Paint pots

 Well I have no idea why but when I got home yesterday I pulled out my isosceles triangle die and got to cutting out my "A Christmas Story" yardage.  

I had to finagle my die because I wanted the fabric to be in the correct orientation!

Now I have to decide what colors I will use with the focus fabrics.  I went through them and then had my son and DH vote on them as well.  I plan to cut some samples tonight so I can finish the cutting for this quilt.  It will go into the waiting box after it's all cut.

I think I'm going to cut out my Mary Poppins fabric too.  That way it will be ready to go whenever I have spare time.

I think it's crazy I'm cutting this fabric out because I have two big quilts on the go right now!

More sample blocks

 

I bought three dies over the last couple of months.  I always test the dies to make sure they cut well when I get them.  I cut out the fabric for these three blocks over Christmas break then succumbed to the flu so I'm just now getting them together.  

This first one is a Glorified Nine Patch.

This one is a Snail's Trail.

This final one is Chinese Lanterns.  It was actually the most difficult one.  You have to cut the fabric with some pieces facing up and some facing down.  I got some of it wrong and had to recut!

Double Wedding Ring sample

My LQS put their Accuquilt dies on sale-they may stop carrying them.  I got a really good deal on the DWR dies (it's a two die set) and then I went back and got Hattie's Choice.  I only let myself buy dies if they are on my wishlist so I don't go crazy. LOL.  Accuquilt recommends you make a test block of each new die to make sure the die is working fine so I started with the DWR.  I'm sorry I used the white fabric in the melon-I may remove it.

 

Needed a little something

 After packing away all of the Christmas decorations I realized I didn't have an appropriate mini quilt for the bar between  the kitchen and dining room.  I pulled out my Bear Paw's BOB die and got to work.

You can't really see the quilting but I quilted it using the quilt tools I borrowed from my Quilty BFF.  I did an okay job with the quilting-it's the first time I've tried it since I took that class at the quilt show.  I'm pleased with how this turned out but I plan to wash this block to get out the Chaco markings!

I also put out my Calamityware tea service to go with it!

this was not what i planned to work on. . .

I was planning to cut out two blocks for my LQS' Saturday Sampler but this squirrel wandered in and was very demanding.  Accuquilt Maple Leaf die and scrappy bits from stash.
 

January One

 My sister helped my mom purge closets while she was here over Christmas.  Mom had three or four yards of this Star Wars fabric and gave it to me-and I saw a fractured star quilt on Fb.  So I figured out how to make the star and went to town.  I did not plan to start this quilt-I wanted to get busy with my sashing project-but here I am.  I used my Accuquilt dies for the HST and both the small and large squares.  I *really* wish I had a die for the Tri-Recs.  I've been having to use a ruler!