Layer Cake Quilt Along - block 7 & 8

In between working on my pinwheel sampler over the weekend, I worked on getting blocks 7 & 8 done for the layer cake quilt along.

The pinwheel gets lost in block 7 due to my choice of fabric and fabric orientation.  It's a little busy with all the purple swirls.  It will have to do.  I'm running out of fabric.  I think there are 2 more blocks in the quilt along (I'm still two behind) and then I can decide on what kind of block to make to replace the ones that I decided against even making.  So I'm actually 4 blocks behind.

This will make a cute quilt for Amelia.  My goal is to get this one done and the Jelly Roll blocks that I worked on last year done and give her 2 new quilts for Christmas.  I have no excuses.  My jelly roll blocks are done; they just need to be put into quilt top form.  I even have the backing for it!  Once my pinwheels are done, the jelly roll blocks are coming out.  :)

Enjoy your day!
Jen

Back to the Layer Cake blocks

I've ignored the layer cake quilt along for a while now.  One reason is that I don't like a couple of the blocks that are going to be in the sampler and the other reason is because other things got in the way.  I told myself that this is going to be my sampler so I can do whatever I want.  So I'm going to substitute the blocks I really don't like and make pinwheels blocks or something else in their place.

So, here are blocks 4 and 5.  I have 4 more to go to catch up.

block 4

block 5 - turn your head

I have a story about block 5.  Pretty busy looking, isn't it?  Well, I don't really care for the ric-rac fabric and I really didn't care for this block but it isn't one of the ones that I really don't like so I made it anyway.  In the instructions (which I didn't read very well, obviously), it states not to use stripes due to the block orientation.  Well, stripes was spelled "strips" in the instructions and my brain didn't process that until AFTER my block was done.  That's way it's all crazy-like.  But you know what?  I like it!

If you recall, I took Amelia last Saturday to get her little toes painted.  I thought I would share all their blue sparkliness.

Enjoy your day!
Jen

Layer Cake Quilt Along Block 2

This block was created by Vickie and I think it's great!  While it took some brain power on figuring out my layout since I used two different colors, it all worked out in the end.

Here are my 2 blocks together.

Enjoy your day!
Jen :)

Layer Cake Quilt Along Block 1 and Some Fun

I took today off.  I ran some errands and now I'm getting some sewing done.  I got the first block completed for the Layer Cake quilt along.  I'm using a Smores layer cake that I've had for a couple of years.  I only own one layer cake so that was my only option.  LOL.

I used the pressing the seams open tip again on those triangle pieces and everything matched up beautifully.  I wish I knew that tip a while ago.

I could use more contrast in this block but I'm happy with how it came out.

Now for some fun.

Jenn had commented on my pillowcases and asked me if I had made a birthday one for Punkie.  I had not so she kindly sent me a yard of Happy Birthday fabric that she had.  I love it and I can't to make Amelia a pillowcase with it.  I'm on the hunt for more since I think that would make very cute gifts for all the other little ones in my family.  I haven't hit Joann's yet (that's where she got it) but I have plans to do that next weekend.  Thank you Jenn!!

And I won a giveaway over at Jen's blog.  She was celebrating her one year blogiversary and I received an awesome giveaway prize.  I'll show you my picture but her pictures are much better.

She included Christmas duckies for Amelia.  She will love them.  I LOVE the box it came in and I'm going to have to hide it because Amelia will claim it for herself.  And the "Peppermint Frost" magnet.  I'm a sucker for magnets. Thank you Jen!

I just realized that there are three Jens here.  LOL!

Okay, I'm off to sew some more.  I have a couple more hours to myself before Punkie gets home.

Enjoy your day!
Jen

Layer Cake Quilt Along

Why not!  I'm going to join.  I enjoyed the Jelly Roll quilt along and I have a Smores layer cake that I bought when the fabric line first came out.  I've done nothing with it but I still have it.  This sounds a good time to use it.

This quilt along starts 2-Nov and goes until 3-May-2011.  What I like about this quilt along is that the designers can't use the accent fabric as much as they did with the first quilt along.  My jelly roll blocks are very white heavy.

So?  Will you be joining too?  I think you should!

Enjoy your day!
Jen