Easy As ABC qal

There is a fun qal going on right now at Blossom Heart Quilts blog.  I just love this modern font and it is so nice and easy to cut and sew.

This past week I have been working on the Quick as a Fox quilt along from a blog called The Sewing Loft.
I wanted to get started on it when it was first offered , but I got an idea stuck in my head that I wanted to use some fabric with foxes in it.  Recently I did find some fabric that I thought was suitable.  I have one block left to make and the final instructions for assembly will be available next week.  One of the block patterns is applique.  She tells how to make an applique using a page out of a color book.  She gave a pattern for a fox and I printed it out for size and then tweaked it to resemble the foxes that are in my fabric.   I am not trying to plagiarize the fabric company.  I just wanted to make one fox block for one little quilt for personal use.  So here are a couple of blocks that I made and I will put the link to my flickr album here too.
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/12301477@N05/

I was very enthused about the Something New Sampler quilt along.  I had a lot of fun with trying new things that I hadn't done before.  She had several different settings to choose from and that was another fun part of this quilt along.  I knew I wanted to choose one that used all of the blocks in it.  This setting was really easy and it is new and modern.  I took a fmq class on dsm recently and learned some good ideas for quilting.  This project turned out to be a Sew lot of fun fun fun.  It is all done now and the binding is on , too!

I just realized that I haven't taken a picture since I totally finished it.   But since I was adding a picture to this post,  I will put this one that shows it nearly done.  It still needed a little more quilting and the binding.
My walking foot snagged the sashiko stitches, so I am going to fix those snagged ones with a needle and thread.

Scrappy Trips blocks

I have a good start on the Bonnie Hunter's Scrappy Trips quilt blocks.  I am using some of the older fabrics in my stash.  They are the floral calico prints that were popular quite a few years ago.

Pinned to the design wall.  I worked on it some more today and have 12 more finished.  I hope to make a queen size quilt.

More Ben Franklin blocks

Eric Homemade blog's Benjamin Franklin Mystery quilt,  blocks 1-7.

BF block 8.  It is a mystery , so I don't know how many more blocks there will be.

Participating in Erik Homemade Mystery quilt

This is Block 1 of the new Benjamin Franklin Mystery quilt.  Erik is including information about Franklin with each clue.  This will be fun and interesting.  It sounds like it will be slow paced so we will have plenty of time to make the blocks and keep up with it.

Blocks 2 and 3 of Benjamin Franklin Mystery.

Scarecrow quilt did get finished

It was the Dorinda Mystery Quilt that prompted me into starting a blog.  I did finish it earlier this year and realized that I should have included a picture here on my blog.  I put each section together qayg as the mystery unfolded.  When the mystery was over then I put on the borders and the binding is the same fabric as the border plaid.  I usually think of home made scarecrows wearing old plaid shirts.
So here is a picture of the back.  It is kinda rumpled up in order to get more of it in the picture.  I didn't have anyone around to hold it up.  It is 78x95".     This is the most interesting and unusual mystery quilt that I have ever participating and I thank the Dorinda Blog for offering it.  Thank you, Thank you,  Thank you.

Scarecrow Quilt back