Quilting is in my Blood

To-Do for the week of June 13th-19th:

1. Visit a new-to-me quilt store. √Done
2. Work on a  second Sashiko square using my favorite variegated Caribbean perle floss on grey cloth. √Done
3. Make more Murmuration diamonds. √Done

To-Do #1

I actually visited two new-to-me quilt shops in the past week. The first one was Quilting Folks, and it is in Rockledge, Florida. I visited my long-time friend, Annette, arriving Friday June 17th and getting back to New Mexico on Wednesday June 22nd. Annette lives two long blocks from the beach. Below is the pic I took during a glorious morning stroll:

Here’s a photo of Annette with her favorite fabric at Quilting Folks.

And here’s me with pretty teal Sphere fabric by Zen Chic (and yes I did come home with a yard cut of it!)

I actually visited two new-to-me quilt shops in the past week. The second quilt store we went to was Quilts and Lace, and it is in Melbourne, Florida. I picked up an interesting table runner and placemats pattern there called Mitered Magic.

The last full day I was in Florida Annette and I went to a little park where manatees are known to frequent. While we didn’t see a manatee that day, we did have a close sighting of a gator! Annette is definitely braver than me regarding proximity to alligators–I got close enough to snap a photo and then backed right up!

To-Do #2

I had plenty of time of airplanes as well as some relaxing time at Annette’s, and I got two Sashiko squares finished during my trip. The pic below is definitely not great, but it shows the two squares next to a portion of Annette’s lovely swimming pool where we spent one relaxing afternoon floating around.

To-Do #3

I just made three more Murmuration diamonds this past week before going to Florida, but I didn’t take a photo of them.

To-Do for the week of June 20th-26th:

1. Write my June 2022 OMG Finish post.
2. Make more Murmuration units (diamonds and possibly triangles).
3. Get caught up with my temperature quilts flying geese.

Linking up with Texas Quilt Gal: To-Do Tuesday.

To-Do for the week of June 6th-12th:

1. Bind Colby’s high school graduation camping quilt. √Done
2. Make more Murmuration diamonds. √Done
3. Work on a Sashiko square using my favorite variegated Caribbean perle floss on grey cloth. √Done

To-Do #1

I did get Colby’s camping high school graduation quilt finished over the weekend. Camping has been a big part of his life, so I opted to make another camping quilt to commemorate the occasion and to celebrate our family’s love of camping. I used the Apex quilt pattern by Mitzie@Jittery Wings. The pattern uses strip piecing to simplify the piecing. I wasn’t able to strip piece all of my fabrics due to choosing to fussy cut the big camper/tent squares and the small phases-of-the-moon squares, but I can tell you that the pattern is well written, and I can see me making it again and totally strip piecing my next version of it. Below is a pic of the front of the quilt and the second photo below shows the back of the quilt.

To-Do #2

In the bin in the pic below are 48 Murmuration diamonds. I have nine more on my design wall, so I have a total of 57 of the 93 diamonds I need to be make for this quilt. I’ll also need to make 30 triangles, so this project will keep me busy for awhile.

To-Do #3

Over the weekend I also finished one Sashiko square with the pretty variegated Caribbean perle floss. I’m thinking I will make another set of coasters similar to the ones shown in this post, but I may substitute a different pattern or two.

To-Do for the week of June 13th-19th:

1. Make more Murmuration diamonds.
2. Visit a new-to-me quilt store.
3. Work on a  second Sashiko square using my favorite variegated Caribbean perle floss on grey cloth.

Linking up with Texas Quilt Gal: To-Do Tuesday.

To-Do for the week of May 30th-June 5th:

1. Write my June 2022 One Monthly Goal post. √Done
2. Make some more units for my June goal. √Done
3. If I get Colby’s quilt back from Melissa@Sew Shabby Quilting by the weekend, I plan to get it finished. Nope

To-Do #1

For those of you who have followed by blog for awhile, you may remember reading about a quilt at the top of quilty bucket list. It is the Murmuration quilt by Rebecca@Bryan House Quilts. Below are my first nine Murmuration diamonds. Read more about this project here.

To-Do #2

I’ve been house/cat sitting for my friends, Sue and John, and of course, I brought a sewing machine over to work on some Murmuration units. Their cat, BG (short for Birthday Girl) decided that I needed some help. I literally had to pull out some ziplock bags from underneath her when I needed a specific color 🙂

Below is a pic of three different units. The middle diamond is not trimmed yet. This project is an interesting combination of improv and foundation paper piecing. It’s been fun alternating the widths of strips as well as color arrangement.

To-Do #3

I did not receive the quilt back from Sew Shabby Quilting in time for me to bind it this past weekend. The good news is the quilt arrived on Monday, so I will be able to bind it this coming weekend.

To-Do for the week of June 6th-12th:

1. Make more Murmuration diamonds.
2. Bind Colby’s high school graduation camping quilt.
3. Work on a Sashiko square using my favorite variegated Caribbean perle floss on grey cloth.

Linking up with Texas Quilt Gal: To-Do Tuesday.

To-Do for the week of May 23rd-29th:

1. Share my May 2022 One Monthly Goal Finished post. √Done
2. Write a post about my finished Treasure Hunt quilt and share next Sunday on the Hands2Help Final linky party on Mari@Academic Quilter’s site. √Done
3. Work on a Kantha pillow cover. √Done
4. I added a fourth to-do. Since publishing this post last Monday, I found out that my Color Gradient Strip Quilt had been quilted and was on its way back to me! So I plan to get it finished this upcoming holiday weekend. √Done

To-Do #1

I’m happy to share that my finished Nene quilt has been received by Rebecca@Rebecca Grace Quilting. It’s on her quilting calendar for June 20th. More info about my finished May One Monthly Goal can be read here.

To-Do #2

On Sunday I shared a post about my Treasure Hunt quilt on Hands2Help Final Link party. Check it out here if you’re interested.

To-Do #3

I did get the front of my Kantha pillow cover sewn together and did some Kantha stitching on two middle strips. I really like how this stitching looks, and I’m not sure it needs any more decorative stitching, so I’m going to focus on some other projects and put this project on the back burner for now.

To-Do #4

I did get my Color Gradient Strip quilt back and quickly got it bound and photographed outside in the very welcome blue sky. More details are included in this post.

To-Do for the week of May 30th-June 5th:

1. Write my June 2022 One Monthly Goal post.
2. Make some more units for my June goal.
3. If I get Colby’s quilt back from Melissa@Sew Shabby Quilting by the weekend, I plan to get it finished.

Linking up with .Texas Quilt Gal: To-Do Tuesday

To-Do for the week of May 17th-22nd:

1. Sew the setting triangles on my Nene blocks and possibly start sewing the blocks into rows. √Done
2. Make binding for Colby’s graduation camping quilt and for my gradient strip quilt. √Done
3. Make more units for my temperature quilts. √Done

To-Do #1

I did get all the setting triangles sewn on and then started sewing the blocks into rows. Here’s a pic of Row 3 sewn to Row 4. I’ve actually finished the quilt top and will share a pic in my May 2022 One Monthly Goal Finished post.

To-Do #2

Below are the bindings ready to go for my Color Gradient quilt that I sent to Cara@Sew Colorado Quilting and Colby’s Camping high school graduation quilt that I sent to Melissa@ Sew Shabby Quilting.

To-Do #3

I’m up to date with my temperature flying geese. Sorry no pic this post.

To-Do for the week of May 23rd-29th:

1. Share my May 2022 One Monthly Goal Finished post..
2. Write a post about my finished Treasure Hunt quilt and share next Sunday on the Hands2Help Final linky party on Mari@Academic Quilter’s site.
3. Work on a Kantha pillow cover.
4. I’m adding a fourth to-do. Since publishing this post on Monday, I found out that my Color Gradient Strip Quilt has been quilted and is on its way back to me! So I plan to get it finished this upcoming holiday weekend.

Linking up with Texas Quilt Gal: To-Do Tuesday.