Design Wall Monday 7 - 20 - 2015

Not a productive week here. Maybe it was more the need for some down time after the week of traveling. 

Here's what I finished.  This little dress is going to Natalie for her birthday.  All I had left to do was sew the ruffle on and add the bit of elastic at the back which I did last night. The pattern is Party and Play by Olive Ann Designs.

I did quilt one donation baby quilt but i'll share that when it is finished.  Neither of these were on the goals list but that happens sometimes. 

Here's where I stand with last week's goals. 

Week of July 13, 2015

Pick and begin sewing a 2014 Row by Row Nada

Put together the triangle blocks √ started

Work on the cross stitch a bit √

Decide on pattern for quilting Trip Around the World and start if possible Nope

Make some blocks for FCQEquilers – Joan’s. Yikes didn’t do this either

And for this week: 

Week of July 20, 2015

Get Kay’s top quilted and returned

Possibly babysit Ellie

Work on a 2014 Row X Row

Finish several blocks for retreat lotto, and FCQ Equilter

I'm linking up with Love Laugh Quilt's Monday Makings and Patchwork Times.

Happy Quilting All! 

Thursday is the New Monday

I had every intention to post last Friday and if I missed that, definitely Design Wall Monday.  If you are here now you know I missed both of those days.  We were driving, and driving, and driving some more.  Of course, a few quilt shops were visited also.  

We drove from the Richmond, VA area to the Marquette, MI area to attend the ordination of our niece, Ann.  She has a call to a church and it was time to make her a full-fledged pastor after 4 years in seminary.  It took two and a half days to get up to Marquette.  We were able to visit our good friends, the Makis, in Tecumseh, MI (and a stop at a great quilt store!)  And then a long drive up to almost Canada.   Unfortunately, we took our weather with us.  It was in the upper 80's with lots of humidity the day Ann was ordained.  Pat and I, his sister Shirely (Ann's mom), and our great niece Kelly did a couple of songs during the service.  I didn't get many pictures but here's one of Ann and Shirley after the big event.  It's hard to see but Shirley made Ann's stole.  The story behind it is they had shopped for fabric for a couple of stoles a while ago.  Ann knew her mom was making her a stole, just not this one.  Shirley added at least one quilt block and several Christian symbols.  Ann was amazed and thrilled with it.  I wish I'd gotten a better picture of it as I have made a few also.  But this one really spoke to me. 

When we got to Marquette, Shirley greeted me with kits for two different stores participating in the Row by Row Experience.  What a great gift!  I understand Ann has two for me but with all the hustle and bustle going on the exchange didn't take place.  Maybe I'll be surprised to find a package on my doorstep some day.  Unfortunately, these fired me up to stop at a "few" quilt stores on the way home. 

I spent a bit of time finding pictures of the rows offered by shops that were along our route and only picked ones I really liked.  Pat was more than willing to stop for me so we hit 3 on Monday and 3 on Tuesday.   The Water theme was shown in all sorts of different ways.  Quilt Trends is in Columbus, Ohio. Don't you love that yellow submarine? 

Here are some of the patterns/kits I picked up.  This year I tended to pick up kits more than last year.   Some I'll make, some I won't but these rows are a fun reminder of a great trip.  

I really like the vertical lighthouse.  And, here's where I got that great pattern.  Bonnie's Favorite Fabrics is in Bay City, MI.  You can see why I had to take a picture at the sign! 

I'll leave you with a look at Wienerlicious.  It's right before you get to the Mackinac Bridge to go to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  No, we didn't go. 

Here's how I did on my goal list for last week:

Week of July 6, 2015

Plan border on Trip Around the World Quilt√

Work on a knitting project√

Finish quilting Quatrefoil table runner√

Drive to northern Michigan for Anne’s Ordination√

Visit some quilt shops along the way√

This is what I hope to work on for this shortened week:

Week of July 13, 2015

Pick and begin sewing a 2014 Row by Row (I think I still need 2 rows to finish.)

Put together the triangle blocks

Work on the cross stitch a bit

Decide on pattern for quilting Trip Around the World and start if possible

I'm going to link up with Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation.  

That's it for me today.  I'll try to post again soon to show the finished Wild Dogs Quilt. 

Happy Quilting All! 

Work In Progress

My trip around the world now has two sides of the border on it.  Yea!  I've been less motivated to finish this one but now that the bedroom has been "decorated" and this will go wonderfully with it I'm back to getting it finished. I am using 8" borders as we like the quilt to cover the bed rails. I hope to get the other two sides of the border done today. 

I've also started on the repairs and finishing the second half of the antique quilt I'm doing for friends. The last one I worked on was cut in half by ripping out the stitches.  Now I'm finishing what was left.  The quilt is by no means a perfect example of piecing.  In fact, it really is pretty awful.  But it means something to these folks and they are planning on giving the quilts to other family members.  

I had to remove one of the blocks in order to repair the first quilt.  So I've made another block to place  where I removed the one. (Actually, this is just a general picture of the quilt.)  I've fixed one of the rips in the piecing.  Two more to go.  Then I'll put a border on.  I've got some yellow from the collection of fabric my friends passed on to me so I think I'll use it for the border.  I'll probably continue to use the baptist fan panto for the quilting.  It is appropriate for the time.  Here's the first one as it was coming off the frame. (Did I really not post a picture of the finished quilt?  Do I even have a picture of it??) 

The tree from the last post is down. Sniff.  I'll miss it's beautiful flowers in the spring.  It looks so bare where it was.  You can look at the header to see how big it was! 

All that is left is this stump.  I keep telling myself the tree was rotting from the inside out but I am still sad! 

Today I'm linking up with WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced Modern Quilts. 

That's it for today. It's time I head up to the studio to put the other two sides of the border on my TAW.  Heck, I've got a little dress to finish for a little birthday girl too. 

Happy Quilting All!