15 Minutes, Stash Report and Slow Stitching Sunday 12/16/18

It was another very long, very stressful week at work, and next week will be more of the same. It's always tough when we are working on a huge show over the holidays. We are all trying to hang on until our four-day weekend for Christmas.

One way I am dealing with the stress from work is by squeezing in some time for quilting. My prime times for stitching are during the train ride to work in the mornings and while "watching" TV in the evenings. I was able to finish joining the last of the hexagons to the center medallion for a wall hanging. This was my first hexagon project ever, started in 2012. I plan to share more about this project in tomorrow's design wall post.

Kate's 15 Minutes to Stitch challenge at Life in Pieces has us keep track of how many days each week we are able to spend at least 15 minutes quilting. My hexie stitching added up to a 7-for-7 week!

15 Minute Challenge:  
12/9 - 12/15            7 of 7 days
2018 Total        339 of 349 days

My only stash usage for the week was 3/8 yard for the hexagons that were added to the medallion. No new fabric added to the stash this week!

2018 STASH TOTALS

Used last week:                        .375 yards

Used year to date:                 74.125 yards
Added last week:                         0.0 yards

Added year to date:                  50.25 yards
Net used year to date:        23.875 yards

Check out more stash reports at quiltpaintcreate, join the 15 Minutes to Stitch challenge at Life in Pieces, and see many beautiful projects at Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts. I'm also joining up with Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework, since most of the fabrics in my hexie medallion were scraps/leftovers.

Julie in GA

Stash Report, 15 Minutes to Stitch and Slow Stitching Sunday 8/5/18

It looks like I missed posting my stash report last week. There must not have been anything to report. This week I used 1.875 yards to make the rest of the full and partial blocks for the Musical Stars QOV. Those are in the process of being joined together, and I hope to have a finished quilt top soon. No new fabric was added, but I do have some that will be arriving soon.

2018 STASH TOTALS

Used last two weeks:          1.875 yards

Used year to date:            46.875 yards

Added last two weeks:            0.0 yards
Added year to date:              24.5 yards
Net used year to date:    22.375 yards

Kate's 15 Minutes to Stitch challenge at Life in Pieces has us tracking how many days each week we get in at least 15 minutes of quilting time. I keep stitching away every single day on a variety of projects!

15 Minute Challenge:  
7/22 - 8/5         14 of 14 days
2018 Total      210 of 216 days

Kathy's Quilts hosts the Slow Sunday Stitching party every week "where we celebrate all types of hand stitching including cross stitch, embroidery, hand piecing, knitting, crochet, rug making, english paper piecing, applique, hand quilting, etc." Yesterday was the monthly gathering of our English paper piecing group, and this is one of my current hand-stitching projects.

I am almost halfway done with adding the extra points around the outside edges. After that, it will get appliqued to the background. I have the perfect print to use as a border, but it is hiding somewhere in the disaster area known as my sewing room. I hope I run across it soon!

Check out more stash reports at quiltpaintcreate, and join the 15 Minutes to Stitch challenge at Life in Pieces and the Slow Sunday Stitching party at Kathy's Quilts.

Julie in GA

Hexie Project

I try to always keep a hand-stitching project ready to grab and go for moments when I have a chance to relax with some stitching. Favorite times for my stitching are in the car on long trips and on the morning train to work. Sometimes I stitch in the evening while "watching" TV.

I recently finished the applique on some Dresden-type blocks (must pull them out and see what needs to happen next!) I knew we were going to be doing some traveling in June, so I searched the sewing room for another hand project. I discovered this hexie medallion that I started several years ago. I was about to stitch the medallion down to the background, but decided to add to the design instead.

The above photo is the current piece. Below is my new plan for the design. The hexies around the outside look like different sizes because most of them are just fabric without the EPP papers inside. I am currently making the six rust points, then will work on the blue/grey 3-hexie sets. Who knows how much this piece might continue to grow after that?

I'm linking up to Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt, and Moving It Forward at Em's Scrapbag.  Be sure to check out all of the wonderful projects that everyone is sharing! 

Julie in GA

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

Design Wall Monday 9/10/12

The hexagon wallhanging is nearing completion.  I finished the top late last week, then got it layered and started quilting over the weekend.  So far, three of the medallions are quilted.  Not sure yet what I am going to do for quilting in the background.

Check out all the amazing design walls at Patchwork Times  There's plenty of inspiration waiting there for you!

Julie

Stash Report Sunday 9/9/12

It looks like I missed my report last week.  That must be because nothing had changed.  This week there is finally something to report for usage (but also some purchases.)

The top for the hexagons wallhanging is finally done.  Photo coming tomorrow.  That used 3.25 yards plus 1.25 yards for the back.  Then there was the 50% off coupon for the quilt shop. That led to the 3.75 yards added to my stash, but one piece got used immediately to back the hexagons.  Hancock's of Paducah had a Labor Day weekend sale, and I placed an order over a week ago but haven't received that fabric yet.  I guess they weren't prepared for the number of orders that came in.

Used this week: 4.5
Used year to date: 46.75 yards

Added this week:   3.75 yards

Added year to date:  66.5 yards
Net year to date: 19.75 yards added

Check out more stash reports at Patchwork Times.

Julie

Design Wall Monday 8/27/12

The hexagon wallhanging is really starting to come together.  I have all the hexagons joined into large groupings.  Once those sections are joined together, the pieced center gets sewn to the light green batik background.  I haven't decided if there will be any borders.  Then it's on to the quilting (my least favorite part of the process.)

We got home on Saturday and discovered a package on the front steps--the return of my Hoffman Challenge quilt from last year.  It was like an old friend coming to visit.

Check out all the amazing design walls at Patchwork Times  There's plenty of inspiration waiting there for you!

Julie

Design Wall Monday 8/13/12

There is finally definite progress to show on my hexagons.  In an attempt to speed up the process, I switched from English paper piecing to marking stitching lines on the back of each hexagon and sewing them together by machine.  Lots of stop & go, but still faster than those tiny little hand stitches.

The two "flowers" on the right side were done with English paper piecing, the two on the left were sewn by machine, and the two in the center have the hexagons sewn in vertical columns that need to be joined together.  Still one more "flower" to construct.

This doesn't mean I am giving up on English paper piecing.  I like the portability of that method.  It just didn't work for this project because of my deadline for finishing (mid-September.)


Check out all the amazing design walls at Patchwork Times  There's plenty of inspiration waiting there for you!

Julie

Design Wall Monday 8/6/12

I finally finished up a project yesterday.  I had this angel panel that I got at Hancock's of Paducah a year or two ago.  I did some free motion quilting on it and added the dark blue binding--nothing fancy or complicated, just wanted to show off the beautiful panel.  My sister-in-law collects angels, and this is a birthday gift for her.

My other recent project is the continuing saga of the hexagons.  I finished up the second medallion with English paper piecing, but realized that there is no way to get five more medallions made, joined together and quilted by mid-September.  I decided to try marking the stitching lines on the back of the hexagons and sewing them together by machine.  It seems to be working okay, and is definitely faster than hand stitching. 

Check out all the amazing design walls at Patchwork Times  There's plenty of inspiration waiting there for you!

Julie

Design Wall Monday 7/30/12

Another month nearly gone!  This was not a very productive month for quilting, but there was lots of other fun going on.

I have been working on my hexie project during lunch breaks and some evenings after work.  The progress is very slow and I am doubting that I will finish in time for the challenge deadline.  It sure would help if I could find the entry form to know the exact date that it has to be completed!

 

The original design has seven of the central unit.  I am loving the way that looks, but I am thinking I may have to simplify the design in order to finish in time. 

Check out all the amazing design walls at Patchwork Times  There's plenty of inspiration waiting there for you!

Julie

Design Wall Monday 7/16/12

Quilting time has been in short supply lately because we were out of town for a week.  I did take along my hexagon project to have some hand stitching to do during down times, but didn't have much opportunity to work on it.  It has been going very slowly, and I am uncertain I will finish in time.  Hmmm, I wonder where I put the entry form with the deadline date?

This is going to be a small wallhanging for a quilt shop challenge.  There are three fabrics required--the red, the check, and the light green with white.  A maximum of three other fabrics can be added.  My choices are the red/green/black print, the light green batik background, and maybe one of the other greens that are up there auditioning.

The other project still up on the design wall is my Pineapple Star.  I have a design planned out, and I got some shades of brown for the additional blocks.  You can see a print-out of my design in the upper corner of this photo.

Check out all the amazing design walls at Patchwork Times  There's plenty of inspiration waiting there for you!

Julie