WIP Wednesday

I had a productive day down in the sewing room yesterday and was able to cross off some items from my long list.  I had plans on sewing today, but ended up working in the yard most of the day until I couldn't take the 87 degree heat here in Atlanta.

Ongoing projects: 

Neutral or Not Bee - Ella is the Queen Bee this month and she sent us all our fabric and a link to a tutorial to make this block. 

It really doesn't have a pucker on the right hand side..just a bad shot of this block.

Books and Block Bee - Kelleigh is the Queen Bee and she is having us make a pinwheel block from the Modern Blocks Book (pg 138).  I haven't mastered needle turn applique which is needed for the center of the pinwheel so that is missing.  I keep practicing on a sample and it doesn't look great.  I watched a good tutorial by Wendi Gratz but for some reason I just can't grasp it.  If anyone does know how to needle turn applique a circle, please send me some hints....please. 

Here is what my blocks look like so far from me being the Queen last month for Books and Block.

Just need to receive 5 more blocks and I can sew them together and send it off to a QOV long arm quilter.  Love being in these bees and having my bee mates helping me make my QOV quilts.

New project:

I'm making a quilt for a special lady that is retiring this summer.  I happened to ask what her favorite color is and she said navy blue.   So I went out and searched quilt shops for navy blue fabric.  Navy blue is not a easy fabric to find.  I bought 9 different blues (not all navy) and have completed a total of 72 blocks for this quilt.  Just need to piece them together and send it off to a long arm quilter.

All 72 blocks ready to be pieced together!

So much more to do on my list before family arrives in two weeks for a 3 - 4 week stay.  I'm not going to have much sewing time once they arrive but that is OK because having our 3 grandsons here will be fun.  I'll just be posting about them instead.

I'm linking up to Lee at Freshly Pieced! 

Cindy