One Monthly Goal

My One Monthly Goal was an advent calendar.

I lost track of how wide it was and how heavy it gets with certain things in the pockets.

But, it is done.

Check out the other one monthly goals at Elm Street Quilts.

Postcards

Wreath postcards

I'm always amazed at how the background fabric changes the embroidey.

These are fun, immediate gratification projects.

Midweek Matters

Quilt Fabrication has us link up to midweek matters.

Check out the other links.

Well, most of my week has been doing some cutting to get ready for the quilting/hunting trip.

I have all the coasters cut and ready to press and sew.

I now need to finish the cutting on the Irish Stars.

I'd love not to take so much of the scraps with me, but we shall see.

I have 45 more stars and only 2 more 25 patches to go.

One of the 25 patches is almost done, so really only 1 more to cut for.

But, I'll take the background with me and cut there and have as many of the other colors already cut before I leave.

Learning Quilt a Long

Andree at quilt learning combo has a learning challenge going on monthly.

It has caused me to think about things I's like to learn and holds me accountable.

I wanted to work with the African Fabric and follow the design like a whole cloth quilt.

This might have been a mistake.

Well, the things I learned about myself.

1. I don't like the tiny detailed quilting on the long arm.

2. I like speed and overall quilting

3. I would need to do this for a long time to have the tiny motor control needed.

4. Straight lines are easier to do when you keep the machine against the ruler. :)

5. I don't mind short straight lines.

6. It is hard on the hands
7. I needed to have a plan before I started.

  

it is impossible to get a photo of how I'm stitching it because I'm using a burgundy color on this cloth.

Many straight lines.

Some fills in certain areas.

Motivational Monday

20-27 November 2017

1.Work on Irish Stars quilt-a-long

79 of 81 done 25 patches - 97%

36 of 81 stars - 44%

2. Wendy's quilt borders 

It is done and delivered

3. Coasters

I've been cutting coasters to be able to sew them in the coming weeks.

This way I have all the fabrics I need to match them.

4. Quilt Lana's Quilt

I did it, but didn't take a photo.

Done and delivered 

5. African Quilt

It is loaded to quilt next week

6. Table runner quilted and bound

7. Advent Calendar

27 November - 3 December 2017

1.Work on Irish Stars quilt-a-long

79 of 81 done 25 patches - 97% Get these done this week

36 of 81 stars - 44% Cut out the stars to complete next week

2. Quilt Tracey Fink's quilt

3. Quilt Quilting is Happiness

4. African Quilt

5. Table runner quilted and bound

Secret Santa

~~~~~~~~~~~Secret Sister~~~~~~~~~~~~

Anyone interested in a holiday gift exchange?!

I don't care where you live, you are welcome to join. 

I need at least 6 ladies to participate in a SECRET SISTER gift exchange. 

You only have to buy ONE gift valued at at least $10 or more and send it to ONE secret sister, and you will receive 6-36 in return!!

Let me know if you are interested and send me your email! ❤

Please don't ask to participate if you're not willing to spend the $10. 

The holidays are getting closer!! 

It was sooo much fun getting so many secret gifts in the mail. Amazon/Etsy boxes will be piling up.

Comment below if you're in! everyone is invited.

I’ll send you the details via email.

Stash Report

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Used this Week:                                               7.21 yards

Used year to Date:                                       161.61 yards

Total out of stash this Month (November)       7.85 yards

Added this Week:                                             0.00 yards
Added Year to Date:                                        61.00 yards
Goal:                                                             200.00 yards

Yards to goal:                                                  38.39 yards

Net Used in quilts 2017:                                 215.44 yards 

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350 blocks challenge this year:
Number of equivalent blocks:                    1099

Perimeter in inches                                  11282

Number of UFOs finished this year:              46

UFO Yardage Used                                159.32

    

Amount of yardage used in UFOs              74%

Number of Spools Used this week           0

Number of Spools Used this year            12

Advent Calendar

 

I still need #22, but it is loaded with the packages.

I used the brown paper that is between the warm and natural batting layers.

It is heavy.

I doubt it will fit on the door because I didn't trim it down.

It is too heavy to be on the door too.

Advent Calendar

I've bound the advent calendar.

This stated out to be a UFO that was to be a Christmas fabric quilt.

Used part of the pieces and made the pockets.

finally

Finished the Memory Quilt

I know they have at least 2 more that they wish to have done.

Working on the advent calendar.

I need to go buy more numbers -- need two 2's. :(

I've also make one more 25 patch.

Two more to go and all I have left are stars.

I hope to have most of them done by the week's end, if not, I'll take them on my hunting/quilting retreat.

It would be OK to put it all together on the retreat. 

That would be wonderful.

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving a wonderful day full of food, friends and thankfulness.

having Fun

Finished quilting Lana's quilt, but couldn't find the camera.

Then, I put borders on the memory quilt and loaded it to be quilted.

binding is ready to hand sew down.I need to track the time on this one.

Motivational Monday

13-19 November 2017

1.Work on Irish Stars quilt-a-long

78 of 81 done 25 patches - 96%

36 of 81 stars - 44%

2. Stabilize baby clothing

3. Wendy's quilt into pinwheels

4. Two winter solstice blocks

5. Thread catcher

6. 3 Sparkling Sampler blocks

7. Coasters

  

  

20-27 November 2017

1.Work on Irish Stars quilt-a-long

78 of 81 done 25 patches - 96%

36 of 81 stars - 44%

2. Wendy's quilt borders

3. Coasters

4. Quilt Lana's Quilt

5. African Quilt

6. Table runner quilted and bound

Progress

Sparkling Sampler "Pieced" blocks are done.

I still have a couple of blocks cut out.

I'm not sure I'm going to get much done tomorrow. 

Triactic Postcards are done, but I don't have the envelopes to mail them in or the right postage.

So, I'll mail when we return on Saturday. 

Sparkling Sampler Block A are done in  pink. 

Fancy Fox is done.

I had trouble understanding the pattern, and think it was all my brain.

So, I adjusted it and it will become a mug rug for DD's dresser.

Made a few more coasters.

I have many more of these to make.

Yesterday

I had to clean out the little machine

Look what a mess it was.

I don't use this machine much, so it needed it bad.

Fixed the block 

Another set of coasters 

10  stars and 10 25 patches. 

Started block F of the sparkling sampler.

I think there are 4 pink stars.

Status

Quilting is Happiness top.

Another to quilt when I get home. 

Didn't get so many stars done, but got a few more 25 patches finished.

One more is almost done.

Tomorrow's plans are to keep making stars and 25 patches.

I also need to make a few postcards.

Fun Day

Sparkling Sampler Block L 

Another set of coasters 

Sparkling Sampler Block K 

Pop Up Container Closed 

Pop UP container Opened.

I'll use it for my trims off on the table.

I'm going to hook up to Elm Street Bag It Challenge.

End of the day

Center of the Memory quilt is together.

Didn't bring the border fabric, so it waits until I return home.

Last 2 days I've finished 10 stars.

Now to keep working on more stars while working on other things.

Working on Sparkling Sampler Block L.

So many pieces.....

Good night.

Memory Quilt & more

Memory Quilt pieces made

Waiting for reply on the order of them.

I left the border fabrics at home, so I'll need to finish next week. 

Irish Stars progress.

It goes slow because of the cutting.

I only have 17 more of the 25 patches to do and lots more stars.

One set of the coasters done today.

Motivational Monday

6-12 November 2017

1.Work on Irish Stars quilt-a-long

61 of 81 done 25 patches - 75%

7 of 81 stars - 9%

2. Prep Sparkling Sampler for trip

Finally got all the blocks cut out for the trip.

I'll be using them as leader/ender for the Irish Stars quilt

3. Baby Clothing Quilt

It is packed and ready to go.

4. Wendy's Quilt

Packed and ready to work on next week.

It's just HST, so I'll also use this for leader ender when I need an easy one.

5. Prep Winter Solstice for trip
The two blocks are cut ready to sew.
I'm not taking the blocks because it will require more cutting and I'll do that when I return.

6. Pack for trip

I'm packed, except for maybe a project or two that will just jump in my bag.

I have too much already, but I get bored easily.

Sometimes I need immediate gratification.

Clothing all packed too, just need toiletries.

7. Prepare thread catcher for trip
Strips are in the baggage and the instructions found.

13-19 November 2017

1.Work on Irish Stars quilt-a-long

61 of 81 done 25 patches - 75%

7 of 81 stars - 9%

2. Stabilize baby clothing

3. Wendy's quilt into pinwheels

4. Two winter solstice blocks

5. Thread catcher

6. 3 Sparkling Sampler blocks

Stash Report

Absolutely NO change.

Packing and Cleaning will do that.

I think I only sewed one block this entire week.

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Used this Week:                                               1.05 yards

Used year to Date:                                       154.39 yards

Total out of stash this Month (November)         .63 yards

Added this Week:                                             0.00 yards
Added Year to Date:                                        61.00 yards
Goal:                                                             200.00 yards

Yards to goal:                                                  45.61 yards

Net Used in quilts 2017:                                 208.22 yards 

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350 blocks challenge this year:
Number of equivalent blocks:                    1064

Perimeter in inches                                  11014

Number of UFOs finished this year:              45

UFO Yardage Used                                153.34

    

Amount of yardage used in UFOs              74%

Number of Spools Used this week           0

Number of Spools Used this year            10

There MIGHT be something to show this coming week, but might not

I will be doing lots of prep work and should have a great following week.

Update

The week has been packing and cleaning.

Finished this table runner on the way to the game today.

We lost.

I'll quilt it when I return home.

I need to pull the one just like it and see how close I can get to the quilting of it. 

cutting table is cleaned off.

Made these pincushions on the way to the game. 

Need the center of both of them.

Will wait until I come home. 

My basket that I put pieces in as I'm working is cleaned out.

Everything put away, until I started to fill it again. :) 

Loaded Lana's quilt.

Not a very good photo.

Have one pass done.

I doubt it gets done before we leave in the morning, but it is started and that is a good thing. 

Pressing table is cleaned off. 

Underneath is organized.

Yes, it really is.

The bags are Quilts of Valor waiting to be quilted.

The blue one is done already.

No, the room is not the way I would like 100%, but it is better to come back to this than the way it was.

It's time to go through my magazines and books again.

I also need to figure out how to organize and store the jewelry making beads and miscellaneous stuff.

I'll be quilting away while we are gone.

I don't know that I'll actually finish much of anything, but....I will be getting closer to some of those big finishes.