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I’ve Got the Blues

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Now, I am not saying that I am going to get this done by the August 1 Two Color Quilt Challenge, but gosh, am I in love with this block.  I stole was inspired by the idea posted on Patti's blog last week.  She did this 64 block quilt top for the Two Color Challenge all in reds and whites.  If you haven't had a look at her quilt, go check it out.

I had all the fabric I needed to do this quilt right in my stash.  No purchase necessary.  On her blog, Patti gives a method for making the half square triangles in a manner that I have previously stated I hated.  However, I am trying it out again, and have to say that once I get in the rhythm of it, I am actually enjoying the process.  She does a great tutorial on the block construction on her blog.

On a sad note, Patti's beloved dog Shadow passed away last week.  She may need a cyber hug.

Here is a photo of some of my blue and white stash:

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It is piled on the floor because the table, the bed and every other surface in my sewing room is covered with Works In Progress.  When our company was here on Saturday someone had the bright idea to ask for a tour of the house.  Ouch.  Talk about embarrassing, when I opened the door to this chamber of horrors.  Have you ever noticed how often the word "tedious" comes up when non-quilters get an idea of what our passion involves?  Sigh.  I guess it isn't for everyone.

Here are a couple of things I am working on this week, with the notion of a Friday Finish in mind:

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Moda U pattern for Rhubarb and Ginger, which calls for 25 blocks.  I am nearly there!

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And here we have Jelly Roll Junction using Madeira fabrics shown on one of my Design Beds:

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Happy sewing everyone!

60 responses to “I’ve Got the Blues”

  1. ohhhh ahhhhh wow I love the blue and white
    And the other projects you are doing
    I am just amazed by the number of things you are working on
    I need to give myself a kick in the rump and get some sewing done LOL
    have a fab day
    Hugs Beth

  2. ohhhh ahhhhh wow I love the blue and white
    And the other projects you are doing
    I am just amazed by the number of things you are working on
    I need to give myself a kick in the rump and get some sewing done LOL
    have a fab day
    Hugs Beth

  3. I am definitely savoring your Blog lately. I have all the symptoms – drifting off, daydreaming, staring, returning again and again thinking. Thinking yum.
    Eye Candy Love, *karendianne.

  4. I am definitely savoring your Blog lately. I have all the symptoms – drifting off, daydreaming, staring, returning again and again thinking. Thinking yum.
    Eye Candy Love, *karendianne.

  7. Do you have any time management tips for me? I am having quite a time trying to figure out how you manage to do so much. I believe you and I have the same number of days in the week, right? Seven, more or less? So how do you do so much more than I do? :o)
    Love the blues…

  8. Do you have any time management tips for me? I am having quite a time trying to figure out how you manage to do so much. I believe you and I have the same number of days in the week, right? Seven, more or less? So how do you do so much more than I do? :o)
    Love the blues…

  9. There must be smoke coming out of your machine with all that you are getting done. I love everything that you have showed today. I missed the Rhubarb and Ginger line, but I love that one. I have a tumbler quilt in progress made with the Madeira line. I have ordered the book that Patti used for her quilt. Blogging can be dangerous on the pocket book.:)

  10. There must be smoke coming out of your machine with all that you are getting done. I love everything that you have showed today. I missed the Rhubarb and Ginger line, but I love that one. I have a tumbler quilt in progress made with the Madeira line. I have ordered the book that Patti used for her quilt. Blogging can be dangerous on the pocket book.:)

  11. I’m from the Boston area . . . and I love quilting . . .
    I found your blog about a month ago when I did a search for quilt shops in the Sacramento area . . . I visit there often because my son and his family live there . . . and I will be arriving for a visit in 2 weeks . . .
    but . . . I have to tell you that your blog keeps calling me back . . . it is wonderful . . .
    you keep inspiring me . . . and I will definitely be checking out the shops you recommended on my trip this time . . .
    thanks for all the great info . . . and keep up all your terrific work . . .
    do you own a shop in your area . . . I would definitely come there ! ! !

  12. I’m from the Boston area . . . and I love quilting . . .
    I found your blog about a month ago when I did a search for quilt shops in the Sacramento area . . . I visit there often because my son and his family live there . . . and I will be arriving for a visit in 2 weeks . . .
    but . . . I have to tell you that your blog keeps calling me back . . . it is wonderful . . .
    you keep inspiring me . . . and I will definitely be checking out the shops you recommended on my trip this time . . .
    thanks for all the great info . . . and keep up all your terrific work . . .
    do you own a shop in your area . . . I would definitely come there ! ! !

  13. Tedious, never. Your fabrics are beautiful, your blocks look fantastic. Thanks for showing us what you’ve been working on.

  14. Tedious, never. Your fabrics are beautiful, your blocks look fantastic. Thanks for showing us what you’ve been working on.

  15. Love the blue and white – fresh!
    I made that Moda U quilt a couple of years ago and thankfully it’s quilted and residing in the Red cabinet. 🙂
    Love the jelly roll project, too.

  16. Love the blue and white – fresh!
    I made that Moda U quilt a couple of years ago and thankfully it’s quilted and residing in the Red cabinet. 🙂
    Love the jelly roll project, too.

  17. Another lovely quilt. Every time I look at your blog I think, “I have to get to work on some of my UFO’s too!” Thanks for the inspiration.

  18. Another lovely quilt. Every time I look at your blog I think, “I have to get to work on some of my UFO’s too!” Thanks for the inspiration.

  19. Chamber of Horrors? I think not. A magical playground is more like it! I ADORE your Rhubarb & Ginger quilt. I meant to ask you if that’s the Moda U kit (which I have on the “to do someday” list).

  20. Chamber of Horrors? I think not. A magical playground is more like it! I ADORE your Rhubarb & Ginger quilt. I meant to ask you if that’s the Moda U kit (which I have on the “to do someday” list).

  21. Love all of the quilts – they are looking fabulous. Funny, I just told someone what I needed to do to finish a quilt – and she used the word tedious, as well. I’ve never thought of it that way at all.

  22. Love all of the quilts – they are looking fabulous. Funny, I just told someone what I needed to do to finish a quilt – and she used the word tedious, as well. I’ve never thought of it that way at all.

  23. All the blocks are gorgeous, Nicole. Has your sewing machine slung a rod yet? Poor Ozzie; I’ll bet he has just given up getting any attention by now.
    Oh, and it’s understood at my house that my sewing room is off limits for anyone except my very most intimate acquaintances–like Sophie and Vann.

  24. All the blocks are gorgeous, Nicole. Has your sewing machine slung a rod yet? Poor Ozzie; I’ll bet he has just given up getting any attention by now.
    Oh, and it’s understood at my house that my sewing room is off limits for anyone except my very most intimate acquaintances–like Sophie and Vann.

  25. Everything looks great! Poor Ozzie must be pouting 🙂
    I’m feeling more and more inadequate as you get so much done lately!

  26. Everything looks great! Poor Ozzie must be pouting 🙂
    I’m feeling more and more inadequate as you get so much done lately!

  29. Everything looks so super! I can’t wait to see the gorgeous blue stars done. The Rhubarb and Ginger is gorgeous!
    Non-quilters just don’t get it. I hear comments like “How do you have the patience to do that?” They don’t realize how much fun it is!

  30. Everything looks so super! I can’t wait to see the gorgeous blue stars done. The Rhubarb and Ginger is gorgeous!
    Non-quilters just don’t get it. I hear comments like “How do you have the patience to do that?” They don’t realize how much fun it is!

  33. Wonderful, wonderful happenings in you sewing room…no chamber of horrors…those Rhubarb & Ginger blocks are gorgeous and I love the Jelly Roll project…the blue and white couldn’t be better and from your stash…what a bonus.

  34. Wonderful, wonderful happenings in you sewing room…no chamber of horrors…those Rhubarb & Ginger blocks are gorgeous and I love the Jelly Roll project…the blue and white couldn’t be better and from your stash…what a bonus.

  35. I have the blues now. And a hankering for Rhubarb and Ginger and some Madiera, too! I love it all! I can’t imagine anyone thinking your sewing room is a “chamber of horrors”. To me it is a place of inspiration and joy!

  36. I have the blues now. And a hankering for Rhubarb and Ginger and some Madiera, too! I love it all! I can’t imagine anyone thinking your sewing room is a “chamber of horrors”. To me it is a place of inspiration and joy!

  37. You girls have GOT to stop posting these fabulous quilts. Seriously-I am thinking of dropping everything I am doing, including eating, and starting one of these quilts. I used a lot of the rhubarb and ginger in that fall quilt I finished recently. I use the word “finished” loosly since it is still waiting for binding!

  38. You girls have GOT to stop posting these fabulous quilts. Seriously-I am thinking of dropping everything I am doing, including eating, and starting one of these quilts. I used a lot of the rhubarb and ginger in that fall quilt I finished recently. I use the word “finished” loosly since it is still waiting for binding!

  39. Yummy, yummy, yummy! I love all of your quilts in progress. Where ever do you find the time!?!? :o)

  40. Yummy, yummy, yummy! I love all of your quilts in progress. Where ever do you find the time!?!? :o)

  41. That’s what it is, a design bed. I’m off to tell my hubby! You’ve got a bunch of projects going. It all looks fabulous. I especially love the blue and white. Striking!

  42. That’s what it is, a design bed. I’m off to tell my hubby! You’ve got a bunch of projects going. It all looks fabulous. I especially love the blue and white. Striking!

  43. You are so ambitious! Everything is just skipping along. Go Blue! I totally dig that las quilt though. Love it. My husband was telling me what a thread nightmare my room was and that he (who truly is not handy) would gladly try to lay hardwood floors if I would let him. I WISH we were at a place to do that right now…because I would let him! Hold your head high….creativity is not a neat thing!

  44. You are so ambitious! Everything is just skipping along. Go Blue! I totally dig that las quilt though. Love it. My husband was telling me what a thread nightmare my room was and that he (who truly is not handy) would gladly try to lay hardwood floors if I would let him. I WISH we were at a place to do that right now…because I would let him! Hold your head high….creativity is not a neat thing!

  45. How much do I love you have ‘design beds’. That’s how I feel about the chenille bedspread in Frankie’s old room. Its the photography studio.

  46. How much do I love you have ‘design beds’. That’s how I feel about the chenille bedspread in Frankie’s old room. Its the photography studio.

  47. I love to visit your blog and see what you are working on. I love the blue and white quilt but the others are beautiful, too. Whenever I see your projects I want to stop whatever I’m doing and work on mine. Life is going other directions to fast so that’s not going to happen for awhile. But you inspire me all the time. ~Adrienne~

  48. I love to visit your blog and see what you are working on. I love the blue and white quilt but the others are beautiful, too. Whenever I see your projects I want to stop whatever I’m doing and work on mine. Life is going other directions to fast so that’s not going to happen for awhile. But you inspire me all the time. ~Adrienne~

  49. You must just sit and sew all day long. You are so very inspiring. I love all three of your projects. All the fabrics are so delicious.

  50. You must just sit and sew all day long. You are so very inspiring. I love all three of your projects. All the fabrics are so delicious.

  51. You must be one of those people who only need four hours of sleep a night. Right? How else can you get so much accomplished — and find time to blog about it! Whatever your secret, you inspire me every day, and I’m ever so grateful!

  52. You must be one of those people who only need four hours of sleep a night. Right? How else can you get so much accomplished — and find time to blog about it! Whatever your secret, you inspire me every day, and I’m ever so grateful!

  53. OMG NIcole I cant keep up with you you are so fast every morning when I look in you have done something new.
    Hugs Mary.

  54. OMG NIcole I cant keep up with you you are so fast every morning when I look in you have done something new.
    Hugs Mary.

  55. Holy cow – you’ve got several things going at once. You go girl – and you’ll be done before you know it. I LOVE them all.
    Hugs – Karen

  56. Holy cow – you’ve got several things going at once. You go girl – and you’ll be done before you know it. I LOVE them all.
    Hugs – Karen

  57. I’m really liking those diagonally split star blocks. It gives you all of the log cabin layout opportunities. The floral star one is neat too. You are making me want to start another quilt.

  58. I’m really liking those diagonally split star blocks. It gives you all of the log cabin layout opportunities. The floral star one is neat too. You are making me want to start another quilt.