Jelly Roll Sampler Block 4

Not a great deal of sewing happening at my house, but I did manage to complete Block 4 of the Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along hosted by Moose on the Porch blog. Just in time for Block 5 which will be posted on Monday. I'm enjoying this quilt along. Of course, I love the fabric Portobello Market by Moda given to me by two quilting friends. Several of us are doing this BOM. It's great fun to see how each person approaches the block and the fabric choices they make.

Have a great day!
Becky

Stash Manicure

About a month ago, Rae Ann who blogs at Cutie Pinwheel announced that she was beginning a new blog called Stash Manicure. I'm always trying to reduce my stash so I can purchase more fabric:) I accepted Rae Ann's invitation to share on Stash Manicure how I "manicure" my stash. Visit today and read my post.

Grandma's Bag

My friend Terri from school/work became a Grandma for the very first time on April 1st. Her grandchild, Molly, was actually born on her due date. Terri assisted me with some work for our county Readers' Rally. I thought she might like to have her very own "Grandma Bag" to hold surprises for her Molly. It's fun to make a gift for someone who appreciates a hand-made gift. The charm pack I used was from Moda's Boutique line. The pattern is one by Penny Sturges called Charm Party Tote (quiltsillustrated.com) It's been months since I actually finished a project. Hoping this bag will tilt my efforts into the "Finished Project" direction.

April Silver Thimble Night

This past Friday and Saturday was the third Friday and Saturday of the month. That means it was Silver Thimble Club of Grayson time. I usually sew with the Saturday group, but had another activity on Saturday so I sewed with the Friday evening group.  I drove to the church in Grayson right after school on Friday. Here is the backseat of my car packed and ready to "rock and  sew" Friday evening. Kristie and  Brenda met me on Friday evening. We swapped books we needed for our library jobs, talked lots of school shop-talk, sewed and laughed.

Several of my Saturday quilting buddies stopped by on Friday evening to visit with the group.Cindi had "goodies" she had ordered from online shops. The new Jo Morton fabric was gorgeous, but we all were lusting over the tote bag with "Minick & Simpson" printed on it. Cindi ordered a Bar Harbor kit  from their website. The tote bag came with her order.  Way to go, Cindi! Very tempting!

Teresa, who left the business of driving a school bus this year, is making a quilt from Bonnie Hunter's website I don't remember the name of this pattern. Perhaps, Teresa will leave the name of the pattern in the comments of this posts. What a great use of fabric! Teresa, you can "gift" this quilt to me if you decide that you don't like it:)

Sandra made this tote bag using a charm pack from Moda's Bar Harbor line (Minick & Simpson) It's gorgeous. I have a Bar Harbor charm pack that I purchased to add to a scrap quilt that I am cutting from my stash. I may rethink that idea and make this tote. It is from a pattern by Penny Sturges from QuiltsIllustrated.com. It's called the Chubby Charm Bag Pattern.

Sarah, showed her completed top using all civil war fabrics. I don't know if I even heard what pattern she used. If someone knows, please leave a comment. Sarah's quilt is absolutely stunning.

Many of us have learned the hard way that projects with straight sewing, not a lot of concentration are best for our sewing sessions. Let's just say "We do talk some." Brenda learned that even with straight seam sewing, mistakes can be made.

It was wonderful to see Elizabeth who has been recovering from knee surgery the past couple of months. These two quilts were projects that she has completed. One is a BOM. The other is a "vintage" Sisters Club project that she completed. Many of belonged to Pinheads, then Sisters before Pat began her Silver Thimble Club group.

I  hated to miss my Saturday group, but sure did have a grand time with the Friday group.