Floating 4-Patch Fun

I viewed this tutorial on The Gourmet Quilter's blog and have been enjoying making these very simple blocks and using up my scraps for floating 4-patch blocks.  Very relaxing.

 Digging in the scrap bag is fun.  

I'm going to use them to make a quilt to donate.  I may or may not put in a sashing; not sure yet. Would they still be floating if there's sashing?

Hope you are enjoying your weekends.  

God Bless.

A Knitter's Gifts Quilt Top Finish

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This is the completed quilt top for From Head to Toe, A Knitter's Gifts.  

I did use the cheater's method for making the drunkard's path blocks.

 You can not tell by looking at the border here how much work I put into it, but I did quite a bit of floor crawling and seam fudging to make it work.  Not the designer's fault, but mine.  However, it all came together and this top is done.

 I was determined to complete this project, so I feel very pleased.  

I realized that one of my prints is very appropriate.

Knitting needles and yarn images - perfect.

Just Quiltin with Denise Russart's PatchKats BOM begins on March 21.  That one is also very cute.

The sun is shining, the snow is melting and a well earned spring is in the air.

Happy St. Patrick's Day.

God Bless.

I Love Winter But.....

Where I live, we have been having snowfall at least twice a week at least since the first blizzard hit the first week of February.  This past week we had heavy snow on Monday and Wednesday/Thursday.  It is exhausting, trying to keep the walks safe, the driveway clear, my body from slipping.  And yet, I repeat, I do love winter.  Today is a beautiful winter day, the kind of days we have not experienced for most of 2015.  Sunny, cold, glistening.  But we are turning the corner; next week the forecast is for temps in the 40's, that's at good 10-15 degrees above freezing.  The 3 inches of ice on my front walk may actually melt.  Let's hope!

I apologize for not keeping up with my blogging friends' posts - I'm drained.  Now I know why snowbirds exist.  I may become one.

I haven't been able to get my sewing done because I'm the official shoveler here.  Although I live in the city, this property is not small.  This is the year I've seriously wondered how long I can keep it up.  But in between storms, I've sewn a bit of the border on my From Head to Toe A Knitter's Gifts quilt. (Don't you love Denise's bird header?  I do.)I was not able to successfully make the drunkard's path block traditionally, so I resorted to Jenny Doan's cheating version, the appliqued circles.  Works for me.  Not done yet, but I have one side finished.  Please note, the CatPatch  quilt along info is available.

This is the Footstool block, the 26th block in the Ben Franklin QAl.  

I'm happy to say I'm up to date on this qal, but the setting of the blocks is going to be a choice.  So far we have step one of the traditional.  I'm waiting to see what comes next before I begin to sew blocks together.  

I hope you are well and safe, and enjoying your quilting time.

Take care.

God Bless You.