Rainbow Scrappy Saturday--BROWN

More brown!  Oh how I LOVE brown!

More Jacob's Ladder blocks.  Tonight I ironed 22 pieces of brown fabric.  I plan to make a lot more brown blocks!  Please see everyone's brown projects at SoScrappy.

How are my weekly goals coming??

Quilt a top--half way
Reassess Alletaire--packed for the Sew In
Border on Star Struck and Binding--Yes
Mindless Piecing Project--Its a finished top
Top from guild kit--on the design wall
Binding--Still working on them
Look in closet for blocks in rows--yes, found "Beach Party"
Pick projects to take to Sew In on Saturday--packed and ready to go

I took Liz's advice on borders for Star Struck.  I wanted a plain blue border, but didn't have enough of any one fabric in the stash.  Bummer!  Instead, I used a very narrow border of solid blue, then a wider border of a print, and cornerstones from the same fabric as the narrow border.  

Hard to see but it works.  Next is finding a backing for it.  Its a nice size--86x92".

Recently on Stashbusters someone was looking for quilt patterns to use a large donation of FQs.  This one caught my eye (Thanks Lisa)--

http://www.reocities.com/quiltfrenzy_archives/faux-logcabin.html

Faux Log Cabin by Billie Lauder.  Its a "ME" pattern!  50 FQs barely made a dent in the box I keep them in.  They're pressed and waiting on the ironing board for when I get home.

I'm heading to Iowa to a Sew In with Lorri2Rs.  I've packed Alletaire and a Bricks and Stepping Stones project.  We're only sewing one day and they have great small workshops interspersed with other fun things.  Something already cut and easy to piece.  Alletaire because Lorri is bringing hers and maybe with both of us working on it we won't make so many mistakes. 

Its frigid cold again.  Well, at least we're not tracking in mud!  The outdoor freezer is stocked with baked goods.  

Are you sewing this week?  Is it warm and sunny at your house?  April can't come soon enough for me.

~LORI~