Hi. I hope you are staying warm! Our cold spell is supposed to end by tomorrow - I don't remember being this cold in a very long time! 😮 This post is a little update on the Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) and my latest home-made book.

Wonky Stars

The first thing I did when I learned that we had star blocks in our SAHRR quilt was to find my post on Wonky Stars. It gave me the link I needed and told me to be very careful because it was easy to get it wrong (which of course I managed to do!)

The baby quilt...so far

I love these wonky stars and the fabric that I used, but I'm a little concerned that it might over power the rest of the quilt. That's why I only made one border. I'll have to see what the next round brings us to figure it out.

Wonky stars with a lovely ombre background

Journal with a Butterfly Binding

It's been a while since I made a journal. I've missed it. Since I'm going to a birthday supper tonight, I thought that I would whip up a journal. It was a lot of fun 😊

Journal with a butterfly binding

I love how a slit of the binding shows between pages.

Journal with binding showing between sections

I created a pocket with the inside of the front and back covers. I didn't want to glue it down but I'm not sure that washi tape is the answer. I'll have to work on that!

Back panel cut into a pocket

When people make a journal, they usually take a picture of the binding to show what it's like. This is a version of a butterfly binding. You may notice an embroidered "Off the Grid" sampler in the background 😁 It's finally done. I'll be writing a post about it soon!

Journal with butterfly binding showing
and a peek at the finished "Off the Grid" sampler

What I learned

I should have considered my very colourful fabric before I made the border. I thought that the centre block was colourful but it's very subdued compared to my top border. It's all very relative isn't it?
I may undo the border and use slightly less bright fabric around the wonky stars....I'll wait to see what the other rounds bring us.
I enjoyed making this journal. There is not enough time to do everything that I want. I know that I can prioritize things, but really, I want to make it ALL!!!!!
I really love how my "Off the Grid" sampler came out. For someone who didn't care what colours that I would use, they are all playing together well. I just noticed that it's upside down in the photo above. Oh well, more this piece in the eventual post!

A cheerful centre block

I have no idea when I made this block but I love it. As soon as I found it, I knew what it would be my centre block for the SAHRR. It's all machine appliquéd. I'm happy to say that whenever I did this, I did a good job!😊

Round One - Spool Block

I've never done a spool block. Like Roseanne said, if you can make half-square triangles (HST) then you've got it. I didn't want my border to be too wide and I really didn't want to make too many blocks, so I cut one inch strips from the extra background fabric of my centre block and had just enough for four spool blocks plus enough to make each block three inches to match the width of my borders.

There is no doubt that these little spool blocks are not very accurate but in the middle of a quilt, it won't show too much. I was happy to find some of the same green fabric that's in my leaf. I know that I don't have many scraps left of the fabrics in the centre block but I hope to find a few more to add to the quilt.

Round One - adding the spool block

What I learned

I'm happy with the way that I figured out how to make the spool block. I just wish that they had been a little more accurate but by the fourth one, I didn't care! What can I say, making several blocks is just not my idea of fun.
Since there are five more rounds, I should be able to make a lovely baby quilt.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what everyone is making. I know that I will keep the blocks to a minimum but it will be a lot of fun!