February UFO

My February UFO was fairly easy.  I took it with me to the retreat in Brownwood and knocked it out the first day.  I had good intentions of getting it quilted but you know what they say about good intentions...It is a small I-Spy quilt and has pictures of sweets, talking my language as my granddaughter says.  If you look closely in the top left hand corner it has Millennium fabric, does that tell you how long I have had the kit?  I will try to get it quilted in March.  "Sew" long for now.

Design wall Monday 2-27-2012

I hope to complete my color challenge quilt today, especially since my car is down again and has to go to the shop. Staying home and sewing is not all bad. In my picture I have all of the blocks for rolling along quilt finished and have them on the design wall as I finished them.  I kind of like the design it made with out putting the Irish chain blocks in.  Since I have most of the Irish chain blocks done I will go ahead and add them but may make this quilt again without them.  Stay turned for Thursday for the final product.  Until then "Sew" long for now.

Winning Quilts

I just went and picked up my quilts from the stock show and rodeo and now have pictures to show.  I entered 7 things and won 6 ribbons!  I was very pleased with that.  First place was a shirt I made for my husband.  We bought the fabric when we were in Hawaii last summer.

I got second place ribbons on my Winter Wonderland quilt,

 my Hawaiian Baby quilt, It is a one block wonder made from Hawaiian fabric.  The colors are really purple and yellow ( looks blue in the picture)

 and Batik Squared which is a hand quilted king size quilt

I won a 3rd on a Mariner's compass quilt

and a 3rd on a Santa table runner

This quilt didn't win a ribbon . It competed in the same catagory as the Mariner's Compass and the Winter Wonderland, my sister-in-law, Edie won the first place ribbon. 

I am already thinking about what to enter next year!   Sew long for now.

Stash Report week 9

I have worked on my color challenge quilt this week but it is not finished so I won't count it until next week .  My stash report for this week is pretty boring.  I hope to sew this afternoon and finish the color challenge quilt.   I have to go to the fairgrounds and pick up all the quilts that I entered in the creative arts division of the San Angelo Stock Show and after that I have to go to a house warming of a co-worker and then I can sew!  The weather is beautiful here with the birds singing, I think spring is just around the corner.  " Sew" long for now.

Week number- 9

Used this week- 0 yards

Used this year- 15.75 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  - 19.75 Yards

Design Wall Monday 2-20-2012

I am still trying to recover, unpack and do the laundry after being gone for 4 days to the Brownwood quilt retreat.  My design wall actually has the same thing on it that I posted last week so I am showing a quilt that I made at the retreat that just needs the outside border and then it will be ready to quilt.

 Today is a school holiday so I get to spend the day with my 9 year old niece.   She went with me to quilt this morning followed by a trip to Hancock.  This afternoon I need to clean and she is going to work on scrapbooks.  She is so creative and it is fun to see what she comes up with.  The weather in West Texas is beautiful today so there may be a walk in our afternoon plans.  Sew long for now.

Stash Report week 8

I just got home from a retreat in Brownwood sponsored by Judy of Patchwork Times.com.  We had a wonderful time and did lot of sewing so my stash was going down some until.... we went to the quilt store in Santa Anna ( twice) and saw the wonderful sales she was having.  Who can pass up quilting fabric for $4.00 a yard?  Not me!! I finished 3 quilt tops and have only counted the fabric in the top I will count the back after I get them quilted.  I have to go unpack and start my laundry, "sew" long for now.

Week number- 8

Used this week- 12.75 yards

Used this year- 15.75 yards

Purchased this week- 20yards

Purchased this year- 23 Yards

Gifted to others-0

Gifted to me- 7 yards

Recycled clothes- 5 yards

Total  Stash  - 19.75 Yards

Design wall Monday

Oh my goodness has this been a Monday!  Usually I start Monday out by hand quilting at the church and then go to Weight Watchers and have the afternoon to do what I want to do.  Well, today I had to work until 12:30 so that I can be off on Thursday and Friday to go to Brownwood for a quilt retreat put on by Judy Laquidara.  I texted my sweet Husband and suggested that we go eat lunch out today since tomorrow and Wednesday would be crazy days for us.  If I was going to eat , I would have to go to Weight Watchers and weigh in first.  I went in weighed came back out and my car wouldn't start.  So after 4 hours of working on the car and going to lunch my car is back home and I am just getting around to do my design wall report.  I worked on my color challenge blocks which is also Judy's Rolling Along quilt.  I take pictures with my phone so the color is not true.  Time to upgrade my camera.... too late now, money went to a new battery for my car!