MM BOM Ready for Borders- Almost

This quilt project IS listed in my April Goals HERE.
 I am very happy to have this Block of the Month getting finished ahead of schedule. A couple years ago I had my 1st Marti Michell Block of the Month in 2011 done and I showed it at Guild in May HERE.  There are some perks to having the Owner/Operator at Thread and Bolts as my Quilt Buddy! I got some of the fabric that I've used in this quilt from achieving a goal set by Lynn for the following year.
Monday it was just another pile of Blocks sitting on the stairs.

 After going to the M & M Group Meeting Tuesday and making the last 6 Alternate Blocks, 

I laid the blocks all out on my Living Room Floor.

 Tuesday afternoon, I sewed the rows together and realized I need to get more fabric AGAIN for the sashing. This is the 3rd time to buy more of the White with blue roses on it.

 All laid out and I'm glad I take pictures!  See the bottom border?  It is laid out upsidedown. 

This shows WHY there is good reason to use the camera as a Quilting Tool.   

Here is the bottom corner with the Border choices.   Almost time to add the borders! 

This Stripe will be cut and used for the 2 outer borders.  The corners are mitered.

I will go out and get the fabric I need to sew the rest of the sashing on and take pictures of the Groups Blocks, IF they bring them to show us at the Wednesday Meeting of the M & M Quilters.

The month is only half over and I have 3 of the 5 or 6 goals nearly completed for April.

What, It's Wednesday??

Tuesday was the M & M Quilters @Thread and Bolts  group and I got 12 Blocks finished FINALLY and all the sashings added to my Blocks that were done.  I still need to finish the rest of the alternate Blocks. Here they are on Lynn's small Design Wall.
#1 Champagne Toast
#2 Waltzing Together
#3 Moonlight Reflection
#4 Fantasticks
#5 Friendship Card
#6 Engagement Party
#7 Star Struck
#8 Chance Encounter
#9 Lover's Lane
#10 Where's the Diamond?
#11 Sunset Canoes
#12 Ta Dah!!!

I am headed to to the Block Party and I'm going to have all the FUN I can have in the time I have to play.
 I plan to spend some time in the Hot Tub and visiting with the Quiltmaker people.   Hope everyone is making something FUN this Wednesday.

Design Wall Monday- January 14, 2013

It's a MONDAY at my house.  I didn't pre-write and schedule my DWM post like usual.  I was busy watching my DVR-ed  "Downton Abbey".  And any other sappy show that I have DVR-ed from the Hallmark and ABC Family channel.  It's my Birthday week and I am doing things a bit differently...
On my Wall per se is a lonely Block Lotto Block from last week. The Friendship Scrap Block.

In my plan for the week is the beginning of this quilt.  The Romance Continues...a Block of the Month by Marti Michell that we are making with the former Farmer's wife group out at Thread and Bolts.  

 I know I have said I wasn't planning on starting anything else new this year, but remember it's my Birthday week and I can do whatever pleases me--- and this quilt pleases me.  I have the fabrics all chosen and taped to the fabric key and the first Block is even made.  The Big reveal of that block will be at the class in the morning. (it's the block in the lower right of the picture).  Here are my fabrics in A-J order for the Blocks.  I took a little licence and used fabric from my STASH for the fabric I didn't have from the Wild Roses Line. The J fabric is a Pink one and it didn't show up in the picture. I have to throw that one in for fun!

The Farmer's Wife Group is making another BOM along with this one but I'm only making this one.  To see the other one click HERE.

I ordered this book for myself. written by Natalia Bonner. 

(her mother won the McCall's Quilt Design Star way back in 2010).  

And on Sunday I baked this...

My favorite Birthday cake- German Chocolate.  I used a Book pan that I have and just drew the numbers in the frosting.  It's my Birthday tomorrow and I am the baby of the family so I'm entitled to be SPOILED! (even if I have to do it myself.) My schedule Tuesday won't include Birthday Dinner so I made it on Sunday.


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