Orange

Time to think about the sunny happy sun drenched goodness of orange.  Have you noticed that we are focusing on brights so far?  Not to worry, those pastels will all have their day.  Just not this day.  So dig into bright and bold orange and start sewing!

Tiny Tuesday - Cabin Fever

 Tiny Tuesday this week brings another paper pieced block.  It is A9 and came together in 5 sections.

Ryan was happy to hold it for me.

DJ Count 9 blocks 0 triangles 120 pieces

Mini Monday - Four Leaf Clover

More applique today!  I wonder what I'll do when all the applique blocks are done?  This one is G3 and was simple to do once I figure out how.  There are two white pieces, both were sewn to the top of a single teal square.  Once again, easy enough to sew down after the preparation is finished.  

Orange You Glad It's Saturday?

I was going to spend some time today on prep work for Dear Jane.  While I was at it, a few super easy blocks found their way to being done.  It would have been more, but Ryan's football team won their first game this morning and got to play another.  We're all a little bit sunburned, but it was a fun morning.
We are watching a movie as a family this evening, so I think I'll get that applique triangle on the left ready to go in case there is time for some handwork this week.  Having something ready to go is the key for me being able to get anything accomplished during the week.  There didn't seem to be a lot of orange applique, but that could be because I crossed a lot of handwork off the list early on in this process.  

In Progress

I started several things today, but didn't manage to finish anything.  The power washer went kaput in the middle of the driveway.
  

I thought that was a sign to settle into a little quilting.  The first postage stamp block was almost done before it was time to go out for a girls night out.  I've been caught up with work and kids lately so it was nice to have some girl talk.
Tomorrow looks pretty calm.  Ryan has a few football games I think, and I have some school work to get caught up on.  It would be nice to take care of a few more purple scraps before the end of the month though.

ScrapHappy Saturday - Pack up the Purple

It has been a very short purple month.  I feel a bit behind after being out of town last weekend.  I thought I was done with all of the violet blocks for Rainbow Scrap Challenge Dear Jane until I pulled them out to snap a photo and found one of the corners still in need of a bit of attention.  The applique portion was done on the road trip last week but there hasn't been any machine momentum since then.  I still need to do some trimming to size and add the sashing, but the purple Janes will definitely get done in February.  Now to take care of those scraps!  There are more now than there were when the month started:(
 How have your purple plans gone this month?  Still plugging along?  Use the linky below to share your progress.

When Dinner Explodes

Kurt made dinner tonight because it was his Friday off.  He has a Green Egg now and does a lot of weekend cooking.  The corn was in the microwave though -- all over the microwave as the matter of fact.  He's been gone this week so there has been no sewing time.  I need to go take a look at what I can get ready for Scraphappy Saturday tomorrow.  I think Sydney has Girl Scouts and Ryan has a couple of football games, but somewhere in there will be some quality fabric time I am sure.  

Tiny Tuesday - Cathy's Campfire

 This is Dear Jane block A-5 which is called Cathy's Campfire.  It was paper pieced in three simple sections.

Anna was my model tonight.  Despite the unseasonably warm weather she still wanted to snuggle
under a quilt.  It is a good thing we have plenty to choose from.

DJ Count 8 blocks 0 triangles 79 pieces

Mini Monday - Maria's Majesty

Yet another applique block this week.  They do tend to get done in bunches when the prep work is done ahead of time.  Another block with a combination of reverse and forward applique.  This is I5.  

Handwork on the Road

Just two days after returning from my overnight school field trip, we were all loaded up and ready to head out to Grandmothers house (over the river and through the woods). She started another round of chemo this week and the kids have Monday off of school.
Lucky for me, there was still a bit of appliqué left on the last of the purple blocks to keep me busy on the drive up. There are still three baby quilts for binding to do on the trip back, so I won't be bored. Not that boredom is often a problem for me.