Saturday, March 26, 2016

Just another scrappy day

Before I forget again, here's the second star block I made for our town's fundraiser quilt.  After all the Ohio stars I made last year, I think I could make this block in my sleep.  (We're not limited to making stars for the quilt - I just really really like stars...)





 I'm continuing in my efforts to catch up with the 365 Challenge, with another 5 blocks done today.


One thing that's helping me at this point is that I'm starting to accumulate a backlog of pieces leftover from other blocks.  Half square triangles, for instance, are getting easy to come by.  And several of today's set of blocks called for 1.25" squares, which happily can be cut from a 2.5" square. 
So now I'm caught up through March 10 - only 16 days behind!  I would have plowed forward with another block, but the next one in the sequence is a real bear.  I decided I'd tackle it with a clear head.

Next in line was a little boat I had cut and prepped yesterday.
I checked it carefully for stowaways...


Looks like we're all clear!  Not a single monkey on board.


But little did I know that the contagion could spread to piglets.


This poor little guy has the worst case of monkeys I've ever seen...




Linking with Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun than Housework.  Come see what all us scrap enthusiasts are up to this week!


8 comments:

Chantal said...

Congrats on catching up with the 365 Challenge. Yours blocks are lovely. Especially love the bottom left for some reason. Great work Gayle. I bet these little piglets love bananas, hehehe! Have a great Easter Sunday. ♥ ;^)

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

A pig with a monkey on his back. Too funny! Thanks for sharing all your fun blocks and with oh Scrap!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

More pretty, purple pigs, but no plaid!! :) I love stars, too - your Ohio stars are always great!

Shelina (formerly known as Shasta) said...

Another great collection of blocks. Love the pig with the monkey ear!

Wanderingcatstudio said...

Those damn dirty apes are going to take over the planet if you're not careful.

Sally Trude said...

Oh no. Now I have to go back and look for monkey blocks that feature pigs.

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

This post made me smile... You do have a lot of fun with your sewing Gayle!

Magpie Sue said...

LOL! "That little piggie has the worst case of monkeys I've ever seen" LOL!