The last blocks are done!

I'm finished...with the NI blocks that is! Woohoo! Actually I finished the last one early Sunday morning, but I've just not had the mojo to blog about it. I have a bit of a cold and very low energy right now, most of which I'll reserve for sewing. So here are the last few blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry about the shadows on some of the blocks, but to get the true color I have to turn the flash off and then there's a shadow. I had thought about laying the blocks out on a snow bank, but we've had no sun for days and days. Just gloomy, snowy and really cold weather.
Oops...just hit a button and published too early....blogger must not want me to complain anymore...lol....just when I was really getting into it too :o)

Have a great day everyone!
Ranette

I can see the light....

at the end of the tunnel that is...Four more NI blocks finished and one of those was a doozy. See if you can guess which one.

 

 

 

 

I only have 7 more blocks to do and none of them look too hard and then I can start laying all of the blocks out and putting on sashing and cutting cornerstones. My daughter Emily said I should remind you all that these blocks are 6" finished. The doozy has 182 pieces in 6 1/2 inches. It took me several hours to make and that's why I kept the fabric simple...so much going on with it.

We didn't get the "ice" that a lot of southern Oklahoma got. We got more of a sleet than ice which is better because there is a bit more traction. I do think that we have around 10" of snow though. Jay shoveled snow on and off all day yesterday. Also we never lost electricity, thank God! It is very cold here today though, 19 degrees right now and not expected to get high than 25F. Brrrrrr!!!!

Okay, I'm headed back down to my NI room....lol Later!
Ranette

Good morning!

I have four more NI blocks to show this morning. That means I only have 11 left to do and one of those is in the middle of construction. No celebrating yet though. At least one of the blocks that I have left to do will take hours....seriously....hours. Oh well, I can see the finish line, almost :o)

 

 

 

 

It looks like my part of the country is in for a huge (8" to 15") snowstorm. I'm fine with that as long as we don't get ice. If it really does snow that much I'll close the store and stay home and sew and cook. I'm pretty sure you know what I'm hoping will happen...lol

Have a great Wednesday everyone....
Ranette

Just stopping in for a minute!

Allie did great with her surgery yesterday....she didn't even have to take a pain pill afterwards. The hardest part was getting her IV in (10 sticks...ouch)and that was a little dramatic, not for Allie though just the nurses and doctor.

Here are my 3 newest NI blocks....

 

 

 

That second block really didn't have much rhythm or reason to it so I just did it and it looks okay. The third block pictured was a bit tricky and I should have hand pieced it, but it will be fine.

I'm in my sewing room today and off the computer. All of the wonderful things on your blogs are so tempting to me and keep me on the computer for far too long...lol I enjoy and get inspiration for everyone though.

Have a great Saturday!
Ranette

If I listen real close....

I can almost hear you all saying "not another boring red & white block...please"....lol Well there is one at the end of this post, but first I want to show you the last quilt that I had quilted in November or December by my longarm quilting friend, Linda.

 

The quilting on this quilt took an ordinary Double Wedding Ring quilt (yes I used the cheater's stuff) to a beautiful quilt to throw on my table in the Spring. Here's a close-up of the quilting.

 

Linda did such a good job. Of course she always does. I'm not going to be able to get any quilts professionally quilted for a little while, which is going to push me out of my comfort zone and I'm going to quilt some of my tops myself. Come h-e-double hockey sticks or high water. I mean it. I always used to quilt my own tops so I know I can do it....hopefully.

It was also a great mail day with my favorite quilting magazine being delivered directly to my door.

 

I haven't looked through it yet, but I'm sure it's chock full of quilty inspiration!

Okay, okay here's the red & white NI block for today....I just couldn't not do one when I'm sooooo close to being done with them.

 

The last few I've done have been very easy, but I checked and I've got a few difficult blocks coming up. I just need to keep the mojo.

Well I'm off to do some laundry and look at the sunshine....WooHoo....later!
Ranette

3 days in a row!!!

What's up with that....lol...I really do plan to post everyday and then life happens and I don't, but so far so good this week. Nothing really new to show you on the quilting side of life, well except two more Nearly Insane blocks.

 

 

Sorry the pictures are so dark, but it's cloudy all the time anymore. I know that it's January, but come on....I'm sick of it and I need some sunshine. I'm also cold....like all the time anymore or hot....no in-between, none at all...lol

Okay, enough complaining now....I'm going to go sew!

Ranette

Good Tuesday morning!

I'm not sure what happened to Monday, but wow it went by fast! I did manage to squeeze in piecing a Nearly Insane block.

 

I'm just going to keep plugging away on these blocks and one day, very soon I hope, I'll be done, with the blocks that is. Still a long way to go on this quilt.

I also made a few more yoyo's. If any of you haven't tried making these....don't! LOL They are so addicting and now Sharon and I have Kara making them as well.

Allie is having surgery to remove the screw in her ankle on Friday...not a big deal according to the doctor and hopefully it will help her pain and mobility some. The doctor said she's healed up great, so that's good news. I want to thank all of you again for your prayers and concern for Allie during her ordeal. It was such a blessing!

Enjoy the day!
Ranette