The Kansas Troubles 4-Patch Stacked Posies is complete.  The fabrics are from the Wildflower Serenade II line. The binding was finished Saturday and Sunday I printed the label,  stitched it to the back of the quilt and then washed it.  I love how it crinkled up.

The quilt measures 55 x 65.  I used Superior’s Omni thread in tan on the top and Bottom Line in the bobbin – I’m not certain of the color – some sort of beige. I ran out of bobbin about 2 passes before the end.

The batting is Hobb’s Tuscany 100% Bleached Cotton — not because I necessarily wanted bleached, but because that’s what was available.  I quilted it using Pajama Quilter’s Floral Echo.

In addition to finishing up this quilt, I worked a bit on Sew Scrappy, but I’m about ready to contain it to take to retreat. Most of this week will be spent in preparation for quilting the Birthday Quilt – squaring it, attaching it to zippers and practicing my quilting design on the white board.

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F is for Friday the Thirteenth – the fifth block of Dorothy Young’s alphabet block-of-the-month.

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I haven’t done Judy’s Getting It Done Challenge since February – when I finished just one thing on the list.  I haven’t done the Lovely Year of Finishes since February either — and I didn’t get that one done either.  So, here it is June and I’m going to leap in with a laundry list of goals.

• Make ‘visible’ progress on my DWR – ‘visible’ refers to being able to update the progress chart on the side bar
• Complete Sew Scrappy top
• Complete Nifty Thrifty top – the blocks have been cut out for months waiting for the retreat
• Complete Candy Sunflower Seeds – it just needs borders, one is pieced
• Begin quilting the Birthday Quilt – I have time reserved on the long arm
• Make the “F” block in the Alphabet BOM.
• Complete 18 Scrappy Trip blocks on the treadle

And since I need a finish I’m going to try to complete the Birthday Quilt.

It’s allergy season, so I haven’t felt like sitting at the sewing machine for very long or wielding my rotary cutter.  But I have been able to finish the binding on the Kansas Troubles 4-patch Stacked Posies, but I don’t have the label on it yet.  That’s my goal for today then I can wash it and post a picture.

Fabric Added Since Last Report: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 113.619 yards

Fabric Used (or left the stash) Since Last Report:  3.6 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 45.821 yards

Net Used for the year -67.798 yards

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Last week I made an appointment to quilt this quilt a week from this coming Saturday. Admittedly I was waiting until the batting went on sale.  But then I started playing with quilting ideas for the Birthday Quilt and I’m looking forward to working on it.  So this afternoon I called to see if there was a machine free.  There was.  So, I gathered my supplies and went quilting.  Now to get it bound.

As for my upcoming quilting appointment?  Well, I’ll either be ready for the Birthday Quilt or I’ll pick something from my stash of quilts.  It’s not like there’s a shortage of quilts waiting to be quilted.

Several years ago I participated in a birthday block exchange.  I was given the blue and white Pennsylvania blocks and combined them  yellow and blue stars I made.  The quilt  has been in the stack of tops waiting for quilting inspiration.  I also had to be certain the quilt did not want borders. It still has not told me what color binding it wants.

I found the perfect backing, believe it or not on the clearance aisle at Wal-mart.  Two 100% cotton 60 x 120 tablecloths.

I’ve decided I want to quilt feathers in the star blocks, but I’m at a loss on what to do in the setting triangles and Pennsylvania blocks.  This is what I have drawn so far.

It’s hard to see, but I’ve quilted feathers in the corners of the blocks.  I’m not sure what to put in the side triangles either. Does anyone have any ideas?

These are blocks my young quilting friend is making.  She’s working on a quilt for her mother.  I must say her quarter-inch seam is getting better.  They aren’t a perfect 8 1/2″, but close enough if they were mine I wouldn’t re-do them.

I finished the binding on Lee’s Florals, so I’m flip-flopping between the Scrappy Trips

and Sew Scrappy.

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Lee’s Florals is finished. This started out as a collection of blocks passed to me back in April  2009.  Earlier this year I pulled them out and decided that with the addition of 5 more blocks it would be OK for a lap quilt.

After washing, it measures 46 x 56.  I used Warm and Natural batting.  The bobbin thread is Superior’s Bottom Line in a deep red.  The top thread is Star in lavender.  It’s the same thread combination that I used on my sister’s quilt a couple of weeks ago.  I had  no trouble then, but the top thread broke 3 times.

The quilting pattern is Floral Echo from Pajama Quilter Reloaded.

The numbers are moving the right direction this week.  I quilted a quilt Thursday and bound it Saturday (it’s in the wash, so no picture until tomorrow), I made a glasses case to demonstrate to my quilting friend how to make hers, I made the Kansas Troubles pillow case and I gave a length of fabric each to my friend S and my sister.

The picture just doesn’t capture the vibrant colors that exist in person.  I was given this FQ – but S can’t remember where she got it.

I also bought some flannel to use as the lining of my eyeglasses case.  Again the picture doesn’t show it well, but it is a light lavender gingham.   The only flannel I had in my stash was blue which  I didn’t think would go well with purple.  The pattern can be found HERE.

Now the numbers:

Fabric Added Since Last Report: 0.75 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 113.619 yards

Fabric Used (or left the stash) Since Last Report:  9.081 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 42.221 yards

Net Used for the year -71.398 yards

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My young friend is spending the weekend with us.  She’s been begging us since mid-February to go camping in the backyard.  I have NO idea what put that idea into her head.  We are not big campers.  Admittedly, I do have camping gear, but it hasn’t been used since May 2003.

The weather is nice, it’s a long weekend, and why not.  This was so spur of the moment. So, we hauled the basics up from the basement — tent, tarp, air mattress, sleeping bag, bug light and I’m not sure what else.

Between the two of us we got the tent setup in a relatively flat spot in the backyard. I worked up a sweat.

She pumped up the air mattress with the foot pedal, unrolled the sleeping bag and brought out her thin blanket.  I had her go back in the house and bring out the Dresden plate quilt for additional warmth.

Yes, that’s a DVD player and electrical cord you see there.  She doesn’t want to get bored. 🙂

Finally, we had her put on her fleece pajama bottoms.  She kicked me out and zipped up the door.

We’ll see if she stays out all night.  At least she says I don’t have to spend the night out there. — This is good.  There’s only one sleeping bag.