Design Wall Tuesday

Sedona, the red and white quilt, was supposed to be my focus for August.   And I have been working on it.  But I accidently started another scrap quilt, which I'm really enjoying.  It is Kim Brackett's Falling Stars from her Scrap-Basket Bounty book. 

I only have one more row to do for Sedona, but all I want to do is sew with my batik scraps!

Linking up:  https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2019/08/design-wall-monday-august-19-2019.html

Used this week:  0

Used year to date: 102.875 yards

Added this week:  1.25 yards (batik neutral FQs)

Added year to date: 109.125 yards

Net Added: 6.25 yards

One Monthly Goal, August

I have 4 projects right now that I'm actively working on.  That is about 2 too many.  My goal for August is to finally get Sedona top finished.  Here is how it stands today:

I have two more rows to make and then the whole thing needs to be sewn together.  That sounds like a reasonable amount of quilting to get done in a busy month.

Linking up:  https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2019/08/one-monthly-goal-august-link-up.html

End of the Rainbow Quilted and Bound

I finished binding End of the Rainbow yesterday.  This quilt is on the cover of Melissa Corey's Irish Chain quilts.

End of the Rainbow is 75" x 75".  All of the fabrics, including the back were from my stash.  Getting the binding right was a challenge for me.  I wanted to do it like pattern, with the binding color matching the blocks as it went around the quilt.  It wasn't really hard, just a lesson in patience (which I'm usually out of by the time I get to the binding).

The quilting was done by Virginia Longarm in Goochland.  Melissa picked the pattern for me.  She has a great sense of which quilting pattern to use on a quilt, and I'm always happy with her choices.

Most of this quilt was made with RSC blocks. I am thinking about making another one of these quilts using whatever colors pop up in the RSC.

Linking up: https://busyhandsquilts.blogspot.com/2019/08/craftsman-baby-quilt-finished-or-not.html
http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2019/08/scraphappy-saturday.html
https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2019/08/favorite-finish-monthly-linkup-august.html

Stash Report:

Used this week: 4.75 yards (EotR back)

Used year to date: 102.875 yards

Added this week:  9.25 yards (shop hop trip)

Added year to date: 107.875 yards

Net Added: 5.0 yards

Design Wall Monday

There are two hours left in Monday, so I'm posting my what's on my wall.  It's dark out, so my picture isn't great.

The past week I've been working on Witch's Night Out.  Pat Sloan is hosting a sew along, and her pace is one type of block a week.  I've gotten 4 weeks worth of blocks done, not two because we will have activities coming up that will prevent me from sewing for a few weeks.  If I get ahead now, I'll be on track later.  

The pattern shows a beautiful Halloween quilt in florals, peaches and grays.  Mine won't be as pretty as that one, but it will be more interesting, I think.  I'm using scraps and Civil War fat quarters.  

I'm also working on Sedona.  This is a block of the month, and I think I was ahead of the game until last month. I'm still on pace to finish it this fall.

My quick curve ruler technique isn't perfect yet, but improving.  When I make an error, it is usually in the squaring up step.

Linking up:  https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2019/07/design-wall-monday-july-22-2019.html

One Monthly Goal, July

I finished my July goal: I  completed another Focus top.

 I chose bright fabrics for this quilt, which right now has no intended recipient.  I will probably give it to the next one of my sisters who has a health crisis.  Or maybe to my SIL who will be having her knee replaced soon.

This is a fairly quick quilt, but it has a lot of HSTs.  My advice would be to use busy fabrics. That way, if your points don't all match, no one can really tell.

Linking up: https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2019/07/one-monthly-goal-july-finish-link-up.html


Stash Report:

Used this week: 4.0 yards ( Focus 2 top)

Used year to date: 98.125 yards

Added this week:  2.5 yards (sale FQs Lancaster trip)

Added year to date: 98.625 yards

Net Added: 0.5 yards

One Monthly Goal, July

I am going to be out of town two long weekends in July, so I need my goal for this month to be something I can actually accomplish.  I want to get a Focus quilt top done.  This is a quilt I have already made once and gave to my SIL.

 My sisters said they liked it, so I'm making another. I got all the pieces cut out today.

There are 180 HSTs to make, so I need to get moving on this!

https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2019/07/one-monthly-goal-july-link-up.html