Special Moments

I've been absent this week for a very special reason.

Our family grew this week by one as we welcomed our first grandbaby.

My daughter is well and her little family is so sweet.

I'm enjoying a little time helping out.

Life is so sweet right now.

Blocks - A 30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days Finish

I've made a few quilt tops with the

30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days Challenge,

but now I can show a finished quilt.

This is all 30 of the blocks in the quilt I'm calling Blocks.

The finished size is 65" x 75"

The layout:

All 30 blocks are in order starting in the upper left hand corner going down with 5 columns of 6 blocks.

The borders:

The quilt is framed by 3 borders. 

 The first border is a thin 1 1/2" unfinished white border.

The second border is made of 3" unfinished squares of colors and white.

The third border is constructed of 4 1/4" unfinished squares of all the colors in the quilt.

The quilting:

With all the squareness of this quilt I chose a circle quilting pattern

 and let the Handi Quilter Pro Stitcher take care of the quilting. 

(I'm still learning the program)

But this isn't the end of the 30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days Challenge!

I'm excited to announce I am hosting a blog hop!!

Let's jump out of our comfort zones in 2018 and have some fun!

Call for Bloggers - 30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days Blog Hop Announcement

The 30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days Challenge
was so much fun
BUT
I've had so many requests to revisit the challenge because December was such a busy month for everyone.

Soooooooooo......

The 30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days
 Blog Hop
 and
Sew Along
is happening in April 2018!

The blog hop is full.

Follow along for some great ideas!!!
 Blog Hop Sign Up:

It's simple, pick a date/block, make a project, and blog:

Bloggers - pick one block for a project and use that block somewhere in the project. 
 It could be just the block as a mug rug or a quilt or there are quilt ideas already on each block post.  You are welcome to make the quilt or choose any design as long as the block is somewhere in your project.
 Resize, recolor, or applique (or not) - make it your own and show us a way to use the block.

The block you choose will be the day in April you post.   
I'm looking for 30 bloggers and if you hurry you can join us.
I've had a great response so please don't put off signing up.

Look through the list
(the ones taken have a strike through)
and
email me these details with 30 days in the subject line.

Your name

 Your email

Your blog if you have one

The url address of your blog

and

Your first and second choice of date/block

(There will be one blogger per date/block)

Here are the Blocks:
(the ones taken have a strike through)

April 1 -Block 1- 4 Patch

April 2 - Block 2 - Double Stuffed

April 3 - Block 3 - Baby in a Corner

 April 4- Block 4 - Dutch Door

April  5 - Block 5 - Surrounded

April 6 - Block 6 - Tacked Up

April - Block 7 - Stripper

April  8 -Block 8 - Staggered

April  9 - Block 9 - Topsy Turvy

April 10 - Block 10 - Chunky Pinwheel

April 11 - Block 11 - Painted WIndow

April 12 - Block 12 - Broken Cinder Block

April 13 - Block 13 - Reaction

April 14 - Block 14 - Median Strip

April 15 - Block 15 - Center of Attention

April 16 - Block 16 - Bounce

April 17 - Block 17 - Sweet Sixteen

April 18 - Block 18 - Yeah Eights

April 19 - Block 19 - Weave

April 20 - Block 20 - Classic

April 21 - Block 21 - Spot

April 22 - Block 22 - Cross Walk

April 23 - Block 23 - Opposites Attract

April 24 - Block 24 - Possibility

April 25 - Block 25 - Camper Window

April 26 - Block 26 - Catching Z's

April 27 - Block 27 - Broken Stripes

April 28 - Block 28 - Stockade

April 29 - Block 29 - Dovetail

April 30 - Block 30 - Slow Tee

This blog hop will be such a fun way to see simple blocks used in different ways.
Are you like me and 2018 is a year to try new things?
If you've never participated in a blog hop - make 2018 the year.
New bloggers are always welcome!!
Hope you will join us.

Minimal Mini Quilt -Flashback

Curated Quilts

is looking for 

Minimal Mini Quilts for the magazine's next edition.

The call for entries is for minimal mini quilts.

Do you recognize the piecing of block number 27 from 30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days?

I just added half circles with 1/4" seam allowances.

I'm calling it "Flashback"

it reminds me of the center of a cassette tape.

It's 10" x 10".

The quilting echos the design with one side spaced with a different beat than the other.

The deadline for entries is January 10th

so I may have to try my original idea.

This one just seemed to happen....

Does that happen to you sometimes?

The direction just changes without a plan to?

I've never submitted anything for a magazine, but

I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone in 2018 and this certainly starts the year as planned.

You should jump in to the challenge too!

Sun, Sand, and Sea BOM 2017

Our Sun, Sand, and Sea Block of the Month 

has come to an end.

It's now time to put the quilt all together.

I put mine together with striped borders that crisscross in the blocks at the corners.

My finished quilt will be 53" x 65"

once I have it all quilted and bound.

The Sun, Sand, and Sea Block of the Month was

hosted by Amy over at 

Sew Incredibly Crazy

and

I was one of her designer friends.

Thanks to Clothworks,

the blocks for this quilt were stitched with

American Made Brand 

solid fabrics.

The colors are so vibrant and nice to stitch with!

Perfect for the beach.

All of the blocks with the links for the patterns can be found by clicking HERE.

It's been a super fun block of the month!

I'll give this quilt a proper post once it's all finished.

If you are looking for a new BOM for 2018,

We are ready to introduce you to

It's a "Wild" Life

starts in February.

In the mean time, join the Facebook group

 to share your Sun, Sand, and Sea quilts 

and 

receive the latest details about the 2018 BOM.

Looking for more to start 2018?

My friend Carol is hosting a blog hop

and 

there is still time to join (but don't wait too long).

Just click HERE for the details.

I have a quilt started for the hop using one of the quilt blocks from

Which is another challenge for 2018 for me.

I want to make at least one quilt from each block...

Happy New Year!!