Sharon's Shuttles

I've had some time to catch my breath and can provide adequate attention to showing you the quilt Sharon began on Monday when she was here to sew. I teased you with it yesterday; today, you get the real deal.

The quilt will look like the one pictured on the cover of a Kaffe Fassett book, Quilts in Morocco. He calls it Shuttles, and the block is nothing more than a skinny snowball block. It looks fantastic! I can see why someone would want to make this quilt; it's hard to resist.

Awhile back, she ordered a kit from Hancock's of Paducah. She began work on it Monday. Here are some of her various steps.

The directions and the parts are set up beside her machine - little squares for the corners and rectangles for the centers.

And the sewing commenced. She made about two rows of shuttles by day's end.

Color! Glorious Color! This small sampling of blocks makes me very excited to see more! Then, there are the bonuses - the cut-away triangles from each corner. Don't throw them away!! Make pinwheels!

Nothing like getting two quilts for the price of one, right? She will have a bonus table topper or wall hanging out of the stuff that some would just throw away.

This catches you up with Sharon and her current project. I will share my Lorraine progress tomorrow.

One last thing: Have you yet visited the Blogger's Quilt Festival? I sure would appreciate it if you would head over there and look for my quilts in these categories: Mini Quilts; Hand Quilted; Original Design. Be sure to vote for your favorites! Winners will be announced on Saturday, October 1st.

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Too Busy to Blog!

Life has been crazy  hectic around here lately. That is probably all very relative, but for this retired gal, I sure have had a lot of irons in the fire. The iron labeled "blog" has been ignored more than I'd like as a result.

Oh well.

When I get a bit more caught up, I have a long, long list of posts waiting in the wings. So much productivity!! Wheeee! I think for today I just have to offer you a "tease" in the hopes that you won't give up on me!

Above is the beginning of a quilt that Sharon worked on Monday when she was here to sew. She has a kit called Shuttles from one of Kaffe Fassett's newer books. Doesn't this look fun?! It will certainly be colorful!

And while Sharon made Shuttles, I had a very different sort of productivity. Just get a look at this list of accomplishments:
1. sew the open end of a pillow closed;
2. make a backing for Erin's Diamonds;
3. make a backing for Antique Nine Patches;
4. make a backing for paper-pieced quilt;
 5. sew the rows together on Lorraine.

Yes, I accomplished ALL of the above! After several days of wandering aimlessly (always feel this way after finishing a big quilt), I buckled down on Monday and had a really satisfying day.

So stay tuned for more complete details on all of the above.

Today, I am off to sew all day at Terry's. It's been ages since we've all sewn together at her house! I am going to make a charity quilt for a military veterans' association. Again, more details to come.

Hey, don't forget to visit the Blogger's Quilt Festival over at Amy's Creative Side. I have entered in 3 categories (4 if you count my boo-boo entry). I know you will love seeing all the inspiring quilts on display, and don't forget to vote for your favorites in each category.