"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jer 29:11 (NIV)

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Scrap Happy March 2019

I've oodles of "made" fabric from strings, most of which at this point are larger pieces.   Have been trying to figure out what to do with them.....

this month I decided to make a test block with some of them for a new block I'd drawn up.   I'm still thinking about whether I like it or not.....lol.    this is a 15" finished block and was paper=pieced.

What do you think of the block?












And the scraps that were cut off as I trimmed up the block sections have gone into these three postcards that I have in process.

Check out what the others have done with their scraps this month -
Kate, Gun, Titti, Heléne, Eva, Sue, Nanette, Lynn, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy, Debbierose, Tracy, Jill, Claire, Jan, Karen, Moira (me),  Sandra, Linda, Chris, Nancy, Alys, Kerry, Claire, Jean, Johanna,
Joanne, Jon, Hayley, Dawn, Gwen and Connie


Gratitudes:

1. Knee is slowly healing

2. The broken branches on the tree in front of the house haven't fallen on the house.
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Goals & Plans - March Update

Looking at my list of things that I would like to accomplished this year, there are several, ok more than several....lol, that i would like to accomplish in month.  To keep track of them for the immediate 2-3 wks ahead I've added highlights - the yellows are what needs to be finished first, followed by the ones in gold.

Completed -
  1. Memory Christmas stockings from red/blue twill shirt for KA - Completed 9 stockings from the shirt
  2. Memory t-shirt pillows for KA - 14 total have been completed
  3. Memory Christmas stockings from denim overalls for KA - 20 stockings completed
  4. 2 totes from denim overalls for KA
  5. Grandmother's Butterflies - Finished!
  6. 2019 Stretching Art Quilt - Finished and given to the coordinator 
  7. Mystery fabric project - Top completed and blogged about.  Done for now.
  8. Make Feb F2F blocks for this round of the swap - Blocks were finished and mailed before the end of the month!
  9. Test/sample block made with strings

Commissions -
  1. Memory pillows from denim CarHartt shirts for KA  - Completed!
  2. Pillow forms for the pillows in #1 for KA - Completed!
  3. Memory Christmas stockings from denim overalls for KA - Fronts have been cut out
  4. Cut out Stocking Backs from Kona
  5. Cut out Stocking lining sections from final HD sheet
  6. 5 totes from denim overalls for KA (need to find out what she wants to do on backing fabric for these)
  7. 16" pillow from bodice of wedding dress for KA
  8. 4 or 5 10" ring bearer pillows from wedding dress for KA
  9. Christmas stockings for J&J for RG, due no later than July 2019
  10. Covers for patio chair cushions for LT - Customer re-evaluating this due to price of fabric
  11. T-shirt quilt for LC - (a possibility, but not for sure)
  12. Minky Blanket for K (~24" square) - Fabric bought and I know how I'm going to make this one.


UFO's planning on completing -
  1. Eye Spy (H-Blocks) (For family who lost all in Campfire wildfire)
  2. Eye Spy (Snowball blocks) (For family who lost all in Campfire wildfire)
  3. Old time Baseball quilt (For family who lost all in Campfire wildfire)
  4. Teddy Bear, full-sized
  5. Scrappy snail (to be sold)
  6. Scrappy kitten (to be sold)
  7. Scrappy puppies (to be sold)
  8. Wolf (to be sold)
  9. Whale and Anchor baby quilt (to be sold?)
  10. Perhaps pull out a set or two of UFO blocks and put into tops

New starts/ Ongoing projects - 
  1. Quilt top from Susan (For family who lost all in Campfire wildfire)
  2. Maze (strings and 3-d bowtie blocks) (planning to submit for possible publication) - Still only half assembled
  3. Snail quilt for me - In Progress, 15 or so blocks made now
  4. Make the planned curtains using my F2F blocks
  5. Batik string blocks, no plan for them yet - In slow progress
  6. Make setting for Bear Family Album and write up for pattern
  7. 2019 Row-by-Row possible....not sure on this theme, but I do like winning....lol....
  8. Develop better photography skills for use in my quilting
  9. Lap quilt for wedding present for J&J (wedding in April 2019), true blues/wow/silver, traditional pattern (dbl wedding ring?) - Pattern and fabrics need to be chosen for this before end of March

BOM - 
  1. Release Marine Bear - Sample block made
  2. Release Coast Guard Bear - Sample block made
  3. Release Air Force Bear - Sample block made
  4. Release Setting
  5. Decide on next BOM Theme
Quilts to Sell - 

Realistically go through my quilts and think about whether I really want them or have a place to use them and sell the ones that I don't.

Think I'll manage to get through what I want to do for March?

Gratitudes:
1. For the knee being enough better that I can at least drive and sleep w/o the brace on.

2. For friends who check to see if I'm doing ok.
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Monday, March 11, 2019

March Weekend Finishes

This past weekend was one of those weekends when nothing went like it was planned - starting Thursday evening when my knee decided it needed to act up and I made an emergency trip to urgent care after it buckled on me.   Thanks to a friend who drove me there, I'm currently sporting a new fashion accessory, but at least the knee is finally starting to feel better and I can walk again without much pain if (IF) I don't over do things.


My butterfly hankie quilt was finished this weekend.   Binding is the same green fabric that was used for the block backgrounds.
The label that was embroidered for the hankie quilt by a quilting acquantaince.
Two memory pillows from bandannas.
The patriotic pillow back includes the pocket that was on the t-shirt used for back it. 
Two more memory pillows from a Harley Davidson t-shirt.
16" memory pllows made from a Bugs Bunny bandanna and a Texas t-shirt.

Also worked on over the weekend was prepping the last pair of denim overalls for more memory stocking fronts.   Am currently in process of cutting and/or piecing the fronts.  Once done with that I'll start sewing those together.

Gratitudes -

1.  Nothing was broken when my knee buckled Thursday night as frustrating as that has been........could have been much worse.

2. For friends who live in town that I can call on for help when emergencies like this happen.
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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Improv Quilt Progress

The quilt top is together (albeit not pressed yet.....lol) and ready for borders.


I decided to use 1" finished sashing between the blocks so that the blocks would float in the final quilt layout. 

Next up adding borders -
Border 1 will be a 1" finished WOW border to match the sashing.

Border 2 will be about 6" finished in with and will made of improv pieced sections that are goinf to be made from some orphan lime green strips sets.  I'll be adding orange and yellow to them.  These improv sections will be set with more WOW to finish them. 


Gratitudes:

1. Dallas Quilt Show is this weekend, should be fun time.....now to make sure I charge my camera battery.  =)

2. Weather is warming up for the weekend before it turns cold again next week.
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All About Strings Blog Hop Coming March 25th - 28th




I'll be taking part in the All About Strings Blog Hop that will be starting in a couple of weeks.

I'll be working with some of the many pieces of found fabric that I've made from the bazillion strings in my stash because the tote I've got them in is totally over-flowing and I need to to do something about that....lol.   And at the same time I'll be testing out a new paper-pieced block design that I've drawn up.   So stay tuned for the coming hop.

In the meantime if interested, here is the schedule for the blog hop and you can check out some of the others and what they are working on now.

Monday, March 25th

Just Let Me Quilt

Kathy's Kwilts and More








Karrin's Crazy World


Tuesday, March 26th










ShirleyC


Wednesday, March 27th










Gratitudes:

1. 4th round of chemo went ok yesterday (well if you don't count the 2 blown veins as they tried to get the IV started)

2. Got to have supper with a quilting friend from my Stretching Art challenge group on Tuesday.


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Monday, March 4, 2019

UFO Block Quilt Top


When I test out new block designs, whether for submission somewhere, a new quilt or for self-release, I always end up making a test block or two to make sure it all works ok.  And usually when doing that I use the same colors for them, such as red, white and blue, so that I can put them together in a sampler quilt at a later date.

Sometimes though I use a different color scheme because something catches my eye.   This was the case with the four blocks in this quilt.  All of the blocks were made at least 3 years ago but then had sat in a tote with nothing being done further.

In finishing the top, I used up as much of the leftover fabrics that I could in the piano key border, along with the HST's in the corner that had been leftover from one of the blocks. 

The quilt finished at roughly 39" square and at this point will be finished and donated to one of the groups for Hands2Help this year.   Even better this is one that won't end up as a UFO quilt top because it needs to be finished so I can donate it.  =)


The final strip set that I didn't use in the border, and all the leftover bits of strips were put into these two 12" blocks and they are destined to become snail shells for my quilt.








Gratitudes:

1. For friends at church who anonymously give gifts when they know that finances aren't as sound as they could be thanks to no pay at work (and yes they know me pretty well to do it anonymously because I'm horrible at accepting help)

2.  For the two new commissions that are coming in before I've got the current two (memory pillows/stockings and pants hemming) finished up.
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