I'm making a little more progress on my Remember quilt blocks. These are large 20" blocks. Only 2 of these have the machine applique done on them. The other 2 need to be finished. I just have the pieces ironed to the background. I really like this quilt because it is so different from any of my others. Don't worry, I am still working on my Trail Mix quilt as well. I am just sewing together some diamonds on it.
I am so excited about the photo below! This is from one of the ladies that took my hexagon class the other day. I think she has been bitten by the hexagon bug!!! I love it!!! I know that some of the people that took my class will never make this quilt BUT when I see someone this excited, it makes me feel great! I love seeing new quilters getting started with this stuff. I think she made a wonderful selection of fabrics and her hexagons look perfect. I can't wait to see more of her work in the near future.
Richard was off work Monday and Tuesday and when he is, it is hard for me to get much accomplished. LOL! Oh well, I love having him home. I ended up canning 12 pints of chili and 1 pint of leftover taco meat on Monday.
Tuesday I canned 7 more quarts of pinto beans.
I also made a batch of these for Richard and Hunter. Richard could eat his weight in these babies. :)
We also ended up getting a new propane tank set. They should be back in a week or so to fill it for the winter.
Richard is back to work today so after I get my housework done I will work on my quilts. I hope to make a lot of progress on my Trail Mix diamonds and maybe even do a little more applique.
Another block for my "Remember" quilt. I'm loving this so far! Sunday I switched back and forth between this quilt and my Trail Mix. Both are by Edyta Sitar.
I got 100 of my 176 diamonds cut for the Trail Mix quilt.
Now to finish the last 76 diamonds, I have to do a little bit of piecing. Let me explain how I will get these. The pattern tells how to do this. When cutting the diamonds from my strips, I have leftover scraps. (see below)
Cut those apart and you get two triangle shapes. You then take a scrap strip that is the same size as the strips in the strip set and sew between the two triangles. This then gives you a larger diamond shape. Take the template and cut out the exact diamond shape. No waste!
After cutting my 100 diamonds I am left with a big pile of triangles that need to be pieced as mentioned above, then cut to size.
I ended up getting a lot of sewing time in yesterday! Richard worked all day. Andrew being the wonderful big brother that he is, took Hunter to the drag races. So I was home alone until 7:30pm. I made simple healthy tacos for supper which did not take too long to prepare. I made two versions...extremely lean beef and chicken which I used a jar of my chicken breast that I canned a week or so ago.
I decided to try out a new block from another Edyta Sitar pattern. Right now she is my favorite designer. I have a few of her patterns but each of them so far take some work. :) This is a 20 inch block.
The pattern is called, Remember. It's not real big so maybe I can get it done. LOL! I am also doing it by machine applique.
The machine that I usually sew on downstairs is a straight stitch machine and I have several vintage machines that have zig-zag but I decided to open this machine up. It was given to me still in the box. I changed out the needle to a 70/10 and I am using smoke nylon thread on top and cotton thread to match the background in the bobbin. It is working out nicely. I will say that it seem odd not sewing on an old machine. I can really tell a difference in them.
Meanwhile, I am still cutting diamonds out of my strips for my Trail Mix quilt which is also designed by Edyta Sitar.
I have several cut but I need a total of 176 diamonds and I get sidetracked. :)
I also baked more homemade buttermilk biscuits for the freezer.
I ended up putting 3 1/2 dozen in the freezer and that does not last a week. Shew...they are vultures!!!
I'm hoping that I can get most of my diamonds cut today and maybe assemble another applique block and have it ready for the machine. I also have lots of laundry and housework to do after Church so we will see what all that I can get done.
I am so excited about the photo below! This is from one of the ladies that took my hexagon class the other day. I think she has been bitten by the hexagon bug!!! I love it!!! I know that some of the people that took my class will never make this quilt BUT when I see someone this excited, it makes me feel great! I love seeing new quilters getting started with this stuff. I think she made a wonderful selection of fabrics and her hexagons look perfect. I can't wait to see more of her work in the near future.
Richard was off work Monday and Tuesday and when he is, it is hard for me to get much accomplished. LOL! Oh well, I love having him home. I ended up canning 12 pints of chili and 1 pint of leftover taco meat on Monday. 
Tuesday I canned 7 more quarts of pinto beans. 
I also made a batch of these for Richard and Hunter. Richard could eat his weight in these babies. :)
We also ended up getting a new propane tank set. They should be back in a week or so to fill it for the winter. 
Richard is back to work today so after I get my housework done I will work on my quilts. I hope to make a lot of progress on my Trail Mix diamonds and maybe even do a little more applique. 
