Missing in Action

The last couple weeks have been crazy busy!!!

I have gotten more of these 6" Richmond blocks done for a total of 16. That means I need 14 more for my plan. Yes, I have a plan. LOL!!!

6" Blocks

A friend of mine asked me if the Richmond block I'm making for my version of the Oh My Gosh quilt could be made with jelly roll strips...  of course,  but they'll be 6" finished!

Six inch Richmond blocks!!!

I love them!!!

OMG!!!

Three more blocks done! That makes 10!

All 10 blocks together! This was suppose to be my leader ender project for the year... LOL! It's become an obsession!

This is the Richmond block on page 190 in the Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns by Barbara Brakman 

Oh My Gosh

 Hahahaha!!! I made one that isn't purple or green! An it I love it!

Oh My Gosh

 I managed to get 3 more blocks done for my Oh My Gosh... I'm so in love with these!

On top of my washer has the best light to get the colors to be true in my pictures...  LOL!!!!

Yes, most of my scraps are purple and green... why do you ask?

Corona...

I know many have been dealing with the emotional roller-coaster the coronavirus stay at home orders. It's been difficult, and I know I'm not alone.

All the major quilt shows I was scheduled to go to were canceled. A few teaching trips were canceled. I know I'm not alone...

I've lost my quilting mojo... I just haven't been able to bring my self to stand at my machine and be creative. After making enough mask to protect myself and family I said enough...

I've been loosing myself in mindless sewing. I have to ask myself... With so many UFO's... why did I start a new project?

 

Scrappy Trips form Bonnie Hunter's free patterns... this has been on my to do list for several years. I really hope to finish this and not let it become another UFO!

My leader ender project has been growing also... 

 

I need a lot more blocks!!!  LOL My only problem is I'm running out of 2" neutral strip...

 

Leaders & Enders

Do you piece with Leaders & Enders? If you're not sure what that is check out Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville  Quilts & Snips. She has two books available on the subject of using pre-cut block pieces to start and end your chain piecing. I have both!!!

For about the last year I've been making 4-patches using 2" for my leader/ender project. I'm mostly using my purple scraps... LOL!!!

A while back I got these cute little bins to keep my 2" squares organized in. One for dark squares... one for light squares...

Anyway,  I have close to 200 4-patches made, so I decided to start making them into blocks!

These are from Bonnie's Adventures with Leaders & Enders book... the quilt is Hopscotch, Butterscotch.

I'm trying to use fabrics I already have... LOL! Yesterday I searched my closet for something that will work for the sashing. Bonnie used a pumkin solid fabric. This doesn't mean I have to use the same thing, but... I really like orange colors with purple. 

I have no idea what I bought this one for.

This one is a little pinker shade of peach. It's an old, old Jinny Beyer print...

Trying to decide which one I like best. I leaning towards the Jinny Beyer.

This dark eggplant will be the corner stones and binding.

Now to find time to make more blocks!