Quilting is in my Blood

 To-Do for the week of Sept 21st- 27th:

1. Work on a simple I Spy quilt top. √Done
2. Write my 2021 September OMG Finish post. √Done
3. Cut fabric for our family Blakely Sew-Along. √Done
4. Take a Quilt Edge Finishings online workshop with Nicholas Ball through CraftyMonkies. √Done

To-Do #1

I made a simple I Spy quilt top using this tutorial for a special child in my life who will turn one in December (her parents are not comfortable with any kind of specific online reference to her, so I’m respecting their wishes). I found I needed to cut my longer sashing strips 6″ long rather than 5.5″ as stated in the tutorial. It was a quick quilt top to make that I was able to finish in less than a week.

To-Do #2

I wrote about my North Stars quilt top finish in my September 2021 OMG Finish post.

To-Do #3

I got all the cutting done for my family Blakely Sew-Along project and saved a lot of time using my Accuquilt strip cutter to cut the 2.5 inch strips. This is hands-down my most subdued ombré project this year!

To-Do #4

I really enjoyed the Quilt Edge Finishings online workshop with Nicholas Ball through CraftyMonkies on 9/26/21. I took a lot of notes and screen shots. I really want to try his pillow case facing method (see class demonstration photo below) as well as the Welsh Knife Edge technique. I could not find the pillow case finishing method anywhere online but I did find a post on Welsh Quilts: How to Sew a Traditional or Knife Edge. Nicholas’ method is a little different and much clearer to me than the Welsh Quilts tutorial, but it is a cool way to finish a quilt without using extra binding or facing fabric.

To-Do for the week of Sept 28th-Oct 4th:

1. Stitch a grey Sashiko square with variegated turquoise floss.
2. Write my October 2021 OMG post.
3. Make some ombré wonky stars for my Oct ’21 OMG project.

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

 To-Do for the week of Sept 14th-20th:

1. Work on the Fritz & Fred Foxes block for the North Stars quilt for my SIL Sharon. √Done
2. Stitch a grey Sashiko square with variegated turquoise floss. √Done
3. Finish pulling fabric for our family Blakely Sew-Along. √Done

To-Do #1

For the last 24″ square block for Sharon’s North Star quilt, I made the Fritz & Fred Foxes block. I used the a red grunge fabric for the foxes and the same coordinating fabrics as I used for the Brown Bear block. I was able to get the quilt top finished on Sunday and will share about it in the OMG post I’ll write in the coming week.

To-Do #2

I used a plastic Sashiko stencil to trace the image of a Cherry Blossom (Sakura) and used my pretty variegated Caribbean perle floss to stitch the flower. I’m planning to make a set Sashiko coasters using this floss on grey cloth as a Christmas gift.

To-Do #3

Here is my fabric pull for our Blakely family Sew-Along:

To-Do for the week of Sept 21st- 27th:

1. Take a Quilt Edge Finishings online workshop with Nicholas Ball through CraftyMonkies.
2. Write my 2021 September OMG Finish post.
3. Cut fabric for our family Blakely Sew-Along.
4. Work on a simple I Spy quilt top.

Linking up with Texas Quilt Gal.

 To-Do for the week of Sept 7th-13th:

1. Make the second block for the North Stars quilt for my sister-in-law, Sharon. √Done
2. Start cutting fabric for the third North Stars block. √Done
3. Write a post about my finished Ombré Lotus quilt. √Done

To-Do #1

For the second 24″ square block for Sharon’s North Star quilt, I made the Meredith Muskox block. I used three different Essex linen fabrics for the ox, more fussy cut squares and rectangles out of Tim Holtz’ Christmas Carol fabric, and some taupe, gold, and red fabric from my stash.

To-Do #2

I had an unexpected time windfall Friday afternoon when our governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, gave state workers four hours of seasonal leave for all our hard work during the pandemic, so I not only got the pieces cut for the Reggie Reindeer block but was able to get it done on Sunday. It went together fairly quickly since it is the same color scheme as the muskox block, and I had already had some fussy cut Christmas Carol fabric plus some HSTs previously done.

To-Do #3

Here’s the link to my Ombré Lotus Quilt Finished post.

To-Do for the week of Sept 14th- 20th:

1. Finish pulling fabric for our family Blakely Sew-Along.
2. Work on the Fritz & Fred Foxes block for the North Stars quilt for my sister-in-law, Sharon.
3. Stitch a grey Sashiko square with variegated turquoise floss.

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

 To-Do for the week of Aug 31-Sept 6:

1. Quilt and bind my Modified Fancy Forest Quilt. √Done
2. Make the first block for the North Stars quilt for my sister-in-law, Sharon. √Done
3. Start cutting fabric for the second North Stars block. √Done

To-Do #1

Over the holiday weekend, I quilted and bound my Modified Fancy Forest Quilt (original pattern by Elizabeth Hartman). I quilted simple wavy lines and was able to avoid quilting over the black eyes and noses. I’m so glad to have finished this 27″ x 39.5″ wall hanging. These foxes and hedgehogs just make me smile.

To-Do #2

For Sharon’s North Star quilt, I chose to make the bear block using brown grunge fabric for the bear. I had fun fussy cutting squares and rectangles out of Tim Holtz’ Christmas Carol fabric. And I raided my Christmas fabric bins and found the cardinal fabric with a light brown background and some olive green snowflake fabric. The bear looks darker in the photo below than it actually is.

To-Do #3

I have all the pieces cut for the next North Stars block. I’ll keep you all in suspense until next week regarding which block I decided to make next 🙂

To-Do for the week of Sept 7th- 13th:

1. Make the second block for the North Stars quilt for my sister-in-law, Sharon.
2. Start cutting fabric for the third North Stars block.
3. Write a post about my finished Ombré Lotus quilt (Woo Hoo!).

To-Do for the week of Aug 24th-30th:

1. Finish appliquéing the petals on my Lotus Blossom quilt and write my August OMG Finish post. √Done
   
2. Make the binding for my Modified Fancy Forest Quilt. √Done
3. Pull some fabric for a family Sew-Along in September. √Done

To-Do #1

I did finish appliquéing the petals and leaves on my Lotus Blossom quilt and was able to finish it with machine binding (which is SO much faster than hand-stitching the binding down on the back side of the quilt. It doesn’t look as good as my hand-stitched binding, but as they say “Finished is better than perfect!”). I wrote about my decision to appliqué the circle where the petals and leaves join in my August 2021 One Monthly Goal post.

To-Do #2

I’m using the same Alison Glass Raven Kaleidoscope fabric for the binding for my Modified Fancy Forest quilt as I did in Lotus Blossom quilt above. It is ready to use over the Labor Day holiday.

To-Do #3

I am participating in a Blakely Quilt Sew-Along with several family members that starts mid-September. I’ve wanted to make a black/grey/white quilt for a long time, and when Meghan with Then Came June shared about her Black and White Blakely quilt, I felt inspired to make my own version. Some of you may remember me working on a “Blakely-esque” quilt in April. I explained about the family connection in this post. I only found two fabrics that I want to use from my stash, so I ordered more fabric over the weekend. I may add some grey solid fabric if it starts to look too busy.

To-Do for the week of Aug 24th-30th:

1. Quilt and bind my Modified Fancy Forest Quilt.
2. Make the first block for the North Stars quilt for my sister-in-law, Sharon.
3. Start cutting fabric for the second North Stars block.