Is this the BH pattern with the b/w 4P, SBG? Should look sharp with the CW fabrics. Work today...off I go.

Yes, it's an old pattern. I don't think BH designed it, but she has a version on her blog. I might be wrong about that, tho.

My bricks are on the dark side, so I'm using red and white 4Ps, instead of black and white.

I cut out six new placemat tops yesterday for fall with the fabrics in my stash; I will complete them this weekend, or will be canning beans or corn or tomatoes whatever I can find locally.

Sounds like we are all getting into the sewing routine...time to put my feet up. Picked up 13 yo after Cross Country practice tonight, so the day just got longer.

Love the UFO work going on-- great reports! :-)
What a testimony to kindness for the help given during the house fire. It does your heart good to know there are thoughtful, generous people living around you.
CW fabrics! Looking forward to seeing progress on that one!
Add my congratulations to the achievement of your son! I never heard of a 'white coat' ceremony for a doctor. It made me think of the military ceremonies.
That archery event sounds like one in a life time! Best wishes for success, what fun!

Givio, Hi! I got the Bricks and Stones top done today (the one with CW fabrics), and found I had over-made the blocks! So I have almost enough to do another one the same. I'm making just 17 more blocks and then I'll put the second one together.

Here's the first:

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OMG! Bev, let us hear from you....

SBG: Love your Bricks and Stones quilt in Civil War fabrics. You have CW fabrics that I have never seen. Nicely done.

I hadn't heard about the Texas shootings...heart goes out to our dear friend in Texas and pray all is well with you dublb.

Jeanie...great to hear from you...UFO's are all over the place. I just finished one for my FarmerSon...it was supposed to go to college with him...um that was 1992...a little bit older than yours Jeanie, so don't feel bad! But it's fun and done and ready for him to take home after chores tonight. It's 12 Hole in the Barn Door 16" blocks with sashings (4") and a wide outer border of new denim. Blocks are made of bright twill fabrics...red/blue/gray/tan etc. Will try to get a picture tomorrow. Now back to the big quilt piecing.

SBG, love the Bricks and Stones. The red and cream stones are very striking! I am relieved to know that I'm not the only one who miscounts, but mine is usually less than, rather than more than!

So glad to hear you are ok, Bev. That was really a shock. I think the more publicity these shootings get, the more mentally unstable people try them.

Jeanie, as you get those UFOs done, you should post them in the UFO thread. I think yours would be among the oldest! I have a few I need to get quilted and post there, too.

Sew much news here; I have not been sewing but I need to be doing some sewing. I pet the fabric and stop doing anything else, its sitting on my work table.I did not know about the shootings and the unstable mind behind it until I looked at face book, then here. Sad. Prayers for all the family members grieving for their loved ones.

Rosie, who quilted with us for a while lives in Florida and is busy baking up food to use when the power goes out. If I were there, if they said it was approaching at 170 miles an hour winds, I'd be gone inland away from the storm. Yesterday. Maybe I will get back into motion sewing this week. What ever will be, will be.

SBG - I agree. I guess the police chief of Odessa refused to release the name of the shooter for a very long time. He didn't want to make his name big.
Jeanie - Midland was mentioned for 3 reasons.
First, the guy was headed toward Midland when he was finally taken out. Midland & Odessa are twin cities that are growing closer together. For a while the reports lead everyone think he had made it to Midland.
Second, Yes several of the victims were sent to Midland Memorial Hospital.
Third, the Mayor of Midland went on national news networks to talk about it. He didn't give out accurate info when he did. Just the rumors that were going through both towns.

I am so glad that he didn't hurt any more people than he did. We do know that the 17 mo old li'le girl was shot in the mouth & shoulder. She is doing great. She is gonna gonna have surgery in the next couple of days on her mouth.
I have heard that 7 have actually died. One of that number is the shooter.

Hi...just checking in again.

SBQ--Love the CW quilt! That pattern looks like a great way to use up some scraps. What size are the rectangles and squares?

OK--you always amaze me with all you do!!

My son's trip to Spain was a good experience. He didn't shoot as well as he would have liked (was having some issues with is form). Unfortunately he came home and has been sick all this past week with a bad cold.

I finally finished up the 3 bindings I've had sitting here to do for weeks. I'll get those quilts shipped off on Wednesday when I go to town. I got some mending done. Next, working to get things sitting around out of my room...so tired of the piles!!! I will be picking up fabric to make a baby quilt and a panel someone wants me to make into a wallhanging on Wednesday too. It is nice to have these little jobs for some extra income...just two more archery tournaments then money can go into savings again for next year. :)

Yes, that baby being shot in the face is heartbreaking! Pray she recovers fully.

Hi Carrie, the “bricks” in my top were cut 3.5”x 6.5”. The little 4patch “stones” were made with 2” strips and finish at 3.5” square. There is a pattern for Bricks and Stones at Quiltville.com, if you need one to follow.

SBG, The colors of your Bricks and Stones quilt are so rich. Sometimes the most simple patterns are such a delight.

I don't have a TV, don't listen to the news on the radio, don't read FB... I guess it's a way to not find out about shootings very quickly. If it's not the 'cover story' on the opening page of my email account, then I don't see what's in the news much. These events didn't happen when I was growing up. What has the US become?

A roller coaster day, dublb.

While sorting I find UFO's and once in a while decide to "get them done". The third such project was a 40 x 40 pastel quilt with blue and yellow borders. I tried a pantograph for the second time. And like every "new" technique one learns something new. I think I should have used a smaller design..this one was 14" and hardly got into the rhythm of sewing it and then it was done and time to start a new row. One lives and learns! Anothe work day...must go.

31 pints of fresh peaches canned. DH is happy. Waiting for insurance to 'certify' another scan and talking to a new Dr. to; find out when and where surgery will be done, might be Iowa City University Hospital. It was originally planned in August, but the DR. was postponing it, so I got a second opinion. Now I wait again. And again. Probably will go to Iowa City with laser surgery for quicker recovery. Which has to be 'certified' by Insurance again, up to 72 hours of waiting, age has its senior moments. Good thing I have patience, learned from quilting. Thank God is not yet a life threatening situation. What will be, will be.

Taking a day of rest, then canning a bushel of apples. Dh is very helpful in canning, cleaning and doing whatever I ask of him.

Busy, full days, QNS. You will love having peaches in the cupboard. I haven't done any applesauce yet.

Fun to hear of everyone's Fall doings. Well... maybe not the medical procedure but I hope all goes well there, too.

I've been cleaning house and trying to get a quilt finished today. About another hour and it should be a done deal. My daughter is coming to Jackson MS for a business meeting tomorrow, and she's bringing the baby to me! After her meeting they will stay overnight with us. That's why the cleaning and the push to get the quilt finished... I want her take it back with her.

QNS--you always put up so much yummy stuff!! One year we got a big box of peaches from someone and they were so good my kids just ate and ate until the were gone...none for baking or canning or freezing. :) I personally have never been a gardener...didn't have one growing up and other than a small one at our first house, we haven't had a good place to have one. My husband tried a container on our raised deck that year and we got a few small cucumbers and tomatoes.

I went to the quilt shop yesterday and got sashing fabric for the UFO I am working on. Today I got the middle of the blocks together. Each of those will get a 1" border/sashing...this is my goal for tomorrow, then I'll do a sashing between the blocks and one border. I can't wait to see it all together...maybe by the end of next week as I don't have too many appts/mtgs to go to!! Yay for some quality sewing time coming. :)

I currently have no voice and a little sore throat...mostly from trying to talk when I should just be resting it I am thinking. Any good tricks?? Tried hot tea and tea w/honey. Going to gargle w/warm salt water now... Otherwise feeling fine. Heading to SD this weekend for archery, just my DS and I will go to this one. DD has school and DH will be around home. We leave early early (by 4am Saturday) and will return by 10pm Sunday so it is just a quick trip this time. One of the closest all year...just 5 1/2hrs away. Nothing like the drive to AZ we did in April (23hrs)!!

Carrie, you are a very devoted archery mom!

For laryngitis I always heard to drink ice water, cold as you can stand it. It solidifies the mucus around your vocal chords so you can cough it up more easily. It always worked for me. Hope you feel better soon.

Carrie, I ask a student whose Mother was the school nurse,what she did for a sore throat and he said, : lemon juice in hot tea, as hot as you can drink it". It has worked for our family. May you have a safe journey to SD and back.

SBG, oh, my, grannie gets to baby sit athe granddaughter! Nothing better than that. Enjoy!

In January I had laryngitis for a week, couldn't go to work (call center), and used up most of my sick time. I had a sinus infection, went to the doctor, and got a prescription. That helped with the fluid drainage problems, and I just didn't talk, giving my throat a rest. I hope you are feeling better Carrie!

Where are the pictures of the finished quilts we are talking about? The day bed one, and the one that went home with daughter? :-) I've been too tired to go to the laundromat and put it off a couple of weeks. My plan is to wash and dry my snowball/9patch quilt before I take a picture of it. Maybe today?

Canning time! Last year I canned pears from our tree, but this year we had so much hot weather there was not much production in our yard. The fruit dropped off the trees before it was ripe.

Ok Giv... here's the quilt that went home with a daughter. I let the baby play on it on the floor and it got dog hair on the backside, so I washed it before it went home with them. The pic of the baby shows the quilt before washing. After washing it crinkled so much that you can hardly make out the little clouds I quilted around the kites. Should have stitched them in blue thread!

Irish chain I Spy for my gd, Ivy Wren:

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Ivy is not eating real food yet... still on milk... but as we were eating watermelon her little eyes were following it all around. So we let her try some. She didn't much care for it and preferred to just squeeze it instead of eating it. LOL.

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So precious, SBG! Love the sweet quilt, too. I have been so bad at taking pictures here of late.

Looks like you had some warm days when you took the pictures by the look of her outfits! It's been cooling off here. Starting to feel like fall will come, but we'll wait to see. Some rain predicted next. Love those kites, and the loopy tails on them. It's a clever motif for the white areas. Nice!

I didn't take a picture of the back of the quilt today where you would be able to better see the quilting-- but SBG did some great loops, meandering lines and lots of daisies. I love it! The 9patches are from the QB 9patch swap. I made 2 tops with the swap blocks. I hope to give the other top to my son, but this one I'm keeping!

It's 74" square.

Lovely, delightful quilt, givio

Your quilt is so charming!

And yes... warm days! It's still in the 90's and over this weekend the heat index was 105-110. Killer hot! I wish it would start to cool down here.

Wow, I am so impressed by SBG and givio, too. Beautiful quilts and that is one sweet granddaughter!

Love both quilts! And the DGD is a cutie!

My sore throat has now turned into a chest infection. Started antibiotics yesterday. The cough is the worse part now... I really want to sew today, so will be heading out to my craft room after I get a little something to eat and see how long I last.

What project is everyone working on this week??