Green and white baby quilt start

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A new addition to the extended family is due later in January to my nephew and his wife.  I have started a project in the colors of their nursery.  And since I have the log cabin pattern on my mind,  I started green and white blocks:

In reproduction fabrics - I have a lot in my stash.  Logs finish at 1.5 inches, the block is 12 inches, finished.  I like the look of 4 together:

But I suspect I will set the blocks in the straight furrow setting.  I have 20 blocks for a 4 by 5 set.

I have fabric for the backing, which is not a reproduction fabric, but is so cute!

Now to wash the backing fabric, and push on with getting the front of the quilt done.  Then off to the local long arm quilter I have used before - she does a great job.

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Blue and white log cabin project start

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I have made several log cabin quilts recently, and I have started another one - in blue and white, with a yellow center.  I am using my large stash of reproduction fabric - late 1800's and early 1900's style.

The 'logs' are 1 inch wide, finished.  The block is 10 inches square, finished.  Here is how four blocks together look:

My previous log cabin quilts have been set in a straight furrow setting but I am liking this arrangement!

Since I have my blue and white fabrics out I also starting cutting for Bonnie Hunter's Silk Path pattern.  No measurements here - check out her pattern for sale.  All strips, no triangles!

I have also started a green and white log cabin project - a baby quilt.  This one has a deadline - late January the baby is due!  More on this in a later blog posting.

Linking up with Midweek Makers, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle and Thread Thursday, Put your Foot Down at the Quiltery, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Nina-Marie,  Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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Why I still don't have a finish

Short version: Flood in the basement due to a busted water heater!  The water heater was in an unfinished room in the basement, but the water seeped under the walls into the finished part of the basement, both the family room and hobby room, which contains my sewing area.  The sewing area now looks like:

On lower left:  Pile of basement items taking up space I use to lay out blocks and projects.  Middle: Piles of completed quilts, and some tops.  Table:  My sewing machine, back up machine, and things whisked off the floor before water could spread. Upper right: Brown bookcase blocking access to sewing table and ironing board.

It's been like this for 2 weeks, and likely to be this way for at least two more weeks.

Linking up with Midweek Makers, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle and Thread Thursday, Put your Foot Down at the Quiltery, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Nina-Marie,  Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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No finish this week - flood!

 Good day, and welcome to no progress in my sewing area!

Last Thursday the 25 year old water heater decided to leak catastrophically.  Water everywhere in the unfinished room where it resided - but the water spread out under the walls and into the finished part of the basement. It got very close to my sewing area, and some fabric on the floor got damp.  Reminder to self: pick up the fabric pieces and reshelve them!

All sorts of items are piled in my sewing nook, on the table, and in the staging area where I lay out blocks and tops.  No work here for awhile.  PS. the basement is now dry.

Viridian