Square in a Square Ice Crystals... and Finished ( or not) Friday

This has been a quilt a long time in the making....

In Nov of 2020 I was opening boxes - and I found one that had a few blocks, some pieces and parts, and a ruler!! The full story is here: What was in the Box

Well!! I got the top put together, and for some reason - I didn't get to the quilting as fast as I had planned - but!! That is now remedied.... and get this... not only did I quilt it... I bound it... oh yes - that was why the East coast got hammered.... Sorry folks ( better than lightening striking me tho!!)

Here you go!!

I am pretty sure (but not 100% Confident) that the name of the block pattern is called Ice Crystals. Only appropriate to show the ice crystals on our deck right?

I had fun quilting it - I used a super dense motif in the open spaces, and in the *crystals* I used a feather motif. I really like how it turned out. 

And for some reason - I used Yellow thread for the back. I am not sure if I just wasn't awake yet - or???? but it kinda gives it a really cool look on the back. Its more textury than out standy  ( yes - those are words - I just heard them in my head!)

One more Down!!! Whoot Whoot!!

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THE BOX... that embarrassing box

 A few years ago my Guild hosted a UFO challenge, and I gleefully said... I can not participate... I do not *have* UFOs.... if only they could see me now.... *sigh*

Remember last week? I said I found a box... well... I did... and in it were 3 blocks and parts of blocks and a BOOK!

Glad the book was there - reminds me of what the project was... 

But then I posted on my guild page - Hey does anyone remember when we took that Square in a Square class... and someone said 2004 and I went - oops!!!  I have a  UFO!!  AND!! Apparently I have had it for a long time... Oh boy.....

UFO NO MORE!!!

 I finished up those parts into blocks, and then figured since I had 5 blocks... It could become something - and so it is!

Of course it need quilting...But I can do that!!! ha ha!!

Fingers crossed that was the ONLY UFO I have... but no promises... raising kids fries your brain....

( PS - the book was Square in a Square from Jodi Barrows)

Linking to:

Monday Making at love laugh quilt

Design Wall Monday at Small QUilts and Doll Quilts

Marchs One Monthly Goal

I know!! It is not March, but heck fire I am still bound and determined to get that goal finished!!!

I AM!!!

Oh Look!!!

What is This???

Might I have something under the needle?

 Might I be toiling LATE into the night to finally get a FINISH???

Might I????

Ta- da!!!!

Yay!!! There it is!!!  I turned on all the light in the house and tried to wake everyone up - but no one would oblige, even the dogs kept snoring.... sheesh!!

BUT!!

IT is DONE!!

I really wanted to use the scraps on the back - so this is what I came up with...

I hope I find a Veteran that likes Bright - Although this is Red White and Blue... I still think it is bright - and I LOVE IT!!

Pattern:  Tortilla Strips from Atkinson Desing

Finished Size 60 x 80 inches

Pieced, Quilted and Bound by Me!!  ( Whoot Whoot)

This is my 9th QOV finish ( I didn't piece all of them) for the year

and my 9th total finish for the year - oh Yay!!  

and - I had better get crackin'!

Linked with
http://busyhandsquilts.blogspot.com

http://benandcharlyscorner.blogspot.co.uk

March 2017 One Monthly Goal and UFO

Psst   Psst  ... Did you know today was March 1st????

That means I was supposed to have sat with my calendar and gotten the month all planned out, and had a few dinners planned.... and Looked for my One Monthly Goal......


I'm ready now!   Welcome to the First of March!!!

This is my OMG/UFO for the month -
First - it needs to be pressed - really really good
Second - It needs a back. I saved all the scraps so I want to use them in the backing
Third - it needs to be Quilted
Fourth ( the scary part) it must be bound.....

This quilt is called Tortilla Strips
It is an Atkinson Design Pattern
It is about 60ish by 80ish   - You can see I really don't want to commit right?? ha


Wish me luck.....


Linked with:
ElmStreet Quilts OMG
My Quilt Infatuation

Februarys One Monthly Goal/ UFO

Da da da DAAAA da da!!!

I have a finish! I truly did not think I was going to manage this one this month.... but I am glad I did!

I made the backing!

I Quilted it

I bound it

and

I labeled it!  

Because it is so busy I used a simpler quilting design

I get asked all the time about beginner Pantos - 

This is one!

It is called Vestibule from Dawna's Design Threads

If you go get it - tell her I sent ya - she will like me better that way ( ha ha ha)

Quilt measured 

68 x 68 inch

Free Pattern found here

Alycias Pattern store

Linking up to:

Elm Street Quilts OMG

Ft Worth Fabric Studio
Crazy Mom Quilts
Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Busy Hands Quilts
TGI Friday

Color Palette Challenge Finish ( Finally)

Way back in the Dark Ages  Vicki W and Judy L hosted a Color Palette Challenge....

Alright - it was really 2012.... but today - that seems like a Lonnnnng Looooong way aways ago.

Each Month they would present a photo that they had changed into a color palette , which you were to use to pull your fabrics and make something.

Here was the Palette for March - and boy Oh Boy did I struggle to find fabrics... But I persevered!

This is the little quilt that I made

It is 36 x 54 inches

and ( Katie Z sit Down!!)  I bound it this week!!

Yep - I did - for real

Here's a little close up of the quilting

And my Artsy Fartsy Shot

It should be in a magazine right?

I just crack myself up!

Oh!! And the back!

It is to the left of the Color Palette

So I included it too!

And... Another one Bites the dust!!

Linking to:
Fabric Frenzy Friday
TGI Friday at Summer Lee
Busy Hands

February's UFO / OMG

I finished this top in December, said I was going to make a back for it... and promptly put it away!

Who does things like that?

Well today - I have pulled it back out - it is now my

February One Monthly Goal and my February UFO

February's Mission : I have chosen to accept it is:

Make the backing 

Quilt it

Bind it

Put a Label on it 

February is a short month - I have a LOT of client quilts to get to .... but I can do it right????

PS  - this is a free pattern found at Quiltygirls Pattern Store

Linking to ( when available links will be hyperlinked)

Elm Street Quilts OMG post

Patchworktimes February UFO Post
Let's Be Social
MidWeek Makers

Chimney Sweep Quilt ( aka OMG and UFO) Finish!!

I rose to the challenge, and conquered the pile, I stitched until I could stitch no more.....

and Voila!!!

my January One Monthly Goal/ UFO is ......... Finished.......

And just to add a little statistics to your day... that makes 4  finishes... Lawsy Mercy, I do not know what Wrangler Man is feeding me, but he had better keep it up !!!!

I took it out to our new fence

I thought that would be such a pretty place to photograph it

and I was photobombed!!! By a cat

I sort of cropped her out

and the wind was blowing

and it was about 21 degrees

but I was warm 

I was jumping with joy and happiness

Before I even knew that Purple was the Rainbow Color of the Month I had already picked out purples to accentuate this - and I was so glad.... I used the cut offs of the backings for my churn dashes -

scrap management people!!!!  Bwahh haa haa

it is now listed in my Etsy Store ... if you know anyone looking for Green and purples - send them that way.....



Linking to:
Elm Street Quilts OMG Wrap Up

and to:
Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Ft Worth Fabric Studio
Busy Hands Quilts

Modern Crazy - aka Slice and Dice is FINISHED!!

 A Million years ago I took a wacky crazy piecing class from an incredibly talented Melody Randol. It was early on in my quilting career - circa 2009.  I had all these fun amazing crazy pieces, and I didn't finish it ( surprise right????)

Then in 2013 there was a UFO challenge, and I pulled the pieces out and started making blocks.

In May 2013 I actually got the top finished ( I know cuz I searched my blog) and it has been hanging in my quilting Queue since then. However, until I searched by Blog - I really didn't think it was that long ago..... *sigh*    the story of my life.....

Today I would like to announce to you that

IT   IS     FINISHED

I have been calling it Slice and Dice, and Modern Crazy - but it really does need a name....

AND!!!   The inside of the blocks ( before the framing) were made prior to Modern Quilting becoming a thing. a term, a quilt show.... Imagine that ;-)

Just for fun - here are some of the posts of it being created:

It exists

It found the wall

There was a plan

The top

Linking to:
Confessions of a fabric Addict
Fort Worth Fabric Studio
Busy Hand Quilts

Design Walls and Basketball

I am sure that if you say that fast.... it rhymes....  go ahead - say it a few times...

What say you???  Am I a Poet ?     hope you had your coffee in a secure place!!

I am making some progress over here in my little corner of the world...I'm starting to put my January UFO/One Monthly Goal into a top....

I am totally taking advantage that January has 31 days in it.... But I think this might get to be a finish!!!

And on to Basketball - I spend a lot of time in the Stands this time of year! What's a girl to do? 

She takes her camera... and takes a gazillion batrillion photos!

#44 is mine

He makes me feel short

Linking to:
Ems scrapbag
Dsign Wall Monday
Cooking Up Quilts
Monday Making

Allietare.... A Finish!!

So - I am quite giddy here... I may have just finished my Second Quilt for this year!!

Look at that!   Quilted and BOUND! Oh Ya!!!

This is Allietare 

the Mystery Quilt from Last year

By Bonnie Hunter

I did mine is all plaids

( right? you can snicker)

and I love it

I used Quilters Dream

Dream Puff for the batting

That is just one of my all around favorite battings

Side view

and Bonus!

I put it on my couch already

and I may have used it!!

YAY

Linking to:

My Quilt Infatuation

Busy Hands Quilts

Confesions of a Fabric Addict

Ft Wroth Fabric Studio

Plenty of Progress???

In December I got to go to a Quilt Retreat, and I LOVED it so much!  I came home and asked Wrangler Man - how do I make that happen here? At Home?

Then Judy said she was going to host a Monthly Blog Quilt a Thon.  We talked about it, and thought maybe I could just pretend that those were my new *at home retreat* days.... and then the day came....

and we had snow, and ice, and the water tank heater needed human help, and the horses hooves needed human help, and ... then there were sports.....  and well - you all know that the whole *retreat* thing did not happen.

However!!!   I still got a lot done ( well a lot in my world)

Tip #1 to myself - Prepare anyways.  Prep your 2-3 projects you are going to work on and hide the rest.

Tip #2 to myself - Plan meals, and prep them ahead of time.... and even if the ranch work falls in on you, you still have a nice warm dinner.


My First Project - my January UFO/OMG - got all 12 blocks made and then put these little borders on them.... I have a plan people - I have a plan now!!

Project #2

Quilted a little bit.   I might have a LOT of my own tops that need to be quilted. If they are QOV"s for some reason I am more dedicated in getting them quilted - here is to the Year of Quilting on my own!

Project #3

En Provence

I am changing the colors just a little - those 4 white squares around the star are supposed to be yellow, and I didn't like it... Didn't hate it - but didn't like it - so!  I now have 1 whole block made, and am ready to dig in to the other 15

( oh ya - Part A of Clue 7 is all done)

Project #4

Mystery #5 - This is one of those - I can;t show you but.......  parts.....

I host the MysteryQuilts4Military Yahoo Group - and our Next mystery starts next month - so I was finishing up the final details..... you should join in - it is going to be fun!!!

Click here to join in    

And when you are done- you will have a Quilt of Valor ready to go!  

I know that lots of coordinators are needing quilts, and lots of groups would love to have you help out!!

Project #5 - ha ha - had you.... #5 was to take a nap.....



Linking to:
https://lovelaughquilt.blogspot.com/
http://www.cookingupquilts.com
http://www.patchworktimes.com
http://emsscrapbag.blogspot.com
http://quiltville.blogspot.com
Freemotion by the River
Midweek Makers
Lets Be Social

First Finish of 2017

Whoot Whoot Whoot!!! I have a finishhhhh.....    I have a finishhhhh....

This is what happens when everyone is home, and it snows, and they are all manly like and do all the chores!! I just have to make cookies and quilt!!  yep!!

I want them to stay home with me forever!!!!

Oh wait!! Do you want to see my first Finish for the year????

It is my Boo Boo Blocks Quilt!!

Yay!!

I quilted it up and ta - da

It is now off of my To Do list!

This is the pantograph that I used

Pincurls

and I LOVED it!!!  I am going to use it again!!

(right away!!)

PS:  I am trying to declutter a little bit of fabrics that won't really work for the quilts I am making - so - I have listed some of them on Ebay - if you are interested......   Go Here

Linking to:
My Quilt Infatuation
TGI Friday
Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Ft Worth Fabric Studio
Crazy Mom quilts

Januarys UFO and One Monthly Goal Challenge

I am doing it!! I am jumping in!!! I am ready..... until 5pm tonite I am sure - but this morning!! I am pumped up - ready to go, go for the win ( ok the finish!!)

This is my January Project!

This Block!!! It is the Chimney Sweep Block and I am in love with it! I wanted to use 2 1/2 inch strips though and EVERY pattern I found was for bigger strips!! What is a girl to do?

I wrote my own!! and it is here - if you want to attempt it   Quiltygirl's Craftsy Site   ( It's free)

My Mission - should I choose to accept it!!!  Finish making the WHOLE TWELVE Blocks

And!!

Make a Quilt - I mean for real - set them, quilt it.... and the kicker.... Bind it!!

If I get to the binding you can bet there will be a reward of some kind.... A day in the mountains?  A hike someplace?  Or Wrangler Man cleans the kitchen?  hmmmmm what shall it be!!

To push me forward I am linking up with Elm Street Quilts' One Monthly Goal Challenge

AND                                     PatchworkTimes UFO Challenge


I'm also linking up with:
http://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com on Oh scrap

Last Retreat Day

The last day of the Quilt retreat was a short but sweet morning - I stitched till 9 am then headed down the mountain.


BUT!!! If you know me well, it was not a straight shot down for me... there were so very many trails to discover and , well, take a photo or three......

This block is now finished and was a test - 

Mama Sparks is going to host a Quilt A long for 2017 and I wanted to see if I could use this as a leader ender project. So it was my Leader ender for the retreat - and I finished enough to make one whole block..... so it is feasible

And then.... My Outdoor Photos!!

This mountain was right outside

I saw it every day in the windows 

my Quilting pals love me - they set me at a table facing this!!!!

And there were mountain streams to explore

And pretty trails to walk up.....

All in all - not a bad place to rejuvenate!!

Retreat Day 2 Continued

So!!!  After finishing my Quilt in a Bag and my Nine Patch - I decided on a more Geometric Quilt!!

A Spiderweb Quilt!!

(Free pattern found here: http://www.maryquilts.com/spiderweb-quilt/  )

I made all my stippie blocks

( And drank more water)

And then I diagonaled them

( And drank more water)

Then I made them into fun blocks

( and drank more water)

and finally I started sashing them!!!

and you couldn't stop there 

I rowed them

( and drank more water)

And added a cool scrappy Blue border

( and drank more water)

And then it was night time

and I kept my roommates awake all night

making trips to the bathroom

( and drinking more water)

linking to: NTT Thrusday
COnfessions of Fabric Addict
Anja Quilts ( TGIFF)
Fort Worth Fabric Studio
Busy Hands Quilts
SCraptastic Tuesday

Retreat Day 2

Are you ready to  see my Day Two projects?  I was told to take at least one project for each day..... so I obliged!!!

Julie over at http://quiltdivajulie.blogspot.com/  

sent me this precut Quilt in a Bag .... and I started in!!

Prepping the squares

and stitching along!!

We were up at high elevations - so we had an official "Drink" person

It was so cute - every so often she would yell Drink!

And we would all take big glugs of our water.

No one wanted to get altitude sickness - and staying hydrated was the best way to counteract it

I might have drank enough water though - that I was swimming!!

After all the blocks were sewn this was the layout I decided on

and by adding border

it is 64 x 64

But!!! I wasn't finished yet!!! 

This took me through Day 1 and a little of Day 2 - so I started another project......   

You'll have to come back to see it.....

Linking to:
FreeMotion by the River