We're having a parrrty! A QOV party, and you're invited.

This weekend starts off the November QOV Plaid-A-Thon !  Woo hooo.

So get out that pile of plaids that has been hiding in the closet for 20 years.  Or cut up some shirts, whichever you prefer.

Stack up some 2" strips.

And get ready for further instructions on assembling.  This is just the beginning.

Whomever makes the most blocks gets the chance to win a bunny!

Here's the latest picture of last week's project.

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

Eastbound and down, loaded up and truckin'

ah we gonna do what they say can't be done

 We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there.

I'm eastbound, just watch old bandit run.

Actually, it's been a re-organizational race.  Lots and lots of fabric . . pulled out, snipped off, or re-folded.  Here are my 4 stacks all needing ironing and starching.  Lots of starching!  Two of them are as high as the sewing machine.

This box is full of fabric for a particular quilt.  I still need to work through this one and put away the extras.

This stack will get measured and put on empty cardboard bolts.  I do that with big pieces.

This stack is ironed, starched, and ready for trimming up.  There's a table under there somewhere.

I had Monday off unexpectedly, so I was able to finish up reorganizing several things, including all 5 bins of lights to tans.

Oh yeah, we're truckin'!

As promised, the final instructions.

Are you ready?  Gather 36 trimmed triangle units, along with the medium and light prints.

From the medium print cut 9, 5" squares.  Then cut into 4ths on the diagonal.

Assemble units according to the picture above, press seams open to decrease bulk.

Trim each side evenly.  Allow a very fat 1/4" seam allowance along each edge, outside of the dark triangle points.

From the light print, cut out 6 rectangles measuring 7-1/2" x 8-1/2".  Fabric needs to be heavily starched before cutting.

Align your pieced triangle units accordingly and pin face down onto the light rectangle.  Leave room in the center and along each side for trimming later.

Sew a 1/4" seam along the top of each triangle unit.  Do this by sewing all the top pieces down in a chain piecing fashion, clip apart, reverse units, and sew on opposite triangle unit.

Remove pins, cut apart evenly along top of 1/4" seam, press center seams open, trim blocks up.  They should measure around 6-3/4".  Ta Da!  Easy peasy.

Dolly sniffing for snow.

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

Sorry to say I'm running behind schedule today . . .

 Yesterday's trip to the Delano Market yielded a bounty that needed chopping.

Did you know that you can freeze cabbage?  I like to put it in my vegetable soup.  I brought home 2 heads plus one huge Chinese cabbage (which was only $2.00), a box of tomatoes, a box of potatoes, 2 bunches of red-tipped lettuce, and a whole passel of peppers.  With last week's frost and temps in the 20s at night, I was surprised they still had so much available.

After spending all day in the kitchen, I did manage to get the first steps ready for you.

From your medium and dark prints, cut a 4-1/2" wide strip from each.  Then cut 9 squares from each strip.

Take a dark and medium square, right sides together, and sew around all 4 sides.

Cut from corner to corner on the diagonal.

You'll notice that these have biased edges, which is why the heavy starching beforehand is so vital.

Press the seams open.

Trim down to 2-1/2".  You'll need 36.

Next Sunday I'll post the next step, but promise to get it done earlier in the day.

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

There's nothing like a little cuddle time!

The babies have really grown since you last saw them.

There are four left.  Each ready for adoption.  

I played around with this pattern on Saturday.  If you'll notice, I borrowed an idea from Kathy on using larger scale prints in the large triangle area; rather outside of my comfort zone, but I like it.

I plan on working this up in a couple other color ways and offering a sew-along starting Sunday.  Would you like to join in?  The process will be simplified and won't take much time.

The hard part will be picking just 3 colors.  You'll need a dark, light, and medium.  A half a yard for each color should be plenty.

You have a few days to get everything washed, dried, torn on grain and starched.

The starching is very important!

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .