More Nicey Jane Progress

I started my Nicey Jane quilt last year. I'm making slow but steady progress. It's going to be a queen size quilt for our bed, so this will be the biggest quilt I've ever made.

I've started making the pieces in assembly line fashion. Here you can see a pile with the pinwheels.

I have 5 of these large blocks completed, only 4 more to go. I think I may need to add a band of some sort at the top or bottom to make sure the quilt is big enough. I think I'm going to piece the back too so it will be reversible. Hopefully the next time I show this one I'll have the whole top together.

My First Swoon

I completed my first swoon block tonight. I purchased the pattern months ago when it first came out from Camille of Simplify. I've been wanting to try one for awhile, so finally I got some time this week to put one together. I think I'm going to make a whole quilt eventually, I just love the look of this block. These are two Amy Butler prints from her Daisy Chain collection.

Scrap Quilting Bee

My fabrics arrived a week or so ago for the Sew Fresh Fabrics Scrap Quilting Bee. I love opening packages with fabric, so fun.

And here is the 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" block that I put together. The block is going to be used to make a Quilt for the Hopes and Dreams Quilt Challenge for ALS.

A Quilt Block

My quilt guild, the Greensburg Modern Quilt Guild, decided that each of us would make a patch for our January meeting to make a quilt for Project Linus. One of our members picked this pattern, the Spectrum Square, from the book "Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks" Volume 2. I had a lot of fun making this block last week. I enjoyed picking out colorful girly fabrics.

Blocks for Breast Cancer & a Bib

There was an article in our local paper about a lady in Pittsburgh making quilts for Breast Cancer patients and their families. There was a request for 4 1/2" square blocks, so I put 2 of them together yesterday. 4 1/2" square is kind of small, I had to make each block on the wonky star 1 7/8", then square it off when I was done. I think they turned out pretty nice.

And then I also finished this bib yesterday for a baby gift for a friend of mine. She just had a little girl at the end of March.

Weekend Progress

With 20" inches of snow on Friday and Saturday I've had plenty of time to sew. I have 9 blocks done, with another one almost finished. I also worked on the binding on Troy's quilt some. I hope to finish that quilt later in the week.

Bibs & Miscellaneous Block

Instead of working on a quilt this afternoon, I made a few bibs. I volunteer with Newborns In Need (www.newbornsinneed.org/swpa) once a month and we ran out of bibs. I wanted to try to make as many as I can to help out. I found this simple pattern at http://chickpeastudio.typepad.com/chickpea_sewing_studio/2008/01/chickpea-infant.html

Then I started working on ideas for my next quilt. I'm thinking about doing this whirly gig one, I tried it out at the 4 1/2" size, but I'm not sure if I should make each one a little bigger. I guess I'll think about it. I'm planning on using Denyse Schmidt Hope Valley for this one. I got some for Christmas and am ready to use it.