Make-A-List Monday

Make-A-List Monday

The Week of May 14, 2012

(in review)

1.  Work on The Village Quilter BOM's Appomattox & Building Blocks.

I finished piecing Appomattox, and it is ready to be quilted. I used the pattern Baker's Dozen by Charlotte Humphrey.  I took pictures of just six of the thirteen blocks.

 I did three blocks from the Building Blocks quilt.  I like the first two blocks but I may redo the bottom center block.  I don't like the way the stripe fabric is off center. 

2.  Work on the next clue of Heather Spence's Mystery Quilt.

I was able to finish two clues for this mystery.  The next clue will be released on Friday.

3.  Continue to work on the NJ Shop Hop quilt and The Pennington Quilt Works 2011 Saturday Sampler as Leader/Ender projects.

 This is the prep work for the Leader/Ender construction of the following sawtooth stars for the PQW 2011 Saturday Sampler..

     I need to make 112 sawtooth stars. 

This is the prep work for the Leader/Ender construction of the Jacob's Ladder blocks for the NJ Shop Hop quilt.

All prep work is complete (flying geese, HST and 4-patches)  Now the fun begins.  I expect these two projects to take most of the summer to complete.  I will post pictures of any progress that is made.

4.  Make a cuddle quilt for Baby Boy Hutchinson.

For this "quilt" I simply added a French-fold binding to some double sided, baby blue Cuddle fabric.  It is sooooo soft!

BTW---NO baby news yet! Twenty-four days to go!

5.  Work on Kindred Quilts 2011 Saturday Sampler. 

I finished piecing the top of this quilt.  I have included pictures of two of the blocks.  The pattern is Grandmother's Sampler by Lori Smith.  I have ordered the same fabric as the cornerstones for backing fabric.  As soon as it arrives it will be ready for quilting.

I finished quilting another bed runner on Annie this week, also.  This was definitely a very productive week.

The Week of May 21, 2012 

1.  Complete two quilt tops for Quilts for Kids and quilt three quilts on Annie.  I'm using a self-written hexagon pattern for the two quilts I am piecing.  These three quilts need to be done by June 6th.

2.  Complete the next clue in Heather Spence's Mystery Quilt.  After the first 4 clues, I think the quilt will be set on point. 

3.  Prepare my fabrics for the spring mystery hosted by QT Mystery Quilts on June 2, 2012.  Oh boy...another mystery quilt.  Can you tell i just LOVE mysteries?  I can't wait for this one to start.

4.  Complete two blocks for the Quilt Square Quilt Along hosted by Jo from Jo's Country Junction.  

This month's blocks use the Trip Around the World pattern. 

5.  Work on my two blocks for the 2012 PQW Saturday Sampler.   These blocks need to be completed by June 6th so I have a little time to work on them.  

Let the fun begin!

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn  

Make-A-List Monday

Make-A-List Monday

The Week of May 6th

(in review)

1.  Complete DMIL's Mother's Day Gift. 

 Serene Strips

I made this pretty bed runner for my DMIL.  I used a jelly roll called Summer Breeze II by Moda.

 The pattern came from the book

 Bed Runners - Using Precut Fabrics

 by Kathy Brown.

  

 By altering the pattern slightly I was able to make two bed runners from one jelly roll and some border fabric. 

This is such a pretty addition to a bed for the spring and summer seasons.

2.  Complete two Dear Jane triangles.

These two triangles will be on the bottom row of the quilt, 11th and 12th from the left.

Currently my Dear Jane numbers are:  

Blocks       152
Triangles     38
Corners        0
Pieces      4001

3.  Work on my Mystery Quilt by Heather Spence Designs.  

So far I have completed the first two clues.  A new clue comes out every Friday.  The concept is simple. Twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, Heather presents a mystery quilt.  She charges $10 to participate.  All money raised will go to a cancer patient who needs financial help with his/her medical bills.

I know it is hard to tell because the picture is dark, but the colors are dark sage green and purple...not black.

4.  Do a few Just Takes 2  quilt blocks.

I'm pleased with the way these blocks look.  I paper-pieced the flying Geese and the square in a square.  The feathered star was difficult because it contains some partial seams.

5.  Work on The Pennington Quilt Works Saturday Sampler from 2011.  

I am doing the Home and Ocean colorways in the full size (91" x 104") The pattern is called Wedding Bands by Judy Martin. Much to my dismay, when I pulled these quilts out to work on them I realized I have quite a bit of work ahead of me.  I have the 24 (12 1/2") squares done.  Now I am working on 116 (6 1/2") Sawtooth Stars.  UGH!  Each star consists of 4 flying geese.  That is a total of 464 flying geese.  Double UGH!  I am using Deb Tucker's Wing Clipper so even though I will have perfect flying geese when I am done...each one needs to be trimmed.  I have most of these geese sewn and pressed.  I have none of them trimmed.  Once I get all the geese done I can start making my Sawtooth Stars as a leader/ender project.

 6.  Work on the NJ Shop Hop quilt as a leader/ender project.  I am currently making a lot of HST's and 4-patches.  

The Week of May 14, 2012

1.  Work on The Village Quilter BOM Appamattox & Building Blocks.

2.  Work on the next clue of Heather Spence's Mystery Quilt.

3.  Continue to work on the NJ Shop Hop quilt and The Pennington Quilt Works 2011 Saturday Sampler as Leader/Ender  projects.

4. Make a cuddle quilt for Baby Boy Hutchinson.


5.  Work on Kindred Quilts 2011 Saturday Sampler.  The pattern used for this BOM is Grandmother's Sampler by Lori Smith.  It was offered in four colorways.  I chose the winter colorway which uses a lot of greens, reds and tans.

All Blocks are complete for this quilt.  All I need to do is add sashing and borders for the top to be complete.

All these things should keep me very busy.

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn

Show & Tell Tuesday

Show & Tell Tuesday 

I have two quilts to share today.  

Kaleidoscope of Kolor

 I made Kaleidoscope of Kolor in 2010.  I used a black background and Shadow Play fabrics by Maywood Studios in Jewel tones.  

The completed quilt measures 96" x 100".   This pattern is by Thea D. Jirak of Quilting Delights.

Using black as a background color was new to me.  I also used Quilter's Dream black batting.  I am very happy with the finished quilt.

Strawberry Fields

The next quilt I will share is only the second quilt I ever made.  It is a simple 9 patch that measures 37" x 49".  I made this quilt in 2007 right after I made the same quilt in shades of blue. 

 

 I chose the colors of burgundy and hunter green to match my family room. 

 I love to look back at some of these first quilts to see how far I have come and how much I have learned.  I am fortunate to have taken many classes from some wonderful teachers.  I am especially grateful to my first teacher, Pat O'Brien of Pat's Custom Crafts.   Pat was the first teacher to infect me with "Quilt Pox" and I will be forever grateful.

Next week I will share the gift I made for my DMIL for Mother's Day and a few other quilts I've made over the years.

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn

Make-A-List Monday

Make-A-List Monday

The week of April 30, 2012

(in review)

1. Work on the April and May Blocks of the Month for Craftsy. 

The first April block is called Hexi Stripe.

The second April block is called Sunny with a Chance of Hex.

Both blocks were English Paper-Pieced and then appliqued.

Next I worked on the May blocks.

The first May block is called Modern Log Cabin.

The second May block is called Wonky 5-Sided Log Cabin.

Both of these blocks were put together free-form.  There were no real rules...just what looked good to the quilter.  I love the way all 4 blocks turned out.

2.  Make a present for my DMIL for Mother's Day.  My gift is in progress.  Here is a sneak peak.  I will show the completed gift next week.

3.  Attend Quilts for Kids at Pennington Quilt Works.  I turned in the three John Deere quilts I made.  I started working on two hexagon quilts, as well.  Hopefully I will have them completed by June 5th.

4.  Prepare my chosen NJ Shop Hop quilt as a leader/ender project.  The center of my quilt is cut and partially pieced using the leader/ender method.  Unfortunately, as I started working on the quilt I have noticed a few errors on the pattern.  One glaring error is that there are no fabric requirements for the background fabric.  I have emailed Mouse Creek Quilts twice but I have not received a response.  I guess I will just have to figure this one out on my own. 

5.  Complete a few Dear Jane blocks.  I was able to complete 6 Dear Jane blocks this week.

These blocks will all be in the 12th row.  They are named as follows (left to right...top to bottom):

                                            

                                                   St. George's Cross

                                         Chattanooga Charlie

                                         Maze of Madness

                                         Town Square

                                         Box Kite

                                         Walter's Place

 Currently my Dear Jane numbers are:   152 Squares

                                                            36 Triangles

                                                           0 Corners

                                                    3949 Pieces

This past week was very productive.  Let's see what this week has in store.

The Week of  May 7, 2012

1.  Complete DMIL Mother's Day gift.  It is almost done.  Just a little hand work left to do.

2.  Complete two Dear Jane triangles.  The two triangles I will work on this week are on the bottom row, 11th and 12th from the left. 

3.  Work on my Mystery Quilt by Heather Spence Designs.

4.  Do a few Just Takes 2 quilt blocks.

5.  Work on The Pennington Quilt Works Saturday Sampler from 2011.  I did two colorways of this quilt.  All blocks are complete but now I need to do a lot of extra blocks and then put them both together.  I am going to work on the Ocean colorway this week.

All participants were required to purchase Judy Martin's book Stellar Quilts.  The sampler quilt blocks we made will be put together using a layout from Judy's book. 

I am a big fan of Judy Martin.  I made her Shakespeare in the Park quilt a few years ago.

I presented it to my DS and DDIL as their wedding quilt.  This pattern can be found in Judy's book entitled, The Creative Pattern Book.

These five things should keep me very busy this week.

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn

Show & Tell Tuesday

Show & Tell Tuesday

Today I have four quilts to share.  The first two I made in 2008 and the second two I just made in the past few weeks.

After The Sunset

After the Sunset is a pattern by Jessamy Thompson.  It was originally entitled:  Charming Too and it features Hoffman's Watercolor Wraps fabric.  It was one of the first quilts I made in 2008.

The pattern came from a free download from Hoffman Fabrics.  It measures 40" square.

Dancing on Ice

This quilt was originally entitled:  Simply Charming and it is also designed by Jessamy Thompson..  The Hoffman Watercolor Wraps used in Dancing on Ice is a much cooler palette than the one used in After the Sunset.

This pattern was also a free download from Hoffman Fabrics and it measures 40" square as well.

The next two quilts were presented to my friend, Megan, at her baby shower this weekend. 

Disappearing 9 Patch for Avery

When I found out that Megan was having a little girl I immediately thought of the colors of pink and green.  I began gathering my fabric and started working on this pretty Disappearing 9 Patch.  

As a supplement to the quilt I decided to go on her baby gift registry to find a little extra something.  This is when I discovered her nursery colors to be yellow and gray...not pink!

Back to the design board!!

Recess For Avery

Recess for Avery is a quilt designed by Debbie Maddy.  The original quilt calls for using one turnover but I chose to use fat quarters.

The original quilt measured 52" x 52" and called for only a plain border.  I decided to add the pieced border to give it a little extra punch.  The result is a quilt the measures closer to 65" X 65".  

A little large for a baby quilt but it is

 one that she can grow into.  

I wish Megan, Mike and little baby Avery much happiness!!!

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn