Whoop! Whoop! 5.13.2017

I finished the John Deere tractor quilt this week.  Well ahead of the deadline of this upcoming Thursday at the Guild meeting.

pattern info:

I simply added oversize frames to the square -that were varying sizes - and cut them to the same size. I also added a few John Deere fabric to bring the quilt to crib size.

panto info: Hot Rod

or here where it shows up better even though sideways!


A little too close for comfort on the batting when I was quilting it!






This is Donation Quilt H.



Linking up with:

Sarah at Confessions of Fabric Addict

More Plaid

Ever have a light bulb moment?!

I had one a few weeks ago when the Charity girls mentioned that we are going to have a program where the member do the Jelly Roll Race as teams with prizes...

The Charity bin has lots of 2.5 inch strips and one of the girls suggested we sew the strips together, measure and have the strips ready just to sew!  Brilliant!

I went home, dug out more plaids that were from the Lewisville Texas Land O' Lakes Quilt guild --yes they came with me 10 years ago to Wisconsin! I had washed them and they were a mess.  So I spent some time ironing the pieces and cutting the 2.5 inch strips.

I sewed the ends together as Denise had suggested. My strips were all sorts of lengths so I sewed and sewed and then measured to the 1,600 inches. That was approximately 40 minutes to do.

I was them curious how long it took to sew it into a top. Out came my phone to use as a stopwatch. It seems I very rarely use my phone as a phone any more. (smiling face) My sew time clock in just over an hour and 15 minutes.

I quilted it with the Plumage panto.

Somehow I did not end up with a picture of the finished quilt.
(sad face)

This is Donation Quilt G and so very happy that Denise helped me to figure out a way to use all the odd ball pieces of plaid!

A Plaid Phase

I blogged about the Tumbler quilt that I checked out of the Guild Charity selection, here.

This is the picture I found of the finished quilt.

This is Donation
Quilt F.

pattern credit:  Tumbler


I quilted it with the plumage panto. I thought it needed lots of texture to give it more interest.



Making a tumbler quilt was on my Bucket List so I was glad to piece it and see how I liked it.

I'm thinking about making another with my collection of Bluebonnet fabric that I brought when I lived in Texas - about 10 years ago!

Design Wall Monday 5.8.2017

Here is the latest quilt. This is for the Guild Panel Challenge. I had purchased a John Deere soft book panel and merely cut it apart. Sewed some frames around and add a little border. I also added a few tractor print to bring it to size.

A cute quilt for a baby...perfect for rural Wisconsin.

April 2017 Happenings

After I finished the scrapbooks, DD enlisted me to make him a few bags to organize his belongings in his new motorcycle side bags.

This was a labor of love - for both of us!


This is the group I ended up making for him. I pulled out the old jeans, cut them up and quilted them in a quilt as you go style. It really was free form and the dimensions of the various bags were -well- varied. I cut and sewed and he made
adjustments as we went.  These took about a week to prepare.
I got a little wiser towards the end of this bag project and use cotton fabric on the ends to reduce bulk - and make the sewing easier. (happy face)

He is on a 'Quest' to visit all 50 states before his is 30 years old - he was 27 on his last birthday. Once this trip is completed - he will have visited 49/50 states with just Hawaii left! This portion of his 'Quest' also has him visiting 50 National Parks in at least 25 states as part of the 100 Year/ Iron Butt Tour National Park Services.

This actually the first bag that didn't make the cut!

March 2017 Happenings

In March, I concentrated on preparing scrapbooks for a few of the Milwaukee Admirals players. This year our guys were Justin Florek, Justin Kirkland and Kevin Fiala. The banquet was held int he beginning of April and I forgot to take picture of the Justins' books.  (sad face)

Kevin Fiala was playing for the Nashville Predators at the time of the banquet so his book sat around the house for a little bit until I shipped it off the Nashville.

He is a native of Switzerland. Did you guess by the scrapbook cover? - lol. (happy face)

I also quilted up a floral UFO and made a matching pillowcase. I donated this combination to our Church's Woman's Retreat as a door prize that was held in the middle of March. I haven't heard 'who' won this quilt but I hope she is enjoying it. (happy face)

This is Donation Quilt E.

Pattern credit:

no pattern - just winged it.

panto credit: trailing vine - but no picture
(sad face)

Once Again...Where Have I Been?

No good answer here except not blogging...unfortunately...

I'll start with my most recent finish since it is a companion to this quilt, blogged about here, labeled Donation Quilt A.

I had a little bit of the fabric panel leftover so I cut a few squares, added a few frames and a whole lot of background and ta-da: a modern take on a donation quilt.

It will be Donation Quilt D as part of a challenge my guild is sponsoring. In January 2017, a member showcased her quilts using panels and challenge the members to make a quilt either using panels or big blocks of fabrics.

Pattern credit:

I just winged it...not real pattern.







Panto credit:

Plumage

Whoop! Whoop! 2.25.2017

Donation Quilt Update:

Quilt A

I finished this quilt which was a 2 yard cut of fabric that I checked out of the charity sewing bin. I went one of my standard donation quilt designs--the checkerboard quilt.

pattern: my own

panto design: Yodel













My guild was also planning on donating wheelchair quilts to the local nursing care center. We only had two on inventory so I knew I had two smaller star quilts--so I donated those.

Quilt B

pattern credit: wonky stars and lasagna/brick-Bonnie Hunter

Quilt C

pattern credit: unknown source
















Linking up with:

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

WIP Wednesday

At my last guild meeting, I checked out a bag of tumblers from our charity sewing bin. A tumbler quilt has been on my bucket list and this was a great opportunity to sew one up.

I chose the fabrics that were most masculine as we always seem to run low on the more man-ly quilts. I'm not sure when I'll quit it up but here it is.  :)

pattern credit: tumbler quilt using the larger Accu-cut tumbler die

size: 13 rows of 12, approximately
53 x 79 before quilting

Whoop! Whoop! 2.10.2017

My first finish of 2017!

This is a peg type quilt featuring hockey fabric. This is a donation to the Milwaukee Area Hockey Helpers Youth Foundation. They are hosting a Casino Night in a few weeks and my friend (the organizer!) asked if I would donate a quilt.








The Hockey Helpers Youth Foundation provides hockey gear for younger skaters who otherwise would not be able to afford the hockey gear--it can get expensive fast!!

pattern: none available-I simply experimented with a picture from the web.

If this is your design-please leave a comment so I can 'give credit where credit is due'

panto info: Square Diagonal (here is one place to purchase it)

I'm linking up with:

Sarah at Confession of a Fabric Addict
and
AmandaJean at Crazy Mom Quilts