Quilting Class # 12.....Last one for this session

It was today......except when I got there no one was there.  So I went in anyway figuring I was the first one there.  I was so very wrong.

There were 5 of us that did not read the schedule and therefore did not realize that it was last week!!  It has always been the last Friday of the month :(

Thankfully we have a patient and kind teacher who gave us a quick tutorial on how to make this very hard block. 

This is the block that the rest of the blocks were based on.  It commemorates 9/11.

 I will post a pic when done, but to describe it:  center is a red pentagon, pentagon for obvious reasons and red for the blood that was shed.  Star points are gray to represent the ash.  Background is blue to represent the blue sky of that day.  She also spoke of Flight 93, but I can not remember how she explained the 9 and the 3.  Maybe you can figure it out once I post the pic.

My friend and I spent hours just trying to piece the center correctly and neither of us were successful!
Going to work on it now and hopefully make some progress.

Another HOBO Bag for my niece....

 

This one is for my niece's birthday.  I used hubby's old overalls and crafted around pieces from them.  A bit harder than using nice large pieces of fresh material, but worth it!

 

As you can see I still have lots of strings to cut off but other than that I am happy with it and it will be mailed out to her tomorrow.

 

Hope she likes it!



Cross Body HOBO BAG in Selveges.......

 

Bag body made from selveges

Bottom is paisley corduroy and quilted strap is green/red paisely

Inside is dark red with 2 pockets in the same fabric as the straps.

 

I just loved creating this and proud of myself for making something without a pattern or anything to copy!

I made a HOBO BAG...........

I bought a bag at Walmart back in April just to carry a bunch of stuff around while I was in Atlanta.  It turns out that I really liked the size and shape of the bag so I decided to make one for myself.

This is it, a few differences, but good ones.  I am really happy with the bag and since I made a pattern for it I can make more!

Barn Block Redo.....

 

I really struggled with this block. I did not like the original with all the white and the roof peak was crooked. 

 

So I took all the white background off and cut new pieces in the same deep yellow that is on my other blocks.  I got the roof peak perfected however the roofline above the hayloft is terrible! 

 

 I did it over a few times but just can't get it right so it is staying as is. 

 

Oh well,   my continuing motto prevails......it has lots of character!

Quilt Block # 11.........

 

Not happy with it, but it is done.....nuff said!