Category Archives: Wedding Quilt

2021 Personal Quilting Challenge #1

January 13, 2021 3:36 pm ⋅ Pam

This past year I found that if I had a hard date I could challenge myself and make significant progress on my projects. The Guild program for February is Member Show and Tell. Although the Guild is meeting via ZOOM, we really haven’t had Show and Tell. I would like to have something to show that I haven’t posted in our FB Group Chat. The title of this post is Challenge #1, so it’s possible I’ll do more personal challenges this year.

Challenge Dates: January 1st – February 23rd. (Six weeks)

Challenges:

Alphabet BOM – Complete the top, I have a plan.
MQA BOM – Assuming the rest of the tops is released I’d like to get at a minimum the rest of the blocks made.
Red, White & Blue Wonky Broken Dishes – Quilt and Bind. This is what I want to show at the meeting.
Moda U – finish the binding.
Ruby’s BOM – I’d like to get at least the next 4 blocks made and instructions written.
Runaround Bag – Everyone needs a new start on occasion. This is mine.
Wedding Quilt – Finish the top.

Stretch Challenges:

Wedding Quilt – Quilt, bind, label, and make pillowcases.
Ruby’s BOM – Finish the top and complete the instructions (12 blocks total)
MQA BOM – Finish the top

Double Stretch Challenges:

Ruby’s BOM – Quilt, Bind, and Label
MQA BOM – Quilt, Bind, and Label
Alphabet BOM – Quilt, Bind, and Label

I’ll continue to do daily-ish posts, leaving the challenge post to once a week, or whenever I cross something off the list.

350 Challenge = 16
Easy Breezy = 93

Posted in: 2021 - 350 Blocks, 2021 Personal 1, Alphabet Blocks, Easy Breezy, Moda U, MQA BOM, Ruby's Sampler, Runaround Bag, Wedding Quilt, wonky dishes

Design Wall Monday – January 11, 2021

January 11, 2021 8:31 am ⋅ Pam

After yesterday’s post, I did not go back to the sewing machine. Instead I watched a bit of TV and worked on the binding of my Moda U quilt. I turned the 2nd corner, which means I’m halfway done.

Tonight I’ll start assembling these units into blocks for the wedding quilt.

I’m linking up with Small Quilts and Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday.

350 Challenge = 16
Easy Breezy = 93

Posted in: 2021 - 350 Blocks, designwall, Easy Breezy, Moda U, Wedding Quilt

More HSTs

January 8, 2021 6:30 am ⋅ Pam

Half Square Triangles in seafoam and lavender are the only thing on my plate for the next couple of weeks. I might squeeze in a block here or there if the BOM instructions come out. These are the pieces for the next 32 Broken Dish units. Once they are made I’ll assemble the next quarter of the wedding quilt.

Another Easy Breezy block was finished.

In other news this sheet pan and cooling rack arrived today. I’m playing with acrylic paint pouring and previously only had this silicone mat on the counter to help keep the counter clean. My hope is I’ll be able to contain the paint drips in the pan and off the counter, as well as be able to easily move drying canvases. Since it’s a full sheet pan it doesn’t fit in my oven so I don’t have to feel back about getting paint on it. I am wishing I bought two cooling racks though -one for painting and one for cooking.

350 Challenge = 16
Easy Breezy = 93

P.S. I forgot this post was to be part of Finished (or Not) Friday, so here is where the wedding quilt stands. 1/4 finished plus all those HST above.

Posted in: 2021 - 350 Blocks, Acrylic Pour, Easy Breezy, Finished (or Not) Friday, Wedding Quilt

One Monthly Goal – January 2021

January 7, 2021 9:19 am ⋅ Pam

Elm Street Quilts is hosting a One Monthly Goal Link up. Today is the last day to join. My goal for January 2021 is to finish the wedding quilt top.

I’ve got the 1st 1/4 of the quilt assembled, but the rest of it is still a work in progress. I’ve cut and started to assemble the rest of the broken dish units for the 2nd 1/4 of the quilt.

Hopefully I’ll have a complete top by the end of the month and the accomplishment link up party.

Posted in: One Monthly Goal, Wedding Quilt

2020 Final Countdown Recap

January 7, 2021 9:07 am ⋅ Pam

It’s time to do my 2020 Final Countdown Recap. Shelly over at Prairie Moon Quilts hosts the Final Countdown each year so we start the new year with a clean(er) sewing room.

Task One was Clear Your Main Work Surface. Here it is 7 days into the new year and the main work surface still only has the current project on it.

Task Two was Fabric Storage and Stray Fabric Piles. The above picture shows one of my biggest problem areas. It’s still a mess, but it’s better than it was.

Another place was the fabric shelves. Most of the fabric was backings, so they are now stored with my quilt tops.

Task Three was Take Stock /Organize/Deal with UFOs.

I did a several things here.

Passed 4 unfinished projects to friends and family
Sorted my quilt tops. I’ve now have a box of tops with the fabric I’ll need to make the backing and a box of tops with wide backs, no backing and backings without tops.
Finally started the binding on my ModaU quilt which was quilted several months ago.

The sewing room is not perfect. I still have a pile of fabric on the sewing table to enlarge the backing for Frolic, and if I load anything on the longarm, I’ll have to move a couple of bags, but I think the room is in a better place than it was.

There was a bit of piecing as well. I finished the lavender Broken Dish units for the wedding quilt and pressed and stitched a few seafoam HST. Those finished seafoam Broken Dish units were from before. I need 32 of each color for the next 16 blocks. Even with this progress, neither my 350 Challenge # nor my Easy Breezy # has gone up.

350 Challenge = 15
Easy Breezy = 92

Posted in: 2021 - 350 Blocks, Easy Breezy, Final Countdown, Moda U, Wedding Quilt

Tuesday’s Progress

January 6, 2021 8:46 am ⋅ Pam

There was a bit of binding while I watched Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and the second half of The Lion King. Then I got up and went to the sewing machine.

All of the lavender HSTs are sewn and pressed. I’ve even started assembling the broken dish units.

Tonight I’ll review my Final Countdown Challenges to see where I stand. I think it’s a case of progress is made, which is definitely a step in the right direction.

350 Challenge = 15
Easy Breezy = 92

Posted in: 2021 - 350 Blocks, binding, Easy Breezy, Final Countdown, Moda U, Wedding Quilt

HSTs and Binding

January 5, 2021 6:30 am ⋅ Pam

Have I mentioned that the wedding quilt has a gazillion HSTs in it? Yesterday I cut a bunch more. After I get these sewn and trimmed, I should have enough tomake another 1/4 of the quilt.

As for the binding of the Moda U quilt, I have less that 6″ to go before I turn the first corner.

350 Challenge = 15
Easy Breezy = 92

Posted in: 2021 - 350 Blocks, Easy Breezy, Final Countdown, Moda U, Wedding Quilt

Design Wall Monday – 1/4/21

January 4, 2021 8:18 am ⋅ Pam

It’s been a while since I participated in Design Wall Monday and my wall is full.

In the back is 1/4 of a wedding quilt I’m working on. My next step is to cut more of the HST. If I did the math correctly, this quilt needs 1024 HST, so I have a few more to go.

The bright pink, turquoise and yellow blocks are for a sampler I’m designing for my SIL. I’ll send her the instructions for these four blocks then start working on the next 3 or 4.

Finally there are the 3 Easy Breezy blocks I made while working on the other two projects.

I’m also stitching the binding down on my Moda U quilt. I prefer doing a flange binding, but I didn’t want to add 2 new fabrics to the quilt. The top is from 2007/2008 and I didn’t have any of the fabric left for binding. I think what I bought last fall is a decent match.

350 Challenge = 15
Easy Breezy = 92

I’m linking up to the Design Wall Party over at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts. I can’t wait to see what others are working on.

Posted in: Easy Breezy, Moda U, Ruby's Sampler, Wedding Quilt

2020 Final Countdown, Task One

December 29, 2020 7:18 pm ⋅ Pam

Shelly over at Prairie Moon Quilts has hosted the Final Countdown for many years. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve participated, but I thought I’d try it again. Maybe I will be the catalyst I need to start documenting my quilting again.

Task one – Clear off your main work surface. Yes, that is a current picture. I had a head start since part of my Christmas was a new cutting mat.

As you can see, it wasn’t too bad. The box was put back on the shelf, the bag of pieces slipped into the drawer, the rulers put away, and the pipe cleaners & snips put in a box with the rest of the wreath supplies I’ve purchased over the weekend.