Thursday Weather Report #187 & birthday countdown - 12/17/20

I thought yesterday was supposed to be the coldest day of the week but today's temp is only 21F, proving that theory way off base. We did get some snow last night (my back isn't speaking to me after shoveling for the first time this year) but it will probably melt pretty soon as we are expecting rain and 40s next week. Boooo!

December 9 - 15, 2020
34 - 39 - 55 - 46 - 37 - 34 - 25 F

Today marks the 1 month countdown until my birthday! In other words, if you would like to send me a birthday  cake block and haven't sent one yet, it's time to get on that. You can find the directions here and I can also email you a pdf of the directions if that's easier. 

I've received many cake blocks already, with people telling me more are coming!!! I've gotten 2 black cakes and a red velvet there on the right. There are also cat fabric cakes, hexie fabrics and lots of purple. It's going to be a fabulous quilt. I hope to start stitching on my birthday since I probably won't be able to do anything else thanks to Covid.

Thank you to everyone who has participated so far and thanks to everyone else who sends a block or card. It actually makes the mail fun, especially when all the holidays have been "cancelled".

Birthday Cake reminder

It's now just four month's until my "nifty" birthday...have you made a birthday cake block yet?

I've received several in the mail already and I know several more are in the works. I'd love to receive your blocks before my birthday on 1/17. That's a Sunday so I hope to start sewing them together that weekend.

My first Over the Hill (black) block!!!
Hahahahaha!

Directions are at the link above or I can also send a pdf to anyone who asks. TIA for participating!!

Feline Friday and Birthday Cake - 7/17/20

It's a big day here at Casa Grande!!

 Not only did I finally get rid of that toe jam but it's also just 6 months until Momma has one of those "zero" birthdays, one that rhymes with nifty. Momma is hoping you can help her celebrate by making a block or two to help her make a birthday quilt!! She also hopes you will sign your Name/City/Sate/Country in the middle of the cake.

Momma knows the blocks are kinda small but they are just so darn cute. Truth be told she tried to make the block bigger for all y'all but the cutting sizes made for lots of naughty words so she stuck with the cute size. You're welcome.

Please know that Momma got the idea from Temecula Quilt Company who got the idea from an antique quilt.

Momma says you will need the following fabrics:

• Light (1.25" x 17" strip) - please use any White on White (WOW) fabric. You may wish to use a different or plain white for the center so that you can sign your name more easily.
• Dark (1.25" x 13" strip) - any fabric will do as this will be a scrappy quilt but if you must know - Momma's favorite color is purple and she really loves Grunge, batiks, Tula and hexies. But really, anything goes!

From the WOW strip cut:
(2) 7/8" squares
(2) 2" rectangles
(2) 1.75" rectangles
(2) 1.25" rectangles
(2) 1" rectangles and (1) 2.25" rectangle

From the dark strip cut:
(1) 1.25" rectangle
(1) 1.75" rectangle
(1) 2.75" rectangle
(2) 1" rectangles
(1) 4.25" rectangle

Use the tiny WOW squares to snowball the top of the cake.
I found I had to trim the block to 1.25" again after snowballing.

 

Assemble each row, pressing the snowball towards
the white,
 but all other rows towards the dark.

The block should be 4.25" unfinished.

Momma will share more blocks as the nifty day gets closer. She plans to make some extras for her non-quilting family & friends to sign. She's already got 3 cakes made and hasn't shared a one! Please let her know if you have questions.

Blocks can be sent to Sarah's Birthday Cakes, PO Box 26, Castile, NY 14427-0026.

Thank you!!!

PS - Can someone tell me how to attach a pdf? I will email it to anyone who asks...