New Year's Eve

Friday was super sew day. First I worked on the next clue of Bonnie Hunter's 2016 mystery. I got all the cutting and sewing on the 64 quarter square triangles. Trimmed the dog ears off of them today but again took picture with my cell phone but not my regular camera.

Yellow was the color of the day yesterday for these little zig zag  blocks I am doing. The blog was Nann's with strings attached. Today's color is blue.

Step six of the mystery was cut from 2 inch strips and as I finished this step I remembered that the second inspiration from Nann's blog was made from 2 inch strips.

These are just some of the blocks I made straight for the 2 inch drawer.

Here is 28 more strip sets to go with the ones I made yesterday, not sure it I have enough yet but I should be close. Not sure yet what size I am going for but these will make a good size throw maybe even a twin. I have yardage of a rusty red that I think I will use to set them together. Got to do a little calculating to see how many more strip sets I will need, but I think I will stop for now and square these. I am squaring them to 8 inches and then cutting on the diagonal, with half cut on the right angle and half on the left. These 28 plus the 36 I did last night may be enough.

I spent about 30 minutes cleaning up this morning in the sewing room and only got the cutting table cleared. I would like to say that was going to be my New Years Resolution along with finishing everything I start but there is really no reason to set myself up for failure. I told Johnny earlier today that all this chaos was really just my creative juices flowing everywhere. I believe that will be the story I stick with.  Truthfully I don't think I could function if everything was totally organized, but then I don't think I ever have to worry about that happening.

Go with what works for you and happy stitching in the New Year.

Teresa

This photo just shows part of the top, don't really have a big enough space to be able to see a king size quilt. I still have to add borders. I have yardage of two different fabrics from the line and I think I will wait until the other blocks are put together to decide which fabric goes best with what top.

There are some panel blocks but they are not the same size as these blocks. They are smaller, maybe I can frame them and use them with the rest of the previously made blocks. This will take more planing than I am up for right now. Tomorrow we will get another step in the mystery from Quiltville so I will probably work on that. I have a couple of backs that need to be pieced and bindings to make. This should give me some time to think about these other blocks.

Last Monday will checking on other blogs I saw a top with these blocks. She had a good demo. I have been making one a day.

Today's was green, here it is laid out before sewing. It is made from 1.5 inch strips of two fabrics. You need the full 45 inches to get the 16 pieces. Just found the top very interesting, will try to find the post so that I can share the original.

Until later, happy stitching.

Teres

Dumpster Diving

Dumpster diving or my version of old project box diving. Pulled all these blocks from a box tucked back in the corner underneath my sewing machine cabinet. There are at least 80 blocks already made and another 20 or 25 all cut out and pinned together. I obviously planned to do a large king size quilt. I don't think I correctly calculated the amount needed. I think I will have enough to do a king and a throw. The fabric is all from Moda called North Woods Crossing by Holly Taylor.

I have put 8 blocks in a row and have 5 rows put together here. I will either do 8 or 9 rows. I will work a little longer on it tonight and maybe get the top finished by the weekend.

I did make a short little shopping trip today to Three Hens and a Chick's after Christmas sale. Then I carried Daddy to lunch at Clark's Restaurant in Athens.

I also gifted this quilt to my aunt ,Gail Stewart. She has been there for Daddy during all his treatments. She has been his chauffeur and his ears during this past year.

  

happy stitching,

Teresa

Recess Day 2

I feel like I am on permanent recess and it is play time all the time.  Today was day two of retail retirement. I finished putting these blocks together. The blocks have been complete for several months and even a few rows put together but they had been set aside for more pressing projects. I had originally planned to add a red inner border and then a black and white outer border but I have changed my mind. It is big enough now so I will use the red for the binding. I just need something for the back. I have three yards of a black and white wide back but hate to waste nearly a third of it since this top is not that large and I have another black and white quilt in the to be completed pile that will be a king and that back will work, so I may have to go shopping. 

I also  quilted a little table topper for a friend, so overall it was a productive day .

I have a lot of  unfinished projects and I need to get a handle on the ones that I really want to finish and those that need to be truly abandoned or re-purposed. I am going to pull out a few boxes tonight and see what is what. I know it won't happen over night but hopefully I will get it together soon.

Until later, happy stitching.

Teresa

DWM December 26, 2016

I am about half way finished with step 5 of Bonnie Hunters 2016 mystery En Privence. I still have to square all the steps but most of the sewing in done. This is the first time in a long time that I am able to post on a Monday or really any day, but hope that is about to change. Christmas Eve was my last day of work in the retail world. Hopefully now I will be able to do more of the work I love, quilting. And if you love what you do then it is really not work.

I finished this quilt just in time for a Christmas gift for Daddy. I took a picture of it on his bed but with my cell phone so that is another thing I have got to learn is how to get those pictures to my computer.

I took some of the scraps from Daddy's quilt and made this table runner.

My sister-n-law found this top in a recent move. She said it was made by her grandmother probably in the 60's. She asked if I would quilt if for her. She lives out of state so she brought it to me when they were here Thanksgiving and I got it finished and to her yesterday. It was a large quilt for that time period, 86 x 104. She was very pleased and plans to use it on a guest bed.

Hope to get back to posting on a more regular basis. Happy quilting.

Teresa