En Provence: The Binding Frenzy Continues

Yesterday morning I got the binding on my En Provence top.  This is last year's Bonnie Hunter mystery, and I'm so pleased to get it done before the next one starts!  In  person, this quilt is bright.  It looks a little washed out in these pictures.

The longarming was done by Denise Zapf of Quilting Mojo.  Denise used a handguided pantograph for this quilt.  You can see the quilting best on the neutral squares.  I used the backing fabric for the binding, so I was able to machine bind neatly. 

 I still have one of my unfinished Celtic Solstice quilt,  another BH mystery from a few years back, hanging in my sewing room closet.  My goal was to have my unquilted tops down to just 10 by the end of this year.  I'm not sure I'm going to make this goal, but I'm trying!  I have three tops at the longarmer now, and one more here to bind.

In other quilt news, I gave away a top I had been hanging onto for years.  My sister-in-law always has nice things about my quilts, and she didn't have one yet.  I had been hoping to draw her name for Christmas and give her a quilt, but I didn't draw her name.  So I just pulled out the top I had been saving  and gave it to her.  She loved it!

This is a Bonnie Hunter freebie, Pineapple Blossom.


Stash Report:
Used this week:  6.875 yards  (En Provence, backing and binding)
Used year to date:134.125 yards
Added this week:  3 yards (clearance FQs)
Added year to date: 220.0 yards
Net Added: 85.875 yards


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Shaggy OBW Bound!

I had three quilts that were waiting to be bound.  I finished the smallest (60" x 68") today.  This is Shaggy One Block Wonder:

I had a hard time getting a good picture of the back of the quilt.  The color isn't right in this picture, but you can sort of see the quilting, which looks like a variation on meander, just enough quilting to give some texture but not enough to compete with the flowers.  In real life, the backing is a light green, the same color as the green in the front of the quilt.

Debbie Cooper of Finish My Quilt did the longarming.  

Linking up: http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2017/11/tag-arithmetic-quilt-top-complete.html

Stash Report:

Used this week:4 yards (Shaggy backing/binding)
Used year to date:127.25 yards
Added this week:  0
Added year to date: 217.0 yards
Net Added: 89.75 yards

OBW on Design Wall

Here is my latest project:  a one block wonder made of panels.  I found these Paris panels for $2.99 each and couldn't resist. This is my first draft.

Stash Report:
Used this week: 0.5 (bee blocks, snowman flatfold)
Used year to date:123.25 yards
Added this week:  10.75 (2 layer cakes for Will's quilt, 8 panels for OBW)
Added year to date: 217.0 yards
Net Added: 93.75 yards

Linking up:  http://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2017/11/design-wall-monday-november-6-2017.html

Snowman Flatfold, Stash Report

One day when it was slow at work, I started an embroidery project.  I can't do cross stitch there because the light isn't good enough for my old eyes.  I can do stamped embroidery, though, and I enjoyed making this snowman.  The red shading is printed on the fabric.  The pattern showed all of the stitching in red, but I got tired of red and added a little green and gold.

I haven't done a stamped  project since I was about 8 years old!

Linking up:  https://www.supermomnocape.com/vintage-embroidery-monday-stitchery-link-party-135/


Stash Report:
Used this week: 0.5 (bee blocks, snowman flatfold)
Used year to date:123.25 yards
Added this week:  10.75 (2 layer cakes for Will's quilt, 8 panels for OBW)
Added year to date: 217.0 yards
Net Added yards: 93.75 yards

Obligation Sewing, Stash Report

I have been sewing a little this week, but it has been projects I'm doing for other people's quilts, not for my own.  Here are the bee blocks I made for Melissa:

And here are 4 little blocks I made for our block of the month shop sample, Aunt Graces' Basket of Scraps:

I am ready to get back to my own projects, but I need to do some more yard work before the weather gets too cold.  

Stash Report:
Used this week: 0
Used year to date:123.75  yards
Added this week:  3.75 yards (OBW backing, Challenge Fabric quilt backing)
Added year to date: 206.25 yards
Net Added yards: 82.5 yards

Big Block Quilts, Stash Report

I finished my Maple Island inspired quilt top today. I am really happy with the way it turned out!

This quilt is not my usual style at all.  I make a lot of scrappy quilts with little pieces and lots of different fabrics, but I am beginning to think I used to make a lot of scrap quilts because that is the kind of quilt I could afford to make.  Now that I have a little extra money, I have been able to venture out and buy fabrics for specific projects.

 I have recently made 3 quick quilt tops that aren't scrappy.  Here are the other two:

They were all fun to make, but I need to get back to my scrappy roots and use up some of my extra fabric soon.


 Stash Report:
Used this week: 3.0 yards  (Yellow Flower Top)
Used year to date:123.75  yards
Added this week:  0 yards
Added year to date: 202.5 yards
Net Added yards: 78.75 yards

Linking up:  http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2017/10/mostly-moody-quilt-top.html

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Design Wall, Challenge Fabric

We had some fabric in the clearance section of the quilt shop that was just not selling.  The fabric was very bright:  orange, red, yellow, green and pink.  The floral design was over sized with some flowers 10" across.  What would you do with fabric like this?  I would usually make a one block wonder quilt.  This time I wanted to try something faster, so I'm making a quilt inspired by Maple Island Quilts big block patterns.

So far, this is what I've got:

Yes, it is bright! And I don't know who will get it yet, but I am enjoying the challenge.

Linking up:  http://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/2017/10/design-wall-monday-october-23-2017.html

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