Monday Morning Stars

I added 4 stars to the mix this weekend.  This was my view from the dock while I watched my girls swim.  I only made 4 stars this weekend because I was swimming with them :)  I also spent some time knitting (more on that later).

The pink star is made from some backing fabric of a quilt I made using receiving blankets from my cousin's daughter's stay in the NICU.

The solid grey is from another quilt in the works for the Brain Rehabilitation unit (more on that one later this week).

 

The ladybugs are scraps from this quilt. The sweet baby girl I made the quilt for has since earned her angel wings.

For the life of me I can't remember where I used this fabric.  I think it may be from a quilt I made for my first FMQ experience or I may had just bought it to bind a quilt... I will have to look through photos to figure it out :)

 

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Monday Morning Star Count

I am up to 36 stars.  I made 3 new stars this past weekend and had 5 other stars which I had not blogged about.  We have been at the cottage on weekends and despite the still frigid water my children still want to swim all the time.  Instead of turning a little blue I have been sitting on the dock sewing stars while they are swimming.

Clockwise from top: blue and gold fabrics from the quilt I made for my Brother in Law's 40th Birthday present, Posy fabric used to line the inside of American Girl Sleeping bags I made for my girls, Me and My Sister's fabric used in the border of a quilt I made for myself and have to quilt up.

Clockwise from top: Bella pink used in a baby quilt for a friend, Honey Honey fabric used ot back my daughter's 3rd birthday quilt, Me and My Sister's fabric used to back Brain Cancer quilts for my entire immediate family, Lavender reproduction fabric used in my Mother in Law's 60th Birthday present.

I am linking up with Monday Morning Star Count.

Monday Morning Stars

I finished 3 full stars and another half star this past weekend on the way to my parent's house for some family photos.  My star count is up to 28 with many, many more to go.

 

                                      

 

Some people have asked about the fabrics or commented on the scrappiness of the quilt.  I am using leftover pieces from every quilt that I have made.  Once my stars are finished (no timeline), I will have a history of the quilts that I have given away.  This grouping of stars, from the top around clockwise includes: fabric from my niece's baby quilt, fabric used to make a quilt for a young woman who I advise that was just diagnosed with cancer, and fabric from the quilt I made for my MIL's 60th birthday.  The only fabric that I have actually bought for this quilt is the white.

 

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Monday Morning Counts

I have seven hexies finished for one of my pillows for our cottage.  I had a ton of scraps leftover from my curtains and wanted to make pillows but didn't want them to be too matchy matchy.  I am going to applique these to some white fabric.  I'm not sure how many I want on each pillow and will have to play it by ear once i get some white decorator weight fabric.

 

 

I am up to 25 stars for my diamond quilt with one more to attach.  That will happen tonight while I sit at dance with my little one.  I had to get a baby quilt bound and I love the look of hand binding so that has been my dance night hand work. 

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Back at it

I picked up my go to portable summer project again this past weekend and made 5 more stars for my English paper pieced quilt (using Quilt Patis). I attached 2 tonight and have 3 more to add.  I accidentally made a duplicate so that one will have to wait a while to be attached.  I keep a small makeup bag in my purse with all my necessities :)

I also made some hexis for a throw pillow (photos later).

Friday Finishes and My Traveling Quilt

Sorry, no photos....we are traveling and my sewing machine did not make the must pack list. Fabric to cut did make that list.

I am excited that I finally finished cutting out the remaining 2 blocks for my Christmas block of the month (you know the one that I started in 2010?). I am planning on cutting the borders and binding this week while we are at the beach.

I also cut out my first block for the 2012 block of the month!!! I love the Vintage Modern Fabric!!

I also worked on my traveling quilt. I decided to start taking photos of stars while we travel. I'm going to have to do some photo editing since I forgot to take a photo in Arizona.