Modern Row Robin Quilt Along - row 4 done!

I finished row 4 of the Modern Row Robin Quilt Along. I tweaked it a bit like I've been doing.  I made mini-hourglass blocks for the centers rather than a plain square and I made the last border the white (actually Kona Snow) background to keep the quilt open and airy.   Here it is:

And here are all 4 rows so far:

These are the bloggers behind the quilt:

That Crazy Quilty Girl did row 1

Lilac Lane did row 2

Quilt Story did row 3

GenXQuilters did row 4

ReannaLily Designs will do row 5

Modern Row Robin Quilt Along

I am loving all the different sew-alongs there are in blogland these days.   My Bottled Rainbow blocks are part of a sew-along (I'm still not done with those due to my machine needing work).   3 weeks ago I joined another one.  It's a mystery row robin that you can read about here.  I'm using the leftover blue fabrics from when I made this blue quilt last month!

This was row 1.   Some gals oriented the rectangles vertically...some alternated....but I liked it all horizontal:

Row 2 was stars...oh how I love stars!   I left off one of blocks (a partial 16 inch one) and substituted an 8 inch with a 4 inch in the upper corner.   Personalizing the rows is one of the fun parts of this sew-along.

And row 3 were these cute houses.  I love the itty-bitty ones.

Here are all the rows:

There are two more rows to go.  New ones are posted each Monday.  I can't wait to see what they'll be.  

It's not to late to join in.  The blocks have been fun and fast.

More "One Yard Wonders"

One of the fun parts of doing this project at work is that Kathy let's us have our pick of fabric from the store....woo hoo!   Some times it's hard to narrow it down.  I know...poor me!   :)

Here are the next three projects I did for the "One Yard Wonders" project.

This was the "Yoga Mat Bag":

And my first try at clothing....the "Summer Nightie":

LOVE this Valori Wells fabric for the  "Grocery Tote":

I'm currently making a little dress for my grand daughter, Heidi.  It's not due till the beginning of August but I started early because there are buttonholes...and it's clothing, not my favorite thing to do!   

Finished projects are posted every Friday on the Pink Chalk blog. 

One Yard Wonders

At the beginning of the year the team at my work, Pink Chalk, started working our way through the book "One Yard Wonders"  making every project - two a week.   We each take turns choosing projects to do...kinda amounts to one a month.

 Diana  is our photographer and takes way better pics of our work than I do.  I asked her if I could use her images instead and she said sure!   I'll share my first three today and the other three tomorrow.

The "Organized Bed Pocket" was my first:

Second was the "Tea Cozy":

And my third project was the "Not-Ugly Car Trash Bag":

You can see I picked easy projects to do.   I pretty much make quilts and was worried about being able to make these craft things.   Quilting lets you hide "not so straight" seams but you can hide a curvy top stitch!   :)

You can see all of the teams projects on the Pink Chalk blog.  Just click on "One Yard Wonders Sew Along" on the top tab.  

My Yaya's

This was the only group picture I got of all of us Yaya's on my 50th birthday bash.  We were in the bathroom taking the shot via the mirror.....such a Yaya thing to do!    

Once I borrow a few more shots from the girls, I can show you the fun things they had me (us) do that day.

Fried Foods

I think I have some hidden Southern roots in my lineage cuz I *love* fried food!    Last week I tasted the above treat and have been craving them ever since.     I wonder how much time I have to spend on the treadmill to work those babies off?     :)

Bottled Rainbows - Block 8

 

My yellow block.....which is not a good color to photograph well.   I've stalled a bit on my Bottled Rainbow blocks cuz my brand new sewing machine makes a noise when zig-zagging that bugs me big time.  I took it back to have it serviced.......it was gone for 4 weeks........just got it back last night and made this yellow block.....but the noise is still there.   It's sewing fine, stitches look perfect...but I can't stand the noise.   Sigh.