I'M SO BLUE IS QUILTED

 I finished the quilting on I'm So Blue, formally known as Blue Slabs.  I had nothing but trouble with the program for this quilting pattern.  But, I got it done.

I trimmed it and made the binding and sewed it onto the backing and  plan to roll it onto the front and finish it tomorrow.  Stay tuned.

QUILTING BLUE SLABS

 I've been quilting on the Blue Slabs project - which I have renamed "I'm So Blue".  I'm using a computer program that looks a bit like a Baptist Fan pattern.  I've always liked the look of that.

It's almost done. Just a couple more passes to make.

BLUE SLABS TOP

 I decided I had to push forward and finish the top of the Blue Slabs.  I've been spending the last few days working on them.  Today I got the last of it done.

It's a top!  And, it needs a name.  And a backing.  And a label.

Tomorrow...

SORTING THE BLUES

 I sorted the scraps that remain in the Blue scrap bucket.  There were a lot of small bits.  So, I sewed some together and ended up with two Log Cabin type blocks.

There's still lots of littles left.

BACK TO THE BLUE SLABS

 I've been working on the Blue SLABS again.  I started out trying to make pieces to join the blocks together, but that was time consuming.  So, instead, I'm just making the blocks I already have join together.  Sometimes that means adding, sometimes that means editing.

Here's how it looks so far.  I've got the left side all sewn together.  Lots of partial seams.

WORKING ON THE BLUE SLABS

 I'm making more blue Slabs and adding them to the wall.  When should I start thinking about joining them together?

Not yet.

BACK TO THE SLABS

 I got out the blue Slabs I made last Friday with Cheryl Arkison on Sew Squad.  And, got busy making more.

I put them up on the wall as I made them.

Love it!

And then, since it's Tuesday at 1pm, it's time for Cheryl again!  It's the Quilters Playcation 2024.

This week's block is about pointy things.  This is week 15.

SLAB WORKSHOP

 I signed up for Sew Squad so I could go to a SLAB Workshop with Cheryl Arkison.  And it was so much fun.  

I took out my Blue Scrap Bucket and got to work.  First Cheryl had us sort our scraps.  She started with color first, but I already had mine sorted by color.  Then we sorted by size.  I had a lot of narrow strips, so I sorted those into their own pile.

Then we started with sewing the little pieces into a bit bigger pieces.  And we were off!

Here's what I had after the workshop: