Not a block for Robyn, but.....

How about a Llama pillow???

 I just love him.

And as a perfect companion?? A selvedge quilt!

(tutorial here)

I am stoked about the way it turned out!!

It measures right around 60"x60", bound with Little Apples Aqua Buttons, backed with a trifecta of Remix by Ann Kelle, leftover squares from Theo's 1st Birthday quilt, and Denyse Schmidt's Diamond Check in Cornflower.

Yeah, it's a scrappy back.

I decided to hand quilt after machine quilting two blocks. I wanted a bit more emphasis on the "windmills".  I'm really glad I made the change. I love the chunkiness of the embroidery floss.

I treasure this quilt. Thank you again, ladies.

Just look at these two...

They were meant for each other!

another tile for robyn

I had so much fun making the first one that I had to make another.  It went so much faster which made it even more fun.  Hope you can use another! 

To Robyn Love, Jen

Dear Robyn,

This square was a breeze to sew.

Let me restate:

It is a breeze to sew if you cut out a 5in square for block B instead of a 4.5in block.

My brain is fuzzy.

What can I say?

The second time I cut it and sewed it was a complete joy.

I hope it works for you.

I really tried to consider what would work together without being matchy-matchy.

Looking at all the other posted squares made me nervous.

They are so different. 

My simple brain loves a sense of uniformity. 

I cannot wait to see how they work together.

Love,

Jen

PS

Have I mentioned that I LOVE having my sister in the sewing bee?

I do.

She is the only person who would listen to me go step-by-step until she figures out where I went wrong.

She is the only person that will tell me that I put last month block together wrong. 

(Amy, I am remedying this before I send it to you.)

I appreciate her honesty. 

Truth be told, everyone needs a sister.

I love you Nicole.

Amy & Robin

This is for you Amy.  Sorry it is soo late...

The houndstooth is from DS Quilts Collection Aunt Edna. I had to use it especially since it was called 'Houndstooth Gold.' I think gold is a tricky color to come by and hard to use...at least for me :)



This one is for you Robin. I tried to make it not matchy and totally had a different center but it looked funny. I like this better & hopefully you will too!

I love those strawberries. Probable one of my all time favorite fabrics. It reminds me of being a kid and going to Colorado to visit my Grandpa George and Grandma Laura. They grew the most delicious strawberries in their back yard & were kind enough to send us out with a basket to pick them as we liked. Best tasting strawberries ever!

xoxo

Teriney

tile for robyn

This was such a fun square!  It was inspired by three things.  Spring!!!  The butterflies we just hatched! And the box of amazing fabrics my dear cousin Emily sent me!!  It feels like heaven looking at them and feeling inspired by them.  I hope you like it Robyn!  If you could use another just let me know.

tile for Robyn

I promise it's not this crooked in person! Blame the photographer! At least the white looks white and not blue this time! :)

I loved picking these fabrics! I love how fabrics have a story!

The bottom fabric with blue and red circles was a gift from Teriney. The small red squares are from the back of my 12squared pinwheel quilt last year and inspired by Becca. The center one I picked just for Robyn.  I hope you enjoy it! I can't wait to see them all together!

Tiles for Robyn

Dear Robyn,

I really hope this is what you were going for!  I have to apologize for the Mad Hatter curves on the right side of the block.  It's a long story.  Enjoy!

xo

Becca

I Ironed it, I Promise!

How come you can iron your square and then when you bring it down stairs to take a picture of it, it has funny creases and wrinkles?

I really did iron it. Elizabeth just reminded me that it helps to use starch. So, Robyn, it will look better when you get it... except for the creases caused by folding it.

Oh, well.

owl emotions

Dear Robyn,

here is my antique tile square for you...

these owls crack me up.  the one in the corner is angry and I have to wonder why.  maybe it's because in high school zoology class, I dissected one of the pellets he coughed up to look for mouse bones.  The one in the other corner just looks sleepy.  or mad.  I can't tell.  The little guy on the top left looks really surprised and the one next to him seems like he did something he doesn't want you to know about.  I'll let you make up your own stories about these guys.

enjoy!
em

A Square for Robyn

Dear Robyn,
I started out with this square...

the seams were a little off, but mostly I was afraid that the fabrics would be a little too obnoxious to you.

Here is the second attempt... 

Let me know which one you want (or you can just have both).
xo,
Nicole

Here they are a little more in focus...