April Block Swap Adventure

Here's a sneak peek for Helen in England. I put the block in the mail from Ohio, USA, today.

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WIP Wednesday 4.18.12

Here's what I did this week:

I'm still working on my Twelve UFO Challenge for 2012 for April with all these crumb pieces.  I'm getting closer!  These are the last of the crumbs.  Now I need to finish the back (fabrics selected and cut), sandwich it, quilt it...

I completed Part 2 of the Phantastic Quilt.

Here's my fabric selection from my stash for the Yahoo Groups 2012 Spring Mystery QA:

Finished four doll quilts for the 2012 Get Your Mrs. Claus On.  These are the other crumb blocks that go with the first picture in this post.

Here are the backs. I like the little Accuquilt GO! Baby die that helped me make these. It's in the "Die to Try" section on the Accuquilt page.

Are you wondering what I will do with these? Sometime closer to the end of the year I will send them to my bloggy friend, Debbie, in South Carolina. Debbie and her elf husband are major contributors to help kids get Christmas presents in their area. I know Debbie follows my blog. I hope she is pleasantly surprised. SURPRISE! I'm not going to send them just yet. I'll wait to closer to the time in the late fall. You can read more about this cute charity by visiting Debbie's Blog, Stitchin' Therapy. It's at a tab at that top that says, "Get Your Mrs. Claus On". Here's the link:

http://stitchintherapy.blogspot.com/p/get-your-mrs-claus-on-project.html

So if you are reading this, Debbie, count me in for four finished quilts so far.

Completed Projects -- 4

Completed Part 2 of the Phantastic Quilt
Completed the quilt top for the Twelve UFO Challenge for 2012 for April
Selected fabrics for the Yahoo Groups 2012 Spring Mystery quilt
Finished four doll quilts for the Get Your Mrs. Claus On charity (from my crumb-a-long blocks)

Currently and SLOWLY in Progress: 8

Chasing Chevrons

Dutchman's Puzzle (changed mind on border and need to think about this one some more.)

Orca Bay (piecing together the last step) (I'm getting tired of moving these bins around.)

Bluepatch Quilter Mystery Quiltalong (need two stars and one braid)

Victorianna Fabric Party Quiltalong (need four rows to catch up)

Summer Series Quiltalong (stilll need more random blocks)

We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler (need to complete the tumbler and apple core blocks)

30"x30" Quilt for the June 2012 quilt show-- slowly working on this...

Quilt Tops to be quilted: 4

Oh Susannah! Mystery QA -- California King

Kaleidoscope QA

May 2011 Pineapple Blossom Block Lotto quilt (sandwiched and waiting on me)

Jelly Roll Race - Lap quilt

Projects on Hold: 3

Flower Basket Quilt
August Block Lotto African Violets baby quilt to be put together
Drunkard's Path Quiltalong

Stop by and see who else has what else going on with Lee at Freshly Pieced!

Yahoo Groups 2012 Spring Mystery Fabric Choices

Here's a pic of my fabric choices for the Yahoo Groups 2012 Spring Mystery quilt with Cal.  I like that it's bright and springy.  Best of all, it's from my stash!

If you love paper piecing, check out the giveaway at Bubblestitch Quilts.  Thirteen paper-pieced patterns are being given away in her Etsy shop!  Check it out at:
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I'm working on my 2012 UFO project of the month.  This month I am trying to finish up those pesky Crumb-A-Long Blocks.  I liked my blocks, but I think they were poor color choices for a whole quilt.  So here's what happened to the 24 original crumb-a-long that I did:



I pulled them out and made four doll quilts.  These measure 12" x 18".  I tried different types of quilting on each.  One has my first attempt at straight-line quilting (it looks great).  Another has my first attempt of rocking the right angle (I like it a lot too).  Another was echo quilted.  And the last was FMQ flowers like the ones we did in SewCalGal's 2012 Challenge (it's okay).

Here are the fronts:

Here are the backs.  I like the little Accuquilt GO! Baby die that helped me make these.  It's in the "Die to Try" section on the Accuquilt page.

Are you wondering what I will do with these?  Sometime closer to the end of the year I will send them to my bloggy friend, Debbie, in South Carolina.  Debbie and her elf husband are major contributors to help kids get Christmas presents in their area.  I know Debbie follows my blog.  I hope she is pleasantly surprised.  SURPRISE!  I'm not going to send them just yet.  I'll wait to closer to the time in the late fall.  You can read more about this cute charity by visiting  Debbie's Blog, Stitchin' Therapy.  It's at a tab at that top that says, "Get Your Mrs. Claus On".  Here's the link:

http://stitchintherapy.blogspot.com/p/get-your-mrs-claus-on-project.html

So if you are reading this, Debbie, count me in for four finished quilts so far.

That Phantastic Quilt - Part 2

All caught up with my That Phantastic Quilt QA with Susan Claire for Gourmet Quilter.  Here's Part 2.  This one was a doozy with the measuring each piece to make sure it went in the right spot.  Again, I chose different fabrics for each block.  For this clue I went with greens and oranges.  So far, this has been a great scrap buster.

WIP Wednesday 4.11.12

Here's a re-cap on this week:

I completed Part 1 of the Phantastic Quilt (a mystery QA) by Susan Claire for Gormet Quilter.

I finished the Wonky Fan block for the We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler.

I made this bag from an 18 pound bag of birdseed.

Here's the crafty thing I did with our deviled eggs for Easter.  The eyes are black olive pieces, and the beaks are slivers of carrot.  They didn't stand up very good.  There's room for improvement next year.

Completed Projects -- 4

Completed the Wonky Fan Block for the We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler.

Mailed March Block Lotto blocks to the winners
Completed Part 1 of the Phantastic Quilt
Birdseed bag

Currently in Progress: 8

Chasing Chevrons (need to sandwich next)

Dutchman's Puzzle (changed mind on border and need to think about this one some more.)

Orca Bay (piecing together the last step) (I'm getting tired of moving these bins around.)

Bluepatch Quilter Mystery Quiltalong (need two stars and one braid)

Victorianna Fabric Party Quiltalong (need four rows to catch up)

Summer Series Quiltalong (stilll need more random blocks)

We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler (currently caught up!)

30"x30" Quilt for the June 2012 quilt show-- slowly working on this...

Making 4 doll quilts with the Crumb Along blocks

Quilt Tops to be quilted: 4

Oh Susannah! Mystery QA -- California King

Kaleidoscope QA

May 2011 Pineapple Blossom Block Lotto quilt (sandwiched and waiting on me)

Jelly Roll Race - Lap quilt

Projects on Hold: 3

Flower Basket Quilt
August Block Lotto African Violets baby quilt to be put together
Drunkard's Path Quiltalong

Stop by and see who else has what else going on with Lee at Freshly Pieced!

Here's my first "bag".  I'm not really a purse person.  But this bag is perfect for me on "coupon day".  It's made from an 18 lb. birdseed bag.  It's lined, has a pocket, and has two loops inside where I will hook my keys and phone.  It's a sentimental bag because it's the last bag of birdseed that I bought for my mom to fill her bird feeder at the nursing home.  I haulled it in my truck for months so that I would always be able to fill her feeder.  I like the little handle that I used to jazz it up a bit.