OC Top Completed!!!

Yesterday, I spent the day with my sister and her sweet baby, so no sewing. But this morning, I woke up and got started on finishing up Orange Crush. So, by 2:00 this afternoon, I had sewn together the last seam in the top, cut, pressed and sewn on the borders!!!!

Yippee!!!! It's done!!!!

I really like it. There are some flaws in this quilt, but it's my own version! Thanks so much for the encouragement to keep sewing. I'm so glad I did. I don't know when it will get quilted, but it can wait in the closet with the others and make friends....I'm sure they will be there when I get to them someday!

Here are some close ups of the fabrics used in the borders from an older post. I used the small floral print for the outer border and the red for the inner border.

Happy Quilting!!!!!!!!!

Drats!

Ok....so don't tell anyone, but some of my four patches are turned wrong. This OC quilt is going to get the best of me!!! You know what, I don't even care. I'm leaving them, I'm certainly not frogging it....you know, rip it, rip it. I'll just say I did it on purpose to see if anyone noticed! Do promise to keep my secret, I want to surprise people!

:^)


And, on a happier note: Those of you who are waiting for a package from me (you know who you are!) the Post Office is now responsible to see that you get them! I dropped them off today. So, be on the lookout!

Happy Quilting!!!!

Orange Crush....Again

All my Orange Crush blocks have been stewing for quite a while. I purchased the yardage needed for the mystery at the Spring Shop Hop....um, yeah, back in MARCH!!! Yikes, that's awful. Of course, the mystery started in April....so, let's see, I stayed on track through Part 2. Bad quilter, bad, bad quilter.

Anyway, I did look at the other parts even though I was behind. And, I wasn't really liking it. I had all the pieces cut out, and had all the friendship star blocks sewn together, but bogged down making the album blocks. I wasn't feeling it, so I let them stew.

I read other blogs of quilters who were making this mystery and I still didn't love it. Then, another blogger, Jeanne, took her blocks and did something different. She actually ended up with two quilts . I was really thinking I would do the same.

Then, I was reading through a blog a few days ago and saw this blogger's completed Orange Crush Top and was once again inspired. I decided those OC blocks had stewed long enough. I didn't want to have to think through a new plan.....I had everything prepared and it wouldn't take long to "Just Do It". So, yesterday, I dove into the OC project bag and finished sewing the album blocks, I just needed 7 more. Then, I made the half blocks for the setting triangles and the four quarter blocks. Easy as pie.

Once I got that done, I set it down for the evening and resumed this morning. I haven't had much time to sew today, but did get this much done.

Here is my encouragement. If you have an Orange Crush Mystery quilt that is unfinished, pick it up and work on it. I'm telling you, pics of this quilt don't do it justice. When you actually see it coming together, it's really amazing. I'm falling in love with Orange Crush, and I think you will too! "Just Do It"!!!

Happy Quilting!!

Working on Orange Crush

I pulled out my Orange Crush bits and bobs and started putting some blocks together. I am now officially half way finished with Part 5. I know, I know, I 'm behind. Remember, I disappeared from Blogland for a while....and my sewing room......but now, I'm back.



So, today, I got busy and got lots done. Now I can finish up Part 5.....and see what happens next! I had debated whether or not to follow the rest of Bonnie's directions and make the quilt, or scrap it and make something fast and easy out of the parts. When I realized how much thinking would be involved in doing my own thing, I thought....hmmmm, finishing the old mystery is so much better.


Here is to getting back into the swing of things. I am still handquilting another small quilt...just for fun, for a table quilt. And, I'm still having fun.

Happy Quilting!!!!