Grrrrr... Easy Street!

I haven't got very far on the stitching in the ditch part of quilting Stars for a New Day...and I woke up Friday (snow day!) with the idea of sitting and piecing the blocks for Easy Street.  It took me till dinner time Friday to complete all the blocks...I do take lots of breaks :).  Then I tackled the setting triangles yesterday morning.  I was putting the setting triangles together by row, and when I got to the last row, I realized I was short 12 triangles!  And, much to my sutprise, I couldn't find any of that green, just nowhere.

 I had already made the decision to use the same green throughout the setting triangles, so a different green is going to really stick out if I use it in the same place throughout the setting blocks...even if its a green used in the quilt elsewhere.   I guess my only choice is to un-sew the the little triangle at the other end, and replace it with the new green, so that there is the same green at each end of the larger triangle.  And then I might have to change out the corner tip green on the corner triangles.  Arrggghh.  In the mean time, I'm going to put it all away and hope that I run into some more of the original setting triangle fabric.

 

Easy Street...all packed up!

I wonder how many participants have completed their Easy Street quilts...and how many have got so far then put it away for another day  .   The blocks are easily broken up into four patch units, and what I would call centre 2 patch units.  So I got all those sewn, made the four corner setting triangles, and did a count of the remaining parts to make sure I had enough to complete the remaining setting triangles.  I ended up using the same green for all the setting blocks, as I was pretty much out of a good enough assortment of greens.

Then I packed the block parts, the sewn example block, and the block picture, into bags...three bags, one for block A, one for block B, and one for setting triangles.    I even remembered a binding fabric...I think I have enough of the brown to use, but I think a pink might be good too.  Still a lot of sewing to go before this quilt gets put together!

[caption id="attachment_1311" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Easy Street, block A[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1312" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Easy Street setting triangles[/caption]

Some piecing and quilting!

My son came home from hospital yesterday afternoon, and until his next surgery at the end of the week, he is happily in his cave with his technology at hand!  My daughter has cleaned out her cupboards from all gluten items that she might crave, and reports that she is managing ok and even found a decent gluten free chocolate chip cookie :)  And, my kitchen is at the stage where it is definitely functional, much better than the old design, just waiting for floors and trim and touch up paint.

So I got to go into my sewing room without much distraction and quilt finally on my Horizon that came back from the tech on Christmas Eve.

I quilted a stippling design on the small brown squares, and a free-flowing leaf vine on the outer border area...all without one thread break!  My horizon was just like she used to be!

 



Next on my really want to do list was Bonnie Hunter's Easy Street.  I really wanted to see what my blocks might look like.  Well, first I realized that some of my greens were just far too yellow for the rest of the fabrics, so they had to go away.   Then I realized I lost or maybe didn't cut the setting triangles.  I hope I have enough of the other greens left to make up for what I'm not going to use and what I still need to cut.  Anyway, the blocks show some potential to be one of the ugliest quilts I've ever made, lol, or just an interesting scrap quilt.  We'll see!

Just Takes 2 and Easy Street part two

I was so excited to see the December 1 instructions for Just Takes 2.  I got to see it assembled.  Here's the quilt that Gay at Sentimental Stitches completed....click here and scroll down a bit for a full view...isn't it wonderful?!

Part way through making my Just Takes 2 quilt I got to worrying about having enough red fabric.  I had had a few oopsies, and I know my red may not be found six months later, so I ordered an extra emergency yard.  So after receiving the last block instructions, I had to drop everything to cut the red pieces required.  I did have just enough left without touching the extra yard...this is all of the leftovers.



 

 

Despite wanting so badly to finish that Just Takes 2, reason took hold and I got back to work on the Easy Street flying geese for part two.  And I did have Christmas decorating to do, Christmas baking, a present or two to finish up, so Just Takes 2 has to wait for now.

 

[caption id="attachment_1279" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Easy Street, part two[/caption]

Bonnie Hunter's Easy Street mystery, part one, done!  One hundred and ninety-two four patch, plus a few more for good measure.



 

 

Just Takes 2 piecing and applique, done!  Just need to decided what I'm going to do on the signature block.



 

And, mother-in-law's top done for Christmas, almost done!  Just a bit more stitching to go on the applique.  The pattern is Penny-Wise by Kim Diehl (that seriously needs a name change before giving it to my m-i-l, lol!).