I started making this quilt in 2014 when I saw a picture in a magazine.
I had the top done within the year, but, it has languished in the quilting pile.
Today it is finished.
This is part of April's one monthly goal and PHD
Friday, April 10, 2020
sparkle punch finish
Today the president of our church has asked us to fast and pray for relief from covid-19, for protection for those on the front lines, and for our economy to be strengthened. I know this can make a huge difference for all of us.
I started making this quilt in 2014 when I saw a picture in a magazine.
I had the top done within the year, but, it has languished in the quilting pile.
Today it is finished.
This is part of April's one monthly goal and PHD
I'm linking to:
I started making this quilt in 2014 when I saw a picture in a magazine.
I had the top done within the year, but, it has languished in the quilting pile.
Today it is finished.
This is part of April's one monthly goal and PHD
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
this and that
I am working on a customer quilt to pass the time. I really like her colors.
I have the border pieces done for frolic mystery quilt. I just have to get brave enough to cut/trim the edges to add the borders
And I have made more shoofly blocks. Working with tiny scraps has been therapeutic, but I also realize, I don't need any "real" fabric. I could make a million quilts with just tiny little scraps and never see the end of them.
I am linking:
I have the border pieces done for frolic mystery quilt. I just have to get brave enough to cut/trim the edges to add the borders
And I have made more shoofly blocks. Working with tiny scraps has been therapeutic, but I also realize, I don't need any "real" fabric. I could make a million quilts with just tiny little scraps and never see the end of them.
I am linking:
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
to do tuesday
Last week's to do
1. start quilted twins mystery
This was an adventure- In all this house of fabric, I couldn't find enough brown or gold for the constants in this mystery quilt. I started looking online for any suitable fabric. I didn't see any that thrilled me. I wasn't going to risk going out. Then, Joann fabric sent a coupon for curbside pick up. hmm. It took 2 attempts, but I found what I wanted. I was very frustrated in the end, but I have the fabric. That is as far as I got.
2. start quiltville mystery - unity - nope
3. sort and stash scraps from the living room - I sorted and I stashed this batch of scraps for another day. I don't know how it migrates all over the house. But, the living room is not it's home..... yet. - done
4. choose monthly goal for April - I want to quilt 2 quilts in the large pile of finished tops. - done
5. sew April rainbow scrap challenge. I have country roads, and wonky houses and stars started - done
next week's to do:
1. sew rows of improv into a top
2. april rsc shine, wonky stars
3. quilt sparkle punch
4. cut quilted twins mystery
1. start quilted twins mystery
This was an adventure- In all this house of fabric, I couldn't find enough brown or gold for the constants in this mystery quilt. I started looking online for any suitable fabric. I didn't see any that thrilled me. I wasn't going to risk going out. Then, Joann fabric sent a coupon for curbside pick up. hmm. It took 2 attempts, but I found what I wanted. I was very frustrated in the end, but I have the fabric. That is as far as I got.
2. start quiltville mystery - unity - nope
3. sort and stash scraps from the living room - I sorted and I stashed this batch of scraps for another day. I don't know how it migrates all over the house. But, the living room is not it's home..... yet. - done
4. choose monthly goal for April - I want to quilt 2 quilts in the large pile of finished tops. - done
5. sew April rainbow scrap challenge. I have country roads, and wonky houses and stars started - done
next week's to do:
1. sew rows of improv into a top
2. april rsc shine, wonky stars
3. quilt sparkle punch
4. cut quilted twins mystery
I am linking to:
Monday, April 6, 2020
wonky blocks
I started these blocks in January from a scrap bundle and an idea I saw on the internet. I worked on them for awhile and then, it came time to decide on a setting and how many I would need. This is where it stalled. At first, I thought I would just make as many blocks as I had scraps, but it is impossible to ever use all the scraps. They just kept reproducing. I stopped at 40, and, tried a few arrangements.
I liked on point the best, but, needed one more block for 41.
Now to sew them together.
I am linking:
I liked on point the best, but, needed one more block for 41.
Now to sew them together.
I am linking:
Saturday, April 4, 2020
orphan triangles
I won a quilty orphan adoption from Erin Hutchinson From My patchwork life
I asked for the little bag of HSTS 1 1/2 inch size for my shoofly blocks. Aren't they wonderful? Thank you Erin - great fun
Remember as a little child, playing with paper dolls or colorforms or mosaics. I felt like that, as I ironed and sorted all the little triangles. I trimmed them, and, I was entranced with sorting them into color groups. So pretty, and many I had not seen in my own stash, So much happiness in a little zip lock bag.
And when I can, I hope to turn them into these cute little shoofly blocks.
The rainbow scrap challenge color for April is light blue. All I did with the color is scrounge some of the littler pieces to use in some of my projects.
I am ready to begin in earnest cleaning out some of my light blue scraps. I hope everyone is staying well and sane. We are pickng up some groceries today at walmart, and it almost seems like we should dress up, with fancy hat and white gloves, to go out for such a big event.
My rainbow projects for 2020 with links:
Irish chain
Shine
row by row
scraptastic star
country road
I am linking to:
rsc20 super saturday
oh scrap
I asked for the little bag of HSTS 1 1/2 inch size for my shoofly blocks. Aren't they wonderful? Thank you Erin - great fun
Remember as a little child, playing with paper dolls or colorforms or mosaics. I felt like that, as I ironed and sorted all the little triangles. I trimmed them, and, I was entranced with sorting them into color groups. So pretty, and many I had not seen in my own stash, So much happiness in a little zip lock bag.
And when I can, I hope to turn them into these cute little shoofly blocks.
The rainbow scrap challenge color for April is light blue. All I did with the color is scrounge some of the littler pieces to use in some of my projects.
I am ready to begin in earnest cleaning out some of my light blue scraps. I hope everyone is staying well and sane. We are pickng up some groceries today at walmart, and it almost seems like we should dress up, with fancy hat and white gloves, to go out for such a big event.
My rainbow projects for 2020 with links:
Irish chain
Shine
row by row
scraptastic star
country road
I am linking to:
rsc20 super saturday
oh scrap
Thursday, April 2, 2020
A new goal
It's time for choosing my goals for the month of April and the one monthly goal at elm street quilts. I had it assembled here in January.
I did not work on my basket quilt last two months. I want to add the borders and get it quilted. I am not sure how to quilt this yet.
I have this quilt - Sparkle punch that has been in the "to be quilted" pile for a few years. I think it is time to move it to the finished pile. The top is done, but, I need the back, and binding.
I need to work on the border pieces for frolic and, maybe, start the new Bonnie hunter mystery.
I am linking to:
Oh scrap
I am linking:
I did not work on my basket quilt last two months. I want to add the borders and get it quilted. I am not sure how to quilt this yet.
I have this quilt - Sparkle punch that has been in the "to be quilted" pile for a few years. I think it is time to move it to the finished pile. The top is done, but, I need the back, and binding.
I need to work on the border pieces for frolic and, maybe, start the new Bonnie hunter mystery.
I am linking to:
Oh scrap
I am linking:
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
a patriotic finish
This is a project I remember starting in the 90s, when a new quilt shop opened here in Kokomo, Indiana. It didn't last long, but, it was wonderful while it was open. I had taken a "real " quilting class, and loved stopping in the shop to pet the fabric. It has sat in the ufo stage for that many years.
I pulled this project out again here and here in 2019. I finished the top and it fell into the "to be quilted" pile.
It seemed like a quick finish for these trying times. I had it on the frame last week.
And, now, it is finished, just in time for my one monthly goal and PHD 2020. Hooray
I used a solid blue for the backing. And I used the machine to attach the binding. I quilted it with free motion swirls on my longarm.
It is about 70 x 86 and used 15 1/2 yards of fabric.
My last week's to do:
1. go home from the hospital - done
2. rainbow row by row in teal - done
3. border pieces for frolic mystery quilt - not quite done - they went missing
Next week's to do
1. start quilted twins mystery
2. start quiltville mystery - unity
3. sort and stash scraps from the living room
4. choose monthly goal for April
5. sew April rainbow scrap challenge.
Pretty ambitious for someone watching too much TV.
I pulled this project out again here and here in 2019. I finished the top and it fell into the "to be quilted" pile.
It seemed like a quick finish for these trying times. I had it on the frame last week.
And, now, it is finished, just in time for my one monthly goal and PHD 2020. Hooray
I used a solid blue for the backing. And I used the machine to attach the binding. I quilted it with free motion swirls on my longarm.
It is about 70 x 86 and used 15 1/2 yards of fabric.
My last week's to do:
1. go home from the hospital - done
2. rainbow row by row in teal - done
3. border pieces for frolic mystery quilt - not quite done - they went missing
Next week's to do
1. start quilted twins mystery
2. start quiltville mystery - unity
3. sort and stash scraps from the living room
4. choose monthly goal for April
5. sew April rainbow scrap challenge.
Pretty ambitious for someone watching too much TV.
I am linking to:
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