Mobile Update - turning the corner before noon

We stopped for lunch early, one more side and I will have 2 full rounds quilted.

About 4 hours to go...

On the road again

Hand work till its my turn to drive, and a little closer quarters this trip.

We took my truck this time because the gas millage is better.

Hand work challenge

Bonnie Hunter is having an hour a day challenge, and here is my hand work project.  Just a little old quilt of bright squares.  

 
Really,   Ok so maybe not so little.  But I like it and I have a spare room with a bed and no quilt for it.   So until I win the lotto or we can stop supplementing our kids live, its hand quilt my tops or tie them. 

And I’m not ready to tie these quilts.

So for now I sit and quilt – good thing I like to be warm because in the summer my husband cranks up the air and in the winter I have him stoke the fire.  My little corner of peace and quite  (never mind that thread on the chair…)

A nice weekend, just too short

Going home is bitter sweet..., I love to be home ~ just wish it was closer to the kids !

MobileUpdate - Cleaning again

Ugh

Moble update Dog Days

5 days over 100 degree, and no one has any energy

My Memorial Day Project

This was the project I worked on this weekend.  As my daughter would say – its not my usual style.  But I kinda like it!

I had about half the brights and a little more than half the muslin strips.  So I guess it helped get rid of the stash. 

I did go out an buy a little more brights.  So I would really call it a wash.  :p

The Memorial Day Weekend

The HGTV message board had a Red, White & Blue Patriotic Craft Show to celebrate the holiday.   My entry…

 

I finally finished my Smokey Mountain Stars from Bonnie Hunters site.  You can find the free pattern here at Quiltville.com.

Even the back is Patriotic – scraps to fill in the back instead of another length of backing. All those scraps from thrift store shirts.

   

I work best under pressure

Its DONE and on its way to MN.  Cydnee turns 1 in a few weeks and it will be there for her.

    

  

Another One Almost Done

I think I need to shop for more black for binding

Another Bonnie Mystery done…

Last year Bonnie Hunter’s Mystery was Roll Roll Cotton Boll.  I finished my last week.  It took this long to get help taking a photo, but here it is….

      
Bonnie’s site is Quiltville.com   This pattern has been taken down, but will be in her next book :)

March Block of the Month

 

I have been doing these blocks since January.  My thought – blue and white with a little yellow/gold while  trying to use up some of my shirting and strips.

 

Here is my March BOM…..

 

and here is the group so far:

a Quilters Eye

While in a Chicago Dr’s office I saw this on the table.  Pretty!!!

 

And it turned out really interesting.  I read the entire pamphlet – and I believe this should be required reading for everyone I know!

Swap blocks due in Sept

and I’m half way done.  Well I need to sign them all, but 33 of the needed 60 are together.  And

about 10 more are cut and ready sew. 

All from stash, PURPLE STASH!  :)

March 17, 2012

10 days after the 4+ inches of snow…..

Before

and After

March 2nd ?????

I know we had a mild winter but its March! 

 

in like a lion……

Great memories!

Image from Bonnie Hunter at quiltville.com

funky Chickens

January chicken done – the hen on the left was my trial block.

Orca Bay – Done

I finished this the about 2 or 3 weeks ago, but I never seem to make time to post.  Here it is, another Bonnie Hunter Mystery. 

I was planning to work on Jamestown Landing next – but now I’m working on last years mystery Roll, Roll Cotton Boll.  I will try to post that a little quicker.

New Year Weekend 2012

This year was all family.  Jacki and Tim came down for the week.  Then Tony showed up early Christmas Eve.  He is looking to move to MO, so I am just enjoying him home for the time being.
We did get some small projects done, and just spent some quality family time.  Jacki and I all of her grading caught up, and recorded. 
We also gave the guys a shopping list for her next school project.  Combination lab – a light box with 4 switches and a tester button.  The whole family got involved.  However I did not get a pic of the final project.

  

While I got some sewing done Jacki helped me sort STRINGS.  I had 3 buckets of strings.  I needed neutral, red and purple strings so Jacki decide to sort the lot.

I love the result, but now I have 5 piles of strings and a box for “everything else”.  I think Jamestown Landing is next!

    

I can not wait till we are all close together.  These family days are just too far apart for my liking. 

Orca Bay – a Bonnie Hunter Mystery

I am getting there….

It was messy, but the center is done!  And the pieced borders are almost done. 

 
I bet that inner board is going to include some ripping before I’m done. Want to lay odds? 

Oh, and the I Spy top is ready for quilting. Yah!

Sorry for the fuzzy camera, I think the camera batteries are fading fast.  Need to go plug them in. 

I’m back, for awhile anyway….

First John and I went to Florida the week before Christmas.  I do NOT think I will be doing that again anytime soon.

We were there for 4 days for Tony.  We moved him out.

And watch him graduate.  Thanks too to Johna and Aunt Jo :)