Caught Up

I am caught up with the Sow-A-Long.  This is Road To Fortune.  I ended up making two blocks as I made HSTs by mistake and decided to make a basket block with some of them.

Here's that one. 

Then I needed to sew the last block in the 2011 Designer Mystery BOM from the FQS.  I emailed Kimberly Jolly this morning and asked where the finished quilt was and she pointed me in the right direction.  I think I'll probably come up with something on my own as I am not nuts about what's offered.  I also modified the last block, something I have been doing throughout the year long series.  I just wasn't crazy about those tiny pieces in the middle and on the outer edge.  It looked like a variation on the Memory block so I went with that.

I bought a pamphlet back when I first started making quilts that has 171 different blocks with directions in 12-inch and 9-inch sizes.  It has come in so handy through the years I marvel that I only paid $7.50 for it. 
Talk to you later~

Call Me Naive

This is so disappointing.  I signed up for the Fat Quarter Shop's 2011 Designer Mystery Block of the Month a year ago and have been avidly awaiting their arrival in my mailbox each month.  I did not buy the finishing kit as I wanted to know what the finished quilt would look like before I committed.  Apparently I was naive.  I figured there would be a 'reveal' of sorts on the FQS site or their blog of the finished quilt.
::sigh::

 This picture is from the FQS but it's not very helpful.  It's odd as the 2012 Designer Mystery BOM program is much more forthcoming as this picture reveals,

::sigh::
 I guess I am destined to troll Flickr and quilting blogs in the next few months to catch a glimpse of what Joanna Figueroa designed for the finish. 
If any reader's can direct me to a picture, I'd be most appreciative!
Happy sewing~ 

Finished Or Not

Isn't this little guy cute?  He followed my daughter home from England in June.  He's intended to be a cell phone charm but we both agreed he's too fragile for that so I like to hang him from the side of my sewing machine.  Maybe I'll start a new trend.

As promised this is the Christmas quilt I made using the Twisted Sisters template and pattern.  It's sewn together using partial seams.  The fabric is mainly from the Countdown to Christmas line and it's leftovers from a prior quilt.  My motivation was the small amount of leftover green paisley that makes up the center square of the spoke.  I can't decide if it needs a border.  Any ideas?
I also signed up for the Designer Block of the Month at The Fat Quarter Shop using the Strawberry Fields line by Joanna Figueroa early this year.  It was a real splurge for me as I'm on the thrifty side!  The fabric is so beautiful.  I love it.

This is block 4 that came last week.  I like to take it out of the package and just keep it nearby for a few days until I cut into it.  Have I said I love it?!
Here's block 1,

and block 2,

and block 3.

The directions are so clear and the fabric cuts so generous,  I think you could make two blocks every month with what you receive in each packet. Have a nice weekend and see you soon!