6/1 WIP

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Well, its been a month since I posted anything... good thing I have a couple items to show for it.... but for the most part I have not been sewing.

Completed:

This is the Snippets Pinwheels that has been on the sitting list since the list started. I got these blocks sewen together with a quick Kona Cotton border so that I could use it to practice FMQ on my new Juki. It did take a little to get used to the speed of the Juki so I am glad I took the time to practice before moving to some thing larger. The backing is a pretty 30 inspired print that I thought picked up the colors well and my favorite Papaya Konna for binding.

New Projects:

I started on my Hands2Hands charity quilt.... combining the 8 FQ's I was sent with some solids from my stash.

Progress:

Still working on my Vintage Juki Spring quilt. I have 2, 1/4 sections done and the last 2 sections are both in progress.

I also got a couple more blocks done for the Bottled Rainbow, but I am very behind.

Sitting:
American Jane blocks: Hour Glass Pot holders : Pinwheel Quilt Along : Hope Valley QAL : Stamp QAL :Chubby Stars QAL : Leaves D9P : Mandy's fence : HST: New Wave

Stats for week: New Projects - 1 : Completed - 1 : WIP - 12

A Quick Angel

You may have seen on my WIP post this week that I was asked to come up with an angel gown on a quick time line this week. Well, mission accomplished.

The fabric was chosen for me for the project so I will not take the credit for it looking somewhat like tin foil wrapped left overs...

My daughter graciously volunteered to model it for me and struck her best angel pose.

Be sure to click the botton to see other whoop worthy efforts!

spring cleaning?

I am sure you have all seen this, the new Denyse Schmidt collection at Joann Fabrics. This was my first cut at the collection, I have since purchased some more... as recently as today...; got to love the 50% off coupons.

To make room I did some cleaning of my stash and came up with this stack ... over 2 feet high... and that is after I culled out the 10 fabrics that I used for the Vintage Juki Spring quilt. Some is over 10 years old, fabrics that I had when we moved to Texas, and some are more recent that I know I will never use because they are, uhm, ugly.

Then, since I had some extra room... I picked up these today... Love those bunnies... but the best part about this stack is that it averaged $3.30 a yard for the 16 yards. The top one is Michael Miller Crib Print, I got 5.5 yards and I think it will be great for a quilt back.... more to come on that over the weekend!

WIP 4/20

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I got something done this week! Yea! I also made some good progress on other projects....

Completed:

I got my first A&M quilt done this week... I still have another one to go but I want to get a few other projects done before I start.





New Projects:

Well, I had thought that I was going to get through a week without starting a new project... until I got a phone call about 9 pm last night... a desperate plea for an angel costume for the Easter play for Children's Ministry at church.... in 5 min I had a knock at the door and 4 yards of a slinky silver material for said costume.... I found this PJ pattern that I think will work well as just a tunic and I will add a sash... instant angel!

Progress:

A couple more grocery bags... I had these cut out and set aside... I hoped to have them done by now... they are not done but I made some progress. I am giving these to friends as my Facebook Pay-it-Forward challenge.

I got 1/4 of my Vintage Juki Spring quilt done and am working on another section. This will have to be set aside until the angel is done...

Sitting:
American Jane quilt is waiting for me to find Kona Snow... the rest are just waiting...Hour Glass Pot holders : Pinwheel Quilt Along : Hope Valley QAL : Stamp QAL :Chubby Stars QAL : Snippet Pinwheels : Leaves D9P : Mandy's fence : HST: New Wave

Stats for week: New Projects - 1 : Completed - 1 : WIP - 14

Spring in Jukiland

Ok, so Juki Spring may be the dorkiest quilt name I have ever come up with, but... I was sorting my fabrics, needing to clear out room for the stack of the new DS Quilt line I bought an Joann, and I had this nice stack of old prints (vintage? I think I re-bought this but I made a sundress out of that print on the bottom right when I was in high school, I think a sophomore, making it over 30 years ago) that I decided to cut for my fist project on the Juki. A Spring Queen size (90x90) that I would not have been able to get through the Bernina regardless of pulling and tugging.

I wanted a simple pattern so that I could concentrate on the sewing and learning the machine rather than on the block so this combo of 5" and 9.5" squares was my solution. I am making it in 4 sections that measure 45" square and section one was Sundays project du jour.

Machine sews like a dream. I had heard that it was loud... I did find that at all in fact my husband walked in and commented on how smooth it sounded. I had a little shock when I uncrated and saw the label panel... I had ordered a TL98Q so what the heck was this.... I got online and found this was the 'new' release and was the same with a couple upgrades like a LED light and a heel press for cutting rather than a toe press. It does come without the zipper foot but I figure I will be using the bernina for anything with a zipper anyhow.

I am linking to Modern Monday. Although these are old fabrics the pattern is clean and modern so I figure I qualify.

A&M quilt - done

I got this completed and all washed up and crinkly ... its for a fund raiser at school. We are hoping that Alumni as well as those with kids headed to A&M will bid up the price. It was done on a short timeline so I made BIG blocks... 12 x 15.

The back in flannel with a strip of the main print fabric running across it.

I still have another of these to make for a friend that has a daughter that is attending A&M in the fall. I am thinking that the solid grey will be replaced with a smaller grey and a solid maroon.... but that will depend on how long I wait before I get started.

I am linking to the whoopy party! Check out what else we are whoopy about.

I love the UPS man

Look what he brought me today.... more to come....