Design Wall Monday, October 3, 2011

 

Here's Kit Kat Mama.  I will be attending a class at Country Loft in La Mesa on Friday to make my own.  I have found some cute names for my cats.  Korabell is Mama and Kitty, Krissy, and Karl are her kittens.  There will be more posts about this project as I bring my supplies together and take the class.

This past Thursday was the last workshop to make this project, Crazy Cats.  I'll be calling my project, Katnip Krazy.  Earlier posts will give you more information if you are interested in making one of your own.  The quilt pictured adds a real cute mouse design into the border.  The idea comes from Julanne who taught the class.  My project is coming along nicely.  I have all the cats done and four of the 12 flowers.  I have a purple for the border and will use scraps from the project for the mice.  I will probably remake one of the flowers as I like the way the one two in on the top row has a background that matches the border.  Wasn't aware of the border when I selected the original flower fabrics.  No biggy, I'll just put the extra flower on the back as part of the label. 

Thanks Julanne for a great workshop.  I will certainly be taking more from Julanne with these Buggy Barn designs.

Kolonial has had no progress.  I really want to be working on this project.  I've had some exciting news recently and having this project done would be great.

I'm at assembling the components into the main block designs.  I have just had too many things going on with more demanding due dates.

Mom is helping me use stash too!   Thank you Mom.  This is one of her charity tops.  It is a strip block design and I am providing from my stash the back.  I have lots of novelty fabrics in colors that work with the top to be used.

What took most of my time the last couple of days was finishing the September UFO with Patchwork Times.  It is the last block on the row by itself, the pansy, soon to be followed by October UFO, meadow buttercup.  These blocks are my Kourageous project.  I'm telling you now I will not wait until the last minute again. 

The meadow buttercup isn't nearly as complex as others have been with just 18 Sections and a total of 89 pieces.  I will be selecting black and white fabric this time as there aren't enough of these colors in the mix.  There are only two more flowers to be chosen to finish off what I plan to use for Kourageous.  Among the possibilities are magnolias, a heartsease, a thistle, a calla lily, and several others.

Do you think I have enough going on yet?  Patches and Pinwheels a Bonnie Hunter design is a 2011 UFO also.  My project is called Komplikated.  I'm way behind on finishing these.  I've got three Judy Niemeyer projects still to go plus more if I get through my list to do in 2011.

Well I think I've covered just about everything that's active in my sewing room.  I'm working to get through each and every one.  Wish I had a few days...perhaps a week...to sit and sew.  Hey where and when is the next Quilting Retreat?  Look for other wonderful project from the group of quilters that are participating this week on Patchwork Times.

Sunday Stash Report, October 2, 2011

Awhile ago I participated for a second time in a 6" block swap.  During the week I got two blocks.  Bringing my total to a total of four.  Not sure this is well received seems like I remember the exchange should have brought me enough to make a lap quilt...  Oh well, I played along but please don't involve me again...thank you!

I did make some purchases this week and unfortunately I still have not been able to finish Kolonial. 

Three of the fabrics are just because; shall we say stash enhancers?  I picked up the three one yard pieces on the top right from Quilter's Coop in Temecula while walking the streets during the Temecula Outdoor Quilt Show.  What a nice shop they have on Old Town Front Street.  While there I was enticed to pick up a kit for my Mom that makes a Christmas Tree Pin and a pattern for a small 17" x 22" quilt project called Little School Girl by Lori Smith.

The bottom right are fabrics that do have a need for my Kit Kat Mama doll.  I purchased these two half yard pieces from the Temecula Quilt Co on Temecula Parkway.  I was there to attend their Grand Opening.  They have a Red and White Quilt Show going on during the month of October.  This is the show that my Krimson Khat is being displayed.  I have photos to share of this event another time.  Back to the need for the fabric...the class is coming on Friday at Country Loft.  They will be for Korabell the Mama cat.  She has a bibbed skirt and pantaloons.  I've got more to pull from my stash to dress the three doll kitties; Kitty, Krissy, and Karl.  I will have a post about this project a bit later this week.  I also picked up a pattern book for several of the small Red and White quilts that were part of the show.  None of the patterns needs more than half a yard of a light and a dark.  The largest pattern is no bigger than 18" x 24".  I'm rather partial to the Tree of Life design that makes up 11" x 13".

The top left fabric, 1-1/4 yards, is the borders for Katnip Krazy.  The final class was this past Thursday at Amidon's with Julanne.  I didn't have the yardage requirements or the instructions for the mice border until then.  This purple batik had just the right things going on.  The border is adorable with mice running about.  I will be using pieces left from the cats and flowers for the mice.  A later post with more about this project is coming as well.

So my used stays unchanged and my purchased accumulates to 104 yards.

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 192.50 yards
Purchased this week: 5.25 yards
Purchased YTD: 104 yards
Net Fabric Used in 2011: 88.5 yards

Och!  My Purchased YTD has exceeded my Net Fabric Used in 2011!  I best get something done.  Hope you did better than me this week.  Check out others progress at Patchwork Times.

2011 UFO #11 Kourageous Pansy, October 2, 2011

I never thought I'd get the Pansy block done in time...but low and behold here it is!

Pansy (UFO #11 ) September 2011

At 9am I was halfway there.



I left to see two quilt shows in Temecula.  Not good planning since I really should have stayed to accomplish what I delayed all month long getting done.  When I returned from a fabulous day I started right away with the task of finishing. 

By 8pm I was four sections shy of completion.

Out for a bite to eat at one of our favorite Thai restaurants and back to finish the remaining sections.  I'm so excited with this block and absolutely no problems this month with fabrics in the wrong places.  Once again Bonnie I'm ready if your willing for paper removal!

So I'm finished with nine UFOs to date. Judy...I'm ready for October's! Here's what Kourageous looks like so far. I've still got to get the paper off the Pansy, but at 11:59pm it was finished!


#5 Meadow Buttercup is up next.  I have yet to count the sections and pieces.  The design this time is by Claudia Hasenbach.  I will let you know more details on this flower in tomorrows post.

Check out other UFO completions for this month at Patchwork Times.