Cspoonquilt

 I've got lots of Finishes to share today.  Some are Real finishes  (Quilted and Bound) and some just 'phase finishes' ( finished tops or quilted and not yet bound ).   Back in July I was avoiding the purple project and started playing around with some Green orphan blocks.  I got those put together... Some of those blocks were so old they were hand pieced! I had so much fun with that project I thought I'd keep going with some Blue and gold orphan blocks and pieced this top and I even got it quilted! I had been itching to use that pretty canary fabric for ages.  I think using it for the border worked really well!   And I was able to use up a lot of my blue and gold stash in the inner borders. And then even more for the backing! I spent to much time putting details into the quilting that really don't show.  Oh well.  Experiment and learn... This next quilt has kind of an interesting background.   Someone donated a big bag of...

 Geez,  I looked at the date of my last post and realized it had been a whole month since my last blog!  Well I may not blog much but I've finished several projects and done a lot of sewing!  Here are some pix... We are currently at our family cabin on Hood canal.  Space is very limited here so I usually bring a bag of scraps to play with.  Sorting scraps is Good cheap entertainment and since we don't have TV here it makes a great pass-time activity!  I actually brought a whole box of scraps, all bright and kid oriented prints.  This is one of my favorite scrap strategies.  Read more about how to make this fun block  http://cspoonquilt.blogspot.com/2016/08/pvqa-august-2016-bom-another-scrap.html Actually I forgot how long it takes to download a picture from my computer to blogger when using my Hotspot from my phone, so I think those other pix are gonna have to wait, but here's a parting shot with a way to create an ironing space when aw...