Be Very Afraid...

...I found THIS the other day outside my garage door!

Inside was +32 yards!  yes!  be very afraid!

(that's gonna hurt the stash numbers this week!!!!)

WIP Wednesday

I finally finished sewing the borders on Sashed Animals A!

UFO #5 Finished

Although I didn't sign up to participate in JudyL's UFO Challenge 2012~I did make a list of a few of my UFO's.  She drew UFO #5 as the January project and I had a little free sewing time, I decided to work on my #5~The Everglades Sidelights.  Vist JudyL's Patchwork Times to *see* other bloggers' UFO #5 completed!

I wonder what *number* will be next?!  EDIT: The next UFO Number is 1!

I took the final stitches in the binding yesterday.

I quilted it with Trailing Vine from Lorien Quilting.

The palm tree leaves back.

Design Wall Monday

My design wall is the same as the end of last week. 

Sashed Animals A is waiting for its inner/outer border.

Visit JudyL's Patchwork Times to *see* other bloggers' Design Walls and be inspired!

Stash Update Week #5

I didn''t add any fabric and I had no finishes~so my numbers stay the same!  But I did push some buttons and backing fabric for 5/6 quilts will be arriving at my doorstep!

fabric added this week:  0 yards
fabric added this year:  +18.5 yards

fabric used this week:  0 yards
fabric used this year:  -28 yards

net fabric for the year: -9.5 yards~used

What I accomplished this week:

quilted Sidelights (see below)
worked on Sashed Animals A (see below)

Goals for next week:

bind Sidelights
continue Sashed Animals A

The Everglades Sidelight quilt.

I quilted it with Trailing Vine from Lorien Quilting.

I need to add the inner/outer border to my Sashed Animals A quilt top.

WIP Wednesday

I sewed the final border on the Everglade's Sidelight.  I'm thinking about loading this on the longarm next.  After the t*shirt quilts~I want to make sure it is quilting okay before I quilt  a QOV for the guild.  :)









DH requested two animal quilts as baby quilts for his expecting co-workers.  I went to the 6.5 inch square stash and eh gads, it was almost empty!  I only had about 30 total animal squares.  So I went in search of the animal stash and began cutting...

...after two days~ta da!  replenished 6.5 inch animal squares.  I even cut into some fabric that I had been saving (?!)  Better to use it as it is well over 5 years old...










Hilda at the night guild showed a quilt she had started in the 1970's...with scissors!  I didn't take a picture of it but it is a double sashed block.  I wanted to try it with the animal blocks and *see* how I liked it.

One block, of course,

often leads to many more blocks!  So far, I am really groovin' to this set.  I like that the animal novelty blocks are the main focus so far.  We'll see if I'm still groovin' to it after the next round of sashing and final border are on....

Design Wall Monday

I'm linking up today with JudyL as this design wall is inspired by her.  This is my UFO #5.  While I didn't publically declare that I was participating in JudyL's UFO Challenge 2012~I made a list and this month I have the time to work on it.

UFO #5 is the Sidlelights pattern.

Here is as far as I was able to sew today.  One more border to go!  and this Everglade print is a dinosaur of Bell Creek Quilts as it has been hanging around for 5 or 6 years!  :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BELL CREEK QUILTS!

Four years ago today~I started my blog.  My BIL, T help me to get started and many blogging friends have helped me along the way.  Thanks to each and every one!  You are my inspiration!

photo google imaged search from here.

Stash Update Week #4

Yay!  I had some finishes!

Boo! I brought fabric!

fabric added this week: +15 yards
fabric added this year:  +18.5 yards

fabric used this week:  -28 yards
fabric used this year: -28 yards

net fabric for the year:  -9.5 yards~used!

What I accomplished this week:

made SV's photo album cover
finished DS's bag
finished Player Quilt and bag
finished Roscoe Quilt and bag

Goals for next week:

work on UFO #5

My Finishes!

I finished sewing the hanging sleeves on both Donation Quilts today!  I was so Happy!  :)

The Milwaukee Admirals Player quilt.

pattern by LindaJ
panto pattern:  inkblot

The Players' Signature square.  I had sent a few Micron markers but when the signatures didn't *show up*~they switched to a sharpie (?!)











The bag to carry it in.  :)

The Roscoe Quilt.

pattern adapted from LindaJ
panto pattern: inkblot

Roscoe's Signature square.  Once again, the sharpie.  :)











The bag to carry it in.  :)

Adding to the Stash

Adding to the stash...

...and sewing on hanging sleeves.

ps:  +15 yards...shhh...in a whisper...


ps2:  I watched this YouTube video for help.  I simply searched on YouTube for *how to sew a hanging sleeve on a quilt*