Playtime quilt

I took some time to work on my playtime quilt -- this is what it looked like when I first posted about it...I have since added more blocks, and took away a few that I thought were too dark and boring...

A majority of these 9x9 blocks were originally a 20" block that I cut up.  Yesterday I decided to sew them into 18x18 blocks by sewing the 24 blocks together in sets of four.  Then, wanting to make it all BIGGER, I added some horizontal strips that I had pieced together.

 

That done, I wanted to make it WIDER and so I added a vertical strip with the same fabric as the horizontal strips, by making thicker cut strips this time...

This quilt top needs to be way bigger.  I'll decide how to do that my next go around.  I'm thinking it needs some more blocks, or some black and white wild borders, or maybe some red....or purple, or even orange.  Maybe I'll add some borders on the individual 6 blocks...that might be cool.  Yes, that might be just what I need to do. I'll have to see where my thoughts are when I get back to work on it, but it will grow!  It's way too soon to start sewing it together, no matter how much I want to piece it together already!

Playtime!

I've been hanging out at 15 Minutes Play for several weeks now and have been playing with my scrap bin blocks.  I just love making these blocks!  Here's a few that are complete.  Hope to make two more rows and then it will be ready to sew together and quilt.

Quilt Story Block Party!

Quilt Story is having a much fun Block Party! You can read about it here.

I decided I wanted to try out the tute for the Mile a Minute quilt from Patchwork Pie, so I took some scraps of fabrics that I had used to make cloth napkins for the family and got busy sewing. No thoughts about what I was doing, no particular color order...just pick up a piece out of my scrap bin and let 'er rip!

Here's what I ended up with...in a flash!

The party ends tonite, so hop on over there and show off your stuff......

Thrifty!

Good, good day thrifting.  Was in the mood to make a few changes in our yard that was hard hit by several freezes this past January.  I found a couple things that I just had to have....

Check out this cool little tin planter/bucket I found.  And of course, I had to stop at the local nursery and pick up this wild sweet potato plant to tuck inside of it...

I also found this cute little kitty planter with bright green eyes (on the far left, click on image to see him better)...I picked up a little zebra plant to put inside him which adds some contrast to our succulent collection....and of course I had to get a few new annuals too, just needed some good color happening...

I found this cool hippy dippy 60's flower child looking dish/bowl, which now holds our fresh oranges.  I love this thing!!!!......

Red Letter Day Finished

I chopped up the FQ's of the Lizzy House Red Letter Day fabric that I talked about here, and put together this super fun and (ahem) colorful quilt for my newest grandson. Backed and bound with kona cottons. This one is sure to get his eye color story happening, don't you think!