Friday Night Sew In

This is my first time participating in the Friday Night Sew In.


I know I said I wasn't going to start my Orca Bay Mystery Quilt until I got last week's and this week's We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler blocks done...but I just couldn't resist.  My husband AND 4-year-old son went to bed at 8:30pm!!!  That gives me tons of sewing time.  I think I could cut and sew and cut and sew and cut and sew a ton of step one of Bonnie Hunter (Quiltville) Orca Bay.  These are my colors:  Neutrals, Yellow, Orange, and Green.  I hope I read the first instruction right.  When Bonnie says "black" on her quilt, I guess it's "yellow" for my quilt.  I'm sure it will be pretty as long as I use contrasting colors.   Here's my stack:



Here's what I have cut so far...

I need 448 PAIRS of these puppies!  Guess I better quit blogging and start cutting.  Whew.

Here's the link to the Friday Night Sew In Linky doo:

http://handmadebyheidi.blogspot.com/2011/11/november-fnsi-signup-is-finally-here.html

Diamond Chains QA Complete

Finally I was able to complete my Diamond Chains quilt.  This quiltalong was hosted by Melinda at Tilda's Twisted Life.  My finished quilt is a California King size.  It measures 86 x 91 .  It's a little puckery here and there, but it will be fine and warm for our bed.  I love the way the heavy FMQ on it made it feel like a weighted blanket.  I feel like I'm getting a hug when I'm wrapped in it. :)

The back really looks puckered to me.  We'll see if that washes out.  I doubt it.  I really need to get my quilt sandwich tight next time.  Glad I'm not a prefectionist and that this quilt isn't going to a show.

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Dutchman's Puzzle Quilt Top Progress

A lot of progress was made on my Dutchman's Puzzle quilt top this week.  Here are all the blocks sewn together.  Oh how the yellows brightened this gloomy Ohio day!

This was one vintage twin sheet that I paid FULL PRICE for at Goodwill (a full $3).  But I couldn't pass up those colors!  I combined it with the muslin that I buy at JoAnn Fabrics by the bolt.  I'm not sure how I'll add the border yet.  I am out of vintage sheet.  I think I'll add some more muslin, something yellow, and then some muslin and bind it.  Can't wait to try my stippling on it!

GIVEAWAYS!

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To win an ONA bag, head on over to Tea Rose Home.   http://trhsponsors.blogspot.com/2011/11/ona-reviewgiveaway-post.html  The ONA bag is very functional and fashionable.

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At the blog, I Play With Fiber, win the book -- Knit One; Kill Two at this giveaway:  http://iplaywithfiber.blogspot.com/2011/11/knit-onekill-two-giveaway.html 

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"A Peach in Stitches" is having a giveaway whereas you post pictures of your "Old and New" fabrics.  My oldest fabric is this floral print.  I bought it at a garage sale this summer.  The lady said it was "vintage" and thought it was from the late 40's.  She had been quilting over 50 years and was in the fabric distribution industry.  She sells her stash in garage sale form every year.  Gotta watch the papers for next year's sale!  I didn't have to dig far for it because I was cutting it yesterday.  It matches  my treasures & Tidbits fabric from Robert Kaufman that I won from Leila at Sewn.  Here it is:

The newest fabric that I have arrived yesterday in the mail.  I won it from Ella at Throw a Wench in the Works blog :  http://throwawenchintheworks.blog  THANKS, Ella!  It is three fat quarters of Lark from Amy Butler.spot.com/

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WIP Wednesday 11/16/11

This week I FINISHED my little table topper for the Duo QA.  It turned out lovely.  I love the FMQ on it.  It measures a little 20.5" by 20.5".  Part of the purpose for this QA was to do hand stitching and FMQ.  I opted to not do the hand stitching because I don't think I'll ever want to do that.  BUT I did use the stitch on my machine and the clear thread on the top that made the machine stitching have the look of hand stitching.
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There's going to be a HUGE giveaway with multiple prizes on the busiest shopping day of the year at:

http://jeannegwin.blogspot.com/2011/11/big-happening.html

Please go there and tell Jeanne that Kathy from  new2quilting.blogspot.com sent you!

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I LOVE the log cabin block from Karen in OR!  This is from Block Swap Adventure swap.  The colors are great.  Look at that cute fabric in the center with the numbers.  Sweet!

A funny thing happened to my Drunkard's Path QA sub assembly blocks this week.  I made little progress because my 4-year-old helper accidentially found my scissors and cut ONE of each of the blocks.  Grrr.  My bad for leaving the scissors down low.  I didn't take any pictures of that!

Completed 25 of the Dutchman's Puzzle Blocks made with just vintage sheets and muzlin.  I was able to cut all of these out and wasn't planning on making this quilt yet.  But thanks to the service center where my truck was in the shop, I had PLENTY of time to get them all cut as I waited in their waiting are for 4.5 hours!  Glad I took a project with me instead of a book!!!

New Projects - 1

Dutchman's Puzzle Quilt

Completed Projects --  6

Selected fabrics for Orca Bay (Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt)

Selected fabrics for the Chasing Chevrons QA

Completed the Duo QA!

Drunkard's path blocks completed this week - 1

Summer Sampler Series - made one extra block from Accuquilt block of the month - Kings Crown

Completed 25 Dutchman's Puzzle blocks

Currently in Progress:  7

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

Victorianna Fabric Party Quiltalong (currently caught 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 (need to make the block from 11/11)

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

Diamond Chains QA (FMQ 2/3 done!)

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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Check out the post today at Lily Quilts!!  The giveaway winner will receive TWO boxes of Kona Solids.

http://lilysquilts.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-gifts-for-quilters-mahusive.html

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Quilting Ranny is having a holiday giveaway with five different prizes.  Check it out at:

http://quiltingranny.blogspot.com/2011/11/holiday-giveaway-ends-november-30th.html

Tell her that Kathy from New2quilting sent you!

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Nunu's Quilt World is having a giveaway.  Shannon is ready to send the Traveling Stash on its way.  This giveaway ends Thursday, November 17.

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Orca Bay Colors

These are the colors I have selected for the Orca Bay Mystery Quilt (Quiltville, Bonnie Hunter, of course.)

Green, yellow, orange, and neutrals:

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Our Busy Little Bunch is having a cool giveaway.

Win 9 yards of eco-friendly Pelon batting at:

http://www.ourbusylittlebunch.com/2011/11/giveaway-for-9-yards-of-new-eco-cotton.html

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Marcia at Marcia's Crafty Sewing and Quilting Blog is having a big quilty birthday celebration.  You could win $54 off the quilting of a twin quilt!  Check it out at

http://marciascraftysewing.blogspot.com/2011/11/first-annual-big-birthday-celebration.html

Happy 54th birthday, Marcia!

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It's Sew Kiki is having a giveaway too.  You could win a kit.  The kit will include the pattern and 6 Fat Quarters of Fabric that include Bella White for the embroidery.  This is plenty of fabric to make a pillow or an apron or maybe a small wall hanging!   This is all sponsored by Cotton Blossom Farm! Check it out at:

http://kiki-itssewkiki.blogspot.com/2011/11/sponsor-spotlight_14.html

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There's going to be a HUGE giveaway with multiple prizes on the busiest shopping day of the year at:

http://jeannegwin.blogspot.com/2011/11/big-happening.html

Please go there and tell Jeanne that Kathy from  new2quilting.blogspot.com sent you!

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The winter beard

My four-year-old son, Owen has been working on his winter beard:

Isn't this hat just adorable?  LOVE it.  It's even salt & pepper colored like my husband's beard:

I didn't make the hat.  Don't give me the credit!   I bought it, here. Toddler/child and larger sizes are available :)

Danielle from Poor Girl Couture gets all the credit on this one!  And there's a special thanks to Kristie from ocd: obsessive crafting discorder blog for posting the one she got.  You can see the pic she put up at: http://ocd-obsessivecraftingdisorder.blogspot.com/2011/11/ha-ha-ha.html

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Who wants to win some fat quarters?  Check out the giveaway at KoolBeenz that is sponsored by Stitchin' Stash.  You could win 4 fat quarters of Michael Miller's Christmas prints.  Giveaway ends Friday, 11/18/11.  Check it out at: http://koolbeenz-blog.blogspot.com/2011/11/give-away-16-who-wants-to-win-some-fat.html?showComment=1321262405237#c6250635240386850699

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Stop by the Sew Bitter Sweets Designs!  You could win a jelly roll of Flora and a flying geese ruler in a giveaway sponsored by the Fat Quarter Shop.  Check it out at:  http://blog.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/?p=1012

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Check out the giveaway that Judi at Green Fairy Quilts is having!!!  Yummy!  http://greenfairyquilts.blogspot.com/2011/11/manly-giveaway.html

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Chasing Chevrons Quiltalong Fabrics

Here's my fabric choices for the Chasing Chevrons QA at That girl... that quilt....  (click on the button below to get there.)   I'm actually using the four fat quarters that I won from Leila's giveaway at Sewn in the We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler.  They are Riley Blake -- Treasures and Tidbits.  I am using the blue as the background fabric (purchased at our quilt guild president's new "Hen House".)  The Hen House is a cool place where our quilt guild can get together and sew and have classes and use her short arm machine.  What a neat place.  Anywho... I also see some plain red chevrons and some yellow chevrons.  If there's a border, it will probably be red.  Picking out colors is so much easier when I start with something like the Riley Blake fq's.

GIVEAWAY!

Marlene Oddie, at Kissed Quilts is celebrating her 2nd anniversary with her business.

If she gets 100 followers by Sunday night, she's giving away a whole bunch of things!!  Check out her blog and help her reach 100 followers!  You may even win something!!