Thanks for your patience waiting for me to post these winners! Since we had so many in such a short time, it seemed like a good idea to just wait until they were all finished! :)

For the Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day:


The winners of both my PDF patterns are #277 Gccmom and #182 Jennie!


For the Geared for Guys Giveaway:

The winner is #210 Jamie B!


For the Fat Quarterly Shape Workshop Giveaway:

The winner is #153 Angie!

I'll email you all tonight! Thank you to everyone for entering! :)

Cheers!

Catch-up!

Wip, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

I can't believe how long it's been since my last "regular" post! May was such a crazy month! I'm looking forward to things slowing down a little bit! Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaways! I'll pop in tomorrow and announce all the winners! Okay, let's get caught up! :)

I squeezed in a little free sewing time this past week and dug into my stack of works-in-progress.  I ended up working on putting together this quilt, using blocks made by the Twice Around the Block Bee ladies! I added to them so they were all 12.5" square, and made two more.  I am really happy with how it's turned out so far.  I think I'll finish it off with some pebble quilting!

Pouch, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

I made myself a new zipper pouch! I got this fabric combo stuck in my head (Habitat by Jay McCarroll and Wonderland by Momo), and a pouch seemed like the perfect project! I use Kelly's zipper tab method!

Grand Hotel, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

There has been a bit of fabric mail lately.  I was really behaving for a while there... and now, not so much, hehe! This delicious stack is Jenean Morrison's new line, Grand Hotel! I love, love the colors! I bought my stack from Sprightly Fabrics. You can also find the entire line at Fat Quarter Shop.

Yarou, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Look at this cute little guy that arrived today! I could not resist adding him to my collection of stuffed animals.  He's so well made and so tiny! I purchased him from Protopye on etsy!

Before and after!, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

I actually have a non-sewing finish to share this week! At our last apartment in Ohio, some one put this little chest of drawers out for the trash and I snatched it. It's pretty cheap wood (but it is wood!), and it was in bad condition, but it's been the perfect size for all my shipping supplies.  I finally had a chance to refinish it last weekend! I painted it with chalkboard paint and some knobs that we found at a Habitat for Humanity ReStore for $.50 each! I'm so happy with how it turned out!

Pink Pyrex, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

I actually found a bit of vintage pyrex recently too! I found these three pink refridgerator dishes tucked in a corner at an antique mall last weekend.  They definitely weren't thrift price, but they are in awesome condition and it was waaaay better than online prices! Now I just need the 502 and my set is complete :)

Garden, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

My garden has been doing great! I put plants in on Mother's Day and Michael did a great job taking care of it when I went to Quilt Market.  I put down a bunch of leaf mulch since this shot to help keep the weeds down, which has been great.  I even have a few flowers on my tomato plants already!

George, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

George has been good too!

I'm excited to welcome three new sponsors to In Color Order! The Annex Sewing Lounge, specializing in vintage fabrics, notions and quilt kits, Bloomerie Fabrics, a great selection of fabrics, books, patterns and even baker's twine, and finally Form and Fabric, beautiful modern fabrics, great customer service and discounted US shipping! I hope you'll check them out! :)

Today I love the..
Smell of: Fresh air
Sound of: Monk
Taste of: Diet Coke
Sight of: New fabric
Feel of: Warm sunny day

Good Things about Today:
- Productive day!
- Taught a quilting class at the Sewcial Lounge!
- Happy mail!
- George has been extra cute today!

HST Block of the Month: June

Welcome to the Half-Square Triangle Block of the Month! For each month in 2012, I'll present a quick tutorial for a traditional quilt block using half-square triangles (HST)! It's going to be a lot of fun, feel free to join in at any time! For past posts see here.  
Happy June! Today I'm sharing with you the sixth block of our block of the month series! We're half-way done! Isn't that crazy?  This block is a super simple! Let's dive right in!

Cutting

HST Block of the Month: June, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Traditional Method:

- (8) 4" squares from background fabric (white)

- (2) 4" squares from print fabric (green)

- (2) 4" squares from second print fabric (turquoise)

- (2) 4" squares from third print fabric (teal)

- (2) 4" squares from fourth print fabric (navy)

Alternative Method:

- (4) 6" squares from background fabric (white)

- (1) 6" squares from print fabric (green)

- (1) 6" squares from second print fabric (turquoise)

- (1) 6" squares from third print fabric (teal)

- (1) 6" squares from fourth print fabric (navy)

HST Block of the Month: June, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

1. Assemble your half-square triangles using either the traditional method, or the alternative method. Press seams open.

2. Trim your HSTs to 3.5" square.

HST Block of the Month: June, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

3. Arrange your HSTs as shown in the image above.

HST Block of the Month: June, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

4. Sew your HSTs into four rows. Press seams in alternating directions as shown above.

HST Block of the Month: June, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

5. Sew your four rows together, pinning where the seams match up. Press seams open. Trim block to 12.5" if necessary.

Voila! You're done! :)

HST Block of the Month: Half-way, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Now that we're half-way through, I thought I'd take a shot of all my blocks together! I'm getting excited seeing this quilt come together, I hope you are too!

If you create a block using this tutorial I hope you'll add it to the flickr group!

Happy Sewing!

Favorites

Favorites, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

1. layout - almost all the blocks together, 2. Clamshell pillow, 3. wacky stack quilt in raspberry, 4. Retro Flower Quilt, 5. purple simo outside, 6. Rainbow Geese in the Forest, 7. Cherry Creamsicle, 8. Detail on Urban Bead, 9. circle bedthrow

Every Friday I go through my favorite photos on Flickr, and choose nine sewing/quilting related projects to showcase here.  These photos and projects are not my own, you can find the original images and creators by clicking the coordinating links! If for any reason you do not want your project featured here, please feel free to email me and I'll remove it!

Happy Weekend! :)