Giveaway Closed!
Everyone had a pretty good chance of winning this week with only 10 entries, but that Random Number Generator picked Julie again! Seriously, I didn't cheat! Congratulations Julie!
Hello! I have been rather missing this week - there's nothing big going on - just kids, laundry, shopping, 18lbs of strawberries (there was a great sale), picking fabric for a new project...all of the normal stuff that doesn't seem interesting enough to post about.
But I did search through my stash today and made this custom fat quarter bundle of fabrics that will go to someone who has completed blocks 28-30 of the Skill Builder Sampler. I bought the cowgirl fabric years ago - I think it was my first purchase of yardage at a quilt store. It was made up into the cutest pajamas complete with a bandanna collar for my little girl. She is 11 now and her 2 year old sister is still wearing them. They are the cutest things ever - the girls and the pjs. :)
But I digress... this month for the Skill Builder Sampler we worked on odd shapes and templates (tumblers, apple cores and triangles) and I sure felt like my skills were stretched. I realized that I don't like tracing and cutting out fabric by hand (that dang apple core block!). Isn't that why they invented rotary cutters? But the results sure are cute!
If you completed blocks 28-30, leave a comment saying so and I will enter you into the drawing to win some of my favorite fabrics. I will pick a winner on Friday, May 4th. We will also start making blocks with inset or y-seams that day.
And just in case you haven't visited the We Can Do It! Skill Builder Sampler flicker group lately, here is a sampling of some of the blocky-goodness that has been happening over there. You guys are great!
YEA! I finished all three of those blocks this month! They were so fun!
ReplyDeleteYes, I have finished!and I enjoyed the triangles, and the apple-core more than the tumbler. I am glad to have tried them all though. Thank you for shepherding us through them.
ReplyDeleteYep- these 3 definitely stretched, but that's why I liked it. I agree with you all the way. When I cut them out I think I end up making more mistakes - too much room for error. I love my rotary cutter. :)
ReplyDeleteWhew, just finished all 3, will post on flickr as AstaCharles shortly!
ReplyDeleteI have 30 blocks, I can not believe! Thanks Leila, your project teaches me a lot.
ReplyDeleteI finished all three and then some. I would love to see those pjs they sound so cute!
ReplyDeleteI just loaded all 3 on flickr as cross322. besides the cutting, a fun set to make!
ReplyDeleteI made all 3. The apple core block pushed my patience with the cutting but cam together surprisingly easily.
ReplyDeleteThe time you must be putting into this quilt along is really appreciated Leila, we are all learning so much!
That cowboy fabric is sooooo sweet.
I finished blocks 28 - 30. Pics of them are on Flickr under the name Shahann. Thanks for the chance to win. Can't wait to learn Y-seams!
ReplyDeleteFinally finished blocks 28-30. Apple cores were the hardest, but they lined up better than the triangles.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! I think I need to keep up all the time now, especially since I keep winning!
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