Easy Street -- Done!

Well, I'm done unless I decide to put borders on!




It was very cloudy outside, so this pic didn't come out so great, so I put it back on the banister and took this pic. These are the true colors.




I am very pleased with it. It was a great "mystery" from Bonnie Hunter. Thanks Bonnie!
Sew til next time..........
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Easy Street -- Part 6!

I started and finished part 6 today. 128 Double bricks and 64 quarter square triangles.




So now I am ready for Part 7 which will come out tomorrow morning. Bonnie at Quiltville is just moving us right along with this mystery. I can't wait for it to all come together.
Sew til next time......
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Merry Christmas

Remembering the reason for the season and wishing you all a very Merry Christmas.

Easy Street -- Part 5!

This step was too easy and fast! Thanks Bonnie! Here are the 2" and 3 1/2" squares all cut and ready to be sewn.



I started marking the diagonal line on the 2" squares and had almost half of them marked. I took a break and read a few of my favorite blogs. "Cluck, Cluck, Sew" has a tutorial called Triangle Corner Trick in which you put tape on the machine bed as a guide and as you sew you keep the bottom "point" of your square riding along the tape. Easy peasy. Works great and I finished the blocks in no time.





After pressing all of the finished blocks I decided it was time for a new ironing board cover!



Instead of making a hem for the casing ( which I can never get wide enough to easily run the elastic thru) I decided to use leftover bindings. I sewed quite a few together, so now the underside is really colorful. Sorry, I forgot to take a pic. But here is the new cover. Nothing fancy, maybe I will be more adventurous on the next one!


And yes, I always have 2 irons on the Ironing board! One is a dry iron ( no holes) and the other, I use steam.

Be sure to check out the link up on Bonnie Hunter's site to see everyone's progress.

I hope everyone who visits here has a very safe and happy holiday.

Sew til next time.....

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Easy Street -- Part 4

Wow, this part took me all week, but at least it's done and I can stay on track!! I'm finding out real fast that I really don't like to do "flying geese". I guess next time I will try the "no waste" ones and see if they are any easier. I had to trim EVERY one of those darn things! But I think Bonnie said there would be no more geese. Please don't tell me I dreamt that!!!
And here they are on my design wall.




And here are the 145 - 3 1/2" lime green squares. I am really lovin' these colors. Can't wait to see where the green will go!




Now I will show you why it took me so long to get these done! I wanted to make this little apron for a Christmas gift.




It's a McCall's pattern. This the the monster and they also have a butterfly and lion all in the same pattern.




I haven't done satin stitching in years, so I'm really surprised at how good it came out (without practicing!)




And here is the back. I used what fabric I had and I didn't have enough of either fabric to make 2 ties, so I just made one from each fabric!

Sew til next time......

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