Wow! Candies and cards have already started arriving....

8/23
cheesehead
hav4boys
JENNR8R
MizMelly

Wow! You ladies are fast I have 5 today. I am opening them as received, they are more fun for me this way. I claim the right as this is 3/4 centuary plus 1. Thanks to each of you.

Aug23
hav4Boys
Cheesehead
MizMelly
JENNR8R
Gaijin

Trish b, you are so funny! It's your month, open them as you please. You'll probably have presents most of the days. Enjoy lady!!

I was thinking of opening as they arrived too. Just trying to mix up my fun! Haven't made it final yet but..... tomorrow, I'll decide tomorrow.

The 5 birthday cards are in the mail.

Received a card today from Kele, thank you!

August 9th

Armylady2012
Happylab

August 10th

JaniceMc

August 12th

PattyJo

August 19th

Crispy Frog


August 20th

Rosemary Attaway

August 24th

Kele

Here is a start on my candy quilt.

This will use 1600 candies - here they are sorted out by color/shade

https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c...pskxiovx3l.jpg

I did the layout and printed it out and then marked colors - I don't have a color printer at home.

https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c...psh9vnbjc7.jpg

Started laying them out on the design wall. I have to pin, and this is as much as I can do with the pins I have.

https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c...psvl3tphb0.jpg

Started sewing them and decided that using the "grid" method would work great to keep the candies in the correct order.

https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c...psphwexron.jpg

Then you fold the rows and sew the long seams.

https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c...psahrl4h9r.jpg

And the first section done. There will be 12 sections - 3 each quarter.

https://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c...psyjojcdqn.jpg

I've got the second section done too - I think the sewing goes faster than the layout.

It is tomorrow and I am up to my neck learning new quilting skills, I will wait on opening my envelopes until "my" day arrives. I am busy leaning to do hand patching and then hand quilting for a February wedding quilt. I am sure it will take me that long to finish it.

August 23 arrivals
Cheesehead
Miz Melly
JENNR8R

August 24 Treats
Gaijin
Cuppy
Patrick's Mom
PamelaOry
Jaba

Thank you, all!

Macybaby, your technique is called webbing and it works so when when you want to keep lots of little pieces in order. I learned it at one of my quilt guild meetings a while back and then saw another gal using it on a Bonnie Hunter quilt with all of those little bitty pieces. :o I often use it when chain piecing lots of pieces that are duplicates of each other. A good time saver. Looking forward to the progress you make on your candy quilt.

oooow.....Macybaby, I love your color choices