Design Wall Monday-Stash Report-Weekly Goals

Yesterday I worked on an Irish Chain that had stalled since 2006?  2007?  A long time.   Its part of the Irish Chain Challenge and now a finished flimsy--

Not quilted but it is all together!  Blue is not my favorite color to work with, and I think two fabric quilts are boring to make.  But two color quilts are beautiful when finished.  This one is for my daughter--requested before she had three boys and a cat.  I wonder how she'll keep all that white clean??  

I also have a finish--Beach Party--

Beach Party is 76x100".  Its a Nickel Quilts pattern.  Years ago I had participated in a brights 5" charm swap and I used them in this quilt.  The perfect border fabric came from 2Rs stash.  

I found a coordinating stripe for bias binding and made rounded corners because I love how they look. The purple backing was one I dyed.  I estimate this quilt used 16 yards of fabric.  This is an OLD UFO--pre2006. The top languished on a hanger waiting for that perfect border fabric!  Thank you 2Rs!

Stash Report

Added this week--00.00 yds

Add YTD 128.80 yds

Out this week--16yds

Out YTD 144.25

I'm ahead 15.45 yards!

  

Binding is a favorite part of the quilt process.  I have a binding stash--

Dark bindings are sewn on during the day, lighter ones at night.  Even though I have THREE lights surrounding my chair to aid me, I just can't see the really dark bindings very well.  

Weekly Goals

Quilt Quilt Quilt

Bind Bind Bind

Yes, that's my list for this week.  The Princess and I have a week long date!

I'm linking to Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, Quilting is More Fun than Housework, and Em's Scrapbag.

~Lori in South Dakota~

Design Wall Monday, Stash Report, Weekly Goals

Last night I finished quilting Cozy Cabins--

Lorri2Rs had a box of strips and I used SOME of them in this quilt!  

This week I also finished quilting the Navy Blue Irish Chain--

These are now on the "need binding made" pile.  

Stash Report

 

Added this week--25.30 yds

Add YTD 128.80 yds

Out this week--0yds

Out YTD 128.25

 

Stash is ahead .55 yards!  Pfft!  Hardly enough to even post about!

 

Thanks to everyone who responded to my question about whether red or blue background should be used--

 

 

I agree, the blue makes the red blocks pop.  

 

Weekly Goals--

 

QUILT QUILT QUILT

Make three bindings

Sew bindings 

Lots more work to do this week!   I'm linking to Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, Monday Making, Oh Scrap, and Em's Scrapbag.

 

~Lori in South Dakota~

Design Wall Monday and Weekly Goals

These blocks are on the wall--

19 red blocks and two r/w/b blocks.  A few blocks are hidden down lower.  This quilt was the inspiration--

I made red blocks instead of the dark blue.  So I laid the blocks out on a blue.  But, should I use a red instead?

What do you think?  I'm linking to Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, Monday Making, Oh Scrap, and Moving it Forward.

Today I bought fabric.  A store near me is going out of business, the owner is retiring.  

A stripe, a two purples, a pink, a blue, a brown, some lights, and a red wide backing.  Not pictured (because it was already in the washer) is dark blue/white print wide backing.  Wide backings were $12@yard.  I can dye a wide backing but darker colors are harder to dye so I bought instead. 

The stripe is for a bias binding, this is the border print.  The brown is also for a binding.  I bought colors I need.  Five lights.  So my stash report will have additions next week.  

Weekly Goals--

Quilt Quilt Quilt!!!

Sew Binding

Borders on navy blue Irish chain 

Load #14

Same goals as last week.  I did finish quilting #13.  Whew!  

Its going to be a busy week.  Happy Quilting!

~Lori in South Dakota~

Rainbow Scrappy Saturday

Been a while since I've posted my RSC efforts.  I made these blocks this week--

All have green or yellow in them.  This quilt by Lynn Roddy Brown is my inspiration--

Orange Blossom Special.  My blocks are made using 5" charms, two light and two dark.  It will become a long term fun project.  Please see what everyone else is working on at SoScrappy.  

~Lori in South Dakota~

Design Wall Monday and Weekly Goals

Last night I made these blocks--

I am considering making a QOV with them.  Right now they are relaxing piecing.  Please see what everyone is working on at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, Monday Making, Quilting is More Fun than Housework, and Moving It Forward.

Weekly Goals--

Quilt Quilt Quilt!!!

YoYos

Sew Binding

#13 is on the Princess, thread is laid out.  I will start quilting on it later.  The YoYo project is down to the last 39 YoYos. (Total YoYos 2,752)  Then its just sewing several blocks to the partially set together quilt.  I pulled fabric for a binding, just need to figure out how many inches I need.  That is #1 priority for today.  My guild has a UFO challenge, and #3 pulled for March is Quarter Log Cabins.  Guild meeting is April 12th.  

~Lori in South Dakota~

Stash Report and Weekly Goals

This week I had some finishes--

Gold Double Square Star--Pattern free from Missouri Star.  78x91", it used 8 yards for the front and binding, the backing was supplied by Judy B in MN.  It will be donated to the boys group home.  2Rs machine sewed the binding.  Thank you Judy and 2Rs!

Next was the Green Dinosaur quilt--

82x92".  The charm squares had dinonaurs and I added a few more charms I thought blended with them.  The solid lime green came from 2Rs stash, I supplied the border and binding.  The backing came from Judy B in MN.  2Rs machine sewed the binding.  Thank you JudyB and 2Rs!  A true team  effort!  I'm guessing I supplied 4 yards.  

This week Judy B's quilt was finished--

Deer, moose, bear, wolves--all sorts of wildlife.  A perfect boy quilt!  72x88".  Judy also supplied the backing--I supplied the binding and 2Rs sewed it on!  So only 3/4 yd of stash used.  Total stash used 12.75 yards.  I bought 6 yards for backing.  New stash numbers are--

Added this week--6.00 yds

Add YTD 103.50 yds

Out this week--12.75yds

Out YTD 128.25

I'm ahead 22.75 yds!

Weekly Goals--

Quilt Quilt Quilt!!!

YoYos

Sew Binding

That's my plans for this week.  

~Lori in South Dakota~

A Road Trip

Lorri2Rs came to my house on Tuesday the 13th.  She came to shop and sew bindings for me.  She sewed SEVEN bindings!  YEAH!!!  We planned to leave for Nebraska on Friday, but the weather was going to be ice/sleet/snow so we left on Thursday.  We did some shopping along the way and made it to Dee's Thursday night.  Friday we shopped Goodwill and generally did not much of anything!  Saturday we picked up Rita and headed to the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln NE.  It was National Quilting Day and St. Patrick's Day.  We donned all the green we could find!  

 We had lots of fun!  I especially enjoyed the Ken Burns exhibition--

Ken Burns has several blue/white quilts.  I love blue/white quilts, I just hate MAKING blue/white quilts!  These pictures prove I will not spontaneously combust from two color blue/white quilts!  There was a special workshop on string quilts--

We got home early and relaxed by doing hand sewing--

We admired an antique Appalacian quilt Dee inherited--

A blue/white quilt!  9 patches set on point.  It was gorgeous!  Dee has been cleaning her stash and a whole tote of treasures went home with us.  This is what I kept--

It will not go on my stash report, I only report fabric I pay for!  Thank you Dee, I know I can find something to use it in!

Did you do anything special for National Quilting Day?

~Lori in South Dakota~

Design Wall Monday, Stash Report, Weekly Goals

This week I had some finishes.  I'm saying Barn Dance is OFF the design wall (and the couch)!!

This was a free pattern for a Quilt-A-Long by Denise Russart.  100x100"--I'll estimate 24 yards from stash.  Its made with whatever I found in my stash.

I finished Granny's Orange Strippy for me--

Its 30's fabrics paired with solid orange/melon/salmon fabric. 88x94".   Darlene Zimmerman pattern.  This used 15 yards of stash.

Next is Liz's Red/Blue quilt--

This quilt was made by Liz B, I added a small red side border, binding, and quilting.  The backing was donated by Judy B in MN.  75x92".  2 yards from my stash.

Next is a Judy B in MN quilt--

70x90".  Judy B made the top and supplied the backing.  I quilted it and furnished the binding for .75 yards.  

Thank you to everyone who helped with these finishes.  Liz, Judy B (who supplies me with tops AND many backings), and Lorri2Rs who did machine binding this week.  

I also finished the blue 30's strippy (15.50 yards)--total stash used was 57.25 yards.  But last week I added 43 yards! 

Added this week--43.00 yds

Add YTD 97.50 yds

Out this week--57.25yds

Out YTD 115.50

I'm ahead 18 yds!

I'm OK with my stash report, I have more finishes to report once I get pictures. 

Weekly Goals--

Quilt three Tops

More YoYos

Sew More Binding

Sew More 9 Patches Together

Sew Green Glass blocks together

These will be my goals for this week.   I'm linking with Oh Scrap, Monday Making, Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, and Em's Scrapbag. 

~Lori in South Dakota~

Week in Review /Weekly Goals

Its been busy this week.  First last weeks goals--

Quilt a Boy Top--Yes

More YoYos--Yes

Sew More Binding--Yes

Sew More 9 Patches Together--No

Sew Green Glass blocks together--A Few

Saturday we visited the grandsons and parents.  I had finished a quilt for Grandson #2--

Its a pattern by Darlene Zimmerman called "Grandma's Strippy Quilt".  75x85"  Its made using 30s reproduction fabrics.  Each Grandson gets a "big boy quilt" when he moves to a "big boy bed".  

Asher loves the flannel backing.  The monsters are so cute and cheerful!  I made a pillowcase from the leftover backing and a blue hand dye, there is none of the blue background fabric left from the quilt.  This quilt used 15.50 yards plus another yard for the pillowcase.  A stash reduction of 16.50 yards. 

Neither Laura Beth or Nick does much sewing.  Nick tore the leg on his old jeans but he fixed them--

Its at the bottom of the leg so no wires digging into sensitive parts!  While we were gone there was a nasty blizzard, not bad in Harrisburg where the kids live, but the entire SD Interstate system was closed.  Any roads we had to take home were closed and no travel advised.   The kids didn't have school so we were able to have an extra day with them.  Much more snow at our house.  We came home to this--

Ken used the snowblower to get his pickup out and clear a path to the house.  Then he used the tractor/loader to move the rest of the snow.  Its wet and doesn't blow very well.  

Lorri2Rs sent me a "treat" in the mail--

Seasoning she used on a roast that was very tasty, some sew on patches about quilting/quilters, a magazine so I'm not bored, (I'm always reading her magazines), and COFFEE NUT M&Ms!  Although the package says "sharing size" I didn't share it with ANYONE!  Thank you 2Rs!

Weekly Goals--

Quilt three tops

Sew more Green Glass blocks together

Work on Binding

Work on YoYo project

That's what I'll be working on this week.  Just plodding along.

~Lori in South Dakota at the Workhouse on the Prairie~  

Design Wall Monday and Weekly Goals

These blocks are still on the design wall--

Every day I try to sew a few more blocks together.  But I've been busy doing this--

Quilting!  I'm in a quilting marathon.  This quilt is Double Square Star pattern by Missouri Star (top #4 in the marathon).  There are lots of tops to be quilted before I start volunteering this summer.  If I quilt three per week I will catch up.  Impossible?  Maybe.  But I'll give it my best.  Unfortunately that means piecing time will be scarce.  But piecing keeps me sane so I'll fit some in between quilting.  

Did I tell you I've started a new online club?  You're invited to join!  Its the VAA club!  Velcro Asses Anonymous--its when my butt is stuck to the recliner and I can't get up!  Usually I drink coffee and do handwork.  Here is my current project--

I pin YoYos to my recliner and work on them during VAA meetings.  VAA meetings are any time.  Some days I have lots of VAA meetings.  

 Weekly Goals--

Quilt a Boy Top

More YoYos

Sew More Binding

Sew More 9 Patches Together 

Sew Green Glass blocks together

Same goals as last week.   I'm linking with Small Quilts and Doll Quilts and LoveLaughQuilt.  

~Lori in South Dakota~

Design Wall Monday and Weekly Goals

The weekend was spent with the Iowa Sweat Shop Ladies.  Here is what I worked on-

9 Patch parts.  Lots of 9 patch parts!  First were 9 patches for Chocolates on my Pillow, that project was worked on until I needed more background.  Next I sewed strips for the Honeycomb quilt.  Stitch, press, repeat.  Over and over.  I used the Stripology ruler and cut them all apart.  

The Iowa ladies are lots of fun.  LaVon the Overseer keeps us all in line--

Here she is supervising Donna's layout.  I was very good this weekend, LaVon only shook her finger at me once! 

Lorri2Rs scored a new machine at the 2nd hand store--

A Singer 404 that is like new!  2Rs used it all weekend.  She's fast and makes a great stitch.  Cost-$20!   

Have I told you how fast 2Rs sews?  She asked me to wind some bobbins for her (her bobbin tire needs replacing).  I had been whining about the dirty cover on my pressing table--

While I wound the bobbins she made me this--

A new removable cover!  And she also made me this--

A Maxine mug rug!   Coffee is essential to the start of my day.  Maybe not 12 cups, but!!! 

Two partial spools of thread were emptied.  I challenged Liz of Houston to use a new cone of thread--

Here's the challenge--Liz will try to use the entire cone by February 2019.  If she does I will send her FQs.  The Guttermann (Spooly Jr Jr) shown above has 547 yards--it takes almost 22 spools like that to equal "Spooly" as Liz has named him.  

Weekly Goals--

Quilt a Boy Top

More YoYos

Sew More Binding

Sew More 9 Pathes Together 

Sew Green Glass blocks together

 

There will be lots of sewing/quilting this week.  Its cold and windy outside, good sewing weather!  I'm linking with Quilting is More Fun than Housework, LiveLaughQuilt, and Small Quilts and Doll Quilts.

 

~Lori in South Dakota~