Heading down the Teal Brick Road

I am at a loss for a name other than April One Monthly Goal.... but it is made from the pattern by Atkinson Designs called Yellow brick Road.... but I see teal.... so... There you go - and that was even with caffeine.... *sigh*

This is my Original Fabrics pull

And here I am - All cut up

And TA -DA

It is a top - 

A top that needs Borders

At this point I am thinking a Small grey border

with a larger teal border

Since that is the fabric I can find in my stash.....

But..

they have these things called * quilt shops*

and maybe....

just maybe....

they have something better??

Thoughts??

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Design Wall Monday
Moving it Forward

Quilt of Valor

Our group made this quilt .

One of us might have a HUGE stack of 5 inch squares - and so she is forcing her fellow QOV stitchers to help her use them up!!  Yep! Meany that she is.

So one of our Sew days We made Disappearing 9 patches .

Ms Deb took the Blocks home and Tada!!

She put this top together ( and one more) and I quilted it.  It is going back to the group to get it's binding.... cuz you know.... I want lots of people to put their love in it ;-)

Close up of the quilting:

Keep Stitchin'

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MidWeek Makers

Progress on the Projects

Remember where I had Projects All over the Place?
Projects

Well..... after much wind and more wind, and then snow and wind.... I have made some progress!!

My leader ender project is now a top - and waiting its turn to be quilted.... I kinda needed it to be done - I needed my Design wall....

And.....  remember the plaid triangle pieces?  Those got stopped.... but that's okay - they were test pieces and I will be working on them this week...

What were they a test for?

This!!

Probably not the final layout, as I have a few more blocks to make - but I wanted to try it in those florals and solids , and so far I like it!  I may however, need to go back to the quilt shop for a *teeny little bit* more fabric!  ( right???)

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Moving it Forward
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Quilts of Valor from Sue and Mary

These two sisters are a tornado when it comes to Quilting.....

Check out these awesome Quilts of Valor from Sue and Mary!!

and!!

Quilts being Loved!!

These three women Combat Veterans

LOVED LOVED LOVED

their Quilts of Valor!!

Projects all over the Place

I am sure a lot of you can relate..... 

There is a lot of colorful goodness going on around here.... are you ready???

First - my actual design wall... sort of a Leader Ender project - has been fast tracked...

I need my Design Wall back - so now I just need to add the top and bottom borders.....

and then - I wanted to try a Triangle quilt. I made some practice blocks, and now... I have a plan - I think I know where I am going. My Dear Lois and the ABC quilters send me some more plaids - and I am going to work them into this plan.... it will be great!

This is why I need my design wall back!   I have started in on my One Monthly Goal Quilt

(yay)

and I like it so far!!!

BUT!!! Because we had a day to goof off.... we went hiking... cuz you know - we can ;-)  

This was our lunch spot - not a bad place at all!

This one is my Favorite - "take the road less traveled"  

Oh ! and.... I went into a quilt shop

Look what followed me home!!

Our local shop *sew Downtown* just moved into a larger location

and lawsy mercy - they added stuff....

It is now a danger zone 

In case any of you thought about stopping by this week:

Happy Stitching all!!

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Jelly Roll Waves is COMPLETE

My accidental version of Busy Hands Jelly Roll Wave Quilt pattern..... is......

COMPLETE!!


And I really really really like it!!

I'm so excited too!!  We are going to use it as an auction Item for the fundraiser at our church. Our small church has outgrown its seams  ( he he - quilting reference) and we are raising money to make it bigger....

I hope the quilt helps a little.
and now ... my son wants me to make another one - oh boy -

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Busy Hands Quilts
TGIF Friday

Wednesdays Quilt of Valor Show!!

I have a QOV sew group ( I know!!!!)  and we meet once a month and have a blast stitching away. Last month Bernie, Charlene and Diane brought the block to make, and had everything all cut out for us! We made 70 blocks - and.... somehow I ended up taking 35 of them home.....

and on the way home.... I had an Epiphany!!!

Okay - maybe just an idea.... so I came home and started playing, and took over another part of the house as I started laying this quilt out.....

The blocks they had us make were the half string blocks.... and I just kept seeing stars.... so - since we still had a bunch of strings left over... I made a few more blocks .....and it  became this  .... and now it is half way stitched together... having patience ... waiting for me to get back to it!!



Check out these almost finished quilts... they just need to be bound then we can wash them and get them ready for their Veterans

Quilted by Janna I

Below

Quilted by Stefanie C

and lastly quilted by C Brown:

Aprils One Monthly Goal

and a little bit of QDD going on around here!!!


First Off Aprils One Monthly Goal
Remember the Yellow Brick Road pattern?  I am going to use that on this set of Fabrics:

My Goal - to get it into a top!

And then I have this going on - I am not sure I 100% like it, so it may change - but the tumblers have been my leader Ender project and it is growing.... sort of....

And!!! I might be quilting on something.... maybe... 

AND!!! I sorta took over the floor in a corner.... on something that I will have to show you Wednesday - cuz it's also QOV related ( like the panel quilt) but I have a Loooong story to tell, and my dog wants it off the floor!!

So! I will be linking my OMG up to:

and also:
Design Wall Monday
Main Crush Monday
Monday Making

The end of Green....

Green was the color of the Month for the Rainbow Scrap challenge....

I have Green!!!

Here they are becoming Mile a Minute or string blocks or scrap blocks or slabs or whatever the *in* term is now.... I used up my scraps!!!

And then they got their block treatment.... and now... 6 more blocks to add to my others

However!  There is no room on my design wall to lay them all out right now

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Ps - because someone will ask
RSC 2018 Project details

Jelly Roll Waves ( March's OMG) is a TOP!!!

It is a top.... but as you will soon see.... I made a boo boo....

I calculated how long it would take to fix that boo boo - and I decided I liked it the way it was!!

( and now I have an excuse to make another one!!!)

So here it is at the beginning....

And here I am - stitching my heart out.... and this is such a fantastic pattern - totally understandable!!

and here I am wondering...

I should not have started talking to my kids when I was ironing.

BUT!!! We had a blast laying it out on the design wall

and I calculated how long it would take me to fix it - and I decided that I really liked it this way!  So does my friend - I am going to get it quilted up and she loved it - so 

There you go - my March OMG is finished

( ps the goal was to get it into a top)

(PPS I finished it Thursday at 6:30 pm and the rain and wind made me stay inside)

(PPSS because I am so sweet I will melt)

(pppsss you can laugh now)

and I had a blast 

This is the second pattern I have made from Busy Hands and I recommend them both

very fun and easy to understand

( just don't start talking to my kids!!)

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Finished or Not Friday