And I Churn Dashed ALL Day...

I finished piecing my blocks into rows today...

My plan is to sew the rows together this weekend. My machine needs to go in for a service Tuesday - it will be gone for a whole week (horrible thought), so I plan to baste while my baby's gone and then start quilting when I get it back. Any ideas for the quilting??? I am humming and hawing over thread colour and design. Nothing has jumped out at me yet.

Favourite block

One different block just for fun

 I am going to use the bees below for the backing. Binding still eludes me, I have been auditioning everything in my stash to no avail. May have to hit the fabric store (oh darn!).

I also made a new friend this week and she's a keeper. I looove ironing my seams all flat and pretty (LOVE and IRONING in the same sentence, so weird right?!!) and this lovely invention makes that task so much easier with virtually no stretching - happiness!

Speaking of ironing, I ironed a lot of beads today...one quick trip to the craft store this morning, one 11,000 count bucket of Perler beads later, and I had a very happy child. My cutting counter is set up with 2 work spaces (one for me, one for small child) and he will quite happily work there for hours while I am sewing. Today Perler beads were the craft of choice...

Linking up with Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts. Happy weekend all!!!

~Lisa

Happy Churn Dash

First off, I just want to say a huge thank you for all of the kind and encouraging comments I received on my January Lucky Stars Block. You are all so SWEET! I am plotting and planning my next star, Elizabeth (Don't Call me Betsy) has shared a picture of February's block - we will receive the pattern on the first of the month.

Meanwhile, I have turned to a project that is close to my heart. Each spring for many years now, my mom and I have volunteered for the silent auction (one part of a big gala evening) for the Night of Hope in Richmond, BC. The Night of Hope raises money for Breast Cancer research. To date the Richmond chapter of NOH has raised over 1.8 million dollars in the 12 years they have been running. 

One of the jobs that my mom performs for the NOH is to help gather items for the auction and this year, I have decided to donate a quilt. In the late 90's, my mom lost her youngest sister (and my most beloved Aunt) to Breast Cancer. We like to keep her memory alive by being a part of this fabulous event.

Enter this pattern:

The Happy Churn Dash Quilt by BasicGrey for Moda

I had chosen and cut the fabric many months ago for this project and then set it aside, having been more under pressure for projects needing to be finished in the Fall and Winter. I picked it up again today and was able to do a whole load of chain piecing and also manage to finish a few blocks...

Hello Churn Dash Blocks! Looking forward to some Saturday sewing time to continue meeting these...

Hope you have a lovely stitchy kind of weekend. Linking up with Fabric Mutt for the Let's Get Acquainted Linky Party.

~Lisa