Bindings Are Attached June 9, 2011
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Now to add labels and stitch them down.
Just a Bit Short June 8, 2011
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fortunately I have more fabric.
Well Before Midnight June 7, 2011
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Yes, it’s well before midnight and Victoria’s Rose is now quilted. Whoo Hoo! Only one more to quilt*. Of course then there is the binding, thread trimming and labels.
- Dragonflies – completed back in early April
- Miniature Ohio Star – completed late April
- Crossword Puzzle – need to fix (missing letter & fullness), quilt, bind and label
- Summertime – completed in May
- Neutral Strip Twist – need to bind and label
- The Chain Event – need to bind and label
- Victoria’s Rose – need to
quilt the border,bind and label - BQ2 Peacocks – need to label
- Kansas Spirit – need to quilt, bind and label
- Ribbon Candy – need to bind and label
* Crossword Puzzle will be quilted in July.
Another One Quilted June 7, 2011
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As crazy as this sounds, I quilted the center of the quilt (and a couple of the others) on the long arm, then brought them home to quilt the borders.
I’m making progress on my crazy challenge. Here’s the current status:
- Dragonflies – completed back in early April
- Miniature Ohio Star – completed late April
- Crossword Puzzle – need to fix (missing letter & fullness), quilt, bind and label
- Summertime – completed in May
- Neutral Strip Twist – need to bind and label
- The Chain Event – need to bind and label
- Victoria’s Rose – need to quilt the border, bind and label
- BQ2 Peacocks – need to label
- Kansas Spirit – need to quilt, bind and label
- Ribbon Candy – need to bind and label
What’s on my Design Wall June 5, 2011
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There are a couple of things today on my “design table” First is the Neutral Strip Twist. Frogging part of the border only took about 30 minutes last night and I was able to finish up the quilting and trim it. It’ s now ready for the binding. The strips are sewn together (at least I think they are) but they need to be pressed. I’m working on a new name — something with “sand” in the title.
Next up is The Chain Event, which I’ll probably rename as “Memories of Home” since the Magnolia is the state flower of Mississippi. I quilted this yesterday on the long arm at Rocking Chair Quilts. I’ll get better pictures after I finish the quilting. I still need to quilt the borders.
Follow the links over at Patchwork Times to see what others are working on.
Year of the Pig – Question #11 June 2, 2011
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This week’s question from Jill is:
“Your guild has challenged you to complete the PIGS that you least want to work on. What project would it be and why?”
I’m not sure I can limit myself to a single project, so let’s take the top 3 which are on my Quilts in Progress tab.
#1 – the Jeanne Kimball Christmas BOM published by Oxmoor House at least 12 years go or longer. – I started work on this quilt in 2003. I really want to finish it, but always put it off because:
- I want to make it big enough to fit on our king size bed and haven’t figured out exactly how I’m going to do that.
- I’ve made most of the pieced blocks and all that is left are the applique blocks and the really big blocks.
- This is for me, so everyone else quilt get’s done first.
#2 – the Hancock Fabrics star BOM from 2004/2005
- I’m doing this Quilt as you Go.
- I’m making the quilt big enough for the king size bed, and my plan to enlarge the quilt isn’t working as expected, so I’m designing on the fly.
- I”m not sure I want this quilt King size anymore
- It’s on my challenge list at Patchwork Times so my guess is it will get done, or at least looked at closer this year
#3 – True Friends – a kit I won. Started it in 2006.
- I’m not excited about the quality of the fabric
- I haven’t figured out what I’m going to do for borders and I can’t find matching fabric.
- It doesn’t have a destination
- It’s on my challenge list at Patchwork Times so my guess is it will at least become a top before the end of the year.
As for the quilts on my Tops to be Quilted tab it’s pretty easy.
- I haven’t figured out the quilting motif
- I don’t think I can do it on my home sewing machine
- I want more experience on the long arm
- Need to gather the money for backing, batting and rental time.
I’ve found that Judy’s UFO challenge is working well for me – sort of . I picked 20 UFO’s (some tops, some QAYG and some still in pieces) that I knew I would keep putting off and I’ve finished 4 so far this year. One I finished before the challenge started but after our lists were turned in. Additionally, having a destination and a hard date works well too.
June’s UFO – #8 June 1, 2011
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Judy has pulled the UFO # for June, so now it’s time to report if I finished May’s UFO.
May # was 9. That’s the Cream & Green quilt as you go project that was on both the “to complete the top” and the “get it quilted” lists. Needless to say, given that I’m in full swing on my self imposed challenge, I didn’t bother to open the box this quilt is in.
However, I did finish two quilts – the BQ2 with Peacocks and the Turning Twenty Again that I’m calling “Summertime”. Both of these quilts were on my ‘To Be Quilted” tab on January 1st, so I’m counting them as my UFO completion for May.
#8 is the pick for June. Not that it matters what #8 is, I have 5 more quilts to finish by the 22nd – all but one were on my lists January 1st. So, look for me to complete the Crossword Puzzle top, and finish Victoria’s Rose, The Chain Event, Ribbon Candy, Kansas Troubles and the Neutral Strip Twist (not technically a UFO) in the next couple of weeks.
When July rolls around I’ll may set a new challenge for myself — get caught up on the quilts I skipped over!
The Binding is Finally Done May 25, 2011
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Just pulled this quilt from the dryer. I finished the last 3″ of binding last night. It even has a label! The top was finished in 2007 and I finished quilting it at the beginning of the month. Normally I stitch my bindings down on the machine — I want to know they’ll stay down — but I was having issues and figured I’d just stitch it down by hand. I won’t make that decision again unless I have no other choice.
This is one of my challenge quilts, so only 6 more to complete in the next 28 days. I best get a move on it!
What’s on my Design Wall May 22, 2011
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We interrupt this quilting marathon ( Complete 10 quilts between March 16th – June 22nd) for a new quilt top – Candy Sunflower Seeds (I’m using the pattern The Chain Event by Dorothy Young).
Say what?!!
After the disaster I created quilting this quilt a few weeks ago, I had to back up and punt.
Thanks to S for ripping the quilting out. Anyway, I decided I needed to use a template on my curves and quilting in the setting squares and triangles. Since I hadn’t done that, I figured a “test” quilt was in order. Thus the new quilt top.
Of course, now I don’t think I need a test quilt. Yesterday I quilted the Neutral Strip Twist and I did half way decent considering I hadn’t done any template/ruler work previously.
Since I’m reporting, here’s the status of the marathon quilts.
1 – Dragonflies — Completed 3/29
2 – Miniature Ohio Star – Completed 4/19
3 – Crossword Puzzle – Still piecing – need at least the top 6/3
4 – BQ2 – Needs label, otherwise finished 5/14
5 – Summertime – 8 inches of binding left to stitch down, label attached
6 – Neutral Strip Twist – needs border quilted, etc
7 – The Chain Event – needs quilting (appt on 6/5)
8 – Victoria’s Rose – needs border quilted, etc
9 – Kansas Spirit – needs quilting (will do on DSM)
10 – Ribbon Candy – binding attached
There’s still a lot to do, but I’m confident that with the three-day weekend coming up I’ll be able to get it all done by my deadline.
Follow the links over at Patchwork Times – I’m sure you’ll find great inspiration and quilters who aren’t as crazy as me.
Neutral Strip Twist Top May 21, 2011
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When I picked up thread at Jo-Ann’s the other day, I thought I saw the fabric I wanted for the border of this quilt – a beige speckle that I had used in the center of the quilt. When I went to buy it Thursday night I discovered the color was off. What I used in the quilt was from my stash and I bought it at least two years ago. So, I had to figure out something else.
I really like what I ended up with. The outer border is a mottled honey color. The inner border is a light yellowy beige with darker speckles/lines.
Now to get it quilted.
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