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.....

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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......

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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......

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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

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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