Jamestown Landing: Top Complete!!!

I'm very happy to have finished my Jamestown Landing top!  The last border went on well.  I do need to clean it up a bit before it goes to the longarmer, hopefully next week.  I've ordered the backing;  it just hasn't arrived yet.

Linking up:  http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2016/08/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-fairies-welcome.html

http://www.shecanquilt.ca/2016/08/scraptastic-tuesday-august-link-is-open.html

Jamestown Landing: One Border to Go!

Are you tired of looking at my Jamestown Landing yet?  I'm getting there, but I have just one more border left to go.  It turns out I had not made enough strip pieces for the fourth border, so I spent last evening working on it.  It was a challenge to try and make the fourth border look like it belonged on the quilt.  It is scrappy, I know, but I wanted to use enough of the fabric from the other 3 borders that it wouldn't be evident that they weren't all pieced at the same time.

Surely this quilt top will be done this week!

Linking up: http://www.joscountryjunction.com/ufo-challenge-4/

http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2016/08/i-may-have-scrap-problem-back-at-it.html

July Goals/August Goals

In July, I wanted to:

1.  Get paper removed from Jamestown Landing string blocks. DONE  thanks to my sister and niece.

2.  Continue RSC.  The color is hot pink this month, so I'll probably just make a few blocks.  I don't have much in the way of hot pink scraps.  DONE.  Nineteen blocks complete!

3.  Complete broken dishes units for Jamestown Landing.  DONE  And I go the whole center together too.  

4.  Chose at least one quilt top and get it to a longarmer.  Two would be better!              DONE.  Just got one there, but it is already quilted.  

5.  Finish Needle Guardian stitching.         Almost done.  I need to finish backstitching the lining. 

6. Start Scream House finishing.  Would like to get the pieces all backstitched, but that may be a stretch. 
 Didn't start the backstitching, but I pulled out the finishing instructions and read them.  

7.  Work on Talkin' Turkey.      A little bit done.  I cut some red and white pieces to make flying geese units.

In August, I would like to:

1.  Get two quilts (Joe and Daniel's graduation quilts) to the longarmer.  I need to get the red flannel backing ironed and squared up first.

2.  Bind Julianna's graduation quilt.

3.  Finish Needle Guardian Stitching.  This is an easy goal.  Maybe I can start the finishing too.

4. Start Scream House finishing. If I don't start the finishing soon, it won't be done for Halloween this year.

5.  Work on Talkin' Turkey.   I have 30 more blocks to make.  I'd like to finish 15 of  them.

6. Get the borders on Jamestown landing. Maybe even get it to the longarmer!

7.  Keep up with RSC.

Needle Guardian

I've almost finished the stitching on Terese Wentzler's  Needle Guardian.  I am not going to nun stitch around the edges as the pattern directs.  Instead, I'm backstitching around the design and will line the needlebook with the same linen.

 This pattern takes longer to stitch than it looks like it would.  Almost all of the DMC stitching uses a blended needle, and there is a lot of backstitching.

Linking up: http://www.supermomnocape.com/2016/08/01/vintage-embroidery-monday-stitchery-link-party-69/

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Let's Hear It For Color Catchers!

I am a big proponent of color catchers, and I've blogged about them before.

 http://sewingoutofmycomfortzone.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-many-color-catchers-do-you-need.html

Here's my latest experience.  I just bought 4 1/2 yards of red flannel for backing for two quilts.  I always wash flannel before using it because flannel shrinks so much, and since it was red, I threw in 4 color catchers.  This is what they looked like after the first wash with cold water.

I know there are only 3 in the picture. I don't know what happened to number 4.  Down the drain, maybe, or wrapped up in the flannel. 

 In any event, I knew I had to wash the flannel again. This time I tried warm water.  The color catchers still came out pink.   I washed it a total of 8 times, twice in hot water, until I got color catchers that could pass as light pink.   

                                           That's acceptable to me.  It is in the dryer now.

Jamestown Landing Center Pieced

I got the center of Jamestown Landing put together this week.  It took 2 and a half movies.

I'm not going to get any sewing done this weekend, but I'd like to get the borders on by next Wednesday.  Maybe!

Linking up:  http://www.joscountryjunction.com/ufo-challenge-update-5/

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Stash Report, Exchanges Received

I received both of my exchanges this week.  Here are my I Spy squares:

And my Birds in the Air  blocks:

I have no immediate plans for the I Spy blocks, but at least I'll have them on hand the next time I need to make a baby quilt.  I'm playing around with a Birds in the Air layout, but there's no hurry on that one either.  

I did get a couple more pillowcases made, so I have some fabric used to report.

Used this week:2.375 (pillowcases)

Used Year to Date: 63.375 yards
Added this week: 5 ( I Spy and Birds in the Air blocks)
Added Year to Date:66.375 yards
Net Added: 3.0 yards

Linking up:  http://www.patchworktimes.com/2016/07/24/stash-report-july-24-2016/