Block of the Month

Here's my latest block for the block of the month club. This is a wonky star for my mom. She requested pinks and purples.

Nicki's T-Shirt Quilt

I finished Nicki's quilt! I think I mentioned this before but I REALLY enjoyed making this t-shirt quilt. Much more than I thought I would!




This is my favorite block....


I really loved how this quilt turned out but I'm always nervous when I get paid to make a quilt. I worry that the recipient will hate it. I was especially concerned because I dropped the quilt off at Nicki's house and she wasn't there. So I couldn't see her reaction.



A few days after I dropped it off, I received the following note from Nicki: "NATALIE.... I love love love the quilt. Thank you so much. I hope you are doing well and I'm sorry I missed you this weekend but thanks for dropping it off!"

WHEW!!

Yoder's

I was in Northern Indiana this weekend and had an urge to go fabric shopping. There are no quilt shops in the 30 mile radius of where I was visiting but I was determined! The next county over is Shipshewana - Amish country and home of Yoder's (a well known department/grocery/fabric store). I'm pretty sure they had every Moda fabric available - all for about $1-$2 off what you'd find in a quilt shop. And the largest Robert Kaufman selection I've every seen. I was in heaven! It was very hard to pick out just a few bolts to buy from but I managed.



Look at how big their fabric section is!


Their Kona solid collection.... Could I have five yards of each, please?


The Amish lifestyle is fascinating to me. The horse and buggy's were everywhere - I had a take a picture. (Minus the actual Amish because it's against their beliefs to be photographed.)


I felt like Laura Ingalls Wilder for a bit until I saw a family riding away from the grocery store with a case of Mountain Dew in their buggy. Regardless of their modern taste in beverages, they still make beautiful, classic quilts. Maybe I'll make one too someday.

Mind Your P's and Q's

I finished quilting the yet-to-be-named t-shirt quilt. YAY! I used my mom's machine. It's like going from a Honda Accord to a Lexus LS.




I also started my next Purdue quilt. This will be the third one I've done. It's always nice to be paid for making a quilt though I am getting tired of black and gold. Instead of a zig zag, I decided to make up a P block. That required drawing out the pattern - not something I usually do.



I was able to finish five blocks yesterday. What do you think? I'm still deciding.

The Ugly Block

Remember when I mentioned the Block of the Month homework I had? Well here is a picture of a previous block I did. I liked the block design but sage, rust, and tan are definitely NOT my colors.

Let the Wild Pinning Begin!

Wonky Star

This is my first foray into wonky stars. I made this block for an exchange I'm doing with a group of local quilters. A royal blue and bright yellow block was requested. I really enjoyed putting it together so of course, now I want to make a my own wonky star quilt. I'll add that to my ever growing list....



In other qulity related news, I spent the weekend quilting away with my mom. I finished three other blocks for the exchange. (We do one per month so two were catch up, one was for this month, and one was for an upcoming month.) I also finished the top to the T-shirt quilt. My mom left her rockin' Janome with homework to get the thing quilted before I have to return the machine to her this weekend. It's a lofty order so we'll see if it happens.