low key weekend

Things have been pretty quiet around here this weekend.  We don't normally have busy weekends, but this weekend was supposed to be one of the busier ones due to soccer games and the kids' school fall festival.  By late Friday night Lily started feeling bad and by Saturday morning has a 103 fever, so off to the Dr. we went.  She was just getting over a sinus infection and we've been keeping a close eye on her asthma due to recent flare ups, so we wanted to make sure that things were okay.  Poor girl has the flu, most probably h1n1 since that's the only strain they've been seeing in these parts.

We sent the younger two to their grandparent's house just to be on the safe side, so it was very quiet around here.  I used this down time to cast on a new knitting project, clean up my sewing room, do LOTS of laundry, finish up the craft hope quilt (still working on the binding) and catch up on my 12 square blocks.

Sarah allowed us to make whatever type of block we wanted.  Her only request was that if we add any fabrics to please use a white or yellow toned fabric to lighten it up.  Okay, that's exactly what I did.  I love a pop of white in a quilt so I added 2 white frames.  I started out making a log cabin-ish block, but then it evolved into this.  I have problems doing proper log cabins, as you'll see in the next block.

Katie did ask for a log cabin block, a scrappy one.  If you've ever visited her blog, you'd know that this block is so totally her.  That girl loves white and linen!  Her only request was that if we added any fabrics that it be white or linen :-)  I had a few in my stash that worked.  I'm not usually a monochromatic person, but I love this.  This will be such a pretty quilt when assembled.  So feminine.

And last but certainly not least, Chris sent us a bunch of vintage sheet pieces and asked for rows.  That seemed like a simple enough request.  If we were to add any fabrics, they were to be more vintage sheets or white.  Well friends, I have oodles of vintage sheet scraps.  By the way, searching for these scraps was how the sewing room, clean up happened. 

I had so much fun and had so much material for this one, that I made another.  I easily could have made 5 more.  In fact, I'm thinking about making more blocks to do one of my own (just call me copy cat).  I hope you can use the extra block, Chris.  If you need some more to even it out, just let me know.

Well friends, a quilt is calling.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend and have a great week! 

Comments

[Sarah Jackson]

ooh!! love them all (especially mine)!

This is my calling for the week - finishing up quilt blocks for both bees.

[Jessie Lathroum]

I'm glad I'm not the only one working on the binding for the Craft Hope quilt project!! :)

[Lisa Q]

so sorry your little one has the flu. your quilt blocks are lovely. I really like the vintage sheet one, I'm sure that quilt is going to be soft and cozy.

[Laurel]

I love block 1&2 they are lovely!! I hope the flu doesn't last too long for either of you!!

[Courtney]

Sorry to hear about the flu ... hope the rest of you stay well!

LOVE Sarah's block!

[gaylen]

lovely quilt blocks. Hope your little one is feeling better soon. Book review & "interview" to post on Tuesday. g

[Pinktulipza]

I hope your little girl gets better soon. This flu is rather scary. The number of such cases in South Africa is getting less now with us being at the height of our summer, but I have just been in the UK and there it is worse now with Winter coming along. I suppose it is the same in the US.

[Bored & Crafty]

Aww hope Lily feels better soon.

[Kristy]

Hope Lily is feeling better soon.
I can't imagine anything nicer than a quit made from vintage sheets! I want one ;)

[jessica]

I hope everyone is on the rebound! I loved your interpretations of those blocks- there was some great fabric to play with!

[sarah]

your blog makes me feel very ambitious and motivated! perhaps i will dig out my sewing machine and get crackin'.

[Jody]

I've got vintage sheets too. What a lovely idea for using them.

[katie]

i love all of the blocks! i am excited to do this again.
i hope your kids are feeling okay.

[TheCluelessCrafter]

I like how the rows are a bit tilty. It makes them feel all the more worn and loved!

Sarah, I totally know how you can totally feel ambitious (if not a bit daunted) when stopping by here! Hope you do dig out the sewing machine.

[dani@littlefists]

I'm sorry The Plague found your house. It's not fun. Hopefully it won't spread.

Loving block #1. They are all great, but that top one...*wow*.

[leah]

how pretty. what lovely delicate colors.

[Katie]

I really like the way you did the vintage sheet block!!! A quilt with vintage sheets is the next quilt I am going to make, so I loved seeing the inspiration for the blocks.

[suzie sews]

hope your wee one is much better... beautiful work as usual

[Stacy]

Very cute blocks. I think I like the linen one best but it is so hard to decide....