Quilting and Stuff by Knitnoid

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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.

Stash Report

July 18, 2010 9:51 am ⋅

This week I used more fabric than I expected. The binding on the pink baby quilt was expected, but it’s the backing and binding on the Tossed 9-patch and the 96 – 2 1/2″ squares for Star Struck which surprised me. I had no idea I was going to be able to find time to quilt another baby quilt or make progress on my Star Struck quilt.

Saturday I stopped by my LQS, Heritage Fine Fabrics, to report in on my UFQ (UnFinished Quilt) progress. I have 5 things on my list and I’ve now finished all but one — quilt and bind my DWR. I best get back to it sooner than later if I’m going to get it done by my deadline (my personal goal is 11/29, but I have until 12/18 for the UFQ program). Since I took two items in — my completed Dancing Flowers and all three of my Carolina Christmas tops (they only had to make it to the top stage), I was able to pick 2 FQs. While I was there I dug through the button bin and picked up some basting spray and a needle threader.

So here’s the tally:

Fabric Added this Week: .5 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 132.011 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 2.267 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 55.906 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 76.105 yards

Check out how others are doing over with their Stash Busting efforts over at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: Stash Busting Report

Another Baby Quilt – Finished!

July 17, 2010 8:44 am ⋅

This is my Bright Tossed 9-Patch.   It was a UFO from 2008.  This quilt is “related” to at least 3 other quilts.  The bright fabric was also used in my “No Blue Geese in my Tropical Garden” and some were used in a pair of quilts I made for my niece’s twins.

The binding and blue squares where from another quilt — although at the moment I can’t remember now which one.

I love this backing. Isn’t it fun?

I started off the year needing to finish at least 3 baby quilts and I wanted to use one from my stash of baby quilt tops. This was the 3rd quilt, so I can cross that goal off my list.

Posted in: baby quilt, Bright Tossed 9-Patch, goals

QA Wednesday

July 14, 2010 11:51 am ⋅

There were only two things on my list last week.

I’d show a picture of the room as it is this week, but it’s hard to see the changes. You’ll just have to believe me when I’ve said I’ve made progress.  What can I say – I got distracted – but it was a good distraction.

I’ve finally finished the baby quilt!  A baby girl quilt has been on my list since at least May.  I promise I was cleaning my sewing room, when I got the urge to get this top quilted.  I think it might have been receiving an invitation to a baby shower where I need a “boy” quilt.  I couldn’t very well skip ahead to that quilt when this quilt is going to a baby who is now 2 1/2 months old.  It also helped that I was able to pull a piece of batting out of my batting box that was the correct size 🙂

Here’s a closeup of the quilting.  Nothing fancy – diagonal lines through the green, resulting in a X on the white squares and a curvy 1/4″-ish on the petals.  I used a light pink thread.

The backing is the pretty green floral I bought at the end of May on a shop hop. The binding and label is a pink Marble I had in my stash.

So what’s up for this coming week?

  • Continue working on the sewing room.  I think this project is going to last all month.
  • Find batting for the baby boy quilt. – the backing and binding are with the top.

See what others are planning by following the links over at Bari’s.

Posted in: goals, Lucy

What’s On My Design Wall

July 11, 2010 11:16 pm ⋅

Technically, those same 16 Star Struck blocks from last week, plus the KVQG BOM Block 1 are on my design wall. However, it’s this baby quilt that I’m really working on. I finished up the quilting Sunday before I had to work, then before I went to bed I started working on the binding. I need to get a label together before I finish stitching the binding down so I can catch it the corner.

For more inspiration, check out the links at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: designwall

Stash Report

July 10, 2010 11:34 pm ⋅

Given everything on my plate this past week, not bringing fabric in would be easy, but using fabric — that would be a challenge. Turns out I managed to use 1 1/2 yards! Of course it means I started a new quilt — but it’s a BOM so it won’t be a UFO until next July.  On the other hand, I’ve finally started quilting the baby quilt for the April baby.  Ran out of bobbin thread, so decided to stop and figure my stash report.

So, here’s this week’s report.

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

Fabric Used this Week: 1.5 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 53.639 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 77.872 yards

Check out how others are doing by following the links over at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: Stash Busting Report

KVQG BOM – Block 1

July 10, 2010 6:35 pm ⋅

The Kaw Valley Quilters Guild newsletter arrived in my inbox this morning with the first block of the new BOM. It’s called Jewels in the Crown and it’s by Reeze Hanson of Morning Glory Designs. So, instead of cleaning my sewing room while I was waiting on a call for work, I pulled out my fabrics, rooted around and came up with this combination.

Perhaps tomorrow while I’m waiting on the call for work I’ll clean up my sewing room.

Posted in: BOM, KVQG BOM 2010, Quilts

Better Picture

July 8, 2010 7:11 am ⋅

The color is better and the quilting is visible, but the pretty turquoise is simply not showing up.  I’m not sure what’s up with that.  Maybe it’s like trying to photograph purple.  Mine always come out blue.

Posted in: Dancing Flowers

Dancing Flowers is Complete!

July 7, 2010 10:33 pm ⋅

Earlier this evening I finished stitching down the hanging sleeve on Dancing Flowers.   It’s even been washed and dried.  But I still haven’t gotten a good picture of the quilting or the right colors of the border and sashing.

The label is the same fabric that is in the border.    I love the Laurel Burch fabric I bought for the backing.  It hides my quilting — unless you are up close and in good light.

I’ll try tomorrow in the daylight — provided it’s not raining to get a better picture.

Posted in: Dancing Flowers, goals

QA Wednesday

July 7, 2010 10:41 am ⋅

Last week simple goals:

  • Finish quilting and bind Dancing Flowers. — Done – Still needs hanging sleeve sewn down
  • I want to also get a baby quilt shipped out, but I’ll settle for simply picking which quilt I’m going to send.– still haven’t decided

So here are this weeks goals:

  • Sew down hanging sleeve on Dancing Flowers and get it washed
  • Clear at least one folding table in my sewing room.  It’s getting deep in here.

This disaster is my sewing room. Last September there was space for 4 women to sew in this room — comfortably. I think the issue is that I didn’t take the tables down – or maybe I did and then put them up again to use when I was quilting one of my larger quilts. Regardless, a flat surface in my house is a place to put stuff.

Check out the links at Bari’s to see what others are planning for this week.

Posted in: goals

What’s On My Design Wall

July 5, 2010 7:49 pm ⋅

Not a whole lot of quilting going on here. My Star Struck blocks are still on the wall – not that I’ve added to them since I got distracted by my Texas Braid. What I’m really working on is Dancing Flowers. This evening, I finished trimming the threads, did touch up quilting and then squared it up. Before I put the binding on, I’m going to make a hanging sleeve – but that implies I can get to the ironing board. I can barely get to my sewing machine this evening.

Check out what’s on others’ design walls by following the links over at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: designwall, Star Struck