Stash Busting Report Week #24

I had two finishes this week but I also went to the quilt store. Tomorrow my QOV group is having a sewing party and I needed to replenish the reds and blues! Here is my report:

Fabric added this week: 5 yards
Fabric added this year: 72.5 yards

Fabric used this week: -13 yards
Fabric used this year: -169 yards

Net fabric for the year: -96.5 yards (used)

What I accomplished this week:

*finished the binding on D9P #3
*pieced, quilted and bound D9P #4

I'm not setting any goals this week as we ease into our summer routine here at Bell Creek Quilts. I'm working on setting some summer goals but nothing very ambitious. One never knows where summer will take one!

And here are my purchases at the quilt shop plus some red and blue that I reported a few weeks back.

When we moved, I ironed interfacing on a whole heap of t-shirts. DS has quite the collection of Michigan State T-shirts so I brought the green with white dots to work on his T-shirt quilt, hopefully, this summer.

Appreciation Quilt #4

Appreciation quilt #4 is finished!

Due date: Monday June 15th to the piano teacher.

Worked on the binding during the hockey game last night.

Rainy day here at Bell Creek Quilts so a folded picture of the quilt on the kitchen table. :)

Pattern: Disappearing 9 Patch.

Quilting panto: Trailing Vine from Willow Leaf Studios.

Something Quilty

I finished piecing and quilting the last of the Appreciation quilts. This is the 3rd Disappearing 9 Patch in the series.

Here it is waiting for trimming and binding.

I quilted it with the Trailing Vine panto from Willow Leaf Studio. This is my favorite block in this quilt. The florals represent the three states we have lived in: Michigan, Texas and Wisconsin. I was thinking perhaps, I should make one for myself as I have enjoyed re-visiting and remembering where the florals were originally sewn.

What's On Your Design Wall Monday?

JudyL is hosting 'What's On Your Design Wall Monday?'

Mine has the beginnings of Appreciation quilt #4. Floral Disappearing 9 Patch as requested by DD for her piano teacher.

Appreciation Quilts #2 and #3

Appreciation quilt #2 and #3 are the same yet different.

Same: floral squares, outer border Disappearing 9 Patch pattern and Popcorn pantograph from Willow Leaf Studio.

Different: green sashings, brown cornerstones and backing fabric.

Appreciation quilt #2.

Appreciation quilt #3.

I used the last of the yardage of Angels on #3. This quilt will be gifted to DD's teacher later in the week. I'm both happy and sad to use the last of the yardage but gee, I really loved the Angels and have been *hoarding* it. :)

A Question?

I gifted this Elvis quilt to the piano teacher last June. Is it permissible to gift her another Elvis themed quilt? I have some of the same fabrics and some different fabrics. And I was going to use a different pattern. The natives here at Bell Creek Quilts voiced their opinions~very loudly~I might add. A resounding 'NO'! DD really likes the floral D9P quilts...what do you think?

I think it would be okay...

Stash Busting Report Week #23

I was busy in the sewing room as the school year comes to an end. My report:

Fabric added this week: 0 yards
Fabric added this year: 67.5 yards

Fabric used this week: -15.5 yards
Fabric used this year: -156 yards

Net fabric year to date: -88.5 yards

What I accomplished this week:

• quilted and bound Meri's Horses (Square within Square 2 block)
• pieced a Terry Ann FAT SACK
• pieced, quilted and bound Appreciation #2 (aka Floral D9P)
• pieced and quilted Appreciation #3 (another Floral D9P)

Goals for next week:

• bind Appreciation #3
• piece Appreciation#4

I'm coming into the home stretch...lol. DS is finished with his high school classes and DD has one week worth of classes! Summer is almost here at Bell Creek Quilts! :)

Appreciation Quilts #2 and #3

I discovered a shoe box that had the florals, greens and browns cut for a Disappearing 9 Patch that I had started last year then abandoned. There were also 6 completed blocks in the shoe box. So I decided to finish it up and it will be Appreciation Quilt #2.

Here is Appreciation Quilt #2. I had the blue outer border in the stash. I think it is a little strong for the inner part of the quilt but as Pam has taught me...IIWII...and it is pieced! (this is a daytime picture in the sewing room)


Since I had more florals cut, I decided to cut a different green and brown for another Disappearing 9 Patch this morning and then worked on piecing it today. I just finished the outer border after dinner and it is ready to be loaded. It is about 51 x 64 and the backing I have is 54 x 72...think in the morning I will add a little wiggle room to the sides of the backing. This is Appreciation Quilt #3 and a quilt top in a day :) (this is my night picture out in the tv area of the basement~not as good lighting at night)

Did You Want a Bag With That Quilt?!

DS informed me after dinner that he thought it would *be nice* if there was a bag to go with the quilt for his teacher...what?! excuse me?! I still had the label to do yet!

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy...

I had printed off a copy of Terry Ann's Fat Sack and thought I would try making one from the decor weight fabric I had *scored* at the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store a few weeks back. This was an incredibly easy bag and Terry Ann's direction were very user friendly. It took me about an hour to make this bag from start to finish. :) I had to fold the quilt a little on the creative side and while it is not a perfect fit~or match~it will work. DS was funny as I was trying to figure out exactly *how* to fold the quilt, he came along with the Glenn Beck Book and slipped it inside the bag, too. Now his teacher will have a book to read and a quilt to curl under and a re-usable grocery sack! How cool is that?! Going green in the gift giving :)

WIP Wednesday

I took the final stitches in the binding this morning during the wee hours~I was too tired to blog at 12:30 am!

Here is Meri's Horses. The pattern is from the Quilters' Cache: Square Within Square 2 block pattern.

The quilting is Popcorn from Willow Leaf Studio. I used Dark Orange Flame Permacore thread and it shows a bit more than I anticipated, but I kind of like the look. :)

Now to design a label and sew it on. DS has two more days of school so this one is going right to the wire! :)

June 1st View and Design Wall Monday

Spring has arrived at Bell Creek Quilts. Here is the June 1st view of the backyard. The geraniums have been planted and the trees are filling in and turning green.


JudyL is hosting a 'What's On Your Design Wall' Monday. This morning, my blocks for Meri's Horses have been patiently waiting for me to sew them into a flimsy.

EDIT: I realized that I forgot to give credit where credit is due: I followed the block pattern from Quilter's Cache Square within Square 2. The pattern link is here. It really is a fast block to put together once you strip piece all the components.