Easy Street and More

Have started on Bonnie Hunter's new mystery quilt.  I think her mysterys all turn out to be large quilts.  Don't know if I will keep this one or use as a donation quilt but I have the first set of construction instructions done.  Sewing 4 patches from our grey and black and white fabrics.

 

 

I would like to make more quilts for our guilds "Heart Warmers" quilts which we donate to the local hospitals for chronically and critically ill people.  As I get closer to retirement I wanted to find an easy quilt that I could whip out quickly.  I think I found it.  The other day on a blog someone was showing quilts that a friend was making for charity.  I liked that it was just strips sewing together, very quick.

 

So I thought I would try it.  I had some santa, houndstooth and poke-a-dot fabric so thought I would give it a try.  Here was the outcome.

 

I think I may be able to put my stash to good work.



Play Date fun

Last Sunday and Monday I took classes from Bonnie Hunter.  I have been following her blog not for months and just love the ideas she comes up for using scraps.

The Thursday before she did a lecture at guild on the quilts you can make using scraps.  It was a great lecture.  The second best thing at the guild meeting was getting a look at the beautiful quilt made my members of the guild and Dorothy Jones who pulled it together.  Don't think we will have trouble selling these tickets.

The Sunday class with Bonnie was "Star Struck".  We used 2.5" strips and 2.5" squares.  These are the blocks I got made during class.

 

 



Bonnie enjoyed seeing my truck as well as mentioned on her blog quiltville.blogspot.com and I got a lot a great comments on the truck.

The class on Monday was "Oklahoma Backroads".  She switched the lights and darks in a normal "Road to Oklahoma" block to get this quilt design.  Another one using 2.5" strips and 2.5" squares.

Right now I'm planning on using these block to make 2 lap sized quilts. 

I have been surprised at the wildlife I have seen lately.  At the quilt retreats these cranes were directly behind the house we were staying in which backed up to a golf course.

And this young fello has been playing in traffic at Aurelius and Mt. Hope many a morning lately.  Wednesday I  got this picture of him about 3:30 pm.

Maybe over this long holiday weekend I will get pictures of some of my recent estate sale finds

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Play Date

Yippee!  I have a play date with Bonnie Hunter today.  Today is her Star Struck class through Capitol City Quilt Guild.  Enjoyed her program at guild Thursday night.  She has been in Ann Arbor the last 2 days and now will be in Lansing today and tomorrow.  Will also play tomorrow as well.

Hit an estate sale yesterday and picked up a few items.  I am planning on being a vendor at our quilt show in may and hope to have a booth full of vintage sewing related items.

Hope to have photos tonight.

Happy Stitching