I Was Featured On Wednesday Wait Loss 316-

 

I was featured this week on Wednesday Wait Loss #316 here.  Each week Jennifer at the Inquiring Quilter picks out quilters to feature that week.   Thank you so much Jennifer for featuring me!  

My mermaid challenge quilt I just finished was one of the projects chosen.  

I didn't get to check it out until Friday afternoon.  It has been a busy week.  I have been working on my project fcr the Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop coming up in a couple of weeks.

Also Wednesday this week was my quilt guild's Community Service workday at my house.  I host the event every 4th Wednesday.  About 6-7 members come over and we cut batting and binding for the quilt top/backs that we have.  We bag them up, and the 2nd Tuesday of the month we meet at the community center across from my house and pin baste quilts for about 2 hours.   

Because the members were coming on Wednesday I had to spend Tuesday cleaning my house, and picking up my quilting stuff in the dining room and kitchen where I prefer to work.  

This week was also the I'm Kind of Sweet on You Sew It-Show-It Challenge hosted by Joan @ Moosestash Quilting.  You can read about my day here.  

This is one of my projects I worked on for the hop.  I was thinking of my late husband when I made this cushion.  I embroidered the motifs that I purchased from Embroidery Library.  

I am going to link up again this week to Wednesday Wait Loss.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Wednesday Wait Loss 315

 

My big accomplishment last week was to finish my guild's challenge quilt.   The theme this year was "What Makes My Heart Sing".

What makes my heart sing is the ocean, and mermaids, whales, anything to do with the sea or nautical.  

The pattern was my own personal pattern, but I did a collage ala Laura Heine.  A friend's husband is a graphic designer and I asked if he would draw me a mermaid.  It has been 5-6 years since he did it, and I was happy I finally able to make this quilt.  

Our guild meeting was today and I won third place.

The back is a Save the Ocean Print, I don't have the selvages anymore though,  

I'll be linking up at Wednesday Wait Loss.  

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Jennifer @The Inquiring Quilter is celebrating her 300th post and is having a giveaway of four fabric prizes.  She asked us to link up Fall/Thanksgiving or Winter/Holiday quilts.  I am showing some of my fall items.  These are quilts I have made in the past.

This was called the Great American Pumpkin Quilt by Briar Rose Designs.  It was a BOM that I finished up several years ago.

This was a pumpkin quilt I took as a workshop in Asilomar at Empty Spools a number of years ago.

This was a wool project I put out every Thanksgiving.  I thought it was in one of those Need'l Love books, but not absolutely sure, I can't find it now.

This was one of my first quilting projects, unlabeled, but probably from 1995 or so.  I found it in a magazine, not sure which.

I thought this was from one of the Red Wagon primitive books, or by Jan Patek, Gerry Kimmel or Linda Brannock, but I couldn't find the one.

Anyway I will be linking  up to Wednesday Weight Loss.  Thanks so much Jennifer for this opportunity at fabulous prizes.  Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday Wait Loss

It has been awhile since I linked up for Wednesday Wait Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter.  Right now, I am working on many projects  by hand and machine.  One of  them Bonnie Hunter Mystery Frolic.   

I actually have 6 blocks done, many, many more to sew together.

The other project I am actively sewing by  machine is sort of a drEAMi  (Drop Everything and Make it) sort of project. 

This is where I sit at night to hand sew.  It is sort of a chaise lounge off to the side of the couch.  The couch is made of a corduroy type fabric, and one section under where I sit split on the low part, and I ironed a patch inside.  That corrected the defect, but sort of puckered up the surrounding fabric and I don't like to look at it.  So I covered it with one of the first quilts I ever made for my husband.  It was called a shaded nine patch I think.  When I scoot off to get  up, it becomes untucked all over the place and it is getting very annoying.

So my brilliant idea for this drEAMi was to make a quilt, sew it up to that point that the armrest is and just tuck the top part in.   I will probably put velcro at the very top, and just tuck the part under the armrest in. 

A long, long time ago (2005) I was in a Yahoo Group with a bunch of quilters, and we had something called Lotto.  We would have a certain focus fabric and make a block of your choice.  Then there would be a drawing and someone would win the blocks. 

Well one month I won the blocks, so I searched  for those in the closet and drawers and found them.

This was the focus fabric.  I think we had intentions of it being a Christmas quilt, but these are fine with me for my slip cover.  All the blocks had this fabric in it.

Here are the blocks I won, there were 15. 

I wanted to do a shaded alternative block, and I made 40 of those yesterday.  

I've been working on the kitchen table with a tablecloth on it.  I guess it is better to use a larger mat when trimming the blocks, because I discovered this today!   I went right off the mat and onto my table cloth!

The quilt will eventually look sort of like this.  I need to make 24 more pieced blocks and I can start piecing it together.  

I also recently started Pieces from the Past Sew Along @Melva Loves Scraps.   This Sew Along will end in March of 2021, and I decided it would be perfect for my grandson Jaeger's  graduation quilt.  The first block was a signature block.  I will wait until I find out the date he graduates and put that in then.  

This was the first block.  Instead of 30s fabrics I will be using more masculine type fabric.

As if that wasn't enough, Barbara Brackman's new applique BOM started today, Cassandra's Circle.  I found some fabric I have in my stash I'm going to use for background, will just need something coordinating for the borders. 

I'll be linking up for Wednesday Wait Loss @ Inquiring Quilter.  Thanks so much Jennifer for this inspiration!

One Monthly Goal, Wednesday Wait Loss - I've Been Featured

Well I procrastinated my way through October till the end of last week, and then got busy on my One Monthly Goal for this month, hosted by Patty @Elm Street Quilts.

My goal, which I stated here was to quilt and bind my Nutcracker Suite quilt top.  This was a BOM from late last year, through this year.  I kept up with it, and really want it hanging up for Christmas.  It was offered through Shabby Fabrics, and designed by Cheri Leffler.  I have a large collection of nutcrackers, and this quilt appealed to me, (I had to have it).   My DH kindly paid for half of the program last year as my anniversary present!

I really wasn't sure I would be able to finish quilting it because of issues the machine I quilt on, a Juki 98E.  Last week I was quilting a baby quilt and broke 2 needles, one right after the other.  Since then, the machine has been skipping stitches occasionally.

I was able to quilt my Nutcracker Suite top, though I ended up ripping out 2 whole rows due to the skipped stitches.  After recleaning, oiling, and adjusting the tension some more, I finally finished.  I took the machine up to be serviced before it is used anymore.

This is where it will hang during the Christmas season, in the place of honor, you can see  coming through the front door.   I also wanted to point out the oak quilt holders my DH made some years ago.  They have notches on either side that you can put a curtain rod through to hand quilts.  The notches are at 2 different levels so that if you have a bigger quilt it can go on the top notch.  I have another one in the hallway.  They both measure a little over 5"

For the label, I had a nutcracker stamp I wanted to use.  I used a Fabrico stamp pad, that is for fabric.  You just have to iron the design when it is dry to set it.  

I will be linking up at Elm Street Quilts for One Monthly Goal.  I truly appreciate the motivation this gives me to finish my projects!

Another exciting occurrence today was to find I was featured on Wednesday Wait Loss @The Inquiring Quilter today.  The Crow's Foot Quilt I just recently finished was one of the ones featured.  Jennifer Fulton @The Inquiring Quilter has a link-up every Wednesday to share projects you have finished or are working on.  Thanks so much Jennifer for the honor of being featured!

I'm going to share my Nutcracker Suite at Wednesday Wait Loss also.   Thanks so much for stopping by!

Wednesday Wait Loss

It has been awhile since I checked in for Wednesday Wait Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter.  I actually finished something this morning before I had my Dr's appt. 

I'm trying to quilt up some tops before I have to put my frame down for Thanksgiving.  Otherwise I won't be able to use it till after Christmas.

First thing I have finished is this Crow's Foot.  This was designed by Cheri Payne in the book Wednesday's Best.  I found some blocks started long, long ago, and put them together last year.   

Yesterday I quilted it.  Just simple meandering mostly.  But it went pretty fast, and my machine decided to cooperate and not break threads.  I had one small incident where I left my presser foot up by accident and got a small nest, but it was easily removed.  I hate it when I go across a  whole row like that!

I'll be linking up for Wednesday Wait Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter.  Head on over there and check out what everyone else has been doing.

This also happens to be #10 on my list for the 2019 Finish-A-Long goals for Quarter 4.  So I can mark this off my list!

I've Been Featured, Am a Winner, Redwork Nursery Rhymes

Yesterday was a really good day for me.  I found out my Flourishes top was featured on Wednesday Wait Loss at Inquiring Quilter.  Thanks so much Jennifer, I am really honored to be featured again!

Yesterday while my husband was taking a nap, I decided to do some yard work.  When I came in, my husband told me the doorbell had rung, and asked if I had heard it, but it was when I was outside.  I went to the door, and there was a huge box out there and the packing slip said I was the Hobbs Batting Love Letter Winner. At first I wondered what DH had ordered now from Amazon!  

Several months ago on Instagram, Hobbs Batting had a contest and you had to write a Love Letter to the company telling why you like Hobbs batting.  It had to be sent in the mail, and what you said, and presentation, how you decorated the letter were all considerations.   I can't remember what I wrote, but I have always used Hobbs Batting.  Anyway I won a whole box of batting including:

Throw Size of Tuscany Silk

Queen Sized Tuscany Cotton/Wool

Twin Sized Tuscany cotton

Queen Sized Tuscany Wool,

Queen Sized Natural Cotton.

I am so honored to have won this prize, and I happen to have 6 quilts awaiting my quilting right now.  

Earlier this week, I finally completed all the Redwork Nursery Rhyme blocks which I am gifting to my sister-in-law for her to set in a quilt for her first granddaughter.  I finished the last block, Yankee Doodle.

On my Quarter 2 Finish-A-Long List, I wanted to finish the last 3 blocks, and I have now completed that task.

I unexpected had my granddaughter today, as her daycare provider was sick, so didn't get much done, but I am busy finishing up my Nutcracker block embellishment, and I will be able to tick another thing off my list.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I Was Featured\ on Wednesday Wait Loss

In working on my blog hop projects, visiting with granddaughter Kyleigh 2 days this week, I got behind on my blog reading until this morning I got a little caught up.  Thanks so much to Jennifer at the Inquiring Quilter for featuring me this week.  It is always so thrilling to see yourself co-featured!  

I found out that I was featured on The Inquiring Quilter's Wednesday Wait Loss here.

What I had  featured this week was my mermaid I shared last week.

Three friends and I each received a FQ of in my case the sky fabric, and were supposed to make a project with it.  This was mine.

Moira's project @ The Quilted Snail is here. Susan @ Desertsky Quilting posted hers during the Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop.  This is what Edi did at Edi's Crafting Life

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Mystery Fabric QAL Reveal, Wednesday Wait Loss

I have been recently in a Mystery Quilt-A-Long with three of my friends.  We each got a FQ of a mystery fabric, and we were to make a project.  I saw that Moira@ The Quilted Snail and Susan @ Desertsky Quilts have posted their projects and you can see their projects at the links above.

This was the fabric we received:

I decided to use mine as a background for this mermaid.  

I embroidered on it:     My Home Is the Open Sea

                                    Where Stars Shine Brighter 

                                     And My Soul is Free

This is the back.  I am calling the piece Wistful Mermaid.  I really liked the quilting I did on her scales and rocks and ocean, but felt I could have done better on the sky portion.  

I'm linking this up with Wednesday Wait Loss @ Inquiring Quilter.  

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Wednesday Wait Loss

I'll be linking up with Wednesday Wait Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter.  

Well I have been all sorts of busy this week.  I did finish the top of my project for Dust Off A Book Blog Hop.  So I have been busy this week trying to get control of my scraps, still.  In looking through my sewing room closet and various other places, I apparently saved every single scrap I have ever had.  I found bonus half-square triangles from children's quilts, red, white and blue quilts, etc. So I pulled these baggies out and began sewing the triangles together.  And some of my red, white and blues into block sections.  These both will go to charity quilts of some sort when I get them together.  

I had moved my stuff out to the kitchen and dining room tables, which I am going to have to clean up as we have our grandsons this weekend while their parents go visit granddaughter Kyleigh in Boston starting tomorrow.  

Kitchen table

Dining room table

Some of the blocks I have put together with scraps from other projects.

I did finish this guy too.  He was  #10 on my Finish-A-Long list which I have listed right here.  

Here he is is sewn to the other guy I have done.  The other guy has probably been waiting around for another Father Christmas to join him since 1998 or so!  

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I love comments!  I have to figure out something with my yahoo account.  Apparently if I email someone with Gmail, my email goes into the junk or spam folder with this message:  "unauthenticated email from yahoo.com is not accepted due to domain's DMARC policy. Please contact the administrator of yahoo.com domain if this was a legitimate mail. Please visit https://support.google.com/mail/answer/2451690 to learn about the DMARC initiative. k49sor4400135jaj.0 - gsmtp"  Very frustrating.  

I Was Featured On Wednesday Wait Loss #99

In browsing blogs this morning, I found out that I was featured on Wednesday Wait Loss by Jennifer @ The Inquiring Quilter this week.  So excited this made my day.   Thanks so much Jennifer!

Last week she was asking for holiday quilts, and I shared the post, which was during the Virtual Cookie Exchange Blog hop, where I showed my holiday decorations here.

I love getting my decorations out each year, right after Thanksgiving and love my Christmas quilts.  Go check out other people featured on Wednesday Wait Loss this week.

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I WAS FEATURED ON WEDNESDAY WAIT LOSS-

                        

It has been a busy couple of days with appointments for my husband of whom I am the caregiver. 

I was so surprised to find out that I was featured on Wednesday Wait Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter this week.  Wednesday Wait Loss is a chance to share your unfinished projects on Wednesday.  Once a month she has a them, and this month it was Halloween quilts.  What I shared were these two, and I explained about these quilts here:

I also found out I was the winner of the Island Batik Stash Buster Roll, a roll of several 2.5 WOF strips.

Thanks so much Jennifer, I really appreciate being featured and being the winner of the batik strips!