Work in Progress Wednesday - Week 21

Been working on several little things here and there, in between quilting the Christmas Kaleidoscope.

 I'm quilting double lines just off ditch. So far I've finished the horizontal and I'm going to finish the vertical today. It's going to be pretty cool in the middle there with all the lines crossing.

I picked out a hummingbird to applique on Charming Wildflowers. I'm going to use the same green for the wings and different pinks/reds for the throat.

Speaking of pinks and reds, I'm making doll blankets for my neighbor's kids. We've been friends through two assignments - the Dude and their oldest daughter were in baby swim class in Washington together five years ago! But they're going to the Guard and moving in a couple weeks, so I'm adding borders to these little blocks I made with the scraps of my Bad Romance quilt.

And I started a chunky log cabin. I have one more blue I'm considering adding, along with the red from the center.

Untouched This Week:

Steelers Quilt

Frolicking Pinwheels

 

Awaiting Quilting:

Bad Romance

Layer Cake Quilt Along

Hunter's Star

iSpy Sliced Coin Quilt

In Planning:

Cars Quilt (the Dude)

Hunter's Star (my sister)

New Projects: 1

Completed Projects: 0

In Progress: 12

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Design Wall Monday - Week 31

I made a couple of log cabin blocks to check colors and placement, so it can become a leader/ender project.

These are the first five blocks, laid out in the start of a barn raising. I have another blue - the gingham in the picture below - I could use (and reuse the red from the center), but I think it might be too light for the blue side.

The blue to the left will be used as a border since the print is too large, even with chunky 2" logs.

And now I really need to stop playing with them and get back to quilting the Christmas Kaleidoscope.

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Sunday Stash Report - Week 31

I had a couple more Joann's coupons to use up, so...

Three more yards of the DS Quilts - I decided, in Denyse Schmidt-fashion, to finally make a log cabin. But in non-DS-fashion, I'm making it traditional.

I also grabbed 2/3rds of a yard of the orange/black from the remnants - it's a good Halloween filler, or OSU filler.

My other fun purchases were a new set of colored pencils for $0.50 at Target (love back-to-school sales!), the Sew-It Kit and small graph paper book from a Border's clearance sale, and the Bag Making Bible, which I've wanted for a long time. I made my first bag based on a u-handbag tutorial - love her stuff!

I also have some finishes! I forgot to count the basics class sampler last week, and I decided not to put borders on the Christmas Kaleidoscope, so the top is done on that. It's basted and ready to quilt this week.

Used this Week: 3.75

Used Year to Date: 81.68

Added this Week: 3.66

Added Year to Date: 131.2

Net Used for 2011: (49.52) yards

 

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Christmas in July - Week 5

I'm having one of THOSE weeks.

The AC broke - twice. 

{It's only been over 100º every day for over a month. No biggie.}

At the hotel on Sunday, I couldn't connect to the internet, but something sure managed to infect the laptop anyway. So now I'm erasing the hard drive. And poor Nettie the Netbook is STILL at the repair shop. 

{Three people + 1 PC = arguments over whose turn it is to play Plants vs. Zombies.}

The DVR broke twice, the Keurig has been short-cupping me...

So, basically, not much sewing this week.

Christmas Kaleidoscope is done because I cut the borders wrong. I pieced the backing and mopped the kitchen floor in preparation for basting. I even have a plan for the quilting!

The center of Christmas Stars is pieced. I finally ordered fabric for the borders, too.

Er, I'm going to have to find a picture to trace onto this, because I forgot that I can NOT draw.

So since this is the last Friday in July, the summary is...
1 quilt pieced/basted
1.75 wall hangings pieced
1 table runner pieced

And now it's almost time for Quilting August!

Work in Progress Wednesday - Week 20

This week, the major WIP has been the air conditioner. :(

This was Sunday; it was fixed Monday; it briefly went down to 76 on Tuesday; died again Tuesday night. Today, it's already 86 inside and 92 outside, at 9 am, and it's supposed to reach 110. I'm praying the repairman gets here on the early side of "mid-morning."

Needless to say, the sewing machine and the iron are not on until this is fixed. My sister was here last weekend, so I didn't get much sewing done beyond basting a dress for her.

Luckily the Dude was cleared by his tonsil doctor to go to day camp, so he's safely in the air conditioned kids' museum while I sweat.

I screwed up cutting enough border fabric for the Christmas Kaleidoscope, so it's going to be borderless. I started piecing the back together using leftover yardage from my stash.

I finished one more Frolicking Pinwheels as a leader/ender.

Untouched This Week:

Steelers Quilt 

 

Awaiting Quilting:

Bad Romance

Layer Cake Quilt Along

Hunter's Star

iSpy Sliced Coin Quilt

Charming Wildflowers

In Planning:

Cars Quilt (the Dude)

Hunter's Star (my sister)

New Projects: 0

Completed Projects: 0

In Progress: 11

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Design Wall Monday - Week 30

I was going to make a joke about how this is my design wall...

But then this happened...

And now I'm too hot to be funny.

The actual design wall is Christmas Stars.

I was going to do a second block like this one, but now I'm thinking about just putting them together as they are. I like the middle star that I won't get by breaking up the blocks.
 I can still use the strips of 2.5" blocks I've already made in a border. I'm going to get something else for the first border, though. The white up there has roses and isn't very Christmas-y.

However, there will be no sewing, of the dress or the stars, until the AC gets fixed!

The cats have the smartest plan - get as flat as you can on the tile floor.

Preferably near a fan.

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Sunday Stash Report - Week 30

Yesterday was Fat Quarter Frenzy at my LQS. 

So, so damaging to my stash report.

I did try to keep to a list of things I needed. Ha - needed. Right.
15 Charlevoix - for Moose on the Porch's next quilt along
12 Grand Finale - um, because I like it
10 batiks - for St. Paul's Cross - I'm going to take a paper piecing class in September
12 Civil War - for Barbara Brackman's quilt along
3 pinks for the backs of doll quilts I'm making for neighbors who are moving
2 bats for the Dude, who called to make sure I was going to buy him something - I bought some glow-in-the-dark stars last year that will match for a quick Halloween quilt
3 beige Dimples - my ever present neutral
2 Army prints - since I have Navy, Marines and Air Force
Total? 59 fat quarters. For $99.94 - look, I kept it under $100!

Oh, and then there's this.

I had a bunch of 40% off Joann's coupons, so I succumbed. And I got a third of a yard of Cars fabric.

No finishes, since I didn't get the borders on the Christmas Kaleidoscope. At least next week the numbers will start going back down...

Used this Week: 0

Used Year to Date: 77.93

Added this Week: 19.08

Added Year to Date: 127.54

Net Used for 2011: (49.61) yards

 

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