It was a delightful day yesterday … too bad it’s not going to last. We’ve got storms due to come through this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow. According to the national news Friday evening, this is a huge storm system, with potential for lots of damage, that is due to track across a good part of the country … including my little part of the world. And I guess the meteorologists are right because the sun was shining earlier this morning … and it’s gotten very cloudy.
I finished the 42nd (of 42) blocks on my Kiss quilt Friday evening! I had 40 blocks finished right before dinner, and I decided that by golly! I was going to finish her up that evening … so while the Blues played (and lost … I don’t want to talk about that!), I stitched up the last two blocks. Woo hoo! I’ve got a whole lot more strips, enough for shams … and maybe even another, smaller quilt. I’d set a goal for myself to have the blocks finished by Sunday evening … and I made it with time to spare!
After my walk with Lois yesterday morning, I got started on DD’s herringbone quilt. Here’s the inspiration quilt (click on the picture for the source):
As you can see those are just half square triangles (HSTs) in two colors and set in such a way to create a herringbone effect. DD chose a darker gray and a lighter gray as her two colors. I prewashed the fabrics and got to cutting away … I’m going to need 512 triangles (256 in the light gray and 256 in the dark gray). Thank goodness for my GO Cutter! Can you imagine cutting 512 triangles by hand? I can’t either. 
But cutting triangles isn’t all that I plan to do today. It’s been a good long while since I’ve had some time with my needle and thread … and I think we need to get reacquainted today! I’ve got 24 blocks done and have a start on #25 … I’d like to have that block done by the end of the day.
Have a blessed Sunday!
Kathy
hope the storms pass you by with no damage - have fun quilting!
ReplyDeleteLove my accuquilt! Can't wait to see your finished quilt! (I love taking patterns and figuring out how to use my dies to make it easier!)
ReplyDeleteOh I hope the storms are not too severe for you !!
ReplyDeleteYou have been one busy lady! :)
Wow now I have to look at a Go Cutter. What a incredible tool. I hope you have a lovely day and I hope you don't have too bad of storms.
ReplyDeleteI think your herringbone quilt is going to be beautiful.
Hope the weather isn't too bad and you can enjoy some needle and thread time today!
ReplyDeleteStorms here today too and the next few days. I don't think we will ever get the garden planted.
ReplyDeleteOh, that will sure be a pretty quilt for DD. Funny that you use modern methods to cut but traditional methods to quilt!
Should be a good quilt. I love doing Triangles. Enjoy your hockey game tonight.
ReplyDeleteWe had a very loud thunder storm come thru early this am. I hope that there are no tornadoes with this storm, but it is the season. I love that chevron quilt! I love simple shapes and high contrast, two color quilts.
ReplyDeleteYou have had a very busy week finishing those kiss blocks and getting all those triangles cut! Hope you get to do some slow stitching on your hexies :) Kathi
ReplyDeleteVery productive week for you my friend! What would we do without our fabric cutters? I love my Sizzix machine :) Your DD's quilt is going to be very sophisticated and lovely in those colors!
ReplyDeleteThe inspiration quilt is gorgeous! Can't wait to see how yours turn out!
ReplyDeleteI heard about the weather headed your way, I hope it won't be as severe as they made it sound. I want a Go Cutter! I am saving up now! Congratulations on meeting your goal.
ReplyDeleteLooks like some of that undesirable weather is headed our way as well. Ugh!
ReplyDeleteI love that Herringbone quilt and I think it could also be called Chevron. :o))
I cannot imagine cutting all those squares. Must take a lot of patience.
Happy week!
The herringbone quilt is going to be beautiful!
ReplyDeleteJust got our Internet back – it’s been out most of the day. Hope you survived the storms with no damage. By now, you probably have all of those triangles cut – that would be a great job to have done! ~Jeanne
ReplyDeleteJust got our Internet back – it’s been out most of the day. Hope you survived the storms with no damage. By now, you probably have all of those triangles cut – that would be a great job to have done! ~Jeanne
ReplyDeleteHerringbones and chevrons are sew popular right now. Lucky you with a Gocutter. Looking forward to seeing Kiss reveal.
ReplyDeleteWell I am anxious to see the Kiss quilt blocks going together. And your daughters quilt is going to be soo pretty! But that Go-cutter has REALLY got my attention. I am going to goggle that and see what all it can do. What a wonder that would be. As we all know, cutting out the fabric into the necessary pieces is by far the most time consuming and dreaded (for me anyway, lol) part of the quilt. Can't wait to get it done. I have got one border on and hope to finish up my top this morning. Then just have to wisk the back together and get it to the quilters. It went fast. Enjoy your day Kathy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice quilt - so effective no matter what colors are chosen! My Slow Sunday was slow only because the thread kept breaking on my long-arm, but I made it through!!!!
ReplyDeleteStay safe with your weather.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is going to be gorgeous.
We're supposed to get storms this evening and tomorrow too, but the weekend was beautiful! Love that herringbone quilt.
ReplyDeleteHi there, Praying the storms don't produce damage to your area. It has been such a weird year, weather wise.
ReplyDeleteHope you got some stitching done.
Hugs, Noreen