En Provence finish

Despite throwing back surgery into the month of July, I did finish my goals for the month. August will be a different story, I am sure. Unless, watching tv can be a goal.
I finished En Provence mystery quilt to the point of hand sewing the binding before surgery, and I have slowly worked on that while in the recliner. En Provence was 2016 mystery quilt from Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville. I have on Ringo lake and good fortune to finish yet. I had already finished en provence in the quiltville colors. I did two of them, this one using civil war reproduction fabrics. Don't forget to check the mystery quilt page at the top of the blog to see all I have finished in the mystery challenge.

The sun was too bright to get the colors right. This is a better photo of  the colors.

I finished Allietare earlier in the month.

and, I am current with the rainbow projects for July. Our swap group has been very diligent in meeting our commitments each month, and I love the blocks I am receiving.

I sneak upstairs every day for a bit sewing machine time. I don't get much sewn, because, I am  still tired, but I like the distraction.
This is also part of the 2019 finish along.
My list for the 3rd quarter:
1.wiggle time finished
2. allietare finished
4. sweet land of liberty
5. unicorn
6. good fortune finished
7. crazy 6
8. countryside cottage
9. sugar mountain finished
10.En provence finished
11. melba applique
12.on ringo lake finished
13. scrappy twirl
14. soul searching

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allietare 2015

I am scheduling this post ahead, and hoping I am recovering well from surgery. I am really excited to have finished this quilt.This is the 2015 quiltville mystery quilt allietare. I had the top together before it was set aside. I did add borders. This is Bonnie Hunter's 14th mystery and my 15th finished. I have 3 more to go to have all the mystery quilts done. I really hope that I have them done before the next mystery is released in November.

I really like the colors.

This is part of my finish a long goals and my one monthly goal for July

My list for the 3rd quarter:
1.wiggle time finished
2. allietare finished
4. sweet land of liberty
5. unicorn
6. good fortune finished
7. crazy 6
8. countryside cottage
9. sugar mountain finished
10.En provence finished
11. melba applique
12.on ringo lake finished
13. scrappy twirl
14. soul searching

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finish along goals

I finished 4 quilts for the 2019 finish along in the second quarter. I have plenty of goals leftover for the third quarter.  I will be having back surgery in the next week, so I don't know how much that will effect my sewing and blogging or for how long.
I am working on the binding for allietare, and, I have sugar mountain ready to put on the long arm.

I have a few more garden party blocks, and

another batch of 50 -4 patches for sand castles.

My list for the 3rd quarter:
1.wiggle time
2. allietare
4. sweet land of liberty
5. unicorn
6. good fortune
7. crazy 6
8. countryside cottage
9. sugar mountain
10. jelly mystery
11. melba applique
12.on ringo lake
13. scrappy twirl
14. soul searching

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Whoop Whoop

peacock party

offwall friday

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boms away 
finish a long

fabric storage

I am very excited about a big change in my fabric storage. My Hubby, son and Grandson turned this

into this

Oh, what fun it will be to fill those shelves. I used Ikea billy bookcases, and I splurged on the glass doors. What I have been using, is a hodge podge of goodwill bookcases. I have lost a lot of room with shorter bookcases. I liked these because they almost go to the ceiling. They are really lovely to behold. I almost don't want to mess them up with fabric.

It's the first of July already and time to reassess my goals for the month.
1. I want to finish allietare. It is on the long arm and ready to quilt.

2. I want to finish en provence in reproduction fabrics. It is a top and ready to make a back and quilt.

3. I want to make my swap blocks
4. I want to keep current on my rainbow scrap challenge projects.

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and one monthly goal

allietare and one monthly goal

Earlier this month, I posted my goals for one monthly goal at Elm street quilts.

My one monthly goal for June
I wanted to:

1. Finish smith mountain morning - done

2. move allietare along- done
I cut and trimmed the outside of allietare, and I added the gold inner border. I like pressing the borders and noticing all the bits of fabric that I used. The red with black crows was/is one of my favorite Debbie Mumm prints.

I added a black outer border, and it is on the long arm ready to quilt.

3. make swap blocks - done

4. keep up with rainbow scrap challenge -done

5. and I wanted to start garden party piecing. - done I have 40 blocks made and thanks to Lisa B for the help to get this block fixed.

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May one monthly goal

My May one monthly goal is a the same as the April goal only taking the next steps. I have made it more challenging by upending my sewing room for a remodel. I am not sure why I picked this exact time to try something new, but, it is a big mess right now as we put everything to rights. I had no idea how many little containers of little scrap pieces I kept shoving to the back and ignoring.  The big change is turning the corner with an ikea table. I am going to really like the space to the left of the sewing machine for borders and big quilts and bindings. The corner piece was bigger than I expected, so everything had to move around for it to fit.

The sewing machine has been silent but I have used the treadle to make this string block, even though, I had decided no more strings for awhile, and had cleaned up the area. But, all those little baskets of little pieces I found had to go somewhere.

The ironing board is at best all covered with undecided stuff from the sewing area, and I haven't really had a place to press anything yet. I did find the crayon for the rainbow scrap challenge accessible, and, I could sew the strip together for orange for the color for May.

I am making progress and hopefully, I will back to a regular quilting routine.

For May I want to assemble allietare, quilt and bind smith mountain morning, swap our circa 1880 blocks, and keep current with the rainbow scrap challenge. oh and hook up my sewing machine.

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april one monthly goal

I am glad for a new month to see what quilting goals I can accomplish. I appreciate the one monthly goal party for helping to set goals and keep a focus for the month.

In April, I want to finish the quiltville mystery quilt Allietare. The main part of the top is finished, I need to add borders and quilt it. I stopped when it was time to trim the top. That was a scary step. I feel braver now.

I am ready for the next batch of circa 1880 swap. I need 30 blocks. I have been finding bits and pieces of reproduction fabric as I clean and tidy, so I will use those pieces first.

And I want to assemble the top for my Smith mountain morning quilt. I took a class with Bonnie Hunter in fall of 2014. I had 2 friends with me, and I think I will challenge them to at least look at it this month.

And I want to keep current with my rainbow scrap challenge quilts.

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ufo 2019 edition

Patchwork times has an ufo challenge for 2019. I have enjoyed using some sort of ufo motivation for my quilting these last couple of years. She suggested 12 of them. I am sure my One monthly goals will also use help finish these projects along.

A couple of years ago, my daughter and 3 other quilty friends exchanged houses every month. It had to be before I was blogging since I can't find any reference to them here on the blog.They were to finish at 4 inches but could be anything and any fabric. It will be fun to get them out and look at them.

2015 Allietare! - needs borders and so on
2013 celtic solstice just needs quilted

on ringo lake is in blocks and I have a corner pieced. Just 2 weeks ago, I moved my sewing cabinet and discovered sashing pieces behind it. I would have been beside myself, if I had not found these before working on it again. Even now, I worry that I will forget to get them back to the project box.

I did a second version of Grand illusion using Denise Schmidt  fabrics. I have it assembled minus the borders.

2016 En Provence civil war - needs quilted
lucy's basket  was another swap project with my daughter.

cactus patch
garden party
smith mountain morning was  a workshop with Bonnie Hunter in Lafayette Indiana. I have all the blocks finished.

I am adding two new quilts to the list
black sheep
sand castles

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