Yesterday......

Yesterday was our monthly QOV sew in and 4 pairs of us were working on this pattern.  There will be 20 blocks in a quilt so we are half way there on this one.

Another pair of ladies was working on this set of colors.  I forgot my camera so I didn't get photos of the other 2.  They took theirs home to work on and will bring them back next month and finish them.  Go here to our chapter blog and see what other quilts were worked on.

Last Thursday when my 2 friends came over for help with their project, I cut 9 sets of blue squares for kits.  I ran out of light and red so I brought home some pieces to finish these 5 kits for next time.

Since we meet at a quilt shop I had to buy a couple new fabrics to put in the diamond quilt (and also filled my punch card so I'll have free fabric next month!).  They are Philip Jacobs prints.

Here is the group I will cut diamonds out of today.

And then there is the math.....

I have the layout the same width as the photo in the book (click on link and then scroll down)
but Kaffe's diamonds are a little larger than mine so I may need to go one diamond wider.  Right now this would only be 46.5" wide.  If I add one row in width it will be 54.25". It takes half diamonds to fill in all around the edges but I should be able to just border them on 2 sides before I slice them 1/4" away from the center line.  I need to add one row of light bordered diamonds on the bottom to have it 66.25" long.  If I add an additional row it will be 79.5".  The next decision, should it be a wallhanging instead of a couch throw quilt? 

I see that I have 2 with the same fabric as centers in the third row down so I need to change that.


I could really go crazy and make it a twin bed size too, but is it that much fun to do?  Or am I ready to move on?  Stay tuned...

It's over.....

The shower is over, the weather was gorgeous, windows open.  Now I can get back to my quilting.

Sewing fix.......

My reward for sticking to my list and getting everything done was an hour sewing fix.  I will add these 12 diamonds to the rest of them when I move all of them to a double design wall after my shower guests leave.  It is fun to have 2 different projects that I can work on in little bits of time on busy days.

The whole group minus one.....

I have one more fabric to cut, a yellow one.  I was too tired to go back down and cut that one and take another photo.  I'm looking forward to next week when I can spend some quality time with these triangles.

I mopped the kitchen floor, brought the punch bowl down from the attic, pulled some more crab grass that is growing over the edges of the driveway and sidewalk, and ran errands yesterday.  We had 90s and tropical humidity the last couple days.  Storms are supposed to roll through tonight and drop the temperature 20 degrees.  It looks like it will be cool enough to have the windows open Sunday for the bridal shower.

Fast delivery.......

I ordered this quarter yard bundle over the weekend and hoped it would get here by Saturday.  Just one day after they notified me that it had been shipped I recieved it.  I got if from Glorious Color and it is still on sale.  I was happy that this pack had the other 2 colors of the teapot print too (and I won't cut these either!).  I will cut the rest of them into the equilateral triangles but use them sparingly.  I want the largest proportion to be in the red/pink/black group.

You can see in this photo that I only had one green in the mix before.  There are 50 different prints in this photo so it will end up with 57 different prints, repeating my favorites more often than the rest.

Some cutting, some cleaning.....

I cut 6 more diamonds last night and paired them with their sashing strips.

Someone without an email link asked me what size the diamonds are.  Rather than tell you numbers I decided to just lay a ruler down on a diamond for a visual.


I finished cleaning the living room and dining room yesterday and moved furniture to set up for the shower on Sunday.  Now I just have the kitchen floor to mop and move a little clutter that is out there.  Today I am helping some friends with an embroidery project.

Next week I have brush pick up to prepare for, QOV sew in day to cut kits for and the Sandwich Fair to visit.  Maybe the following week I'll get a little rest.