Quilting and Stuff by Knitnoid

Category Archives: Quilts

Look What Came in the Mail…

September 16, 2010 9:33 pm ⋅

Four yards of Rrrbbit – Multi colored Dragonflies by Barb Tourtillotte for Clothworks.  I ordered it from The Quilt Shoppe last week to use as the backing of my Dragonfly quilt.  It is even better than I expected.

Look at how close my dragonflies match the fabric!  I had no idea this fabric was out there.

Labor Day Weekend,  I said something about looking into Spoonflower to design a backing fabric for the dragonfly quilt.  After seeing how much it would cost, I used fabshophop.com and searched “dragonfly”.

The fabric practically glows.  I had Fairy Frost strips on my cutting table when I opened the package (yes, I finally started this quilt) and when I set it on top of them I decided the dragonflies would look good with Fairy Frost.

So, with the ideas popping in my head I have to decide if I want more dragonfly fabric….

Posted in: Dragonflies

QA Wednesday

September 14, 2010 11:07 pm ⋅

I made a big deal about fewer goals this week since I didn’t have a 3 day weekend.   But I still didn’t get everything done.  Between the push to finish Oklahoma Backroads and playing all day Saturday, I was worn out.  The only reason  I have 2 SBS blocks done is that I knew if I didnt’ get the second one done I’d only be able to cross off one item from my list.  Perhaps this Quilting Accountability really works!

  • Finish Oklahoma Backroads – Done!
  • Quilt daily on the DWR – No
  • Piece 2 SBS blocks – Done!
  • Make this month’s KVQG BOM – No

Also distracting me was the fabric my sister-in-law gave me.  There was a package of charm squares and a handful of similar FQs.  Although smaller that I typically like to make baby quilts, this quilt top will be great to practice free motion quilting on.

Only the white fabric will count on my Stash Report Sunday since  I haven’t added the gifted fabric in.  I found a yellow and white print in my stash which I’ll use for the backing.  Now to find a piece of batting big enough or piece one together.

Now for next week.

  • Get back on the DWR –I’m behind schedule
  • Make the September KVQG BOM
  • Piece 2 SBS Blocks

Check out the link over at Bari’s to see if others got met their goals for the week.

Posted in: goals, Modern DP9, SBS

Stash Report

September 11, 2010 11:26 pm ⋅

Oklahoma Backroads is now bound.  Unfortunately that 20″ of red fabric I used for the binding no where near offsets the fabric which was purchased this week — and I was also given some fabric which I haven’t counted yet.

I can’t even explain it all – except to say that when I’m traveling I never pass an open quilt shop and I found one with a pre-inventory sale going on.

Here are the numbers:

Fabric Added this Week: 9.5 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 145.761 yards

Fabric Used this Week: .555 yards

Fabric Used to Date: 64.973 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 80.788 yards

Clearly I’m going to have to get on the ball and get some backings pieced — or something to get my numbers down.

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

Posted in: Oklahoma Backroads, Stash Busting Report

Oklahoma Backroads is Quilted!

September 9, 2010 11:46 pm ⋅

Tomorrow I trim and start binding.

Posted in: Oklahoma Backroads

QA Wednesday

September 8, 2010 11:49 am ⋅

After I figured out what I was going to work on over the weekend, my DH and I made the decision to take a road trip to visit his family. Needless to say, I was limited to handwork – although I did show my SIL how to use a serger.

  • Finish Oklahoma Backroads – no
  • Quilt daily on the DWR – took the quilt with me and worked on it the days we didn’t travel
  • Piece at least half of the remaining blocks ( I think that’s 20) [Star Struck] – no
  • Piece 4 SBS blocks – no

On the other hand, I stitched some of my dragonflies.

There is less on this week’s list since there is no holiday to give me an extra day of quilting.

  • Finish Oklahoma Backroads
  • Quilt daily on the DWR.
  • Piece 2 SBS blocks
  • Make this month’s KVQG BOM

Check out the links at Bari’s to see if extra quilt was accomplished due to the long weekend.

Posted in: Dragonflies, dwr, goals, KVQG BOM 2010

What’s On My Design Wall

August 30, 2010 12:16 am ⋅

The wall still has bits and pieces of what was up there last week. However, this past weekend, and into the foreseeable future, I’m quilting, not piecing. I’ve completed 5 of the 7 rings on the second row of the DWR. When I wasn’t hand quilting, I was machine quilting on Oklahoma Backroads.

There’s enough quilting to hold the layers together through repeated washings, but I’m going to add a bit more. I plan to stitch in the ditch (or in the vicinity) across the width and down the length of the quilt, bowing out at the star points. My hope is to highlight the stars. Too bad I didn’t realize this was my plan before I had the first layer of quilting done – stitching diagonally through the light chains.

Check out what others are doing by following the links over at Judy’s.

Posted in: designwall, dwr, Oklahoma Backroads

Stash Report

August 29, 2010 6:00 am ⋅

It’s amazing how much the fabric usage will jump when you make a backing. Combine that with a bunch of the SBS blocks and a couple of swap blocks and the number is quite nice. Nothing fabric came in so that helps as well.

That’s Oklahoma Backroads on the sewing machine. I’m probably about 1/3 of the way through it. I finally decided how to quilt it — I just hope I get the effect I was going after. I really do need to learn to do free motion quilting.

To the numbers:

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 132.261 yards 136.261 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 5.812 yards

Fabric Used to Date: 64.418 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 67.843 yards

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

Posted in: Oklahoma Backroads, Stash Busting Report

Making Progress

August 26, 2010 10:25 pm ⋅

I found a length of leaf fabric in my stash — I think I got this from S last year when she was clearing out her stash. It wasn’t quite long enough to be a backing for Oklahoma Backroads, so I lengthened it. I’ve got a spool of khaki thread which will blend nicely with both the front and the back, so now all I have to do is sandwich the quilt and decide how I’m going to quilt it.

Since I hope to start quilting tomorrow, I needed to finish up any piecing I wanted to do. These are the two swap blocks, so now I need to get them in the mail.

Off to quilt on the DWR for a few minutes.

Posted in: block swaps, Oklahoma Backroads

What’s On My Design Wall

August 23, 2010 7:17 am ⋅

Bits and pieces of several things.  The blocks at the top left are the first two blocks from the Kaw Valley Quilters Guild block of the month.   The two blocks on the far right are a couple of swap blocks.  I’ve got one more to do this month and then I’ll get them in the mail.

The two rows of 6″ blocks are the blocks from Row A of Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler.  I’m currently working on A6 – Tennessee and then I’ll be done with Row A.

Finally, the two 3″ pinwheels may or may not end up in a miniature quilt. They could just as easily end up in the Orphan Block box.

See if others are bouncing between multiple projects by following the links over at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: diamond links, KVQG BOM 2010, SBS, swaps

A New Quilt?

August 17, 2010 9:15 pm ⋅

I really didn’t mean to start a new quilt.  I promise.   I was looking for a quilted candle mat in the chest of drawers when I found the Jack Dempsey Needle Art dragonflies.  There were six in each gift bag at a retreat I went to last spring.  When I got them I had no idea what I was going to do with them, and in fact neither did one of the ladies who was with me so I have hers as well.

Today inspiration struck.

I’m going to make a black and white Disappearing 9-Patch type quilt, substituting in the dragonflies for some of the large squares.  From my pre-cut boxes I’ve pulled fuchsia, orange, yellow, lime green, turquoise and purple squares.  When I get the embroidery done I’ll look to see if I have enough black and white prints.

And no, I didn’t find the candle mat. It must be in with the Christmas stuff.

Posted in: Dragonflies