Blues -- A Quilt Top!!! RSC15

For scrap Saturday in BLUES this month I'm happy to report that I have a finished quilt top!!!  Remember these blues:



I turned them in to this king-sized quilt top!  I love it!  Thank you, Susan, for hosting the quilt along.  This is my first red/white/blue bed quilt.  I can't wait to quilt it.  This is the quilt I made in the Star Spangled QA at Susan's blog, Quilt Fabrication.  It just fit right in with the blues that I was working with for the month of June for the RSC15 (Rainbow Scrap Challenge, 2015).



 

Spangled Stars QA King Top Complete!

Woot woot!  This morning I finished my king-sized top for the Spangled Stars QA.  I LOVE it! 

Thank you, Susan, for hosting the quilt along.  This is my first red/white/blue bed quilt.  I can't wait to quilt it.  I'm linking up the completed quilt top at the linky party at Susan's blog, Quilt Fabrication.



I'm also linking up with Richard and Tanya Quilts for Link-a-Finish Friday. 

The Baby

Here's the baby chick that hatched as a loner last week.  The first pic is at one day old.  The second pic is at nine days old.  It was born on our son's birthday.

The Chicks are Growing

Here's some of my other fun that I have.  I have seven chicks the same age.  These chicks are the offspring of a lavender Ameraucana rooster and Orpington and Red Sex Link hens.  The pic on the left is the chick at 2 days old.  The pic on the right is at four weeks old.

 

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(The two bottom chicks...)

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(Might as well multiply the above pic time two.  I have two chicks that are very similar.)

 

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OSU Quilt on the Frame

This Ohio State quilt is for a customer that's not in a hurry to get it back.  It has been a WIP for 20 years.  She started making it when her nephews were 2 and 3 years old.  One of them is getting married next spring and she would like to give it to him. 

It's rained here in Ohio since Wednesday.  Everything is soggy.  But it's nice and dry by the longarm!  Our son was happy to play with his toys in that room that he hasn't seen for about a month.  Here's OSU Quilt #1 on the frame.  I'm quilting it with Circle Lord Jesters pattern.

 

I need to get this done so that I can get a couple of deadline quilts on the frame for the summer.  The border fabric is perfect... hopefully you'll get to see that better when I get a "done" photo.

RSC15 Blue

It was a successful FNSI!!!  Here's the second blue sawtooth star for the sampler quilt for the RSC15.

I'm linking up at Angela's blog, SoScrappy, here.

 

 

I also made these Plaid blocks for the Block Lotto.

 

 

I also got two rows of the Spangled Stars QA sent together.  Here they are (upside down.)  This is for the king-sized version.

 

 

 

 

Check out what the others did for FNSI.  Check it out at http://sugarlane-designs.com/2015/06/fnsi-sign-ups-for-june.html  Join in on the fun.  Wendy at Sugarlane Quilts is our hostess.

FNSI Time! 6/19/15

Tonight is FNSI with Wendy.   Check it out at http://sugarlane-designs.com/2015/06/fnsi-sign-ups-for-june.html  Join in on the fun.

 

I'll be working on my Sawtooth star sampler for the RSC15 in blue.  While I have those blues out I better work on a couple more Plaid blocks for the Block Lotto.  Grabbin' those blue scraps!

 

 

If I get to it... I hope to get a few Spangled Stars block rows sewn together.  I'll be messin' with these:

 

 

 

Mug Rug Friday Finish

Today I made my first ever mug rug.  It was for my sister-in-law.  I got the little pattern here at Temecula Quilt Company.  It is a very fitting mug rug for summer.  It's small.  I put a pop can next to it so that you can get an idea of size.

 

 

I simply straight-line quilted it by stitching in the ditch on the stripes.

 

 

 

 

WIP Wednesday 6.17.15

Still plugging along here.  This is what happened this week:

I made blocks for the Block Lotto.  These blocks are 9-patch plaid blocks.



The above blocks fit right in with the blue color of the month for the RSC15.  Here's the sampler block that I made this week for the RSC15.



I finished my Vacation Time BOM block for the Pat Sloan QA.  It's the green star in the bottom row.



I also sewed the batting together and made another back for the customer OSU quilt.  She wants the batting to be a fleece lining.  This is a new thing for me.  I'll let you know how it works.  I've read good things about it.

I'm linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced today http://www.freshlypieced.com/

New Projects This Week
 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 QA

10.  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 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)

12.  RSC15 Sawtooth Star Sampler

 

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

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.)

Ready to longarm
1.  Little Letters QA Quilt (A RSC14 project)
2.  Julianne's Grand Illusion

3.  OSU customer quilt #1

3.  OSU customer quilt #2

 

Quilted, needs binding

1.  Antique quilt that needed a binding repair

 

Completed this week:

None

 

64 -- Current WIPS

14 -- Finishes for 2015

Block Lotto -- Blue Plaid

This morning I made four Plaid blocks for the Block Lotto.  Colors are blue/white/black this month.  I LOVE this combination.  I'm sad I've missed the last couple of months of the Block Lotto.  I've just been so swamped with other projects.  But I'm back in the game, baby!

 

Fabrics N Quilts Scrap Quilt Challenge coming July 1.

Coming July 1st, the Scrap Quilt Challenge 5 at Fabrics N Quilts.  I've never participated in the challenge but plan to do so this year.  See ya there!

RSC15 -- Blue Scraps

I'm thrilled with the cute saw tooth block for this month.  Love those little squares!

I'm linking up at Angela's blog, SoScrappy, here.

 

June Vacation Time BOM with Pat Sloan

Here's the block for June for the Vacation Time BOM by Pat Sloan.  It's called Summer Nights.

I'm caught up on my Pat Sloan Vacation Time Mystery BOM.   Here's January thru June.

 

I'm linking up at Pat Sloan's Blog.  I'm also considering participating in her table runner challenge.  You can check it out on this post on Pat's blog, Summer Lovin' Table Runner Challenge with Pat Sloan.  Use one or more of the above blocks and make a table runner and enter it on Pat's blog on July 20 to win one of two prizes.  Do I have time???  I guess we'll see.  Are you in?

 

 

WIP Wednesday 6.10.15

I'm finally caught up with all the stars for the Spangled Stars QA at Quilt Fabrication with Susan.  Here's all my stars for the king-sized version.  As per the instructions, some of the stars spin one way and the other half spin the other way.

 

Here's the quilt top for the School Bell Has Rung QA.   

You can join in the fun at Laugh Yourself into Stitches. 

 

I finished the green blocks for the RSC15 Sawtooth Sampler.

 

 

 

I'm linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced today http://www.freshlypieced.com/

New Projects This Week
 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 QA

10.  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 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)

12.  RSC15 Sawtooth Star Sampler

 

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

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:

None

 

64 -- Current WIPS

14 -- Finishes for 2015

 

WHEW!  I'm exhausted just typing this list!