Second T-shirt Quilt

I'm in the process of getting a t-shirt quilt ready to quilt on the longarm. I bought this backing a few weeks ago. It's actually more blue than this picture shows. It's a fun geometric print. I have the backing all pieced. I just have to iron the seams open. I hope to load it tomorrow. 

This is the back of the t-shirt quilt. I finally finished ironing on the fusible interfacing. That seemed to take a long time! I'm so glad it's done. It's already on the longarm. I just have to load the backing and batting. I hope to be quilting it in the next day or so. These 2 t-shirt quilts have been so labor intensive. I'll be so glad to get them back to their owner!

 

I Like Thursday #72

Welcome to I Love Thursday! A group of bloggers post positive and uplifting blogs that can be viewed at LeeAnna's blog,  Not Afraid of Color. We had an awful wind and rain storm yesterday. The storm wasn't quite over but you could see the clearing skies were on the way. It was amazing to see how the weather can change so quickly. I love the reflection off my house too.

I try to follow the Paleo diet but I'm not always successful. I found a recipe for Paleo Stuffed Eggplant. It was so good! My whole family enjoyed it and I'm not sure they even realized it was Paleo. I'll definitely make it again.

Speaking of diets, I don't eat dairy at all although I do miss cheese and other food. I found this dairy free cream cheese. I was so surprised about how good it is! By the way, I did have dairy last week and I was sick for the day. Not pleasant at all!!

I couldn't resist this book when I went to my local quilt shop. I'm not sure I'll make the large quilt but I would love to make a table runner or even small wall hangings for Halloween. Such cute blocks!!

Every time Thursday rolls around, I wonder if I can find anything positive to post. This year has been so strange. I'll have to say that thanks to this group, I do find the good stuff out there. It's a little harder to find, but it's there! See you next time!

A Stack of Blocks

I'm too lazy to lay out all my blocks. I'm just showing you a nice picture of 64 blocks! They measure 10.5 inches square. I'm getting quite sick of making them but I only have 17 (only?!) left!! At the rate I'm sewing, I should be done in about a month. I suppose I can do it! My work schedule keeps my from making them any faster. I will be quite happy when they're all done!

I started working on these blocks last week. I might make a Christmas gift out of them so I can't say what they're going to become. These blocks measure 6 inches square. They're actually quite small! I like them so far. I just might end up keeping them!

Hope you're all having a good week. I'm almost ready to start quilting my second t-shirt quilt. I'm almost done backing each block with fusible stabilizer. I just bought the backing and I love it! I'll post pictures next post!

I Like Thursday #71

 

It's Thursday so it's time for a fun and happy post. Please visit LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color to check out some more uplifting posts. We all know that 2020 has not been the best year. However, I bought this planner at the end of 2019 and found I'm much more organized. I keep track of my projects, work, books, etc. It's fun to look back and see when I was working on various quilts. I'll be getting a new one for next year. Let's hope 2021 is better!

This isn't the best picture but it's my lamppost. My husband puts orange lights on it every October. The tradition continues! Halloween is such a fun holiday to decorate your home. I'm starting to get my ghosts and witches out a little bit at a time!

This sign makes us all laugh at work. We're wondering if we have to wear a mask when we're home too! How about when we're sleeping?? I guess it's hospital humor! Anything to make you laugh is good!!

I just finished this book this morning. It was so good! Do you remember that old movie, Imitation of Life? It's not exactly the same but some elements appear in the book. It's a great read.

That's my week of likes! I hope you all have a great weekend. The temperatures are nice and cool here. No humidity but not cool enough for the heat. My favorite!

Something New

 

I just couldn't help myself. I started something new! I'm getting pretty tired of those Pineapple Blocks. This is a project from The Bonnie and Camille Quilt Bee book. I'm not sure if I'm going to make it for myself or a Christmas gift. I'll tell you what it is once I decide for sure! These blocks will finish at 6" square. That nine patch in the middle is made up of one inch squares. So tiny! I always love a challenge!

I'm not neglecting my Pineapple Blocks. I have these blocks in progress. When these 4 blocks are finished, I'll have 21 blocks left to make. Still a lot but I'm getting there!! I probably have enough scraps to make a few more of these quilts. Those scraps will never go away!

I Like Thursday #70

 

It's Thursday and that means it's time for an uplifting post. Please visit LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color for more inspiring posts. As you can see, the leaves are starting to change here. It was so cold at the beginning of the week but so much warmer today. We might reach 80 degrees! It's still officially Fall however as the leaves are reminding us.

I just got this book and love it! I love that cover quilt. It just may be my next big project. I still have a few projects to wrap up but it's definitely on my to-do list!

I went to Macy's a few days ago and noticed Christmas decorations! Isn't it too early?? It's pretty but we haven't even had Halloween yet!!

My son told me his girlfriend is knitting him a sweater. I looked through his room and found this sweater that I made him when he was around 3 years old. I even got baseball buttons. He looked so cute when he wore this. I miss that little boy. Anyways, I'm glad I saved it.

That's my week's likes! Have a wonderful weekend!!

Still Working On It!

 

I'm still working on Pineapple Blocks! I feel like a broken record. (Remember those??!!) Anyways, I'm almost at 56 blocks. When those 4 blocks are finished in the picture, I'll have 25 left to go! It still sounds like a lot but better than the original 81 blocks!

I'm back to working on the second t-shirt quilt. I'm ironing on fusible interfacing. This quilt doesn't have as many blocks as the first quilt. There's a little border at the top and bottom of the quilt. I'm hoping it will be a quicker process to get this quilt ready for the longarm. 

What is wrong with blogger tonight? My pictures were so hard to add to this post. The sizes were all wrong. I thought it was supposed to be getting better not worse. Ugh.