Design Wall Monday

What a full, full week!

I picked up On Ringo Lake that my friend Jane quilted.

Lots of TV binding time and it's now finished.

Pictures next week after the reveal at retreat.

Of course there has to be a mistake that you find after the quilting is finished.

Thank goodness I'm not a perfectionist so it will not bother me that it's there.

Tuesday was a full day at home alone.

I picked up ORL and sewed the binding on

I made backs and bindings for this quilt and a baby quilt.

I pulled out the tables and got busy pin basting.

Before he came home, both quilts were basted and tables put away

and I was DONE! 

EXHAUSTED from a full day of taking major steps forward on 3 projects!! 

I'm hoping to start quilting this week but

retreat starts Thursday so that might not happen.

Needing another project to take to retreat, I pulled out my Moda Be My Neighbor UFO.

I'd seen one at the church where I picked up ORL and loved the way the sashings and borders were.

I decided to take my rows apart and add sashings.

I haven't worked on it since the November 2016 retreat.

The instructions were all printed, even some fabrics were chosen.

Now the last 5 blocks are kitted and ready to go.

I think it takes longer to choose and cut the fabric than it does to sew these awesome blocks.

It's fun to be excited about this UFO again.

I went to my favorite on line fabric store and bought the sashing fabric (It's a light gray)

 and 2 pieces for outer border, binding and back.

Maybe I can get the sashings cut before Thursday, just in case I get that far on the project.

I tell ya, I am in UFO busting mode!!

No sewing over the weekend because I was with these people while their parents

worked their booth at a craft fair.

What a fun, exhausting weekend we all had.

I got to sit outside and enjoy this view with my morning coffee.

Later in the day, friends brought their horses over to pasture.

I think it may have been the highlight of the kids weekend.

Enjoy your week.

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I Like Thursdays #4

My week full of likes...

I like to have a simple project with me whenever we go.

I am a passenger seat knitter.

I hate the freeway so it's head down and knit, knit, knit.

I like this forest of greens.

I like scrappy binding.

I like to do binding.

I like that Granddaughter Taylor came to stay with us at the beach.

I like that she likes to spend time with her Grampa.

I like to have all my bobbins full.

This make it at good beach project so I don't have to do it at home.

I like flowers.

This little deck covers the septic tank at the beach place.

We call it the Poop Deck.

We don't know why it is 4-6" above the ground.

It's going to be so pretty when we get back there.

I like that our friends are willing to come over and water for us.

I like to embroider.

I'll turn this 1980's piece into a cute little wall hanging.

I like this view of the Columbia River.

I like that something as simple as a Follow Me sign puts a song in my head.

I really really liked Ricky Nelson. 💖

I really really like this picture!

Hubby has hooked up our daughter's trailer and 

it is now at the beach with our motorhome.

So excited!!!

And look at my gorgeous Pink Dogwood!

This couple lives down the road at the pond.

I stopped and looked for babies but didn't find any.

I have all my remaining blocks for Moda Be My Neighbor quilt kitted up,

ready to work on at retreat.

I like looking our my kitchen window and seeing the flag of our great nation.

Thank you honey!

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Design Wall Monday

WahHoo for a UFO Finish!

Judy L drew #8 for the March UFO and I finally have it finished.

Jamestown Landing may well be my new favorite quilt.

I worked hard to get if quilted last week and the binding on

so  could take it with me to the beach to finish.

I wanted to use our fence for picture.

I really wanted to take it down to the beach but never did.

I am a scrap addict and use them whenever and where ever I can.

I love a scrappy back and a scrappy binding.

After finishing the binding,

I pulled out my little embroidery project to work on.

As I'm stitching, I start thinking about the needle.

It's like sewing with a nail!

I am so used to my thin #10 needles. 

So I had to do a comparison picture. 

We are home now for a couple weeks so have plans to get another quilt or 2 finished.

Next week it's retreat weekend, then back to the beach. 

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I Like Thursdays #3

The view from my deck chair.

On the left is my pink dogwood that normally blooms for Mother's Day.

It was a Mother's Day gift from my children many years ago.

It is very special to me.

Daisy dog doesn't like it when dad is not home so she sits in his chair and pouts.

I love how much she loves him.

He's the one that rescued her out of her cage at the shelter.

Evidently, I was just along for the ride.

WooHoo, black batting have been ordered for a UFO quilt top.

I like a good batting sale.

Backings for 4 tops were ordered from Thousands of Bolts.

I feel lots of quilting coming on in the days ahead.

I like that, a lot!

I like having projects kitted up.

This UFO is 6 years old and I'm excited about it again.

I've got a retreat coming in May and need to get myself ready.

I like to start with a UFO and 

when it's completed, I reward myself with a new project.

Oh the games I play. 😉

I like Singer tins.

This one holds my basting pins and closer tool.

And this lint brush!

These sillies melt my heart!

Boys and dogs and Legos and trucks and laughter!

I like this rotary cutter.

I like trimming a quilt .

I like adding the binding.

I even like stitching the binding down.

I like that we are headed for the beach on Wednesday and 

that I can set this up to post on Thursday. 😊

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2018 UFO Challenge April Update/May Plans

I used April to catch up on Judy L's UFO Challenge. I was a slacker and now I'm an almost caught upper.  That's what I'm calling it.

My April project was to get out my Mischief Quilt and get to work on it again since it is my only hand stitching project. I took parts and pieces with me on the last beach trip and got busy glue basting everything I had cut and kitted. I have 4 blocks remaining to piece with almost 6 added to the pile I already have. Not a bad month.  I'll continue to work on it since I'm enjoying it again.  I am only making it into a wall hanging instead of a big quilt.

For May, Judy L chose UFO 12. I'm super happy about that. Just last week I ordered backing fabrics for 5 more UFOs and picked a brown/cream polka dot flannel for this quilt. This is going to be so much fun. The plan is to  use Angela Walters' method of Dot To Dot Quilting that I learned from her Craftsy class. I haven't done it for a while and I'm really looking forward to playtime on this quilt.

But first I will finish March's UFO. Close, oh so close!

So in a nut shell, the month of April was a huge UFO busting success for me. I started the month with these plans and finished with 2 quilts completed, 1 almost quilted and big progress on Mischief Quilt. I see good things happening in May.

Design Wall Monday

I had an awesome week in the sewing room!

A 6 year old UFO was unearthed and the last 6 blocks were cut and kitted,

ready for project #1 at retreat in less than 3 weeks.

Since I was already sidetracked with Garden Party,

I started sewing my blocks into 2s and 4s.

I'm setting this one straight so it goes together pretty fast with chain piecing. 

This was going to be retreat project #1 but now it will be a flimsy show and tell instead.

Now I need to kit up project #2 and #3

I know what I want to do so they won't take long.

I will continue quilting Jamestown Landing.

After my weekend Quiltathon, I'm anxious to get this one finished.

It won't be finished today but will be soon.

I'm so close to catching up with the 2018 UFO Challenge numbers!!!

 Then I notice today's date. LOL

Oh well, I'm close, no panic here.

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My Quiltathon Starts In 3-2-1

Friday morning 6:30...Ernie has a weekend Hunter's Education Instructor training and left earlier this morning. He'll be home sometime Sunday late afternoon.  I have been planning a weekend Quiltathon for weeks.
And boy oh boy do I have plans!

Jamestown Landing is first on the list. Backing is made, batting is cut, vacuuming will begin as soon as I finish my coffee, grab a bite to eat, feed the critters and throw on some comfie clothes. Then it's a 3 or 4 episodes of NCIS Los Angles (yeah, I know, I'm really late to this party) that I have recorded and the basting party begins.

I plan to update this post throughout the weekend with my progress.  How much fun can I have?!? Let the games begin......

11:25  There was some unpinning because someone layed the top on the wrong direction. Ugh~
Now we are ready to quilt.  3 episodes of NCIS LA and some chat time with a friend.  Not too bad. I'm going to get my chicken in the crockpot and then get started.

4:40  Calling it a day...maybe. I may go back in after I eat something. I'm about 1/3 of the way done. Not a bad few hours work. I never made it back into the sewing room.

Day 2
Starting out after breakfast for a couple of hours before 3 grandsons arrive. It's soccer day for sister and movie day with Gramma. I don't get to see these guys nearly enough! So I do not mind taking time out for them.

I keep this lint brush close at hand.  I don't know how I get so many stray threads. I know where the cat hair comes from though. 😉

My afternoon was filled with boys, dogs, legos, cars and trucks and food.  What Quiltathon???

After a short nap and some dinner, I was headed back in to sew when the phone rang. My niece Katie and her family had been out this way on an adventure and wanted to stop by to visit before heading back in to town. Of course quilting can be put on hold a little longer! We had a wonderful visit and then it was off to bed to read. Tomorrow is a new day!

Day 3
3 pm and I'm calling my Quiltathon over. I've quilted most of the day and I'm tired now. So it's time to turn off the machine and the lights and call it a day in the sewing room. I've had a couple of issues today. By the skin of my teeth, I got this corner quilted without having to add a sliver of batting.

This is where I am leaving off today. I'm about half finished. I thought I was so much farther. LOL  But this is a big quilt and I am quilting a lot more dense that I had planned to. It's looking fabulous.

What a fun weekend but I am ready for Ernie to be home. 

I Like Thursdays #2

I like the blooming cherry trees at the medical clinic.

I did not like having to be there!

I like the view from my deck.

Home is my happy place.

I like my special hand stitching box.

It is a simple pencil box that was decorated by my granddaughter with Frozen stickers.

I like that my girls think when you are headed to gather their eggs,

you might have something for them to eat.

Because "there is never anything in this house to eat". 

A quote made famous by my children. 😉

I like Steve the Rooster with his crazy comb.

And this guy here has my heart and

he does windows. 

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