Cornering Grammy Squares

Hello Everyone,

 

I can't seem to get enough of English Paper Piecing.  I made the little flowers yesterday for the corner of my Grammy Squares quilt.

 

I have four, wonderful playoff football games to watch this weekend. So I'll be stitching and watching at the same time.  Even though my team didn't make the playoffs, I still enjoy watching a good football game.

When I'm working on a quilt, it's my favorite quilt.  This one is REALLY my favorite quilt.  I think it's the controlled explosion of color throughout the quilt that makes this one pop.  Each little block has a fussy cut center surrounded by 1/2" strips of color.  I didn't use the paper bag method on this one.  I paid complete attention to each and every block.  When I said I used the paper bag method, I didn't mean to infer that I put the bag on my head and select strips! Although that could be quite humorous or humorless depending on the outcome.   (That one is for you Paula, you are too funny!)

 

On another note.  There won't be any cute little baby Mazeys running around.  An adult male coyote was showing entirely too much interest in our little fur baby, so that was taken care of yesterday by her veterinarian.  She is still a little sleepy and sluggish, not her normal bubbly, rambunctious self.  I had to look up the correct spelling of rambunctious and saw the definition fits her to a "T". This is Mazey.....hell-raising, knockabout, boisterous, raucous,  rollicking and rowdy......that's my girl.

On that note, I hope you all have a rollickingly good weekend.

Soon,
Lynn

Fabrics From My Must-Stash

Hello Everyone,

 

Through the magic of computers and photography, I'm able to show how all of my blocks are working together so nicely for Lil' Orphan Scrappy.

 

The 12 blocks that surround the center are the new blocks I made yesterday.  The blocks in the center, is a collage of blocks that I made last month.  Each block is unique.  They are all made out of Marcus fabrics. The blocks are all the same size.  I now have 42 blocks made....30 more to go. 

I'm using the paper bag method to select the setting triangles for each square.  I threw the triangles in a paper bag and just grab one and sew it on.  If I really don't like the look, I cheat and throw it back in the bag and select another one. 

The largest scrap of fabric that I've used for the blocks is 5-1/4" square.  Now I know everyone has a stash of scraps that are at least that big.  This has been a real stash buster......but if you saw my stash, you know that I'm not exactly telling the truth.  I haven't made a dent in it, but I feel good about using what I have.  I love using fabrics from my Must-Stash.

Soon,
Lynn

Lucy Meets Marcus.....Love at First Sight

Hello Everyone,

 

You've seen this block before.....

 



 

 

....but you haven't seen these.

 



I'm putting this one together during the first American Idol show of the season.  I know, I know, I can hear you groaning now.....but I love to watch American Idol.  But I'm not idly watching TV, I'm making Patchwork of the Crosses blocks.  The blocks are English Paper Pieced.  This isn't anything that can be rushed.  I'm taking my time and enjoying the entire process.  By the end of the season, I should have a nice little accumulation of blocks.

Lucy Boston (1892-1990) made some pretty impressive quilts into her eighties.  The Patchwork of the Crosses appealed to me immediately when I saw it.  When I paired Lucy with Marcus fabrics, there was an instant connection.  Lucy and Marcus make beautiful music together and it was love at first sight!

I'm not the only one who thinks that Marcus fabrics make beautiful POTC blocks.  Look at Pati's post HERE on the Marcus Mentions Blog.  Insert warning......these blocks are very addictive.  I cut all of the pieces for only three blocks.  I wanted to keep going, but I have other projects of my own that I should be working on.

I had all of my Marcus fabrics out, when I was bitten or became smitten with POTC blocks on Pinterest.  I thought to myself, make just one block and see how it looks.  One turned into three and I was totally hooked.  The intricacy of the Marcus fabrics lends itself so beautifully to the design of the blocks.  The fact that the fabrics all coordinate together so perfectly is an added bonus.  Older fabrics combined with new fabrics, it all works.

Do I need to start another project???  Absolutely not, but I do need a portable project to take with me and have one handy to work on at night.  I find myself totally relaxed while stitching the blocks together.  This could take me years to make.....but it doesn't matter.  I'm enjoying the process.  If I don't start now, the years will go by and I'll say to myself, "Why didn't I start this two years ago?" 

Soon,
Lynn