Around and around....and..........

224 times to be exact

Around each of the 56 blocks inner Kona Ivory border.  You know what though?  I will take it.  I thought it would be a bother,but it is rather relaxing.  A little at a time and I will get there.  No fretting here.  The Aurifil thread makes it even nicer.  Plus on Wed.  I will be having a sewing play date with my quilting buddy, Brittany.  Yippee!!

Guess what????  Ya'll are so AWESOME to me!  Y'all left me the best comments last post and gave me your vote as I had asked.  Thank you so, so much!  

This is how I press my seams.  I like to use as little ironing as possible when paper piecing so as not to disturb the seams so much.

Look at all those seams butted up against one another.

Armed with my walking foot to get over those rough spots of thickness.

#2 won!

The next day I printed out the templates for May's BOM and got right to it.  This was an easy block to piece until I had to put all the pieces together.  There was a pic of how to do the A pieces.  No pic for the B pieces.  After trial and error I was able to get it all figured out.  So I thought.  Then came the realization that there would be a frayed edge exposed in the grey center.  Oops.  This was going to bug me.  What to do?  I measured the block out and it was about 1/4" bigger than the 6 1/2" it should be.  This obviously worked in my favor.  I stitched over a little closer to the marking on the paper for 1/4" and viola!  As you can see in the pic the corners are a little hodge podge.  In my defense,that was the shape of the template given.  No problem.  Once I am done with the year,I can hide those edges in a seam allowance as best I can and move ahead:)

I promised a quilt top pic!  Here she is!  The other side of the double sider.  I had to get it near my easy on the eye Nikko Blue Hydrangea.

Nothing better than that!!

OK I gotta talk about the trip to Raleigh!  Ayden and I had an amazing time with Pam.  See the two in the background there?!  This was the 1st place we visited and the BEST by far.

The owner was tops!!!  So friendly, sweet, and she even had Ayden helping her with boxes and unwrapping a new Halloween fabric line.  He loved it and was rewarded in chocolate.  Who can beat that?!

The house used to be another quilt shop before Cary Quilting Company took the reigns.  This place is 82 yrs old and a diamond in the rough!!!  I recommend it to anyone!  Anywhere lol

Charm is written all over it.

Fabric wreath

CARY QUILTING COMPANY

I got some Simply Color Leafy Stripe by V. and C. in Aqua and a darling hedgehog pattern.  I also ordered the quilt pattern that goes along with it and it will come in the mail I was told.  I have had a thing for hedgehogs in fabrics lately.

We decided that Wish Upon A Quilt was next in the line up.  We went there last year as well.  Great store!  Lots of FQ's and Kona was on sale for $5 something a yd!

Westminster Philip Jacobs Feathers in Soft
Out to Sea by Sarah Jane My Favorite Ship in Sky
Far,Far Away by Heather Ross Playing Horses in Natural

We visited one more shop and then went to lunch at Tony's Oyster Bar and Restaurant for some shrimp nachos.

On a whim, we decided on Bernina's World of Sewing where we had the most luck of the day.

Flea Market Fancy DS Bouquet in Turquoise
Full Moon Forest by Tula Pink Trees in  Pink score!  done by Pam!
Salt Water by Tula Pink Submarines and Seaweed in Coral
Flea Market Fancy by DS Posies in Turquoise

This stack has yum written all over it:):):):)

Oh and look at what Pam sewed for me!

The paper dolls are  her and I as friends!  Isn't that the BEST gift ever?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Thank you,thank you Pam!!  She has more of them that she has sewn and posted here.

Maybe some hand embroidered faces for these two in the future;)

It was a long,FUN packed day!!!!!

To reward ourselves, because we weren't rewarded already enough  we went to an ice cream shop specializing in homemade ice cream in front of our last quilt shop.  It was divine!! 

Someone had to do it!!!!  It was tough!

Relaxing

Playing games in the car with Ayden while traveling from one quilt shop to the next

Talking to other quilters in the area

Enjoying the weather 

REAL tough

I recommend it.



Sara


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Pretties

Fabric on the design wall:
The Quilted Fish Sugar and Spice
Heather Bailey Nicey Jane Hello Roses
Lori Holt Bee in My Bonnet Sew Cherry
Sarah Jane Children at Play
Tanya Whelan Grand Revival Dolce
Basic Grey Blush
Lecien Flower Sugar
Bonnie and Camille Ruby
Denyse Schmidt Picnic Dots
Michael Miller Strawberry Tea Teapot and Flowers
Joel Dewberry Modern Meadow Flower Fields
Timeless Treasures Sketch
flannel

Pattern:
Moda Bake Shop Chenille Quilt by Pam Lincoln 
  
Recipient: my niece:)

Tomorrow is my first guild meeting EVER!!  They are called the Tarheel Quilters Guild.  My friend, B. invited me and I simply could not pass up an afternoon of sewing time.  Oh no, no:)  I have a few projects besides the chenille top to work on.  I will be seam ripping into my Lucky Stars block to get that 1/2" difference in check.  I may bring my Dancing Stars top to hand stitch some more.

Look what I ordered from Fat Quarter Shop recently!  With the free shipping on orders over $40,  I snatched 6 spools of Aurifil 50 wt Mako cotton.  This thread purchase was a long time coming.  I did a lot of research before hand and spoke with friends around bloggy world here and there for a long time.  I am psyched to say the least about using this thread!!!!!!  While there, I found a grey Sketch print by Timeless Treasures for the pillows I plan on making for my living room couch *one of these days.*  This is the pattern I have been drooling over.  Lone Stars have entered back into my world.  Yikes!  Keeping my fingers crossed it works out a lot more smoothly this time around.  Here is the pillow where my original inspiration came from.  Karen of Laughter in Quilts did this one and I do believe she did a remarkable job with the pattern!!


I also bought some Aurifil colors over at Red Rock Threads in Silver Grey,Ice Blue and Sand for a great price!

 I opened up a spool the other day with B. so we could undertake some *necessary* touch testing!  Oh my it is soooo soft and worth all those pennies!!  Long staple cotton just sounds wonderful doesn't it??!!!!

Now if I only had something to quilt--NOW!  hehehehe

See ya'll soon!

Sara

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