More of Tiny Town block number eight

I did some more of Tiny Town block number eight.  I finished the second section, the house block.

I even attached the house to the bunny.  Now I am working on the last section of block number eight.

I didn't get the last section done today because it has been a hectic day.  It took me from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm to finally get things sorted in order to print out our taxes.  What a wasted day when you are on the phone all day, being transferred here and there and getting cut off too.  So frustrating.  But in the end I did get a hold of someone who was extraordinary, who knew exactly how to fix the issue.  The rest of the day was trying to finish my own paperwork and get my office cleaned up.

I am hoping tomorrow to start priming and painting the room door and the closet doors in my office.  I really want this room done!

Started block number eight of the Tiny Town quilt

I started block number eight of the Tiny Town quilt.  I finished the first section of three that make up the full block.  This is a small one.  

Next section will be the house. The larger section of the three.  I'd have to say that block eight is I think he smallest block in the quilt.  I am hoping for a fast finish here as I am behind two more blocks after this one.

We are to have all he blocks done by our meeting in November.  From there we add the borders and are to being in a completed top in December.  The push is on......I will do what I can to try and make it.

Tiny Town block number eight

I organized block number eight of Tiny Town.  Cutting out all the pieces for the three sections took me a couple of hours.  I took out all the completed blocks and made room on my design wall for them.  This quilt is coming to an end.  At least the class is.  I am still playing catch up.

The bunny and the house are the first two sections of this block.  

We have the two potted hearts to complete the block.  I will have to set aside some time to sit and appliqué the pieces down.

Yesterday I did get out in the backyard to do some gardening.  The garden by the back fence and along the right hand side are done.  Still need another full day out there to get the rest of it done.  I also need to find some room for plants that were given to me and relocate a few things. It won't be today though because it looks like we are going to be getting a good long rain.

Today being a day off for me and the rain both go together to make a good day to stay indoors and do some quilty stuff.  I plan to enjoy it!

Finished Tiny Town block number nine

I finally finished Tiny Town block number nine.  This last section is the school house.  

Here is a picture of the completed block. The block was due in August.  Better late than never.  This block was different, as it had four greens pieced together to make the grass area.  It adds interest in the background, especially on the section with the swing.

Next I have to start cutting out the pieces for either block number five which was Septembers block, block number eight which was Octobers block or the last block number six which will be due at our next meeting in November.  I've got a lot of catching up to do.  It has been a pretty hectic last few months.

Yesterday I finally managed to plant all my bulbs in the front garden.  Mrs. Hall, the previous owner, had a bunch of tulips, but I had to take them out to complete the facade and the landscaping with new walkways in the front.  Now that it is all done I was able to plant the bulbs.  I planted 215 bulbs of different flowers.  Some tulips, some crocuses and a few other types of bulbs.  I can't wait to see the results come spring.

Later today I have to get out in the backyard to clean up the garden and prepare it for winter.  I want to get a bit of the next Tiny Town block done first though.

Finished the bottom row of my hexagon quilt

I finished the last floret for the bottom row of my hexagon quilt.  Pretty little blue floret.  This was floret number nine, but when I laid the row all out I did a shuffle.

Over a period of a few days, while having my morning tea I managed to completely assemble the florets of the bottom row.  The first floret and the last one do not have purple hexagons at the top, as this is where the left and right side of the borders will come in.  The purple hexagons act as a mini sashing around the florets and help to separate them from the centre diamonds.

Here is a picture of a close up of the bottom row.  This is a section in the middle.  I am liking how it is turning out.  Now I have the top and bottom rows done and I started on the florets for the left side.

This project is still in my grab and go container.  It goes with me everywhere.  I am not the type of person to just sit around.  I have to be doing something.  Even if it is just keeping my hands busy.

The new leader/ender

As I emptied the wooden box of leader/enders I decided to choose another project.  I am wanting to see some progress on all my quilts, but this one in particular is itching to be done.  It was going along well before it had to get put away.  I started it in Feb/13 when my daughter started hers.  Her 16-patch pinwheel quilt is done and is in the process of being quilted.

My 16-patch pinwheel quilt is coming out again.  I want this one to be done.  I think this one will be a give away quilt to someone in the family.  It will be a queen size quilt.  While I work on the Midnight Flight quilt I will use this 16-patch pinwheel quilt as the leader/ender.

The wooden box is full of parts.  This is all the squares that are already sewn into twosomes.  A light square and a dark square.  I even have them sorted into sets of eight.

Each set is going to be sewn into four patches and the four patches are to be sewn again into a larger four patch.  The picture below is what I am aiming for.  This is a 16-patch block.

There are a total of 97 16-patch blocks needed for the quilt centre.  I have seven of them completed so far.  We will see how fast they get whipped up.  When you do things as leader/enders it is amazing how quickly they get done, with little effort.  My problem ends up being, that when I start really getting excited about the progress of the leader/ender project, it ends up pushing the main work aside.  Later I forget which project is the main work and which is the leader/ender.

Right now though I am trying to finish some quilting.  I am working on the Small Wonders panel quilt and I want to finish my Mom's quilt that she is giving away for Christmas to one of her great-grandsons.

Later I will take a break from quilting to work on my main work, the Midnight Flight quilt.

Working on the Midnight Flight quilt

These last few days l've been needing some mindless sewing, for when I get home to keep my mind off things.  My father passed away.  It is a private time in my life.  I am as most quilters out there.  I am quilting to help deal with it.  There is nothing more I want to say about it.  I hope people will understand if my posts are at times sporadic.

I started sewing my leader/ender project, as a main project instead.  I emptied the container.  All the four patches are sewn into a four patch with the half square triangles.

I've paired off the pieced four patch blocks with their chevron pieces and the last four patch block to complete the sub block.  I will assemble these as leader/enders, or I may just keep working them as a main project.  Maybe try to get them though to the quilting stage.

I have eight sub blocks completed.  Four green and four blue blocks.  I need to make 84 blue sub blocks and 84 green sub blocks to complete the centre of the quilt top.

Two blues and two green blocks go together in a four patch style to make the final block.  I am not yet there.  This is a picture though of what the final block will look like.

I will need 42 final blocks to make up the centre of the quilt top.  That would make enough for a six blocks by seven blocks layout.