Design Wall Monday

This past week I went to a new to me quilt retreat. It was located at Zephyr Point. I got very lucky and had a view of Lake Tahoe while I was sewing. This was my view taken from the window.  I started a new project, a log cabin. I've been collecting fabric for this for a long long time. I forgot to actually take a picture of the fabric before cutting it up for this and several others I want to do. I was able to complete four blocks with another 21 in various stages. I am not sure how big I am going to make it or the lay out.

My view

My sewing area

First block

The first 4 blocks

Design Wall Monday

Ok this is not my design wall but it is my quilt I've made. As it's completed I wanted to show it one last time. It's a gift for a friends brand new granddaughter.

Design Wall Monday

I have been plugging along on my class project. Not a lot done but progress has been made. I'm making a game plan so I can get it done. Kerstin, my friend and fellow quilter has me excited to do this years red and white challenge. I think I'll just called her an enabler. But I digress. So this is a picture of this weeks progress

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Design Wall Monday

Well off to a good start. First Design Wall Monday and I have something to post. I'm going to get this done. Turns out I need to cut 2 more colors. It's from the class I took a while ago. The pattern is Now You See It... Now You Don't by Linda Ballard. It's done in fall colors. The ones looking black are really a dark green.

Design Wall Monday

Okay don't be shocked, I actually have something on my design wall. It's the top for a baby blanket for a friend who is becoming a Grandfather after the first of the year. I figured the baby needs a quilt when it visit's Grandpa. I still need to make the back before can it can be quilted.

Design Wall Monday

I was able to finish the pink quilt this past week. As it's a gift it felt good to get done. The only other thing to get done for Christmas is a scarf and need to getting working on it. I feel ahead of the curve of gifts to make. Since I have some UFO's that need to be finished, I decided that I need to finish them before I would allow myself to start something new. My goal was to start in January but I'm jumping the gun and pulled out a mystery Block of the Month from 2011. I did it with four other friends and we were suppose to work on it together. As they keep stalling I called and said we need to get this done. I finally said I'm going to get my done and when they decided to work on theirs I'll help. They were okay with that. Well last night the blocks were put on the design wall and once I played with them I enough to make a way I was pleased with. I added the setting triangles and started sewing the rows. I found it interesting that they had you cut the setting triangles big but didn't tell you. As the store is out of business there is no one to call and ask.

Design Wall Monday

Still the same quilt top on my design wall but it's now about half way done. I am right on schedule to have it done by the first of December. I just love how it's coming out.

Design Wall Monday

I have been working on a quilt for a friend's daughter who is 7 and loves pink. I forgot to take pictures along the way like I like to do. So today remembering it's DWM, I took pictures. I have not counted the total different picks but I'm thinking close to 35-40. Plus there will be close to 500 2 inch squares of while when all is said and done This picture is all the extra squares that have been cut waiting to go into another quilt.

This picture is progress being made. Some times I get working on it and can not stop making the 9 patches. I have a system of doing this so it's actually going pretty quickly.

This is what it currently looks like. I am trying to do a row or two a day. If I get more done the better.

Design Wall Monday

It's only a few weeks later and a new block is on my design wall. I am still plugging along on two of the projects from last post but I did take a class this past Friday. The class was taught by Linda Ballard and it's her Now You See It, Now You Don't pattern. I want to work on it but really need to finish up a few other things first plus they are closer to being done than have only one block completed. I can get them off the list that way too. I also need to use my design wall and it's covered with other projects. As always I enjoy taking a class from Linda.

Design Wall Monday

Okay I realize it's Tuesday but I was busy yesterday and didn't get this posted. I've been working on class samples and trying to get a top done I started a while ago. Progress has been made on my Nine Patch and Snowball and the Disappearing Nine Patch. The Class sample is done and to the quilt store.

The one on the left are the first 4 rows of the nine patch and snow ball, the middle one is 3 blocks sewn together of the disappearing 9 patch and the next one is a start of another disappearing 9 patch sewn as a class sample.




This is the finished product of the class sample. It's done with a charm pack and 1 yard of dimples.

Design Wall Monday

I have decided I really need to spend time in my sewing room if I every want to finish something. What a concept huh? I thought the sewing elves would help me out but I was wrong. In trying to figure out something new to teach, I decided to do a disappearing nice patch. If all goes well were will be 30 blocks. So far I have 28 cut out but I might be able to get 2 more out of the scraps.

This is the nine patch block all sewn together.



This is after it was cut in half both vertically and horizontally then resewn together.



Well back to sewing I go.

Design Wall Monday

I actually have something to post. While it looks like the top I posted several weeks ago, it's not. That top is finished and was sent to it's new home where my cousin is loving it. Even though scrap quilts are hard for me I decided to make another one. This one has purple in it where the last one did not. A friend was cleaning out her stash and gave me some maroon fabric and I will piece it for the back.

Design Wall Monday on Sunday

Very long time no blog posts. I haven't had anything to post plus I was in a slump of quilting do to shoulder problems. I finally had a reason to sew again. A relative was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I know she will be okay but it still hit me hard. I decided to make her a quilt as quilters do. I called my friend and quilting buddy, Kerstin to ask her advise on what to make that was quick but nice. She had just made a quilt for her daughter's friend who was getting married. This is the quilt that has inspired me. I knew the colors would be perfect plus I liked the pattern. It's not easy for me to cut so she offered her scraps and to bring my fabric and she would cut it out. I love the look of scrap quilts but it's hard for me to make them but I did it. I just kept telling myself I can do it. The top is now done, again thanks Kerstin and waiting for her to quilt it this week.

Design Wall Monday

This pass weekend I taught the Lil' Twister class at my local quilt store. It was the first class of the year for me and I had nine students sign up. The best part everyone showed and enjoyed it. For one person taking the class it was her first quilt class. I told her I was honored as I was.

I had a a charm pack of Valentine looking fabric so I made yet another example. I do not need it I ask my quilting friend to quilt it so we donate it to your guild's monthly mini. These are pictures of the various stages of the top being made. I can not believe I forgot to take a picture of the top completed. I will have to make sure I ask my friend to take one and then again after it's quilted.

Design Wall Monday

This is one of my first quilts I made over 10 years ago. It is on my design wall so I could take a picture of if. I was the newsletter editor for my old quilt guild and this was a mystery quilt I'd put in the newsletter. I did it a few months before and after the renewal of dues so if someone one wanted to finish the quilt they needed to renew their dues. Not sure if it worked or not.



As I did not report my Stash Busting yesterday, I thought I'd combine the two. More for my records than anything else. Still going down.

Used this Week: 6.25 yards
Used year to Date: 58.25 yards
Added this Week: 3.75 yards
Added Year to Date: 5.75 yards
Net Used for 2012: 52.75 yards

Design Wall Monday

Several years ago President Obama for this to be a day of service in honor of Martin Luther King's birthday. I spent today with 3 other friends working on quilts for a local children's shelter. It was a team effort as I ironed, one cut out and still another sewed and the fourth person sew on labels of already completed quilts that will be donated next month. A total of 15 tops were cut out using Mary Johnson's Quick Strippie pattern she has so graciously posted on her website as a free pattern. One top got completed and two more were started.



This is only some of the fabric that was cut up for the tops.

Design Wall Monday

Some quilters use a design wall, others a bed, still others the floor but for me I used a penguin. Yes a penguin. I made an apron for a friend's daughter and needed a model for it. This penguin was given to me last year to keep me company sewing late at night. I thought it would make a perfect model. I still need to sew on the buttons but otherwise all finished. From start to finish took about four hours.

Design Wall Monday

Once again it's design wall Monday. I am teaching these days. I so need to work on class samples. I saw on Judy's friends blog a Lil' Twister wreath. I have a class coming up on Lil' Twister so I decided to make a wreath. It was quick and easy.

This is with the blocks and border sewn together before the cutting begins.



After cutting out the blocks I laid them out.



This is the top completed. But now looking at it, I'm wondering if I should add an outer border of the dark blue.

Design Wall Monday

This top is cute. As long as you follow the directions it is easy to do. I just make another one. When I look at this top I think it's going to make a sweet quilt some little girl would enjoy. The picture of the pattern shows the fun tabs at the edge of the border that is done after it it's quilted. The best part is I only had to buy the background and it turns out I would have had it in my stash. I even have the back in my stash. While I lost track of stashing busting, I know I am in the negative column. I plan on doing it again next year.

Design Wall Monday

It's that day of the week again. Time to post what's on my design wall. Last week I was putting away fabric and reorganize my "kits", I came across one I knew would be quick and simple. It's from a Quilts and More magazine and I have made it once before. As I wanted a quick project that would not become an UFO, I cut it out and sewed it up in a day and a half. I even got the back all done and it's waiting to go to the quilter. The picture only shows a portion of the quilt as I could not get the whole top. It's bigger than my design wall.



This is a store model for my local needlework store I finally finished after having it way to long.It's a cross stitch piece. I love getting things finished.