Finally a Finish!!!

Here's a picture of the Bears in the Farmhouse from Judy's Quilt Along I did the beginning of the year. I am happy to say it is finished. I haven't been able to post a photo due to all the rain we've been having.

Hope you can see the great quilting Tirane did on it.

She is a terrific quilter.

until next time ... happy quilting ... work on those UFOs ;o)

Quilt-Along Finished

Monday I did the HSTs and added that border and tonight I did the outter two borders. Now step 5 of Judy's Quilt-Along is finished and so is this top.
Whatcha think? I did the border HSTs wrong but I guess that is okay - it's different.

You can go here HERE and check out the other's who participated and see how there's turned out - amazing how the same quilt pattern looks so different due to the fabrics we used.
now it's time for bed.
until next time ... happy quilting

step 4 completed

here is step four completed for the quilt-along on Judy's Site- ready for the next step now!

until next time ... happy quilting

Quilt-Along Step 4 progress

I am terrible - after this mornings stash busting report I went to cut the sashing strips for the Quilt Along - Step 4 that I need to finish today and low and behold I do not have enough of the gold fabric. ;o(
I searched high and low for something well anything kinda similar to the fabric I started with. Found one FQ only but that is still not enough so ... I had to break down and actually ... I hate to say the words .... buy fabric! I just bought one half yard to hopefully finish the sashing. It is in the wash now then I am sewing the rest of the afternoon.
I'll update my status later on today.

And here is what I got done today ... not as much as I hoped due to several phone calls but that is okay. I didn't get Step 4 totally done but I made some progress - we have until the 24th or 25th to post our pictures so I still have some time. Need to work on two inner borders to finish this step. whatcha think so far? my sashings are a bit wavy. I need to work on getting them together better. Still learning with each quilt.

I also made six crumb blocks doing the leaders and enders method. Thanks for sharing that idea with me. I am now multitasking while quilting ... lol

I have two sides of the binding done on the Scrappy HST quilt for my sister and hope ot have the other two sides done before too much longer. Wanted to post before I shut down the computer for the night.
until next time ....

Quilt-Along Step 3

Judy's Quiltalong update ..... I got step 3 done today ... here are my blocks. Whatcha think? I decided to keep the 'paws' tone on tone using four different colors. I used four squares of twelve different fabrics for the 'paws'. I used the same goldish fabric for the joining strips and various squares for the center of each block. These blocks were kinda hard for me. This is my first attempt to make this block.

until next time ....

Stash Busting Report Week 10

Here's my weekly report for the 2009 Stash Bustin Challenge I joined on Judy's blog. You should check out the other's blogs and see what they are up to. Here is the link for week 10's reports. They are doing just great.
This week I didn't get much sewing done but that is okay. But I did make progress sorting those pile of scraps .. and had a yard sale and made three little crumb blocks.

This week's usage includes - 3 little 6.5 inch crumb blocks and the backing fabric I sent along with my aunt's HUG quilt. That is all I used this week. Hope to get some sewing done today. I need to complete the next step on the Quilt Along on Judy's site. Might have a photo to post later on.

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 0 yards
Fabric Used this Week: 1.75 yards
Fabric gifted this week: 0 yards
Fabric Used Year to Date: 27 yards

Here's my thread usage report --I started with 34 total spools of various sizes and colors on hand on last count. (still nothing finished off )
Spools added this week: 0 spools
Spools used this week: 0 spools Total
Spools used to Date: 3 spoolsTotal
Spools bought to Date: 2 spools

until next time ....

setting aside the scraps for now

after making a small dent in the pile on the table I have to put those scraps away for now. I need to get ready for a yard sale this weekend and work on blocks for the Quilt along on Judy's site. I did make some nice progress on this and am happy with what I got done. I now have a small drawer of strips/strings for string blocks. I have a small container of 2.5 inch strips for log cabin blocks. I have a small drawer of odd size and shaped pieces for crumb blocks. All are nicely pressed and will be ready for me to work on those projects without alot of time sorting, pulling and pressing. I will get back to sorting and organizing this container at a later date.
I got the Scrappy HST quilt back from being quilting yesterday. Tirane did a wonderful job hiding my waving border on this one. She is a wonderful quilter ... ya'll need to check out her blog and pictures She is sure to please. Now I need to get the binding done on this one to be able to give it to my sister when I see her on the 19th for a mini-vacation with her family. This will be my first 2009 finish!
until next time ....

Sewing and Sorting and it's Snowing!!!

{Wanted to post and say that we are now getting SNOW!! Yes that white stuff that all the northern states don't want any more of. We are finally seeing some fall tonight and it's so pretty.}

Today I will be sewing and sorting!

Goals for today are ....
1. Trim those HSTs for Judy's Quiltalong -- these are now trimmed and waiting - I'm ready for the next step Judy (lol)

2. Work on a sewing project -- I pulled some blocks from a BOB

Made up a few more blocks and added setting triangles. I am going to try and turn into a HUG quilt for my aunt. :o)

Here is what I finish today. It is not fully assembled. Some are in rows but it is not all sewn together yet and needs backing too. Just wanted to share my progress. Should finish this in the morning before church.

3. Sort through my stuff and make progress on organizing my sewing area - made some progress but have been cleaning and sorting throughout the house instead of just in my sewing area. Not sure I will show pictures but maybe. I have made some major progress on sorting and cleaning in my sewing room today. I am proud of the amount I got done and how nice it looks. No photos of this though sorry.
until next time ....

Quiltalong with Judy

I am going to do the Quiltalong with Judy ... check out the preview for it here Quilt-Along I am going to do mine ... totally scrappy - imagine that ... lol ... I will be using from my stash ... so here is a picture of what I will be using .. not all of it of course but some from each bin.

I'll pull fabrics as we do each step. I have never tried to make this block before so bear with me - no pun intended there either. I might post fussing and fuming about the blocks not turning out and asking for help along the way.
I really want to try this though and hope it will be a learning experience too as I have never done a quilt-along or this block pattern either.
will keep ya posted
until next time .....