Easy Street A blocks finished

 

Finally Easy Street A blocks done
 

Bonus pinwheel blocks as Leaders and Enders
 

B blocks stacked and ready to speed sew
 

Finally have the A blocks done and pressed!!  This would fit nicely on my bed now with another row of A blocks.  I like it.   BUTTTTT  I still have the B blocks to go.   They have all been laid out, stacked and pinned ready to hit the sewing machine.  I have them all in order the way I learned from Eleanor Burns.  I guess Bonnie calls it Web sewing.   It works!!! This is going to be one BIG quilt.  Maybe I will be able to retain some of it on the cold Maine nights when Hubby rolls over, taking the blankets with him, haha.
I have 24 complete pinwheel blocks done using them as leaders and enders.  I also have  51 HST done ready to turn into pinwheels as L&E also. Since I learned about this method I use it a lot.  When I got my Go, it makes it all the easier.  More all cut.   I love my GO.  I can just cut up a bunch of triangles to have ready to use, setting by my featherweight waiting to become pinwheels.  Love it.

Here's my Heart finally done

Here's my heart quilt

Done!!!  Even love the binding, finally after several choices that did not work.

Finally Done!!!!   You can see I had a helper!   That is Sir Edgar (his regal name) commonly called Eddie.  He is sitting in my 1950's chair that I reupholstered in a chicken fabric.  This chair was one of two that was in our house when I was a teenager.  It was done in a PINK plaid.   I redid it a few years ago after being left in my sister's garage for many years.  We love it.  So does Eddie.
    I think I will enter this quilt  in the Maine Pine Tree Quilter's Guild in July along with my Purple Mountain Majesties.   May have Easy Street done by then, too.   Who knows? 
Can't wait for Bonnie's lastest mystery in the Quiltmaker mag.

Thanks for the Orphan Blocks

Orphan blocks sent to me from Calgary!!

I have received two sets of "orphan" blocks recently.   I was very happy with both sets. The first set had a lot of wedding ring pieces in it, some finished rings and some with the rails done.  Was very happy with this set from Michigan.
   Yesterday, I got another package from Calgary, Alberta Canada.  It was a much smaller package and I was wondering  what was in it.   SOOOOO,  I opened it.   This almost finished quilt popped out.  Wow, was I surprised.   I played with them, this way and that way.   This is what I came up with.   I think for the quilt shown, there must be another block or two.  So I slipped in the bear applique block and an archway type block (that was also in the package) to fill in.   With a little bit of added tone on tone off white and playing with a few extra geese blocks, it will make a nice topper for a full size bed.  Of course, I will add borders.   Anyway, I just love it Donna.  It will be put together real soon.   Thanks a lot!!!!!
    So, someone's unwanted blocks become another's treasure!!!!!!

Found in the drafts file, so decided to post, late

Acton Fair contest block

Jo Diggs class on Fishscape

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 I have not been able to do one hour a day because I was sick and one day away.   I have completed 2 1/2 sides of the sky blocks and all of the 28 moose in my 40 1/2 hours of hand quilting for September.  Wahoo, now to keep going.  Thanks again Bonnie for giving me a little shove.

Can't wait for Bonnie's class

Soft cover for a Tablet

Open view

     This is a quick class for JoAnn's that won't fly.  It is a nice little case though.   I will enjoy it for something.     I love the candy bar fabric.   Very quick and easy.
     I am still strolling along on Easy Street.   Really don't want it to end.    I have 5  a blocks done.  Not hurrying at all.   Love it.
     Not much happening today,  just clearing around my computer area so Comcast can hook up tomorrow.  I am fed up with Fairpoint.  Hoping to get rid of home phone also under Fairpoint.
Internet is on again, off again, any time of day?????  Yuck.
     Start up with my Watercolor paint class again on Thursday.   I really have not been doing anything and need to get back to painting.  I really enjoy it, but quilting has taken over getting things ready for classes that are not happening.   I guess I am No Bonnie Hunter!!!!    Her classes for May are filling up fast.   Sure hope I am chosen in the lottery that will probably happen.    I am signing up for both Jamestown Landing and Smith Mountain Morning.  Hope to get in at least one.   One is 30 miles away and the other is 100 miles away.   Will be worth it either way.   I will get to attend the lecture anyways. Can't wait!!!!  BUT  I hve already signed up for the Alaska cruise,  Whoopie, can't wait for that either.

Easing along Easy Street

Tablet soft case for a class



open soft case for a tablet

     I have been easing along on Easy Street.  I don't really want it to be done, So I am taking my time.  I have 2 A blocks done.  I just do it in the evening when I don't have anything pressing to do.
    Have been back at work on my hand quilting the quilt with the Moose quilted in.  Trying to get that one finished.   It is coming onto 6 years and NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!!!!   I should get back to an hour a day!!!!  haha
    I have been working on my heart quilt.  I have it already to quilt, UGH, on my home machine today (hopefully).   It is snowing out, had  to cancel a trip to the vet for my dog to get his rabies shot, reset for tomorrow.  I really need to get his dog tags before they haul him away.  It is a good day to stay inside and get that machine quilting done.   Using the LA has spoiled me.   Since I used that machine, I FMQ a baby quilt.   Wanted so bad to do it LA but had to get it done.  I have to reserve a time and travel 20 miles, so I did it at home.
     This simple little Tablet Case is for another class at JoAnn's which will not happen I am sure.
It is cute and came out nice.   I would have done it differnetly but I followed their directions.

Easy does it on Easy Street!!!

Here's my Heart!

     Here's my Heart quilt as a flimsy!   Need to get it quilted, maybe today.   I really would like to take it to LQS and do it on the long arm but, since I need to teach students how to machine quilt,  I have to do it at home.  (frown, hooked on longarm quilting now)  This is my version of the JoAnn's quilt to teach.   I did not like there version at all.  It had 4 rows of hearts with 7 long.  It had very wide 15"  borders of small print fabric.    I liked it 5 x 6 but still had to add borders to fit a twin bed.  Really liked it with just the red sashing, but it just wasn't big enough.  Soooo,  I tried different fabrics and nothing worked.  Decided that the heart fabic was the one.  I still didn't like it next to the red.   I tried to add a small border but nothing worked.  Said "Ah, what about a pink border".  Could not find enough pink in my stash!!!   I decided to use what I had of small pieces.  It worked very well.  The heart fabric border does look  wide in this pic.  It is only 7 1/2"  and it looks good as a whole.  It really needed the pink inner border.  Love this one.
    Easy Street!!!!   Kept up with all the steps as they came out except it took an extra day to complete step 7.   I decided not to look at step 8 til 7 was done.    So now, I am strolling slowly down Easy Street because I don't  want to end this journey.   I am doing the blocks as fillers, maybe one a night. I have 2 finished.  Needed to finish the heart quilt, a baby quilt and a Linus quilt.  So easy does it on Easy Street.   The Linus quilt is done, Hearts is a flimsy and baby quilt is ready to quilt on my home machine.
     

Easy Street step 7

Easy Street Part 7 B
 

First attempt at Longarm quilting!!!
 

          back side of first time attempting Longarm quilting!                                                     
  (same fabric wrong side as Easy Street quilt, still have more left, all free)
 

Was really happy about keeping up with Easy Street, til step 7.  Finished it on New Year's Day.  I did not open Step 8 til it was done.  Have not even had time to start step 8 yet.
I have been working on my heart quilt for a class.   Then today, I took a longarm quilting class so that I can rent time to quilt my own quilts instead of paying more to have someone else quilt them.    It was really fun to learn.   By no means perfect, but I was real happy with the finished product.   Luckily the thread matched  well on the front side.   My stars sometimes have more that 5  points, but who is counting???     My loops are loopy loops, here, there and everywhere, but I am happy with the first attempt.  It was a lot of fun.   Next time,  who knows, maybe a  chicken panty panto, ha, ha.