finish goals for early 2015

Today I am liking up to the 2015 Finish-Along. So many projects so little time . . .

1) Binding and delivery of my aqua and blue big block quilt



2) Finish piecing my scrappy king size quilt, oh yeah also and quilt and bind.

3) Finish my husband's giant socks, hand knit with love.

Let's see how this goes!

Day 2

My to do list:
 
Projects already started:

• Modern square quilt with Katie Spain fabrics
• Single girl block
• Little boy blue quilt
• Flying geese quilt
• Swoon quilt
• HST quilt-along from material girl quilts
• Meeting + and x quilt
• Breeze blossoms quilt
• Black and white quilt
• Girly scrap quilt

Project not yet started:
 
Gift Ideas:

• Boxy zip pouch from pink stitches or kelby sews
• Zip pouches, maybe with clear window?

Around the house:

• ottoman/step for Oswald

Quilts:

• Civil war Rings
• Cross block PB&J like kelbysews
• Feather quilt from like annie maria horner

Baby quilt ideas:

• Use single girl block to make baby quilt
• Coin quilt with neutrals like swim bike quilt
• Sea quilt like kitchen table quilting

Scrap Ideas:

• Penny Patch quilts from stitched in color
• King size St Louis 16 patch
• Like the haphazard quilt from my poppet
• Trip around the world small or big
• Color dive quilt from annie maria horner
• Pencil quilt
• Scallop quilt
• Remixed geese

Oregon Pillow

My brother recently moved to Houston Texas. Texas is a long way from Oregon. My parents are having a rough time. We are a tight knit bunch.

I imagine this week being a little extra difficult. My brother and his wife will celebrate a five year anniversary on Friday. My parents will celebrate a 33rd year anniversary on the same day.

Plans have been made for a quilt for the new Texas home. Some piles of fabrics exist, but not much more progress has been made. So a smaller gift is needed. Here is how I will send my love:

 Name: Oregon Misses You

Design:  Made up by me!

Quilted:  Me . . .

Size: about 18" x 18" square

 

 

I quilted the Oregon shape with a few straight-ish green lines, using two colors of thread I randomly had at home. The free motion quilted pebbles are a little interesting. It was much harder to see what I was doing on some of the busier fabric.

The backing was made following a tutorial by SVETLANA at sotakhomade. I adjusted the measurements for my 18" pillow case.

 

Look at the pretty corners! Seem to turn out nice when I follow recommendations. . .

 

Best wishes to all celebrating anniversaries this month!

 

 

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small finishes

Almost catching up on my blog's posting of recent quilty finishes. Yay!

Today I am posting a few small finishes I did not share yet:

Triple Zip Pouches! (sweet tutorial) Sweet gifts!

 

 

Duffle Bag, with some modifications due to fabric restraints

 

 

 

And some knitted socks! These go to my friend Lisa

 

 

 

Did I tell you that I love knitting socks?

 

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Mossy Green

I love scraps of fabric. I have a very large collection. My most recent addition was a bundle of solid scraps (scrap bag) from the Fat Quarter Shop. They are lovely! I have plans for many of the colors I love . . . but what about all those 'ugly' browns and muddy greens?

I first thought of camo. You know, like hunting colors? Yes, camouflage. Some friends have treated us to elk a few times so I thought the family's son might enjoy a quilt. Maybe a St. Louis 16 patch?

Name: MAC's CADPAC

Design: St. Louis 16 patch

Quilted:  Me, big waves

Size: about 48"x 64" square

I did not really like the bond contrasts. The pattern was awesome. I am thinking mixing more bold prints together would make me more happy. Next time I will make a king size version for our bed.

Meanwhile I finished another brownish green quilt I have been making for my father in law. It uses a pattern called Buzzing Around.  The pattern was part of a class I took two years ago in Hood River Oregon with my good friend. Her quilt was done a few months later . . .

Name:  Hunter's Paradise

Design: Buzzing Around

Quilted:  Me, long arm, panto pattern with leaves

Size: about 60"x 71"

Doesn't this look similar to a quilt that was at Quilt Market this spring?

So what to do with my plethora of  . . . my not so much favorite color scraps? Make my first charity quilt.  Am I the only one that feels a little guilty about making a donation quilt with colors I do not like? The pattern did not really appeal to me either, but Amanda Jean's positive peer pressure influenced me to use my scraps for the good. Here is the result. And I kind of even like it  :)

Name: Moss & Mud Puddles

Design: Rail Fence tutorial from Crazy Mom Quilts

Quilted:  On my brother, what I call lazy stipple

Size: about  54"x 58"
 

 

This quilt will be donated to Margaret's Hope Chest

 
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little cuties

My machine is still working! It has been a little lonely with my focus  on knitting lately. These two small quilts are for my newest (and littlest) friends.

Name: Jordyn's Quilt

Design: Secret Garden Quilt Designed by Amy Gibson

Size: about 42"x46"

Quilted by Me in an 'organic' spiral pattern

Name: Sam's Triangles

Design: Equilateral triangles

Size: 29"x26"

Quilted by me with straight lines
 

Hope to see you again soon


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p.s. Did you see my sweet pajama pants in the above picture? Hehehe

 

Stella thought the quilt was comfy

Being busy

So . . . I have been busy. Mostly working, but also volunteering and gardening and organizing. I wanted to post about a few projects I have finished.
 
The first one is a little zipper pouch from Amy Butler's book about bags (Style Stiches).  I think this is the small size. I've never had a zipper look this good! But don't worry, there is still room for improvement. You can even see part of my messy sewing room behind by machine.

 

 
A bigger finish has been delivered but the recipient has not arrived yet. Here is a little quilt I made for  Baby J.  Be prepared for a few photos!
 

 
I wanted the quilt to be girly, but not TOO pink. This is my first wonky log cabin; I feel like my 'modern quilting' education is progressing. I showed this quilt to a friend and she kindly said "I don't thing the squares are quite right. " Hum, should working on making my wonky blocks a little wonkier.  I free motion quilted swirls in an all over pattern. 

 Another successful quilt back!
 

 A full quilt shot. Honesty, I'm not sure which way is right side up.
 
 

 

Name: Baby J's Quilt

Design: Wonky log cabins

Quilting: FMQ with swirls by me

Size: Um . . . I'll estimate 40" square

 

I have so much more projects to work on! Maybe soon I will have a little sewing time.

 

 

 

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