Design Wall Monday 11/12/12

Happy Veteran's Day to all, and a huge thank you to those who have served our country.  It seems appropriate that all the blocks on my design wall right now are red,white & blue.  

There is a Scrappy Trip Around the World block drive going on at Alycia's.  The blocks go together very quickly, and they will be put together into Quilts of Valor.  I have 10 blocks ready to send to her.  I have been playing with ideas for a whole quilt or two from this block pattern, but this group will be mailed off tomorrow.

My other patriotic looking project is the blocks-of-the-week by Barbara Brackman called Grandmother's Choice.  I'm not wild about some of these blocks, but I am determined to keep up with making each week's block (sometimes with minor changes.)  They will definitely look better together with some sashing.  These may become a Quilt of Valor too.

Check out all the beautiful projects on Design Wall Monday at  Patchwork Times.  

Julie

Design Wall Monday 11/5/12

MY QUILT MADE THE FINALS!!

This afternoon I got an email with the exciting news that my Storm at Sea quilt had been nominated as one of the favorite quilts in the Blogger's Quilt Festival.  I am so thrilled to be included in the final voting, especially since this is my first time taking part in the event.  

Those of you who have been reading my blog over the past several months have followed along with the progress of this quilt.  I have appreciated all the comments and support along the way.  

If you haven't already voted for your favorites, you can do so HERE.  My Storm at Sea is in the bed quilt category.  Voting ends this Thurs., Nov. 8th.

The only addition to my design wall for the week is the two most recent Grandmother's Choice blocks.  That makes a total of 10 blocks plus 2 duplicates.  As the blocks get finished, I am liking the way they look together more and more.  Only 39 more to go!

Check out what others have been working on at  Patchwork Times.  Also be sure to vote for your favorite quilts in the Blogger's Quilt Festival.

Julie

Design Wall Monday 10/22/12

The only change to my design wall this week is the addition of the newest Grandmother's Choice block.  I ended up with two versions of this block because I made a strip set and then used the template to cut the points.

My sister and her husband are coming to visit this weekend, and I would love to finish the binding on my Storm at Sea quilt and get it on their bed.  Less than one side to finish stitching, but lots of other things to take care of around the house before then too.

The following Storm at Sea quilt was on display at the Georgia Quilt Show this past weekend.  I had also seen it at Paducah last April.  It was made by Sheri Schoenebeck of Wichita, KS, and she won the prize for best machine quilting.  Isn't it fantastic!

Check out what others have been working on at  Patchwork Times. 

Julie

Design Wall Monday 10/15/12

There's not much that is new on my design wall this week.  I remade two  of the Grandmother's Choice blocks to give them better contrast.  I need to finish up this weeks block too.  I also made two more pinwheel blocks for my red, white & blue scrappy quilt.

Now that it is starting to feel more like fall, I pulled out one of my favorite quilt tops.  The pattern is "Turning Leaves", and it was originally published in Quiltmaker magazine in 2002.  I just checked, and the pattern is still available here.  

I am continuing to hand stitch the binding on my Storm at Sea quilt.  That has become my project while watching TV at night, since it is too big to carry with me anywhere else.  I can't wait to finish and get it on my bed!

Check out what others have been working on at  Patchwork Times. 

Julie

Design Wall Monday 10/1/12

There hasn't been much change on my design wall this week.  I did manage to finish two more of the Grandmother's Choice blocks.  That keeps me up to date for the block-of-the-week program.

The majority of my sewing time this past week has been spent on the binding for my Storm at Sea quilt.  I got the binding stitched to the front of the quilt, and have been hand stitching the back during baseball games on TV.

Check out what others have been working on at  Patchwork Times. 

Julie

Design Wall Monday 9/24/12

The hexagon quilt is finished!!

I finished quilting this wallhanging last weekend, then got the binding done a few days ago.  The finished size is about 37" x 39".  Like all projects, it is such a thrill to have it done.  I am very pleased with how it turned out.  Here is a closer shot of the quilting.

Once that was complete, I did a bit of cleaning up in the sewing room.  I also got caught up on the latest Grandmother's Choice blocks.  

It's time to continue the clean-up efforts, then try to figure out what the next project will be.


Check out what others have been working on at  Patchwork Times. 

Julie