Design Wall Monday (2/14/11)

I'll be doing a lot of blanket stitching this week.  I have to finish the words "sleep and "repeat" on the Baby Life quilt and the 2 blocks to the right are the first two months for Henrietta Whiskers, Anne Sutton from Bunny Hill Designs 2011 BOM.

I'm loving it already. 

And my Flying geese and leftover pinwheels are still growing as my leader/ender.

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I got the first Baby Life quilt quilted and bound this weekend.

  And was finally successful in re-installing my printer drivers and all that happy horse do-do.

**happy dance didn't have to get a new computer**

which I just probably jinxed-dang!

 So I am able to make labels in EQ6 and print them out on fabric. I have to put a label on the Baby life quilt, my crumb quilt and Snow Bound (yep finished quilting that this weekend too), still binding it tho' and may re-do the quilting I did in some of the applique blocks, (sigh) not sure I like it will post about that later.

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Design Wall Monday (1/24/2011)

My design wall was the same as last week...

Evening Shadows

Finally, decided on a name for this one so no more calling it a bl-a-day top,

but I didn't feel like sewing on borders.....so I took it down and put up these squares to made another Quilts for Kids quilt.  I'm thinking because of all the block construction I did last year I'm just rebelling and enjoying mindless sewing and quick completions. 

This morning after spending over an hour cleaning out the refrigerator. (what? you don't normally clean out your fridge at 6:45am?) 

Oh me either, but when I reached in to get the Coffee mate Peppermint Mocha creamer for my coffee I somehow knocked over a covered pitcher with about 2 cups of iced tea in it.  Of course it tipped over easily since it was almost empty and the lid came off all the sticky iced tea goodness went  towards the back of the fridge and ran down to under the produce drawers.....I could not react fast enough to stop it!

Only on a Monday.

*smile* 

I also finished the binding on my Crumbs Quilt.

I have a label ready in EQ6 but my stupid old computer troubles have started again and now my printer isn't being recognized....uninstall, reinstall, trip to Best Buy new connector thingy, do it again.....hot steam coming out of my ears (that would be the bad words I'm trying not to say).  

I give up. It's not the printer-- it's the ole computer...Perhaps tomorrow I will venture out and be overwhelmed by all the new computer options and how smart these 12 year old Geek squad people are, and how uneducated I am about such techno stuff.  I see how they try really hard not to crack a smile when I ask my questions.  (I can almost hear them thinking "oh man, she's just like my mom!") At least I hope that's what their thinking!!!

... or maybe if I just shut this down everything will be better when I boot it back up later..or tomorrow, it probably just needs a  good rest.  I know wishful thinking and actually, I already tried it.

If only it were that easy.

 And dang it!

I think it should be.

Crumb Quilt top

Crumb Quilt top (68 x 72)

I finished it this morning.  I was very bummed that I didn't have enough of the blue sashing to go around the outside.  I ran to Jo Ann's yesterday (was out taking my father-in-law to Dr appt anyhow) and bought the rust fabric for the inner border.  I couldn't find a blue that matched.  I like the rust better anyway.

The outer border I had in my stash. 

One yard. 

I had exactly enough to cut 4" strips, so of course I cut the next to last one wrong, cut it 3.5". So the bottom border on the floor in picture is only 3.5" ... Whatever!  :)

I'm pretty sure I'm done with crumbs.  I'm glad I made one, but that's enough.  I also pieced the backing (with leftover fabric again) but forgot to take a picture. 

Meghan works until 7:30 tonight so we'll be going to the 10pm Mass.  It's very quiet here, except for Paul snoring on the couch. (Ha-ha).  

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Design Wall Monday (week 51)

I put my crumb quilt back up on the wall...I think I'm just going to work on these for a while.

I have no more of the blue fabric (it's at least a hundred years old).  The plan is to make 2 more rows of 4 blocks.



I pieced the backing for my Merry Christmas Sampler quilt. It measures 95 x 90.

The top is 80x80 so this is fine.  I'm happy to have used up ALMOST all of the old Christmas fabrics, the little that was left I cut up for the L/E  storage boxes.

and my other design wall is were I stuck the pieced borders I'm working on as L/E for my Tree of life quilt.  I'm close to having enough made, which is nice as I'm getting sick of piecing 1.5" squares together.  I'm thinking perhaps I'll start piecing some flying geese-just for the heck of it...I don't know just random thoughts flying around in my head right now.

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Design Wall Monday (week 16)

Here is my wall.

On Saturday I got up and decided I didn't want to work on any of the projects I have on-going!  So I got out the crumbs and had a lot of fun.    This quilt layout will be 4 across and 5 down.  That's all I can make using the blue fabric for my sashing. 

This is my first crumb quilt.  I'm trimming the crumb blocks to 5". 

Saturday I also loaded my little pineapples wall hanging I posted about in the last dwm and quilted it, the binding just needs finished this week.  

I cut out 3 of my block a days for the week, but stopped last night to watch the Pens play the Ottawa Senators. 

Block-a-Days etc.

These are blocks for 4/5-4/11.  The top row are 12" blocks I used coordinating fabric.

The 2nd row are 10" blocks, 2 coordinate.

The big block is a 16" one!  I have 5 other 16" ones, trying to do them in coordinating fabrics as well.

I pulled out the 10" blocks I have done.

This Saturday is the 2nd One Block Wonder class.  

At the first class, Libby started giving me her crumbs (she pitches them) and I explained to the others what a crumb quilt was, no one knew. So I said I would bring some in to show. 

And the lovely ladies all gave me their crumbs too!

 On Tuesday I pulled my crumb blocks out and started playing with them and then sewed and made some more. I found a nice chunk of leftover blue fabric (almost the end of the Amish stuff now) and cut it into 2" strips for sashing. I'm figuring I have enough sashing for 20 blocks, set 4x5.

**of course the way I "figure" I will most likely either be 5" short or have enough for another row**

 I took this picture before I added the 4th bock. 

I've squared these crumb blocks to 5" and then sewed together to make a 9-patch.  The picture is a bit washed out it looks much happier in "real life".

Yesterday I indulged my pillow kit addiction and made the latest.

Design Wall Monday Week 5

I have crumbs on my design wall!  This is the first time I've ever tried these.  It's fun. I didn't have a big pile of little crumb pieces so I think I'll get a few more made and then they will have to be put aside until I accumulate some more.
I cut each little block to 5".  I think I'm going to sew them together into 9-patch blocks as I have them on the wall now.