Quilting and Stuff by Knitnoid

Stash Report

October 17, 2010 6:19 am ⋅

This past week I made the backing (from stash) and binding for the row quilt, quilted on my DWR and did a bit of cleaning in my sewing room.  I was looking for my Timtex.  Finally found it but also found my missing Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler Block and the music motif quilting pattern.  Managed to get two boxes out of my sewing room.

No new fabric this week, but I did buy a batting and thread for the Row  Quilt.  I also made the backing and binding for the quilt so that’s a chunk of fabric out.

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 150.511 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 10.125  yards
Fabric Used to Date: 86.644 yards]

Net Stash for 2010: 63.867 yards

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

Posted in: RowQuilt, Stash Busting Report

Another Top

October 15, 2010 11:36 pm ⋅

Friday evening I finished sewing the rows together on Star Struck.  When I started this quilt back in May my intention was to go borderless. The top currently measures about 64″ x 80″ which is roughly the size I aim for when I’m not making the quilt for a specific bed/space.  originally I was going to use the gold accent as the binding, but I think it’s too light.  Now I’m leaning toward a darker blue.   I just have to decide if borderless is still what I want.

 

Posted in: Star Struck

QA Wednesday

October 13, 2010 4:00 am ⋅

Another week has gone by and I’ve met most of my quilting goals.

  • Quilt on the DWR – at least one hour a day – perhaps 2. – 3 rings quilted since last Wednesday evening
  • Start assembling Star Struck into rows. – Done
  • Fix the Row Quilt. – Done

The picture above shows that I’ve turned the block in the Row Quilt.  Additionally, I’ve trimmed threads and pressed it.  It was a bit crushed after being folded up for 5 1/2 years.  At the moment it’s hanging on a hanger waiting for me to attach it to the leader.  Monday’s post shows the progress I’ve made on Star Struck.  As far as the DWR – I can’t say for certain I quilted 1 hour each day — but I have quilted on it each day.  As I write this I’ve completed 2 1/2 rings since last week.

So what’s on tap for next week.

  • Quilt on the DWR – at least one hour a day – perhaps 2 (I’m beginning to sound like a broken record)
  • Piece the backing for the Row Quilt
  • Attach the backing and quilt top to the HandiQuilter leaders
  • Quilt the Row Quilt
  • Piece the Sept & Oct KVQG BOM – the meeting is Monday!

Check in to see what others are planning for this week by following the links over at Bari’s and check back with me next week to see if I get this done.

Posted in: goals

Design Wall Monday

October 10, 2010 11:35 pm ⋅

Star Struck is hanging from my ‘design shelves’ today. There is a reason I only got 4 pairs of rows sewn together Saturday. See the rows hanging from the last hanger on the right?  The top left star is blue — it should be red.  I discovered this as  I was hanging the rows up.  So, instead of having to rip out a row of stars and sew them together the other way, I simply unpinned the other two rows.  I can sew a row to either side of this pair and everything will be OK.  Now when will I get to it is entirely another question.

Check out other design walls for inspiration by following the links over at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: designwall, Star Struck

Stash Report

October 10, 2010 10:40 am ⋅

Saturday my quilting buddies and I had a quilting day.  We haven’t had one of those in a long time.  We had a great time and each of us accomplished a significant amount of quilting. Too bad I didn’t think about bringing a camera.  T – quilted a baby quilt, J – completed a wall hanging, sandwiched it and started the quilting on it,  S – finished the quilting on a quilt and started attaching the binding, V – finished marking the lines on her squares for her HST and flying geese (and there were tons of them!) and I got all of the Star Struck blocks sewn into rows and sewed 8 rows into 4 pairs of rows.

Before we started all of this there was the field trip to the LQS.  I was being very good and then I heard from across the store  “Pammy, have you seen this music fabric?”  I promise I tried to ignore the question — in fact I hollered back “Not interested”.  The someone tracked me down and put it in my hands.  I was lost then.    I almost made it out of the store with just the pattern on the right and the yellow music FQ, but then it was suggested that the black w/yellow dot would be a great lining fabric, so it jumped into my bag as well.

The guitar fabric was given to me.  J had a length of it she was going go make a whole cloth quilt from.  I jokingly said “I need a FQ of that”.  The next thing I knew, she handed me a FQ.  Turns out she bought one for me when she bought what she needed for her quilt. Thanks, J!

Evening in Ireland is a cool Irish Chain variation.  The pattern is available on the internet from the designer, Truddie Hughes.  I’ve always wanted to make an Irish Chain quilt, so I’ve added this to my list of possible choices for when I get that far.

Not pictured are the leaders for the HandiQuilt that arrived Friday afternoon.

Now that you know what came into the house (really it was only 3/4 of a yard countable), what did I do on the outbound side?

I continued working on my DWR — no fabric there until I get to the binding.  But I also worked on my Green & Cream swap blocks.  I’m quilting them one block at a time and I don’t have the all of the backing squares cut yet.  Used 1/2 yard.  I also finished 20 Blue Ridge Beauty blocks, that’s a bit over 1/2 yard.  Finally I started working on “the new project” using just a bit of fabric.  In the end I used more than I brought into the house, so that’s a good thing.

Fabric Added this Week: .75yards
Fabric Added to Date: 150.511 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 1.162 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 76.519 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 73.992 yards

To catch up on how others are doing, follow the links at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: Stash Busting Report

Shopping the Stash

October 7, 2010 9:39 pm ⋅

I have a new project in the works which needs to be finished by next summer. Due to circumstances, there will be a mad rush to finish it.  Since it is going to require appliqué, I thought I’d start working on it sooner than later.  Tonight I remembered a length of light fabric I bought based on a tiny swatch. It’s perfect for my project.  Then I spotted some black fabric in one of my bins.  Turns out it a big hunk as well.  I need less than a yard for the appliqué, so if it turns out I need this fabric to set my Black & Bright Swap blocks I should still have plenty.

In addition to the fabric, I need freezer paper and fusible webbing.  It turns out I have both in my stash, along with a spool of black thread.  So, I think this quilt top will come completely from stash.  Check back with me next summer to see if the backing comes from stash.

Posted in: applique, crossword, Stash

Backing Decisions

October 7, 2010 5:39 am ⋅

Yesterday I said I needed to put together a backing for this quilt.  It’s a big quilt top – 100 x 100, so I either need 3 yards of wide backing or 9 yards of 45″ wide fabric and seam it twice.

In October 2007 I bought 10 yards of this yellow floral fabric, plus a couple of tone-on-tone coordinates (that I keep reaching for when looking for a peach or green fabric).

The fabric was on sale for not more than $4 a yard and I took the rest of the bolt thinking I would make  a 4-patch Stacked Posies quilt — and apparently a dust ruffle, curtains, pillows and other accessories.    This was pre-stash report days.

I really don’t want to make another 4-patch Stack Posies quilt (well, maybe one more from some Kansas Troubles fabric) — I’ve already made 3.  The only issue is the Row Quilt (need to find a new name for this quilt as well) has absolutely no yellow in the top.  The blue on the left of the picture is the border and binding fabric.

Now that I’ve written this post, I think I’ve talked myself into using this fabric.  If anyone can think of a reason for me not to this fabric let me know.

Posted in: RowQuilt, Stash

Three Rows are Quilted

October 6, 2010 11:15 pm ⋅

When I started this quilt in the floor frame, I skipped the first row.  I think that’s the row  I’m going to work on next.

Posted in: dwr

QA Wednesday

October 6, 2010 12:01 pm ⋅

A week has gone by and I have a mixed report.

There was a single goal on my list last week:

  • Quilt on the DWR — at least one hour a day –perhaps 2.

With the exception of yesterday I worked on the DWR at least one hour each day.  Most days I did two hours.  But I must not have been focusing, because I should have been able to finish the row and start on another.  Oh, well, I did make progress.

This coming week I have three items on my list.

  • Quilt on the DWR – at least one hour a day – perhaps 2.
  • Start assembling Star Struck into rows.
  • Fix the Row Quilt.

The DWR is self-explanatory – Nov 29th is less than 2 months away.

I’m not going to commit to more than starting the rows on Star Struck. My friends and I are having a quilting day Saturday, so there will be sewing — but also conversation, laughter and ripping out.

The Row Quilt on the other hand is new to this party.  It’s been waiting to be quilted since March 2005.  This is the quilt I’ve decided to quilt on the HandiQuilter at Rocking Chair Quilts.  But before I can do that I need to turn that last block on row 7.  I could leave it, but it would bug me.  Once I get that taken care of I’ve got to put together a backing and decide on a quilting pattern – but that can be next week’s goal!

See how others did on their weekly goals by following the links over at Bari’s

Posted in: goals

Design Wall Monday

October 4, 2010 4:00 am ⋅

Last month week I made significant progress on the red stars.  The blue ones have been done for a while.  I still need to finish up another 20 red stars – just the center seam – so it won’t take long.  But on the other hand since I’m doing my best to focus on the DWR, this might just take me all month.

Check out other inspirational design walls by following the links over at Patchwork Times.

Posted in: designwall, Star Struck