Design Wall Monday - Week 9

Nothing tremendously exciting this week.

Rows 4 & 5 for the Charm Pack Quilt Along - and 4 is done! Almost time to start piecing the back of that, too.

The bottom is the back of the sailboat quilt. It be piratey. (Arrrr!) I'll probably frame the whole thing in the water from the front.

My goal for the week is to get both of these done and basted so I can pop the walking foot on and do some quilting by Friday.

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Sunday Stash Report - Week 9

A couple little purchases this week, and finally, the finishes are starting to roll in.

I bought another 1/4 yard of the purple Kona - which is actually Thistle, not Petunia - to finish up the borders. I ran over to my favorite quilt teacher's house to shop her stash when I realized I was exactly three 3.5" squares short on the triangle border. We found some that blended nicely, plus some actual vintage sheet that made a great second border.

I finished this quilt this afternoon, but you'll have to wait until Tuesday to see it. ;) It used up 3/4 yards of the purple, one charm pack + five extra squares, and 12" of the vintage sheet.

I finished the sailboat top and decided to weigh it, since there so much random piecing in it. I read that a yard weighs between 4.4 and 4.5 ounces, which makes the top about 1.82 yards.

Oh, and I bought 21" of a U.S. Navy print from the remnants at Hobby Lobby. Because I might not have enough military fabric.

Used this Week: 3.75

Used Year to Date: 22.14

Added this Week: 1.67
Added Year to Date: 39.44
Net Used for 2011: (17.3) yards

 

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Layer Cake Quilt Along - Blocks Eight & Nine

Catching up...again... I was waiting for a scrap for Block Eight, and Block Nine provided me with the perfect one.

 As I flipped through the remaining layer cake slices, I realized, once again, I needed to use the black. It looks okay here - the stripes all go the right direction, which is nice - but I don't love it. I might take out a couple seams and try to get it squarer, then play with the layout again.

 Love this one, though. I planned on making it with the star points, but it ended up looking better this way. The star got lost against the bright red, whereas the square looks more focused.

Now I'm only two blocks behind, and those two are still just waiting on the right scraps.

Come Sail Away - Top Finished

So as I mentioned yesterday, the sailboat quilt top is done!

I was wrong about the piecing - the water went together way faster than the sky. But at least that meant I got the hard part over with first!

There are a few places I wish there were less seams, or I had spent more time making sure the water "flowed" the right way, or I hadn't used the lightest colored sails against the sky, but overall, I'm pretty happy with how it came out.

It's about 50x45" - I'll get a better measure after I starch and press it.

I named it "Come Sail Away" because when my parents go on a cruise, my dad always calls as the ship pulls away from the dock to sing that song. Yeah, we have some weird family traditions.

Design Wall Monday - Week 8

Two things on the wall today.

On the bottom is Dream On, which I might have worked on this week even though I swore I wasn't going to. I realized I need to donate something to my Officers Spouse Club's Silent Auction next month, so there you go - purpose.

I really like the border triangles on the bottom, but the math indicates I'd be better off the way they are on the left side.

And this is the top...

Yes, I'm finally finishing the Charm Pack Quilt Along! I decided to toss up two rows at a time for leaders and enders, instead of being tempted to start something else for that purpose.

Notice what's not there? That's right, I finished the sailboat quilt yesterday. Told you I was focusing!

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Sunday Stash Report - Week 8

Just one purchase this week - 1/2 yard of the purple Kona (I think it's Petunia) for the Dream On quilt.

Nothing finished, but I'm on the cusp of completing several large things. I'm forcing myself to focus this week - I'm down to less than a month before Spring Break, and I want to be able to take the sailboat quilt and the charm pack quilt (not Dream On, but Love U) for my niece with us.

So until Spring Break, I will be FOCUSED. Really. And these numbers will go down. Next week. REALLY.

Used this Week: 0

Used Year to Date: 18.39

Added this Week: 0.5
Added Year to Date: 37.77
Net Used for 2011: (19.38) yards

 

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At my next house...

I'm going to make sure there's a big enough hard surface to baste a quilt bigger than baby size.

Because sitting under the kitchen table isn't as much fun as you'd think.