Playing with Tube quilting

I made a couple blocks from scraps- the first one I did the way they tell us here-( google- you tube +tube quilting). It is a tute by Missouri Star Quilt company and she uses the 45 degree line on a regular ruler.I used 2 -2 1/2 inch strips and 1- 4 1/2 inch strip- all are wof. The second one is cut into 6- 2 1/2 in strips and my friend showed up with a special ruler so I used it on the bigger block. Both rulers worked good. The blocks are not squared up but you get an idea of what I did. Hope this helps if you want to try it.

Tube Quilting??.

It is sooo nice here that I just sat outdoors and enjoyed it. I have to give a lesson at our next guild meeting and am looking for something simple. ( a teacher I am NOT) I found tube quilting and made a couple blocks and I think that will be it. Wish me luck. Also I am still hand quilting my quilt. I promised a picture but that will be later. Happy sewing.

Izzy's ( Bridget's) Garden

I came across this wall hanging while looking for my fall decorations. It is a HGTV BOM from several years ago.

Hope you all had a good Labor Day. We had a dreary rainy day but had a college age GS visiting so it was a good one. Today I hope to get some sewing done.

ABC quilt

Good morning, 50º degrees here and it feels like fall (my favorite time of the year). I was looking through my supply of quilts and wallhangings so I could change what I have on my quilt hangers. Thought I would show you a small quilt that I exchanged the squares on a HGTV swap a few years ago. We each picked a letter in the alphabet and exchanged squares. Haven't been getting alot done but am hand quilting. Will show that one in a few days. Have a safe Labor Day weekend.

Any suggestions??

Have my jewel box sewed together (not pressed) and need help. I was planning an applique border but I think it will be too busy so am trying to figure out something different. It measure 72 by 84 now and I would like it to be about 88 or 90 wide when its finished.

A dreary morning here- I think it will rain- had storms last night but we didn't have damage so were lucky -1.75 in. of rain. My garden is still producing so am sharing it.

Have a happy sewing day.

1 down-11 to go

This is 1 of 12 quilt blocks my DD gave me for my birthday. I think it will take until my next birthday to finish them but if the MN. Twins are playing good I can get lots finished : )

This morning I made zucchini bread to freeze and also froze some tomatoes. I thought I was about done with them but was watering them and left the water on all night so they are greening up again : )

I also have the rows sewed for my Jewel Box quilt and now have to sew them together.

Hope you are all getting lots finished.

Not lazy-just busy

Its almost a week since I've written. Had a very nice time at the lake but the weather turned cold so we played games-ladderball and cards and ate lots. Had a bunch of tomatoes to can when we got home and guess what? There are lots more here. My SIL gave us a box of nice pears from their tree but think we will eat most of those. I will freeze some tomatoes to use in soup and chili. I did manage a few stitches of handquilting on my quilt and at the senior center. I hope you all got lots sewing and quilting finished- I enjoy looking at blogs and will have to live until I am 200 to do all the things I save. Happy weekend. BB