Star Quilt-Along, blocks 10, 11, 12, and 13

I don't even know what week we're on. I think it's 11 now. Really? We started that long ago? I guess it was January. Anyway, I've finished all the blocks (except that I messed up #11 and am going to have to take it slightly apart to fix it). I need to do the setting blocks now as well. Jill is way ahead of me, but I don't have any kind of deadline for this thing. I do want to finish it, though, because remember -- that's what I'm doing this year -- finishing. I have to keep reminding myself of this, because I'm also starting quite a bit.

Block #10

Block #11

Block #12

Block #13

So I don't even have this on my list of in-progress quilts. I'll have to update that list. A number of the quilts on there are all finished as far as quilt tops go. They're just in queue to be quilted. I guess I need to make a separate list for that. Except that that list would seriously be like 60 quilts long. Seriously. I'm going to do another post today, because I actually have a little time. This may be it for the whole week, though. I hope not, but I seem to be averaging one post a week lately.

Star Quilt-Along, week 9

Only four more to go. I told Jill that I was okay with working ahead on this one, but I'm crazily involved in so many other BOMs that I'm not sure I'll have time to work ahead. I don't know. Feast or famine, though, so maybe I'll just plow through and git 'er done. I can't believe I just quoted Larry the Cable Guy.

Star Quilt-Along, week 8

Block 8. I'm caught up. Are you proud? I even have block 9 finished and ready for posting next week, and block 10 is cut out and ready to be made. I'm such a feast or famine kind of girl. I don't mean to be. I am not a slow-and-steady. I wish I were. Then I might finish more stuff. Maybe next week there will less pink and brown to show you and more of something else. I've been working on some stuff, but it's all still just in the block stage or the cut-out-and-not-remotely-put-together stage. Have a great weekend! Make something beautiful!

Star Quilt-Along, week 7

They're all starting to look the same to me. I hope I still like this when it's finished. I think I had better get started on the sashing blocks.

Star Quilt-Along, week 6

Yes, I am aware that it is now week 8. My husband took my camera to work with him for a week and a half, so that was part of the problem. The other part is that I have been working so much that I haven't had time to quilt or blog. So, I'm going to try to catch up pretty much in one day. We'll see if I get interrupted. So here's block six.

Star Quilt-Along, week 5

So, it's clear that I need to iron this. Again. I did iron it once, but my iron is having issues. If it has water in it, it just steams. The function to turn it off doesn't work, so I can either have a shoddy ironing job or burned fingers. You can see which one I chose.

The pink and white leaves are Max & Nobie for Moda. I think the line is just called Pink and Brown. Very apt name. The darker pink is just some scrap I found in the bag I'm pulling stuff from for my pink and brown Ohio Star quilt. I thought it matched well enough.

I'm sure you're sick of these block of the month blocks. I'll try to put something more interesting on here next. If I can find it.

As an aside, I have five boys and only two girls, so why on earth are most of quilts pink? My poor boys have to choose which girly quilt to snuggle under. They have their own boyish quilts, but those mostly stay upstairs. The ones that are in my quilt basket are pretty much all girly. Poor guys. I'll have to do something about that. Jill sent me all those great boy prints. Hmmm . . . (strokes chin) Have a fun day!

Star Quilt-Along, week 4

Once again, you'll have to check Amanda Jean's blog for the name of this block. Still haven't done my setting blocks. I guess I must not be as committed as Jill, who already has all the setting blocks done -- and probably the sashing too.

Star Quilt-Along, week 3

Ohio Star, love this block. No, I haven't started the setting blocks yet. I bet Jill is done with hers.

Star Quilt-Along, week 2

So maybe next week I'll beat Jill. She's a speed demon. Now, Jann, what's goin' on, girl! You can still catch up. C'mon. You know you want to!

Star Quilt-Along, week 1

When Amanda Jean did her Star Quilt-Along, I had not yet discovered her blog. However, since I want to do it, I asked a few of my friends if they wanted to do it with me. I am just going to show the blocks since Amanda Jean already did a great tutorial on the whole thing -- which is what I'm using. I used Max and Nobie fabrics for the prints and just something I've had a long time for the background -- just a very pale pink.

I have plenty of other stuff I've been working on, but January has not been as slow as one would expect it to be. I don't know why blogging has been so hard this month, but I'm going to try to do better at that. I know I said I was going to finish stuff, and I am. I am focusing on that list on the side of my blog. I'll get some updates on those quilts for you hopefully next week. I have to make two cakes today -- Bob the Builder for my son's 3rd birthday tomorrow and a baby shower cake for my friend for Saturday. Happy quilting!