Strip Quilt Layout

Ok, so I'm a bit late but here it is! Tomorrow I will complete the top and hopefully the backing so I can load it on Monday. Remember, it is due on Sat!

I am so BEHIND!

I got the first of two grad quilts done in time. Here is the grad with her gift. She did like it, even if she did stuff it right back in the bag and take it to her room.....KIDS!



















I started babysitting full time since the girls are out of school now. This is what the last day of school looks like around here.























I have also been sick as a DAWG for the last couple days and spent most of the time in the bathroom...all this to say I am terribly behind in my most important grad quilt which I MUST have done by next Sat. Half of it is completely pieced-It is a string quilt, but the other half looks like this: Left side needs one more row, right side is ready for trimming. I need to finish this. I am blogging about it because I am hoping it will prompt me into faster action. I have the house to myself since Mark went to a college grad party (his good friend's daughter). I begged off this one so I could stay home and sew. I still have a touch of the bathroom thing going too so I'm glad I stayed home. Jess went to work. I'll be back for an update at 4:15.

Heart/Hug Blocks

I belong to a small sewing group that meets every other Tuesday evening. I also go over to sew every Tuesday with my good friend, Cat, since she is retired and I am unemployed and have the time. When my Tuesday sewing group has a loss such as the death of a mother, father or spouse, everyone makes a "hug" block for them to make a memory quilt with. You would be surprised how many of these blocks get made. Last year one of our ladies, lost her husband suddenly and not soon after, she lost her father. We made a friendship quilt for another gal in our group who is battling cancer for the second time. We are making blocks to make a friendship quilt for one of the gals in our group who is leaving us and moving to Texas. We really just want to tie her up and make her stay, but instead, we are making her a quilt. (that is what my string blocks are for.) Anyway, I made some heart/hug blocks. One to give to Carolyn, who lost her husband and 3 extras to have on hand. (since I had everything out already)

I've Discovered Strip Blocks!

I have seen plenty of strip quilts and always thought they looked cute. I've never made any, although I am collecting blacks and whites to make one in the future. One of the ladies in my Tuesday quilt group is leaving us and moving to Texas.....THE NERVE!

We will miss her a lot and all making strip blocks to put a small memory/farewell quilt together for her. I didn't realize how FUN these are to make. I had a blast and when I laid them out I loved them!
Here are my blocks:

Now I'm fixin to make some strippy hearts appliques for memory blocks for a few people...I am really behind on this. Here the reds I cut out to make them: