x 4&1/2" piece with four snowball corners, then 4&1/2" square.....repeat snowballs and large square....
repeat rows two and three, finish with a row one again.....
1&1/2" squares used for the snowballs....

wool make do....

went to Temecula yesterday with my mom & Lucy stopping in our favorite quilt & wool shops....at The Wool Lady we found this fun make do for all my many scraps, i did buy a kit that she had made up but i'm sure to be making several.....
here's her # if you'd like to order a kit of your own 951-699-2900 in Temecula Ca.
i'll be putting mine together soon, a cute gift for my sister....sssh don' tell her
enjoy