UFO Done! Monday, February 28, 2011

Geese in Flight is done!  This is the first of five 2011 UFOs to finish in the challenge with BAE Systems Quilters this year. 

I won these blocks in December 2009 with the BAE Systems Quilters in a project coordinated by Susan.  It's not a very big quilt as it finishes at just 30" x 30".  It will be offered to employees at BAE Systems with proceeds going to our company's charity partner.  If it doesn't sell in a reasonable amount of time it's destined for Project Linus.  The quilting is especially nice so I've included a picture of the back as well.  Thanks Kerry for your part of this donation.

Have you been working down your challenges this year?



Sunday Stash Report, February 27, 2011

Don't have too much going on in my Sewing Room, but lots of hand sewing accumulating...  Okay, DH bring on the Netflix I'm ready!

Denim Quilt 1 (there are two more being quilted yet).  See the label?  How neat is that to find!  The navy stripe really looks good as the back and binding with the denim.

This is my first UFO completion with the BAE Systems Quilters 2011 UFO Challenge.  I'll be working on the binding of  this one first.  Tomorrow is it's deadline.  Don't you love the quilting?

Remember Krimson Khat?  I just got this one back from Kerry yesterday.  Can't wait to get started on this Big Red quilt!  The red thread and the "dove" quilting pattern really look fabulous.

I only had a little used this week.  The used went for the back of the UFO and the four blocks for Sunshine Quilt Guild's BOM for March that I finished (I'll show you these tomorrow from my design wall).  So now to report my stash after two months of 2011.

Used this week: 1.75 yards
Used YTD: 54.75 yards
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 6.25 yards
Net Fabric Used in 2011: 48.5 yards

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Design Wall Monday, February 21, 2011

I look forward to this day--how about you?  Here's what is on my wall (and sewing table) today.

This is a completion of UFO #10 Kourageous Cranesbill block.  This is the second of 12 blocks that I'll be making using animal skin themed fabrics.  I'm excited about this project.  I've been thinking of it for several years and of course collecting the fabrics along the way.  This one uses several fabrics that a very nice classmate gifted me during my Bonnie Hunter Star Struck workshop at Road to California in January (she was using animal theme fabrics for her Star Struck project).  I don't remember your name :( but I'm oh so happy you found it possible to give me some of your stash! 

I'm really looking forward to the next number that will be pulled to complete in March with Judy's Patchwork Times 2011 UFO Challenge.  March 1, 2011 can't come soon enough!

Here's what I started with.  A picture of Mother Nature's Cranesbill, the pieced pattern that  Claudia Hasenbach designed, the fabric to pattern rendition of my crazy idea, and the finish. 

I did have one hiccup along the way.  Do you see it?

That darn blossom and background got switched around...I blame it on the looking up to keep track of the Daytona 500 NASCAR Race that was on the TV keeping me company...not that I'm crazy about NASCAR, but wasn't that finish spectacular?  What a way to finish your 20th birthday...!

This last photo is my 1st 2011 UFO Project with BAE Systems Quilters due the end of February.  With this Challenge I'll be completing five projects during the year; one every other month.   It's as a result of winning the December 2009 Block of the Month coordinated by Susan Mugg for our guild.  Proceeds will go to the BAE Charity Challenge Partner who is the USO this year.  We've not been very successful of late selling to our coworkers for this charity; so if it doesn't sell within a reasonable amount of time it will be donated to a local charity.  It is from a design published in Quilter's World, October 2009 publication called Geese in Flight in their "The Last Stitch" segment.

So what's going on in your neck of the woods...  See you back here soon.

Happy Quilting!

Design Wall Monday, February 7, 2011

What a great Superbowl Sunday we had at our place.  We had five chairs arranged stadium style in our family room to watch the game on the big screen.  It was a good game with, according to our place, the correct team starting off, holding on, and winning the game.  We will all admit that the 3rd quarter was somewhat of a nail biter!  The Rubens were every bit as tasty as I'd hoped and all the healthy goodies during the game kept our tongues and stomachs happy.  There were some empty soldiers that lined the recycle bin after the kitchen was cleaned!

Well we are into our first full week of February and beyond much more than thinking about them (two) being done at the end of this short month I've not done much more to either.  I've got to get busy!  Here's what's simmering in my studio...what's going on in yours?  Check out other design walls today via Patchwork Times.



animal fabrics!

2011 UFO Challenges, January 1, 2011

Happy New Years!
Here are my ten 2011 UFO Challenges.

#1  Kourageous.  This is an idea for a project that I thought of about three years ago.  It was started collecting fabrics during the 2008 Cruisin' Quilters Run.  It will be a collection of foundation pieced exotic flower blocks using animal skin themed fabrics with a black/dark brown background.  This UFO will be done as a BOM on Patchwork Times 2011 UFO Challenge.  Each month a number is selected I'll do that block.  Should be fun!  Here's a picture of the fabrics I'll be using.

Done...in blocks ready to assemble.

#2  Geese in Flight.  This is a group of blocks won in December 2009 with the BAE Systems Quilters.  This quilt will go to charity.

Done

#3  Koda's Keeper.  This is a group of blocks from a Block Exchange started in September 2007 with Canyon Quilters.  This quilt was the quilt made for my brother Steve and his wife Tammy.  It's named as the parent of Koda that is the first quilt made for my niece Morgan.  Both quilts were designed to match the bear theme of Morgan's nursery.

Done

#4  Kartwheels.  This is a pattern by Judy Niemeyer called Mariner's Star.  I've purchased the back and several FQs from Sew Batik in July 2009.  The rest of the fabrics needed will be pulled from my stash.

Done

#5  Komfort Kove.  This is a pattern by Theresa Eisinger called Pinwheel Cove that was published in the Quiltmaker Magazine July/August 2010 issue.  I've got the back and the white fabric (pieces cut).  The rest of the fabrics needed will also be pulled from my stash.

Done

#6  Krossfire.  This is a pattern by Judy Niemeyer called Jumping Jax Flash.  I've got the back and the rest of the fabrics will come from my stash.

#7  Kurry.  Judy Niemeyer pattern called Briar Patch.  Only back purchased for this.  Again a stash buster!

#8  Koriander Kompass.  Brenda Henning pattern called Spice Islands Compass published in the Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting Magazine March/April 2007 issue.  Have only one other piece of fabric besides the back.  If I have enough stash it will be a buster too.

In Work

#9  Kaskade.  Deb Lutrell designed this one that she calls Ice Castles.  It's from McCall's Quilting January/February 2009 issue.  I have two pieces of fabric with hopes of getting a piece I love for the back from Quilters Connection.  It has my name on the piece, but its first slated for the owner of the shop...I may have an opportunity to what's left.  If not I'll be purchasing something.  By this time it's doubtful that large pieces will be in the dwindling stash :) (a good thing).  Other fabrics will come from my stash as this is also a scrappy quilt project.

#10  Komplikated.  Bonnie Hunter designed this one she calls Patches and Pinwheels.  I first saw it in the September/October 2008 Quiltmaker Magazine issue.  This one is definitely a scrappy quilt.  It will empty my 2" stash strips and blocks stash for sure.  I'll put a border on it based on the color the center calls out for.  This is a picture of Bonnie's quilt.

Done

So I've got my challenges cut out for me for this coming year.  Check back to see how I keep up with them all.  Hope you've set some goals for yourself in 2011.  Keep your hands busy with needle and thread (and your favorite sewing machine).  Happy 2011!