Think Halloween!

Now that I have a new Grandson, I have been thinking more about decorating for the holidays.   Even though Daniel will be too young to really enjoy this Halloween, I found these Halloween pinwheel blocks I'd started and decided to work on this quilt.

I think the quilt is a bit busy, but I'm going to put the 1/2" black sashing between all of the blocks and maybe a black border. Hopefully that will tone it down some. Any other suggestions?



Here is how it looks with just the first round sewn on. 

I'm making these pinwheels from two 5" squares- one background and one Halloween print.  Put right sides together and sew around all four sides.

Then cut twice on the diagonal as shown.

When they are pressed open, they will look like this.  Your 4 half square triangles for your pinwheel block are right there together.

Rearrange and sew.  This is also a good way to use those charm squares.  I'll link this tutorial on my sidebar in case you want to find it again. 

 

I hope you're all finding some time to stitch today!

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I'm Featured on Sew-What's-New Blog Today

My continuous bias binding tutorial is featured today on the Sew What's New blog.   I hope you will go over and take a look.
The link to my tutorial is on my side bar under Tutorials and Patterns or you can click here.

 

I hope you are finding some time to stitch today.

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Phebe Stars and Block Kits

 I can't believe it's been a week since my last post.  I've been sewing a few stars for my Phebe quilt.



I'm auditioning this sashing fabric and trying to decide whether or not I want to fussy cut those little red 1" cornerstones. 

I've cut lots of fabric and made block kits to sew more stars.

I've also cut enough fabric segments from my bags of 2 1/2" strips to make  block kits for my Leftovers Quilt so that it will be 8 X 10 blocks.

This past week has been crazy.  Our air conditioner is leaking water.  (It is in the garage.)  Repairmen have been here 4 different times this week, and none of them can find where the leak is coming from.  It's still leaking, and the humidity in our house is really high.  When the repairmen are here,  I can't go up in my sewing cave, so I've been working on this entrelac scarf.  I'm using Noro Silk Garden yarn and size 6 knitting needles.  The free pattern is at www.frecklesandpurls.com  



I've also been spending time with my favorite guy, Daniel.  He's a little over 4 months now.  In this photo he is focused on the yellow light on my camera.

I hope you are finding some time to stitch today! 

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!!