Jaybird Quilts

Saturday, May 8, 2010

sunday stash..wk19

i didn't visit any shops this week.

but i did poke a bunch of buttons last week.

and a few packages arrived.

hushabye jelly roll
arcadia honey bun
retro hello betty honey bun
plume charm pack
plume fat quarter bundle
neptune yardage.

do i really have to explain the tula pink?

the neptune is from her mom's shop... i bought all they had left of these 2 prints... and the FQ bundle... believe it or not I didn't have a FQ bundle of any of her lines! so i decided to get it before it was gone... since i didn't do that with neptune!

OUT

all kinds of yardage
for all kinds of things i can't show yet.
{sorry}

so this week

16.43 in

11.07 out

YTD totals

purchased: 346.96 yds
busted: 229.63 yds
net: -117.33 yds

hexagon quilt along... block #4

The Hexagon Quilt-A-Long Posts
flickr pool	block 1 & layouts	block 5
supply list & faq	block 2	block 6
button & participants	block 3	block 7
cutting instructions	block 4	finishing directions

block 4

{ fyi...you can join the hexagon quilt a long at any time }

block 4
little hexagons!
{as seen in layout #1}

to make these blocks you are going to sew one of your strips
to a 2 1/2" strip of your contrasting solid
{ i ended up making 12 for my layout... the number you'll want to make depends on how big you want your quilt to end up! }

follow the cutting instructions to make your pieced triangles

then take the 6 from the strip that are mostly your contrasting solid... with just a bit of your print fabric.

and lay them out like this.

and then sew them together as we have been doing each week

{ this is the same block as week 2 except you are using your solid }

so your probably wondering.. what about the other triangles?
the 6 with the little solid part and larger print part?
well i didn't end up using those in layout #1...
but you can use them if you want...
i think i'm gonna end up using them on the back... or making a pillow from them!

and in case you needed a reminder.
this is the layout i'm talking about.
and this week's blocks are the ones that create the little "floating" hexagons!

i didn't use these blocks in the other layout...
since the solid is what separates the blocks in the other layout...
but that doesn't mean you can't try it!

if you have been watching the flickr pool...
i'm sure you have seen that lots of people are coming up with their own blocks.
and just last night i came up with this new one...
the possibilities really are endless..
and i encourage you to experiment!

Friday, May 7, 2010

almost there

i have lots of things in progress at the moment.

you know.. at that stage where they are almost done...

do you ever feel like that?

i've got 3 feet or so of binding left on this baby

i love working on binding..

and i've had the binding on this baby for a month... but things have just been busy!

i look forward to showing it to you finished...

as it was quilted by natalia @ piece n quilt

and is beautiful!

i'm also working on a baby version of my dot quilt

with nicey jane!

{more info on what this is for soon!}

and i haven't forgot about my zipper promise...

it just keeps being pushed to the back burner..

but i'm working on it!

i did finish something.

ashley's bee block

for bee imaginative

{and only a week late}

Thursday, May 6, 2010

sick

is what i am at the moment. {the baby is good!!}
which means i haven't gotten much sewing done.
or anything you want to know about.

so instead of a quilty post..
you get more of my beautiful new niece.

{movie & post made by my brother}

Aliyah's First Movie.
Shot on a 5d mkII (1080p/24) with the following lenses:
m42 Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4
Canon 17-40 f4 L

I am looking at hosting this elsewhere to get the full HD stream.
Till then make sure you click through to YouTube to see it in higher res there.

YouTube Direct Link

iPhone & iPad version with Downloads

funny comments by my dad @ 1:49 and 2:26
and..
a sneak peek at my next quilt tutorial @ 3:15

hopefully i'll be back to normal soon.
-julie

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

we have a baby!

i'm proud to introduce to you...

aliyah victoria herman

7 lbs. 14 oz. 19 inches

proud momma {my sil karin}

and dad {my brother} are doing good!!!

doing the nose lip thing... that her dad {my brother} and i both are famous for!

here she is with my mom!

congrats karin..brad and elijah!

i love {and miss} you all very much!!

and now you all know who my dolly dresses quilt is for!!!

more photos!!

my brother headed into the operating room...

first family photo!

hanging out with mom

little toes!

proud momma & baby... with my dad!

giveaways going on in blogland... wk18 {ended}

do you read this list all the time & wonder how to get your giveaway listed?
it's easy!!
send me and e-mail... it's best if you send it to me over the weekend or monday... so i have time to get it into tuesday's post when it posts. i can't promise all giveaways sent to me will be listed... but i try & list as many as i can each week!
-julie

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Monday, May 3, 2010

randomness.

it's pouring here right now!

non stop rain.

so i thought i'd share some randomness with you...

i caved and went food shopping yesterday.

{not my favorite thing to do}

i had eaten one of these every morning for the last week... and i had eaten the last one.

i was also running low on apple juice.

my #1 drink of choice.

cooking is not my strength.

i mean i can... i just don't enjoy it

anyway i've been left to fend for myself for a week...{so far}

so what did i eat?... 2 slices each day for 5 days in a row.

and a lot of potato chips

and soda.

so not healthy i know.

and i've got 2 more week of this.

{don't worry mom.. i'm ok!}

i did do the laundry.

i don't mind laundry....

and i watered the plants.

i don't have a green thumb... but i was told this was something i wasn't allowed to mess up over the next few weeks!

i did also get in a fight with my contacts.

oh well... happens every few months or so.

so what have i been doing to make it less silent here?

lots of sewing... and lots of dvds.

and my magazines arrived!!

so i've been playing with them!

thank you to everyone who has ordered kits & sent me emails about them!!

so what about you.

anything random?

food tips?

Sunday, May 2, 2010

sunday stash..wk18... i found a new LQS!

or more like... a new LQS found me!

johanna who runs cloth & bobbin learned of our philly modern quilt guild
and joined our site...
and one thing lead to another... which resulted in me vising her shop yesterday!

and i'm so glad i did!!
johanna has an adorable shop!
it's a modern quilter's dream!!

more amy butler love

i'm planning on making some accessories to match my birdie sling

and some more denyse schmidt hope valley

OUT

assorted yardage for a few quilts in progress

like my now finished hexagon quilt top! {one of two}

so this week

7 in

3.2 out

YTD totals

purchased: 330.53 yds
busted: 218.56 yds
net: -112.97 yds

and...
my custom camera strap arrived from sheyb!!
tula pink plume combined with tula pink full moon forest!
thanks sheyb!

i took my camera out for a trip once my new strap arrived.

and i'm just sharing this photo cause i like it.

no other reason.

and this one.
cause i like it too.
{ ignore the fact that i really need to get a pedicure! }

Saturday, May 1, 2010

hexagon quilt along... block #3

The Hexagon Quilt-A-Long Posts
flickr pool	block 1 & layouts	block 5
supply list & faq	block 2	block 6
button & participants	block 3	block 7
cutting instructions	block 4	finishing directions

block 3

{ fyi...you can join the hexagon quilt a long at any time }

block 3
big triangles hexagon block

were you starting to wonder when we would use those layer cake squares or fat quarters?
now!

today i'll show you one of the two blocks that will use your layer cake squares or fat quarters!

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to make one block

cut 3 triangles from each of 2 colors
{you'll be able to get 4 from a layer cake square}
if you are using fat quarters you can cut a 4.5" strip and subcut your triangles from that