Sherbet Pips and Peppermint Snowballs

I received a Sherbet Pips layer cake as a gift well over a year ago.  Not long after getting the fabric, I came across the perfect pattern for it.  I usually prefer to select my own fabric combinations to go with a pattern, but this time I just fell in love with the pattern for the same fabrics.

I used the Moda Bake Shop Peppermint Snowballs Quilt pattern, by Corey Yoder (from Little Miss Shabby).



The large snowball blocks work perfectly to showcase the feature prints.  And I just adore all the small squares and pinwheels.

My daughter loves puppies, and this quilt will fit perfectly in her pink and red room.



Right now the quilt is 45" square.  I'd like to make it a little bigger, so my daughter won't outgrow it too quickly.  I think I will just add fabric to the top and bottom, instead of doing an all around border.

I've been working on this quilt for over a year now, so it feels great to finally be near completed!

Playing Tetris - Week 6

One evening this week I took some time to play with scraps, and to finally try out a block I've been admiring for quite awhile.  I made a scrappy Japanese x and + block using Amy's tutorial at badskirt.



I used scraps for the front, and more scraps for the back.




There were several other projects I probably should have spent my time on, but sometimes I just need to jump into something new.



Although I fell behind posting about and my Tetris blocks, I have still been sewing them.  Here is my final block for week 6.




The owls this week were getting tired of the fence, so they got to perch in our little tree for a bit too.




You can check out more Tetris blocks for this week at Happy Quilting.

Playing Tetris - Week 3

I've been spending a lot of time watching the Olympics this week, so I haven't been sewing very much.  I did manage to get my third Tetris block done though.

I started laying out my fabric squares following the piece type and color, but then I just started making it up as I went.  The last two pieces worked better if I mirrored them, so I just went with it.

Maybe I'll actually follow the correct pieces next week if I don't leave it to the last day.