Catch up day after a night of rain in Arizona

 I have been stitching in my spare time and have accomplished a more quilt tops to the flimsy stage.  However, I have put off pressing the finished tops, my most least favourite activity!  Yesterday, I told myself that I wasn't going to sit at my sewing machine until I got the pile of tops pressed nicely.  

Job done! 

I started making some framed 9 patches with my fat quarter challenge for the Heartstrings group. I pulled out odd pieces of both long quarters as well as fat quarters in browns, reds and beige fabrics. And I started another 3 yard (with more than that of each fabric) using the Picture Perfect pattern.

The Heartstrings challenge is completed using the fat quarters and Carolyn's block.  This is a super simple block that uses most of the fat quarters without much waste.  The blocks are 15" finished so a large block that goes together quickly.     

The blocks for the Picture Perfect pattern got made and put together and pressed! 

Here is the framed 9 patch that also used fat quarters and it is ready for quilting and binding. 

The Bento box quilt for Quilts of Valour is a UFO that is now done.  I had some blocks on a hanger and had to make more and put them together and now have a flimsy.

Two Puzzle Me This tops are finished and pressed.  I like this One yard pattern.  Super easy to make. 

 

The Spinning Blocks top is finished for Quilts for Survivors.  I had to make four St. Louis 16 patch blocks for the corners but it works and now a second quilt for this worthy cause in Canada. 

The current project on the go is another Illusions Three yard pattern but am using 4 fabrics instead of the original 3 called for in the instructions. 

Yet again, a Three Yard Quilt pattern called Pretty Please by Fabric Cafe.  Of course, I am using more than the 1 yard cuts called for in the pattern and in this case alternated two different fabrics for the solid squares so technically a 4 yard quilt? 

I have been feeling quite successful in the number of quilt tops I have made in February but really need to work on some scrappy blocks to use up the piles of strings that are accumulating.  Enjoy the second half of the month and hoping that wherever you live, you are seeing some signs of Spring with sunshine and warmer temperatures and maybe some flowers poking their way out of the ground?