Category Archives: Bonnie Hunter

A Weekend of Quilting and Flowers

May 16, 2022 10:47 am ⋅ Pam

My second Easy Breezy is bound. A couple of weeks ago I quilted it in either Lilac or Lavender wt Glide thread using the E2E design Dragonfly Dance. I used the left over backing from Violet’s quilt and used it as the piping as well. The quilt measures 40 x 48.

My little mini hex quilt is quilted. Now I have to figure out how to bind it. I’m leaning towards a facing.

This 2008 Retreat block swap quilt. This used up the last of the roll of batting. I used 40 wt Glide in Magic Mint. The E2E design is Dragonfly Dance. I hope to get this bound to take to the Guild meeting on the 6th.

I’ve been working backwards through the weekend which brings me to this blue and green Strip Twist quilt. I didn’t pay attention to the width of the quilt backing when I purchased it. I just loved the colors. It is a 108″ wide backing by Quilting Treasures. I finished the quilt after I purchased the backing and made it 105″ square. It was after I had the backing loaded that I realized I was going to have trouble. So I stapled, yes stapled, a 12″ piece of muslin to the top of the backing and loaded the quilt about 1″ from the edge. When I got to the bottom of the quilt I stapled another piece of muslin to the backing. That’s the bottom edge at the bottom of the picture. I squeezed in a 105″ quilt on a 108″ backing, but I’d rather not do that again.

The previous owner planted these flowers.

This is my Autumn Twist Azalea.

This is the 2nd Painted Lady Hibiscus, which I got planted Saturday morning. I still need to move two of my gardenias and figure out where to put my hydrangea.

Posted in: 2008 Retreat Block Swap, Easy Breezy, MiniHexMusic, Quilts, Strip Twist, Yard

A Quilting Challenge – Really?!!

January 10, 2022 10:24 pm ⋅ Pam

I’m living in a house which has NO room completed, so naturally, I’m going to participate in my quilt guild’s UFO Challenge. I’ve picked 12 quilts which need to be completed and shown by December 5th, 2022.

1- Hand Quilted White Work. This is my oldest quilt “top” from sometime in 2005. I took a hand quilting class in preparation to quilt my DWR.

2 – QIAD Green & Cream Swap from the fall of 2006. It’s my 3rd oldest UFO.

3 – Johnny’s Strip Twist. I started this at a quilt retreat in 2016. I had problems with my 1/4″ seam, so started over. I have enough sections to make at least 2 quilts.

4 – Pink & Black Auction Crazy Strings. I bought the blocks at an auction in 2018. This will be the 3rd quilt I’ve made from them. I pulled the fabrics when I thought I was going to a Sit-n-Sew in December so I’m counting it.

5 – Christmas Wall Hanging. My SIL and I purchased the fabric for this quilt at the same time — July 2018. Hers is finished, I have part of 1 block done.

6 – Frolic the 2019 Quiltville Mystery Quilt. This looks like it just needs to be quilted. But I need to make the backing bigger, so I’ll be making more blocks.

7 – Baubles ‘N Beads – I made this top in August 2020 and just need to quilt it.

8 – Shimmer – I’m using the leftover fabric from Bauble ‘N Beads and Atomic Starburst to make this quilt. I started it August 2020.

9 – Atomic Starburst – the top was completed in March 2021, which is why it’s listed after Shimmer.

10 – MQA BOM – I finished the quilt top the end of September 2021 – so it is possible to piece with the house torn apart.

11 – Ruby’s Sampler – I started this the New Year’s Eve 2020. I still need to write up the patterns for the blocks and of course finish making the top. I need to make 4 more blocks.

12 – SQG BOM – The first block came out February 2021. I made 3 blocks before I stopped sewing last year to start packing. I didn’t get a picture of the 3rd block.

In addition to the above I’m participating in a Pizza Box Challenge – one block a month with one of my guilds & I’m considering a mystery quilt with the other guild. The retreat usually has a lotto block – I’ll try to make one; a swap block – I’ll probably skip this time; and a mystery quilt – which I may not do either.

My goal is to not start anything new, but now that I think about it, there’s a pot holder and possibly a sweatshirt jacket in my future.

Posted in: 2022 Brandon Quilters UFO, Atomic Star Burst, Bauble 'n Beads, Christmas Cardinals, Cream & Green Swap Sampler, Dancing Strings, Frolic, hand quilting, MQA BOM 2020, Ruby's Sampler, Shimmer, SQG 2021 BOM, Strip Twist, UFOs, Uncategorized

Design Wall Monday – 4/12/21

April 12, 2021 7:56 am ⋅ Pam

Sunday afternoon I decided I need to get back in the sewing room to make some progress and so there was something to post for Design Wall Monday. So, 6 rows of my second Easy Breezy top was sewn together. I have 2 more rows made, I just didn’t get them attached. During this assembly process, I made my final 2 Easy Breezy blocks.

My short absence from the sewing room was due to more de-cluttering.

My first stop was the linen closet. Still way too many towels for any one person, but it’s so much better than it was. One large bag of older towels was hauled to the pet shelter. The sheets which no longer fit my deeper mattress gone.

Then I started on other “low hanging fruit” as the saying goes. My husbands shoes, the stuff in the bottom dresser drawer that I haven’t worn in 20 years, the clothes that have been hanging around because “we might lose enough weight” to get into them. Ha!

This week I’m going to focus on the boxes in my husband’s office. I need to get them out to I can get to the musical instruments. It’s time to sell them. Anyone want to buy a marimba?

350 Challenge April = 20
350 Challenge Cumulative = 202
Easy Breezy = 144

Posted in: 2021 - 350 Blocks, cleaning, designwall, Easy Breezy

I Jinxed Myself

April 7, 2021 6:33 am ⋅ Pam

Yes, after bragging about having 4 correct corners yesterday I proceeded to turn one the wrong way when I sewed the block together. Fortunately with just ripping out a couple of seams I was able to turn the unit and finished the block correctly.

I then went on to make 2 more blocks bringing my total of correctly made blocks to 23. I also made 2 more Easy Breezy blocks.

Looks like I’ve hit a milestone with my 350 Challenge — 200 blocks

350 Challenge April = 18
350 Challenge Cumulative = 200
Easy Breezy = 142

Posted in: 2021 - 350 Blocks, Easy Breezy, Shimmer

Correct Corners

April 6, 2021 8:22 am ⋅ Pam

Since I’ve started going back to the gym, I’m only gone for a little over an hour, but it sure has eaten into my quilting time. That’s because I’m still wiped out. It was a little better Monday (day 3), not that I have a finished blocks to show for it. I do however have correctly made corner units.

I rooted around in my yardage and decided the second Easy Breezy quilt will be red. Both quilts will have the pink floral as the backing. I haven’t decided if I’m going to try and load them both at the same time or not. Either way, I plan on using “Leather” as my thread color.

I have the 4 extra Easy Breezy blocks cut to use as my leader/ender for a little bit longer. My postage stamp quilt is my backup L/E. I’ve been working on it since the Spring of 2011.

I have 25 blocks made (in the bag) and enough quarter units for 10 more blocks.

Posted in: Easy Breezy, Leaders & Enders, Postage Stamp, Shimmer

Design Wall Monday – 4/5/21

April 5, 2021 6:31 am ⋅ Pam

Since this past July, I’ve made 140 Easy Breezy blocks – the Quiltville Leader/Ender project for 2020-2021. Yesterday afternoon, I decided I’d make two smaller quilts and found this caramel colored fabric in my stash. The first top is complete. I’ll try to get it loaded on the frame later this week.

As for the second quilt, I have a slightly lighter colored fabric, but I think I may dig deeper. Since I decided to make 2 quilts, I need to make 4 more Easy Breezy blocks.

As for Shimmer. I may have to break down and buy more fabric.

Yes, I messed up again! This goes to show you shouldn’t sew when you are tired. The good news(?) is these 2 messed units are the same blue that is in the other messed up block, and I’ve found at least 3 shops online with the fabric in stock. Given I only need 1/4 yard of the fabric, I think I’m going to wait to order it after I get the rest of the blocks made. I only want to pay for shipping once.

Be sure to stop by Small Quilts & Doll Quilts to see what others are working on.

Posted in: Allietare, designwall, Shimmer

A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That

April 3, 2021 1:11 am ⋅ Pam

It’s a new month and already I’ve touched 5 different projects.

First up is Shimmer. 3 more blocks. That makes 16 made correctly. Given that my design wall is not big enough for all of them, I pulled down the ones I made last month to make room for the rest of the blocks.

In the middle is this month’s BOM from the Guild. Now that it’s made, I’m second guessing my choice of this particular orange fabric. I’ll worry about it after I get the rest of the blocks made.

The next 3 blocks are from the Addicted to Scraps column in Quiltmaker. The pink one is Dakota Farmer from the November/December 2013 issue. The pink and white HST were pulled from my orphan block box. They were bonus HST from my Carolina Christmas. The pink squares came from my box of 2″ squares. The blue and burgundy block next to it is Four Patch Pinwheel from the January/February 2019 issue. Finally the green/neutral block is Betty’s Choice from March/April 2013. This brings my total to Addicted to Scrap blocks 15.

The last two blocks on the wall are the last two Easy Breezy leader/ender blocks. I’ve now made 140. Since I’m not certain how I plan to set these blocks I’ve pulled out my postage stamp quilt. I added 10 -15 2 patches to the bag.

350 Challenge April = 9
350 Challenge Cumulative = 191
Easy Breezy = 140

Posted in: 2021 - 350 Blocks, Addicted To Scraps, Easy Breezy, Shimmer, SQG 2021 BOM

Finished (or Not) Friday – 4/2/2021

April 2, 2021 8:08 am ⋅ Pam

The April Fools joke was on me. I went back to the gym for the first time in a year and it wiped me out. As a result absolutely nothing got done. Of course the trip to Walmart and the grocery store probably didn’t help either.

What you see here is Shimmer, a few of my Easy Breezy leader/ender blocks, my latest Addicted to Scraps block and the corner of Atomic Starburst. Perhaps over the weekend I can get Shimmer on down the line and will have figured out how to quilt Atomic Starburst.

Meanwhile, check out the other quilts on AlyciaQuilts Finished (or Not) Friday.

Posted in: Addicted To Scraps, Atomic Star Burst, Easy Breezy, Shimmer

Addicted to Scraps – Part 2

March 31, 2021 11:14 pm ⋅ Pam

Yesterday the May/June issue of Quiltermaker was delivered. That means it’s time for another round of Addicted to Scraps blocks. This month’s block is Butterfly Bush — it’s the top left block. Since it is so small, I made 4 of them and sewed them into a single block. The large block in the middle is Antique Tile from the September/October 2011 issue. Outside In from July/August 2014 is the pink and brown block. The last block is Box Kite from the May/June 2014 issue.

I have all of the blocks gathered on one page HERE.

While I was making the blocks I finished 3 Easy Breezy Blocks.

350 Challenge March = 68
350 Challenge Cumulative = 182
Easy Breezy = 138

Posted in: 2021 - 350 Blocks, Addicted To Scraps, Easy Breezy

One of These Things is Not Like the Others

March 31, 2021 6:43 am ⋅ Pam

As I sat at the other end of the sewing room talking on the phone, I realized that one of these blocks is not like the others. And this time, there is no way to fix it without an extra seam. Will I? Who knows. I’ll worry about it another day. I still have 16 more blocks to make.