Quilting and Stuff by Knitnoid

QA Wednesday

May 26, 2010 12:00 am ⋅

Last week I had a simple goal — Get the packages in the mail!

I’m happy to report that 4 packages went into the mail late Wednesday night and as of Monday afternoon they had all arrived at their destination.

Also on the list was “something”. I did a bit of machine quilting on Dancing Flowers, completed another 10 or 20 blocks on Oklahoma Backroads and started 2 more braids on Texas Braid.

But the biggest accomplishment which is on my 6 month list, but not last week’s list was I EMPTIED the scrap basket!

This basket has now been hauled to the bedroom to be used for LAUNDRY.

Ok, I admit it, I still have a bit to cut, but it’s been pressed and some it simply needs to be sorted.

I got side tracked Tuesday tonight. Earlier in the week when I was cutting the red scraps. I thought “I could make a Star Struck quilt using red and blue as my dark.” So there was nothing to do but dig through my 2 1/2″ bricks box and my 2 1/2″ dark strip box and pull red and blue bricks and strips. I have enough red bricks pulled/cut for 40 blocks. I need to cut some more blue strips to have enough blue bricks, but while I’m cutting….

So my goals for next week are:

  1. Finish cutting up the purple scraps
  2. Cut the remaining blue bricks
  3. Make a decision on the pink Carolina Christmas blocks — I’ve got pink fabric scattered about the room and I want to get it put up.

Now, if I could do as well on my Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler blocks and my Double Wedding Ring. Maybe they’ll go on my list next week.

See what others are up to by checking the links over at Bari’s.

Posted in: goals, scraps

What’s on My Design Wall

May 23, 2010 11:47 pm ⋅

I can’t make up my mind what I’m working on. All weekend I had the 50 blocks I’ve completed for Oklahoma Backroads on the design wall and I was quilting Dancing Flowers. Additionally, I’ve been working on my red scraps. In addition to my usual sizes, since I’m working on the reds, I’m cutting 1 1/2 inch squares to use as the centers of log cabin blocks. But sometime Sunday afternoon I decided I needed to work some more on my Texas Braid.

My original plan was to make this about 36 inches square, but I’m liking the way it’s turning out, so I’m going to aim for about 60 x 80. So, I’ve got some length to add to these braids and I need another 4 (one is missing from the picture.)

Hop over to Judy’s to check out other design walls and see if anyone else is having trouble staying focused on a single project.

Posted in: Dancing Flowers, designwall, Oklahoma Backroads, Texas Braid

Stash Report

May 22, 2010 11:42 pm ⋅

This week I put the borders on Carolina Christmas, started two new quilts in workshops and started quilting Dancing Flowers. When I totaled it up, I used more fabric than I thought. Nearly 2 yards in the Texas Braid, and it’s not finished.

However, the total fabric count is up since I integrated the three fabrics from mom’s stash into my own. I have no idea what I’m going to do with these fabrics, but time will tell.

Too bad I can’t count my scraps as I cut them up for future projects.  I’ve made my way through everything but the purple, pink and red in this picture and I dealt with the scraps from Carolina Christmas. The red is on my ironing board waiting to be cut.

Fabric Added this Week: 14.375 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 109.431 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 5.291 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 39.063 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 70.368 yards

This week I’ve remembered to actually report my totals before linking the report to Judy’s page.

Posted in: Stash Busting Report

Oklahoma Backroads – Option 2

May 21, 2010 11:13 pm ⋅

Posted in: Oklahoma Backroads

Oklahoma Backroads – Possible Layout

May 20, 2010 10:58 pm ⋅

This is only half the blocks.  I’m aiming for 8 by 10 blocks.

Posted in: Oklahoma Backroads

Packages in the Mail

May 20, 2010 5:05 pm ⋅

The packages are in the mail!

Each one of the packages just needed one little thing before I could seal them up.  Took care of that last night, weighed them, bought postage on-line (love that feature!) and then, because there were 4 of them, took them to the post office.  I can now see over the top of my cutting table.

Now to find the top of the cutting table.

Posted in: goals

Bonnie Hunter Workshops

May 20, 2010 12:05 am ⋅
Posted in: Bonnie Hunter, goals

QA Wednesday

May 19, 2010 8:45 pm ⋅

I’m posting this late because I went to a workshop yesterday and today, then came home and collapsed.

Last weeks goals:

  • Finish the Carolina Christmas Top. Right now, it looks like it will be one twin size quilt and two baby quilts. I hope to pull the border fabric from my stash for at least the baby quilts. – Twin and one baby quilt done. I’m having issues with the second quilt — namely I can’t decided what fabric to use from my stash.
  • Cut 200 red 2″ squares for the workshop I’m attending next week. – Done
  • Get the wall hanging, the comfort blocks and at least one baby quilt in the mail. — All of these are done, so it’s simply a matter of packaging — and think of the space I’ll have! — These packages are still sitting here on my cutting table. Ugh!

This weeks goals.

  • Get the wall hanging, the comfort blocks and at least one baby quilt in the mail. —  I’m shooting for in the morning.

That’s it.  Well, not really.  But the house is a disaster even by my standards, the laundry it piled up sky-high and I work this weekend.  Then there is the issue of what do I want to make progress on — Dancing Flowers, Oklahoma Backroads, Blue Ridge Beauty or Texas Braid.

I think I’ll just watch this week and see what others are planning on doing by following  the links at Bari’s.

Posted in: goals

What’s on My Design Wall

May 17, 2010 12:40 am ⋅

Currently the remaining Poinsettia Star blocks are on the wall.  Other than using fabric from my stash, I’m not positive how I’m going to finish this into a baby top.

Using 4 of the Fox and Geese blocks I made this baby top:

But the big news is I’ve finished my Carolina Christmas top – just in time to take to the Guild meeting and show Bonnie Hunter in person!

This top is approximately 59″ x 85″.  If the weather is decent later today I’ll try to get a straight on photo.  Who knows, I might have the 2nd baby top done as well.

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

Posted in: Carolina Christmas, designwall

Stash Report

May 16, 2010 9:19 am ⋅

This week I’ve been plugging away at my Carolina Christmas — when I’ve been home. Three school concerts last week — one 2 hours away, another an hour away and then one local. As a result, I’ve not gotten as far along on the quilt as expected. I did however make a decision on the quilt size and borders.

I’m making two baby quilts – one I’ve finished (well, topped) using fabric from my stash. I will finish the second baby quilt using stash. The twin size quilt I tried, but nothing was right, so I popped into Heritage Fine Fabrics where I’m participating in the UFQ program and picked up the blue fabric for the borders. l while I was there, I picked up the backing for Dancing Flowers – the bright spotted fabric. The 30s prints are FQs – one was the reward for finishing a UFQ (4-patch Strippy) and the other was my birthday present.

In addition to the purchases at Heritage, I brought Mom’s fabric in from the car.


I’m not sure what I’m going to do with either of these fabrics. I’m still measuring and finding spots in my stash for her fabric, so my numbers are going to continue to go up.

She how others are doing with their stash by checking out the links at Patchwork Times.

REVISED

I guess it helps if I actually include the numbers doesn’t it?

Here are the numbers:

Fabric Added this Week: 15.625 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 95.056 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 0.861 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 33.772 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 61.284 yards

Posted in: Stash Busting Report