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.

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Julie

Stash Report Sunday 8/26/12

I didn't think I would have anything to report for my stash this week, but ended up making an unexpected trip to the quilt shop yesterday.  It was a beautiful day and we had nothing planned, so we drove up to Dahlonega in north Georgia.  Magical Threads is a lovely quilt shop there, and I stop in anytime we are in town.  I already had the Jinny Beyer border print on the left that matches the new piece on the right.  Love those fall colors!

Used this week: 0
Used year to date: 42-1/4 yards

Added this week:   3-1/2 yards

Added year to date:  62-3/4 yards
Net year to date: 20-1/2 yards added

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Julie

Stash Report Sunday 8/19/12

No change in the stash this week.  Work continues on the hexagons.  

Used this week: 0
Used year to date: 42-1/4 yards

Added this week:   0 yards

Added year to date:  59-1/4 yards
Net year to date: 17 yards added

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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.)


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Julie

Stash Report Sunday 8/12/12

I have been spending as much time as possible working on my hexagons wallhanging, but counting the yardage will have to wait until the top is finished.  No other changes this week.


Used this week: 0
Used year to date: 42-1/4 yards

Added this week:   0 yards

Added year to date:  59-1/4 yards
Net year to date: 17 yards added

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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. 

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Julie

Stash Report Sunday 8/5/12

Like so many others have been commenting today, sewing time is hard to come by lately.  I did finish up a quilted wallhanging panel for my sister-in-law.  It was finished today, which also happens to be her birthday.  Talk about coming in just under the wire!  I will show it on my design wall tomorrow.


Used this week: 1-3/4 yards
Used year to date: 42-1/4 yards

Added this week:   0 yards

Added year to date:  59-1/4 yards
Net year to date: 17 yards added

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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. 

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Julie

Stash Report Sunday 7/29/12

No change to my stash in the past two weeks.  I have been sewing away on hexies, but progress is slow.  However, I did get back my Hidden Nine-patch and Storm at Sea quilts from being quilted.  There will be some binding in my near future!

Used this week: 0 yards
Used year to date: 40-1/2 yards

Added this week:   0 yards

Added year to date:  59-1/4 yards
Net year to date: 18-3/4 yards added

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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.

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Julie