Indigo

So for the Monochromatic challenge over at patchworktimes.com the color for june is Indigo - here is my question ... which of these fabric piles would you think is more Indigo.  I have my opinion - but I have doubts and wavers too.

Option 1

Option 2

Thanks in advance for your help in this all consuming matter!!

A mystery Quilt of Valor delivery

This beautiful Quilt of Valor arrived on my doorstep - there was no message and no name attachted - or even on the box - the best I can do is tell you it came from zip code 42104
and say THANK you very much!!

Close Ups

A few of you asked to see some close up shots of my UFO finish - okay - I know - it was really one of you - but I gotta take the glory where I can get it right? (tee hee)

So my UFO # 9 is a Bonnie Hunter Mystery Pattern called Carolina Christmas. I don't know if it is still on her site or not - but here it is - http://www.quiltville.com/

Because it is staying in my house I did some fun floofy quilting on it, although it is a really busy quilt. And most the times busy quilts don't call for real custom quilting - but again - it is mine, and I did the quilting - so I had fun!

Here is the whole quilt again. I wanted the green parts to poof out, so I feathers the inside of the star blocks, and quilted down the white part of the flying geese looking blocks.

Here is a close up of the feather block - it is sort of a squared wreath. And wouldn't you know - the one block I take a close up of has a mistake in it! How rude!!

This is the back of the feather square.

In the pink blocks I started in the center of the 4 and made feather.... question marks... and quilted feathers along the question mark.

Here is it on the back. And yes it is a busy back too. Remember I live in a household of boys.. even boy animals, except my sweet girl dog... so we have to use a lot of girl colors to hang on to something in this house!

Someone asked if I did a fancy border - and nope, I didn't... I just added a lot of texture to it and it fools you when you are looking at it.

I tried to get a side view so you could see the poofy's

The batting I used was Quilters Dream *Dream Puff* It is a very lightweight batting - but it does have a cool puff to it.

I am calling this my design wall today, because sadly enough - this is all that is there - except for the laundry I am supposed to fold.... but I am procrastinating!

To see other design walls go to:

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2011/06/06/design-wall-monday-june-6-2011/

Hope you enjoyed the close ups!

Log cabin Quilting

This last week I have been hard at work on quilting a quilt for a friend of mine. It is a gorgeous Log Cabin - but SO huge!! Like 120 x 120!  But she got it back today and loved it - so totally worth it!

There were lots and lots of feather involved.

Now she has to  bind it - Bwahh haa haa - I wonder how long it takes to bind a quilt that big?

*** update: Many have asked what the pattern is - the basic pattern is here:

http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponline/books_display.asp?book=Star_Log_Cabin&i=639&pg=3

And the she and her sister pieced the borders from a border book. So I will tell you that when I can***

UFO #9

Oh lawsy mercy me - how does time go so fast!!! We had a swim meet this afternoon, that should have been over by 7, but it was over at 8:30 - then we stopped by some friends and got to see a bunch of alpacas....left there house about 10pm, and just got home ( its 11pm now) And I still feel like its morning - I have much more to do!!!!!

But I did finish my UFO for the month - Judy chose UFO #9 and all mine required was binding - so you all know what I was FINALLY finishing last night ( um after the red challenge quilt) but it was done before midnight - so that counts!!!

And here it is:

I thought I would put it on my bed like Judy does - but I forgot that our room is probably not as clean as hers! In my mind it is, but when the pictures come out..... there is mysterious clothing and boots and such around there!!

For other UFO finishes go to:

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2011/06/01/june-ufo-number/

Red Challenge

Boy I am just slipping in under the wire on this one! A little ways thru I kind of lost my desire to finish it. I kind of lost my desire to do much of any piecing as I was quilting a gorgeous huge 124 x 124 inch log cabin - and it was fun.....

Anyways here is my Red Monochromatic Challenge quilt for May.  I just ( and I mean JUST) put the borders on.... we came home from practice, I did chores, fed the kids, and told them it was time to go to their rooms to read!! And I put borders on. This quilt measures 55 x 75 - cuz you know I have to make it a Quilt of Valor size,

And I had some crazy Judy ideas for the borders, but then I realized today is the 31st.... and I went for easy!! And because I am a little competitive with myself I wanted it done!

Or at least into a top!

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2011/05/31/june-monochromatic-color/

Go here to see other Red Challenges!

My design floor

Has been confiscated by a little goombah!!!

Yesterday Little Bit decided to join me at our Quilt of Valor sew day. I honestly thought he would not get much done, but he finished all but one block of this quilt yesterday. So he came home, finished the block, sewed the row onto the quilt.

And this morning told me we needed to chose borders for his quilt, so mine should be picked up until I could get back to it !  Of all the nerve *grin*

To see whats on other's design walls go to:

http://www.patchworktimes.com/

Stash Report Sunday

So far - today has been an awesome day! We had a little Quilt of Valor sew time, and got QOV's bound, tops finished, and backings made - and a LOT of chit chat!!!  So while I used up some fabric today - I don't quite think it zeroed out what I bought this last week. We went to Grand Junction and there is the cutest fabric shop there - and they just have this cool stuff... and it Jumped into my arms!!

This fabric is part of the Under our Wings program from Quilts of Valor - they got all these fabric companies to produce Red White and Blue fabrics - and I loved these!!!

And then for the girly side in me - some bright stuff  - that I told Wrangler Man I had a plan for.... I just don't have than plan in my mind yet! But I have the fabric!!

So my stash report:

Fabrics Added this Week:   4.77 yards

QOV Fabrics added this week:   5.75 yards

Fabrics added YTD:              174.92 yds   ( gulp)

Fabric Used this Week:     4.805

Fabrics Used YTD:           265.224 Yrds

Total Fabrics BUSTED:    90.30 yards

Which tells me I need to start sewing faster! I kind of had a lull this last week due to our trip, hiking, fishing and chasing boys... but I got re-inspired today with all the QOV sew-ists!

While we were on our trip tho - I took some books! I got "Bride's House" by Sandra Dallas - oh lawsy that was a great book. I am ready to head to Georgetown to see the house!!!

And this one: A rivers Edge by Marie Bostwick. I love her books!

Check out the other stash reports - and find one that makes my purchases look small please - and let me know about it - so I can go - hey Wrangler Man look how much this quilter bought - shouldn't I shop a little more.... and then he will say that I am not to obsessed yet *cough cough*

http://www.patchworktimes.com/

Memorial Day Saturday

What a better way to remember our Veterans than to present a few Quilts of Valor.

A wonderful soldier who served in WWI, Korea, and two tours of Vietnam.

Thank you for your service sir - and Welcome home!

From Sherrill in TX

I tell ya - I LOVE Texas!!! Sherrill over at http://quiltinginmysleep.blogspot.com/ made a few quilts for Quilts of Valor.... These are just perfect!!! I love them!!

This string quilt just sings to me!! I want to make one just like this!!

Now - did you think that a *few* quilts would be 5? I can not believe how prolific some people are!! Thanks so much Sherrill!

**All of these quilts were not made by Sherrill alone - they were made by her quilting group Quilting for Christ!  Sorry for the mistake - but they are still awesome!!!**