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Quilting Plans for June

June 3, 2014 10:48 pm ⋅

JuneCertain

 

When it comes to quilting, I always think I can get more done than I can in the amount of time I have available. This month will probably prove the point. Of these 5 projects I want to completely finish 2 of them and get the other 3 tops made.

Top left – Jared Takes a Wife.  Two seams on each block and then a simple set with sashing and cornerstones. Middle left – Orca Bay. I think I have all the pieces sew for the center of the quilt – I still need to finish piecing the border. Bottom left – Eeyore. Still in pieces.

Top Right – Scrappy Trips Around the World – I’m planning on quilting this on the treadle. I brought the backing fabric up from the basement this morning. Bottom Right – Candy Sunflower Seeds. It has a pieced border which I’ve been working on as my leader/ender.

If I only focus on these 5 quilts, it could happen.  I leave for a quilt retreat in two weeks. My plan is to focus on Eeyore and hopefully finish him.  Then at the retreat I should be able to finish the 3 quilt tops. (That is if I don’t take all the projects I have stacked on the ironing board to take with me – 3 new quilts and 2 to finish.) Which means I’ll have a week and a half to get Scrappy Trips quilted.

 

Posted in: Candy Sunflower Seeds, goals, Jared Takes a Wife, Orca Bay, retreat, Scrappy Trips, UFOs

May’s Goals

May 3, 2014 1:21 pm ⋅

I’ve taken stock of what I want to accomplish quilt wise this month and it is going to be a challenge.

  • Quilt Sydney’s quilt – I need to make the backing! – quilting scheduled for the 12th
  • Quilt the Irish Chain – quilting scheduled for the 11th
  • Make a decision on the Deadline II quilt – it needs to be ready by June 1st!
  • Finish Eeyore – This needs to be quilted by June 6th!
  • Make the “P” block for the Alphabet BOM
  • Make the “Q” block for the Alphabet BOM
  • Make “visible” progress on the Double Wedding Ring
  • Finish the top for Jared Takes a Wife – retreat project

The most pressing thing to do this month was to finish the baby quilt – which I did before I started making this list, so it didn’t make the list. While I’m waiting for it to come out of the wash, I’m going to make the P block, then it will be time to start prepping the quilts for quilting.

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April’s Recap

May 3, 2014 1:15 pm ⋅

AprilAccomplishments

 

Here’s the April recap.

  • Bound a quilt for a friend
  • Started a hexie project
  • Made significant progress on Jared Takes A Wife
  • Knit 2 rows on the shawl
  • Hemmed a prom press
  • Completed the embroidery for the baby quilt and finished the top

 

Posted in: binding, Easy As Pie, EPP, goals, Jared Takes a Wife

April’s Goals

April 2, 2014 11:00 pm ⋅

AprilGoals

 

My goals this month are similar to last months.  Perhaps I’ll stay focused this month.

  • Hem my niece’s prom dress – prom is the 12th!
  • Finish the baby quilt – the baby is due on the 15th!
  • Make progress on Eeyore – cut fabric?
  • Make “visible” progress on the DWR
  • Complete Jared Takes a Wife quilt top
  • Make progress on blue shawl (I’m have 139 stitches on the needles)
  • Make the “P” block for the Alphabet BOM

Well, I’m off to work on the dress.

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March Recap

April 2, 2014 10:41 pm ⋅

March Goals

 

I’m a few days late with my March Recap. Mostly because I didn’t want to report that I didn’t make my goals. For March I had 5 things on my goal list:

  • Make “visible” progress on the Double Wedding Ring
  • Make progress on Eeyore
  • Make the “O” block for the Alphabet BOM
  • Make progress on Orca Bay
  • Bonus – make the backing for Scrappy Trips

“Visible” progress on the DWR means I can color in another section on the icon on the right.  I didn’t even get one arc quilted in March.

Progress on Eeyore – well, I did trace off the patterns, but I hoped to have more progress.

The “O” block did get made.

Orca Bay is now ready for Step 7.

Not having completed the first 4 goals, I didn’t even attempt the Bonus goal.

But, I’m no longer feeling sorry for myself.  In addition to the work pictured above, I really did get a lot done in March — just not the things I planned.

marchdone1

 

At the quilt retreat I made the Shamrock block. The modified 9-patches are for the Jared Takes a Wife quilt-along (the 4-patches were formerly my leader/ender project).

Marchdone2

I quilted the red, white & blue quilt and made matching pillowcases to ship off for a birthday gift. Then I started a baby quilt, only to get bogged down in the border.

marchdone3

I finally attached a hanging sleeve to the mystery quilt that I designed so it could be photographed.  The musical green pouch keeps the tools together my husband uses to fix music stands at school.

shawlback

Not quilting, I finished this knitted shawl.

Marchdone5

 

Then I started another one in much finer yarn and made a mini 10-minute runner.

I definitely got more done in March than I thought.

 

 

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March’s Quilting Goals

March 1, 2014 12:45 am ⋅

Mar_Goals

 

March’s goals in many ways are a repeat of February’s goals.

  • Make “visible” progress on the Double Wedding Ring
  • Make progress on Eeyore
  • Make the “O” block for the Alphabet BOM
  • Make progress on Orca Bay
  • Bonus – make the backing for Scrappy Trips

I’ll work on the DWR this month in smaller increments.  I irritated my wrist last month with my marathon quilting session.

Same goal for Eeyore — get the applique done.

Orca Bay is this weekend’s retreat project.  I’m working on the red string blocks which I’m making in purple. I’ll probably put the project away after the retreat and save it for the next one since I didn’t work on Eeyore at all in February.

Now if I can keep the knitting going along, but not taking over, I might just get this list done.  Of  course having 3 more days in the month will make a difference too.

 

 

Posted in: goals, UFO Challenge 2014

February Quilting Accomplishments

February 28, 2014 6:03 pm ⋅

total Feb

 

Here’s my February recap:

  • Make “visible” progress on my Double Wedding Ring – DONE — well visible progress was made.  I still have two more rings to quilt
  • Finish Deadline  III – DONE
  • Make the “N” blocks for the Alphabet BOM. – DONE
  • Make progress on Eeyore – Didn’t touch
  • Bonus – Finish Scrappy Trips. – I need to make the backing and buy batting. – I did by batting, does that count?

I got distracted. There was the baby quilt from the Deadline III pattern; applique flowers started (what’s up with that?) and a bit of knitting.

There’s no picture of the knitting but night before last I got to the last row before the border and decided I need to make the shawl bigger, so I think I need to do 6 more repeats. But then I dropped a stitch and I’ve got to rip back to fix it — that’s what happened to my other twisty pin – it’s stuck in my knitting.

Anyway I hope to get back on track with quilting starting with a retreat I’m going to this evening and tomorrow. How much retreating I get done will depend on how much I get called from work. Fortunately I’m only 20 minutes away so I can do both.

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February’s Quilting Goals

February 1, 2014 12:10 am ⋅

I’ve reviewed my Quilting Goals for the year and have picked several that I’m planning on working on this month.

Febgoals

 

  • Make “visible” progress on my Double Wedding Ring – I’m planning on attending Stitch & Chat on the 7th and will take the quilt to work on.
  • Finish Deadline  III – Quilting is this morning’s project
  • Make the “N” blocks for the Alphabet BOM.
  • Make progress on Eeyore – I’ll be happy to get the appliqué done ready to attach to the background after I made the “N” block, this is going to be this month’s focus.
  • Bonus – Finish Scrappy Trips. – I need to make the backing and buy batting.

I’ll post my progress through the month and at the end of the month we’ll see if I was able to accomplish my goals.

 

Posted in: dwr, goals

January’s Quilting Accomplishments

January 31, 2014 5:30 pm ⋅

JanuaryAccomplishments2

 

4 UFOs are crossed off the list, 1 quilt in progress moved up, progress on a UFO, kept up with the BOM and 2 new projects started and finished (log cabin & pillowcase).  Not bad for a month’s work.

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2011 Quilting Goals

January 1, 2011 6:05 am ⋅

A new year, new quilting goals.

I’m going to try to keep it relatively simple this year.

There are 4 quilts on my “must” complete list:

  • Double Wedding Ring – this past November
  • Miniature LeMoyne Stars – Mid April
  • 2011 KWQF Mystery – Early April
  • Crossword Puzzle – Late Summer

I’m participating in Judy’s UFO Challenge 2011.  I’ve picked quilts to be quilted and quilts which need to get to the top stage.  There are 4 which I’m doing using some sort of Quilt-As-You-Go method, so they are on both lists. The UFO Challenge 2011 tab at the top of the page lists my selected projects.  It’s my goal to cross off at least one of the two projects each month.

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