Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Hometown Block WIP Wednesday

This week I finished the hometown block which included EAST CANTON.  Go Hornets!  This block is for my secret Ohio quilt.

 
...and just because I LOVE my chickens, here's a picture of beautiful Tianna.  Normally the chickens are in the fenced-in area in the background.  Something might have spooked Tianna for her to get up high and get out.  I'm hoping it's the two kittens (Betty & Freddie) that are ornery and growing that I found as strays earlier this year.  Betty was guarding the gate when Tianna followed me back to the coop.  I'm hoping that is all that was happening and not one of the 7 fox trying to get a fast dinner.

 
I'm working to have this customer quilt finished by Friday.  It's a beautiful string quilt.  Stay tuned.
 
 
I got TONS of hand stitching done this week!
 
Remember my Block Lotto wonky basket blocks?  I WON this month.  I get to keep these and 20 more blocks will be in the mail.  Whohoo!!!  I'll be searching for ideas on how to arrange them.  If you have a favorite setting for baskets, PLEASE let me know!
 
 
Don't freak out at the 72 projects.  I've had list in the upper 90's in the past.  I did not have any finishes this week.
 
Pieces Still Need to be Cut & Sewn
1. Cheddar Jack cat pattern from Mama Spark's World 
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.  Go Four It! -- Scrappy 4-patches started as leader/ender June 2017
7.  Patriotic Folk Animals (from Americana Quilts Book) -- hand work for school
8.   Soul Searching -- need 2 more blocks for Julianne swap
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) (from block Lotto, mostly circles w/lines)
13.  Slow Sunday Stitching wool candle mat from Sue project
14.  Bonnie Hunter Garden Party (started 3.18.17.)
15,  Sew Sweet Simplicity BOM (made from shirt scraps)
16.  Kite Girl (RSC14)
17.  Amish Country BOM (from Lynn, Johnna's mom)
18.  Cabins at the Lake (from Fons & Porter Magazine) (only one house block complete.)
19.   2.5" Scraps from Dani making "cracker" blocks
20.  Flowers and Watercan (wall hanging)
21.  Little Houses (3.5" blocks)
22.  Split Stars (Block Lotto win)
23.  Spools (Leader & Ender project with Bonnie Hunter)
24.  Scrappy Hourglass Quilt 
25.  Slabs with White Rectangle (RSC14 started -- need blocks each month)
26.  Bonnie Hunter Box Kite class from March, 2017 (Will make baby quilt.)
27.  Super Mario QA
28.  2015 Orange, pink, grey kite blocks (from Accuquilt die, RSC17)
29.  Maroon Sampler Quilt
30.  Gypsy Wife QA (started again with Angie at Gnome Angel, August 2017)
31.  Crown of Thorns in blues
32.  2016 Plus Blocks (from left over pieces of Soul Searching blocks)
33.  RSC16 Folk Art Birds
34.  Kevin the Quilter's Sapphire Stars Mystery (started Summer 2017) 
35.  Pre-printed cross stitch pillow sham (May, 2018 sew-to-go bag)
36.  Dot Dot Dash bag -- (new to the list April, 2018)
37.  Cross Stitch "A Friend is Someone..." WIP found in April, 2018, from 1980's!
38.  Catchin' Some Rays needle turn applique crib quilt started March, 2018 (adding EPP hexies!)
39.  Secret O - H - I - O quilt.  Shhhh.  Can't show this one--but it's cool!
40.  EPP mini table topper (grey, maroon, blue, cream...)
  
Blocks Still Need to be Made
1.  Bluepatch Mystery Quilt
2.  Scrap Crystals (working on blue pieces for RSC15)
3.  We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler
4.  Amanda Murphy Designs (ugly fabric quilt)
5. Finding Nemo Scrappy Trip quilt (my seams don't match Julianne's seams...)
6.  Drunkard's Path Variation baby quilt
7.  Kim Diehl's Table Topper from her book Simple Charm (Started August, 2017 for to-go bag.)
       
Blocks are made but need to be sewn together (and/or some sashing)
1.  Block Swap Adventure Orange/Yellow Sampler (2011-2012)
2.  Cruise blocks won from Libby (May OMG Goal?)
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.  Fortune Teller (RSC14 started)
8.  Sonja's Windows string quilt 
9.  Block Swap Adventure (2013) Churn Dash Blocks 
10.  Tula Pink's City Sampler 100 Modern Quilt Blocks (New QA starting 5/7/17 Gnome Angel)
 
Quilts back needs to be made (tops are done)
1.  Pat Sloan's, I Love to Make Quilts Sampler Solstice Challenge (Red & White finished top 2017)
2. Card Trick (pink and blue) HUGE charity quilt for local quilt guild
3.  Hunter green large (bubbly -- will be a challenge to longarm) charity quilt for the local guild
4. Bubble Gum pink and navy charity quilt for local quilt guild 
 
Ready to longarm
1.  Little Letters QA Quilt (A RSC14 project)
2.  Royal Blue embroidered customer quilt (SB)
3.  String #2 (heavy because of muslin foundation) customer quilt.(SB)(Half quilted on the frame!)
4.  Embroidery Bear with balloons and hearts crib quilt.
5.  Bright string rail fence customer quilt (SB) (scheduled to be finished on 10/12)
6.  Embroidery Bear crib quilt
7.  Customer quilt with special block in the center (CM)
8.  Customer quilt with hand pieced stars. (CM)
9.  Customer coin/bar quilt. (CM)
10.  Customer quilt with 4-patches, piano keys, and red back. (CM)
11. Pink floral embroidery quilt (SB) Planned to quilt edge-to-edge Circle Lord Cosmos
 
I'm linking up with Lorna for Let's Bee Social.  Check it out today at @SewFreshQuilts.
          
 
 
 
 
 
 

2 comments:

Susan said...

Kathy, I'm SO glad your number was one of the two that came up! The blocks are going to look great in a quilt. I always like chain settings, but these aren't traditional baskets, so something more modern may look better. Your Ohio quilt project looks good. I think you were just west of where I drove going up to Cleveland ... unless my Ohio geography is backwards. LOL Your list is not too long from blocks already made down through ready to longarm. =)

The Thompsons said...

You have a lot of fun projects going on!