Time and Season, Framed at Last!

This project is Moria Blackburn's Time and Season.  I started it in 2010 as a round robin, and it has traveled to Canada, Germany, Wisconsin, Iowa and California.  Most of the stitching was done when it got back to me, and I finished it last February.  But framing is really expensive, so it sat until I got a gift card for Mother's Day and could afford to  get it framed.

 

All the ladies who worked on it stitched their initials in the bottom border. 

 

Thanks to Kathy (Canada); Dane, Gaby, Gaby's mom (all Germany), Jodi (Wisconsin), Cheryl (Iowa) and Nancy (California) for all their work on my round robin. 

May Ornament

I finished my May ornament!

 It was a challenge for me because I ran out of the floss I was using about 3/4 of the way through the ornament.  There is no LNS nearby that carries Needle Necessities.  Even if there were, overdyed floss varies from lot to lot, so just choosing the same number would not guarantee the same color.  I improvised, using 2 DMC colors to mimic the variation.  Can you tell where I switched from NN to DMC?

 

To see other ornaments:   http://stitchinglotus.ca/2013/05/ornament-sal-may-check-in/

Improv Design Wall

I've never had a design wall, and I've never really felt like I needed one until now.  The last time I did a one block wonder quilt, my son was in school, so I used his bed.  Now all my kids are home, and there is no spare bed for me to use.  I've been lying  the blocks out on a batting on top of my bed, but when we go to bed, I have to fold up the batting.  Then the blocks get all messed up, and I have to organize it all again.

Today I hung up a plastic table cloth and pinned the blocks to it.  I can leave this up for as long as I want and decide if this is where I want the blocks to be.  I've worked for 15 minutes trying to get this picture to rotate the right way, but it wants to stay horizontal.

 

These are totally NOT my colors!  It's going to be hard for me to finish this quilt because the colors are so boring. 

 

To see more design walls: http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/05/27/design-wall-monday-17/

 

 

Stash Report

I had a frequent customer card from an  LQS that was going to expire the end of May.  I went to the store thinking I'd use the $15 to help buy fabric to make summer pillowcases for my uncle.  Instead I bought cat fabric

 

and made cat pillowcases:

 

 

I intended to buy just enough to make them, but I ended up with  1/2 a yard extra because I finished up the bolt for one of the fabrics.  I sewed the pillowcases this evening because I want my numbers to still be headed in a positive net used direction. (Crazy quilting mind game.)

 

Used this week: 2.0 yards            
Used Year to Date: 43.5 yards
Added this week: 2.5  yards
Added year to date:  42.25 yards
Net Used: 1.25   yards

 

To see more stash reports: http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/05/26/stash-report-week-21-2013/

Sleepy Hollow, Week 3

I did a little more than 2 hours of stitching last week, and I allowed myself to start of the horse without finishing the tombstone.  I'd had enough gray, ecru, white, and off white for a while.

Next week, I'll probably just get in 2 hours on this because I want to get an ornament stitched for May.

One Block Wonder, Take Two

I went to my LQS last week and borrowed their die cutter to cut the pieces for my next one block wonder quilt.  I started sewing them together Friday.  I have about half of the medallions ready.

 

I like the way some of them look like stars,

 

snowflakes,

 

 

spirals,

 

and some are circles.

 

 

I chose this fabric because it is more masculine than the usual floral I'd pick for a one block wonder.  The olive green and khaki make me think of camo.  To see more design walls:

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/05/20/design-wall-monday-16/

 

 

Stash Report

I made 2 graduation pillowcases this week.  One is for the young lady who is getting the Harry Potter quilt.  I'm going to wrap it up somehow in this pillow case.

 

The other one is for one of my sons.  The oldest should graduate from college in December, and the middle one next May.  The following June, child number three will graduate from high school.

 

I bought a couple more yards of

 

because I anticipate making more graduation pillowcases soon, and the fabric was 30% off.  I also got a free yard of yellow with white polka dots on it for using my  frequent customers card at my LQS. I'm still in positive net used territory, but I feel myself slipping.  Gotta finish something and improve my numbers.

                                                           Used this Week: 2.0

Used Year to Date: 41.5 yards

Added this week: 3.5  yards

Added year to date: 39.75 yards

Net Used: 1.75  yards

 

To see more stash reports:  http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/05/19/stash-report-week-20-2013/