Quilting and Stuff by Knitnoid

Author Archives: Pam

I made my first quilted item as a visual aid for a math project in 7th grade. Over the next 25 years quilting was hit or miss, but quilting took over all the other crafts I've done in 2003.

QA Wednesday

June 16, 2010 5:38 pm ⋅

Here it is 6:30 PM and I completely forgot about the Quilting Accountability Report that Bari is encouraging us to do. Perhaps if I spent yesterday evening working on either the SBS block due Sunday or my Texas Braid quilt I wouldn’t have fallen off the ladder while cleaning the gutters out. Nothing broken, but I twisted my ankle — the same one I twisted in March.

Two tasks last week — work on my DWR and finish my Texas Braid. Let’s just say life got in the way.

As for next week’s goals just any piecing/quilting will be good, as I really need to keep my foot propped up for a few days.

Posted in: Uncategorized

What’s On My Design Wall

June 14, 2010 12:41 pm ⋅

Last week I took a posting on the Guild website as a challenge to get my Texas Braid top completed by tonight’s meeting. Since all 10 of the braids were about 1/2 way to the length I wanted, I thought it might be able to get it done. It didn’t happen. Only 4 made it to the correct length (these braids are folded in half).

Rain usually means more quilting time, but in this instance it meant my brother couldn’t work so he, my sister and I spent all day going through my mom’s things. I don’t know when we’ll get lucky enough again that all 3 of us are available at the same time.

See what’s others are working on by following the links at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: designwall, Texas Braid

Stash Report

June 13, 2010 8:43 am ⋅

This week just a SBS Block and lengthening a couple of braids on my Texas Braid quilt, so not a whole lot of fabric used. But absolutely no fabric came in.

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 131.511 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 1.867 yards

Fabric Used to Date: 49.374 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 82.137 yards

See how others are doing with their stash busing efforts by checking out the links at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: Stash Busting Report

QA Wednesday

June 9, 2010 12:08 am ⋅

Last week’s goals:

* Add the border to the pink Carolina Christmas blocks – DONE!
* Make this week’s SBS BOW and 3 make up blocks – DONE!
* Resume the hand quilting on my DWR — aiming for 15 minutes a day – Didn’t even look at.

If I’m going to finish the DWR by my deadline, I really need to work on it. Maybe I’ll move my frame into the sewing room from the living room. I think part of the issue is there’s not enough light in the living room.

Since my SBS block is already done for the week, and an implied challenge was issued, I’m going to try and get my Texas Braid top completed for show and tell at Monday’s guild meeting. I have 10 braids started and they are each 18 cornerstones long. I think I need to add another 24 to get to the length I want. It may not happen, but I’ll be further along on it regardless

See how others are keeping on track over at Bari’s!.

Posted in: goals, Texas Braid

SBS Block Due 6/13

June 7, 2010 9:41 pm ⋅

K1 – Road to Oklahoma

On my printed quilting goals sheet, I listed 12 SBS blocks to do, over and beyond the weekly blocks, which at the time had not been announced. Realizing two blocks I listed I already had done, I picked out another 5 blocks to add to the list so I could complete the first block on each row. After making 4 blocks this weekend, I looked though my list and decide the next block would be K1 — but recognizing that it was an easy block, passed and worked on something else. Then this morning K1 was announced as this week’s block.

I’d like to get another 3 or 4 done this week, but we’ll see.

53 of 140 done.

Posted in: SBS

What’s On My Design Wall

June 7, 2010 12:13 am ⋅

This week I have Star Struck on my wall. The current plan is to make 80 blocks — 40 red and 40 blue and set them side by side 8 across by 10 down with no border. All of the quarter blocks have the light square sewn on and stitched twice for bonus red/light and blue/light HST. I’ve just begun working on the gold squares.

See what others are working on by following the links over at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: designwall, Star Struck

Stash Report

June 6, 2010 5:21 am ⋅

Yesterday I made another SBS block. This one is N1 – Courthouse Steps. These 6″ blocks just don’t take a whole lot of fabric. I also made a 12″ swap block and added the light corners to most of the Star Struck blocks.

This week I found space for more of the fabric from Mom,

and bought a bit of gold Dimples to use as the accent corners on Star Struck.

Fabric Added this Week: 11.33 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 131.511 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 4.625 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 42.882 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 84.004 yards

My math was off last week and I corrected it. But I’m simply not sewing as fast as it’s coming in. See if others are meeting their goals by checking out the links at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: SBS, Stash Busting Report

SBS Blocks

June 5, 2010 6:48 am ⋅

C1 – Contrary Husband

A2 – Shoo-Fly

Yesterday I started off with Contrary Husband. I made a bunch of these for the Blue & Brown SBS swap last summer. Most of the blocks I tested using 30’s reproduction, but I guess I figured this block was easy enough and didn’t. Once I had an easy block under my belt last night, I moved on to this week’s block with that pesky applique. Once that was done, I decided I need another easy block and picked Shoo-Fly.

I sat down at my machine and started to sew and had a moment of hesitation. “Boy are those pieces big, did I cut them right?” I had 2 1/2″ and 3″ squares in my hand — Huge compared to the pieces from the previous two blocks and my stack of 2″ leader/ender squares.

51 of 140 blocks completed

Posted in: SBS

SBS Block Due 6/6

June 4, 2010 9:10 pm ⋅

B-1 Stamp Baskets

This has it all — that is all that I’m not fond of — weird measurements that can’t be cut large and trimmed down, triangles that have to be sewn as triangles and applique!

I persevered and got it made.

Posted in: applique, SBS

June’s Quilting Goals

June 2, 2010 7:19 pm ⋅

It’s June so time to figure out what I’m planning on accomplishing quilting wise this month.  To start off I’m adding –add the borders to the pink Carolina Christmas baby quilt so I can check it off 🙂

  • Keep up with the SBS BOW  & make extra blocks — Can I get 17 blocks done this month?  That will catch me up for the year.
  • Make 3 birthday swap blocks
  • Finish quilting and bind Dancing Flowers – this has to be done by July 19th
  • Resume quilting on the DWR
  • Finish Star Struck Top
  • Ship out a Baby Quilt — which may require quilting — I have to pick from 2 or 3 that are already quilted or quilt one of my several baby tops.

This is the backing and binding I’ve picked for the latest baby quilt.   That backing should hide any quilting mistakes I make.

Posted in: goals