Design Wall Monday 8-13-12

I've been in withdrawal.  My hard drive gave up a week ago.  What?  Why didn't they mention the fact it might be failing last time I had it worked on? I usually back it up every couple of months . . . But it was January the last time I did it.  Sniff.  Good bye Smithsonian pics.  Goodbye list of books I've read this year.  Sniff, sniff.  Hopefully, my Mac will be coming home soon.

As I was leaving the Apple store I picked up an iPad.  I probably need to take a class so I know all its tricks and treats.  So today's blog is brought to you by iPad.

ARGH!  I can't upload my picture from the iPad.  Please let me know if you know how.

I'm working on a Christmas wall hanging with 12 machine embroidered red work snowman, santas, and gingerbread people.  It has some pieced trees in green and many reds squares and strips.  A picture would be so much better!

Don't forgt to go to Judy's Patchwork Times.
http://www.patchworktimes.com/2012/08/13/design-wall-monday-august-13-2012/

Two goals this week.
Work on Christmas quilt
Work on Scrap Squad #4

That's pretty much what I've been doing for the last week or so.

Happy Quilting.  Bonnie

July Stash Busting!

It was such a busy month I barely made it into a JoAnns store.  So it was a great month for fabric usage.

	July	Year to Date
Fabric In	0   yards	76.42 yards
Fabric Out	9.25     yards	60.93   yards
Total	9.25   yards	-15.49    yards

Not a bad month at all!  I guess it helps to spend half of the month at someone else's house! ARGH! Does anyone know of a way to paste in a table from Word and have all of the lines show up? I went back to March to copy this table and it shows fine in the compose format but lines drop out in the preview format.  ARGH! 


I have already finished the binding on the Flamingo quilt which will be a donation to Project Linus through Faithful Circle Quilters.  And, I was also able to finish the embroidery pieces for the quilt I am making to donate to a live auction at my church.  Time for me to get going on piecing of that quilt and start Scrap Squad #4.  


Things keep hopping here.  And, after this report of my fabric usage there is hope I can use more fabric than I acquire this year.  


Happy quilting! 

Design Wall Monday 7/30/12

Yea!  I'm able to post on a Monday! This isn't on the design wall it's already been gifted to Natalie. 

This is my Scrap Squad #3.  It was highlighted a couple of weeks ago on the Quilty Pleasures blog. 

Check out these colors Jenny wanted me to use to match the stenciling she had done in the baby's room...

I am anxious to see how the quilt washes up as I used a water soluble stabilizer.  I cut out as much of it as I could so hopefully the rest rinses out in the wash.  

Here are the owls all lined up and ready to be attached to the quilt.  I used a  blanket stitch around all the body parts.... lots of body parts!   I still need to hand blanket stitch around the black eyes.  I figure it  would be easier to do those by hand  later.  Um,  I've tried it and, no, it isn't all that easy.  Which explains why only one eyeball has been done. You can get the owl pattern at Quiltmaker's web site. 

Owls in the room. Ok, for you sharp-eyed readers, yes this was before I put the binding on.  Thanks go to Mary of Making Scrap Quilts from Stash for the quilting design idea. And, Dawn at Pajama Quilter who inspired Mary. 

My owl quilt was published on Quilty Pleasures the day Natalie was born.  In the copy I said I was waiting for my grand baby to be born never dreaming she would arrive the very same day.  

For those of you who are looking for the latest installment of the 1800's quilt.  I'll be posting it soon, but in the mean time you can go to Country Piecemaker's web site to download a pdf for it. 

I get gold stars on my forehead for getting EVERYTHING done on my goal's list. 

Week of July 23

Have fun with Sophia√

Try Christmas embroidery√  4 are completed

Load Flamingo quilt√ finished quilting, on to binding

Do a little on A Tisket, A Tasket blocks√ spent a day working on various parts

Week of July 30

Finish Christmas embroidery

Start Scrap Quilt #4

Bind Flamingo Quilt

Knit on Sophia's jacket

Wash hardwood floors

Don't forget to check out other blogger's design walls on Patchwork Times. 

Happy Quilting All! 

Two Leaves

That's it -- just two leaves.   That's the only sewing I've done since last week before I got the "Natalie" call.  Well, it was Jenny calling asking me to come so I could take care of Sophia so she could have Natalie.  Poor little Natalie has been having a time with jaundice but it looks like she may have turned a corner.  

The left leaves are the ones I've been working on.  I hope to finish the top one today in between my taxi service and bathroom cleaning.  Maybe I'll get the embroidery done today also.  We'll see.  I've been working (not!) on this for many years.  I think I have most blocks done, or at least appliqued, except one.  At least that is what I hope!  Here are my goals from last week.  Not much on the list. This week doesn't look much better. 

Week of July 16

New grandbaby√ 

Take care of Sophia√

Do some knitting on jacket for Sophia

Week of July 23

Have fun with Sophia

Blanket stitch the owl's eyes

Try Christmas machine embroidery

Load Flamingo quilt

Do a little on A Tisket, A Tasket blocks

Tomorrow I will be relieved by Brian's mom.  Hopefully Jenny will be getting back her energy and stamina over the next few weeks.  I've got some pent up sewing to do. May be I'll have more to show folks soon.  


Happy Quilting All! 

Let Me Introduce

Natalie Anne

 born July 18th

7 lbs 14 oz. 

Proud parents

Jenny and Brian Lang

And the terrific big sister

Sophia Eloise 

Happy Quilting All

Design Wall Monday 7-16-12

We are still on grand baby watch but hopefully something will happen soon.  Especially since I plan to drive home today.   I got a little bit of sewing done over the weekend.  It was a mystery weekend at Mysteries for Relay so I started on it.  Unfortunately Jenny's set up doesn't feel comfortable to me so I did 7 blocks and quit.  I'm hoping to use it as a donation quilt for Quilts of Valor or the Virginia Memorial project.  Go check out design walls across the internet at Patchwork Times.

Since I didn't post last Monday, I also didn't think about my weekly goals.  So, here's what I was trying to do 2 weeks ago. 

Week of July 2

Get Scrap Squad #3 top done√

Start cleaning up the cutting table√

Pick and cut fabric for next Mystery For Relay√

Quilt a couple of quilts

Stay cool in the heat of summer√

Put kitchen back together if possible

I finished my Scrap Squad #3 and I LOVE it.  I can't wait to share it with you.  Hopefully sometime this week.  I am at a loss as to what to set as my goals this week.  Maybe for Jenny to have the baby! 

Week of July 16

New grandbaby 

Take care of Sophia

Do some knitting on jacket for Sophia

It isn't much but it is a start.  If I make it home and have some time away from the jealous dogs, I'll do some sewing.  

Happy Sewing All! 

Grand Baby Watch

Yep, I missed Design Wall Monday this week.  I was trying to finish quilting my most recent Scrap Squad quilt before I drove up to be with Jenny while we wait for the newest grand baby to join the world.  Sigh, nothing is happening.  We think she's ready to pop but not enough has been happening so here we wait. 

I've finished Scrap Squad #3 quilt, took pictures of it and wrote my part of the blog for Quilty Pleasure. I need to organize my thoughts so I can do my post here at the same time.  Just let me say I ADORE this quilt.  It is for the new baby but I want to keep it!  Ok, I'll be good and give it to him or her.  

I've had a nice week here in Maryland.  I was up for a dinner and gathering of the Cricket buddies.  Jenny met two other gals in a hs biology class when they did a cricket project, thus the name.  Since then lots of things have happened including each one having a daughter. So the girls, their daughters and the grandmothers got together.  Great fun. 

I promise to keep every one posted on baby watch.  

Happy Quilting,