WIP Wednesday 3.31.2021

The LAST day of March, how can that be?  Time keeps marching on! <grin>

I continued working on my current FB QOV Working Stars Row quilt. I decided to off set the rows to add interest, hope I don't regret that choice. I also decided to go with the light/dark red as sashing and the inner border, I hope I don't regret that! The blue grey just seemed a little flat.

My outer border is navy with white stars. Yummy!

pattern credit:    top row: MSQC Ribbon Stars

                          second row: Wonky meets Floating stars

                          third row: Creative Grids Strippy Stars (aka Bev's Stars)

                          fourth row: Quilter's Cache Starflowers

                          fifth row: Floating Stars with constant legs

Linking up with Susan at MidWeek Makers

Design Wall Monday 3.29.2021

 On Saturday, my Wisconsin friends hosted a Zoom Sew-In. It was fun to see so many familiar faces and a few new ones!

I was able to finish piecing my Debby Brown Color Block March 'Monkey Wrench". I also sewed the back together Saturday and on Sunday quilted it before the NCAA Basketball game.  Here it is one the design wall from Saturday. All it needs now is it's binding...which is cut but not made, yet.

I modified the pattern a wee bit to make it longer. My Wisconsin friend, Iris, kept asking, 'Aren't you missing something? Are you sure it's done?' Turns out, I forgot to add the plain side borders... Another 'design opportunity', right?!

pattern credit: Debby Brown's Monkey Wrench

The FB QOF Working Stars group announced the newest project is row quilts during the month of April. The rows can be any pattern in rwb. Guess what? I have star rows on inventory that I wanted to make into a quilt! So on Saturday, I worked on a few Starflowers (also known as Lemoyne Stars). Here is what I have, so far. I'm thinking instead of the 60 inches across for the rows, I'm going to do 50 inches and add borders...

pattern credit:    top row: not real sure but looks like the floating star 

                                            with constant size legs

                          second row: wonky meets floating stars 

                                                (I was experimenting on which leg/background I liked)

                          third row: Creative Grids Strippy Star ruler 

                                            (I also call these Bev's Stars since Bev shared the

                                              technique)

                          fourth row: Starflowers

                           fifth row: MSQC Ribbon Star

Linking up with Judy at Design Wall Monday

SoScrappy Saturday 3.27.2021

 I dived into my green scrap bin and pulled out a pile of the darker greens.

Believe it or not, this smallish pile yielded 16: 6.5 crumb blocks! and I still have some of the scraps leftover! I may or may not get to them in the upcoming week... I see a few lighter green scraps snuck into the crumbs! LOL

Linking up with SoScappy Saturday.  I wonder WHAT April's color prompt will be...

Whoop! Whoop! 3.26.2021

 My first Whoop!

DH received an email on Monday saying that he was eligible for the Covid Vaccine and did he want to schedule? He jumped right at the chance and was able to include me in his invitation! 

The best news: the vaccine site was about 5 minutes from the house!

The fun news: we were in line behind the cottage neighbor who lives one town over from our new house. The waiting time really went fast catching up with the cottage neighbor! 

Another fun fact: photo thanks to my brother and FB. I forgot to pick up a sticker, doh!

Second Whoop!

I changed out the 4 patches on the January Suitable for Framing quilt for a green then decided to carry the green into the border and use less blocks. Clear as mud?! Here's the picture...

I'm liking it better now but still needed to improvise on the second border as I was short on the green I chose. Figures, right? The changes really helped to reign in all the wonderful scrappiness of the 16 patch blocks. It finishes at 60 x 72 before quilting, just the size requested by Covered in Love which is one of the H2H Quilt Drive Charities 2021.

pattern credit: Debby Brown's  Suitable for Framing

Third Whoop!

I finished DD's 'promise quilt' for her English Professor. Well ahead of her April 15th deadline. DD's prompts were pink, green and black on the front. The front should be pieced not just big random pieces of fabrics. Her professor is the head of the English Education Department so something to do with either teaching or reading, any kinds of food, pandas, music and dancing, her father flew airplanes for the military and they lived in Texas for a spell. Anyone else hear 'the Pina Coloda' song? LOL

So, that being said...this is the front:

pattern credit: wonky star meets floating star

panto credit: small popcorn

Here's what I did on the back. I'm actually kinda grooving to it although I should have planned a little better...ok, I should have planned but I feel it captures her likes.... And maybe sewed a little straighter...

The bluebonnets and Texas flags were out of my stash and I think that was the last chunk I had collected over 15 years ago when we lived in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. 

Linking up with Sarah at Whoop! Whoop! and Alycia at Finish or NOT Friday

WIP Wednesday 3.24.2021

 I put my floral 16 patches on the design wall and they looked a bit chaotic to me.

Since I was going to make wide sashing, I thought I'd make 4 patches as the cornerstones to try to unify the blocks.

Maybe not...or maybe a different color or maybe a 'read as solid'. I'm using grey as the sashing.

pattern credit: January's Color Block 'Suitable for Framing'

Linking up with Susan at MidWeek Makers

Terrific Tuesday 3.23.2021

 I spent about three hours quilting down the pink/green/black stars quilt.

pattern credit: wonky meets floating stars

panto credit: small popcorn

Design Wall Monday 3.22.2021

I started my next donation quilt, January's Color Block Quilt Along Suitable For Framing. You'll need to scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the colored link. That will open the preview that is printable.

I'm strip piecing the blocks for this quilt.

Late yesterday, I finished piecing the blocks.

Now to decide on a background but I'll need to purchase as I don't have enough yardage...

Linking up with Judy at Design Wall Monday 

SoScrappy Saturday 3.20.2021

 My dark green crayon.

pattern inspiration found here.

Linking up with SoScrappy Saturday

Whoop! Whoop! 3.19.2021

I worked a bit more on the motorcycle quilt as in, I made the hanging sleeve and hand stitched it down. Not real exciting but a part of the project that needed to be done. I also need to bury a few threads as my top thread shredded a few times while quilting.

I did finish the borders on the star quilt! With each step, I'm liking it more! I have one more QOV to quilt then it will be time to make the backing and quilt this! 

pattern credit: wonky meets floating stars

Linking up with Sarah at Whoop! Whoop! and Alycia at Finish or NOT Friday

 

WIP Wednesday 3.17.2021

 HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!

image credit: pinterest here

I've moved my two current projects along.

First up:

I trimmed the stars and I didn't have a lot to trim off but it made a difference. I then added the sashing and cornerstones to the star quilt. Next up to add the inner and outer borders.

Second: 

I hand sewed back the binding on the t*shirt quilt. I can't remember the last time I did hand sewing. I was lucky I was looking for something else in my sewing space and came across my hand sewing kit. Next up on this project is the hanging sleeve. The lightening in the new dining room isn't geared for hand work so I brought my task light. Good thing I brought it a few years ago to take to retreat!

Linking up with Susan at MidWeek Makers.