Washing the Red and White Quilt

My Sedona quilt had a spot of sewing machine oil on it, and I was a little (just a little because I'd tested the red fabric) concerned that the red fabric might bleed.  Sedona, and all my red and white quilts, are made from Moda Bella Solid Christmas Red and Kona Premium Ultra White.

 I believe that using white fabric that will not accept excess dye is as important as using a red that does not bleed.  I have had an issue with one of my red and white scrap quilts where some of the red fabric bled, and some of the white and cream fabrics picked up the excess dye.  But only some of the white fabrics did, and they were generally Modas.  That is why I chose Kona white for these quilts.

To remove the oil spot, I squirted blue Dawn dishwashing liquid directly on the stain.  Then I filled my laundry sink with warmish water, added a color catcher, and soaked the spot for about a half hour.  After soaking, I transferred the quilt to my washing machine, added a few more color catchers and washed the quilt in warm water.  I was willing to risk a bleeding red to have a better chance of removing the oil.

Fortunately, all the oil came out.  Fortunately, I had also added the color catchers!

I love the way this quilt crinkled up after it was washed.  Now I'm feeling brave enough to wash my other red and white quilts.

The one hanging on the wall has been up for about 3 years and is looking a little dusty!

OMG, Sedona Bound

I completed my OMG for December today, binding Sedona.

I love the visual impact of this quilt, and I love the quilting Denise did on it.  This quilt is not soft and cuddly.  It is for display, so it doesn't matter that it is a little stiff. There is a small oil spot on it, so I'm going to take my chances and wash it.  I am 75% sure that the red is not going to bleed. 

I have room for one more red and white quilt!

Stash Report:

Used  this week: 5.0  yards (Sedona back, Gobble It Up Pillow)

Used year to date: 137.875  yards

Added this week: 0 yards

Added year to date: 123.625 yards

Net Used: 14.25 yards

Linking up:https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2019/12/one-monthly-goal-december-finish-link-up.html

Gobble It Up

In October a friend and I made a quick road trip to an apple orchard in Charlottesville.  On the way home, we stopped at a quilt shop, and I bought the fall edition of Quilts & More.  Last month, I actually pieced the turkey pillow out of the magazine!   Of course, I didn't get it finished in time to have it finished for this Thanksgiving.  Let's just consider it 11months early for 2020.

Denise Zapf of Quilting Mojo did quilting on it for me.  I think she was inspired!  The pillow in the magazine has simple matchstick lines.  Mine is super fancy, but I can't take any credit.  I don't  need to give Denise any guidance as to what to quilt. She always has better ideas than I do.

Frolic, Step Two

Step two of Frolic was super easy for me since I already had most of the red strips cut.    I finished them Friday afternoon.

Other Bonnie Hunter Quilts

Tracking down all those pictures of Bonnie Hunter's mysteries the other day made me wonder how many other Bonnie Hunter quilts I've made.

Goose In the Puddle was made from old shirts.  I made it several years ago but just gave it to my BIL last Christmas.

Lazy Sunday was a mystery, but it was not one that was run on the Internet but in a magazine. I must have used substandard thread to bind this one because my son is forever bringing it to me to repair.

I took a Pineapple Blossom class with Bonnie at least 7 years ago.  This quilt went to my SIL.

Scrappy Mountain Majesties was  made from old shirts.  I gave this one to my friend's father for his 86th birthday.  She says it stays on his bed, and he uses it every day.

Spiderweb was the couch quilt until I replaced it with Good Fortune.  This is still one of my favorites.

Spiderweb II went to charity.  I wasn't a fan of the dark gray.

Bricks and Stepping Stones also went to charity.

Talkin' Turkey is on our bed now.

I gave Wild and Goosey to my mom for Mother's Day a few years ago.

Jamestown Landing was a retirement gift for my friend.

Frolic, Week One

I was on the fence about whether or not to join Bonnie Hunter's latest mystery, but I've jumped in again.  Here is clue one:

I'm doing different colors than Bonnie is.  I like her colors, but it makes no sense to me to buy a lot fabric to make a scrap quilt when I have bins of fabric sitting around.  I don't have a lot of the raspberry color she is using in her quilt.  I have pink or red.  I chose red for the mystery because I'm already working on a pink scrap quilt.  So far, I'm thinking red, gold, blue, and maybe green or gray.

I've done every BH mystery since Roll, Roll, Cotton Bowl.  I kept this one.

I kept Orca Bay too.

And I kept Easy Street.

I made all the blocks for a king sized Celtic Solstice, but I ended up making 3 tops out of them, 2 lap sized and one baby quilt.  I donated 2 of them but still have this one hanging in my closet, unquilted.  

Grand Illusion was a big quilt, and I didn't like the colors after I got it done.  I donated it to charity, unquilted.  

I gave Allitere to my Uncle.

I loved En Provence.  I gave this one to my sister as a reward for taking my 80 year old mom new car shopping.  

On Ringo Lake went to my dad's favorite caretaker after my dad died.

I kept Good Fortune.

I also made Carolina Christmas, one of Bonnie's Earlier mysteries, but I didn't do it as a mystery, and I changed the borders.  This one is quilted, but I haven't used it yet.  

Linking up:  https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2019/12/design-wall-monday-december-2-2019.html

One Monthly Goal, December

My goal for December is to get Sedona bound.  This is a Sew Kind of Wonderful pattern that uses the mini quick curve ruler.

Denise Zapf did the longarming on this one. She chose the quilting, and I am very happy with her choices.  Once I get it bound, this quilt will hang in my foyer with my other red and white quilts.

Linking up:  https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2019/12/one-monthly-goal-december-link-up.html