Working on a Twister

These 6.5" squares have been on my mind.

They came in the box of fabric and rulers

that I bought at an estate sale last year.

Because of the warm colors, I suspect the fabrics could be

from Kansas Troubles or Thimbleberries.

I found a warm neutral in my stash and sewed up a grid.

Using a Twister template, I cut new squares...

...that make "twisters" when sewed back together!

There is lots of extra fabric leftover,

but fear not,

it will not go to waste!

I'm using these to make a pieced border!

Little Green Quilters Update!

I have three finishes this week. Well, three almost finishes.

First up is this rag doll!

 Isn't she adorable? Blogger Beth of Love Laugh Quilt had a tutorial

and I just had to make one! It was really fun and easy enough!

I made the doll to match this baby quilt.

 I may just have to make a rag doll to go home
with every baby quilt I make from now on!

Here's the link to the tutorial:

http://lovelaughquilt.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to.html

And if you want to see more rag dolls made with this tutorial:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1762319@N21/

Here is my almost finish...the "Little Sister" flimsy is assembled.

 I think the center of each block needs a little something.

 A spot of the dark pink would work.

Maybe I will applique a small circle at the center of each square.

 Here is the "Big Sister" flimsy.
"Little Sister" was made from the leftovers.

 I already posted about this assembled flimsy on Monday.

But it is fun to see the three accomplishments in one post!

I'm linking up with Susan and other Little Green Quilters at

http://www.blackberrycreek.typepad.com/.



Writing up a Tutorial

This....is a KEPI.

 It is a kind of hat worn by soldiers during the Civil War. In our homeschool co-op, the students in the Civil War class are divided into the North and the South. Each one wears a blue kepi or a gray kepi. Well, two years ago I made a pattern, and now others want to use it to make kepis for their classes. So today I wrote up all the instructions; as I assembled the kepi, I took pictures of every step.

What a lot of work! It took me the whole afternoon. I certainly have a great appreciation for those who write up quilting tutorials!

So tonite I had some fun...Can you guess what I am making? I should have it done by Friday, so stay tuned!