Testing

Well, I've not done lots of sewing the last few days because a teacher at DD's school asked me for help in copying a huge amount of stuff. So, I spent the end of the week at school. I was worn out at the end of the day.

this morning I got up and started looking at e-mail. I found some designs I had not tried before, so that is what I'm doing! This cat almost looks like DS's not so much an angel of a cat.

I put the blue and yellow quilt up to make sure the backing was large enough. Tight, but think I can make it work. Now to get the batting the right size. I need to piece a little on it.

I need to work on Girl Scout stuff. I don't wanna.

I did mend a comforter for DS's roommate. It is ready to go back.

I did a little cleaning and straightening.

I am making more 4 patches for the love quilt. I think I like brown and red. Of course I do, I have brown, red and black in my dining room and kitchen. LOL

Love quilt update

Well, not much sewing done today, but I did finish the friendship stars (I might need to rearrange a couple of them) and started on the checkerboards. I think I need to make 80 or maybe 160 of the 2 patches. I'm thinking I want to add the checkerboards at the top and bottom too. That would add another 8 inches to the quilt. Right now the quilt is 48 x 56. I'll see what I think the design needs to make it work. I'm happy I got to work on it at all today.

My leader enders are the hst that I need and the blue strips for the 9 patches. I don't know why I'm doing both, must be ADD???

Sam's club caused us to be sold out of cookies. Yes!!!! So, now I need to get 12 samoas and 6 trefoils for another customer. Then, we have 30 some odd gift of caring boxes to give to the Intrepid at Ft Sam. We are closing in on the end of the cookie time. So far, we are 100% balanced on the cookies. Hope it stays that way.

Quiltathon

Well, I missed that we were doing a quiltathon this weekend with Judy, but I did sew some last night. I made 3 friendship stars. LOL Better than nothing. I also laid out the Love quilt stars and think I have a plan. I need to make 4 more friendship stars and then two checkerboard strips 48 inches long. If it looks OK, then I can start sewing the rows together and make this happen.

I have a quilt ready to load, but the backing is having some problems. I need to square it up and see what needs to be done. I had hopes of loading it today.

I also started to make the 192 hst for Judy's quilt. I'll post a photo when the hsts are done. I'm using the wondercut and making it scrappy. Will probably end up a gift for the end of school.

Then, we have our cookie booth for DD's GS troop at Sam's club. So, that will take about 3 hours out of my day.

I've been cleaning up the sewing area bit by bit, so I am actually beginning to see progress. Only problem is I lost a Brown I wanted to use on this quilt.

Sunday accountability

Fabric usage goal --100 yards-- 86.59 to go

Fabric Added This Week - 0.00 yards

Fabric Added Year to Date - 1.00 yards

Fabric Used This Week - .1.35 yards

Fabric Used Year to Date - 14.41 yards

Fabric Used this Month - 2.63 yards

Net year to date: 13.41 yards

Judy is having us do the check in again this year. Accountability is a good thing.

I made 2 Valentines pillows that counted as UFO finishes and actual finishes.

I am working on my Texas Quilt UFO and finished all the red 9-patches. They don't count this week because the quilt is not finished. I still need to make the blue and white 9-patches to have the quilt top done. That is using lots of scraps and lots of 9-patches.

I did quilt a QOV this week, so that is no stash buster, but it is a completion.

Love quilt

I started working on the Love quilt block layout. I have an idea and now need to work it out. I made a few friendship stars and still need to make 4 more. I have enough for a square quilt. I am not sure I like that, so I'll have to figure out what to do to make it longer. I like to have them up on the wall for awhile and then play with the layout as the day goes by.

I think it will be a nice quilt when I finish it.

Love quilt begun

This is for a Misfit's husband. He has had a great amount of problems from an on the job injury. So, we are making a brown and red quilt for him.


I think I need to make more friendship stars, but won't know until I get to the design point.

The blocks are nice in person. The window washes out the colors.

QOV #67 quilted

I finally got to the quilting of one of the QOVs I needed to quilt.

Look, I did feathered hearts. I like to do these. Don't like feathers, but hearts are fun.

I have a few more QOVs to do. I need to look and see if I can use the variegated thread and if so, I'll go ahead and quilt it instead of working on Vicki's quilt. This thread makes such a mess that I will really have to clean the whole machine extra special to work on a yellow and blue quilt.