Mel's quilting blog: January 2019

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Valentines Coasters

42 Coasters here are going to the school DS works at

These went to my Physical Therapy folks.

I still need to make a few sets for a friend and some that are Easter colors.

Think I'll work on something else for a bit.

Monday, January 28, 2019

21 -27 January 2019

Motivational Monday's List -
I went overboard and finished 4 items on my list of 12.
So, I guess it will depend on which item is picked for next month whether I have the month off. LOL

5. DD's T-shirt Quilt

6. Family Tree (Applique Tree with my folks clothing as leaves)

7. Pillows from orphan blocks

8. Vacation quilt

9. Zippered bags

10. Patriotic Quilt

11. Fall Embroidery Blocks

12. Food Embroidery blocks

DONE

January 1. Bread and Butter

2. Pixie Garden

3. Clemens T-shirt Quilt
4. Equessense T-shirt Quilt

1. Quilt Clemens T-shirt Quilt

It is done and delivered.

2. WITB
I'm working mainly in the extra bedroom because it has been piled with excess items.
Well, I had to go into the extra bedroom and move things around and go through some boxes.
Found one of the flashlights that was missing and will continue in there.
No photos because I started without taking one.
Found some jewelry DD was looking for.
Found some donation items.
Found some trash.
Found some T-shirts for DD's T-shirt quilt.
I found lots of boxes in boxes.
Tossed lots of them and only kept good storage items.
DH decided the shed needed gone through.
so, we have a pile of boxes that need to be worked through too.
His timing, not mine.

3. Organizational Challenge

It's my desk AGAIN.

How can it get out of control so quickly?????

I need to figure out a better to have things on my desk, so I don't get so messy so quickly.
It's cleaner, and I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing that makes me let it get so messy.

This just sort of happened.

I asked the neighbor if he wanted the cafe vienna tins and he said yes for his GS troop.

So, I pulled them out and even forgot one bag full, which are now out.

But, that meant I made a mess and decided it was time to go through all the items.

Why do I have so many glass and plastic Christmas ornament balls?

Anyway, some things are being donated and some kept and organized for use.

I added in two drawers because I need to find a place for my essential oils.

I wish it would have taken the third drawer I have, but....

4. Valentines Coasters

I still have more to make, but it is a start.

5. Make Color Guard bags

I lost my zippers that I wanted to use for these.
But, I tested quilting double layers of batting and am using that for a bag.

6. Work on Baby Clothing quilt

7. Quilt a Charity Quilt (CIL, QOV, NBAQG)

8. Finish Birthday Postcards
I finished January ones, but didn't get a photo.

9. Work on Postcard swaps
(Hearts & Hearts, ~~January Flowers~~, Fans, Rainbow)
Ended up not doing these, but January Flowers was cancelled.

28 January - 3 February 2019

Motivational Monday's List -

5. DD's T-shirt Quilt

6. Family Tree (Applique Tree with my folks clothing as leaves)

7. Pillows from orphan blocks

8. Vacation quilt

9. Zippered bags

10. Patriotic Quilt

11. Fall Embroidery Blocks

12. Food Embroidery blocks

1. Finish Valentines Coasters

2. WITB

3. Organizational Challenge

Is there a place in your studio which is bothering you?
What can you do to make it better?

This area collects stuff.

It is like my desk and is always a mess

4. Work on Postcard swaps
(Hearts & Hearts, Fans, Rainbow)

5. Make Color Guard bags

6. Work on Baby Clothing quilt

7. Quilt a Charity Quilt (CIL, QOV, NBAQG)

8. Work on February UFOs

Design Wall Monday

I'm linking to Small Quilts Doll Quilt's Design Wall Monday and Monday Makings

This is the baby clothing quilt.

I'm finally working on the last row.

Lots of 2.5" squares.

This is one of the Stashbuster UFOs.

Actually, it is two of them put together that came up this month.

Easter Embroidery and leftover baby pieces.

Head start on the February numbers.

I thought I'd put green with it, but now I'm thinking purple.

I have enough scraps to make anything happen.

I'm linking to Monday Makings and Design Wall Monday.

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Stash Report

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	Used this Week:	18.72 yards
	Used year to Date:	30.45 yards
	Total out of stash this Month (January):	30.45 yards
	Added this Week:	0.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	8.00 yards
	New Goal:	200.00 yards
	Yards to goal:	169.55 yards
	Net Used in quilts 2018	24.95 yards

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350 blocks challenge:

Number of equivalent blocks: 133

Perimeter in inches 1409

Number of UFOs finished this year: 8

UFO Yardage Used 21.41

Amount of yardage used in UFOs 86%

Number of Bobbins Used this week 6

Number of Bobbins Used this year 14

Number of Spools Used this week 0

Number of Spools Used this year 2

Kate at Life in Pieces is doing the challenge of 15 minutes of sewing.

Days of Stitching 100%

Number of Days this week 7/7

Number of Days this year 26/26

Days Organizing 100%

Number of Days this week 7/7

Number of Days this year 26/26

Friday, January 25, 2019

Quilt Guild #5

Decided to start with a small quilt.

I did waves on the strips to give some motion since the lighthouses had waves around them.

I think I will load a QOV because of the blue thread.

I should open the CIL box and see what color is in there.

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Clemens T-shirt quilt & Fling

I needed to fling some of the canisters.

The neighbor has a large girl scout troop and can use them.

I still want the metal ones, but the plastic ones I wanted to share.

I need to organize the new space, but there is much more space in this cabinet.

I wonder what I can put in there?

I finished the binding on the Clemens T-shirt quilt.

It can be passed on to the boosters to put in their silent auction.

This was my One Monthly Goal for Elm Street quilting.

Clemens T-shirt quilt quilted

I tested quilting with two layers of warm and natural.

It works, but I had to go slower.

Clemens T-shirt quilt is quilted.

Now to make binding and bind it.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Harry Loves Alice

My dear friend, Tammy, has a new BOM starting.

The cutting directions for Harry Loves Alice are now up.

“Harry Loves Alice” 2019 Free BOM Quilt Pattern designed by TK Harrison from BOMquilts.com

Your can purchase the kit at Abbi May's.

Come join me on the adventure of Harry Loves Alice.

Monday, January 21, 2019

Motivational Monday

14 - 20 January 2019

Motivational Monday's List -

January 1. Bread and Butter Stars

2. Pixie Garden

3. Clemens T-shirt Quilt

4. Equessense T-shirt Quilt

5. DD's T-shirt Quilt

6. Family Tree (Applique Tree with my folks clothing as leaves)

7. Pillows from orphan blocks

8. Vacation quilt

9. Zippered bags

10. Patriotic Quilt

11. Fall Embroidery Blocks

12. Food Embroidery blocks

2. work on T-shirt quilts
2a. Quilt Equessense

It is finished

2b. Stabilize Clemens

It still needs to be quilted and bound.

3. Organizational Challenge

If you have fabric laying around, put it away.

Tidy up the space that has collected your creativity.

This is where fabrics go when I'm using them and trimming, or pulling from the closet and they don't want to go back.

It is way overflowing and needs to be put away.

Well, it is sorted, scraps are all put away.

The bin is empty.

How long will it stay that way, and can I develop a new habit of putting it all away on Friday or Saturdays?

4. WITB

This bag was crazy.

More crafting items, lots of receipts, college paperwork that is to be filed in DD's folder, catalogs for a self defense item DD want for when she returned from her late class, makeup items, and all sort of papers that were tossed.

I'd like a day when I didn't have any of these crazy items around me.

Since I create them and have taught my family to create them, I doubt that will ever happen.

5. Make Color Guard bags

6. Work on Baby Clothing quilt
Ready to put that side together.
Design wall is ready for it to be up there again.

It is so big and heavy, it is difficult to put up on the design wall.

I need to make the long strip of pieces.

Everything is cut, so it is just a matter of sewing it all together.

7. Bind Bread and Butter Stars

8. Work on Pixie Garden

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5. DD's T-shirt Quilt

6. Family Tree (Applique Tree with my folks clothing as leaves)

7. Pillows from orphan blocks

8. Vacation quilt

9. Zippered bags

10. Patriotic Quilt

11. Fall Embroidery Blocks

12. Food Embroidery blocks
DONE
January 1. Bread and Butter

2. Pixie Garden

3. Clemens T-shirt Quilt
4. Equessense T-shirt Quilt

1. Quilt Clemens T-shirt Quilt

2. WITB

3. Organizational Challenge
It's my desk AGAIN.

How can it get out of control so quickly?????
I need to figure out a better to have things on my desk, so I don't get so messy so quickly.

4. Valentines Coasters

5. Make Color Guard bags

6. Work on Baby Clothing quilt

7. Quilt a Charity Quilt (CIL, QOV, NBAQG)

8. Finish Birthday Postcards

9. Work on Postcard swaps
(Hearts & Hearts, January Flowers, Fans, Rainbow)