Here's the second sampler quilt top from the bin of old blocks-of-the-month; this one, also, from 2007! As explained in the previous post, I had stashed the blocks along with fabric purchased at the time for finishing; I'm SEW glad that I did that! The extra green and dark red came in handy for those cornerstones in the pieced sashing. I found this setting idea in Sharyn Craig's Setting Solutions book (one of the most often used books on the shelf), I thought it lightened up the whole piece considerably. Luckily, I bought enough of that mottled caramel color for the borders (and I have just enough for binding, too!). This top measures 60" X 75" and will be named "Autumn Stars", it's the fall cousin to "Summer Stars", below.
The first one is quilted and off the rails, it's hard to believe that these are the exact same block patterns as the one above! 
I need to scour the stash closet for something to use for binding on this one now.
It's that time again: we've had a nap blanket "round up" for the three PreK classes that our small group supplies at a local elementary school. A full complement was delivered yesterday, in time for next week's first day! I've posted about this project many times before, this is the eleventh year that we've provided these to the school that we "adopted". Another fast-forward moment, it hardly seems possible that we've been doing these for that long! You can read more about the nap blanket project here.
We were able to have lunch with our daughter and oldest grandson in the Capital City last week, celebrating both of their birthdays. Mason, now 13, was thrilled to see that he's ever-so-slightly taller than me now; it might be just a smidgen, but he'll claim it. This, for certain, was a fast-forward for me!
~Marbles Found~
One more flimsy out of the old blocks-of-the-month bin! This one is not nearly as "vintage"; these were assembled (and then promptly stashed) in 2015, only six years ago! This is small-ish: only 36" X 45" at this point. It was made using a line of Moda fabric called "Marbles". I may have located enough of that creamy background fabric online to border it up, making it finish to a nice, lap quilt size; fingers crossed that it will match. I did have a suggested final layout of this one in the packet but I ignored it and simply improvised by setting it block-to-block which, I think, gives it a modern, spontaneous, look and feel. Regardless, it's been checked off the "to do" list and now will be queued up, along with a few others(!) for quilting. Now, let's drop that remote control that's fast-forwarding through the days, weeks, months and years at break-neck speed! I can scarcely keep up.
Life is Good!
7 comments:
OH my goodness, I remember when your grandson was born, and here he is, taller than you!! Wow! Such a lovely surprise from your sewing closet...love it!
How Mason has grown! I love the fact that you have two (almost) identical quilts.
beginning to wonder just how big that tote is from whence all these UFOs are coming...LOL! finished is great and they are all pretty too...
What a great post - those two sister quilts- wow. And that grandson! There's a store in Dickson TN that sells Moda Marbles - I know they had the dotted ones, not sure about the tone on tone. That was such a useful line of fabrics back in the day.
Such pretty blocks. I like the layout on the first one, and it the block that is in the second row, far right is the same as one I recently made from Fons and Porter's Americana Sampler book - they called it Toad in a Puddle. I had never heard of it before but I do love the block. Grandchildren sure do seem to grow up so fast. Two of my son's sons are already taller than me - much taller, but then my son is as well. Enjoyed your blog :)
Great finishes! Love the cozy fall colors and the summer brights and to just pull blocks out of the ufo tote like a Mary Poppins bag. And the way that boy has grown. Hope he has a great year in school
Mason is taller than you now! How can that be!!!
Love the white double sashing to your latest quilt.
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