Pinwheel Sampler Quilt Along - Block 3

Rachel's third block tutorial is up now. Giving myself until Wednesday to post my results, although it's supposed to be another rainy day tomorrow, so who knows...

Pinwheel Sampler Quilt Along - My Second Block

I followed the p.s. i quilt instructions yesterday and here is the result:

and here's the process:




This quilt along will definitely help me work on my machine quilting. (Although I still had to cheat and do some hand stitching to make the points line up. ) You can check out my prairie dog pics at TexasRed Books today, too.

Pinwheel Sampler Quilt Along - Block 2

Rachel's second block tutorial is up now. I know what I'll be working on tonight! Hopefully I'll have results to show you tomorrow.

Crochet Birds

Earlier this month, I saw Chris's version of these love birds over at book-a-rama. I got the pattern from Lion Brand Yarns and it was very easy to follow. In fact, the hardest part of these little guys was getting their faces put together so they matched.

I didn't have the safety eyes referenced in the pattern (but also don't have kids running around who would play with them). I used beads that I had left over from making some jewelry. The eyes on the birds on the bookshelf below are amethyst.

I was afraid the homespun yarn would be too fluffy for this project, so I also made these birds with regular multi-colored yarn (these are the things I do on roadtrips). Different sort of look. This multi-colored yarn changed from one color to another at the same intervals, which ended up making a bird that was pretty much striped for most of its body. Think I like the mixed colors above better, but these guys are cute, too. These guys have freshwater pearls for eyes.

Check out the other Fiber Arts Friday posts at their new home at Wisdom Begins in Wonder!

Pinwheel Sampler Quilt Along - My First Block

I followed the p.s. i quilt instructions yesterday and here is the result:

Here's the process. (These half square triangle instructions may be the most brilliant quilting tip I've seen online. Very helpful!)

You can check out my snow pics at TexasRed Books today, too.