On the Wall

I haven't posted in a long while.  Have had some back problems and just now getting back to sewing room.  Good things going on there.

My Sylvia Bridal Sampler Blocks or most of them.  Decided to use a large pieced block to add to the quilt.

Started to add sashing and corner stones.  Work in progress.

This is the project that is leaders and enders and finish 3 ".  I love these blocks so I'm making more, don't know how many I'll make.

Tray I found at wall mart, great for putting small pieces to sew.

New book I bought by Edyta Sitar.  I love it.

I want to do this one

and this one....

Now working on the second block with Apple Crisper's exchange.  This is a small segment of what the quilt will look like.  Wow!

Update on progress

Thought Id give an update on what I've been working on.   Everything is in progress right now, or so it seems.  Also, bought a new laptop and don't have everything I need transferred yet.

Let's see, my leader and ender project the small bow ties on cheddar is coming right along.  The little pile is getting bigger.  I saw a quilt with 1,840 little bow ties I loved, but I don't know about that.  Just a thought.

Next is the mystery that PJ is sponsoring in Happy Scrappers.  I've put a lot of time into that and finished the inside of the quilt at retreat last week.  Next are a couple of borders.

At the QB shop, I'm working on a Kim Diehl quilt from American Patchwork and Quilting magazine last issue.   I have the applique and a few more outside hour glass blocks to do yet.

I am in the process of sewing sashing and cornerstones on the Sylvia Bridal Sample blocks a little at a time.  Took me while to decide on the fabrics as usual.  I never counted exactly how many blocks I have, but I did find a large pieced block to put in the center to make a medallion style quilt.

Lastly, the project with JoAnne, Angel, Laurella and I for the Beaumont Guild Auction.  I have the 50 yo, yo's made and am now in the process of  sewing these onto 3.5 in. squares.  Slow work there.

Working on the Yo, Yo's

What's Up

I am sitting at a scrap booking retreat in Bowie ,TX, right this minute.  This is a 3 days retreat I do every year with my daughter.  She's scraping and I'm playing on the computer doing a small amount of applique.  Last week I was at the annual Happy Scrapper retreat in Drycreek, LA.  I was there 5 days and sewed my heart out.

Leigh is scraping with fabric and felt, needle and thread.  How cool!

On the Wall, or on the sewing table

Been a while I know, but I have been caught up in cleaning out the quilting room as well as cutting and sewing several projects at once.
Yes, I added another quilt to the list of things I'm working on.

Basically, been sewing or straightening up, or cutting.  Been fun too.  Finishing something, not so much.  In addition, a knitting group has formed at the LQS.  Thank goodness is all I'm saying, now I'm more focused on keeping up my hand work also.  I have done some things this month and One finish after all.

Latest set of blocks for Apple Crisper's, already time for one more set



Buttons finished off this project




Ashleigh's quilt top we're calling finished.  She came to visit for her Spring Break in TX.





Mickey likes my quilt

 

 Finishing something, not so much.  In addition, a knitting group has formed at the LQS.  Thank goodness is all I'm saying, now I'm more focused on keeping up my hand work also.  



                                                    The issue which is our first project for the Let's make a Diehl group
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Fabric choices for Kim Diehl's quilt, added more as I cut



The fabric has Samrocks for March



March block for Slighty Bias Group

Back in the sewing room!!

Yesterday I got back in my room and started to work. Strangest thing happened, my husband kept coming in to try to lure me out. After the third time I gave in and spent some time with him. Later we were talking and I was able to point this out so, today, no interruptions. Boy did I get things done today. It was great, since I have made two small quilts I hadn't cleaned up the scraps. This is a habit now, but I had put it off. I made some decisions, which is a biggie, so now I'm moving forward I also quilted my Pink Lemonaide quilt. It was pinned and I knew what I wanted to do. It turned out nice. Binding will be next. I used a tool, a Hera marker, I bet I've had for 15 years. I had to take it out of the package. How about that. All in all a great day! I want more like that.

Quilt Show

Yesterday I went with friends to the Beaumont quilt show. There were so many beautiful quilts. A friend from the area won Best of Show with her wall hanging and was she excited. It was a wonderful collection of quilts. I saw a lot of quilts, my favorite were the traditional quilts, of course. It was a fun day and my big buy was a potable ironing table made from a wooden tv tray. I plan to use it by my sewing table. Great day!

On the Wall 2/10

I was thinking last night I may have to rename my blog from Lotta quilting to Hardly ever quilting.  No really, I don't understand myself.  I think about quilting a lot, but I don't go into my room.  So, newest goal is spend some time every day in quilting room, unless I'm outside the house involved in quilting.  For instance tomorrow, I'm heading to the Beaumont Quilting Show with some friends.

I did get just a few things photographed and made some progress on my last small quilt.

A wonderful thank you note from Emily that will fit in a scrapbook I may someday finish.

Gayle surprised me at our Happy Scrapper's meeting with this wonderful post card she made.  She explained that since I got her first effort at post cards and she has improved so much, she made me a new one. 

Gayle's new post card back view

Gayle's new post card front view

Back of 1st card she gave me



Front of 1st post card with a few of the beads missing

This had been an exchange in our group.  Wow! how neat is that!

This is the Broken dished small quilt I wanted to do with the Small Quilt Talk quilt group I'm following online.  The border was kind of a surprise to me.  I spotted it in a group of fabrics and liked it better than anything else I had tried.