I'm sharing and linking up to Elm Street Quilts. I hope everyone is able to meet their goal this month!
-Christina
Thursday, October 5, 2017
October 2017 OMG
Q4 Finish-A-Long List
1. Stitch and flip wreaths. Make 3-4 stitch and flip wreaths for Christmas gifts for 3-4 people this year. They should not be hard after I do the first one.
6. Wedding quilt for C&T (late present, at least they know it is coming)
9. Charity Quilt top for Prayers and Squares at my Grandmother's church
18. Knit scarf for my husband. He saw the scarves I made for my grandparents for Christmas, and wants a few scarves. As a result I am going to get this one done, and have the other two made for next winter. It is made with a simple pattern. Knit stitch about 30 stitches across and then 70" long.
19. This quilt is for charity. I hope to have it done for 2018's Hands to Help hosted by Confessions of a Fabric Addict. I am making it with orange and browns, and I have all the fabrics ready to go, I just need to start. Photo is from Confessions of a Fabric Addict.
20. This quilt will be for charity. I hope to have it done for 2018's Hands to Help hosted by Confessions of a Fabric Addict. I am making it with purples and greens as the latices, and I just need to start. It is going to be gorgeous I think. Photo credit goes to Confessions of a Fabric Addict.
21. There was a mystery quilt a long with Cora's Quilts called Gathering. The fabrics are gorgeous and I have finished all of the cutting, I just have to put each step together. It will be a throw size.
22. I want to take this panel and chenille it for my niece's Christmas gift this year with a minky backing. She loves Doc McStuffin'. I have it layered, I just need to start sewing and wrestling it through my small machine.
23. Finish this knitted baby blanket for a co-worker who just had a child. Simple pattern it just takes time. I have about 10 rows, if that left on it. A project I just need to take some time and finish.
24. Finish table runner from a block that I drew out for the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop, hosted by Confessions of a Fabric Addict. It just needs to be layered, quilted and bound.
25. Supplement my blog post for the 12 Days of Christmas over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict by making a pillow. It will be a 12 by 12 pillow with a single snowflake on it, appliqued and quilted down. I have no picture, everything is cut out, I just need to execute it. I was not able to complete it, so I'm going to work on it and get it done so I can present it next year as a tutorial.
26. Supplement my blog post for the 12 Days of Christmas over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict by making a pillow. It will be a 14 by 28 pillow with three snowflakes on it. The snowflakes will be appliqued and quilted down. I have no picture, everything is cut out, I just need to execute it. I was not able to complete it for the blog hop, so I'm going to get it done and present it as a gift idea for next year's blog hop.
27. Finish Sweet Tooth Queen size quilt. Started as a Breakfast Club project, I want to finish all of the blocks and put it together. It will be the first quilt I have made for our bed.
28. Finish Sweet Tooth baby quilt. I had left overs from the two kits I bought to make the queen size, so I decided to make just one of each of the twelve blocks and combine it into a baby quilt. I think it is going to look awesome when it is done.
29. Chenille this panel of Mickey for a Christmas gift. It has been layered, I just need to sew rows and finish it off.
30. Chenille this panel of Disney Princess for a Christmas gift. It has been layered, I just need to sew rows and finish it off.
31. Chenille this panel of Dory for a Christmas gift. I need to layer it, and then proceed from there.
32. Chenille this panel of Belle for a Christmas gift. I need to layer it, and then proceed from there.
33. Chenille this panel of Belle for a Christmas gift. It matches the one before, the only difference is the minky on the back, and I'm sure the binding will be different. I need to layer it, and then proceed from there.
34. Chenille this panel of Donald Duck for a Christmas gift. It has been layered, I just need to sew rows and finish it off.
35. Chenille this panel of Little Mermaid for myself. This will be the last panel to be chenilled as I come last.
36. Finish snowflake pillow (shared at 12 Days of Christmas hosted by Confessions of a Fabric Addict), and make a second one for a Christmas gift and creating a tutorial. I received several requests during my blog hop stop for a tutorial for this one. I like it enough that I won't mind re-creating it.
37. Dr. Who quilt, finish as I have started cutting it out. This was an intended gift for my husband on Valentine's Day almost two years ago.
38. New baby quilt, pattern and fabric has been picked out. I just need to put it together.
39. Seth's toddler quilt. The pattern and fabric has been picked out, it just needs to be put together.
40. Natalie's wall hanging. The fabric has been picked out and the idea is in my head. I just need to put it on paper and figure out how to do the blocks as I do not have a pattern for it.
41. Storm at Sea quilt I started at the San Diego Quilt Show. I have it all drawn out as to what I want to do, making it about 60" by 60". This is the small quilt because I plan to make a scrappy teal/blue/green on that will be even bigger. My Mom bought the templates, so I just need to borrow them from her to get cracking.
42. Proud Mary is from Splash of Color by Jackie Kunkel. She was to come to the San Diego Quilt Show, however her class was cancelled. However, I found a quilt along at Busy Hands Quilts, and I will be joining by doing this quilt. All of my fabrics are picked out, and they are all currently being starched so i can get to the next step. I want to make all of the goals with the quilt along, so I better stay on top of it!
Another long list this quarter. I hope to remove between 12-15 items from the list and make progress on a few more. I have several holidays over the next few months, and I plan to get ahead in all of the holiday festivities so nothing is done at the last minute (at least that is the goal). I look forward to seeing what everyone is working on this quarter. Linking up to Throw a Wrench in the Works for the 2017 Finish-A-Long.
-Christina
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Goodies From the San Diego Quilt Show
This past weekend I was able to attend the San Diego Quilt Show. I took a class on Thursday and then on Saturday my Mom and I got to walk around the show and of course look at the variety of items being sold by various vendors in the industry. I found some fabric for in colors (purple, yellow and orange) that I am lacking variety in for my stash, and I found something that I am really excited about.
First stop was Sew Hut. I was able to find a few fat quarters in each of the colors that I needed. They were folded so nicely.
Second stop was Quilt in a Day. Who can pass up $6.00 a yard? If you finish the bolt, then it drops to $5.50 a yard. They had no oranges, but I was able to find some great purples and yellows. I love the pink/purple selection.
Third stop was Elkhorn Quilt Company from Mesa, Az. They had some great modern fabrics, and some awesome bundles. I was able to find an orange fat quarter bundle that I grabbed quickly because it is exactly what I needed to enhance the stash.
My fourth and final stop, and the one that has me still excited about what I got (that means it is pretty big). I found a thimbles place and it is Thimbles by TJ Lane. She had exactly what I was looking for (a shield is what she is naming it), was so nice and friendly (her husband was awesome too), and was able to get my exact size so it fits perfect on my finger. I love that she backs her work 100%, they are gorgeous, the pictures are great but to be able to see, and touch them made me even more in awe of her work. My shield had to be made a little smaller to fit exactly where I want it on my finger, so she took it home and was going to solder it and send it back to me, of course after we got the perfect fit. I should have it by the end of the week. I recommend her products, and Bonnie Hunter also highly recommends her thimbles too.
Due to a lot of stash enhancements that have been going on behind the scenes (I'm sorry, my LQS has their staff stash sale at the same time as the quilt show so I stopped there twice to browse, and of course found many things that needed to come home with me, and finding kits online, and buying scraps online, and buying but not completing), my stash is taking over the apartment (literally). As a result, I am going on a craft supplies diet. I have written up the terms and conditions that my husband has agreed too, and the biggest thing is if I break my diet rules, I have to extend it another month for each offense, and remove the same amount of yardage I bought from my stash.
There are of course a few exceptions which include if I need something to finish a project I'm working on, the Breakfast Club kit for next semester, and fabric for a baby quilt that I need to make, but currently awaiting further information from the Mom-to-be. This diet includes all craft supplies, so no more yarn, cross stitch kits, fabric, quilt kits or beads. I'm hopeful that I will make it through and come out unscathed. It will just encourage me to work on some projects and finish them, and if I need additional supplies to finish said project I will be able to shop to get my fix but I will still have a purpose for what I'm buying, and nothing else can pop in my basket at the same time. Wish me luck, it started October 1 and goes through to the end of the year, December 31. My husband already tempted me, but I held my ground and said no, he could not figure out why, then I explained that I did not need anything, and realized what he had done LOL!
Come back later to check out my Finish-a-Long goals, and the quilts I saw and took pictures of at the San Diego Quilt Show.
Sharing at Bee Social with Sew Fresh Quilts. Let us see what everyone is working on.
-Christina
First stop was Sew Hut. I was able to find a few fat quarters in each of the colors that I needed. They were folded so nicely.
Second stop was Quilt in a Day. Who can pass up $6.00 a yard? If you finish the bolt, then it drops to $5.50 a yard. They had no oranges, but I was able to find some great purples and yellows. I love the pink/purple selection.
Third stop was Elkhorn Quilt Company from Mesa, Az. They had some great modern fabrics, and some awesome bundles. I was able to find an orange fat quarter bundle that I grabbed quickly because it is exactly what I needed to enhance the stash.
There are of course a few exceptions which include if I need something to finish a project I'm working on, the Breakfast Club kit for next semester, and fabric for a baby quilt that I need to make, but currently awaiting further information from the Mom-to-be. This diet includes all craft supplies, so no more yarn, cross stitch kits, fabric, quilt kits or beads. I'm hopeful that I will make it through and come out unscathed. It will just encourage me to work on some projects and finish them, and if I need additional supplies to finish said project I will be able to shop to get my fix but I will still have a purpose for what I'm buying, and nothing else can pop in my basket at the same time. Wish me luck, it started October 1 and goes through to the end of the year, December 31. My husband already tempted me, but I held my ground and said no, he could not figure out why, then I explained that I did not need anything, and realized what he had done LOL!
Come back later to check out my Finish-a-Long goals, and the quilts I saw and took pictures of at the San Diego Quilt Show.
Sharing at Bee Social with Sew Fresh Quilts. Let us see what everyone is working on.
-Christina
Monday, October 2, 2017
Design Wall Monday
Last week I was prepared for my Storm at Sea class before it started, just barley, but I made it. You can read about my experience here.
This week has smaller goals as I have to perform my monthly cleaning (not fun, but needs to be done) and I will be away from my sewing machine during the weekend.
The first goal is to start cutting out step 3 of Royal Gardens, which is my Breakfast Club's assignment at my LQS. I would like to try and get it done early, and not be doing it last minute like I have been a few times (okay, more like most of the time).
Second is to cut out this lovely baby quilt, which will be a simple rail fence quilt. I am going to make it scrappy, so I need to cut each individual piece out and then start sewing. I did not make any progress on this last three weeks and failed to work on it and get it to a flimsy stage by the end of September for my OMG. So I really hope I can this week.
This week has smaller goals as I have to perform my monthly cleaning (not fun, but needs to be done) and I will be away from my sewing machine during the weekend.
The first goal is to start cutting out step 3 of Royal Gardens, which is my Breakfast Club's assignment at my LQS. I would like to try and get it done early, and not be doing it last minute like I have been a few times (okay, more like most of the time).
Third goal is to make progress on a surprise quilt. I want to cut out the next section this week, but I can not do it while dear hubby is around, as it is a surprise for him. Shhh, do not tell him. (Due to this fact no pictures, I will share when I get it completed. Hopefully before Christmas or maybe Valentines Day.) I have not made progress on this item for the last three weeks.
While I am away from my machine this week, I am going to be working on this lovely cross stitch. I have a long way to go, but if I can make some serious progress I will be very happy.
The last item is when I have spare time in the evening, which is to finish knitting this afghan. I have about 6 rows left, maybe 9 depending upon size. I have a deadline (even though it keeps changing!), and I'm close to getting it done.
My heart goes out to everyone involved in the terrible destruction and life changing events last night in Las Vegas. I will be praying, but also be thankful to all of the first responders both on duty and off duty who helped so many people last night.
I'm excited to see what everyone else is working on!
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