Orca Bay Step 5 Complete

Yeah!  Orca Bay Step 5 is complete for the week.  This step wasn't so bad.  If you noticed in the previous pictures, sometimes I proudly dumped my pile of blocks out for the photo.  I wondered why some people didn't seem to show their blocks and just showed piles of blocks.  Now I know!  Don't do that.  Keep them neatly oranized and stacked all the same way, tightly packed in ziplock baggies!  They are a lot easier to do the next step that way.  So here's this step all counted (350) and piled:

And here's what they look like with their friends from the other steps awaiting Step 6:

And just for fun here's my happy 4 1/2 year old...  He's so happy and excited about Christmas!

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Today's Giveaways!

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April at KoolBeenz is giving away a $25 credit for fabric or patterns at the Fat Quarter Shop!  Check it out!

http://koolbeenz-blog.blogspot.com/2011/12/give-away-23-who-wants-to-win-25-shoppe.html?showComment=1324288219228#c2862262747649341949

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Block Swap Adventure - December

Sneak peak for Sara in Austin, Texas

Here's a sneak peak for Sara in Austin, Texas.  Sara likes read, white, and blue.  She also likes triangles and stars.  Hope she likes it.  Happy holidays, Sara.

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Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict is having a giveaway.  You could win a  True Cut TrueSharp Electric Rotary Blade Sharpener!  Not only did Sarah hit 500 followers, but adorable Lilli turned 4 years old!  Check it out!

http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-giveaway-time.html?showComment=1324207420593#c453421419855863981

Giveaway ends 12/22/11.  Good luck!

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Michelle at MALT Designs is having a Giveaway: Race to the Finish Line to celebrate the end of the year.  You could win a fat quarter bundle of Cabbage and Roses.  Giveaway ends on 12/31/11.  Check it out!

http://malt-designs.com/2011/12/17/giveaway-race-to-the-finish-line/#comment-21

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WIP Wednesday 12/14/11 -- And GIVEAWAY

See the bottom of this post for the giveaway information!  It's worth the wait.  But here's what I have been busy doing this week between blog hops...

Orca Bay Summer Sunfish Pond

Orca Bay Step 4 is complete.  Here's a picture of some of the greens:

Here's a better picture of the colors...

Here's the other steps so that you can see my color choices to make
Orca Bay Summer Sunfish Pond
Step 3:

Step 2:

Step 1:

I also am caught up with the We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler by completing block #19, Orange Windows:

And I've gotta chow  you my Chasing Chevrons quilt top that I am very happy with:

I'll get all caught up with the stats next week...  I'm not sure what happened to Lee at Freshly Pieced.  She didn't do WIP Wednesday last week, and hasn't posted for days.  She must be blog hopping!

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...and now for that exciting giveaway information copied from Jeanne's post at The Learning Curve...
The Amazing Blog Race......It's ON

The Amazing Race Is On.............

The Learning Curve~Quilts and Such and BeaQuilter are in a race to see who can reach 200 followers first. The winner will receive a gift from the loser and those that want to enter just for the fun of watching the race will be entered into a random draw for a gift from both racers!  How do you enter you ask?  You have to be a follower of both blogs and comment that you joined or are already following.  Then spread the word either by email, facebook, twitter, blog, some type of media hype with a link to your "spread" and you're in like Flynn.  Simple as that.

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We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler

Here's the We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler block #19 -- Orange Windows.  This week Leila walked us through making a block using raw edge applique.  I am glad that she just didn't give us a template to cut and sew.  She actually had us get a compass and make our own "orange peel" pieces.  I was lucky that the remnant of iron-on sticky stuff that I bought in the bin at JoAnn Fabric worked for this project.  I didn't get the instructions for it, but I thought it was a deal for 44 cents.  Here's my block:

I didn't get much sewing done this week due to all of the blog hops.  Boy, there are a lot out there and I'm not even half done.  Happy hopping everybody!

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To win a charm pack of A Walk In the Woods, stop and celebrate Kat's blogiversary at: the blog Diary of a Flutter Kat.

http://mummastimetocreate.blogspot.com/2011/12/favourite-thing-friday-giveaway-edition.html

Good luck!

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Check out the giveaway Shannon is having at Fabrics N Quilts:

http://fabricsnquilts.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-party-and-giveaway.html

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Occupy Your Sewing Room - Friday Night Sew In Results

Check out Cat Patches at:  http://catpatches.blogspot.com/p/occupy-your-sewing-room.html for more details on this challenge.

I spent about four hours in my sewing space last night.  My husband surprised me and came home early from working out of town.  Yeah!  so here's my progress on Step 4 of Orca Bay Mystery Quilt with Bonnie Hunter.  I can't believe that I only got 18 blocks complete.  Oh well... gotta keep sewing.  Geez, I hope my husband doesn't miss the random pages of our current phone book that I ripped out so that I could have extra foundation paper.  Tee hee.

If you so desire you could jump on over to the Friday Night Sew in page and hop around and see what other have been up to. There right now 156 people who signed up to join.

Chasing Chevrons QA Quilt Top

I spent over five hours in my sewing room today!



Check out Cat Patches at:  http://catpatches.blogspot.com/p/occupy-your-sewing-room.html for more details on this challenge.


Sweet!  I had time to catch up my Chasing Chevrons quiltalong quilt top.  I love this pattern that Jennifer from That girl... That quilt... created.  Now I need to decide to border or not to border.  I kinda like it like it is.  It measures 74" x 74" right now!

And here it is in the sun.  Looks like a picnic blanket to me.

I'm always touched when someone puts one of my projects on THEIR blog!  Thanks, Jennifer.  Check out my minute of fame here:  http://www.thatgirlthatquilt.com/2011/12/chevron-party.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FTwON+%28That+girl...+That+quilt...%29

There's still time to join this no-pressure QA!

WIP Wednesday 12/7/11

Wow, another week and I did not take on any new projects.  That seems like a new record to me.  Today I am working on my Chasing Chevrons QA.  I am happy with my color choices.  I started with the fat quarters that I won from Leila at Sewn.  They are the four  fat quarters of Robert Kaufman's Treasures & Tidbits.  The rest (except the background) were pulled from my stash.  Here's half of the quilt:

I'm happy to be caught up with Bonnie Hunters, Orca Bay, Step 3. 

I am thrilled that I completed Block #18 of th eWe Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler.  I have been intimidated by this block for quite some time.  But when I really concentrated on what I was doing, it turned out great!

Here's all of the We Can Do It Skill Builder blocks so far... Half way there!  There's still time for you to join.  We're just getting to the more challenging stuff.

 

New Projects - 0

Completed Projects --  4

Completed Step 3 (350 half square triangles) for Orca Bay-Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt

Completed the rest of the Chasing Chevrons quilt

Drunkard's path blocks completed this week - 0

Circle of Geese - We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler

Currently in Progress:  7

Chasing Chevrons (need to make 30 more chevron blocks)

Dutchman's Puzzle (awaiting border decisions)

Orca Bay (completed step 1& 2 & 3 - currently caught up)

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

Victorianna Fabric Party Quiltalong (need one row that was released this week to catch up)

Summer Series Quiltalong (stilll need 4 more random blocks)

Crumb Along with Jo's Country Junction (still making crumbs)

Drunkard's Path Quiltalong

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

Quilt Tops to be quilted:  5

Jelly Roll Race - Lap quilt
Oh Susannah! Mystery Quiltalong - California King
Kaleidoscope Quiltalong
X's and O's baby quilt

Projects on Hold: 5

Flower Basket Quilt
30"x30" Quilt for the June 2012 quilt show
Charity Quilt for our local quilt guild (2 cut)
May Block Lotto Pineapple Blocks to be put together
August Block Lotto African Violets baby quilt to be put together

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

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