B & W

Have a basketful of blue hexies.  My Monday Morning Star count is 81.  I am adding some whites to the mix now.  I think this might just become the Blue & White quilt that I have never made.  Liking it so far....

BWF

"Basting With Friends" is my new favorite pastime.  Had fun sewing my hexies with a local minigroup this week.  I know many quilters still do everything by hand...and are very productive, too.  They apparently are not addicted to "Words With Friends" like me.  My Monday Morning Star Count is 63 this week...not remarkable, but still growing.  Many thanks to my friends-- online and off--who give me  great ideas and support!

MMSC III

Have 40 basted hexies  in my Monday Morning Star Count - week 3.  As usual, my quilts evolve as I work.  I like the way these look individually.  In fact,  I may not join them at all,  but rather applique them as I did my tumbling blocks.  All suggestions are most welcome.  I know that popular opinion has already approved M. Piggy.  Will keep basting...

Monday Morning Star Count

I am posting my count a day early, because it's a very busy week here....houseguests, block party, and some much needed hedge pruning.  I am counting nine Indigo hexies...pushing the category a little to anything that goes with indigo.  "Some Pig" is trying to get into the act...and make it a ten!

Cool Hexies

We're havin' a heat wave...and I have a great excuse to start another new project.  Since we have been asked to conserve power to prevent outages, I am unplugging all unnecessary appliances today.  No cooking, laundry, ironing, machine sewing, and computering...after this post.  Instead, I am cutting hexies for my indigo quilt today.  Have had this quilt in my head for years, and Jessica's Monday Morning Star Count post is the start I needed.   Check her blog Lifeunderquilts.blogspot.com and join up today.

Japanese Stamps

Another page for my album is ready to sew.  This block includes some very special fabrics from Cynthia (a quilter by night) which arrived via Air Mail from Japan.  I really didn't want to  cut into these awesome scraps.    A vintage plaid, taupe linen, very fine indigo, and tenugi cotton plus some "pretties", as you can see in the photo below.   I am saving the little piggies for a special little art quilt, wouldn't you?

"Met Men" quilt complete...

I made this quilt for the NYC Metro Mod Quilter's challenge.  The only requirements were to interpret Metro anyway you wished and to try something new.  Since the materials in this quilt came from guys who rode the subway every day in their suits and ties, it fits my impression.  The back is a NYC subway map print from City Quilter, and the old subway tokens "tie" it all together.  This is my first wool, silk, and metal quilt!