The letter for this May is Q. Dorothy calls this block Quartered Star. Nine months to go, but the blocks all go together quicker than picking the fabric out, so it’s not too late to join.
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Scrappy Irish Chain
I’ve finished the Scrappy Irish Chain. I used the pattern from Bonnie Hunter’s Adventures in Leaders and Enders. The 4 patches were done as leaders/enders — but for two other quilts that I decided I wanted a different look to. So, I repurposed the 4-patches, found a length of background fabric and completed the quilt top. It had to age before it was ready to be a quilt.
Details:
- Repurposed the 4-patches 3/21/12
- Completed the top 10/11/12
- 1593 pieces / about 6 yards of fabric – all from stash
- Wide backing (works out to about 5 yards of 45″ wide fabric) – the only new fabric
- 8 – 2½” strips for binding – from stash
- Warm & Natural batting
- Superior Omni Thread – Light Tan in the top
- Used just over 3 Super Bob – Cream(?) pre-wound bobbins
- Continuous Curves in the dark part of the chain
- Alternative blocks quilted with G1-10 from Pam Clarke’s book Quilting Inside the Lines
- Quilted in two sessions on May 9th & 10th (about 4½ hours total)
- Finished binding May 13, 2014
- Quilt top measured 68″ x 83 before washing and 63″ x 79″ after
Edited:
- Quilted on a rented Nolting long arm – I can’t remember which one.
- Made a pillowcase to go with it from the backing and binding.
What’s On My Design Wall
Friday night & Saturday morning I quilted my Scrappy Irish Chain. I’m still attaching the binding to the quilt. I can’t wait to wash this and see how it crinkles up.
Check out what others have on their design walls by following the links over at Patchwork Times.
Stash Report
The plan was to use the green as the binding on the latest quilt – but I found something better in my stash — should have looked there first. The spider webs will go into that Halloween quilt I’m going to make some day. The good news is it was all 40% off, but it is 2 yards added to the stash.
On the other hand, I get to count the backing and binding on my Scrappy Irish Chain that I just quilted.
Fabric added this week: 2 yards
Fabric added to date: 61.879 yards
Fabric used this week: 5.559 yards
Fabric used to date: 48.271 yards
Net used to date: -13.608 yards
Check out how others are doing over at Patchwork Times.
Trip Around the World – Hexagon Style
Six more hexagons and I’ll be ready for some more neutrals. But now I wonder. How long is this going to be a toteable project? I started off thinking I would stitch hexagons into strips and then attach them to the center, but found out quickly that was not the best plan.
For now, I guess I’ll just keep going and then worry about it later. It will be a few more rounds before it doesn’t fit in my bag.
What’s On My Design Wall
Actually, the music baby quilt is finished and delivered. I’ve called it Lullaby for Chloe, as this was a gift for the high school orchestra director’s newborn daughter Chloe.
The center went together quite quickly as did the final borders and quilting once I got the embroidery done.
The batting is Warm and Natural. The quilting thread is cairo-quilt 100% cotton in Honey Gold. I quilted it on my DSM. Straight stitching through the chain, stitch in the ditch around the border, echoing of the top, bottom and middle staff line in the border and then an eighth-note in the background. (Click on the pictures to see the detail.)
The backing is a piece of baby animal music fabric I bought back when I made Ted’s music quilt. It wasn’t quite wide enough so I added a strip of gold to either side.
- Quilt started 3/15/14
- Top completed 4/29/14
- Quilt completed 5/3/14
Next up – prepping the backing for two quilts I’m quilting Friday and Saturday.
Hop over to Patchwork Times to see what others are working on.
Here’s the link to the 2nd Quarter Finish Party over at The Littlest Thistle and my 2nd Qtr list.
Stash Report
Last week I let my fingers do a bit of shopping — but no new fabric. The good news is I get to count the fabric for the baby quilt out as I finished it yesterday! Pictures later today.
Fabric added this week: 0 yards
Fabric added to date: 59.879 yards
Fabric used this week: 3.725 yards
Fabric used to date: 42.712 yards
Net used to date: -17.167 yards
Check out how others are doing over at Patchwork Times.
P is for Pennsylvania
The letter is “P” was the letter of the month for April. I’m just now getting around to making the blocks. Dorothy identified it as Pennsylvania. Funny thing about block names this is not at all what I thought I’d be making when I heard the block name. It is the 16th block of Dorothy Young’s Alphabet BOM. It’s not too late to join.
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May’s Goals
I’ve taken stock of what I want to accomplish quilt wise this month and it is going to be a challenge.
- Quilt Sydney’s quilt – I need to make the backing! – quilting scheduled for the 12th
- Quilt the Irish Chain – quilting scheduled for the 11th
- Make a decision on the Deadline II quilt – it needs to be ready by June 1st!
- Finish Eeyore – This needs to be quilted by June 6th!
- Make the “P” block for the Alphabet BOM
- Make the “Q” block for the Alphabet BOM
- Make “visible” progress on the Double Wedding Ring
- Finish the top for Jared Takes a Wife – retreat project
The most pressing thing to do this month was to finish the baby quilt – which I did before I started making this list, so it didn’t make the list. While I’m waiting for it to come out of the wash, I’m going to make the P block, then it will be time to start prepping the quilts for quilting.
April’s Recap
Here’s the April recap.
- Bound a quilt for a friend
- Started a hexie project
- Made significant progress on Jared Takes A Wife
- Knit 2 rows on the shawl
- Hemmed a prom press
- Completed the embroidery for the baby quilt and finished the top
