Liz Johnson's Pinwheel's

These are the blocks that Liz Johnson gave me a few? weeks ago.  I love the fabric she chose.  The aqua and orange go beautifully together.  In case you are new to the group,  this is from December of last year.  ;)

Jen's Block

Vee's Block

 

It feels so good to be sewing again!

 

Sherrie's Squares & more

Here are Sherrie's squares that Vee (my mom) and I made.  They were cut out and sewn into triangles for about 8 weeks before I finished them today.  Chad got called in on a sales project that took him to Southern California.  We knew the project would last at least two weeks.  We decided on a whim to join him.  We were there for 2 1/2 weeks then we took another week (or more) to get home.  We visited family and took the kids to Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore.  We were gone 1 day shy of a month.  28 humid free days.

Sherrie's bday was in April.  Vee (pictured below) and I decided to make a table runner for Sherrie's kitchen table.  She was thinking about having us make tea kettle squares for her Trading Pieces quilt.  Mom and I jumped the gun and made this for her.  It was a lot of fun.  For the border, we used a faux piping technique that Emily S. taught me.  I have plans to use this technique more in the future.  It is really neat and adds so much to the final project.

This was mom's square for Llewellyn.  I have yet to finish mine.  I'm sorry.  =(  I have had a plan for more than two months.  It is my next project... as in I will start on it no later than tomorrow.

Sherrie's Grandson, Eric, was born Feb 12th.  I had grand plans to sew a blessing outfit for him.  Instead, I cut it out and finished only the last little bit.  Sherrie and mom completed most of it.  It is made out of batiste, which is a lightweight cotton.  Mardie, I would love for you to post pictures of the blessing outfit that Eden was blessed in.... it is absolutely gorgeous.

Here are a couple of notebook covers I made for Jillian and my niece Ashley.  It fits a composition notebook.

Another one of my bookmarks.  This one was for my kids Nana.  I loved the color combinations on this one.

Finally, I have taken a picture of a coloring caddy that I sewed for a sweet girl in my primary class.  Oliver was invited to her birthday party.  I have sewn at least 6 of these over this last year, and I think this is the first one I've gotten a picture of before I've given it away.

This is the backside.  It holds 10 markers or colored pencils.

When a couple of simple coloring books are inserted, the gift is complete.

 Happy Sewing!   -Jen

My Pinwheel

Here is my square for Sherrie. Hope you like it. It was fun to make.

square for Sherrie

My square for Sherrie T...

I hope you like it! 

emily

Marnita's May Square

Here is my May square for Sherrie.

My block for Sherrie T

Here is my block for Sherrie Turnbull.....I hope you like it Sherrie.   Once I got it put together I am a little worried that my lime green is too light.   Once you see it please let me know if you want me to do another one....I don't mind at all!!   Sherrie, I will get this in the mail to you along with my fabric strips and template.  I really like making this pinwheel!!!

Pinwheel for May

This is the square that I did for Sherrie T.  I am glad that she said that it would measure 13 inches because when I set it on my cutting mat to take a picture I realized it was a perfect 13 inches.  I was so careful after my size issue with Llewellyn's  I couldn't figure out what I did wrong.  Nothing! it appears.
I really like this pattern.  It is bright and cheery!  Hope you like it Sherrie.

By the way, I actually figured out how to post pictures to this site.  I'm a little proud of myself right now.  I am much better on a sewing machine than I am with technology!!!!

May's Block

1.  Here we go Girls!  Thank you for your patience:):)    My Square is going to be a Pin-Wheel variation. Let's start with 4 colors. Teals, Lime Greens, Golden Yellows, and Coral Reds on a Kona White background. You can use any variation of these colors with some pastels of these colors just not all of them. I would like to have some bright colors incorporated. If you don't have any Kona White let me know and I'll send you some. My colors are below that I have chosen. Cut 2 of each color and 8 of the Kona White. Cut the squares into 4" by 4"s.

2.  Next you will place the white over each of the colored squares.

3.  Draw a line diagonally on each square and sew 1/4 inch down each side of that line.

4.  Then you will cut down those lines to separate them.

5.  Iron each piece with the seam facing the colored side.

6.  Once you have sewn, cut and ironed each of the 4" by 4" its time to put together:):)  I would like to have the Coral Reds on the corners.  The Yellows will be pointing up and down. Make the Pin-Wheel the strongest color of the Teal and Green. As you can see below my Green stands out more than my Teal so I made that my Pin-Wheel. If your Teal is the strongest than you can make that your Pin-Wheel.

7.  Now start sewing the pieces together. I don't think it really matters where you start. As you can see I started up at the top and just starting sewing two together at a time.

8.  Then I sewed from the top those two together.

 I think you will notice at this point that when I started sewing my squares some how my Pin-Wheel got turned around. LOL I'm sure no one is surprised. Please put together the Pin-Wheel the way I had it laid out before I started sewing.( step 6) When you see my finished square you will see my Pin-Wheel is backwards:)  I plan to take mine a part and fix it:)

Just a few more stitches and it's finished!

 Like I said before my finished square will be adjusted to match my lay out in step 6.

I hope you all have a Blessed and Safe summer!    Sherrie T