My crumb quilt

top is finished, except for the borders.

 and a black and white shot to make changes in placement of blocks - hmmm, it ain't easy!

I picked this up at a "yard" sale at Rhode Island School of Design.  It's an interesting textile, not sure what, but I like it, and it was only $1.

Now for a question:  I've done paper-piecing before, but I can't figure this out.  I printed out this pattern online.  But how do I place the rectangle piece of fabric so it covers the template properly?  

 Here's a photo of part of the pattern, (which I got from QuiltShopCarousel.com.)  It's called "Martinique."

If anyone has any words of wisdom for me, I would appreciate it!  My sister is supposed to look it over for me and try and help.  She LOVES paper piecing - me, not so much!  :-)

Anyway, I hope you all are well!  I've been neglecting my blog lately.  I have so little time to sew that I've opted to do that every chance I get lately.  And Monday I'm leaving for Florida for five days, so I won't be around till next weekend.  Have a great week, everyone!  May you bless and be blessed!

~ Jodi ~

  

Royal mail

Liberty of London charming charm squares:

These came from Organic Stitch Co. in the UK.  It was a pack of charm squares so I couldn't pick each fabric individually, but I'm pretty happy with the selection I received, and there are quite a few more that I didn't show you.  But that Hello Kitty is a fat eighth, and where did that come from?  I don't remember ordering that!  I have a great niece who's into Hello Kitty so I'll give it to her Mame (grandma) who can make her a little something with it.   

My husband and I went to LaSalle Academy's (his alma mater) 140th anniversary celebration last night.  We came home with these pretties:

 Have a wonderful Sunday!

~ Jodi ~

New endeavor and a completion:

About to start a quilt I promised my sister for her 30th wedding anniversary back in May.  

And I finished this quilt for my SIL:

My grandson is going to be a musician, like his dad, who was at work when pic was taken, and his Uncle Brendan!  And one more pic of Ezra and his mom, Tara:

In just a couple of weeks on November 1, we'll be celebrating his 1st birthday!

Happy Autumn and happier quilting/sewing!

~ Jodi ~

Crumbing away...

and a bit stalled on my blue and white quilt:

but I'm almost finished hand-sewing the binding on my sister-in-law's quilt that I showed the previous post.
And I took some time out to make this little mug rug for the judge I work for.  She admired the one on my desk.  She's did an Ironman (for those who are unfamiliar, you run, bicycle, and swim, at least I think those are the three elements) and the Ironman coffee mug she received are these colors, so she asked me to match it.  I think it came out pretty good, considering I didn't have the mug in front of me to match:

Happy Columbus Day Weekend to those in the States, and Happy Thanksgiving to you who are celebrating Thanksgiving!
~ Jodi ~

Coming along

A while back I went to a Stack and Slash class and used a Dream On layer cake.  I was not thrilled with the results so I put the blocks away for a while.  Then when I was talking about making my SIL (who is very ill with lung cancer) a quick quilt, my sister reminded me about these blocks, so out they came, and, voila! 

I started quilting it Sunday and hope to have it complete by next Sunday.

This cabinet used to house cassette tapes.  I had the bright idea of cleaning it out and using it for my fat quarters.  So now it sits in my sewing room full of FQs!

Here's some close ups of my pretties:

Time to get ready for work.  Was going to complain there for a second, but then I thought, wait!  Be happy you have a job, and I AM, very thankful I have a job, AND a wonderful family, AND a warm, dry home, etc., etc.!  Have a thankful day, my wonderful friends!

~ Jodi ~   

Fabulous farmer's market this damp Saturday morning!

I just had to share this bounty with you all:  organic parsnips, carrots, green beans, two varieties of kale, beets, scallions, cauliflower, and a jar of pickled rainbow cauliflower.  Also, rosemary olive oil bread, and a small piece of local swordfish which I quickly put in the fridge when I got home.  I had a blast!  So many local farmers, a beautiful venue (Blackstone Boulevard park in Providence), I imagined it would be wonderful, and I was not disappointed in the least!  Now to find a great soup recipe!

Enjoy your Saturday, my bloggy friends, and fit in some sewing, even 15 minutes at least!

Paper-piecing prairie tablecloth

Please ignore the ugly hammock but it was all I could come up with at 7 a.m. to get this pic taken.

The "fields" in the middle look horrible, I think.  Too traditional for the modern paper-pieced borders, but, oh, well. 

See the schoolhouse with flag and fencing?

And the church with stained-glass windows up above?

For the backing I used this nice Kaffe Fassett that I got for 40% off - yippee!

Going to be doing some basting today, and then some hand-quilting.  I'm going to try to make the icky prairie in the middle more modern.  Any ideas?  I was thinking maybe some Aurifil thread?  Never used it before, though. 

BTW, I lost a follower.  Maybe because I don't blog often enough, or just nothing to their liking?  Maybe they have too many blogs to follow in their reader?  I know I do!  I can't keep up but I don't want to miss anything, either!  Or am I just nosy? 

I hope you all are well!  Please give me some insight on how I can make my blog better - or, better yet, wait till I redo my header, design, etc. 

Have a wonderful weekend!  May you bless and be blessed!

~ Jodi ~