We have a winner!

The results for our local Rodeo and Stock Show Creative Arts division were announced this week and I am proud to be among the winners.  I will have to post pictures when I get all of the quilts back, for some reason I don't have pictures of some of them.  I won a 1st  in men's clothing, I made my husband a bright orange Hawaiian shirt from  fabric I  bought  when we were in Hawaii last summer.  I won a 3rd place on a Christmas table runner in the holiday decorations category, a 2nd in the baby quilts, 2nd in  machine pieced -hand quilted, a 2nd and 3rd in the machine pieced-machine quilted category ( funny story, I got my sister in law into quilting a few years back and she beat me with a first.... maybe I am a better teacher than a quilter!). I had 7 entries and won 6 ribbons!!  In addition to my ribbons and the ribbon my sister in law won, my 9 year old niece entered 4 Lego displays and won a ribbon on each one ( 2nd,  2 3rds and a 4th and she is getting a special award for creativity).  I would say we are a pretty creative bunch, now if we can only get my brother and nephew to enter the cooking competition , no telling how many ribbons we would have!

Stash Report Week 7

I have been working on my color challenge this week but nothing is finished so I will not count it yet.  I am getting ready to go to the quilting retreat in Brownwood that Judy Laquidara of Patchwork Times is putting on.  My sister-in-law, 2 friends and I will be going Thursday - Sunday.  I should have lots of changes in my post next week.  This week all my counts have stayed the same.  I have to do some cleaning this afternoon, finish knitting a prayer shawl and will work on my color challenge blocks so I can have something to show on my design wall tomorrow.  "Sew" long for now.

Week number- 7

Used this week- 0 yards

Used this year- 3 yards

Purchased this week- 0 yards

Purchased this year- 3 Yards

Gifted to others-0

Gifted to me- 7 yards

Recycled clothes- 5 yards

Total  Stash  - 12 Yards

No Waste Flying Geese

 Jo at  Jo's Country Junction  is starting a new feature on Tuesday, Try it Tuesday.  She is encouraging you to try something new whether it be in sewing, a restaurant or a book.  I tried a new way to make flying geese this week.  I am making the Rolling Along quilt on Judy's Patchwork Times blog.  It calls for flying geese that are finished at 1 1/4 X 2 1/2 .  Judy did not give measurements, she just said use your favorite method.  My favorite method is using the Eleanor Burns rulers but there was not a ruler fitting these measurements.  So I went to my best friend... Google for help.  I found this site http://schools.utah.gov/cte/documents/facs/conference/S04/CT_FlyingGeese.pdf  and what I liked about her geese was the chart with the measurements but I also like the way she made the geese.  I had very little trimming to square up the geese.  I was very pleased.  Look at my block in my post yesterday, I used the flying geese there.  " Sew" long for now.

Design Wall Monday

Well, there is not much on my design wall today, one lonely block!

 I am making my quilt for the Color Challenge for Patchwork Times  blog. I am using the Rolling Along pattern that Judy posted as the January QOV quilt.  My center block are all the floral and star point are all the coral but the blocks around the stars will pick up the colors in the fabric.  I hope it works out.  Here is my color scheme I am using. (My photo doesn't show the true colors) .

Stash report for week 6

No change in my stash this week.  I have started my quilt for the color challenge that Judy at Patchwork Times is sponsoring, but won't count that fabric until I finish.  This week I worked on the binding on the quilt that we were hand quilting at my church.  When I finish that I will post a picture and the story of that quilt.  I have also been knitting a prayer shawl that I hope to have finished this week .  I entered 5 quilts, a table runner and a shirt in our local rodeo creative arts division.  The results will be out Tuesday so I will post those later in the week.  I also got 3 kits ready to take to the retreat that Judy Laquidra is having in Brownwood in a couple weeks.  It has been a busy week but nothing to count yet.  "Sew long for now".

Week number- 6

Used this week- 0 yards

Used this year- 3 yards

Purchased this week- 0 yards

Purchased this year- 3 Yards

Gifted to others-0

Gifted to me- 7 yards

Recycled clothes- 5 yards

Total  Stash  - 12 Yards

UFO Challenge #5

Oh my gosh, when I went to Judy's blog on January 1 and saw that # 5 had been drawn I have to admit I was freaking out just a bit.  My number 5 was a hand applique that I had only 3 leaves prepared to sew on,that is it... nothing else had been done.  I knew I was going to have to hustle to finish it.  I can honestly say I would NOT have finished it if it were not for the challenge.  I learned many things from this: 1. stick to it you may like the final project, 2. READ directions 2 and 3 times ( found this out the hard way when I trimmed it too small and had to sew black back onto it to make it fit, 3. slow down and enjoy the process and 4. I don't want to hand applique any time soon.  Not only it this hand appliqued but it is also hand quilted!  My fingers need a rest!   Here is my wall hanging.....

The colors in this picture are not exactly true, they are much brighter in real life.  UFO # 1 is going to be much easier and can't wait to start it.  Hmmm, maybe I will take it to Judy's Brownwood retreat in a couple weeks.  "Sew long for now".

January Color Challenge

I finished my color challenge a couple weeks ago and have been waiting to show it to you.  I made a crib quilt from 6 fat quarters and the border, backing and binding are a batik that I bought last summer when we made a family trip to Hawaii.  I loved this color scheme so it was pretty easy for me. I will probably give this quilt to my church as a prayer quilt. 

On to the February challenge!!