I also got caught up on my sawtooth stars.
I'm linking up at Angela's blog, SoScrappy, here.
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Scrap Saturday RSC15 -- Blue
Yeah! I'm working with my blue scraps for the RSC15 this month. This goes right along with the Spangled Stars QA with Susan at Quilt Fabrication. Here are the stars I made this week. Hopefully I'll get the other 12 done later this week.
Friday, June 5, 2015
The School Bell Has Rung QA
Here's the quilt top for the School Bell Has Rung QA. I'm hoping to learn how to quilt some feathers with this QA. I may have to put the quilting on the back burner though. Summer fun is here.
You can join in the fun at Laugh Yourself into Stitches.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
WIP Wednesday 6.3.15
Summer fun is in full swing here. That means less quilting and more waterparks. I still managed to get a few things sewn this week:
I made this sawtooth block in green for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge today (RSC15). I'm linking up with Angela at SoScrappy.
I finished this week's assignment for the Spangled Stars QA.
My baby chicks are growing and growing. They are getting too fast to catch and their mama is being such a good mama by protecting them and teaching them. It's amazing to watch her do it! I can't stop watching them interact and learn. These were hatched on 5/22 & 5/23.
I'm linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced today http://www.freshlypieced.com/
New Projects This Week
None
10. Love Laugh Quilt Christmas Improv QA
11. Classic Meets Modern BOM
12. Mod Mod QA (turning this one into a baby quilt)
7. Gourmet Quilter Sampler
8. Bluepatch Mystery Quilt
9. Amanda Murphy Designs (ugly fabric quilt)
10. Drunkard's Path Variation baby quilt
11. Scrap Crystals (working on blue pieces for RSC15)
Blocks are made but need to be sewn together (and/or some sashing)
1. Block Swap Adventure Orange/Yellow Sampler (2011-2012)
2. Block Lotto Dud (Orphan Block Quilt)
3. Orange/Blue Fish Blocks (that I won)
4. Split Stars (blocks won from Block Lotto; October, 2012)
5. African Violet baby quilt (Block Lotto inspired)
6. Tall Fly
3. OSU customer quilt #2
Ready to longarm
1. Little Letters QA Quilt (A RSC14 project)
2. Julianne's Grand Illusion
I made this sawtooth block in green for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge today (RSC15). I'm linking up with Angela at SoScrappy.
I finished this week's assignment for the Spangled Stars QA.
My baby chicks are growing and growing. They are getting too fast to catch and their mama is being such a good mama by protecting them and teaching them. It's amazing to watch her do it! I can't stop watching them interact and learn. These were hatched on 5/22 & 5/23.
I'm linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced today http://www.freshlypieced.com/
None
Pieces Still Need to be Cut & Sewn
1. Underpants Project
2. Digging up Bones (Owen's dinosaur quilt)
3. Rock Island Campfire Quilt
4. Picadilly Circle
5. ...And Sew On BOM at Quiet Play (one block to go)
6. MSBHQAL (Molli Sparkles Broken Herringbone Quilt Along)
7. Spring Sampler Series at Cora's Quilts
8. Gypsy Wife QA (recycling Red/White Flower Basket Quilt into this project & duds.)
9. Leah Day Building Blocks QA10. Love Laugh Quilt Christmas Improv QA
11. Classic Meets Modern BOM
12. Mod Mod QA (turning this one into a baby quilt)
13. Super Mario QA
14. Grand Illusion -- Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2014
15, Sew Sweet Simplicity BOM (made from shirt scraps)
16. Kite Girl (RSC14) Need one more red block and sashing made
17. Modern Trees QA (at Christ's Quilts)
18. Cabins at the Lake (from Fons & Porter Magazine) (only one house block complete.
19. Wanderlust (A Bonnie Hunter pattern -- only 2 blocks done.)
20. Flowers and Watercan (wall hanging)
21. Little Houses
22. Split Stars (Block Lotto win)
23. Spools (Leader & Ender project with Bonnie Hunter)
24. Fortune Teller (RSC14 started -- need blocks each month)
25. Slabs with White Rectangle (RSC14 started -- need blocks each month)
26. Pat Sloan 2015 BOM -- Vacation Time
28. Charm Square Sampler QA by Modern Tradition Quilts
29. QM Bitty Blocks QA
30. The School Bell Has Rung sampler at laugh yourself into Stitches.
31. Starry Night customer BOM project
32. OSU flannel customer quilt
33. Urban Churn Dash customer quilt
34. Spangled Stars QA @ Quilt Fabrication
35. That Quirky Scrap QA with Leila at Sewn
Blocks Still Need to be Made
1. NY Beauty
2. Orca Bay
3. We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler
4. Sweet Simplicity BOM
5. Finding Nemo Scrappy Trip quilt
6. Color coordinated hexagon quilt7. Gourmet Quilter Sampler
8. Bluepatch Mystery Quilt
9. Amanda Murphy Designs (ugly fabric quilt)
10. Drunkard's Path Variation baby quilt
11. Scrap Crystals (working on blue pieces for RSC15)
12. RSC15 Sawtooth Star Sampler
1. Block Swap Adventure Orange/Yellow Sampler (2011-2012)
2. Block Lotto Dud (Orphan Block Quilt)
3. Orange/Blue Fish Blocks (that I won)
4. Split Stars (blocks won from Block Lotto; October, 2012)
5. African Violet baby quilt (Block Lotto inspired)
6. Tall Fly
7. December 2014 Block Lotto Big O blocks that I won 12.31.14!
8. Sonja's Windows string quilt
9. Block Swap Adventure (2013) Churn Dash Blocks
Quilts back needs to be made (tops are done)
1. Celtic Solstice (Bonnie Hunter Mystery 2013)
2. Surround Stars Pillow (one big block is here somewhere. It will be a pillow when I find it.)3. OSU customer quilt #2
Ready to longarm
1. Little Letters QA Quilt (A RSC14 project)
2. Julianne's Grand Illusion
3. OSU customer quilt #1
Quilted, needs binding
1. Antique quilt that needed a binding repair
Completed this week:
64 -- Current WIPS
14 -- Finishes for 2015
WHEW! I'm exhausted just typing this list!
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Meet the new chicks!
Although I love to quilt, there are other things on my agenda. I love my chickens as well. I have raised chickens for one year now. Last week we successfully hatched seven new chicks using a brood hen. Meet the new chicks:
I still can't believe that I got them to all sit in the egg carton long enough for the photo. They are one and two days old in this photo.
Now here are some pics for my reference. These rooster to these chicks was sadly killed defending the flock against a red fox the same morning that the first three hatched. He was a Lavender Ameraucana. The hens to these chicks are Orpingtons and Red Sex Links. I can't wait to see what colors their feathers will be and in what pattern!
One week later I tried to get just ONE chick to sit in the egg carton for a photo... No luck at all. That's okay. That means that they are super healthy and spunky.
Now here are some pics for my reference. These rooster to these chicks was sadly killed defending the flock against a red fox the same morning that the first three hatched. He was a Lavender Ameraucana. The hens to these chicks are Orpingtons and Red Sex Links. I can't wait to see what colors their feathers will be and in what pattern!
There are seven chicks. It looks like I only got one individual photo of the chick below. There are two chicks that are very identical in feathering.
One week later I tried to get just ONE chick to sit in the egg carton for a photo... No luck at all. That's okay. That means that they are super healthy and spunky.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Spangled Stars QAL Star Block Units
Our son's last day of school was yesterday. I decided to do a little marathon sewing and finish this step for the star blocks for the Spangled Stars QAL. This is unit A which will make up part of the stars for the QAL. Here they are all in little sets of four. I didn't want to lose the star concept because I was going scrappy. I'm not usually this organized...
I really liked making all of these units. I especially like the ones that have blue star fabrics and striped red fabrics. All of the neutrals are super scrappy!!! I'm linking up with Susan at Quilt Fabrication. Check out the other color options that other quilters are doing!
Found this yummy, easy recipe on facebook. Looks like it came from Judy's Kitchen...
I really liked making all of these units. I especially like the ones that have blue star fabrics and striped red fabrics. All of the neutrals are super scrappy!!! I'm linking up with Susan at Quilt Fabrication. Check out the other color options that other quilters are doing!
Found this yummy, easy recipe on facebook. Looks like it came from Judy's Kitchen...
Super easy!!!!
BEST SHRIMP YOU WILL EVER EAT
Try this quick way ~ Melt a stick of butter in the pan. ...
Slice one lemon and layer it on top of the butter.
Put down fresh shrimp, then sprinkle one pack of dried Italian seasoning. Put in the oven and bake at 350 for 15 min.
BEST SHRIMP YOU WILL EVER EAT
Try this quick way ~ Melt a stick of butter in the pan. ...
Slice one lemon and layer it on top of the butter.
Put down fresh shrimp, then sprinkle one pack of dried Italian seasoning. Put in the oven and bake at 350 for 15 min.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Spangled Stars QA Bars and Stripes
I'm linking up at Quilt Fabrication for the Spangled Stars QA. Here's my 25 blocks for this week. Whew... that seemed like a lot with this busy week.
I'm linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced today here.
New Projects This Week
1. Spangled Stars QA @ Quilt Fabrication
2. That Quirky Scrap QA with Leila at Sewn
10. Love Laugh Quilt Christmas Improv QA
11. Classic Meets Modern BOM
12. Mod Mod QA (turning this one into a baby quilt)
7. Gourmet Quilter Sampler
8. Bluepatch Mystery Quilt
9. Amanda Murphy Designs (ugly fabric quilt)
10. Drunkard's Path Variation baby quilt
11. Scrap Crystals (working on blue pieces for RSC15)
Blocks are made but need to be sewn together (and/or some sashing)
1. Block Swap Adventure Orange/Yellow Sampler (2011-2012)
2. Block Lotto Dud (Orphan Block Quilt)
3. Orange/Blue Fish Blocks (that I won)
4. Split Stars (blocks won from Block Lotto; October, 2012)
5. African Violet baby quilt (Block Lotto inspired)
6. Tall Fly
3. OSU customer quilt #2
Ready to longarm
1. Little Letters QA Quilt (A RSC14 project)
2. Julianne's Grand Illusion
I'm linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced today here.
1. Spangled Stars QA @ Quilt Fabrication
2. That Quirky Scrap QA with Leila at Sewn
Pieces Still Need to be Cut & Sewn
1. Underpants Project
2. Digging up Bones (Owen's dinosaur quilt)
3. Rock Island Campfire Quilt
4. Picadilly Circle
5. ...And Sew On BOM at Quiet Play (one block to go)
6. MSBHQAL (Molli Sparkles Broken Herringbone Quilt Along)
7. Spring Sampler Series at Cora's Quilts
8. Gypsy Wife QA (recycling Red/White Flower Basket Quilt into this project & duds.)
9. Leah Day Building Blocks QA10. Love Laugh Quilt Christmas Improv QA
11. Classic Meets Modern BOM
12. Mod Mod QA (turning this one into a baby quilt)
13. Super Mario QA
14. Grand Illusion -- Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2014
15, Sew Sweet Simplicity BOM (made from shirt scraps)
16. Kite Girl (RSC14) Need one more red block and sashing made
17. Modern Trees QA (at Christ's Quilts)
18. Cabins at the Lake (from Fons & Porter Magazine) (only one house block complete.
19. Wanderlust (A Bonnie Hunter pattern -- only 2 blocks done.)
20. Flowers and Watercan (wall hanging)
21. Little Houses
22. Split Stars (Block Lotto win)
23. Spools (Leader & Ender project with Bonnie Hunter)
24. Fortune Teller (RSC14 started -- need blocks each month)
25. Slabs with White Rectangle (RSC14 started -- need blocks each month)
26. Pat Sloan 2015 BOM -- Vacation Time
28. Charm Square Sampler QA by Modern Tradition Quilts
29. QM Bitty Blocks QA
30. The School Bell Has Rung sampler at laugh yourself into Stitches.
31. Starry Night customer BOM project
32. OSU flannel customer quilt
33. Urban Churn Dash customer quilt
34. Spangled Stars QA @ Quilt Fabrication
35. That Quirky Scrap QA with Leila at Sewn
Blocks Still Need to be Made
1. NY Beauty
2. Orca Bay
3. We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler
4. Sweet Simplicity BOM
5. Finding Nemo Scrappy Trip quilt
6. Color coordinated hexagon quilt7. Gourmet Quilter Sampler
8. Bluepatch Mystery Quilt
9. Amanda Murphy Designs (ugly fabric quilt)
10. Drunkard's Path Variation baby quilt
11. Scrap Crystals (working on blue pieces for RSC15)
12. RSC15 Sawtooth Star Sampler
1. Block Swap Adventure Orange/Yellow Sampler (2011-2012)
2. Block Lotto Dud (Orphan Block Quilt)
3. Orange/Blue Fish Blocks (that I won)
4. Split Stars (blocks won from Block Lotto; October, 2012)
5. African Violet baby quilt (Block Lotto inspired)
6. Tall Fly
7. December 2014 Block Lotto Big O blocks that I won 12.31.14!
8. Sonja's Windows string quilt
9. Block Swap Adventure (2013) Churn Dash Blocks
Quilts back needs to be made (tops are done)
1. Celtic Solstice (Bonnie Hunter Mystery 2013)
2. Surround Stars Pillow (one big block is here somewhere. It will be a pillow when I find it.)3. OSU customer quilt #2
Ready to longarm
1. Little Letters QA Quilt (A RSC14 project)
2. Julianne's Grand Illusion
3. OSU customer quilt #1
Quilted, needs binding
1. Antique quilt that needed a binding repair
Completed this week:
1. Customer Quilt #3 -- Bonnie Hunter Smokey Mountain Stars pattern
2. Customer Quilt #2 -- Scrap Squares in blue/green/white
64 -- Current WIPS
14 -- Finishes for 2015
WHEW! I'm exhausted just typing this list!
Friday, May 22, 2015
Quilty Door Prize Game -- Friday Finish
Here's an unusual Friday finish for me. I was "nominated" to work on the door prize game. A set of cards were given to me with little quilty verses on them. I tweeked the words, but the idea was came from another quilt guild.
I used different colored paper for each verse. But the fun quilty part is that I sewed each clue to the colored paper with a decorative stitch. I like the way they turned out.
I'm glad it was only 20 sets. That was a lot of cutting paper, measuring, and folding. The sewing wasn't bad. That was the fun part.
Here's what they said:
(1)
Welcome fellow quilters with a friendly greeting.
We're glad you're at this meeting.
To inspire each other to make our guild stronger.
Pass this envelope to whoever has been quilting longer.
(2)
There's always something new to learn.
For better quilting skills we all yearn.
Improvements are quite enjoyable tasks.
Pass his envelope to the one who took the last class.
(3)
Some of us prefer to quilt by hand.
But quilting by machine is not to be banned.
We're hoping for stitches almost too small to be seen.
Pass this envelope to whoever has the most machines.
(4)
This group is an example of creativity that never ends.
We gain not only skills, but also new friends.
It's through quilting and chatting that creativity flows.
Who has the most UFO's?
(5)
We're so glad you're here to share the day.
We wish you a safe trip home today.
Our game is almost over.
You are close, but not quite.
The winner is the person to your right!
I'm linking up with Richard and Tanya for Link-A-Finish Friday. Check out their blog here.
I used different colored paper for each verse. But the fun quilty part is that I sewed each clue to the colored paper with a decorative stitch. I like the way they turned out.
Here's some of the detail of the decretive trims.
I'm glad it was only 20 sets. That was a lot of cutting paper, measuring, and folding. The sewing wasn't bad. That was the fun part.
Here's what they said:
(1)
Welcome fellow quilters with a friendly greeting.
We're glad you're at this meeting.
To inspire each other to make our guild stronger.
Pass this envelope to whoever has been quilting longer.
(2)
There's always something new to learn.
For better quilting skills we all yearn.
Improvements are quite enjoyable tasks.
Pass his envelope to the one who took the last class.
(3)
Some of us prefer to quilt by hand.
But quilting by machine is not to be banned.
We're hoping for stitches almost too small to be seen.
Pass this envelope to whoever has the most machines.
(4)
This group is an example of creativity that never ends.
We gain not only skills, but also new friends.
It's through quilting and chatting that creativity flows.
Who has the most UFO's?
(5)
We're so glad you're here to share the day.
We wish you a safe trip home today.
Our game is almost over.
You are close, but not quite.
The winner is the person to your right!
I'm linking up with Richard and Tanya for Link-A-Finish Friday. Check out their blog here.
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