Monday, Monday - Going Wonky

It's Design Wall Monday - pop over to Judy's to see what others are up to.

After getting the fractured diamonds out of my system, I've now gotten into making log cabins. However, I decided to make the blocks askew or wonky.

I made the blocks 7 1/2 inches so that I could trim them to 6 1/2 inches by tilting the square ruler 30 degrees. Didn't that sound intelligent. Actually I don't know what degree I used. I just eyeballed it.

Here's the first little quilt - 36" square.

And here's the other which is also 36". No borders on either at this time.

Monday, Monday

Remember to pop over to Judy's for Design Wall Monday to see what other are up to!!

I've been stuck on the fractured diamond  for a week. All the possibilities were circling around in my head.

This first one was made from the above "kite" type template which is very easy to make.

This next one is my favorite because the diamonds are floating free. I made another template making the square a half inch larger which lends for a wider space at the bottom of each block. When all  blocks are sewn together, you see more of the background fabric.

Notice the square in this template and the width of the pointed wedge at the bottom of the photo. This kite is not as wide as the others. This will allow the diamond to become more distorted and will float each diamond, as well.

All three of these will go to the helping hands ladies after I've quilted them. Each is about 36 inches which is ideal for their needs.

Hopefully, the fractured diamond thingy is out of my system for awhile and thankfully a large portion of my scraps are gone.

Hands2Help

Sorry about the photos being askew.
These are the two quilts that I've been working on and plan on machine quilting very, very soon for the Hands 2 Help Quilt Challenge.
 I learned about this project via Sarah. 

"Flatties"

I was surfing the Net the other day and stumbled across Melanie Testa's post about breast cancer and a discussion about, well I just post the LINK so that you can read it for yourselves.
Anyway, Melanie was calling for 1000 pockets for the Cause. I pledged two and here they are. The deadline is October 23rd so there's still time to participate if you'd like.

Needed

Tonya needs help.
Her chapter of the Linus Project needs blankets for children from babies to teens. Pop over to her blog for more info.

These quilt top are what I'm sending because I don't have any quilted items. If you'd like to help, contact Tonya for more information.

Charity Contest

Charity begins at home and should spread around the world. Michele from Canada is sponsoring such a thing. Check out the info on this link and join in the loving care that goes into a quilt.