Tag: A Year in Words

Quilt Diary: Finish-A-Long 2020 Quarter 1 List

My 2020 first quarter goals for Finish-A-Long

We are starting this post making my list for first quarter.  I already posted on Instagram (@quiltadventures) on Friday night.  Some of these have been on the list for a while.  For the old ones, I added them to my All People Quilt Resolution 2020.  I will tag those items as I go.  Because it is so random drawing for the #APQResolution2020, I included all of them in my quarterly goals just in case! Continue reading “Quilt Diary: Finish-A-Long 2020 Quarter 1 List”

Quilt Diary: First finish of Quarter 4 – Holiday Tablecloths & Turkey Wooly Mug Rugs

It is so hard to believe that it has already been two weeks since I last posted.  I guess with the Thanksgiving holiday it only sped up the days!  I finished both reversible tablecloths in time to take to Canada.  I was very stoked to actually finish in a timely manner!  For me, being reversible was very challenging.  I had thought that the same design on both sides would make it easier.  I never could get them lined up exactly right which was very apparent when I was semi-stitching in the ditch.  Because I used a “matching” thread, it was only noticeable to myself, the maker.  I have decided that if I do a reversible anything again to do an all over quilting versus following my “block” pattern.  What a wonderful problem to have, right? Continue reading “Quilt Diary: First finish of Quarter 4 – Holiday Tablecloths & Turkey Wooly Mug Rugs”

Quilt Diary: November Project Update

We have been back for almost two weeks, yet I don’t feel like I have any time to sew.  I have been putting in a lot of hours at work.  Meetings all day and my actual work at night and weekends.  Every November seems to get like this.  Just Crazy!  When I get home, I am exhausted.  There is no food in the house again.  #sigh  I currently am not seeing an end to this grueling pace.  I will get a break next week when we head to Halifax for American Thanksgiving.  That will be nice. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: November Project Update”

Quilt Diary: Home for the Weekend

This is my first weekend home for a few weeks.  Looking at my November and December schedules, it looks like I will be home more than not for once.  This fall has been crazy busy with hockey tournaments.  We will be heading out again this weekend for a weekend of hockey in Long Beach!  Let’s get started on what I have been working on this weekend. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: Home for the Weekend”

Quilt Diary: October One Monthly Goal

I missed my September One Monthly Goal, so I am resetting that same goal for October.  I will finish 4 Halloween placemats.  I was defeated by my sewing machine last month.  Of course if I had not waited til the last week to press forward, it would have been a non issue.  I just need to finish free motion quilting and binding these cute placemats. I am linking up with Patty at Elm Street Quilts.  Quilting these 4 placemats are this week’s #onethingwithAmy goal as well.

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Front of Halloween Placemats

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Quilt Diary: A Year In Words-Autumn Finish for Quarter 3 FAL 2019

Woohoo!  Finally wrapped up this project that has been in my sewing room for over a year.  It felt good to hang it on the wall yesterday.  I absolutely love the hanger I purchased from Ackfeld Manufacturing a month ago.  I did not realized that the leaves were colored until I took it out of the package.  So nice!  My larger series, I usually buy one hanger for the series.  I haven’t decided if I will continue using this hanger for the whole series.  I originally bought the WELCOME hanger for this series but decided it was too many words.  We shall see.  For now, I am very pleased at the end result!  Here are a few more photos of the final process this week.

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Quilt Diary: Mama Gypsy Update

Hi Everyone!  I finally finished all the blocks for the Mama Gypsy Quilt QAL that ended August 31st.  I liked this pattern and it is a great way to show off some special focus fabric.  This pattern was tooted a fat quarter friendly pattern, but I would have to disagree with that.  Yes you can use fat quarters, but do not expect to use just fat quarters and the background fabric for this entire quilt.  With the challenges of fabric placement that I faced in this pattern, I would be inclined to use fat quarters for all the large area blocks with some fat quarters from a fat quarter set, but the accents and diamonds that are formed, that is questionable.  I did not have enough diversity in one fat quarter bundle to do this nor could one fat quarter cut all four triangles.  Now pulling from your stash, that is a real possibility to use all fat quarters.  I ended up using my half-yard bundle to get a satisfactory layout.  I am very happy with my layout. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: Mama Gypsy Update”

Quilt Diary: Sept 2019 One Monthly Goal

September is here and it is time to linkup with Elm Street Quilts for the One Monthly Goal. I have been thinking about this for the last few days wondering what I should commit to. Thinking about what is close to being done and I just need a little push. I narrowed down to four possibilities: Schoolhouse mug rugs, Blooming Pansies, Autumn wall hanging, or pulling out my Halloween/October placemats. The verdict is: Halloween/October placemats! It is time to pull them out of the closet and finish them up. So I am committing to making four October placemats with my purple, black, and orange kitty fabric.  See above for sample. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: Sept 2019 One Monthly Goal”

Quilt Diary: Blooming Series – Apples finish

Woohoo!  I surprised myself with getting this finish done last night.  It really helped walking through the steps on Wednesday with you guys.  It gave me a plan and a focus which everyone knows is sometimes a wee bit challenging for me. Squirrel!  Thursday night I was agonizing over how I was going to quilt this.  I awoke on Friday with inspiration from the fabric for this one.  Quilting a 11 x 20 wall hanging is easy compared to quilting a queen-size quilt I guess.  I have been so focused on piecing bed size quilts that I have not really done very many small projects.  Practice does make you better that is for sure!  So here are a few closeups of the Blooming Apples.

 

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Quilt Diary: Sunflower Wooly Mug Rug Finish-Better late than never

This week found me wrapping up the sunflower wooly mug rugs which I have been working on for weeks!  It feels good to finish them up but I find myself behind with my schoolhouse wooly mug rug.  I am linking up the Sunflower Wooly Mug Rugs with Capitola Quilter for another third quarter finish in October.  Hard to believe this is my 6th finish for the quarter. See the original list here. Continue reading “Quilt Diary: Sunflower Wooly Mug Rug Finish-Better late than never”