Design Wall Monday 10-21-13

Here's what's on the wall:

The 9 patches are cut using the X-Block ruler which gives the bottom lay out.  I decided to make this a bit longer thus the two extra rows of blocks. Now to finish up the inside and start thinking about the borders. 

I laid these blocks out to start thinking about sewing them together.  I was thinking I might need another block to go with these.  My biggest concern though is that lite aqua background.  It really stands out.  The red block has red polka dots in the background . . .   I received these blocks and a LOT more from my FCQ Equilter group.  (Hum, the blocks above came from them too...good that I'm finally making some progress on them.)  I will play around with them some more and see what I can do about them.  

I'm trying to finish some small quilts and use up some of the blocks I have hanging around.  These two will be donation quilts, eventually. 

I did well with the goals this week.  Yea! 

Week of October 14, 2013

Sew the shaded 9 patch together√

Clean the studio√ well more of it at least

Sew the bright and white 4 patch together√

Load on Ruthie the baby quilt from June retreat√ and it’s quited!

Attend Women’s Club meeting√

Attend Powhattan’s Festival of the Grape! Yum√ unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate. 

Week of October 21, 2013

Border bright and white 4 patch

Load and quilt Michelle’s Black and White

Trim and bind baby quilt from June retreat

Try lace applique on embroidery machine

Load bright and white 4 patch on Ruthie

Sew together pinwheel quilt

Sew up 3 pillowcases

Border Shaded 9 Patch

I've added a bit more to the goals list as I finished more than I listed this past week.  I still need to do some putting away and straightening in the studio but I think I'll do that as an ongoing event.  I've found my cutting table is getting crowded with leftover scraps of fabric and "stuff." 

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Happy Quilting.