Design Wall Monday

Over the weekend I started cutting and piecing another Mock Trip Around the World. Pattern found here. I did adjust my strip sizes so that the block would finish at 9 inches and the quilt (without borders) at about 54 x 72. I made one for my DD and DH with borders for Christmas, found here...you just need to scroll sown a bit. BTW, DD nabbed the quilt for her bed!

Sunday night I had all the strip piecing done.

Today I chain pieced the blocks together.

So, which set do you like better?

Black center?

or Blue Center?

Week #5 Stash Report

Nothing added, nothing finished so my numbers stay the same. Good? or bad? lol

Fabric added this week: 0 yards
Fabric added this year: + 22 yards

Fabric used this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this year: -11.5 yards

Net fabric for the year: +10.5 yards

What I accomplished this week:

• label/sleeve onto Milwaukee Admirals (and dropped it off for the show!)
• pieced and quilted Green Bay Packers

Goals for next week:

• bind/label Green Bay Packers (and give it!)
• a fun~just for me project

I decided to make a *fun~just for me* project as a reward for completing (well~almost completing the Packer quilt). This is a system a few of my friends online (Linda, Norma and Pam are just a sampling) use to help stay motivated and sewing! Thanks for letting me steal your ideas! :)

I Like This Better...

...don't you?

pattern: California Roll! by Lyn Brown

WIP Wednesday

Working on my least favorite parts of quilting. :(

Adding a hanging sleeve...

sewing on a label...

and ripping out the part I don't like! :(


But now, it is all done!

My quilt has been turned in for the show~check that off the list!~ and I'm ready to insert a better looking (hopefully) part into the Packer quilt.

A Wrong Turn...

First~Thanks for all the Packer Love on the previous post.

I needed to make the Packer tshirt a little bigger so I decided to frame it out with the gold. I'm just not liking it. Think I will rip it out and then re-frame the tshirt with green. That is~if the shirt is still okay to use. Otherwise a trip to the store might be in my future!

Thanks again for all the positive comments! :)

A Green Bay Packer quilt

My cousin requested a Green Bay Packer quilt with no flowers!

I dug into the green stash and purchased the gold. I'm following Lyn Brown's pattern California Roll!

Thought I might add a portion of a t*shirt to tie it all together. Think I should keep the t*shirt or not? I do have backing that is Green Bay Packer...

Week #4 Stash Report

This was a week of calling in the re-inforcements!

Blues, whites, blacks, greens and backing! Not to mention, some potato novelty fabric for more steamer bags. :)

Fabric added this week: +18 yards
Fabric added this year: +22 yards

Fabric used this week: -3 yards
Fabric used this year: -11.5 yards

Net fabric for the year: +10.5 yards (added!)

What I accomplished this week:

• quilt and bound Beanie Baby Challenge

Goals for next week:

• continue work on Packer quilt
• make/sew sleeve and label onto Milwaukee Admirals

WIP Wednesday

I finished sewing back the binding on my Beanie Baby Challenge. Now to make a label/holder for the Beanie Baby cow to go with the quilt and a temporary hanging sleeve. That will be a project for another day. lol

I quilted it with the Angel Wings panto from Willow Leaf Studio.

DD has started her Milwaukee Admirals player scrapbook, Andreas Thuresson.

It is already a little over an inch thick and the plastic protective sleeve was too small. Last year, a gal from guild demonstrated how she made 3 ring binder covers. So I used her pattern and made a few adjustments. Now Andreas' photo album has a quilted cover to protect it! I made a few *design opportunities* but DD said not to worry as the cover is not going with the album!

To see some of her scrap booking pages, click here. We are lucky to have made friends at the hockey games that are willing to share their picture taking skills which are far superior to mine. Also, as a scrap booking group, we have permission to use anything from the Milwaukee Admirals' website to include in the player scrapbook.

and yes, Maureen! That is Tempting Turquoise!

Design Wall Monday

This is what was on my design wall last week...my Beanie Baby Challenge for my night guild.

I selected the black and white cow as inspiration...seen here perched on Baby keeping a watchful eye!

I was only about 2 inches from the final seam when my thread ran out. I used JudyL's idea and dated my new cone so that I will be able to track the piecing thread usage.

Here is my Challenge piece. The finished size is suppose to be 36 x 36...think mine is a little closer to 37 x 37 but it should work as a preemie isolette cover. I used the red from the cupboard and the black and white are from the strings bin. I did buy backing for it and will use the extra backing as the binding.

Also a Green Bay Packer shirt which will be sewn into a quilt for my cousin...hopefully before their season ends! :)

Week #3 Stash Report

I had one finish, so a good week.

Fabric added this week: +2 yards
Fabric added this year: +4 yards

Fabric used this week: -8.5 yards
Fabric used this year: -8.5 yards

Net fabric for the year: -4.5 yards (used)

What I accomplished this week:

• quilt and bound Flower coins

Goals for next week:

• work off the list!