Design Wall Monday, December 28, 2020

It has been a long time coming, but I've finally finished this blue jean quilt.  It will be a charity quilt for the YMCA Battered Womens' Program Becky's House.  This one is sure to please a preteen.  It is a fairly good size, but as you might expect very heavy.  It is called Forever In Blue Jeans by Maho Schwartz from Fons & Porter's Easy Quilts Spring 2014 publication.  This project has been sitting a long time mostly cut out waiting for me to get inspired to finish it.  Darlene gave me that push not too long ago, thank you =^.^=

I also received yet another BOM for the Beware! It's Halloween! project.  This one will have me making eight candy corn blocks.  I may be coming up on the last blocks to receive.  Maybe I should get started making it; what do you think?

This week I will be putting together the BOM for Sunshine Quilt Guild that Susan is coordinating.  She has us making a pinwheel block in Red/White/Blue.  I will also cut the pieces of Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek Part 5.  Maybe even sew the parts...  Have you seen Bonnie's newest pattern called Winter Blues?  I've already purchased it!

Make sure you come back on New Years Day to read my 2020 Year End post.  Until then enjoy the last of 2020.

Sunday Stash Report, December 20, 2020

Forever In Blue Jeans has been in a hold until all kinds of things happen with the termite fumigation.  I do have the batting and printed squares ready to go.  Just need that precious time to sit down and do in my sewing room.  My Sister today sent the song by Neil Diamond to learn if their is something "Kish" to name this project!

Mom sent me a few fabrics this past week.  She's de-stashing to me!  I hope to find something to do with these cute fabrics.

Janet O makes for a special group of family and friends soaps.  I'm honored to be part of this group.  I also received from her the nice sewing bag with the moniquer "Quilter's Rule!...don't we?  Thank you Janet for keeping me in your thoughts.

Midway Wool purchases came in during the week.  I ordered the kit for the candy cane and the snowman.  My tree in 2021 is planned to be full of wool created ornaments.  There is more to come from Etsy in the next few days.  Do be kind to Midway Wool one of our small business across the US borders.  They are entirely online and are awesome in helping you get just what you need from them.  For me they started with the Beware! It's Halloween" BOM started at the 2020 Road to California Quilt Show.  They really care for their clients.  Make them your #1 Wool Team.

Coffee Break is in production.  Kerry provided her scraps from the projects she made.  I've added to them and we shall see what results.  This is a Sunshine Quilt Guild 2020-2021 UFO Incentive Project #7.  It needs to be done before the next meeting in January.  I've got to work it fast so that Kerry's Quilting has enough time to do her part and get it back to me for binding and a label.  Keep your fingers crossed for me as time is not on my side during the holidays!

Koils was returned to me this week along with Kollective Kolors.  Both by the way coined by my sister...  I finished Koils and still stitching Kollective Kolors.  I just love the difference Kerry's Quilting made with the rows of quilting being different.  Something new to both of us for our similar projects.

There has been nothing different to change the stats this week.  Maybe next =^.^=

Used this week:  0 yards
Used YTD:  156.25 yards
Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  23.75 yards

Net used in 2020: 132.5 yard

Design Wall Monday, December 14, 2020

 

Forever in Blue Jeans has been sitting collecting dust since probably 2014.  I had the jeans, the print, and the batting cut up into squares.  Did a little bit of stitching and something else must have drawn my attention away.  This is something I don't usually go towards.  I have sewn with used jeans several times.  The issue with this project was quilting as you go.  Under each of the print squares is the batting which is the part I am not crazy about.  Maybe this is why I find myself with a Ziplock bag collecting dust!  A friend, Darlene, was looking for used jeans that I was happy to provide (thanks to a coworker, Marco, who gives me all of his).  Anyway scavenging around for jeans to gift to Darlene I stumbled upon Forever in Blue Jeans deciding to dust it off and finish it =^.^=  Be prepared friends that I might need some encouragement to get this one done.

Coffee Break by Karla Alexander of Cut Loose Press is the designer of this table runner that will be an everyday one for Mom's table.  I have some scraps that have been set aside for it's making.  You might remember the Christmas Tree table runners I made as gifts last year this time.  This pattern uses the same Creative Grids Spider Web ruler.  It is the 2020 - 2021 Sunshine Quilt Guild UFO Challenge #7 that needs to be done before our January meeting.