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Tumbler Party - Swapping Fun!

Yes, I am still sitting here in the jury assembly room and day dreaming.  So as I mentioned in my earlier post, I am hosting the Tumbler Party.  During the first round, each party participant sent me 12 fat quarters (yellow, aqua & gray) and I used my Accuquilt Studio cutter to cut the FQ's into tumbler blocks and then put them into a great big pile and sorted them like a deck of cards.  The cutting is easy, it was the sorting I found to be time consuming and also relaxing.  I have to say I did have fun seeing all the different prints and am tickled with the little scraps of  fabric that I ended up with (I'll be cutting what I can into 2.5" sqaures so standby to see what's next). A few of the members sent extras for me to keep too - that was unnecessary but totally cool.   I am beginning to see the quilt tops put together and the different layouts and seeing that and the joy everyone else is experiencing in this fun swap makes it worth repeating! I will be asking for RSVP's for the next round later this month. Please join the Flickr group  if your interested in attending the party this next round.  The colors will be gray, red and brown!   Until then check out some of the quilt tops being put together:Nicole, Melissa, Nikki

Is This An Actual Blog Update?

Why,  yes it is!  While sitting in the jury assembly room, it occured to me that it has almost been a year since that this 'lil blog has been updated.   What quilty things have I been doing?  I will have to post more pictures when I am back home but  for now will ask you to check out the pictures and links below.

I just completed this quilt for my son:

 and this one which is the last quilt I blogged about before my blog break:

 
Both were quilted by Jenny.

I've been hosting a fun Tumbler Party Swap and started a Mod Mosaic Bee.

I've been humbly serving as the Orange County Modern Quilt Guild President and also enjoying my LAMQG membership and Bee Happy friends.

I will be back soon to update my 2011 completed quilts, work in progress and other fun endeavors and projects but I must run for now as jurors are being called into courtrooms.

 

 

Kona Solids Pineapple Block Quilt - Oh yea!

February was my turn in the Bee Happy Bee and I decided on these blocks:   
I am so pleased with how they are coming along.  The pattern is Allison's Designs Crimsom Rambler  but I reversed the print/solid arrangement.  I do love this pattern it's quite simple yet yields stunning results (ppssst... no paper piecing). I used Kona Pepper and a variety of my favorite blues & greens from a Poseidon fat quarter pack.  And I had a few yards of Valori Wells Olive Rose print in the same colors which I added in for the center squares just for kicks!  

Stay tuned for more solid quilt works in progress :) I did mention I was on a solids kick didn't I?

Bee Outside the Box ~ Quilting Bee (my turn!)

January is my turn for the bee and I am just too excited to wait... I have chosen the spiderweb block with a Kona azure base and tangerine/yellow strips. 

Sorted scraps getting ready to go!

 

Quilt Bee Blocks & a Pillow

I have yet to download the photos from Hawaii where I worked on the Lonestar so the update on that project will have to wait (I am sure your in great suspense) ~ for now  here are a few pictures of my virtual bee catchup work plus a couch pillow I made for my sofa.   Will be back soon!

  
 
 
 

 

Innocent Crush, Fandango & Hexie Heaven

A quick update before I leave for work ..

I just received my order of AMH's Innocent Crush and I must say until it arrived I did not get what all the fuss was about - don't get me wrong I really do love AMH's lines - all of them - but never did I expect Innocent Crush to steal my heart and become a not so innocent obsession!  I already ordered more and have well.. hmm.. 3 quilts picked out to make with this line, some pajama's, pillow cases, pillows, hexies and oh yes, I will die cut some and share with friends..   look back for more on this crush topic and in the meanwhile check out this Curlicue Crush!

I am leaving for vacation next week and taking my Fandango jelly roll and little sewing machine with me.... 9 days in Hawaii and I will have everything I need to get Fandango Lone Star finished.  Stay tuned for pictures and updates :)

Round 3 of the Hexie Swap  is wrapping up this week.  Round 4 sign ups open!

Have an awesome Wednesday and I will be back over the weekend.

~ yolanda

 

 

Hexagon Swap Round #2 Sign Up's Are Open

I host a hexie swap on Flickr and we are about ready to start the 2nd round.  The idea is people mail 6" squares to me, I cut them with my Accuquilt Studio Die which cuts a 5 5/8"W x 4 7/8"H (14 cm x 12 cm), sides 2 13/16" (7 cm) hexagon shape and mail them back. I am new to swap hosting and the first one was so fun I am excited to do another.  Please visit http://www.flickr.com/groups/hexieswap/  for details and to sign up if you are interested! :-)

Flying Triangle Block for Karen

Something new for a block exchange with a friend ... I love the little honu turtles. I am not a fan of purple but Karen is. I was a little short on the size so I gave it a tiny border ~ hope she likes it!

Bee Outside the Box

 Katherine is SO creative she came up with both the name and the logo for Orange County Modern Quilt Guilds (OCMQG) first virtual quilting bee. We start in June and I can't wait to get started.  I will be posting the month assignments soon at our new Flickr group site: Bee Outside the Box

Liberated Wedding Ring Block

This months block for Bee Happy is a foundation pieced Liberated Wedding Ring block. I found the block challenging at first mainly because I had not done foundation piecing much before ~ now I am ready for my X Block foundation pieced quilt :-)

Bee Happy Virtual Bee ~ Completed Wonky Log Cabin Blocks 4

Bee Happy Bee Flickr Group

 

BeeHappyBee Block #2

I received this months assignment in the mail yesterday. I am to make 2 wonky log cabin blocks 12-14 inches. It's ok to add some of my own colors but the designer wants to stay with her color scheme.  I've never made this block before and I'm pretty excited about learning another block - yea! I'll make a practice block this weekend. I had minor surgery on my arm today and am supposed to take it easy (typing does not count) so we'll see how far I get.   

 

These are the fabrics I am to use:

I picked these for possible additions:

 

 

Bee Happy Spiderweb Block Complete! :-)

Virtual Block Exchange - Bee Happy Spider Web Quilt Block

This months assignment is to sew a spider web block using some of Abi's fabrics and some of our own. Look at the fabric in my packet!!!  :-)  My favorite is the squids:

Deciding what to add:

Better test with my own fabric first:

 
 

I made some mistakes on the test but I got it now :-) ... I'll get in another test block this weekend then will sew Abi's block.

If you want to see some really cute blocks from the other members check our flicker group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/beehappybee/
 
 

Siggy Block Exchanges

The 5 inch square is for an international exchange - I have to send my first one in, then I get the list of traders. This one is from a lady in the Netherlands... nice huh? The 3.5" are for a modern scrap siggy swap. I have never sewn triangles like this and was a tadd off the first time.....  but I got it!  I have to be careful drawing the line on the 2.5" square or get a sharper pencil :-) 

 

Bee Happy Virtual Quilting ~ My First Bee

We just got going - my month is February.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/beehappybee/

Siggy Scrap Block Exchange ~ How Fun!

I just joined this: http://www.psiquilt.com/2010/01/siggy-block-tutorial.html swap .. a modern signature (siggy) swap...  I have until May 16th to make as many signature blocks as I want back.  I see 68 members already signed up but I am sure by May there wil be a lot more. I want to collect lots and lots of siggys... what a fun quilt!  The finished block size is 3.5"'.   Great way to use up scraps. I'll post photos once I get going ... basically you need a 3.5" white square and two 2.5" print squares sew and autograph, collect and send them in then anxiously wait for the returns :-)  ...... more to come...