Where did September and October go?

I am not taking photos. more soon, 

August. such an original title

 I was putting things away and found another scrap top that I forgot  about...  wonky stars... I HAVE to be making inroads on my stash of partially finished things.

July She will fly...

 I have been hammering through my partially finished Quilty things.  I  made a 25 by 25 play mat yesterday.  I loathe making backs but I have made 5 this month.

block count to date 1054..

Tops done

Trip around the world. Jenny D style

two 1/2 square triangle trip around the worlds.

one tiny quilt from border scrap mistakes

One postage stamp quilt

In pile for today. disappearing 9 patch...for Linus

blue Irish star chain from scraps

panel for courage

Make back for 9 patch.

trips around the world

 I am plunging into piles trying to get the UFO's cleared.

Grandmother

this is done and with the grand baby. I forgot to take  the final photo.

 

this is a broken nine patch

 In my fervor to get them ready for the long armer... I did not take photos. 

Owl bordered, back made, batting cut..

Fox done, border adders, batting and back cut 

Blue streak scrappy, finished, batt and backing cut * donation

Blue half square triangle made with Pam top cone and measuring 40 by 44.* donation

alaskan  donation*

About to pull out the Alaskan one and assemble.

On a roll on a roll...

Mr. Fox

 The Fox block may prove to be the most satisfying.  the First one went together in less than an hour.  I picked all 5 colors for the star bursts in advance.

Fun and done.  Sadly, I am looking closely at the Own block and it feels like the Botton half is larger than top. I see some seam ripping in my future.

Daughter back for more quilting

 It is really wonderful to work side by side with an adult daughter.   She is pregnant.  Three of her friends are pregnant.  The last quilt we worked on in January is done. the new one returned to large (4 at a time flying geese) in modern colors. The trimmed geese are 4.5 by 8.5.  The fabric is very elegant. Despite much quilting we didn't quite get it done in a day. Regardless we spent that time together.

Blocks Blocks and more blocks

 

 I am writing down daily my block count.  I got to my quilt chapter and only had one 25 inch block to share, as I have not been assembling quilts but making units... I may surpass 200 this month.  Yay me.

Yup

Surpassed 220 and I have 3 days still to sew.

Two dollar fabric (sung to the tune of 5 dollar foot longs)

 I was yearning for Chinese food  On a whim I called a friend and we ate lovely Chinese food at Noodles, then went to Marden's. The Marden's closest to where I live had sale fabric. I kept hearing from various sources about it.  When we entered, it was the last day of the sale and they were crating the leftover fabric up as we looked.  I was looking for yellows and greens. I did not find them, but I kept feeling the fabric and bought based on the quality of the fabric. I got three hunks that will easily make throws or backs for a Linus quilt.  4.50 a total 2 1/4 yard piece.  Than I bought a couple of 1/2 yards.  My friend however, fell face forward and made the sin of going off and looking at non sale fabric. I should not have left her... she had a much larger bill than I did.

I got some of the fabric out that I made at the Eliz. Bush workshop and started on a panel.  Got a little ways in then had to stop.  It was too. square squarey.  

Have the Alaskan panels at the assembly point.   Of Course I am avoiding the sea otters.(see photo)

Noodles had really nice crab ragoons. They may have come to the top of my favorite list. A delicate wrapper.

I am writing down my blocks on the Shelley sheet.  So far I have not lost the sheet!!! 

Quilting with my daughter

 It is amazing how much energy young folks have....  My daughter is 34 and pregnant.  She has three friends she is making baby quilts for.  She came on a Sunday at noon with the fabric.  She cut strips. I sub cut.. we began to sew. On Monday We sewed ironed, pinned...and then repeated.  We work well together. In my sewing room there are two separate spaces. She handled the cutting pinning ironing, I did the sewing. I didn't take a photo of the completed quilt as she is  particular as to what makes it up on the net.  She designed a simple modern motif using a dove gray, intense yellow acid green , and a very interesting avocado green/brown.  It looks woven.   In between, she worked at her job and I made supper.  The top was done by 2 pm Monday.

I am lucky she chooses to quilt. She has a graphic design degree and her quilts are always one of kind. 

It is the last day of February: almost time for  the Prairie Moon block count... last day of February and I am over 170... My goal is 200 blocks done by sundown. Made 182

March 4rth Sunday...  Sunny with the promise of some melting.   In the quilt room I have been pounding out 1/2 square blue/whites... some 4 patches and a lot of 9 patches for the 9 patch challenge.

Being drawn back to the Alaskan quilt.

The Joys of marden's discount

 A small group of friends are partaking in a road trip each month to three "Down East fabric stores.  They are all on on close to. MDI where the Acadia National Park is situated. It is call "The Hancock County Ice Derby".  Yesterday, en route, we stopped into Marden's discount store in Ellsworth. The fabric area was quiet and the woman working the cutting table was very knowledgable.  I entered the area and said " Where's the sale fabric?" She took me there.  There was some 2.00 a yard fabric. There were some really nice fabrics I had seen on the Hancock of Padukah site.

 I got six yards of a nice fabric appropriate for the back of a Childs quilt.  I will photograph it...

Two dollars. man oh man. The fabric is well woven and has a soft finish...  We bought fabric at all the fabric stores.

Storm coming tomorrow....   First block of Northern lights by Eliz. Hartman done.

February get thee hence

 I am working on the stars in the owl, and the antlers on the deer in the Hartman pattern.

I am past 60 blocks for the 350 block challenge and it is only the 12th.

Art Quilts Maine had a great meeting  on ways to display or present small quilted pieces for hanging.

I need to sort out and list my UFO's and give some away.

Photos soon.

 image of a future hartman

 small wall hanging with dangles

One owl done and it is huge!!!

 Of course I am on the first floor and have no photo of it yet.  I am working on the six surrounding units that are two deconstructed star units..... It is close to life sized.... 25x25 when finished.

Woo hooo.  

Tomorrow is Art Quits and it is a travel day, 

Snow, Sleet, Rain, Ice , -20, Repeat

 350 block report.

I would like to say that I was better at writing down my block numbers. I wasn't. I even printed out the handy list. It remains down stairs.  I t think 83.

I have the owl cut out , I did it on Friday.  Today I wish to get the owl center done. The hem on the bathroom curtain. The button pillow back completed.

It is flatter than it looks.

Noble ... ha ha ha. Oh and make chocolate chip cookies.

beginnings and buttons

 I put the Alaskan panels up. They are nearly 10 years old.  At this point I am making 6 flying geese for each panel and seeing if I can get a top made.

Still working with the Alaskan animal blocks.

I got my MSQ advent button pillow front done.  It took much longer than I thought.

Final block count for 2022

 993.... so close to a thousand...lol

Got a lot of blocks made in 2022.

I have two Bonnie Hunter blocks done from this year's mystery quilt 

I have 4 made now, and have to get back to other more outstanding quilting plans.   So I turned to some Alaskan panels I bought....9? years ago when visiting my sister.  Making lots of flying geese, then will plan what comes next.

Welcoming in the New Year

 I am following two tidy up blogs for quilting.  They are Prairie Moon and Just get it Done quilts.  I have gotten bogged down with the Bonnie Hunter Mystery quilt... again...

India has selected her baby quilt. It will stretch my patience.  4 blocks from this pattern Eliz Hartman.