Design Wall Monday January 9, 2017

I haven't done much sewing lately but I do have a few UFO's at the end of my quilting table I need to finish before I can start something new. 

Before I started on any of my quilts I needed to finish the binding on a quilt for one of the women that works for me.  She found this quilt in her closet and has no idea where it came from.  She knew that I quilt and asked if I would work on the quilt for her.  The top is kind of quirky and colorful, not well pieced but one of those pieces you can't help but love.

I took my time finishing the binding so that didn't give me much time to work on my quilt. 

The first UFO I decided to complete is a easy one.  The body of the quilt is done only the borders need to be added.

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Happy Quilting,

Mary

Design Wall Monday - January 6, 2014

Seems like it has been forever since I worked on a quilt but I am now back at the machine.

I am working on Hunter Star in blue and white.

 

This year I did not participate in Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Celtic Solstice but seeing all the pictures of the completed tops have got me interested in working on one.  I started playing around in EQ7 with the colors and will more than likely start on it soon. Not sure on the borders but I have plenty of time to play around with them.

 

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Mary

 

Design Wall Monday 10/7

It's been a long time since I have even touched my sewing machine but I have finally sat down to sew and it feels so good to be back at it.

 I have been asked to make a Spinning Star Quilt so I have been strictly dedicated to assembling the quilt.  This morning I finished the center and will have the borders added in the next day or two.  I hope to have the quilt finished by next Tuesday and have it on it's way to the new owner.

 

 

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Mary

Design Wall Monday

Been awhile since I last posted, but I have been able to check off a couple of items off my 'Get It Done' list.

 

Yesterday I finished the blocks for my Oil Slick Quilt and was able to assemble the body of the quilt.  The block is actually called Gamecock in EQ7 but I named the quilt after the what the manufacture called the border fabric I am using.

 

On the 9th I finished my Split 4 Patch quilt.  It waited in my to be quilted pile much too long and was on my February's 'Get It Done' list but now is finally checked off the list.

 

 

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Mary

Design Wall Monday

 I finished quilting my Snail's Trail on Sunday and ready to bind this week.  It's looking pretty good that I will be able to cross it off my 'Get It Done' list.

 

I was undecided of what panto to use so I went back to one of my favorites - Lorien Quilting's Happy Times.  The panto quilts up rather quickly and I like the effect it gives a quilt.

 



 

Also revisited my Orca Bay and added the first border.  Now on to the pieced border which is still in pieces.

 



 

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Mary

Design Wall Monday

I finished assembling my Snail's Trail quilt this weekend.  I will be piecing the back this week and will hopefully have it quilted by the end of the week.

 

 

Closing in on crossing another off my 'Get It Done' list.

 

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Off to work!

Mary

Design Wall Monday

On Sunday I finished the blocks to my Snail's Trail Quilt and as usual I have a couple of blocks I need to  fix.  The block on the right just is not traveling correctly, the one on the left was going the same way until I fixed it.

 

 

I hope to have the quilt assembled and on the frame by next week.

 

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Mary



Design Wall Monday

I'm spending time working on my Snail's Trail today.  So far I have finished 12 of the 30 blocks I need and since I don't have any plans for today I am hoping to get most of the remaining ones done today.

 

 

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Mary

Design Wall Monday

I finished the quilting on my Easy Street quilt yesterday and now onto the binding.  The panto I used was Fay Feathers by Lorien Quilting - one of my favorites.  I'm looking forward to have this finished and on my bed by Thursday evening.

 



 

Between knitting and quilting Easy Street I was only able to get one set of my Snail's Trail quilt done.  I have a total of 10 combination of black and white and red fabrics selected and from those I am able to make 3 blocks from each set.  My goal for next week is to get all the blocks done.

 

 

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Off to work.

Happy Sewing,

Mary

Design Wall Monday

Yesterday I finished my Easy Street, was able to piece the backing and pieced the batting from leftover scraps just to be frugal.  I now have it loaded on the frame and ready to quilt this week.  Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture before I loaded it but will post a finished (I hope) quilt next week.

 

 

The next quilt I have planned is a Snail's Trail.  I have always wanted to make one but never decided on the fabrics.  The decision made - it will be black and white and red.

 

 

 

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Mary

Design Wall Monday

I have finally got the body of my Orca Bay quilt together.  I am now starting to assemble the border and will hopefully have it ready to quilt soon.

 

 

Bonnie Hunter's new mystery quilt - Easy Street - started last Friday.  I have my fabrics selected but not had a chance to start on it. 

 

 

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Mary

Design Wall Monday

I have revisited my Orca Bay this week.  I finished my blue strip squares I was missing and now working on black and neutral half square triangles.  I calculated that I need 200 more of the half squares and once those are done I can finish assembling the last half of the top and should have enough for the border.  Bonnie Hunter is starting her new mystery quilt called Easy Street.  It starts on the 23rd so hopefully that will be enough push for me to finish assembling Orca Bay.

 

Since I last posted on a Monday Design Wall I have finished all my 4 patches (588) I need for my Midnight Flight.  I am now working on the 2.5 x 4.5 rectangles for the block, I have 70 of the 392 completed and throwing in a few half squares every now and then.

 



 

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Mary

Design Wall Monday

I decided to start working on another quilt even thou I have several WIP's that I could finish.

I saw the block in one of Quiltmaker's 100 Block Tours and it's by Bonnie Hunter called Midnight Flight.  I drew my layout in EQ7 for a king size quilt a few months ago and purchased the red and cheddar color fabrics I needed but never started it until now.  I also drew the quilt with pieced borders but I see how I feel about them when I get that far on the quilt.

 



 

Over the weekend I finished half of the 4 patch blocks I need - 294 of the 588.

 

 

I took a break from sewing the 4 patch blocks and Midnight Flight block - now only 48 more to go.

 

 

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Mary

 

 

Design Wall Monday

I haven't done too much sewing lately but I did get back to a quilt I started a couple of weeks ago.  Another Bonnie Hunter pattern - Nine Patch Split.  I decided to do this one controlled instead of scrappy.

 

 

 

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Mary

Design Wall (Floor) Monday

I'm making progress on my Patches and Pinwheel quilt.  I finished the pinwheels this week and now I just need to sew the rows together.  I am undecided about what colors to use for the border - suggestions are welcome. 

 

 

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Happy sewing!

Mary

Design Wall Monday

Continuing on my Scrappy theme I started working on another of Bonnie Hunter's pattern - Patches and Pinwheels.  I was able to complete all the patches I need for the quilt and now on to the pinwheels.

 

 

 

 

I am also almost done quilting last weeks finished top - Rick Rack Nines. 

 

 

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Have a Great Labor Day.

Mary

Design Wall Monday

 

I put together this lap quilt in the past week.  It's from Bonnie Hunter's Leaders and Enders book the pattern is called 'Rick Rack Nines.'

 

 

Quick quilt to put together especially since I have a bin full on 2 inch squares.

 

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Happy Sewing!

Mary

Design Wall Monday

It's been over a month since I posted on Design Wall Monday but I still have nothing on my Wall, Floor, Lawn.  I have been gone knitting but now that it's no longer 100 degrees outside I'm getting in the mood to sew.  The last time I was at my machine I was working on binding a quilt - I still have half of it to go and once I finish it I will be starting on another quilt and it will probably not be one of my WIP.

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Happily sewing again,

Mary

Design Wall Monday

Look familiar - look down a couple of posts.

Absolutely no progress this week getting my last 2 quilts bound.

GONE KNITTING!

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I will try harder next week.

Mary

Design Wall Monday

Last week I challenged myself to get 5 quilts finished - the only thing left to do was the binding.

Here is my stack comparison of my progress.

Only 2 more to go then I can start a new quilt or work on a UFO's.

Here are my completions for the week.

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Mary