Design Wall Monday, June 3, 2013

Koriander Kompass, 2011 UFO

I have all the border units pieced.  All compass centers are ready for applique.  Finally, I started the sashing.  I put the center sashing pieces on both sides of the center blocks.  At this point the compass centers need to be appliqued in place while the blocks are easy to work with.  But for now...

Kloudburst, 2013 June UFO

Kloudburst has taken over the design wall.  I'll be working on color arrangements within the blocks so I've only gotten to the units within each block.  I don't know if the colors are very representative in the photo.  The darkest color is a royal blue, next is the burgundy, and then two shades of gold.  This project will go together fast until I get to the pieced piano key border...

Kwitcherbitchin

I've gotten Kwitcherbitchin to the hand sewing part.  Working with black binding requires daylight!  I'll be working on it a bit later today when I get home from work.  Lunchtime will be spent appliqueing compass centers.

Hope you are working on something fun this week.  See more projects through the links at Patchwork Times.

Sunday Stash Report, June 2, 2013

Kwitcherbitchin

Kwitcherbitchin is in line for binding.  I'll have this done sometime today along with working on Koriander Kompass.

Koriander Kompass

Due to the center fabric colors I moved some of the blocks around again.  The dark blocks are still in the corners; it is the pinks that I moved a bit.  So how do all these centers look?  I have 28 more background units to make.  I have most of what I need cut out; time for sewing them together.  Chore day should give me enough sewing time.

Monday should be ready to start assembling June 2013 UFO #9 Kloudburst.  I have nothing to report this week either purchase or used.  Next week looks pretty good for yardage from Koriander Kompass.  Kerry has March 2013 UFO #1 Khambray next up for quilting.  If you are interested in seeing either of these two 2013 UFO projects check out my 2013 UFO Page.

Used this week:  0 yards

Used YTD:  155 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  47.25 yards

Net Fabric Used in 2013:  107.75 yards

There are more quilters using their fabrics...or purchasing more for projects that they are inspired to make.  See the several links at Patchwork Times.  Enjoy your Sunday!

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Kloudburst, #9 June 2013 UFO

Did you see the Thirteen in '13 UFO Parade Aunt Marti has on her blog 52Quilts.com?  There were a bunch of us who finished May's challenge.  Next number selected is #9 that for me is Kloudburst.  I have my project all cut out and ready for assembly.  Sure makes the going quicker to have that time consuming step out of the way.  Actually the biggest step for me is the selection of fabrics from my stash...making them work AND having enough fabric on what you finally choose.  I am positive all of you scrap quilters understand this all to well =^.^=  For more information on my Kloudburst project you can check here.

Koriander Kompass, 2011 UFO

I appreciate all the suggestions you have come up with regarding the placement of blocks to make the colors work together better.  I have moved the darks to the corners and kept the bright pink in the center.  I sewed at least another hundred 2" HSTs yesterday and used Kerry's protractor to mark and cut the freezer paper compass center template.  I assembled only a few border units before bedtime.  I figure I have the weekend yet to work on Koriander Kompass.  I'm just so close now don't want to pack it up quite yet...

Kerry finished the quilting of my Kwitcherbitchin quilt yesterday.  I will be anxious to get it trimmed up, sleeve prepared, binding prepared, sewed on, hand sewed down, and label in place.  Kwitcherbitchin is a black, gray, neutral, and bright green Bonnie Hunter design called Pfefferneuse.  (Pattern is in her String Fling book.)  I have two guild meetings just two weeks away where I will be anxious to show her off.  For you lucky followers though there won't be two weeks to wait!

Have a great Saturday, hope there is something fun planned for your day.