Update on Quilting Projects

I have been remiss in posting due to life getting in the way. I was subbing a lot the last few weeks and posting on here fell by the way side.
I have actually gotten a lot done in the last two months, though not as much as I really would have liked to have gotten done.
I finished a couple of flimsies, or quilt tops.  One is ready to send off to the quilter

 and the other will follow soon after as I am deciding if I want to applique some flowers on it before sending it off to be quilted.

For some reason the picture flipped when I as posting it, but it works.
I am trying a new quilter in Kentucky and will post her link later as she and I have a secret project we are working on and I do not want to reveal the surprise to the special recipient just yet.
I also started a mystery quilt and at the moment I am deciding whether to do the whole quilt or to do just some sections of it and make them into wall hangings. This is the first section and I really like it as a wall hanging and may just finish it that way and do other sections of the quilt that way also.

 I have also been working on a quilt called Pick Up Sticks. Here is a picture of my progress so far.

 I have many more black and white strips to sew together and cut apart to add the little pops of color and then once those are sewn together I need to cut them into 5.5" squares and arrange them into rows. The quilt is one that caught my eye at the quilt store.
As you can see I have been busy along with all my subbing. Later today I will post an update on my other projects that are in the works.
Have a wonderful day!

Sewing Marathon

Last weekend I spent 12 hours sewing at my local quilt shop.  I feel that I accomplished my goals which were to finish the last of the hearts for Heart Crazies and to get the top for a jelly roll quilt done.
I finished 18 hearts, which have 15 seams per block, and took about 4 hours per set of nine blocks, with breaks to eat and chat.  

I also finished the top including the inner border for the jelly roll quilt and the outer borders are cut and ready to be added.

Moda Twirl Jelly Roll Quilt.  I used the black and white polka dots for the inner border and the black background with butterflies for the outer border.

All in all it was a very productive weekend, even given the time that I had to do the frog to unsew a few times on the one spot where the seams had to meet perfectly on the Heart Crazies top.

I am using the Buggy Barn Heart Crazies pattern.

Next up is to trim up all the blocks for the Heart Crazies and then figure out the layout so I can begin putting the blocks into rows.

Sad Loss

Karen Combs, a quilt teacher, had her rental car broken into in Texas and her teaching suitcase stolen.  It contained quilts from her Patchwork Illusions class and her teaching supplies.  Please read her post at Karen Comb's Blog. 
I have included a couple of the pictures from her blog, to see more please go to her blog, via the above link.

Please pass the word and if you live in Texas, especially the New Braunfels area keep an eye out for her beautiful quilts which are posted on her blog.  If you see one you can contact her at this email.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

In honor of Saint Patrick's Day and National Quilting Day  here is an pieced shamrock for you all to enjoy.

Please for give the wrinkles, due to tearing apart my sewing room I cannot get to the iron at the moment.

The UFQ's and Other Things Hiding in my Sewing Room

Today I started going through my Unfinished Quilts or UFQs, though I should call them Unfinished Projects as I have a few that are not quilts. I also went through my kits, and Projects in Grocery Sacks or PIGS waiting to be started. I am listing thing under each category here to document them and to hold myself accountable.

This list is not necessarily complete as there may well be more hiding in my sewing room that I have not accounted for as yet, or that are in other places so I need to find them before adding them to the list, so this will be updated once I locate the others. To help you understand my abbreviations I have included a list of those also.

Abbreviations: 

• HA - Hand Appliqué 
• PP - Paper Pieced 
• MA - Machine Appliqué 
• HQ - Hand Quilting 
• MQ - Machine Quilting 

 UFQ's 

• Mouse Pad -HA 
• Hoffman Fabric Swap have sashing and border fabric
• Solstice Sizzler - PP 
• Celestial Wonders - PP 
• Kuspuk Kate and Parka Pete - MA 
• 15 Minute Swap Blocks 
• Heritage Sampler - HA 
• Bryce's Bunny 
• Homer Spit - MA 
• Hawaiian Quilt - HA 
• 50 States Block Swap x 2 
• Red, White/Cream, Blue Swap - moved to topville
• Table Runner 
• Clay's Stars - progress made, almost a top
• Hand Pieced Stars Blue and Yellow Friendship Stars 
• Cherry Quilt - HA 
• Space Attic Window's  moved to topville
• Butterfly Purse 
• Bryce's Lizard Quilt moved to topville
• Space Sea Purse - HQ 
• Daisy Days - HA 
• Needle Turn Flowers Appliqué - HA 
• Bargello from the Dark-side sent it out the door
  
• Chicken from the Dark-side 1 - HA 
• Chicken from the Dark-side 2 - HA Prep
• Amish Doll Dress 
• Black Bear and Dress 
• Trellis Garden - need to find the pattern to finish 
• Left-over Log Cabin Strips - what to do with?
• Happiness Key 
• The Apple Quilt
• Skier 
• Saturday Sampler moved to topville
• Snowboarder - HQ 
• Friendship Stars -progress made, blocks completed.
• Burgundy and Green Swap -progress made, blocks sashed. 

 BOM - Block of the Month 

• 1997 - 12 blocks not started 
• 1998 - Traditions, two sets, not started 
• 2000 - Visions in Blue 12 blocks, not started
• 1999 - 3 blocks not started (table runner?)
• Unknown year - 10 blocks, not started
• Anniversary Waltz - 12 blocks, seven completed. 
• Chicken Blocks #3 and #4 

PIGS - Projects in Grocery Sacks

•  Baby Quilt - Twirl Fabric quilted and bound
  
• Mauve Quilt 
• Eagle Quilt 
• Wedding Ring Quilt 
• Knitting Bag 
• Hot Cocoa Table Runner 
• Frog Shower Curtain - PP 
• Chili Pepper Quilt 
• Pink Ribbon Pillow Cases 
• Train Quilt 
• Alaskan Fabric Quilt

  KITS 

• Forget-Me Nots 
• Perky Posies 
• Aurora x 2 
• Star Flake -small quilt 
• Angel of Joy Wall Hanging - need to find pattern 
• Liberty Stars 
• Flip Flop Bee Bop 
• Peaceful Enchantment 
• Christmas Carol 
• Vest 
• BQ x 2 
• Amazing 
• Fab Four 
• Snowmen Will Melt Your Heart 
• Snow Flakes x 2 
• Kuspuk By the Yard Shop Hop