BOMs Gone Missing.

I do have BOMs - Splendid Sampler, Fall Festival quilt, log cabin quilt, Bliss (well, I've made it a BOM), etc.  Have I worked on any?  No. I am working on a new "scraps out of a bag" baby quilt instead. The last time I did this I put together 3 baby quilts from one bag. Not going to happen this time. I am making blocks - simple ones - one at a time.  So this is as far as I've gotten:

I've GOT to change the flannel on my design wall.  I'm finding it distracting.  Next time there's a sale, I'll get some white.  Well, anyway, that's as far as I've gotten.  It will be around 36" square.

The giveaway for the hexagon papers is still on. Go back to the last post and sign up to win. It will end this coming Thursday, midnight.

One last subject - it's peach season!  My mom gave me two bags of luscious, juicy, freestone peaches. One of the desserts I love best is fruit cobbler.  But it's too hot to make it right now.  What to do? Make no bake cobbler.  

Take one peach and cut it into bite size pieces.  Sprinkle with a little cinnamon or cinnamon sugar. Pour a 1/4 cup of your favorite granola Mine is honey and almonds) over the peaches.  Top with your favorite vanilla ice cream. Garnish with a pinch of granola or your favorite nut.  Voila!  No bake cobbler.  I was amazed how much it tasted like the baked version. 

BOM and DWM

BOM today means Bag of the Month.  I try to make a bag for community service every month.  The Guild makes Happy Bags for the children cancer patients and a carryall for the Rape Crisis Center to give to victims.  This month I'm making a carryall.

I've only got the lining to cut and then I'll be ready to sew it together.  It's a quick sew - less than an hour.  You can get the pattern here.

And now it's done:

Besides the bag, nothing on my design wall right now.  I"m working on those two quilts I sandwiched.

Out in the garden, the amaryllis are still blooming!

I'm amazed with how many flowers they've produced this year.  Blessings!

Mid-Month Check-In for

A Lovely Year of Finishes

....I am way, way behind.  But the only thing to do is start up again and move forward.  I'm working on the back:

How are you doing?  Join us at the linky on Melissa's blog.

Progress Report 12/29

Well I did it - made my four posie blocks - now I can stop.  I like ém.  Think I'll offer them as the BOM for Jan at our guild.  That way I won't have a new UFO - LOL.
Here they are.  There is only one piece I don't like.  Can you guess which one it is?  Fat quarter to the first correct guesser.

Design Wall Monday 12/13

Something new on my design wall - now that doesn't mean the rest are done - LOL - just had to do these to be ready for next week's LQG meeting.  They will be used as examples for the BOM for January.  These were quick and easy to make  I used 3 wof for building them.  I made 4 from those three strips.  Took me about half hour counting even the cutting time.  I like how one can set them in several ways.  The BOM queen called them Irish 4 patches.  They measure 8 1/2" unfinished.  To see what others are doing, check out Judy's blog.

UFO #4

I haven't been organizing cuz I've been quilting, but I will get back to it soon. Here's ufo #4 - another charity quilt which will go to another preemie who will be home soon. It started from 4 leftover blocks from when we were BOM ladies for the guild. Measures the required minimum of 30" after I added a wide binding. I used a dotted multicolor for the back. Have started on ufo #5 and it's a biggy.

Mini quilt

Here's a small quilt I've finished from one of our first BOM patterns in 05. My neighbor put the blocks together and I inherited it from her. I finished it. Going to use as a table topper somewhere. The name of the block was Hatchet - really easy to make. If you'd like the pattern, leave me a comment and I'll send it to you.