WIP Wednesday 8.1.12

Early post today because we are headed to the Ohio State Fair (as long as my son is feeling better when he wakes up -- he's had a sore throat since early Monday)!  Can't wait to see all the quilts.  My grandmother had at least six state grand champion quilts while I was a kid (plus tons of crochet items that also won.)  Hopefully I'll have a few pictures of this year's items for you later this week.  Anywho... here's what I did this week.  (My little man was sick for a couple of days... :(  so I got in just a little more sewing than normal.
Here's a few flowers that I did this week.  I don't have the hang of putting them all together just yet, but I still think they are cute.

Here's the block I did yesterday for the Tetris QA.  It's #3 of 6 blocks.

I got all nine blocks for the August Block Lotto done using the sneak peek.  These are Jacob's Ladder blocks in cool colors:

I'm excited that the August UFO number is 7.  I haven't worked on this one since November 2011.  I love this quilt!  I's Dutchman's Puzzle and I used vintage sheets.  I hope I can squeeze a little time in at the end of the month to quilt it.  Borders should be easy, I hope.  I bought the border and backing at $3/yd when our LQS went out of business.  That means I am supposed to work on this UFO:

I also managed to finish my August Block Swap Adventure block early during a sleepless night.  This block is for Karen in Portland, OR.  It is the signature block from Quilter's Cache.

The tumbler charm quilt continues.  Here's 17 rows.

Completed Projects -- 6

Tetris Block (block #2)

Silly String Block for the Block Lotto (8)

Tumbler Quilt now has 13 rows completed

Hexagon flowers this week (1)

FMQ Challenge - June

FMQ Challenge - July

New Projects - 0

No new projects this week, but the Vintage Holiday QA at Fabric Mut is tempting this week:
http://fabricmutt.blogspot.com/p/vintage-holiday-qal.html

Currently and SLOWLY in Progress: 7

Cafe Mocha (In the Bag Ugly Fabric quilt challenge

Tumbler Charm Quilt
New York Beauty QA (need a ton of pinwheels... only 8 beauties completed)
Tetris QA
Dutchman's Puzzle (finally purchased border 5/14/12.)
Summer Series Quiltalong (stilll need more random blocks)
We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler (need six very pretty blocks to be caught up!)
Drunkard's Path Quiltalong (still piecing sub assemblies)
Modern Mini Round Robin (waiting on next partner)

Quilt Tops to be quilted: 4

Oh Susannah! Mystery QA -- California King

Kaleidoscope QA

Jelly Roll Race - Lap quilt

Chasing Chevrons (back made and ready finally)

Quilt guild swap quilt

Projects on Hold: 5

Flower Basket Quilt

August Block Lotto African Violets baby quilt

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

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

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

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

Tetris Tuesday

Here's Block #3 of the Tetris Quiltalong with Melissa at Happy Quilting.  There are three more blocks to go in the QA.  I love how happy this block looks with the bright blue sky and all the green around it.

Here's a reminder to me of my color substitutions:

My color choices are:

Red
Yellow Burgandy
Orange Brown
Green
Blue (dark)
Purple Blue (light)
Pink
White Cream -- The "void" spot is the cream instead of the white.

There's still plenty of time to join.  These blocks go together lickety split.

Look how big it is already!

Here are all my blocks together. I requested a block with orange or yellow or orange and yellow. The design of the block was up to the maker. Thanks everybody! This isn't the final layout. There will be some sashing involved too. I haven't decided on the sashing fabric yet. Have a great weekend!

 

This pretty block arrived yesterday from Brenda in Washington. It fit perfectly into my collection. It's the last block needed for this quilt. Thanks, Brenda!

 

For my next set of blocks I have requested churndash blocks with a cream background. I can't wait to start seeing them!

Sneak Peek for Karen in Portland, OR

All the stars were aligned and my grandmother must have been watching over my shoulder from heaven today.  I love the way Karen's block for the August Block Swap Adventure came together.  I'm shocked that it's done already for August.  I just couldn't sleep after working my midnight shift.  Here's a sneak peek:

WIP Wednesday 2.25.12

Here's my second block for Tetris Tuesday (Happening with Melissa at Happy Quilting)

This week I finished the other eight Silly String blocks for the Block Lotto.


I made one more flower with hexagons.


Of course I worked on the tumbler charm quilt.

I had time to play with FMQ for the FMQ Challenge with Sew Cal Gal.  Here's the July challenge:


Here's the June challenge:  I kinda like the pebbles, but they are a TON of work.

I couldn't resist and purchased my pattern for the Totally Groovy QA.  I thought for sure I would win one at the end of July, but I just couldn't wait.  The pattern is sooooooo cool how it is put together!


I'm letting my fabrics lay on my computer desk.  I don't think they are working for me.  What do you think?

Completed Projects -- 6

Tetris Block (block #2)

Silly String Block for the Block Lotto (8)

Tumbler Quilt now has 13 rows completed

Hexagon flowers this week (1)

FMQ Challenge - June

FMQ Challenge - July

New Projects - 0

Do you have an extra WIP that you are no longer interested in or an extra quilt sitting around?  This would be a great donation quilt for the responders of the Colorado masacare shooting.  Quilts should be lap size or bigger.  This one would be quick and perfect for someone that was a responder to the life-changing event that happened at the Batman movie with the mass shootings.  Things will never be the same for these responders.  Join Quilting Ranny to help these people.  http://quiltingranny.blogspot.com/2012/07/calling-all-quilters-aurora-colorado.html

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aurora-Colorado-Emergency-Responder-Quilts/401592493230782

Currently and SLOWLY in Progress: 7

Cafe Mocha (In the Bag Ugly Fabric quilt challenge

Tumbler Charm Quilt
New York Beauty QA (need a ton of pinwheels... only 8 beauties completed)
Tetris QA
Dutchman's Puzzle (finally purchased border 5/14/12.)
Summer Series Quiltalong (stilll need more random blocks)
We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler (need six very pretty blocks to be caught up!)
Drunkard's Path Quiltalong (still piecing sub assemblies)
Modern Mini Round Robin (waiting on next partner)

Quilt Tops to be quilted: 4

Oh Susannah! Mystery QA -- California King

Kaleidoscope QA

Jelly Roll Race - Lap quilt

Chasing Chevrons (back made and ready finally)

Quilt guild swap quilt

Projects on Hold: 5

Flower Basket Quilt

August Block Lotto African Violets baby quilt

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

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

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

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

Free Motion Quilting Challenge - June & July

Today while my little guy was at science camp I played around with my FMQ skills and got caught up with the June and July Free Motion Quilt Challenge with Sew Cal Gal.  Here's my July block.  It's tiles taught to us by Angela Walters. http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-fmq-challenge-by-angela-walters.html

I also caught up the June block taught by Cindy Needham.  I felt it was like doodling with thread.  http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2012/06/june-fmq-challenge-by-cindy-needham.html

Check out what the other FMQers did this month!  http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com/

Fabric Decisions???

I bought some thank-you cards yesterday; I just love the colors on them.  I'm considering using these colors on the Totally Groovy QA.  Here's what I found in my stash.  But I don't know if this will work for this pattern.  Should I just use solids?  Here's what I'm thinking:

Will it work for this pattern?

Of course I have progress to report on the tumbler charm quilt.  Here it is folded in half at 15 rows.

Block Lotto Silly Strings

Here are the nine blocks that I submitted for the Block Lotto for July.  This block is called Silly String.  It's a pretty liberated modern block.  The background had to be light but not white or cream.  The three "strings" were to be bright.  Two of the strings were supposed to cross and one not cross. 

Good morning little flowers

I got up this morning and went to my computer/sewing machine area.  There to greet me was the sweet little calico flower that I made late last night hanging out with last week's flower.  Love the calico!  It's so happy.

This weekend I'll look for tutorials and YouTube videos on how to put them together.

WIP Wednesday 7.18.12

Getting just a little sewing in here and there.  Here's what's happening this week.
The Tetris cubes are falling.  Here's the first set of blocks (1 of 6).

I made a silly string block for the July Block Lotto.

Added more rows to the tumbler charm quilt.  Rows 13 and 14 were added this last couple of days.

I made my first hexagon flower.  I now have it pinned to the curtain near my sewing machine.  It makes me happy.

Completed Projects -- 3

Cut out Tetris Blocks (1st block complete)

Silly String Block for the Block Lotto (1)

Tumbler Quilt now has 13 rows completed

Hexagon flowers this week (1)

New Projects - 0

But I'm still considering the Great Granny Along... Oh how this is bugging me! 

A another QA that is really modern is coming 8/2at Pile of Fabric blog and I'm going to try to wrap a few things up so that I can start that one.  It's called  Totally Groovy Quilt Along.   You can find info and a giveaway here:  http://pileofabric.com/post/1001884-totally-groovy-quilt-along-with-prizes#comments

Currently and SLOWLY in Progress: 7

Cafe Mocha (In the Bag Ugly Fabric quilt challenge

Tumbler Charm Quilt

New York Beauty QA (need a ton of pinwheels... only 8 beauties completed)

Tetris QA

Dutchman's Puzzle (finally purchased border 5/14/12.)

Summer Series Quiltalong (stilll need more random blocks)

We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler (need six very pretty blocks to be caught up!)

Drunkard's Path Quiltalong (still piecing sub assemblies)

Modern Mini Round Robin (waiting on next partner)

Quilt Tops to be quilted: 4

Oh Susannah! Mystery QA -- California King

Kaleidoscope QA

Jelly Roll Race - Lap quilt

Chasing Chevrons (back made and ready finally)

Quilt guild swap quilt

Projects on Hold: 5

Flower Basket Quilt

August Block Lotto African Violets baby quilt

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

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

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

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

Tetris Tuesday

I had to do it.  Two posts for Tuesday because I'm sew excited about the sewing part of the Tetris Quiltalong.  Here's how the chips landed in block one:

Here's a reminder to me of my color substitutions:

My color choices are:

Red
Yellow Burgandy
Orange Brown
Green
Blue (dark)
Purple Blue (light)
Pink
White Cream

The "void" spot is the cream instead of the white.

Check out the HUGE giveaway at It's Sew Kiki!  It's like Christmas on her blog (and Easter, and Halloween).. and patterns galore.  Check it out!!!

http://kiki-itssewkiki.blogspot.com/2012/07/huge-monster-crazy-giant-giveaway.html

It's Tetris Tuesday!

Melissa at Happy Quilting is hosting the Tetris Quilt Along.  Do you have all your squares cut?  Today is the day that the pieces start dropping!  I'm excited to start my 16 x 16 grid of blocks.  Can't wait!  There's still plenty of time for you to join.

For now all I've got is just another shot of my tumbler quilt...  Dozen rows and growing!

Our poor grass.  We need rain.

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Okay to proceed on tumbler

Dishes done, kitchen clean, laundry done... okay to proceed on the tumbler charm quilt. Row 11.  The Christmas fabrics are starting to show more.  I can't believe I still have plenty of tumblers left without repeating a fabric.  Whohoo!  Mostly thanks to garage sale finds of scraps.

FNSI Results

Here's my FNSI results for 7/13.  The tumbler charm quilt is eight rows now. I love that it's big enough to fit the California King bed, although it won't be for the bed.  Here's my little helper posing with it. It's about 1/5th of the way done!  I'm happy that the tumblers are still matching up nicely!

Check out this retreat giveaway!  (and possibly some fabric too)

http://copperpatch.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/giveaway.html

I can't book a craft retreat right now... but celebrate Copper Patch's grand opening by entering.

My First Flower and FNSI

I now have over 1000 hexagons cut.  These measure 1" finished.  Ummm is this too serious for my first hexagon project--a hexagon postage stamp quilt?  Hmmmmm.  Here's my first flower.  I'm really happy with it.  It's machine sewn.  LOVE YouTube stuff.  I thought these blocks would be much harder, but it worked out great.  I only marked the center square.  I thought I had to mark them all.  Now I better watch another video on how to attach all the flowers once I make them.  Probably the same way.
This flower is what I worked on a little for the FNSI.  I decided to skip the "spooky" theme and just work more on my tumbler charm quilt too.  My husband came home from working out of town earlier than expected and we got to have our "date" night (with our little five-year-old.)  I'll update tomorrow on how much sewing on the tumbler actually got done.  But I do love my one flower!
Check out what the others are doing at Heidi's blog:  http://www.handmadebyheidi.blogspot.com/

July Block Swap Adventure

Here's the awesome block I received from Lori in Frankenmuth, Michigan.  Aren't the colors great?  It fits in my group perfectly.  Lori also sent some brochures about Frankenmuth, MI.  I haven't been there, but I know my parents and my aunt and uncle had wonderful trips there.  Thanks, Lori!

Have you seen the Great Granny QA yet?  Oh my... so tempting.  Here's the tutorial on how to make the squares.

Here's the button!

http://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com/