A Small Finish

All right, another off my list of the Get It Done Challenge! I'm so glad Kathy started the Slow Stitching Sunday, it has really helped me to sit down and do some hand work...This is number two on my challenge list for this month.  Now, I'm going to put the third one on the quilting machine and see if I can get it quilted this week and ready for binding next Sunday! 

This one was just demo blocks that I had laying around and I decided to put them together and make a community service quilt out of it.  These are 3D bow tie blocks and are really fun to make.  I just used scraps to make these and never planned on it being a quilt but I decided to make use of these.  I have alot of other blocks that I've made over the years and I'm going to start putting those together too for scrappy quilts.  That's going to be one of my challenges to myself this year...maybe I can clean out some of my bins for some new fabric!

Slow Sunday Stitching

Well, I just got back from the Dallas Quilt Show and it was great. I got to spend some time with a good friend and we walked around and did some shopping first then looked at all the wonderful quilts.  I forgot my camera but I did take a few pictures with my phone.   I'll try to post those later if I can figure it out!  Now, I'm going to watch a little bit of TV and bind this little quilt that I quilted on Friday and finished up yesterday. I'll be joining Kathy with Slow Sunday  and resting my aching feet!  Here's a snippet of the quilt I'll be binding.  This is a 3D Bow Tie quilt. It is also on my Get It Done Challenge list for this month....I hope you have enjoyed your weekend and gotten to sew just a little. 

Mark one off the list!

Ok, here's my first finish for March and it is on my March Get It Done Challenge list.  I am so glad this one is finished. It's been hanging around in my closet as a flimsy for several years.  I saw this quilt on the quilt store wall the first time I ever went to see my son in Michigan.  I didn't buy it then as it was a block of the month and they didn't have any more kits available. The store owner took my name and address and called me when she had the kit all made up and mailed it to me a few months later.  I'll be calling this Michigan Garden. It is a Thimbleberries pattern and RJR fabric and I fell in love with it when I saw it.  When I finished the top I didn't know any longarm quilter that could do it so I put it in the closet to age a bit.  I did some work for a friend and she is a longarm quilter. She quilted a few quilts for me and her quilting is wonderful.  I gave this to her last year to quilt and she gave it back to me just recently.  I cut out the binding and bound it yesterday for slow stitch Sunday. I love this quilt and will be sleeping under it tonight.  I gave you a glimpse of it yesterday but here it is in all it's glory.  I wish you could see the quilting on it but I took a few pictures and the quilting doesn't show up but I know it's there and I know how beautiful it is...you're just going to have to trust me.  Here's my Michigan Garden....

 

Now, I'm going to knit for awhile and watch Dallas to see what happens to J R Ewing.  Enjoy your evening and happy stitching!

D4P Number 2 and Slow Stitch Sunday

I decided to go ahead and put the borders on the second D4P quilt today instead of next week. I wanted to get it off the design wall so I could lay out another top and I don't know why but this is the part I hate about quilting. I hate to put the borders on quilts. It is definitely my least favorite thing to do....Well, it is now finished and ready for quilting!  I've got the backing ready for it and the binding already cut.  I've got to get some batting and I'll put it on the machine this week! 

Now, I'm ready to turn on the TV and watch some of the shows I've recorded on my DVR this week.  I'll be sewing the binding on this quilt while relaxing in front of the TV.  I'll show you a glimpse of the quilt just to spark your interest.  This is one of the prettiest quilts I have ever seen.  My friend quilted this for me and she did a wonderful job.  We bartered a little and I did some work for her for the quilting....I am so thrilled to be putting the binding on this one.  I'll be linking up with Kathy over at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Stitch Sunday. 

Happy Scrappy Saturday-Orange!

Well, this month is orange month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  I pulled out a little bit of orange and made these blocks today. These are so quick and easy to make...They are just 9 patches basically and go together very quickly. 

I also made two more D4P for the third quilt. 

The second quilt is now all together. I did that this week. I'll start putting the white border around it next and finish it off with the final border next week.  This second quilt is for my youngest granddaughter and luckily to say I am ahead of schedule...Yeah for me.  Her birthday is the end of April and it will definitely be ready way ahead of that.  I really cut it close with the first one and didn't want to be stressed out again like that!  Anyway,  the middle is done and ready for the borders...now onto the third one!!!
 

More heart pillows

Well hello...I have gotten a few things done since my last post. I cut out and sewed these up this week but stuffed and finished these 7 pillows today. I also made some little pillows too.  The little pillows are called hearts of hope and we were shown these at my last quilt group meeting.   These are just little heart shape pillows decorated however you want to decorate them.  They will be given to ladies that are going through breast cancer also. Good wishes are sewn into each one....I also made two rectangle shaped pillows with straps. These straps are put on your shoulders and you don't have to hold onto them. Some people like these better than the hearts. 

 

Get it Done: February Report and March Goals

So, my goals for February were:

Quilt & Bind the Red Scrap Quilt - didn't get done...

Quilt & Bind the Brown Bow Tie Quilt - didn't get this one done either.

Quilt & Bind the Christmas Star Tablerunner-Done 02-07-13

Bind my Thimbleberries Garden quilt, binding is sewn on but needs to be hand stitched down.

I only got one of my goals done for the month.  I did sew the binding on my Thimbleberries quilt last night but I haven't hand stitched the back down yet.  I want to finish this one on Sunday if I can so it will go on my March list....
Goals for March:

1. Bind my Thimbleberries Garden quilt
2. Quilt and Bind the Brown Bow Tie Quilt
3. Quilt and bind the Red Scrap quilt.
4. Quilt and bind the 2nd D4P quilt

Ok, there's my list...I am making myself accountable and by making this short list each month I'll be focused on these items.  I'll be linking up with Judy Laquidera for the Get it Done Challenge.  If you are up for a challenge, check out her site and join us....Til next time, happy stitching!