Celtic Solstice - Part 4

This week we are making green-orange FOUR-PATCHES! Tadaa!!!

I don't know...

...why this photo of my trip to Ireland - Rock of Cashel - occurred to me, when I laid out some units together... especially those four patches brought to my mind stone fences of Ireland. I don't know why?

I like Bonnie's way to guide us through her mysteries. Her clue 'lessons' are always very informative! She gives us many useful tips... for example, this week to make a perfect 4-patch. I think it's worth of reading the clue pages, even if you do not sew it now. At least I have learnt a lot during the mysteries, although I haven't sewn them before.

I didn't sew many test patches to get an exact 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" four-patch... I have learnt to 'read' my B's presser foot;o) But I'm sewing quite short strips together, because I don't trust that I'll sew longer strips straight enough...

 To date, I have sewn 52 / 120 four-patches... I'm almost in the middle way;o)

Shall we begin to sew the units together on Friday... exciting!!!

... before that I'll go and see the progress of other CS quilters, here.

Hugs, Smiles And Warm Fuzzy Feelings

to every one;o)

The Happy News...

... Santa's sleigh is packed and he has started on a journey. Korvatunturi today.

CWD: Rachel's Frustrations

Today December 21, 2013 is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year... here in the northern hemisphere... ;o) Doesn't that sound nice? From here on we will have more daylight...

Dec. 21, 1862 Rachel Young King Anderson wrote in her diary: We have had heavy rains since Mr. Anderson left and I fear he is water bound. This is the eleventh day since he left and I am so lonely. Another mammoth battle has been fought in Virginia in which the Confederates were victorious. Thousands of men are slain. Lord have mercy on us! Lord pity us. Is it not enough Thy wrath has been poured out upon us - Save or we perish. (quote from Civil War Diary Quilt written by Rosemary Youngs)

How did it go with you? I mean... did you have time to sew Rachel's Frustration and try the measurements, which I gave?

The measurements were quite right ;o)...

First I sewed the pinwheel unit for the middle part of the block. It should be 4 3/4" x 4 3/4".

Then I sewed two green triangles to the opposite sides of brown 2" x 2" square as shown in the photo. 

... I succeeded to finish my eighty-first block of CWD quilt. BRAVO! I have - only - forty blocks to go!

5. Rachel's Frustrations

Hmm... now I'm frustrated... I scanned the block with a piece of thread on it... looks messy!... sorry...

 
The next time we'll meet in a spirit of Civil War Diary blocks on New Year's Day... yes, you really read right... ON NEW YEAR'S DAY I'm going to show you TWO new CWD blocks...

I'm horrified - now already - with the block, which is shown on upper photo. There is many REALLY TINY pieces!!! IIIIIIKK!

So ELIN, if you read this and you see my horror, pleeeeease, help me!!!

How we'll sew that block? Is it paper piecing the best way?

Have a peaceful fourth advent... tomorrow!!!

... I'm planning to bake small potato pies, roast a ham (= some traditional finnish Christmas dishes)... and if Fenix is not too horrified with a spruce... we'll decorate our Christmas tree;o)

May I pour you...

... a cup of cocoa?

 ... Or two?

Quilty Fun Sew Along has progressed so far that it is time to take a Christmas break... the Sew Along continues on January 6, 2014.

Hmm... so I would have now time to sew these blocks together...

... if I only can... 

I wonder, are all those sashing strips 1 1/2" width?

On Saturday I'm going to sew the next block of CWD.

I did some measurements and already cut the pieces...

from white fabric: 2 - 3" x 3" squares for the HST's

from brown fabric: 2 - 3" x 3" squares for the HST's

from brown fabric: 4 - 2" x 2" squares for the corner squares

from green fabric: 4 - 2 3/8" x 2 3/8" squares.

Cut the green squares diagonally once to make 8 triangles.

Tadaa... now we are ready - hopefully - to sew Rachel's Frustrations block together;o)

See you on Saturday!!!

Celtic Solstice - Part 3

This week the speed in Celtic Solstice Mystery has been more peaceful than the past two weeks...

We cut orange and yellow squares to make - only - 200 Half Square Triangle units.

My squares were 2 1/2" x 2 1/2", because I like to sew HST's little bit bigger than is needed. That way - with little bit trimming - my HST's are precisely the right size: 2" x 2". I know there is faster ways doing this... but this is the way, which fits me better;o)

Out of HST units we sewed 25 pinwheels and the other 100 HSTs are just single ones....

... Bonnie has shown us the photos of tiled floors of Christ Church in Ireland. They have inspired her doing this mystery quilt. I also took out my photos from Ireland. I was there in summer 2004... nearly ten years ago... where all this time disappears???

The result... three weeks of 'hard' work... ok, not so hard... I have still 30 HST units, which are not trimmed! But you see, I have no hurry in this week;D

I hardly can wait Bonnie's next clue... but before that I'll go and see the progress of other quilters, here.

Hugs, Smiles And Warm Fuzzy Feelings

to every one;o)

3. Adventtina...

... mausteiden tuoksuja ja värejä...

Today I'm baking gingerbread cookies... the dough is made according to a recipe of Pikku Myy (= Moomin character Little My). It's more spicy than a normal gingerbread dough, but so yummy, nam!!!

SURPRISE!!!! I found a new quilt-along....

American Patchwork & Quilting magazine is organizing Tone It Down quilt-along. There is a group of designers, who are sewing the quilt together. They are sharing their tips, tools and tricks while sewing their own version of Tone It Down. The scrappy block interested me too much... so I had to sew a block. The block size is 15" x 15"... quite nice size;o) I'm not sure, if I had now time to sew more of them... although the temptation is... there...

It's so dark that I NEED COLORS around me!!!

Our cat is called Marty today.

Fenix had an unexpected problems finding a yellow-green fabrics... but I comforted him that when we need a pure green fabrics the finding will become more easy;o) So far he is doing his job very well!

HAPPY SUNDAY to YOU

I'm glad you visit here!!!

Purr - Hello Kitty Fellows!

This is my day! PURR!

 We have stayed well our schedule to sew one cat block a day (... purr a CAT BOD... purr)!

Of course the schedule is ok, because I have selected fabrics to Satu and conquered the cutting mat with them ... puur-purr! She hasn't had a place to cut nothing else before she has cut my fabrics! Purr!!!

A Purfect Week!!!

Happy End of this purr-week!!!

wishing Fenix - purr!