Two Quilt Tops finished

Finished the top for Shakespeare in the Park and have it on the table getting it sandwiched to quilt. 

I finished the Scrap Vortex top and will quilt it when I get back from vacation next month. I am still working on a few other projects and will post them as I work on them. 

This quilt will be going to my daughter and her husband in Missouri. 

This is going to become my recliner quilt for those cool winter evening here in Florida

Busy Week in the Quilt Room

This is week 4 of my Scrap Vortex Quilt Along. The blocks are getting bigger and I am putting in some strips and some Half Square Triangle blocks too. 

These are my April and May blocks for my block of the month Galaxy of Stars. I have to do June's star before the new one comes out July 1st. 

Last but not least are 4 blocks I made from a large bag of silk tie scraps that Beth gave me a few month ago. I just wanted to try a few blocks before I put the scraps away till I finish some other projects.

Sunday share

I finished the blocks for my Shakespeare in the Park and have it up on the design wall. This quilt is going to my daughter Heather in Missouri. I will be taking it with me when I visit her next month. The next step is sewing the block together. This one is sewn on the diagonal which I have never done before so I am taking it slow.
As you see it is to big for my design wall so I think it will fit her queen size bed. I also spotted two mistakes that I have corrected already. Glad I saw them before it was quilted. 

I also worked on my Scrap Vortex this week. The blocks are getting bigger and bigger. I had it up on the design board before I put up SitP and posted it on FB. I know it is very very busy but I am not real sure how to calm it down. But I guess that's why its call a Scrap Vortex it just moves, stretches, twists and interacts in a complex way.

I am Obsessed

Finished Lesson 7 for Aim for Accuracy 2 (A4A2) it was to make two blocks and join one of them to 4 other blocks. I am really glad I picked the 2 fat quarter  bundles.

Now why I am obsessed. I love fabric scraps and I save all my scraps and take scraps from my friends. After I cut up the scraps into usable sizes I am left with strings and crumbs of fabric. I have made one String Quilt from these so far but still have many many little pieces of fabric in two baskets and a few plastic bags. Well I have joined a new Quilt Alone called Scrap Vortex by the Crazy Quilt Mom. The first week I took many of these scraps, pressed and starched them and sewed them into pairs. This week I sewed those pairs into bigger pairs. I still have many more pairs to sew together to make my Scrap Vortex quilt even lap size but I will be doing that over the next few weeks. So I wanted to share a picture of the pairs up on my design wall. Well it is colorful isn't it?

Happy Stitching All