March UFO

My March UFO was a wall hanging that I started about 2005 called Angel of the Earth.  I had most of it finished but had to do the thread painting and the beading/glitz.  I got all that finished and put borders on and then took them off again. I couldn't decide if I should quilt it or frame it.  I ended up taking it to a local craft store to have it framed.  The clerk pulled frames and mat board and did some figuring and said it would be $780! WHAT??!!  but with my discount coupon it would be $330.  Still Way over my budget.  I told her there was no way I was spending that.  We finally got it down to a price I could afford .  So I guess technically my March UFO is not finished because I do not have it back yet.  Here is a picture before it was framed and I will post a picture of the final project at a later date.  My April UFO is  paper piecing quilt called Cinco de Mayo.  ( too bad it wasn't my May UFO) Should be fun.  "Sew" long for now.

My design wall has the table runner that I am working on for my color challenge.  This has been a busy month so I knew that I needed to do something small.  I made pinwheels from triangles that were cut off star point from another quilt. 

Stash Report Week 13

I thought after Spring Break this week would get back to normal, what ever normal is, but I have had to work more and have had less chance to sew.  After getting the house put back to together, after 2 grandkids and a niece here for a week, I have worked on my UFO and my color challenge.  I have both nearly complete and will count the fabric today.  This afternoon I hope to quilt my color challenge table runner and do some more thread painting on my UFO so that I can take it to the be framed .  Lucky me, Michael's has a coupon for custom framing in today's paper so I have to get it in.  I will take pictures before framing  to post on UFO posting day and will post the final project later.  I love this West Texas spring weather.  The Bluebonnets and other wild flowers are beautiful and the mesquite trees are putting on their leaves, that means it is SPRING!!!  Sew long for now.

Week number- 13

Used this week- 2 yards

Used this year- 36 yards

Purchased this week- 0 yards

Purchased this year- 22 Yards

Design wall Monday 3-19-12

My design wall is empty because I spent the last few days sewing with my granddaughter.  We made signs with her teacher's names on them. They can hang them  on their doors.  She had the best time going "through Mimi's fabric store" to find fabric that matched each teacher's subject.  After choosing the fabric she matched the thread for embroidery and and typed their names in while it set the embroidery up.  We both sewed the signs, painted the sticks and put them together.  She has given her teacher's a handmade gift for Teacher Appreciation week ( in May) since she was in kindergarten.  As a retired teacher, I do all I can to encourage that and keep the tradition going.  I made the sign with her name on it so she would have a example.  This week I need to get to work on my color challenge and my UFO.

Stash Report for week 12

This week was Spring Break in Texas.  As an ex-teacher I used to live for that week, now I live for it for a different reason... Grand kids!!!  We were blessed to have both of our grandchildren this week.  I showed you what my grandson made in the design wall post last week, tomorrow I will show you what my granddaughter made.  We spent her time making door signs for her teachers.  She is in the 4th grade and every year she and I have made teacher appreciation gifts for her to give to her teachers.  Weeks don't get much better than that. Now I will have to step on it to get my color challenge and my UFO complete before April.  When all was said and done we use 3 yards of fabric making the signs.  Here is my report. 

Week number- 12

Used this week- 3 yards

Used this year- 34 yards

Purchased this week- 0 yards

Purchased this year- 23 Yards

Gifted to others-0

Gifted to me- 7 yards

Recycled clothes- 5 yards

Total  Stash  - 1 Yards

Design Wall Monday

I do have several things on my design wall but have decided to show you my 6 year old grandson with one of the pillowcases he made. He is such a sweet boy, he wanted to make one for his Mom, Dad and of course him.  He did a great job for never sewing before and was so proud when I told him he was better than his girl cousins when they started.  We take him home tomorrow and pick up our granddaughter on Wednesday.  I see more sewing in my future.

I didn't get to post my stash report or my design wall last weekend because we had to make an unexpected trip to San Antonio to take care of a sick grandson.  This Friday we went to pick him up and bring him home until Tuesday.  He is 6 years old and very interested in sewing.  I have a Janome sew mini that I teach the kids on and he caught on very quickly.  We made 3 pillow cases and a stuffed heart this weekend.  Thanks to him and to finishing  the color challenge and sending it to the quilter I have fabric usage to count.  We take him home and pick up his 10 year old cousin on Wednesday and she will stay with us the rest of the week.  Camp Mimi is soooo much fun!!  This part of Texas is greening up after several good rains.  We are glad to see the sun and to be able to play outside today.  "Sew" long for now.

Week number- 11

Used this week- 15.5 yards

Used this year- 31 yards

Purchased this week- 0 yards

Purchased this year- 23 Yards

Gifted to others-0

Gifted to me- 7 yards

Recycled clothes- 5 yards

Total  Stash  - 4 Yards

February Color Challenge

When Judy at Patchwork Times posted the color challenge for February I knew I could work with those colors!  I wanted to make Judy's rolling along quilt so I combined the two and made my color challenge by that pattern. 

A closer view of the colors

Here is the original color picture and the colors we were challenged to use-