Summer Stars At Fawn Lake, Clue 4

I finished my 24 star blocks this week for Summer Stars At Fawn Lake.   I was a little afraid that my  varied  backgrounds would make it hard to see the stars, but I think it is going to be fine.  I tried to use up a lot of my odd white/cream/gray fabrics in this quilt.

I did not make sure all my star block were turned in the same direction.  I just wanted this step done!

Scrap Management

I jumped back into the Rainbow Scrap Quilting Challenge this month.  The color is yellow for April.  Here are 9 of the string blocks I completed last weekend.  I made a couple more after the picture was taken.

I have also been working on Charlotte Hawks's scrap mystery, Summer Stars at Fawn Lake.  96 little stars complete this week!

I know a lot of quilters spend a lot of time organizing their scraps, ironing them, cutting them down into squares of certain sizes, separating them by color.

But beautifully organized scraps are not what I want.  I want to sew my scraps into quilts ASAP, so that I don't have to organize and store them.

Linking up:  http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2018/04/scraphappy-saturday.html

Carolina Christmas Bound

I started  Bonnie Hunter's Carolina Christmas in the fall of 2013.  I worked on it on and off for a couple of years and then put it in my quilt closet where it waited in the to-be-quilted line.  Today, I got the binding on it.

My version of this quilt is 102" by 102" and has a piano key border instead of the pieced border Bonnie used.  I used all scraps and stash for this quilt top except for the backing, which is a Thimbleberries Christmas print that I found on sale.

  The back:

My longarmer, Denise Zapf, did a great job on the quilting.   The center is a pantograph that loops and swirls.   Denise did 2 alternating patterns on the piano key strips.

She worked really hard on this one, and I appreciate her efforts.  So much so that I am going to have a hard time giving this one away.  My siblings and I are going to buy a king sized bed for my parents' house, so that we all have a comfortable place to sleep when we visit her.  I think I will give this quilt to my mom for this new bed. But it is going to be hard to part with this one!

I have bound 3 quilts this week, and have no more waiting to bind!  It's been a good quilting week!

Stash Report:
Used this week: 9.25 yards ( backing and binding for CC)
Used year to date: 72.00 yards 
Added this week: 0  yards
Added year to date: 90.625 yards
Net Add:  18.625 yards

Linking up:  http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2018/04/biased-completed-quilt.html

Paris Quilt Quilted and Bound

I have been on a binding roll this week.  Here is my Paris panel one block wonder quilt:

The longarm quilting was done by Debbie Cooper.  With her input, I chose a winter pantograph instead of something more Christmasy.

In my second trip the the quilt shop, I found this fabric, which is a companion to the panels used on the front.  

 I bought 7 panels for this quilt.  They were on sale for $2.99 each!  I used six of them on the front and one on the back.

The back:

I'm happy with the way this one turned out.  I may have to keep it for myself!

Stash Report:
Used this week:  1.25 (binding for Pi quilt and Paris OBW)
Used year to date: 62.75 yards 
Added this week: 0  yards
Added year to date: 90.625 yards
Net Added: 27.875 yards

Linking up:
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2018/04/welcome-to-finish-it-up-friday-today-i.html

Pi Quilt Quilted and Bound

This weekend I finished the binding on my Pi quilt.  This is a graduation quilt for my nephew and may experience some rough handling, so I bound it by machine.

The quilting was done by Vicki Johnson of Threads That Bind Us in Mechanicsville, VA.  I asked for circles, and she found a pantograph with circles and squares.  It is very geometric and perfect for the quilt.  Unfortunately, it is very hard to see in the pictures I took.

I had yards and yards of the white print, so I used it on the back too.  I just need to get a label on it, wash it, and put a bow on it.  Ready for the June graduation!

Linking up:
http://www.joscountryjunction.com/whatever-wednesday-the-sewing-room-edition/

Summer Stars At Fawn Lake, Clue 3

I've been working on the third clue of Summer Stars At Fawn Lake for several weeks.  Here are my 384 flying geese.

 They measure 1 1/2" by 2 1/2".  I wasn't a fan of Charlotte's method of construction, so I used Eleanor Burns'  method and trimmed them down to the proper size. The next clue comes out on the eleventh of April.

Stash Report:
Used this week: 0
Used year to date: 61.5 yards 
Added this week: 1.5 yards
Added year to date: 90.625 yards
Net Added: 29.125 yards

Twist and Turn Top Done!

I got the borders on my Twist and Turn Bargello quilt today.  I'm so glad to have this top done!

Please excuse my foot in the picture!  I'd take another, but I've already folded it up, and it is dark out now.  I wanted to show the animals running around on the border. This quilt is 73" x 93".

Stash Report:
Used this week: 7.0 yards ( T&T top, FQ Lotto, orphan block donation)
Used year to date: 61.5 yards 
Added this week: 0 yards
Added year to date: 89.125 yards
Net Added: 27.625  yards

Linking up:  http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2018/03/15-mark-twain-blocks.html