When did this get squeezed in???

I'm not sure how these blocks came into play but, I got them up on my design wall. I think I was feeling guilty of having a free fabric and pattern  not finished. (kinda free/I spent plenty on the shop hop)

The pattern I was given at the end of my Western New York Shop Hop was "Hoppin' and a Rollin'".
I gathered 4 jelly roll strips at each of the 12 shops; 48 strips.

Wow! did I get some awful fabric in the rolls. Thankfully I only needed 36 strips for the blocks. The rest are used for the border; we'll see if I use them. I think they will go in the scrap bin. I also got 4 strips of the same fabric. How did that happen? I can only use one strip for 4 blocks but the rest can go in the border.

This quilt worked up really quick and easy. I needed something brainless and stress free to do. I wanted to sew not think, just stay busy. I seem to need this every time I am sewing rows together in finishing a quilt top. I get very frustrated and stressed.  I am sewing together now Sunny Lanes. I am trying to size it to the old antique full size bed in the guest room. I needed 5x6 block setting for the full but the bed will only need a 4x4 setting. Now I am at the border stage and I' m on pins and needles hoping it is what I invision.

Ugh, Anguish! PAUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEE...  I will sew it up tomorrow and see if it looks right on the bed.

Crossing fingers. With a smile for the design wall.
Shellie

Western New York Shop Hop

12/12 stores completed and whew!, I'm pooped but psyched.

   Day 1: Ivy Thimble - Victor                    
              Mt. Pleasant - York
              Chestnut Bay Quilting - Caledonia
              Worked 1/2 day
               Betty's Quilting Store - Spencerport       Country Treasures - Brockport

 Day 2: Whole Nine Yds - Medina  

             Heartland - Lockport

             after working all day

 Day 3: Aurora Sewing Store

            Carriage Quilt Shop - Aurora

             Aurora Sewing Store - Williamsville
             Marie's Sewing Center - Lockport    Sew What? - Williamsville

These are the strips we collected along the way. Four from each shop to make a finished quilt which we were given at our last shop visited when we turn in our passport. There is a few strips in there that are way crazy.

Collected 30's fabric from Ivy Thimble.

                                          FQs from Betty's on sale. 4yds from Carriage Quilt Shop 25% off.
                                           for Pinwheel Party Quilt. Dragonfly was from Marie's 1/4yd.

Civil War Reproductions for Underground Railroad Sampler

I collected these from every place else. 1/4 yd here and 1/2 here there...

Oh! I picked up this flower brooch from Whole Nine Yards.... love it!!!

Well, there you have it. The best part is Madison drove me on Day 2.  She was so tired after 2 1/2hrs of driving. She is doing very well though.

All in all I had a nice outing. I needed it. I do hope to drag a few friends around next time.... ummm

REENIE ..... REGINA hummmmm....

and yes my stish is growing but it is still to be used and not kept for a someday project....

~Shellie

                                                     

Girls Day Out!!!!

Okay.....  I just want to say that finding what you want when you want it is GREAT!!!!

I went out today with Regina who first came by to view my sewing area and to give gifties...  Love love love them.  A roll to keep blocks flat and a place to keep all sewing items near the machine.  She also gave me my "Pay it forward" but I will post that this week.

On to our venture....

Our first stop was Jamie Lynn's out near the Seneca Park Zoo.  It was a blustery snowy day right from the beginning. The snow never did amount to much other than to tip the freezing temperatures that we did not notice for all we had to do was dart into stores and then back to the car. The pigeons, at first glance, we thought to be fluffin their feathers; were only fat from being fed in order to prevent them from eating the cat food as we were told but I think they eat that too. Their sale was on remnants and I was not much interested in large quantities of their selected fabrics so I bought a yard of a clearenced fabric for a dark and a 1/2 yd of a light for my "Sunny Lanes" quilt Regina and I are going to do together.

I texted Maureen/Reenie in the car to see if it was not too late to catch her at our next stop; Patricia's.  She said she was on her way so there Regina and she can meet. I was on the look out for 30's fabric (Reenie and I are doing a quilt on) and more for Sunny Lanes and Red&Whites had a coupon. So..... once there I gave Reenie her winnings for my birthday giveaway and she was so excited because she said she has never won anything. That right there was the best birthday gift ever.... to make someone else so happy!!!

Here we are!!!!  This was after all our purchases. The ladies there are so wonderful. I bought a ton of clearanced fabric here... 30's prints, red/white, lights and darks for SL.  Almost 6yds here.  Reenie headed home while we drove on to Sew Creative where Regina knows Linda from online. Here I bought 4yds of a 70% off oriental fabric to do a Japanese Knot purse or two.

About now we are starving and our brain is starting to sputter.....  yep, really.

So I say "how about chinese"?, I know a little place I went to the last time I was going to Ivy Thimble.

We plowed into the Panda Express parking lot and order a very large lunch, devoured it and felt like we were going to roll away..... Hey Regina!! We did not get a fortune cookie......*pout pout*.....

Ivy Thimble is having a 30% off the entire store....clearance too.  Straight away I piled up the clearance bolts to find out only 1 yd cuts...  a little bit more than I wanted to cut but hey.... stash building ...lol ...  I went on ahead and bought 4 yds of backing for the 30's quilt, 3yds of  30's fabric and 2 1/4 yds for SL. I think I would have bought more but I was pooping out.... all that for only $35. *big smiley face from ear to ear*  From there we headed on to Target to buy Valentine goodies and to look for shoes for Nathan but no such luck there. Lastly a stop at Wegmans to buy pizza building supplies.... for Matt.

I had a marvelous day and so much fun.  We must all do this more often.  It is good to be with friends.

~Shellie