DESIGN WALL MONDAY - 9/30/13
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We have some awesome stuff on our walls!
Well, THEY do - ME - not so much sometimes - ;))
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Now that my Floral Applique is FINALLY off my sewing room design wall -
I have moved the top left corner section of my LHQSQ -
Left-Handed Quilter Sampler Quilt -
From the design wall in the hallway -
To my sewing room design wall -
Where I can reach it - ;))
And because I’m not a big fan -
Of trying to wrestle long rows of blocks -
I’m going to try to work on it in sections - ;))
We’ll see how that works out -
And we’ll see if I can get it off the wall -
Faster than I did my Floral Applique - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
QUILT JOURNAL - WHITE & YELLOW
Pre-quilted Panel
Baby Quilt
Completed - November 1996
Made for Grandson #2
Our daughter wanted yellow -
And I found the prettiest white eyelet pre-quilted panel -
I simply stitched on a ribbon with yellow woven through the holes -
Added a yellow backing -
And bound it in yellow - ;))
QJ - 1996
And I DID decide to work on something else -
Surprise - surprise - ;))
I found a cute FREE pattern - HERE -
Printed off the pattern and template -
Chose my strips -
CT - Bits and Bobbins -
I was supposed to cut the strips down to 2” -
But - of course - I forgot until I sewed the first two together -
So I trimmed them after sewing -
The instructions say to sew the strips together -
Make a set -
Fold the set in half -
Place the pattern on top and stitch around it -
The pattern is only as wide as a sheet of paper -
8-1/2” MAX -
One section for the top -
One section for the bottom -
For a total of 17” plus some just because -
Say 20” total is used -
From a 40” strip -
So - only half of the strip is actually used - right? -
WHY am I trimming the WHOLE strip down to 2”? -
Seems like a waste of perfectly good strips to BOB - ;))
So BOB decided to fold the strips in half - FIRST -
Trim the selvage -
And cut 9” off the selvage ends -
Then trim THEM to 2” -
Saving the rest of the strip for something else - ;))
I had two sets of strips to sew -
No problem -
Pressed one set UP -
Pressed the second set DOWN -
And layered them -
Trying to “nest” the seams -
With the pattern on top -
And rather than trace the pattern onto template plastic -
I traced the pattern onto freezer paper -
Because I have NO idea where my template plastic is -
And my box of freezer paper is on the bottom shelf of my cutting table - ;))
Pinned it all together -
Trying to match the seams on the layers -
Stitched on the line -
Leaving an opening for the stuffing part -
And saw another squirrel - ;))
At that point -
I decided to take a break and dig through some fabric -
To see if I could find something suitable -
For some more Sudoku Quilts -
For Halloween and Thanksgiving - ;))
These might work -
But I want/need to dig some more -
See what else I can find - ;))
I'm pretty sure that I've told you before -
That I have the attention span of a gnat -
And I have the UFOs to prove it - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
Before I start to work on the setting triangles and corners -
For my LHQSQ - Left-Handed Quilter Sampler Quilt -
I need to finish the sashings on the end blocks - ;))
Because of the way I do my sashings -
The blocks on the left side -
Need one more sashing strip on the top left side of the block -
The blocks on the right side -
Need one more sashing strip on the top right side of the block -
The blocks on the top row -
Need two sashing strips -
One on the top left side of the block -
And one on the top right side of the block -
And a cornerstone on top -
And -
The blocks on the bottom row -
Are already done -
Woohoo!! - ;))
So anyway -
That’s my plan for today -
Unless I change my mind -
And decide to work on something else - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
QUILT JOURNAL - KITTY, KITTY CATS
Machine Pieced
Machine Quilted
Baby Quilt
39-1/2" x 39-1/2"
Completed - July 1996
Made for Grandson #1
Pattern - "One Patch" - Quilts for Baby-Easy as ABC - Pg. 18-19
By Ursula Reikes (c) 1993
Won 1st place in the County Fair in August 1996 -
Again - they bunched it up and stuffed it in a case -
So that you couldn't see the whole thing -
Entered in a local quilt show - January 1998
I liked how they flipped one corner -
So that you could see the backing - ;))
QJ - 1996
Here’s to bloggy buddies who send you their scraps -
May they continue to do so - ;))
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When my bloggy buddy LindaJ sent me Sergio’s New House - HERE -
She included some AWESOME scraps - ;))
The M&M’s scraps, of course, grabbed my attention -
IMMEDIATELY - ;))
I just HAD to make a new mug rug -
For my M&M mug - ;))
So I did -
And RED really likes it -
It's much roomier than his old one - ;))
I LOVE M&M’s!! - ;))
And I’m pretty sure that it’s not just me - ;))
DESIGN WALL MONDAY - 9/23/13
Check out all of us who link up with Judy L. at Patchwork Times on Mondays.
We have some awesome stuff on our walls!
Well, THEY do - ME - not so much sometimes - ;))
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Two more 6” sampler blocks -
That you can make using -
2-1/2” squares -
And anything else -
That finishes at 2” -
Three across and three down -
Variations of the basic NINE-PATCH -
The sewn block will MEASURE 6-1/2” -
And FINISH at 6” -
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Block #98 - Summer Winds
Block #99 -Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Block #99A - Oatmeal Raisin Cookies - Yummier Variation - ;))
And that makes 99 - ;))
99 - 9-patches -
On the wall - ;))
I still have some re-arranging to do -
Some more sashings to sew -
Some setting triangles and corners to cut -
Some assembly -
Some borders -
And who knows what else -
But the BLOCKS ARE DONE -
WOOHOO!! - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
Machine Quilted
10-1/2" x 10-1/2"
Started - August 1996
Completed - August 1996
This was an experiment -
I found a stained glass pattern of a bird -
And layered fabrics of various colors -
With the darkest color on the bottom - ;))
I traced the pattern on the top lightest color -
Cut down to the color I wanted -
And satin stitched the opening - ;))
The black satin stitching looked like stained glass leading - ;))
It got very thick and stiff - ;))
Won second place at the County Fair in August 1996 -
I entered it in the "wallhanging" category -
Even though it had no hanging sleeve -
And was rather small - ;))
QJ - 1996
Looky what my bloggy buddy - LindaJ - sent me!! -
She made THIS!!! -
It’s Sergio’s NEW HOUSE!!! -
With his NAME on it and everything!!! - ;))
THANKS, LINDA!!! - ;))
She has been working on it for a while -
And posted on her blog on Sunday that she had finished it - HERE -
I was working on the serger cover for my friend the lefthanded quilter when Skyler decided to inspect the inside of mine. I didn't realize that it had hit the floor and there he was! That is the only picture I can or want to share right now till I know she has received her package. The project is finished up, the box packed and I will take it to the post office tomorrow. I finished up a little too late on Friday to make it in there before the 4 p.m. closing time on Friday.
I left her a comment -
OOOOOHHHHH - I can hardly wait!!! I haven't told Sergio that he's getting a new house - he would be on pins and needles - and we all know that sergers don't play nice with pins - ;)) THANKS, LINDA!!!
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When LindaJ mentioned that she was looking for a serger -
I told her that I had one -
And that I had named him Sergio - ;))
And then I told her all about him -
Gave her a link -
And all of that stuff - ;))
Now you have to understand -
Just because I HAVE a serger -
Doesn’t mean that I know how to USE a serger - ;))
I have turned Sergio on exactly ONCE - (pun intended) -
And am TOTALLY intimidated by the thought of having to thread him -
Silly, I know - but intimidated nevertheless - ;))
Then -
Dang (PG version) if she didn’t get herself one just like it!! - ;))
When she made a cover for hers -
She offered to make one for me -
If I asked her nicely - ;))
I asked her VERY nicely -
And she made Sergio -
A NEW HOUSE!!! - ;))
His OLD HOUSE is plain old vinyl -
And very hot - ;))
His NEW FABRIC BREADBOX HOUSE has -
Pockets in the front -
For stuff -
A pocket on the LEFT side -
For stuff -
A pocket on the RIGHT side -
For the foot pedal -
She even included a little zippered bag to match -
All cute and color-coordinated - ;))
AND she put in a zipper on the top of Sergio's house -
For access to the carrying handle -
Sergio calls it - AIR-CONDITIONING - ;))
I knew about the zipper -
Because she asked me if I wanted the zipper pull -
To go from left to right or from right to left - ;))
She is a truly a Right-Handed Friend of A Left-Handed Quilter -
To even think to ask! - ;))
And I CRACKED UP when I saw the LINING -
The LINING IS PERFECT!! - ;))
IT'S M&M'S!! - ;))
WHAT A HOOT!! - ;))
Now Sergio has all of the M&M’s that he can eat!! - ;))
THANKS, LINDA!!! -
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I suppose now that Sergio has a NEW HOUSE -
He probably expects me to MOVE him -
To a table where I can SEE him - ;))
And then he probably expects me -
To watch those dang (PG version) videos again -
And learn how to THREAD him -
And then learn how to USE him -
Which I probably should have done -
A LONG time ago - ;))
Don’t get me wrong -
Playing with Sergio is definitely on my "want to do" list -
But I like playing with my scraps, too -
And they are seriously out of control at the moment - ;))
Then there's Free-Motion Quilting -
MUCH more fun than learning how to thread Sergio -
Especially if he wants to get snotty about it - haha - ;))
So I think that I’m going to let him get settled -
While I play with all of the SCRAPS that she stuffed in the bottom of the box!! -
She emptied part of her scrap basket for me -
And boy, that lady can stuff a box!! - ;))
THANKS, LINDA!!! -
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
I don’t know about you -
But I truly believe that my quilts TALK to me - :))
I’ve been working on my Floral Applique (FA) for quite a while now -
And we have had some lively discussions along the way - ;))
Our latest one went something like this -
FA - So WHAT exactly are you going to do about my borders? It’s been a while now - and you keep staring at me. Nothing you have come up with seems to be working out - what IS your problem?? -
Me - I have no idea. It seems like everything I try just doesn’t look right -
FA - Well, your idea for the double colored border was pretty -
Me - Yeah - but the leaves look like Christmas bulbs - and the vine is starting to pucker from all of the stitching - that part isn’t pretty -
FA - But the colors are nice - and I like the grays - with a splash of color to tie them to the rest of me. You don’t want them to look like an afterthought, do you?
Me - Of course not. I want your borders to complement your center - not detract from it. I put a lot of time and effort working on your center section - that's a LOT of hand applique - and I don’t want everyone skipping that part to check out your borders. And I want your borders to look like I planned them that way all along - but I'm fresh out of ideas -
FA - So what if you took the leaves off altogether?
Me - OK - what do you think? -
FA - Naw - I still need something - I don’t feel finished -
Me - Yeah - I agree -
FA - So - what else ya got?
Me - Well - I have some left over HST from adding the top panel and changing out the gray skinny strips -
FA - You could use those to add a splash of color -
Me - And I have some of that gray with leaves that I used on your back when I thought I would stop at four blocks - that might work for adding gray to the border - but I would have to work around that fade line down the middle of the yardage -
FA - That shouldn’t be a problem - the back section doesn’t have the fade line - only the yardage. You could split the back section horizontally for the top and bottom borders and then use the yardage for the side borders -
Me - I have an idea -
FA - Maybe less is more?
Me - Exactly!! -
So we agreed -
And we got the borders on - ;))
This top is officially DONE -
And after 16 years -
I'm going to miss working on it -
Maybe - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
