Which is good, no time to dwell on things not worth thinking about.
Yesterday I sent a little scrappy quilt throw top, batting and backing with a long arm quilter. It is one I did using 3" squares and is totally scrappy very few of them are the same fabric, and they are very radomly put together. I made it for a donation for a friend son's school. She has twin boys that are seniors and the senior class is donating a Picnic basket filled with all kinds of goodies for the school's annual auction/dinner fund raising event.
I've pieced for several years now, and I've done hand quilting, but didn't have time to do hand quilting on this one, have never machine quilted and didn't want my first attempt to be displayed before so many at an event, so elected to have it professionally quilted. The school colors are Navy and White. So the backing is Navy, the binding will be white and the quilting on the Navy will be white so it will show up. She is doing a feather stitch and I'm anxious to see it finished, I'll do the binding. Quilting thread for the top is varigated.
I have 2 quilts in the work in progress (WIP) stage. I have 36 blocks - 9 patch, 6 of each color, pink, blue, red, purple, green, yellow and will set them together with white (now have enough white fabric to do this and more). I have a pinwheel that has blocks 36 made from 5" squares white on one side and a flag print fabric on the other, then I have 16 made from 4" squares using the same fabric to add for corner stones. I made the 36 into grouping of 6 for 6 rectangle blocks and will sash with 3 strips, one blue with white stars, one red (identical to the blue) and one red. Very patriotic, and will get it quilted and use on my bed or guest bed for patriotic holidays. The 9 patch not sure if it will be put away for a future great grandchild or what yet.
I have quilt patterns, BOM and fabric for 8 quilts for my 4 children (4 pieced and 4 art type) and 1 each for 11 grandchildren and 7 grandchildren, but inbetween guess I'm making and stashing for future Greats as that number is still growing.
I just got a commision to make a throw sized quilt using a "Morning Star" quilt pattern. It will be a scrappy type using browns. Not only are the blocks scrappy but also the sashing. The corner stones are white and the white fabric is used to make half square triangles on either coner of the sashing and the end result looks like an Ohio Star. Neat quilt pattern, looks easy to make.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
new Quilt Porjects
With the start of 2010 I finally have my house where I can devote some time to sewing. Jan 2nd and 3rd I made 36 9 patch blocks using 4" blocks. I chose 6 colors (pink, yellow, blue, green, purple and red). The 9 squares are all a different print in each block and most have 5 darker and 4 lighter squares - you are right I goofed, 3 blocks ended up with 4 dark and 5 light squares.
I plan to add a border (width is to be determined) of white or navy to each block with mitered corners, then assemble. Not sure I have a piece of fabric large enough to make all the borders the same - so this quilt may be a work in progress until I can go shopping.
On the 5th I took all the miscellaneous 4" blocks I had put them in a new clean trash basket and stirred them up. Then using an assembly line method, sewed them in groups of 2, then 4, then in rows of 21, then sewed the rows together. I have 11 rows and I'm out of those squares. That quilt is on hold until I get more squares and they are on the way shortly.
Of the 4" Squares I had I pulled the ones that had squares of the same fabric and will work on a trip around the world quilt today. Not sure I have enough for the full top, but will get a start.
The past several months I have been involved in a Round Robin which has been interesting to say the least. There are 3 groups of 5 ladies. I am in two of the groups. I had volunteered to do two blocks in the event the hostess didn't have enough to fill all the groups. Each lady in the group makes a block (we had size guidelines - that few followed). Once our block is finished we mail to the person below us on the list. She adds a border (pieced, appliqued etc) and mails to the person below her on the list. After the last 4th border is added it has completed it journey and is retuned to person that made the block.
At first I was at a loss as to how these borders would look, what I would add etc. But once I it all got started and I began to receive the many beautiful small quilts it was not difficult to decide what to add.
I plan to add a border (width is to be determined) of white or navy to each block with mitered corners, then assemble. Not sure I have a piece of fabric large enough to make all the borders the same - so this quilt may be a work in progress until I can go shopping.
On the 5th I took all the miscellaneous 4" blocks I had put them in a new clean trash basket and stirred them up. Then using an assembly line method, sewed them in groups of 2, then 4, then in rows of 21, then sewed the rows together. I have 11 rows and I'm out of those squares. That quilt is on hold until I get more squares and they are on the way shortly.
Of the 4" Squares I had I pulled the ones that had squares of the same fabric and will work on a trip around the world quilt today. Not sure I have enough for the full top, but will get a start.
The past several months I have been involved in a Round Robin which has been interesting to say the least. There are 3 groups of 5 ladies. I am in two of the groups. I had volunteered to do two blocks in the event the hostess didn't have enough to fill all the groups. Each lady in the group makes a block (we had size guidelines - that few followed). Once our block is finished we mail to the person below us on the list. She adds a border (pieced, appliqued etc) and mails to the person below her on the list. After the last 4th border is added it has completed it journey and is retuned to person that made the block.
At first I was at a loss as to how these borders would look, what I would add etc. But once I it all got started and I began to receive the many beautiful small quilts it was not difficult to decide what to add.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Thanksgiving is almost here and this year is soon to be history. I moved here the 1st of June and it really doesn't seem like 6 months have elapsed - but they have.
A lot has been accomplished in that I have 75% of everything unpacked cleaned and most put away. I still have some fabrics, books and miscellaneous I'm still trying to devise the best way to organize so I can find something when I need/want it.
I'm working on a couple of Round Robins which were really neat ideas and work into a useful item for me. There are groups of 5 ladies (I'm in 2 groups because they were short a person). Each makes a block and sends to the lady on the list below her name. The remaining 4 ladies each add a border (pieced, appliquéd, decorated as she might) and when the 4th is added the piece is returned to the originator of the block. I have a small glass top table in my living room, for games, zig saw puzzles etc and think these will make really neat little quilted table toppers for it. So I chose two holiday themes (valentine's day and 4th of July) for my blocks. I also want to make other small table topper quilts to use in there for other holidays - Yes I Know I need more projects.
A lot has been accomplished in that I have 75% of everything unpacked cleaned and most put away. I still have some fabrics, books and miscellaneous I'm still trying to devise the best way to organize so I can find something when I need/want it.
I'm working on a couple of Round Robins which were really neat ideas and work into a useful item for me. There are groups of 5 ladies (I'm in 2 groups because they were short a person). Each makes a block and sends to the lady on the list below her name. The remaining 4 ladies each add a border (pieced, appliquéd, decorated as she might) and when the 4th is added the piece is returned to the originator of the block. I have a small glass top table in my living room, for games, zig saw puzzles etc and think these will make really neat little quilted table toppers for it. So I chose two holiday themes (valentine's day and 4th of July) for my blocks. I also want to make other small table topper quilts to use in there for other holidays - Yes I Know I need more projects.
Where does the time go?? I'm still trying to organize my BOM kits, UFOs and embroidery projects and my fabric stash. In a house with only a closet in each bedroom makes organization resourceful to say the least.
My daughter gave me a nice wooden shoe rack that will hold 15 pairs of shoes for Mother's Day. I have it together and it will make a perfect place (got the idea from a quilting friend) for my fat quarters - but think I may need 1 maybe 2 more.
I've pretty much taken over the storage area of the spare bedroom for my fabrics. My BOM kits, UFOs and Embroidery pojects are in (or going in) large plastic containers by my sewing chair in a corner of my bedroom. I have my sewing machine in the Family room - but don't like the clutter that generates around it - so that is being moved into my bedroom also. Don't like sewing on carpet but will have to try not to drop pins and needles.
Once all the storage and rearranging is finished I can get busy sewing.
My daughter gave me a nice wooden shoe rack that will hold 15 pairs of shoes for Mother's Day. I have it together and it will make a perfect place (got the idea from a quilting friend) for my fat quarters - but think I may need 1 maybe 2 more.
I've pretty much taken over the storage area of the spare bedroom for my fabrics. My BOM kits, UFOs and Embroidery pojects are in (or going in) large plastic containers by my sewing chair in a corner of my bedroom. I have my sewing machine in the Family room - but don't like the clutter that generates around it - so that is being moved into my bedroom also. Don't like sewing on carpet but will have to try not to drop pins and needles.
Once all the storage and rearranging is finished I can get busy sewing.
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