It's Friday Night with Friends

June 2nd!  Time for Friday Night with Friends.  Check out the party here. 

I'll be playing with some yellow scraps for the RSC17.  Here's a preview...

Looks like some plus blocks and some Garden Party blocks are on order.  Happy sewing!

June OMG Goal

Welcome SUMMER VACATION!  Today is the first official day that our son does not have school.  Let the summer fun being.

My OMG goal for June is to finish this big quilt:

 

The above photo is from my original Goal posted 12.17.16 here.

The first thing is done.  I needed to finish the three blocks in the bottom row that were not made into blocks yet.  One of the members did not have time to finish the project but had it to the last stage.  Here are the three blocks completed:

 

These blocks were made by members of my local quilt guild.  We swapped them for Christmas, 2016.  Each member that participated requested blocks using certain colors.  My colors were grey blocks with red centers.  (Sometimes not all members understand the Disappearing 9-Patch blocks.)  The one in the bottom right is correct.  See how some members threw in more red, white, and even a couple of blues?  It happens.  I'll make it work.

This quilt is also #10 on my 2017 Goals list (tab at the top of my blog.)  Besides OMG (One Main Goal) I participate in the American Patchwork and Quilting 2017 UFO Challenge on facebook here.

I'm linking up at Elm Street Quilts here for the June goal setting party.

Slow Sunday Stitching 5.28.17

Here we are, the end of May.  Happy Memorial Day weekend to those who celebrate it.  Kite girl blocks are getting embroidered.  Here's what is done!

 

Linking up with the fun group for Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.

 

 

RSC17 Last Green Scrap Saturday

It's the last green scrap Saturday for May already for the RSC17.

I tried numerous times to load the pics of my #100blocks100days2017 challenge on Instagram.  We are using the book 100 Modern Quilt Blocks (Tula Pink's City Sampler).  I made a block each day this week... I just can't get the picture to load at the moment...



I worked in a few more Garden Party blocks.  I still need five more to make a row.



Linking up here. with Angela of SoScrappy blog for the RSC17.   Check out all the other fun happening there.  We have so many creative quilters that check in each week.  It's fun to see our group grow and grow.  I LOVE all the inspiration!

WIP Wednesday 5.24.17

FOUR more days of school until summer vacation!!!  Here's what happened this week:

I finished quilt #18 for 2017!  This is One House, Two House.  It's a pattern by Cheryl Wall in her book called Welcome Home, Surround Yourself with Country Warmth. It measures a nice wall sized 38.5" x 43.5".


I got out another big quilt to longarm and finish for the guild.  The block is called Card Trick.  I need to make a back for it next.



The Garden Party blocks multiplied.  Four more 'til I add another row!  (Pattern by Bonnie Hunter.)



I did some stem and kite string embroidery for Slow Sunday Stitching:



I used more green scraps for some plus blocks:

 

Then I played with more green scraps for my #100days100blocks2017 on Instagram:

 

I posted about My Heart Skips a Beat H2H quilt just one more time for the big party here..

 

Linking up with Mama Spark's World for WIPS with Friends.  She blogs here.  The linky is here.

  

Linking up with Susan at Quilt Fabrication for Midweek Makers.  The linky party is here.

 

Linking up with Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts for Let's Bee Social.  The linky party is here.

 

 

 

* * * * * * * Warning:  Boring List Ahead * * * * * * * *

2017 Finishes (listed by date)! 

1.   01.07.17  Country Roads, Humble Quilts Mystery 2015 here.

2.   01.13.17  Stars Stripes & Other Things quilt here.

3.   01.20.17  Candy Cane Mini quilt here.

4.   01.27.17  Sunbonnet Sue charity quilt here.

5.   02.17.17  Large Microwave Bowl Cozie

6.   02.17.17  Medium Microwave Bowl Cozie

7.   02.18-17  Small Microwave Bowl Cozie -- All Microwave bowl Cozies shown here.

8.   02.27.17  Sew Sweet Simplicity 2015 BOM by Jacquelynne Steves here.

9.   03.03.07  Allitare! 2015 Bonnie Hunter Mystery here.

10. 03.10.17  Celtic Solstice, 2013 Bonnie Hunter Mystery here.

11. 03.17.17  Denim Tumbler Rug #1 here.

12.  04.07.17 RSC15 Sawtooth Sampler design by Angela at SoScrappy here.

13.  4.14.17   My Heart Skips a Beat 2017 H2H Quilt

14.  4.21.17  Tumbler Rug #2 

15.  4.28.17  Shoo Fly (A charity quilt for my local quilt guild.)

16.  5.5.17    Scrappy Stars baby quilt

17.  5.12.17  The Underpants Project

18.  5.19.17  One House, Two House (pattern by Cheryl Wahl.)

 

 

The Garden Party Continues

I had time this week to make a few Garden Party blocks.

 

Linking up for Fiber Tuesday in The Quilting Room with Mel.

2017 H2H Final Linky Party

It's time to see the parade of beautiful quilts that were made for the 2017 H2H Charity Quilt Drive this year.  It was a record year.  I'm linking up for the big party here..

This quilt has been received by Emily from Em's Scrap bag for Happy Chemo.  I'm joining the H2H linky party.  Can't wait to see the parade of quilt progress.

My Heart Skips a Beat quilt is complete!  This is my 2017 contribution for the H2H Charity Quilt drive.  I don't usually name my quilts.  But this one is called "My Heart Skips a Beat".  I call it that because I won these blocks from Linda who blogs at Art In Search..  Linda puts together beautiful comfort quilts.  These "Hearts Galore" were blocks given to Linda.  She put them up for adoption.  The orphan block adoption was hosted by Cynthia's blog, Quilting is More Fun Than Housework.  This quilt was mailed to Happy Chemo as an H2H quilt.  Emily from Em's Scrap bag will be distributing the quilts.  H2H stands for Hands to Help.  It's a comfort quilt charity drive that is driven by Sarah Craig at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.  Look at all the LOVE that has gone into this quilt already.

It measures 61" x 93".  I quilted it with one of my new to me pantographs.  I recently purchased a whole box of them on APQS.  It was great practice for me and it turned out quite cute (if I don't say so myself.)

The back is super scrappy.  This month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC17) at Angela's blog, SoScrappy,  we are focusing on using multi-colored fabrics that don't really fit into a color family.  I thought that would be a great place for some bright, fun fabrics.  There are bright pinks, fishing lures, hearts, flowers, picnic foods, plaids, ducks in the garden, buttons, and some scrappy bow tie blocks.  They worked perfectly for the back of the quilt.

Here in the plaid fabric you can see some of the 10" Feathered Paisley pantograph quilting.  The design is by Anne Bright at www.annebright.com. 

 

Some fun multi-colored fabrics were used.

 

Somehow all this scrappy goodness works for this quilt.  I love it when it all comes together.  The binding is a multi-colored fabric as well.  I love a striped binding.  Remember to check out ALL the gorgeous quilts donated to the H2H charities this year here.

 

 

Linking up at Love Laugh Quilt for Monday Making.