Design Wall Monday 8-11-2014

Travel time took away from quilting this past week but it sure was fun to see the grands! 

Here's what has been worked on -- I fixed the block I showed here.  I've sewn blocks from 5 rows together.  I hope to start sewing the top 4 or 5 rows together today as I don't have room to add the last 3 rows.  Sad part is I've cut all the pieces to finish the inside and I've run out of the background.  I need to make an effort to find more as there is not enough left to finish the last row.  Plus I'm hoping to find some more of the blue star points and some of the burgundy or something in that color for the borders.  The print fabric is ancient.  The burgundy is actually an old Moda Marbles so I'm hoping I can find some of that but who knows whether it will match or not. The background I got at a local store so I might have some luck. The blue is a newly purchased fabric also. 

Once this is as far as I can get it I'll start on the dresden baskets.  I did fix the baskets up to see if I would like the orange as the sashing.  It does work well and I have enough of that fabric to do it. 

And here's a close up

I have been working on a few more rows for the Row by Row but no pictures yet.  I've got three done and a fourth one started. 

Here are the goals: 

Week of August 4, 2014

Finish making star blocks from mystery√

Bind the three yards, 3 baby quilts

Keep working on row by rows√

Birthday party for the grands!√

Work on disappearing stars√

Dresden Baskets – time to sash

Explore sashing for A Tisket, A Tasket

And this week I'll be working on -- 

Week of August 11, 2014

Sew blocks into rows from mystery

Finish binding on 3 baby quilts

Add border top and bottom to small heart quilt

Keep working on row by rows

Sash Dresden baskets

Work on new Christmas Favorites block or sash A Tisket, A Tasket 

And here's why we went a traveling this past week. Natalie and Sophia had a birthday party at the Train Room in a local park. Natalie can sure eat a lot of pizza for being only two!

Sophie likes the construction worker dress-up her Nana gave her. 

We stayed with Ellie so I got some new pictures of her.  Here is a new selfie from us. Yikes I look like my Grandma Rowe.

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Design Wall Monday 11-18-13

This past week got away from me.  

I spent one day making place mats with my neighbors.  They got several done, I got one done.  I proceeded to cut out more while they were sewing.  We had a great morning chatting and working.  Except, I cut both borders too short.  ARGH!  I was able to cut the 2 smaller pieces from the long pieces that were wrong.  The wrong short pieces are going to become bricks in a baby quilt.  And, off to JoAnns I went the next day to get more of the border fabric which they actually still had. Thank goodness. 

I spent a day being a Christmas Mother "shopper".  I'd never heard of that organization until I came here.  There are lots of toys, clothing, books and games organized on tables at the old Armory.  The shoppers get a list from either a needy family or children of what they'd like for Christmas from the organization. Shoppers try to find what they want in all the items there.   I thought it would take me an hour or so.  Wrong, I was there for nearly 3 hours.  Then it was on to JoAnns. 

Thursday I got a little sewing done and Friday we were off to visit Ellie and her parents.  No wonder I don't have a lot of finishes on my to do list.  And this week doesn't look like it will be much better. 

Here's what I've done recently: 

This is a pattern shown on Missouri Star Quilting on You Tube.  The pattern idea comes from 3 Dudes Quilting in Phoenix, AZ.  You can watch the video here to make your own. 

I haven't decided if I am going to put a border on it or not.  These strips were gathered from here and there.  Many of the strips were duplicated but some were just one or part of one strip.  It isn't a particularly fast way to make a quilt but it is a little more interesting than the basic 1600 Quilt.  

I finished this little quilt last week.  It was the March challenge on Small Quilt Talk Yahoo group.  I went a little crazy.  The half square triangles finished 3/4" or so?  I'd have to run upstairs to measure them.  I think it ended up 7 x 10" in the end.  I used a decorative stitch on Bubbles in the border.  Some how the corners all came out pretty good.  Amazing.  Below I've let one of my bears hold it. 

As noted above, I was busy this week and sewing wasn't the main thing! Maybe this coming week I'll get more accomplished on my list.  (Or, maybe I should put everything on my list I know I will be doing!) 

Week of November 11, 2013

Border shaded 9 patch

Use x block ruler to cut 9 patches and make last two rows of red, white and blue quilt

Spend a day making baby quilts: blue one, more pinwheel blocks into quilt top and cut fish quilt out√√ actually I sewed a little on the fish one

Spend a day sewing some Christmas placemats with Jennie and Diana√

Visit Ellie and her parents! √

Load a baby quilt on Ruthie and quilt it? √ started at least

Week of November 18, 2013

Play with Natalie as she recuperates

Attend Faithful Circle Guild

Use x block ruler to cut 9 patches and make last two rows of red, white and blue quilt

Finish baby quilt for CP Guild

Load green quilt on Ruthie

Make a couple of placemats

Try to do SOMETHING, any thing on shaded 9 patch!

Get binding on black, white and bright baby quilt.

By the way,  Cassie, the yellow lab, mentioned that she wanted equal time. So here she is with Ellie.

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Design Wall Monday 11-11-13

Wow, did this past week zoom by.  And, this week doesn't look like it will be any slower.  Does time speed up the closer we get to the big holidays?  ie, Christmas and Thanksgiving? 

First off, I made the block for Queen Bee, Ashley.  Lots of triangles but not all that hard.  I like that it is a big block! It will go in the mail to her soon.  (Note to self, get it mailed!) 

Both of these baby quilts were turned in to Country Piecemakers this past weekend.  They will go to the neonatal unit at one of our local hospitals.  I had a third one almost ready but it didn't get finished.  Don't I look bored in the green quilt pic?  

On to the goals. I thought I hadn't gotten much done so I was surprised when I got to the end to realize I had gotten quite a bit done -- there's was a lot on the list. 

Week of November 4, 2013

Finish binding on bright and white√

Quilt Michelle’s Black and White√

Make binding and bind Michelle’s Black and White nope!

Load and quilt Kate’s green 1600 quilt√

Border shaded 9 patch nope

Use x block ruler to cut 9 patches and make last two rows of red, white and blue quilt um, no again

Plan Christmas placemats√

Sew three more pillowcases√

Make labels for quilt group√

And this week's list is a little more reasonable as I'll be visiting Ellie this week. 

Week of November 11, 2013

Border shaded 9 patch

Use x block ruler to cut 9 patches and make last two rows of red, white and blue quilt

Spend a day making baby quilts: blue one, more pinwheel blocks into quilt top and cut fish quilt out

Spend a day sewing some Christmas placemats with Jennie and Diana

Visit Ellie and her parents!

Load a baby quilt on Ruthie and quilt it?

Speaking of Ellie -- Kevin sent us a couple of pictures last night.  I thought this one is too cute.  The white to the right is Mommy keeping her snug. 

Ellie, 2 weeks old and Homer -- um 7 or so? maybe 8?

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