Saturday, March 3, 2012

I'll be heading to Rosie's Calico Cupboard this morning. I wWill be meeting up with Debra and Collette to pass off several Chunky Churndashes Swap Blocks. 

 I'll also be looking to purchase a purple similar to the strip of purple you see in this photo of the fabrics that will go into my 2012 March UFO with Patchwork Times.  It's a design by Judy Laquidara she calls Road to Brownwood.  I'll be calling my quilt Konnections to Kollinwood.  You see my parents live on Collinwood Road...

Another reason for meeting up with Debra is to pass along two quilts that will be shown and offered for sale at the 27th Annual Quilt Show & Boutique next weekend Sponsored by the Woman's Club of Lakeside.  It will be held at the Vetrans' Memorial Building on Lindo Lane March 9 and 10 both days from 10 AM to 4 PM.  If you have a chance to stop by Korrecting Koncealled and Koasting will be in the show.

As you can see I purchased the Flying Geese Bloc Loc ruler.  Just got it yesterday at Amidons along with a second size.  I pressed the seams out as instructed; started trimming them up on my Brooklyn Revolver to help turn the goose to the correct direction for cutting.  Today I'll spend much of the day sewing together the blocks of Part 7.  I'm looking forward to getting Kordova Klosure's top together.

I finished my March Sunshine Quilt Guilds BOM.  We were to put anything BUT bugs into bug jars.  I thought the spoons and forks were cute.

There's damage to report on my Sunday Stash Report :(

Sunday Stash Report, August 21, 2011



Kalm

I've been busy this week!  Friday was my OFF Friday...my sewing studio was my haven for most of the day...YIPPEE.  I worked on Bonnie Hunter's Jamestown Landing which is still at the cutting stage, getting the binding sewn on to Komfort Kove to be ready for hand sewing during today's Charger's game, and finishing Kalm.  I also hand sewed in place two labels on Koasting and Komfort Kove.  I'll be helping my Mom with a label later today for one of her quilts.

Kerry and I are working on the September/October Bimonthly Opportunity Quilt for Sunshine Quilt Guild that is our contribution for this membership's year of fundraising efforts.  We are making Buggy Barn's Crazy Jacks.  Kerry will be sewing the candy corn border and I will sew the pumpkins.  I had three of the nine "Jacks" (pumpkins) already sewn before I started on Saturday; now all nine are done and ready to be squared up.  Kerry will be working on the candy corn during the week.

Speaking of squaring up.  Have you seen the Bloc Loc square up rulers?  The company makes them for HSTs and flying geese.  I listened to the excitement at Amidon's about them, watched the video...and decided I must have the HST rulers.  I purchased the set of three that included 2.5", 4.5", and 6.5".  I'll be purchasing the 3.5" when I can find it sold individually.  It comes in other sizes that include 1.5", 5.5", 9.5" and 12.5" I believe.  I'd like to check out the flying geese square up ruler too.  It could be as functional as the HST square ups are to me.

For this week I have the fabric used to make Kalm to claim.  Almost all of it from my stash.  I did purchase two pieces to fill in, but they didn't collect any wrinkles in my storage bins!

Used this week: 9 yards
Used YTD: 181.75 yards
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 94.25 yards
Net Fabric Used in 2011: 87.5 yards

I did purchase the Bloc Loc HST square up rulers...but we aren't counting gizmos...and I'm not going to start!

How did you do this week?

Sunday Stash Report, July 3, 2011

Here it is another week done and another week started.  I've got the 4th off...hope that you do too!  I also took off Tuesday so only 2 days of work this week...YIPPEE!  Stash report has no change this week.  I'm getting closer to being able to claim yardage usage for Kondor's Klutch (aka Bonnie Hunter's design Hawk's Nest), but not this week.

Before I show you my stats this first week of July, here is Koasting.  Koasting is a Judy pattern called Making Ends Meet.  All done and being displayed on the "New Quilt Wall" in my foyer.  Koasting was quilted with jungle animals that are similar to what's in the left border and corner stones.  Koasting was ALL scraps...wish I'd have had enough of the left border to go around, but scraps are what they are if you know what I mean!

Used this week: 0 yards

Used YTD: 126.25 yards

Purchased this week: 0 yards

Purchased YTD: 65.75 yards

Net Fabric Used in 2011: 60.5 yards

Do take a couple of minutes and look out how everyone else is doing using their stash at Patchwork Times.


Sunday Stash Report, June 26, 2011

Happy Birthday Tammy!


I've got a change to my numbers this week YIPPEE!  Thanks to my Mom's sewing and the need to have backs my stash was bitten into pretty good.  I was happy to be the local quilt shop.  Two projects got pieced block backs and the third was one piece.  The good news is a reduction of 11 yards.

Used this week: 11 yards
Used YTD: 126.25 yards
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 65.75 yards
Net Fabric Used in 2011: 60.5 yards

I've been working on my June UFO Kourageous Larkspur this week along with Kondor's Klutch.  Koasting and Kottonwood Kurl are waiting for binding to be finished.  I'll have pictures soon.

Check out more great ways we've used our stash at patchworktimes.com.

Sunday Stash Report, May 15, 2011

I felt very successful after my first quilty lecture at Sunshine Quilters of San Diego in El Cajon, CA on Tuesday of this past week.  The guild took me out to a nice Italian restaurant before the meeting and treated me to a nice gift card for merchandise at Memory Lane Quilt Shop in Santee, CA.  I have a potential for a purchase, but since it's a gift no yardage to add this week.  I'm also at the start of one project and the middle of three others so nothing to claim as used.  A null week!

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 115.25 yards
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 26.5 yards
Net Fabric Used in 2011: 88.75 yards


I used the Quiltmaker Dances With Waves pattern to put together a tutorial on paper piecing.  It is the next post if you are interested.  Awhile back one of my followers asked for it.  I have another tutorial on the product Texture Magic that I will be posting shortly too.  I used the Texture Magic on my Kovers project that is currently in the quilting queue at Kerry's Quilting.  It's fun and easy creating a different element.  Did you hear me say it's easy?

So here's what I'm working on today...Kartwheels. I've got the first four of 12 arcs done. Four each of different dark blues, greens, and purples. You see two of the blues. Green is being sewing now.  I'm using five different backgrounds. The background fabrics are from Sew Batik and the other batiks I'll use are stash (mostly from Memory Lane).  This is a Judy Niemeyer pattern called Mariner's Star and one of my 2011 UFOs.

I've also got Kourageous, Koncealed, and Korrecting Koncealed in work.  You can see where I'm at will all three of these at the end of the month.  Kourageous is my 2011 UFO that I'm doing with Judy's 2011 UFO Challenge.  This month I'm to make a Lily of the Valley block.  The Koncealed quilts are part of the Quiltmaker 2011 Quilt-Along that I'm hosting at Quilters Club of America.

My DH came up with a great name for my Making Ends Meet quilt project, Koasting.  This one is my favorite out of a couple others...Kounting and Kompromising.  What do you think? 

See how others are doing with their stash at Judy's Patchwork Times.

Sunday Stash Report, March 27, 2011

I've spent the entire day sewing pretty much.  It was a lovely day in San Diego!  Besides the weekly chores and meals Judy's Making Ends meet kept me occupied.  I've got the top done.  I had to make a few modifications in the border.  I got through Judy's pieced border and then only had bits and pieces to finish the rest.  I really wanted to use the cute animal print for part of the borders so I came up with a second pieced border.  I like it; how about you?

The quilt finished at 76 x 95.  I'm thinking of a "K" name for this one.  Any ideas come to mind?  The 1.5 yards purchased was needed for another project I've been working on lately. More on this one later in the week.  So how did you do using your stash this week?

Used this week: 18 yards
Used YTD: 82.5 yards

Purchased this week: 1.5 yards

Purchased YTD: 18.5 yards
Net Fabric Used in 2011: 64 yards


Check out more Stash Reports at Patchwork Times.

Design Wall Monday, March 21, 2011

Well Judy I tried.  I just couldn't do it.  Making Ends Meet in a weekend just isn't something I could pull off!  I've got all the components finished, but no steam left over to assemble it into a top.  So this is how Monday begins... 

I'm not certain I'll have enough blue for the 2nd of the 2 inner borders, but maybe...time will tell.  I don't want to cut anything until its sewn to the pieced border.  I'm still planning on the really cute novelty fabric for one side and part of the top.  The rest of the 4" outer border will be pieces of what's left.  I still have a bunch of the green, orange and gold.  I've been giving thought to adding in a zebra print.  What do you think?

Tonight is Canyon Quilt Guild's March monthly meeting.  I'll be meeting up with quilting sisters for dinner and then on to the meeting with guest speaker Laura Wasilowski, the Dean of the Chicago School of Fusing.  I'll be spending the rest of my evening with DH binding the second of three denim quilts.  Hope there is something good in store on TV. 

Find time to be inspired with other Design Walls through Judy's Patchwork Times.

Sunday Stash Report, March 20, 2011

I've been busy in the sewing room since Friday morning!  I've been working hard at Making Ends Meet.  With effort forcused on finishing this project that Judy shared with us in celebration of National Quilting Day.

I finished Step 5 earlier this morning which is why my post isn't until now.  I sure do like this blue fabric.  It is scraps from the back of a quilt that I can't recall.  The green fabric is also scraps from the back of a quilt that I can remember Katastropic Kraze made in 2007.  I'm hoping to use this blue for two inner borders so I've been really conserving it.

This is where I'm at right now.  The Nine-Patches for the pieced borders.

And this cute fabric is for as much of the outer borders as it will stretch.  I'll add pieces of the remaining fabric to get me all the way around.

I'm not quite yet ready to claim stash used, but before the day is out 18 yards will be out of my stash.  It takes 10 yards for the top and another 8 yards for the back and binding.  Next week 18 yards from this project will be taken...but that's next week.

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 64.5 yards
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 17 yards
Net Fabric Used in 2011: 41.25 yards


Check out more Stash Reports at Patchwork Times.

Making Ends Meet, March 19, 2011

Happy National Quilting Day!

I've been busy sewing with Judy's Quilt-Along pretty much all day Friday with a break for a few shopping errands in the afternoon.  So here's where I stand just after noon today. 

Part 1 was sewing all the 144 HST.  I used Triangles on a Roll for mine.  It took me 55 minutes to sew them and then 30 minutes to cut them apart.  Not sure if Judy's method with Triangulations considered her time at this point...if so Triangles on a Roll won by 5 minutes!  Of course I did need to clip the dog ears, pull the paper, and press yet...so Judy where did your time stop?

Part 2 was had us make the Nine-Patch that's in the middle of the star.  Eighteen were made.

Part 3 used the HST from Part 1 to make the star points.  Part 2 Nine-Patches took on some of the star points.  Two versions were made for the stars around the perimeter and the stars in the middle.

Part 4 is where I finished for lunch.  We added another 2 1/2" piece to the star points and then assembled the three variations of stars in this step.  Four for the stars, six for the perimeter, and the last eight go in the middle.

Part 5 starts building the chain that will run through the stars.  I'm looking forward to using my dark dark blue/teal fabric.  With a little luck I should be right on schedule for this project to complete tomorrow!  I'll be watching the SDSU Basketball team at 3pm today and hoping for a win!  Go Aztecs!

Friday, March 18, 2011

It's not yet 8am here in cool but clear San Diego.  The heater is on making it nice and toasty.  Kaos and Koko and I have had breakfast.  I've got my Hot Chocolate made and ready to sip waiting for me on my sewing table.  The parts and pieces are all cut up for Steps 1 - 4 and I'm off!

Darn it I just glanced over to Judy's Patchwork Times blog and Step 5 is up!  Time for me to get busy with what I have.  Progress report in a few hours.

I'm using Triangles on a Roll for Step 1 that is 144 2" finished HSTs!  I'm going to time how long it takes me; see if Triangulations is faster...

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

There is absolutely no sane reason to explain why I've decided to make Judy's newest design.  Judy is running this Quilt-Along on her blog that started yesterday in honor of National Quilting Day.  There are lots of events that quilters will participate in over the weekend.  Do you have anything planned?

Making Ends Meet!

Besides the introduction, steps #1 and #2 are available.  It is a nice pattern and one that I'll pull from my stash!