100 Blocks Traveling Eddie

This is the original Traveling Eddie.

for 

100 Blocks

 I love quilt blocks that create other "hidden" blocks when put together in a group.  I also enjoy it if you change the color, value, etc... around and then the quilt takes on a whole new different look.  That is what I tried to accomplish here.  

The joy of this quilt block is that it is simple.  It is full of half square triangles and 2" squares.  This is easy to piece together, easy to work with, and brings a little joy when it all comes together.

When I was making the original block, I had a more masculine look in mind.  I picked fabrics and colors that could work for men and women alike.  But as time passed, my girly side wanted to make a showing.

So....Here's my girly traveling Eddie  (maybe Edith?).  Changing the colors up a bit, and switching things around brings a different look to the quilt, and provides a different feel.  Honestly, this little quilt brings me a some joy.

What colors do you want in your Traveling Eddie?

Leave a Comment for a chance to win a copy of the 100 Blocks magazine, and a $10 gift certificate to my favorite online quilt shop, the Fat Quarter Shop.  The Fat Quarter Shop has always been so good to me.  Their customer service is beyond lovely. I have loved working with them in the past on HUGE orders, and they have impressed me so much.  You should definitely check them out.

Good Luck!

Blog Tour Begins....Yesterday

The Blog Tour has begun.

Stay Tuned for the introduction of my block....On FRIDAY!  And Yes....there will be give aways.

Now, go check out these fun blogs!

Today’s Featured Designers

1. Erin Cox whynotsew.blogspot.com
2. Elizabeth Dackson dontcallmebetsy.com
3. Pat Harrison oceanwavesquilting.blogspot.com
4. Kimberly Jolly & Jocelyn Ueng fatquartershop.blogspot.com
5. Judy Laquidara patchworktimes.com
6. Kay Mackenzie allaboutapplique.net
7. Nancy Mahoney nancymahoney.com/blog/
8. Jennifer Ofenstein sewhooked.com
9. Denise Russart justquiltin.wordpress.com
10. Pam Vieira-McGinnis pamkittymorning.blogspot.com
11. Susan Geddes quiltersnewsletter.com/blogs/insideqn
12. Susan Marth suznquilts.wordpress.com/
13. Laura Nownes seehowwesew.wordpress.com/

Day 2 Designers

1. Diane Bohn fromblankpages.blogspot.com
2. Mary Lane Brown tulip-patch.blogspot.com
3. Sonja Callaghan artisania.wordpress.com
4. Jennifer Chiaverini elmcreek.net/blog
5. Karen Combs KarenCombs.Wordpress.com
6. Julie Comstock cosmocricket.typepad.com
7. Melissa Corry happyquiltingmelissa.blogspot.com
8. Sandy Fitzpatrick sandyfitzpatrick.wordpress.com
9. Gina Gempesaw gemhillquilts.blogspot.com
10. Bonnie Hunter quiltville.blogspot.com
11. Debby Kratovil debbykratovilquilts.blogspot.com
12. Sue Marsh wpcreek.blogspot.com
13. Ann Weber ginghamgirls.biz/blog

It's just a few short days away.  The blog tour for Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks (Nov. 5-9).  I am pretty excited to be part of this amazing group of quilters. 

Yesterday I got a little present at my door..... a package of advanced copy magazines!  I love this part. I got to look through all the pages of blocks, and now I have a growing amount of "quilts to make" to add to my list.  

What's the best thing about all this?  If you keep coming back and touring all the awesome blogs, there is a pretty good chance you are going to win something.    Do you like winning things?  I know I do!  

My day for the fun is November 9.  I will be featuring my block...Traveling Eddie...and I'll show you how it can look a little different.  Come back....if for nothing other than the chance to win some goodies.

Happy Halloween!  Death by CHOCOLATE tonight!

Playing along......

Here I am in my sewing room, and luckily I have the cutest little companion right next to me. I love that he plays happily while I sew. I love that he wants to be near me, because I want to be near him. I love him, fully dressed in a teenage mutant ninja turtle outfit. Be still my heart!

Blocks, Fun, and Other Stuff

Months ago I got a request to enter a quilt block into Quiltmakers 100 blocks magazine. I pulled it together and sent it off and completely forgot about it until a month ago when they let me know it was coming out in November.

I am excited its coming out, and fun things are happening. Its a little invigorating and we all know I need that because my quilting has been slow lately. Yep, that's life.

Now, there is a blog tour coming my way,during the first week of November. Well, lets be completely honest, I only made one block back then, and I don't have it. So here goes the mad dash to
put something cutish together before next Friday.

Here's the effort for today. Pulling fabrics together to make the goodies. I had hoped to use precuts, but that only worked for some of it. Luckily I have a great stash to pull from. Yea me. And now after searching through all my fabric, I remember all these great fabrics, I got to get to work. Times a wasting!

Get to work.

Lately I've been feeling sad that I haven't been able to sew like I want.  Instead of letting my sweet toddler control my life today, I took control and spent it sewing.  I love looking at this long chain of bright beautiful cotton.  I love that on the other side of me, there are even more matching chains. 

I need to keep this going, maybe, just maybe I can accomplish my new years goals.

Getting it Done

School has started, the kids are busy, this is life.  Eventually, I will get back to the sewing room (today maybe?).   As I have settled into my new routine, I have waxed nostalgic about the good ole' days when my kids were littler.  Magically, I had more time when they were not in school.  How in the world does that work?  

Now, I am up at 5:20, and I don't even get to get a shower until 8 or 9 a.m.  I spend my mornings driving kids to different schools.  And I spend the rest of the day recovering from when they are home (laundry, laundry, dishes, laundry,grocery shopping, errands, picking up, laundry, dishes,etc)....oh, and taking care of the cutest 2 year old ever.  

When 2 p.m. rolls around, and I've just finished cleaning up, the kids start shuffling through the door. The homework rush is about to begin, my time is going to evaporate quickly. And I realize, that really awesome crock pot meal I had planned, well...it's still frozen in the  freezer.  uh oh.  the day isn't going as I planned.  This is when I am grateful for the pressure cooker.

I love this baby.  Roasts, are done in an hour. Frozen chicken....20-30 minutes.  Truth be told, I love this baby.  It has saved me more times than I would like to admit.  Need the super tender meat, and need it in few minutes, here you go.  So, now, I can pretend that I have been thoughtful about dinner, I have been planning all day, and now it is all prepared.

 HA HA HA, I have everyone fooled.

Go ahead, grab one, and you can fool everyone too.