Now to pick colors for my next quilt.
Didn’t Quite Make It
I didn’t quite make it to the of the staff. In fact there’s a tad bit over one bar left to stitch. On the other hand, instead of stitching I actually put away some laundry. I suppose that’s a fair trade off.
I Really Am Working On It
This is the right side border to the baby quilt. I traced the music notes onto the staff this evening and started stitching. I’ve got a smidgen over 2 bars stitched in this 5 bar staff. Maybe I’ll be able to get an earlier start tomorrow evening and finish the staff so I can move onto the music.
Finish Along 2014 – 2nd Quarter
It’s time to list my 2nd quarter finish along projects. Of all the projects listed for the first quarter, I only finished the Tetris wall hanging. If I’m going to completely finish 15 or 16 projects this year and complete 7 flimsies, I need to do better this quarter.
So, left to right top to bottom:
- Hancock Stars BOM – working on it quilt-as-you-go
- Scrappy Trips (I finished the top last quarter – that’s progress, right?)
- Christmas Row Swap – I have the batting and fabric for the backing
- Easy As Pie – no, not quilting, but still counts for the Finish Along currently 136 stitches on the needle
- String HST wall hanging – needs border and quilting
Music Baby Quilt– needs the borders & quilting – Finished 5/3/14Purple Thangles BOM– need to make a decision about the backing and quilt it! Finished 6/23/14- Diamond Links – need to quilt about 3 rows and the border so I can bind it.
- Yellow Thangles BOM – need to make a decision about the backing and quilt it!
- DWR – need to finish quilting and bind – progress shown on right
- Compass Lone Star – working on it quilt-as-you-go
Deadline II– may need to be re-quilted before binding – Finished 6/1/14- Eeyore – a long way to go
- Cream and Green Swap – working on it quilt-as-you-go
As I did last quarter, I’m listing the quilts that I’ve decided to finish or may finish before the year is up. I tend to wander in my quilting, so who knows what I’ll really work on this quarter. I can say that the Music Baby Quilt is first on the list. My best guess after that is Eeyore, the shawl, Scrappy Trips and Deadline II – that is if something new doesn’t pop up.
Check out the lists of what others are planning for this quarter by following the link over to The Littlest Thistle.
What’s On My Design Wall
It’s been such a long time since I’ve done any sewing beyond piecing quilts, that it took me a week to figure out how to hem a prom dress. It needed a narrow hem – easy enough – but I couldn’t use heat on the material, so it was a challenge. Finally ended up using a super fine machine embroidery bobbin thread in the top and bottom to stitch each fold in place and then a slightly heavier thread for the final stitching.
After the dress, I decided to work on my Jared Takes A Wife top. I stitched all of the star points and now I can’t do anything else until I cut more fabric. The green is going to be the sashing and the inner star points. There will be a narrow pink border between the sashing and the outer paisley border.
Before I do any more on JTAW, I’m going to finish the music baby quilt.
Be sure to check out the other links over at Patchwork Times.
Stash Report
Most of the week was spent in contemplation of how to hem a prom dress. Once that was done I pieced a bit on Jared Takes A Wife, but since it is not complete, no fabric is counted — in or out.
Fabric added this week: 0 yards
Fabric added to date: 29.879 yards
Fabric used this week: 0 yards
Fabric used to date: 38.987 yards
Net used to date: 9.108 yards (and I still haven’t counted those shirt yet.)
Check out the link up over at Patchwork Times to see how others are doing with their stash.
Table Runner
Yesterday I posted a picture of my knitting which was laying on top of a table runner. One of my blog readers asked about the runner, so here it is.
Before I started quilting non-stop, I passed though Heirloom Sewing. I had a subscription to Sew Beautiful and several of the Martha Pullen books. My dream was to attend one of her week long schools. I didn’t get to do that, but I did attend a 3-day course when it was here in Kansas City 10-15 years ago.
During that class we learned to use the serger, sewing machine and embroidery machine to make beautiful heirloom items. The table runner is from that class.
On The Needles
Currently on the needles is Easy as Pie by Marisa Hernandez downloaded from Ravelry. At last count I’ve got 139 stitches on the needles. The pattern calls for 203 before starting the border, but I’ll have to do more than that to get the shawl anywhere near big enough for me. At least this time I won’t run out of yarn.
See what others are working on over at Patchwork Times.
April’s Goals
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.
March Recap
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.
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).
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.
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.
Not quilting, I finished this knitted shawl.
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.
