Step 3 Orca Bay Complete

Yea! Step 3 of Orca Bay is complete.  Whohoo!  Now I feel I can move on to my other lists.

Step 3 - Orca Bay

I'm still working on Step 3 or Orca Bay (Bonnie Hunter's mystery QA).  All of my half squares are cut, but I really need to get sewing and trimming.  Hopefully I'll put a big dent in everything while the little guy is at a school today.

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GIVEAWAYS!!!

Check out April's giveaway today from KoolBeenz.  It is sponsored by Cotton Blossom Farms!
http://koolbeenz-blog.blogspot.com/2011/12/give-away-19-who-wants-to-win-your.html?showComment=1323080764215#c8075199406930288051
You could win your choice of TEN fat quarters!

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Katy has two delicious fabric bundles are up for grabs at I'm a Ginger Monkey.  Drawing will be open 12/5 to 12/12.  Check it out!
http://imagingermonkey.blogspot.com/2011/12/call-me-santa.html?showComment=1323082508527#c1246478000632952157

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We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler Block #18 - Circle of Geese

I'm so proud of this week's block, Circle of Geese.  I have loved that block from the first time I saw Lee at Freshly Pieced do it.  I was always afraid to do it because of the comments I read about how hard it was.  It really wasn't hard... it was just tedious.  I had to do it while the little one was in school and NO tv or background sounds.  The sun was shining brightly in my window and I could hold my block up to the window by my sewing machine to get everything in the right place.  I'm also loving how these blocks are coming together.  And just think--these are just the first half of the QA.  Eighteen blocks to go!

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WIP Wednesday 11/30/11

This week I am happy to complete Step 2 or Orca Bay (72 string blocks)

I also put together all of the split nine patch blocks that I received from my local quilt guild swap.

And here's the Starry Path block that I made for the We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler.

I don't expect to get much done this week sewing wise.  My mother is in a nursing home and I have to make some hard decisions this week and get things settled.  I knew this would be part of the process and that the time was coming.  I just hope things go smoothly without any regrets.

New Projects - 0

Completed Projects --  6

Completed Step 2 (72 string blocks for Orca Bay-Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt

Completed 20 more Chasing Chevrons QA blocks

Drunkard's path blocks completed this week - 1

Starry Night - We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler

Completed a sampler block for a special swap

Arranged and sewed Split 9-patch blocks from Local Quilt Guild Swap

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 -currently caught up)

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 paper pieced block from and 11/18)

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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This week's Give-away from April at KoolBeenz is sponsored by Skye Reve Fabrics.  Click here to check it out!

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PhillysBlarney is having a giveaway.  You could win the Traveling Stash!  This giveaway ends Sunday, December 4.  See if you can win and give the STASH to visit your home.

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Here's another chance to win an Accuquilt GO! Baby and three dies!!!

http://taketimetosmelltherose.blogspot.com/2011/11/go-baby-giveaway.html  There are so many cool dies to choose from if you win at:  http://www.accuquilt.com/

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And yet another chance to win an Accuquilt GO! Baby and your choice of three dies at:

http://lisnaweary-quilts.blogspot.com/2011/11/go-baby-giveaway.html?showComment=1322673951847#c2271991901698495978

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We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler Block #17 - Starry Night

Here's block #17 of the We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler.  It's called Starry Night. 

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To win a layer cake from a giveaway sponsored by the Fat Quarter Shop, visit Hilachas blog at:
http://muchashilachas.blogspot.com/2011/11/after-thanksgiving-giveaway.html

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Check out Bridgette's blog for a mystery giveaway.  Bridgette has such a positive outlook on life.  It's contageous.  Here's the link:
http://hapamomquilts.blogspot.com/

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Orca Bay Step 2 Complete

Yeah!  Step 2 of Orca Bay was fun and a big scrap buster!  I don't have many orange strings left.  Here are my seventy-two 3.5" squares.

Split 9-Patch Quilt

After I took the picture for WIP Wednesday's post regarding the split 9-patch blocks that I got at our guild meeting swap, I decided to play with block layout.  I played for about an hour or so and ended up with a "w" pattern.  I thought that I already had over an hour into the layout that I might as well number the blocks in rows and start sewing.  Well, the blocks matched up really nicely.  What I thought would be a WIP for a long time turned in to a quilt top!

But then when I realized the size of the quilt, it may turn in to a chair cover.  I need another chair cover.  Here it is on the chair next to the broken dishes chair cover that I did in August:

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For a chance to win an Accuquilt GO! Baby and your choice of three dies, check out:
http://www.pingsandneedles.com/2011/11/accuquilt-go-baby-giveaway-yay.html

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