Wednesday Happiness - Midnight Mystery, Star Quilt & a Funny

Remember those little cartons?  

Happiness is love, etc.

Well, for me Happiness is completed Flying Geese &

Square in a Square for the Midnight Mystery.

I still need to trim the SiaS - and I found two blocks where the directional center block is going the wrong way.  Hmmm....I thought I was so careful.  That's an easy fix.  Then I'll be on to October's Clue.

Also - I unsewed (grrr...) and switch around the blocks in Angela's Star Quilt. 

I think is looks better - more balanced. 

And I did some thinking about the design.  (For me that's the hard part.)
I'm thinking after I put on another small black border of doing SiaS (using all the different colors as the centers surrounded by black - so they look like diamond shapes) as the next border around this quilt.   Any ideas?

I asked my daughter (the non-quilter) what she liked for the border and she said she really didn't care for flying geese - well isn't that interesting?  She actually knew what they were!

Now for a little funny.
Several years ago I tried a new recipe from a cookbook.  It was NOT good.
My daughter, the one that is getting the Star Quilt, ran over and drew this next to the recipe.

A picture is worth a thousand words!

We didn't get sick and No - I never made that recipe again.  

Happy Stitching,
Linda

Linking up with 
Freshly Pieced WIP Wednesday

Angela's Star Quilt - WIP

I feel so guilty working on the Midnight Mystery Quilt when I've had Angela's quilt in the works for probably over ten years.  Yeah - Really.  It's been that long.  

What happened was, I was going to the local quilt shop, doing their Star BOM.  Well, I promised the quilt to Angela, but only made 4 blocks.  

This was one of the blocks - that's not a star.  I don't care that's it's called Busy Bee Star.  It's NOT a star.

So I made a new one.

Much better. Yes?

I made more star blocks. Most came from Judy Martin. 

I added some prairie points around the center feathered star. 

I now have that sewn up.

Now to add a black border around the outside.

And then???   I'm not sure.....

But at least I've done something.

I'm just so happy to have started working on it again.

Oh and I did do a bit on the Midnight Mystery - I cut the fabric.

Happy Stitching,

Linda

Linking up with 

And Patchwork Times and Freshly Pieced WIP
And new to me Esther's WOW

Framed Snowflake & Midnight Mystery Fabric

My center block - put on point with a 1/4 flange and small border.  Measures 25 1/2".    

So does Sophie (of Sophie Junction) know what she is talking about?

YES!!

How did she know that?  I know she's great at this quilting stuff, but still how did she know? 

Thanks Sophie for the suggestion!  

Next up is Meadow Mist's Midnight Mystery Quilt Along

What do you think of these fabrics?  I really wanted to do this mystery quilt along.  On Sunday I saw and fell in love with these fabrics. So I bought them for this. I'm wondering if that directional fabric will be make me sorry.  

All the fabric is washed and ironed.  It took forever to rinse the extra dye from that black.  It's worth it.

Okay - check back later.  I have to get sewing and catch up on the quilt along.

Happy Stitching,

Nicey Linda

Linking up to Freshly Pieced & Sew Fresh Quilts

At it Again - Angela's Quilt

I've decided to haul out Angela's Quilt once again.

Lets see - that center block needed squaring up.

And I don't know how I'm going to put it together.

The center block is 15 1/2 - the rest of the block are 12.

A five inch border with Prairie Points?

Some how I need to get the 12 inches blocks and the 15 inch center block into a nice (and mathematical) layout.

I'm just happy to be working on it again.  I only work on it about once a year. And each time something major is accomplished.  Last year was the center block and the year before was completing the 12 inch blocks.

Happy Stitching,

Nicey Linda

Linking up with Freshly Pieced & Sew Fresh Quilts

And a new blog I just found My Quilt Infatuation

Dog Gone Cute Quilt Along

I found this at Sew Fresh Quilts  

Quilt Alongs are always so much fun

Since it started Sept 1st it's shouldn't be to hard to catch up.

I'm thinking a little scrappy dog quilt might be fun.

Happy Stitching,

Linda

My Turtle are Swimming - Finished!

Oh - there's nothing like a finished project!  I love going from this:

To this:

And I did it in only 6 months!  hahahaha

Good thing there is no Quilt Police!!!

It felt so good to get out my sewing machine - start sewing on the most beautiful blue batik, with my coffee right there.   There's the clear table that came with my sewing machine.  It's so large - I love it.  Not just because I can use it for coffee either.  But because it makes free motion quilting easier. 

I got bold and used blue thread and went around the edge  - 

sort of creates a double edging - Yay!

So YES I'm happy with it. 

 Now I don't know where to hang it.  Isn't that the way it goes? 

Happy Stitching,

Linda

Linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts

Camping at Morro Bay State Park

Hey There!

We just came back from vacation.

I think Camping is my favorite kind of vacation. 

Camping can be work - but I love being out in nature!

We went to Morro Bay, Californa. 

Between the trees you can see the famous Morro Rock.

It looks little here - but it's really quite large.

We took some walks on the beach. That's always fun.

I love watching all the birds.

Finding shells - I only take pictures- I don't pick up anything.

This time there was this really cool green sponge.  I hadn't seen this before.

And lots of sand dollars that were eating as the tide came in and out. 

I hope you are enjoying the end of summer too.

Linda