October Penny Patch

This month's do.Good Stitches block is the 4-Penny Patch (tutorial here by Rachel).  It's a small and simple block, so we're making four of them.  This quilt is being made for Kirsten's close friend who recently had a stroke, so the colors we used were with her friend's likes in mind. 

It's Windy Out There

The wind finally cooperated for 5 seconds.  I'll take it!

Playing with Options

I'm officially half way done with my Glory blocks, but instead of being productive and continuing on with piecing #5 of 8, I paused to have some fun arranging the blocks around in different layouts.

By itself it doesn't have a ton of impact.  It's pretty, but nothing pops out as a dominate design.

Putting the blocks in a cluster of 4 going the same direction doesn't necessarily create much of a pattern either:

BUT- if you play with the direction of the blocks, you can come up with a couple of really cool patterns:

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Now I just have to decide which 2 designs I want.  I suppose I should finish piecing the other 4 blocks, so I actually get these quilts done on time.  The clock is ticking...

Meet the Mormons

Joel and I rarely go to the movie theater.  There are few movies I feel like paying full price for.  I'd rather spend that money on just about anything else.  I suppose it makes me odd, but I have no problem waiting for a movie to come to Redbox or Netflix.  However, once in a while there's something I really want to see on the big screen to get the full effect or something that I'm really excited to see.  This weekend "Meet the Mormons" came to theaters and I was really curious to see what all the hype was about.  I have to say that I loved it!  It's probably the best depiction I've seen of your "average" Mormon ever in the media.  If you've ever wanted to see what Mormons are like without having to worry about missionaries showing up at your door, this movie is for you! 

Here's the trailor:

For more info or to find a screening near you go here. 

Steps to Glory Block

I'm on to my next project.  This one is time sensitive and it's actually a double project.  My friend is adopting identical twin girls.  They are expected to be delivered in December, and her baby shower is next Saturday.  I don't honestly know if I can possibly get 2 quilts done by next weekend, but I'm going to try.  The base of both of these quilts is the Steps to Glory block. 

It's a 16" block, so the base of each quilt will be 4 blocks.  I'm going to play with the orientation of the blocks to change the look of the quilt, but still coordinate.  One block down - 7 more to go!

A Little Help

My friend's neighbor has a friend who passed away at age 33, leaving behind 3 children. They are doing a benefit to raise money for the family, and my friend asked if anyone might be willing to donate anything for the raffle.  I don't have a lot of free time, but I wanted to do something even if it wasn't much, so I quickly made a receiving blanket. 

It's a bit smaller than I normally make them, because I was having a bad math day and cut the fabric smaller than I had planned.  It's still cute though.   I love flannel blankets, because they're so cuddly.

It's not much, but hopefully it will help a little.  I can't imagine what it must be like for these 3 children without their mom. 

Fishie Finish

I finished up this quilt over the weekend, and it still makes me smile looking at the pictures.  It has a new home now.  A friend is having a boy after 2 girls, and her husband is an avid outdoors-man, so it felt like an appropriate quilt for the occasion. 

I used an open spiral for the quilting.  It is a loose interpretation of waves, and works well on this quilt.

Here's a view from the back:
TGIFF!

Rainbow Belle Wave

I finally got around to putting all of the Wish circle's Belle Wave blocks into a quilt top.  It only took one naptime to piece it together, so I don't know why I kept putting it off. 

 It'll be a little bit before I quilt it, because I have 3 baby quilts that are time sensitive.  :)