CHARITY QUILT COMPLETED

HEY BLOGGIES,

It has been a while since I completed some charity quilts.  With all the flooding in Texas and Louisiana, I decided it was time to get busy again.

This first quilt, "Noah's Arks" was made from scrap cloth that someone from church donated towards the charity quilts,  Arks is plural because with so much flooding, each family needs a safe way to leave the flooding areas, not to mention that there are many Arks on this cute cuddly quilt.,

My sweet rescued Pomeranian, Jewel, photo bombed our quilt!!  :-)

 Because it was leftover scraps,  I did not have quite enough full pieces to complete 12 blocks.  So as you can see in the middle row, I used several small pieces to make the same color blocks. But in looking at it, especially if it was wrapped around a toddler, I don't think it will matter that much.

 I used red sashing around each block and around the whole quilt.  The back is a bright solid orange which I brought around to the front to create it's own self binding.  I tied the quilt with soft thin baby yard in a bright blue.

Thanks for stopping by. I have two more quilts in various stages that I will be posting in the next few weeks.

WORKING ON MY BARGELLO QUILT AGAIN

HEY BLOGGIES,

I am finally working on my patriotic Bargello quilt again after all this time.  Woo hoo!!

I got the pieces out and ironed them all; now I am pinning and getting ready to sew them into tubes.  The next step will be to follow the pattern by cutting the tubes into certain widths and unsewing a spot on the top where each color is supposed to be in the top spot.

 Sorry for the bad photo.  We have had 7 1/2 inches of rain in two days and it is still gray and overcast, threatening more rain!!  But I wanted to enter this into the Friday Finishes blogs.

I plan to donate this TV Throw to Surmounters, a Disabled Veterans charity where they work with Gypsy Horses in hand (no riding) to help them cope with their disabilities.  They get to pet them, brush them, some walk them around, some just talk to them.  Horses have such a calming effect for all people, and the Veterans sincerely appreciate that.

Click the link in the above paragraph and learn about this program up near Ft. Worth, TX, in Burleson.


Thanks for stopping by.  Come back and visit again, won't you?

THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD

HEY BLOGGIES,

I have a quilt block to share with you today.  I heard about the NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY on the Hilachas and My Sister Made Me Do It Blogs,

Everyone who participates makes a 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" block featuring a house.  All the blocks are grouped into bundles and then winners are randomly chosen to receive a bundle of these houses to make a quilt.

I participated last year and it was fun.  So I have been thinking and thinking about what I wanted to make for this year and decided to start with a 9 patch for the basis of my house.

On top of the 9 patch, I put a door and a roof.

 Then I added some grass below the house and a tree growing beside it.

 The tree reminds me of the red bud trees here in Texas that are starting to bloom now.  It is the first signal that spring is here are coming soon.

Hop over to see the other house blocks that have been submitted.  And if you want, read the rules and contact them if you would like to participate.  HAVE FUN!!

MORE FOUR PATCH QUILT CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS

HEY BLOGGIES,

Today I am putting the sashing around my quilt and then adding the backing.  In the meantime, I have more photos of what I have accomplished so far:

A close up of one of my four patches so you can see the lovely little chevrons in the fabric.

 The solid squares are a light orange, but my camera didn't pick up the correct color.

 Got all the four patches together and now I am sewing the sashing in turquoise today.  Stay tuned for more photos tomorrow or Thursday.

Thanks for stopping by.

FINALLY FINISHED MY GRANDSON'S CARS QUILT

WOO HOO - I finished my grandson's quilt in plenty of time to mail it off for his 11th birthday!!  I am so proud of myself for not waiting until the last hour, which is sooooo like me.

 All rolled up and ready to snuggle.  This is a raggedity scrappidy quilt with a cars theme.

 Route 66 charm packs and yardage of antique convertibles and sports cars along with the blue jeans squares make up the front. In the top left corner you can see the polar fleece I have on the back.  It is navy blue, dark green with a slight plaid of yellow and red pinstripes.

Thanks for stopping by.  To see other quilts that I have completed, click on "HOME" at the bottom of this page and then click on QUILTS at the top of the home page.

Can I get an ATTABOY for completing this in time PULEASE???

Linking up to:
Sew Country Chick

MORE STITCHING ON MY GRANDSON'S CAR QUILT

I have been trying to work about 20-30 minutes every morning on Collin's birthday car quilt and have been making some real progress.

I am up on a stool trying to take the photo of it lying across my queen bed.  Not a very good angle, but I wanted you to see how much I have completed so far.  YIPPEE, starting to look like a quilt!!

 Closer look from directly down on the quilt.  I have one more "panel" of the printed cars and 3 more rows of blue jeans and I will be ready to start the quilting and snipping the raggedy edges.  Who is that I see in the upper right hand corner?

Jewel the Pomeranian (Joo Joo she is affectionately called) jumped up the moment I put the quilt on the bed and thought perhaps she would claim this one as her own. She immediately started primping herself to get ready for a nice nap.  Here she is primping her little toes.  Does your dog ever do that?  She can spend 30 minutes on her feet until they are just how she wants them.  (they don't look any different to me when she is done.)

Thanks for visiting.  Stay tuned for more progress in the coming weeks.  My deadline is to have it shipped by May 15th, so I am chugging along as quickly as I can.

Entering into:

Show and Tell Tuesday

WIP Wednesday

SCRUFFY RAGGEDY GRANDSON'S QUILT

CARS ARE IN MY GRANDSON'S DREAMS I AM SURE.  WHENEVER HE SEES CARS ON TV, ETC. HE BLURTS OUT WHAT KIND OF CAR IT IS AND SOMETIMES EVEN THE YEAR!!  AT 10 YRS OLD NO LESS.  WHAT A BOY!!  HE WILL BE 11 NEXT MONTH AND I ACTUALLY STARTED HIS QUILT EARLY SO I AM NOT STRESSING ABOUT GETTING IT DONE ON TIME (YOU NEVER DO THAT I AM SURE).

 THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, PLEASE REMEMBER.  I HAVE SEWN IT SO MOST OF THE SEAMS ARE FACING THE RIGHT SIDE AND THEN WILL CLIP THEM AND WASH AND DRY IT SEVERAL TIMES TO GET A NICE RUFFLEY FRINGE ON THE EDGES.

THE 2 CHARM PACKS I PURCHASED ARE CALLED: GET YOUR KICKS by Dan Morris for RJR Fabrics.  DO YOU REMEMBER THE SONG:  GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66?

 THE CHARM PACKS ONLY HAVE 36 PIECES IN THEM SO I PURCHASED TWO OF THEM TO MAKE SURE I HAVE ENOUGH.  AND SOMEONE GAVE ME A BUNCH OF PRECUT BLUE JEAN SQUARES THAT I PAIRED THEM UP WITH BUT GUESS WHAT - THEY WERE BIGGER THAN 5 INCHES LIKE THE CHARMS.  WHAT'S A GIRL TO DO?  I DECIDED SINCE IT IS RAGGEDY ALREADY, I WILL JUST ADD A PIECE TO THE BOTTOM OR SIDE OF THE CHARM AND SEW ON.

 THEN.....I DECIDED I WANTED SOME ROWS OF FABRIC TO GIVE THE EYES A PLACE TO REST.  (CAN YOU SEE HERE THAT I DON'T HAVE A PATTERN AND AM JUST WINGING IT?) LOW AND BEHOLD I FOUND THIS ONE AT JO ANNS ON SALE THIS WEEK AND GRABBED A YARD.  YIPPEE.

THEY WILL LOOK REALLY GOOD TOGETHER.  I THINK IT IS A KNOCK OFF OF THE DAN MORRIS FABRIC BECAUSE THE CARDS AND ARE SAME VINTAGE TIME.

SO I HAVE ABOUT HALF OF THE FLIMSY DONE SO FAR.  I AM GOING TO SEW THE FABRIC STRIPS ON AND THEN ADD A FEW MORE ROWS AND SEE HOW IT IS LOOKING.

QUESTION FOR YOU QUILTERS OUT THERE:  I HAVE SOME NICE POLAR FLEECE I WOULD LIKE TO USE FOR THE BACKING.  I WAS THINKING I WOULD ACTUALLY USE IT AS BACKING/BATTING AND NOT ADD ANY ADDITIONAL BATTING TO IT.  WILL THAT WORK?  IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIAL I NEED TO KNOW WHEN SEWING THIS POLAR FLEECE TO COTTON FABRICS?

YOUR HELP WOULD BE SINCERELY APPRECIATED!!

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.  STAY TUNED FOR MORE CONSTRUCTION IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.

P.S.  THE REASON YOU HAVE NOT SEEN MY CHARMING CHEVRONS QUILT COMPLETED IS BECAUSE IT IS WAY TOO SMALL AND I AM WORKING ON ADDING SEVERAL BORDERS TO TRY TO GET IT BIGGER.  SINCE I AM AGAIN WINGING IT, IT IS SLOW GOING BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO RUIN THIS ONE.  I AM LOVING HOW IT LOOKS AND JUST WAITING FOR A BIT MORE FABRIC TO ARRIVE BEFORE I SEW ON SOME MORE BORDERS.

I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS AND THOUGHTS.

I AM LINKING UP TO:

FREEMOTION BY THE RIVER LINKY

RICHARD AND TANYA QUILTS

WIWUW

CHARMING CHEVRON BLOCKS COMPLETE

I finished all my Kona classic CHARMING CHEVRON blocks yesterday and today I am sewing the rows together.  ALMOST THERE!!!  Most of you are probably wondering why I am taking so long to make this quilt.  I am wondering the same thing!!  I am just not a very quick sewist, I guess.  But I am LOVING how this is turning out.

I found a nice flannel for the backing.

I don't have a design wall so I just laid it out on my bed.  I changed the way Christa did it by doing rows of colors instead of all mixed up.  I really like it both ways but wanted to try it this way.

Thanks for stopping by.  Won't you leave me a copy?

CHARMING CHEVRONS PROGRESSING...

This is a very easy quilt, sewing wise, however, it is seemingly ENDLESS in the trimming and squaring-up department, ya know?!

For my work in progress, I have enough chevron squares created for 2 rows.  I was on a roll sewing yesterday, but then ran out of any trimmed and squared-up blocks so I hit a dead end.

 I decided to make my rows out of colorways, ie. first row reds, second row yellows, third row greens, etc.
They are just set here like this so you can see my SLOW progress.

 These are Kona Brights Solids and kona grey, two charm packs of each.

 I like the way the colors just barely change to the next color.

More as it develops.  I seem to only like to quilt when it rains.  When it is gorgeous outside, which it is most of spring, I can't seem to stay inside long enough to get anything accomplished!!

Thanks for visiting.  Won't you leave me a comment regarding this quilt?

HALF SQUARE TRIANGLES - KONA SOLIDS

HST's  are EVERYWHERE!!  Some of the first ones I created I put in a very "special" place and it took me a week to find them!!  Does that ever happen to you?  I hope I am not the only one who does that!!  I have them all created now and just need to square them up and begin sewing the rows together next.

 They are KONA CLASSIC SOLIDS, paired with Kona Grey SOLID.  Sorry the camera makes the grey look white.  It is definitely grey.

 YUMMY LUCIOUS solids in all shades of brights.  LOVE THEM.

I put 2 charm packs of Kona CLASSIC SOLIDS with two charm packs of KONA SOLID GREY.  I am making a CHARMING CHEVRON quilt from Christa Quilts.  Hers has been accepted to Quilt Con in Austin!!  Way to go Christa!!  Good luck.

In the meantime, I am plucking away at my HST's and once they are all trimmed, I will be on to making the rows.

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate all comments left and they make my day!!

What have you done creative this week??

SURGERY SUCCESSFUL AND QUILT ARRIVED

MY SWEET GRANDDAUGHTER,  WENT THROUGH SURGERY YESTERDAY AND IS NOW HOME TODAY SLEEPING OFF THE AFTER-EFFECTS.  IT WILL BE 4 WEEKS FOR HER IN A WHEELCHAIR TO GIVE HER KNEES PLENTY OF TIME TO RECOVER.

THE QUILT ARRIVED TODAY JUST A FEW HOURS AFTER SHE RETURNED HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL.  I AM SO GLAD SHE GOT IT TODAY TO WRAP AROUND HER LIKE A BIG HUG FROM ME.

GET WELL QUICKLY, MY LITTLE SWEETIE.  YOUR NANNIE HAS HER ARMS WRAPPED AROUND YOU AND IS SENDING YOU HER LOVE.

QUILT FINISH - MONOCHROMATIC LOG CABIN

I FINALLY GOT MY MONOCHROMATIC LOG CABIN FINISHED.  JUST IN TIME TO SEND TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER, KAYLEIGH, WHO HAS TO HAVE SURGERY TOMORROW.  I WANTED HER TO HAVE IT TO COMFORT HER AND FOR HER TO KNOW I AM THINKING AND PRAYING FOR HER.

 I PUT THE WHITE BORDER TO PICK UP THE SMALL AMOUNT OF WHITE IN MANY OF THE BLOCKS.  I WANTED A PLACE FOR YOUR EYE TO REST.

I LOVE HOW THE COLORS MAKE THE PATTERN DIAGONALLY.  IT WAS SO FUN TO MAKE THESE SCRAP BLOCKS.

HERE IS THE BACK WITH MY IMPROV QUILTING.  I FOLLOWED SOME OF THE SEAMS OF THE BLOCKS AS I MACHINE QUILTED.  I LOVE HOW IT CAME OUT.

PLEASE KEEP MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN YOUR PRAYERS TODAY AND THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS SHE HAS BOTH HER KNEES OPERATED ON TO REMOVE THE TUMORS.

***UPDATE:  THE SURGERY WENT VERY WELL FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND SHE IS NOW HOME RECOVERING. THANKS AND PRAISE TO GOD.***

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.  I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU THINK OF MY QUILT.

SCRAPPY MONOCHROMATIC LOG CABIN BLOCKS - PROGRESS

I AM PROGRESSING NICELY WITH MY SCRAPPY MONOCHROMATIC LOG CABIN BLOCKS FOR THE QUILT ALONG HERE.

OTHER THAN A WHITE STRIP HERE AND THERE, EACH BLOCK IS IN SHADES OF ONLY ONE COLOR.

THE BLOCKS ARE JUST LYING ON THE BED FOR THE PHOTO.

I HAVE NOT SEWN THEM TOGETHER YET.

WHEN I WAS SEWING THE BLUE BLOCKS I THOUGHT THOSE WERE MY FAV.

THEN WHEN I WAS SEWING THE BLACK BLOCKS, SAME THING.  I AM REALLY LOVING THOSE GREEN BLOCKS RIGHT NOW.  I GUESS THEY ARE ALL MY FAVS. < GRIN>

DID YOU NOTICE THAT I HAVE THE COLORS GOING DIAGONAL WITH EACH COLOR WAY?  I THINK I LIKE IT THAT WAY RATHER THAN JUST WILLY=NILLY ALL OVER THE PLACE.  WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THANKS FOR LOOKING AT MY SCRAPPY BLOCKS.  I HAVE THE BROWNS TO FINISH AND THEN I WILL BEGIN PUTTING THEM TOGETHER.  DO YOU THINK I SHOULD SEW THEM TOGETHER WITH OR WITHOUT A SASHING FABRIC?  IF YOU THINK I NEED A SASHING, WHAT COLOR DO YOU THINK WOULD LOOK THE BEST?  I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR SUGGESTIONS.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.  WHAT CREATIVE PROJECT ARE YOU WORKING ON RIGHT NOW?