2020 Finish-A-Long, Quarter 1 Results

Although the hosts of the 2020 Finish-A-Long want us to record our results on Instagram, for my own purposes I am also recording them here.  My goal list this time included 11 items on it, and I was able to finish 10 of them, although finishing Frolic Mystery Quilt was finished yesterday, after the deadline.

1)  Finish Sweet Land of Liberty.  FINISHED

2)  Ella Maria Duncan BOM blocks for January, February and March.

3)  Buhl-Bushong BOM for January February and March.  FINISHED.  These involved borders of the quilt.

4)  Quilt baby quilt for baby Juniper.  FINISHED.  Pic with baby lying on it.

5.  Project for Winter Blues Blog Hop.  FINISHED.  This is called China Dishes. 



6.  Project for Color it Red Blog Hop.    Hattie's Baskets FINISHED.

7.  Project for Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop.  Ships and Whales Finished.

8.  Finish Frolic Mystery Top.  This is finished, though I didn't post it on Instagram as a finish because it was after the deadline.

9.   Quilt Fall Into a QAL.  Not done.

10.  Cassandra's Circle BOM for January and February, but I got March done too.  FINISHED.

11)  One Block of Father Christmas,  FINISHED, and the ones I have done so far.  

So I did pretty good ten out of  eleven goals.  Now to make up my list for the second quarter! 

Thanks so much for stopping by, and hope you are staying safe!

Sweet Land of Liberty Finish

On February 9, 2008 I posted here about starting the Sweet Land of Liberty Block of the month.   I finished this block.  This was designed by Cheri Payne.  I have loved this quilt from the first time I saw it.  I had the patterns for the blocks at this time.  

Somehow life got in the way, and I set the  patterns aside somewhere.  But when I looked for them, I couldn't find them.  I pretty much tore my sewing room apart.  May 2, 2018 I posted here about not being able to find the patterns.  Around this time, on reading Humble Quilts blog, I came in on the middle of Lori proving measurements for the blocks each month.  I did a bit of this, but was the end of their stitch along.  Meanwhile I found part of my patterns that had Cheri's original instructions.

Last year Lori offered to have a stitch along again on the Quilts by Cheri Friendship Group, and I was determined this time to work on this quilt.  She was referring us back to her original monthly instructions from her blog in 2018.    I kept up until the last two months, and then came around the holidays.

For my 2020 Finish-A-Long, Quarter 1 goals, I hoped to finish this quilt top. 

This is also my One Monthly Goal for March which I stated here.

So here is my completed top.  I changed the bottom row from Cheri's original design which had stars and houses.  I wanted a block where I could put my initials, and the year I finished.  Outdoor and indoor shots.  Excuse my long grass, I need to mow the lawn!

I will link up with One Monthly Goal at Elm Street Quilts when the link-up become available.  

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One Monthly Goal-March

It's time to link up goals for One Monthly Goal on Elm Street Quilts.  I really continue to appreciate this monthly motivation.  It sure keeps me on track!  Many thanks to Patty and all she does!

My goal for March is to bring my Sweet Land of Liberty quilt to flimsy stage.  I probably have 3/4 of it done.  But I am determined to finish this month.

Linking up with One Monthly Goal at Elm Street Quilts

Slow Sunday Stitching

Time for another check-in with Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.   I've been trying to catch up on my projects since finishing the mermaid CQ piece.  

First off, I caught up on this month's Sweet Land of Liberty, which I talked about in a previous post.

Today will finish off this month's portion of the Buhl-Bushong Quilt-Along, which is from the Virginia Quilt Museum's collection of quilts.  It is being offered as a BOM download from the museum's Facebook Page.   I just have a flower and stem to do for this one.  I should be able to finish this morning.  

Next up, I need to prepare the applique for 3 more Father Santa blocks.

I plan to work on another Kathy Schmitz stitchery.

I was able to get a better picture of Nutcracker Suite BOM that I just finished outside yesterday.  

I plan to link up at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.  Pop on over, and see what everyone is working on.  

Sweet Land of Liberty. Sew Lets QAL, 2019 Finish-A-Long Quarter 2 Winner

 

I was notified several days ago by Marci, at Marci Girl Designs, one of the 2019 Finish-A-Long hosts that I was the winner of a $50 gift certificate for Quarter 2.  This was so exciting, and I very much appreciate receiving this, and thank Fat Quarter Shop for their generosity!  I'm still deciding what I am going to get.  I have basically been working from my old stash that dates probably before 2008.  I have purchased very little since, and have been trying to use what I have.   I did receive a gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop several months ago, so that was one of my few new fabric purchases.  

A couple of finishes the past several days.  First, I made the next to last block for the Sew Lets Quilt-A-Long which I am following on Facebook at Partners in Design.  This block was a rotary cutter and mat.      I've been wanting to use this fabric in this sewing-related quilt-along.  One more block on August 27th, and I am not sure how yet I am going to use these.

Next up was this month's portion of Sweet Land of Liberty, a Cheri Payne pattern, that Lori at Humble Quilts is guiding us in.  She did a quilt-a-long last year, and there was enough interest that she is doing it again on Facebook this year.

So these are the blocks we were supposed to do this month.   Nancy Messier @ Joy for Grace kindly shared her tree shape for my people block.  

I'm really happy with how it is coming out.  I have always loved this quilt and glad to have the opportunity of finally putting it together.

Next up on my agenda is to start putting together my Nutcracker Suite BOM.  I have all the months, just need to start putting it together.  It is one of my goals for 2019 Finish-A-Long quarter 3 to have this as a flimsy.  

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Hand Quilt Along, Slow Sunday Stitching,

Another 3 weeks has flown by, and time to report in for the Hand Quilt Along.  I have been doing several projects by hand.  

I was able to get another one of my Father Christmas' done.  I hope to get some more prepped in the next couple of weeks.

I was able to finish Sweet Annie, a long forgotten project.  I had started her in class around 1997 and she got put in a container, along with the pink and brown quilt which I finished during the All About Strings Blog Hop here.  I kept thinking about Sweet Annie and I knew I just had to finish her.  

I had the background done, her dress stitched on, I had stitched Annie and her birdhouse and bucket, in really, really primitive backstitch.    I decided to take that out, and restitched her.  The things that always enticed me about this project were the stenciled border and the crazy patch stitching.  I am a crazy quilter also, though I haven't done much in the past few  years.  But I plan to get back to it soon. It was nice practicing my stitches again, but hard to deliberately look primitive.   Anyway after I located my stencil, I was able to do the border.  I just spritzed tea dye over the stencil and it worked pretty good.  I had an overspray when I moved the stencil for the longer border but just decided to leave it.  This was out of an old Kindred Spirits Book called Handgifts.  

I have also been working on a stitchery by Cheri Payne called God Bless America.  I was working on this on the 4th of July.  

I just finished the latest installment of Sweet Land of Liberty by Cheri Payne, a QAL I am working on, coordinated by Lori of Humble Quilts through the Quilts by Cheri Friendship Group on Facebook.  I needed to finish this up, as I have a blog hop coming up I haven't started my project yet.  

When I don't have any applique prepped, I have been working on another UFO called O My Stars, a penny mat.  

The pile on the left is what needs to be done, the one on the right I have already stitched.  

Hand Quilt Along Links

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Margaret, Emma, Tracy, Deb, Susan,  Nanette,  Edith, Sharon, Karrin, Gretchen and Kathi

I will also be linking up with Slow Sunday Stitching  at Kathy's Quilts.  Pop on over there and see what everyone has been doing this week.  

Also in my spare time this week I have been listing my destashed items over in my Etsy shop.  I haven't figured out yet out to put a permanent button on my blog.  Been finding conflicting information.  I still have a lot more stuff to list.  I went through my sewing room the beginning of the year, and I have mounds of stuff I have decided I can live without.  Anyway, my Etsy shop is here:   https://www.etsy.com/shop/ocean4k

Thanks so much for stopping by!

HQAL, Slow Sunday Stitching

Another 3 weeks has passed, and time to check in for the Hand Quilt A-Long.  I spent another 2 days this week with migraines, so I have had very slow progress.  I don't think I even got a stitch in on the redwork nursery rhyme block from what I had last week.  This is Yankee Doodle, and looks like it was at the same spot as last week.

What I have been working to complete before the end of the month is my version of Cheri Payne's Sweet Land of Liberty.  I made my letters out of felt so I have been in the process of stitching those down.  I was able to get the rest of this month's assignment done.  Just need to finish up the "Sweet Land of Liberty" letters.  

If you have a chance, visit the others involved in this Hand Quilt-A-Long and see what they have been up to. 

Hand Quilt Along Links

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Lori, Margaret, Emma, Tracy, Deb, Connie, Susan,  Nanette,  Edith, Sharon, Karrin, and Gretchen

I will also be linking up to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts, for her weekly Slow Sunday Stitching party!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Hand Quilt Along, Slow Sunday Stitching, Sweet Land of Liberty

Hard to believe another 3 weeks has flown by where we report our hand work.  Twice the past couple of weeks I have been without handwork and have had to get busy arranging more.  Usually I have a stack sitting on the couch beside me. 

I finished one of the redwork nursery rhyme blocks, Mary had a Little Lamb

And I started on Simple Simon.  I'm trying to work on these an hour each night.  

Another thing I have finished this week was April's quilt-along on the Sweet Land of Liberty with Lori of Humble Quilts.

Today I also spent prepping my last Flourishes block, not much to show right now but this will be hand applique also.

Visit the other hand quilt along links below and see what everyone is doing.  


Hand Quilt Along Links

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Lori, Margaret, Kerry, Emma, Tracy, Deb, Connie, Susan,  Nanette,  Edith, Sharon, Karrin, and Gretchen

I will also be linking up with Slow Sunday Stitching hosted by Kathy's Quilts.  I really appreciate the continued motivation this Hand Quilt Along and Slow Sunday Stitching give me!

Thanks for stopping by!   Karrin

Sweet Land of Liberty, Slow Sunday Stitching

Yesterday I finished a section of Sweet Land of Liberty, designed by Cheri Payne.  I am working on it with a friend, but found out yesterday that Lori, of Humble Quilts will be doing another stitch along next year,.  She just finished up one recently, but I was starting mine at the the tail end of that one.

So I finished this block yesterday

And I sewed the sections I have together.  DH pointed out my "A" in the USA was wonky, but I told him it was primitive, it was fine.  The fact is I had trimmed my sections and then sewed them together, I should have trimmed last.  So it was going to involve making the top section over again, so I left it.  

My other slow stitching this week has been a redwork embroidery that will turn into a Christmas table runner for my other daughter who likes owls. I am doing 2 of these, one will be at either end.

I'm linking up to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.

Thanks for stopping by!