I've been working on my A12 Dakota Inspired Military Mystery.
One half completed.
Two halves completed.
I decided to add the small outer border in hopes to contain all the bias-ness that is happening with this one.
On Saturday I was looking for a project so I could hide in, or rather go to!, the sewing room in the basement.
Thought 2:
If Angela announce the July color prompt for RSC2021, I could get a head start on that project. That didn't happen...yet.
Thought 3:
If my 'new to me' switch arrived for the long arm in the snail mail then DH could install it and I could quilt my jacket panel. That didn't happen...yet.
Thought 4:
Start SewPretti's Positivity Quilt Along but I don't have any idea of a color way to make. That didn't happen...yet.
Thought 5:
I have fabric for Alycia's A12 MysteryQuilts4Military pulled along with each clue printed out as she released them. This I could start...
I made the pieces on Saturday for Clue 1, along with the layout for the block.
I jumped ahead a few clues and made the red/white blocks on Sunday, 20 of these cuties.
I actually do both!
Linking up with Judy at Design Wall Monday
Today is the fourth Saturday of June of the color PURPLE!
I, once again, was surprised at how many crumb blocks were made from my scraps! I think I used every shade of purple from the box! I'm looking forward to July's color prompt. 😊
pattern credit: crumb blocks, public domain
Linking up with SoScrappy Saturday
Not too much to report for this week.
I decided to call my Gammill Guy and purchase the main on/off switch for the long arm that broke. My long arm was 'stuck' in the 'on' position so I was just quilting by plugging it in/unplugging it. Well, she started having random power failures...blinking on and off. I seemed to have power on the front handle bars so I replaced the rear handle bar switch. That seemed to work for a few quilts but then she starting blinking off again. So I thought: start with the most obvious fix... Guess what? The part is on back order and no known time frame for shipping. How about a refurbished one? Sign me up...I think with the age of my long arm (15 years), she will have mostly refurbished parts on her as the original parts wear out!
I did manage to finish my panel for my jacket. I laid it out on the floor to 'see' if the parts fit. I remembered to take the picture after I put the template parts away. It's a little busier than I anticipated but used up a whole lot of black fabric! I made it a little large, hoping I will be able to make a purse from the panel too.
pattern credit: Crumb blocks, public domain
Linking up with Sarah at Whoop! Whoop! and Alycia at Finish or NOT Friday
I'm plugging away on the dark scraps except I ran out. I headed to the local box store with the idea of picking up a few fat quarters but they didn't have any I even remotely liked. What's a girl to do? I found a small jelly roll that was black and white so I thought, 'why not?' and used my $5 reward to offset the cost.
Here's where I'm at right now. I will add two more rows once I get these rows sewn together and have more space on the design wall. I have enough blocks for a 5 x 7 set of 12 inch blocks so it should be about 60 x 84 before quilting. After I have it sewn into a flimsy, I'll cut apart my sweatshirt for a template and 'evaluate'...
I thought my blacks were 'black' but I have lots of white mixed into the fabrics. Fingers crossed that this whole idea doesn't backfire on me!
I've long admired quilted jackets when I've seen them at quilting shows and functions. I even signed up for a class to jazz up a sweatshirt but unfortunately that class was canceled and never appeared on the class list again. Next COVID arrived, my quilt shop closed and I moved...seems like the stars were aligned against me. So...I decided to venture out on my own and today is that beginning!
I was going to buy fabric for this adventure but since this is a 'guinea pig' project, I thought why not use my scraps? The least use scraps are black and browns for me so off to the treasure chest, er scraps closet, and out came the black crumbs. I already had 100: 6.5 inch blocks made and stored.
In a jiffy I had made a few more. Disclosure here: I had to cut a few more black strips from stash...
I'm working on sewing into 4 patches to make 12.5 inch unfinished blocks. Since this is really a test run, I'm having fun just randomly sewing the parts.
Unfortunately, my long arm is having electrical issues. I'll need to call Doug my support tech and see if we can figure out her problem. It's so sad...she just got a clean bill of health just a few months ago...
In happier news, I was a recipient of an awesome prize from the Hands2Help2021 Quilt Drive sponsored by Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict. It's a Sewing Machine Light kit from Inspired LED. Thank you for the great prize and I'm getting excited to install it on my domestic machine! I also received a nice Thank You note from Emily of Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo. Always great to get fun mail.
Linking up with Judy at Design Wall Monday
This is the third Saturday of June of the color Purple!
Time for my crayon update:
My crayon box so far. It appears some crayons are longer than others...guess my 1/4 inch is NOT consistent!! I'll fix that later when I put all the pieces together...
Hop on over to SoScrappy Saturday to see the other purple projects going in blogland.
I have two finishes!
Finish 1: The Red Truck panel quilt
I finished squaring and trimming my Color Blocks Snowball Chance. I was also able to add the sashing and borders! yay for the flimsy!
