Friday Afternoon Catch-Up

I worked on the Simple Things blocks for this week.  The border blocks make a beautiful trim on this quilt, but, well, they do require a bit of attention.  I did the sewing, but now I have to trim them down to 3.5" and that's taking time.

One down and 43 more squares to go.

This may take all week and a really good book on tape to keep me going.

Have you ever made something and then put it aside and forgotten making it?  I pulled out my bag to bring to the hospital today and saw this quilt which I completely forgot about.

I just remembered that this pattern is one of the QOV blocks that I made that went very fast, so I used it for a lapghan.  Hopefully the colors will be acceptable. 

On the same subject of the lapghans, this is the crocheted lapghan I made with the revised border.

I took out all of the single crochet stitches and used a double crochet shell pattern for the border.  It looks much better. 

In April Barb of Bejeweled Quilts http://bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com/2011/04/ten-minute-blocks.html   let us know about Suzanne McNeill's You Tube how-to's for blocks that are big, go very quickly, and look great.  I think I'm going to try making those blocks next for the hospital lapghans because it will probably take only 4 blocks with border to meet the 40 inch requirement and they look great. 

Tomorrow is Christmas Quilt Along Saturday and I am looking forward to it.   What am I going to do? 

I'm thinking about that:)  I have some charm packs of 2010 Christmas fabric and want to make something nice with them.  But I have other possibilities as well. 

I just wanted to mention something about the FabShopHop.  This month the quilt block patterns are for the cutest Halloween Quilt.  I was surprised that I got most  of the block patterns on the first day that I played along.  I don't do much for Halloween but I am planning to make this quilt.  http://www.fabshophop.com/enews/FabShopHop_enews_halloween-smplr_6-29-11.html

Hope you are all well.

God Bless!