Monday, May 26, 2014

Design Wall Monday 5-26-2014

It looks like I got a lot done this week.  I did load another smaller quilt on Ruthie and got it quilted.  Then both small quilts got the binding on and I sewed them down by hand at the Sunday Sit and Stitch for Country Piecemakers. Note to self, it would have taken a whole lot less time to stitch both sides by machine! 
This bow tie quilt is very small -- 30" x 36".  The guild has taken on another charity -- a local nursing home.  They want small quilts to put over laps of folks sitting in wheel chairs.  Several of us have made some and we are hoping to get a better idea of what size they would like.  I used some King Tut variegated thread that was a sample either when I bought the machine or when I went to a long arm convention. I loved how it looked in all the white spaces. Blocks were left overs from when I made a lot of bow tie blocks as enders.


Next up is a pinwheel quilt.  I used a new panto on it called Coquina.  I don't really like dense quilting so this was perfect for me.  I do wonder whether I would prefer it if it were just a bit smaller.  I believe the panto is 8" wide. Easy to do and gives nice texture. 

I know my dedicated readers have to be saying, oh yea.  She's got some nice finishes this month.  WRONG!  These blocks came from my FCQ Equilters. Not one block was from my stash. Sigh.  And the backing is a basketball print from Joe Boxer that Kay found at a thrift store and gave to the guild. Sigh. At least the binding was from my stash.  At least I will have quite a few blocks going to other FCQ Equilters this week.  (Note to self, finish the cute birds for Pam!) 

Goals got some tick marks for completions but most items were moved to this week rather than actually finished.  Sigh. 

Week of May 19, 2014

Load and quilt QOV quilt on Ruthie
Make blocks for FCQ Equilters ½ done
Make backing for Dots for Tots/sailboat quilt I did actually make some progress
Cut fabric for heart quilt to take on retreat √ at least the black was cut,  still need to cut the red
Bind charity baby quilt √ actually I quilted a second one and both are bound
Decide on another UFO to work on…
Get back to work on Christmas Favorites

I'm down to copying and pasting items since I didn't get all that many done. 
Week od May 26, 2014
Finish blocks for FCQ Equilters
Make backing for Dots for Tots/sailboat quilt
quilt QOV quilt on Ruthie
Decide on another UFO to work on…
Get back to work on Christmas Favorites
Figure out border on older mystery quilt

My tea group got together on Thursday and after the tea we learned how to make bows.  Here are Beth, Anna and Mickey working hard on their bows.  The best part is all of the bows turned out so nicely.  I need to try another one so I don't forget how to do it!  

Don't forget to visit Patchwork Times with lots of links to other Design Walls this morning. 

Happy Quilting All! 

Monday, May 19, 2014

Design Wall Monday 5-19-2014

Yea for getting several things done on my goals list last week.  You can read the specifics farther down.  But one was to get the borders on the Sail Boat quilt.  Now to figure out how to quilt it.  I know I have to have some swirling wind in the background.  But what to do about the hulls and sails? 

I've started trying to figure out what to do for the backing. I really would like to buy a backing but I have several pieces of fabric and some left over half square triangles I can put on the back.  It'll take me longer to do it but I'll use what I have on hand for the back. 

Here are the Rail Fence Star blocks all ready to be sewn together.  I may bring them with me to the retreat and sew them into a quilt there. 

Many of the goals got check marks next to them this week. Since Bubbles was in for a spa treatment (ok, an oil and lube job and cleaning) I couldn't work on one of the items on my list. 
Week of May 12, 2014
Finish getting borders on sailboat quilt
Make 2 more Rainbow Scrap Color Challenge blocks
Finish rail fence star blocks and sew together
Quilt baby charity quilt on Ruthie
Load another QOV quilt on Ruthie
Make blocks for FCQ Equilters (2 different sets -- I’m behind!) Started but not finished…

Week of May 19, 2014
Load and quilt QOV quilt on Ruthie
Make blocks for FCQ Equilters
Make backing for Dots for Tots/sailboat quilt
Cut fabric for heart quilt to take on retreat
Bind charity baby quilt
Decide on another UFO to work on…
Get back to work on Christmas Favorites

Have fun visiting Patchwork Times where you will find links to all sorts of Design Wall postings. 

Happy Quilting All!