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! 

Design Wall Monday 1-20-2013

I'm way late today because I hosted my tea group this morning.  We had a great time enjoying Vanilla Cream loose tea given to me for Christmas by Jenny and Brian.  Yummy stuff. Here are the ladies working on stamped Valentine's Day cards. We've started doing a small activity after tea.  I tried a new recipe -- apple ginger muffins. Nummies!  

I've been working on getting my brown and blue blocks into a top and now they are!  I started this quilt at least two, maybe three years ago.  I decided it needed to be bigger so I put it on the back burner for a while while I gathered more fabrics.  This is earmarked for Quilts on Valor in Colorado.  I still need to piece the backing but I'm tickled to have found enough fabric in my stash to make a backing for it.  Hum, the blues are less vivid in person.  This is "Shoe Boxes" by Atkinson Designs. 

Last Week's Goals

Week of January 13, 2014

Continue sewing brown & blue blocks together√

Put together snowman kit no

Put borders on Stain Glass project, start sewing the leading down ugh, no

Clean excess fabric scraps off cutting table √ at least half is stashed away

Trace the first three blocks of Christmas Favorites quilt. (Yep, I’m starting something new! OH MY) √ did all of the tracing!

Play with the Sizzix! √ great fun

Embroider a kitchen towel for me! √

Week of January 20, 2014

Prep for in-house retreat!  YEA!

Make Ellie a Valentine’s Day T Shirt

Visit Ellie and her parents for a short trip

Make food for Tea group and enjoy the visit

Work on Splint 9 Patch – put borders on

Embroider shirts for Sophie and Natalie

Bake a cake, vacuum and dust house for retreat/tea group

Continue working on A Tisket, A Tasket blocks

I'm late posting but I'll be linking up with Patchwork Times.  Take a look at what's on design walls across the Internet. (Oops, I don't see a Linky Party at Judy's today.  If it gets added I'll go back to linking mine with her. So, I closed the browser page and then opened a new one. Surprise, there was the linky party so go party! ) 

Happy Quilting All