100 Blocks ~ 100 Days ~ 2021

Rekindling My Kindship Fire ~ 2021

Maybe I should call this

 "50 blocks ~ 50 days ~ 2021"

 

100 Days 100 Blocks 2021 ~Event Info Here

@ GnomeAngel

Kinship Block # 1

My Kinship Journey Started Here in 2019

This is where my journey ended that year.

I made a block a day for 52 days and life happened and this project was laid aside

 and I never caught up that year. 

It has been packed away in my project box in my sewing closet.

Here are my first 50 Blocks

I had never determined my layout. 

Hoping this will be the year I finish this quilt.

Since I am halfway there with the blocks,

maybe I can finish the quilt in 100 days.

I have everything I need, even my jar of small scraps.

I loved my fabric selection then and I love it now.

For now, I am just going to play with the fabric and 

re-kindle this quilty fire. 

"Peace Be The Journey"

May you and your have a safe and 

Happy 4th of July Weekend.

Sewing the Next 50 Kinship Blocks

Here is Day 52 ~ Block 52 for the

Kinship Fusion Sampler Quilt @ Gnome Angel

#100days100blocks2019

It was an empty the scrap jar block.

Here is yesterday's block which I forgot to post.

Here are the first 50 Blocks

It was a cloudy and stormy day today and there is another band of heavy storms moving in.

Goodnight and be safe and happy, my friends.

<3

50 Blocks ~ Kinship Fusion Sampler Quilt

The first 50 Blocks done!

5 rows of 10 blocks each

with Block 50 in the upper left 

and Block 1 on the lower right

I put these up on my design wall  to see how they play together.

I am very happy with these blocks for the

Kinship Fusion Sampler Quilt @ Gnome Angel

#100days100blocks2019

Here is Block 50.

I am still in the thought process for the setting
and will decide when all the blocks are finished.

I am really enjoying this quilty journey and playing with these pretty fabrics.

Happy Monday!

Merrily I Sew Along ~ Making More Plans To Sew Along

I love this book!

I received it in the mail today because

I pre-ordered this book after seeing previews of it on 

The Jolly Jabber

There is going to be a 

TRIANGLES ON A ROLL SEW ALONG

This FQS YouTube LiveStream

It is about 5 minutes into the video replay.

▸ The sew along will start September 3rd, 2019. ▸ Supplies: 4” and 3” Triangles On A Roll paper,

two fat quarters,

five fat eighths,

and 4 yards of fabric for background fabric

and you need this book ... 

Triangles On A Roll Book

You only need two Triangles on the Roll papers

and I have both of them.

I have all of them as I have been using them fro some time to make

 easy and accurate half square triangles.

If I did not have them I would invest in this master set ... 

Triangles On A Roll Master Set

Read More Here @ Fat Quarter Shop

I am thinking of making a fall fabric quilt and will be pulling fabrics from my stash.

Today was another productive day of sewing.  

I sewed my Day 44 ~ Block 44 

Kinship Fusion Sampler Quilt @ Gnome Angel

#100days100blocks2019

I also now have 48 blocks for my hubby's batik quilt.

I have made 11 different block designs with these

Four cuts from my batik layer cake swap squares.

I am thinking to put up a post showing the specific cuts needed for these different squares

after I complete the top.

I may want to use this pattern again for a quick and easy layer cake quilt.

It has been another warm and humid day here.

I am hoping the air will get cooler and dryer again soon.

Looking forward to autumn.

I Quilt Because It Makes Me Happy

Today I made ten more batik blocks using my

Layer Cake Cuts

These blocks are so bright and happy they make me smile.

I will leave them out on the table for my hubby to see 

when he comes in from work late tonight.

I also made my block of the day. 

Block 43 for the

Kinship Fusion Sampler Quilt @ Gnome Angel

#100days100blocks2019

When I get to the halfway mark of fifty blocks

I am going to put them up on my design wall 

and see how my quilt is growing. 

I saw this on Facebook and it made me smile.

I hope it makes you smile, too.

May you have sweet quilty dreams.

Goodnight ... :-) 

Sunday ~ Funday

Sunday was another glorious day in my quilty corner

so I took my Day 42 Kinship Block outside for the daily photo.

Kinship Fusion Sampler Quilt @ Gnome Angel

#100days100blocks2019

It was a good day to get more work done in the yard.

We planted one more rose bush on the other side of our new garden gate

and some other gardening tasks.

It was a great day for grilling, too.

Inside Nutmeg and I made more blocks for our

 New Batik Quilt For Our Guy

Nutmeg enjoyed playing with and pressing the blocks.

With such good quilty kitty help, 

I have 20 more batik blocks for a total of 36 blocks so far.

We need 80 blocks for the queen size quilt.

Almost halfway there!

I hope all of you and yours had a good weekend, too,

and are rested and ready to start a new work week.

I will not be working ... I will be playing with the pretty fabric.

Have a Sew Happy Week! 

A One Block Day

Day 41 ~ Block 41 for the

Kinship Fusion Sampler Quilt @ Gnome Angel

#100days100blocks2019

Today was a lovely day outside, full of sun and clouds and unexpected cloudbursts.

We spent most of it outside and went blueberry picking

and enjoyed the weather.

Sew it was a one block day in my quilty corner.

Blueberry muffins for breakfast tomorrow

... and hopefully more batik blocks. 

Hope you are having a happy weekend!

Christmas Arrived Early ...

... and this is the very best present!

This is My Girl's very first block for her quilt.

Although we are many miles apart, we are sewing along together with the

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Along @ Fat Quarter Shop

Block 1 Pattern PDF Here

This is the fat quarter bundle My Girl chose for her blocks ...

All The Trimmings by Maywood Studio

Here is my Block 1

I am using this pretty stash stack of 

Kringle's Sweet Shop by Maud Asbury for Blend Fabrics

I am visiting My Girl later this year and hope 

to get photos of our quilts together

under her Christmas Tree! 

I also made my block of the day ... 

Day 40 ~ Block 40 for the 

Kinship Fusion Sampler Quilt @ Gnome Angel

It was another very happy quilty day!

:-) 

33 Blocks ~ 33 Days ~ 1/3 of the Way Home

One third of the blocks for this quilt are done!

I am still on track ... woo-hoo! 

I am not always sew good about keeping on schedule.

Maybe it is the fun blocks,

Maybe it is the fun fabric.

I am really enjoying sewing this daily block for the

Kinship Fusion Sampler @ Gnome Angel

It was a lovely day here today.

Sunny and warm but breezy and no humidity.

My favorite summer weather.

I spent a lot of time in the yard today, trimming bushes and puttering around.

When I finally called it a night, the solar lanterns by my garden gate were lit.

Goodnight, All, Sweet Quilty Dreams! 

Sew Far ~ Sew Good

All my July Blocks are done on time for the

Kinship 100 Days 100 Blocks Sew Along Started Here

I am sew happy about keeping up with this one sew far.

I am loving my fabrics and blocks.

These are my blocks Midway Through July

I need to set my blocks up on my temporary design wall soon 

and see how my blocks look together.

I am loving each individual block.

I still have not decided on my setting.

The images that my quilty muse sends are a jumble of ideas.

It may be that I will have all the blocks done before I decide.

Time will tell ... :) 

Merrily I Design Along

This is a "Design As I Sew" Quilt

My quilty muse knows where we are going.
I am just following along...
and doing all the cutting and sewing.

I am thinking that the unfinished block size for this quilt may be 9 inches.

This is for the

  New Batik Quilt For My Guy Started Here

Block A 

My first block measures 9.5", unfinished, right now.

The plan is to cut it down to 9" to accommodate other stack and cut pieces

to make a few different blocks that measure 8.5" 

when sewn into the quilt.

Here is the cutting measurements for Block A

This is a layout for a baby size quilt with the 9.5" unfinished blocks.
The blocks are turned randomly to make a scrappy looking quilt.

With a 3.5" border this 4 rows by 5 columns quilt 

would measure 44" by 53" with binding.

It would actually make a nice quilt for a baby using a nursery print

layer cake, 1 yard of fabric for the outer border

and 3/4 yard for the binding. 

It could also make a cute I spy quilt with fussy cut prints in the 6.5" squares. 

To make my block I chose three of the hub's chosen batik squares.

I aligned and pressed the stack with a dry iron.

 Because these are hand cut swap squares, 

they are not all a perfect 10" square,

I used my Perfect 10 Ruler to trim then all to the same size.

Any ruler will work, the idea is to stack, press, trim and square

to uniform 10" squares.

From the the trimmed 10" stack  I cut

One 3.5" by 10" rectangle on one side

Then I cut the large rectangle on the right into:

One 3.5" by 6.5" rectangle

and

One 6.5" square

Then I swapped the pieces to choose the three pieces for my block.

I set my machine to sew a scant 1/4" seam and sewed.

Then I pressed all my seams open.

Using a 9.5" square ruler, I trimmed my block to 9.5" for now

and saved the other cut pieces from the stack
to mix and match for future blocks. 

I will be posting Block B and a layout for that block soon.

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Update:

Finished Quilt Here

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I also sewed my Kinship Sampler Block of the Day this morning.

Here is Block 30 for my 

Kinship Fusion Sampler Quilt

Time to venture out and water the thirsty trees and bushes and flowers.

Have a happy evening wherever you are!