Jelly Bean Borders

I didn't mean to vanish off the blogosphere...

BUT someone in our house wanted the little people

to spend less time on the computer...

which meant I had no computer either :(

I do have a little (and I mean little)

tablet, but replying to comments, typing

and blogging are almost impossible

(uploading photos was indeed impossible!!)

Thank you for all the kind comments on

my rose hexagon quilt and apologies

if you didn't get a reply -

that wasn't intentional!

Anyway, I dug out my old laptop

and as long as I don't move it,

it should work!

So here are my 'Corn & Bean' blocks

with borders!!

I am calling this top

Jelly beans

because it is so bright and fun.

I'm sorry I didn't make more blocks and make it bigger,

but I am definitely making another one!!!

I found border inspiraton

from a pattern called 'Shadow Play'

In this magazine, that I have had for ages.

It uses Ocean Wave blocks that finish at 8 inches

(where mine are Corn & Bean blocks that finish at 6 inches.)

The pattern is also in a beautiful colour scheme

so it's on my to-do list too!!!

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When we first had snow I moaned about a few flakes

blocking my way to the studio :)

A week later,

we had a few more flakes!

 But it only lasted a day!

Somebody knew the best place to keep warm

when we had the snow

was on my newly finished quilt

on our bed!:

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Of course, I couldn't resist the
'Scrappy Trips Around The World'

blog madness...

I have been sewing my strips as 'Leaders & Enders'

and they mount up pretty fast!

My plan was to use lights and darks

and to have a dark blue running through

the centre of each block.

(One can't just let the scraps take over LOL)

I think I need to get a bit more variety

in the next few blocks I make...

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I managed to catch Bonnie's

Quilt-cam the other evening:

 Such fun!

Even if my husband does think I'm bonkers!!

While watching I managed to sew loads of leaves down on

my Carolina Lily borders so I've not got a lot left to do now.

Hope it won't be so long between posts again...

Ice Beans

I managed to get into my studio

(after my DH put the wood-burning fire on for me!!)

and sew up the 8 'Corn & Bean' blocks that I needed

to make a sensible layout

for a baby quilt.

I laid them out on the floor,

took a photo,

but when I came back to pin the blocks together

I made a few changes

so the layout that will be sewn together will be different

from this photo:

I blatantly copied Sio's 'Candy Corn' (or Carnival Corn) Blocks!

She's one of my quilt hero's and is a constant source of inspiration!

What do they say? Copying is the purest form of flattery -

or something like that! :o) Thanks Sio!

I have another idea for the borders of mine though...

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The icy weather that we've been having

yielded a giant popsicle

(an old bin that housed some bits of garden equipment!)

and DS1 absolutely loved smashing it to bits!

Boys, eh!!??!

Wordless Wednesday - Beans Means Blocks!

Bean Addiction

Oh dear!

I've got the 'Corn and Beans' bug bad!!

Day one I made 9 blocks...

And today I finished another load...

(I will need to count in the morning,

but there must be more than a dozen!)

 

I laid the first 9 out on the studio floor to photograph

and then went in the house.

I couldn't rest knowing they were just on the floor (OCD?)

So I went back to the studio

and found that 3 spiders like this:

were keeping them company.Ughh!

Bean Salad

I couldn't think what to title this post,

but I thought because it's a bit of a mix

of things, it's a bit of a bean salad ;o)

 

First up:

My first scrappy Corn and Bean block

a-la Scraps & Threadtales!

These blocks are such fun to make

and I plan to make them super-scrappy

thanks to Sio for getting me itchy to make them

and another friend who gave me the most awesome scraps!

(Yes, it's true - other people's scraps

are always better than your own!!)

 

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Another 2 rose-star half blocks:

And loads more cut out!!

 

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I was rather penniless

at the Great North Quilt Show,

but these came home with me:

As did these gorgeous Owl fabrics.

I'm sure I'll make something out of them

for Baby-Kalico

 as I rather like owls at the moment:

And a ruler - made out of perspex,

but bought with plastic ;o)

The pencil case was bought at a local supermarket

(couldn't resist!)

 

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This week was 'Back to school!'

My baby boy started Year 1:

I think they were both almost as happy

to go back to school

as Mummy was to send them! :)

 

Walking up to the bus on the first morning:

Baby-Kalico misses them terribly

when they are at school...

But she's a joy to have around.