End of March Report & Design Wall Monday - March 31, 2014

The Block of the week was posted early so I got it done and added it to the  EQ7 chart.

I changed the extra Massachusetts in there too. I like the darker version.

 F-1 Indiana

Made with sparkly Fairy Frost and Background fabric.

I'm happy to keep up with all of my BOW's, BOM's and SAL's

 A-Z for Ewe and Me

The new Blocks go LIVE tomorrow HERE.

E and J

My Globetrotting BOM has a new Block to add tomorrow too.

We've been to Washington DC, Chicago and Venice- Where will Pat Sloan takes us next??

The final part ( Borders) of the Quilty Fun SAL is available today HERE

I had some Free STASH Cash so I got some of TULA PINK's new fabric; Fox Field

 and a few FQ's of her older stuff

I will have fun fussy cutting these birds, bunnies and foxes.

After meeting her and seeing her Quilt Show episode during National Quilting Weekend...

 I want to make a TULA quilt!

 I played with some L/E pieces to make Hour glass blocks.

The stacks of cut-off pieces called to me.

Dolly Quilts in the making.

Linking up with Judy L HERE.

Finally Friday- BOW done

My friend Wendy came home to visit this week.

They have had 80" of Snow in Chicago where she lives now.

She was in dire need of SPRING!

 Of course we had to go out for lunch at the Maple Counter.  My daughter, Janessa came with us.

We split a "Cowboy Burger" and Waffle Fries. 

It was YUMMY!!!

My Block of the Week for my LUS was the B-9 Combination Star (R)

I made a G-4 Massachusetts (L) block this week while I was stitching.
When I went to add it to my EQ7 Diagram in the sidebar I noticed I already had made it.
Oh well, now I have a choice of blocks to use if I need the shades of blue moved around.

I bought this fabric at the Quilt Show to use in my LUS.

It's made by Bird Brain Designs.

It was fun to fussy-cut the berries out for my BOW.

It's almost the end of the month and I having even worked on the NewFO this month.
It was suppose to be my "Ocean Wave" Quilt this month.

I'll have to make a Month End report with my Design Wall Monday.

I'm excited to see the Wyoming Family later tonight.  

I've been cleaning the guest rooms like crazy.

Some of the Christmas stuff still needed to be put away.  I had just stashed it in the toy room.

Quilty Fun - Almost DONE!!!

Monday the Bee Block was shown over HERE   Lori Holt's Blog is HERE.

There is even a pattern to embellish the Bee block on the PDF HERE.
 I have it drawn on, ready to stitch it before I sew the Center section all together.

It will say BEE HAPPY!

I've already added my Pictures to the Flickr Group HERE

I really want to Win some of Lori's Fabrics and the Alphabitties would be nice too.

We've spent some time playing with Grandchildren this week and enjoying having the 

Colorado family, (except for the dad) here to visit.
Janessa took pictures for me to Share here.

Janessa took her boys to visit her Grandma Crowther Tuesday. 

She spent the day visiting with 3 of her friends in Tri-Cities too.

We met up for Dinner at Joe and Kori's home. 

Jacob loves to hold his Cousin!

 He and the cousins had fun playing outside riding bikes and scooters and Jumping on the Trampoline.

We had delicious Pork Tacos!  Kori  shared the secret to the recipe- Root Beer and Brown Sugar.
I made "Jigglers" and Grandpa made some 'Colby -safe' Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Christen brought yummy Blueberry Cobbler.

  I took this Picture on Sunday of the Almost 3 year old in his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle gear.
Spring Break means Grandchildren come to Play at Grandma's!!!

Design Wall Monday March 24, 2014

 I knew my week-end was going to be CRAZY so I worked on these Blocks of the Month for my

 A-Z for EWE and Me quilt.

They are fun and I am enjoying making them. 

March Blocks before I added the Applique Letters.

H- House and I- Irish Chain

I fussy cut the Door and red squares to make them go up and down in the way I wanted them.

I using scraps for the BOM Blocks and I found the Background for the Letters,

 Black fabric for the Letters and sashing at Thread and Bolts. 

It looks like confetti or fabric scraps thrown in the air.

January, February and March Blocks ready to add the applique.

I found my fusible and just needed an evening at home to play.

The task of putting the letters on turned out to be a reminder of the reason's why you ALWAYS use a Pressing sheet when Fusibles are involved.

The lower right Block in this picture is wet from the trying to get black fusible residue off when 

I pressed without the pressing sheet.

3 Months are now DONE (except for the stitching).

I am debating on doing a blanket stitch by hand...

I have to ask- What would you do? My Blog Visitors????

I learned to make an 'origami box' on Saturday at the Quilt show.

Sunday was spent going to Church in Dayton to listen to my DH speak in Church.

 I enjoyed a Long Sunday NAP.

In the evening there was a fun gathering at my DD#2's in-laws home for a Special little almost 3 yr old.

Linking up with Design Wall Monday HERE.

Tri-city Quilt Show-

Friday I went to see where my quilts were hung and found Eddie Walker so 

I could get a Picture of her with my quilt and me.

These are the other two that I entered.

I had to look all over to find where they HID my Star & Crown.  

It was hung in a place where the quilting couldn't be seen.  

BUMMER, since it is the one I paid the most $$$ to have quilted.

My Easy, Busy Street 

My Bonnie Hunter Quilt wasn't the only one there.

Mary Shoop had 3 of Bonnie's Mystery quilts on display.

She was at the Block Party in Portland with me and Bonnie last year.

She took more than one class with Bonnie! 

Her "Winston Ways is below on the right.

On the left is Roll, Roll, Cotton Boll Roll

I took a LOT of pictures at the Quilt show. Over  100 so I made a Video/slideshow (I can't get it to upload)

Here are a few more...

Christine Barnes was the Featured Quilter.  I got her to sign a Siggy Square and had this picture taken with her.  Her quilts and vests are a fun play with "COLOR".  I bought a pattern and want to try a Vest.

Her website is HERE

 The Best of Show was a two-sided quilt done with the Quilt-as-you-go method.

It was stunning, I know the ladies I went with on Friday both voted for it as the Best of Show. 

This is the Raffle Quilt

"Wine Country Dreams"

Made by Sue White 

Photographer of the picture she used to make the quilt is John Clement

                                      

 Here is the winner Sue ? with the quiltmaker and Phographer. 

John donated the original Photo to the winner also.

The next quilts were ones that caught my eye.  In no particular order...

This Hexie and Snowball quilt with Pinwheel centers was fun.

I had to take a close-up!

"Minimized Checkerboard"- 2011 by Sandra Moroney

"Bonnie's Quilt" by Bonnie Thompson

 "No Matter Where We Journey, Home is Always Best"

by Linda Morrison

I forgot to take a picture of the label for this quilt.

I liked the Half Stars in the border.

"Metro Waves" by Jan Greenwell

Each row was quilted with a different design.

"Unchained" by Phyllis Burnam

This one is VERY OLD and well travelled!

Kathy Petty and LuElla Morrison were there again, stitching on their antique machines.

I gave them both a Spool Pin Doily.

 This one is Older than the Featherweight machine.

Fabric and Yarn Finds in Tri-cities

I had heard that Craft Warehouse had the Downton Abbey Fabric. 

When I went up to deliver my Quilts to the Quilt Show I took the chance to go and see. 

They only have Mary's Line so far and the Main Downton fabric that shows the Highclere Castle. 

I wanted the Dowager's line with it's rich purples, but I can settle for a 'Mary' quilt for now.

At our Lacey Lacer's Mtg this week a challenge was put out for us to make a Spring scarf.

I needed some yarn so I went to the "Sheep's Clothing" yarn shop.

I'm not sure which yarn I'll use yet. I found these balls of yarn that were very affordable. 

I also got some size #7 Addi Turbo "rocket" circular needles to use.

We also have a"rainbow" Challenge going.  

Does this have all the colors of the RAINBOW?

I love how they use the Yarn winder and roll the skeins into neat balls of color. 

And stick the yarn label in the center.

Now I just need a Road trip to work on it or a Good Movie to watch....

I think I have a few.

I stopped to visit my dear MIL and saw these pretty trees all in bloom.

I hurried home to go to our Relief Society Birthday celebration

The theme was

"My Favorite Things"

Here is what I took to share.  One of my recent quilts and my Quilt Book.

 These four ladies sang a re-worded version of the song and we shared our favorite things.

I shared a Fat Quarter and some UTAH Truffles that I found at the LDS Bookstore.

We wrote on the blackboard our favorite Bands from our HS days.

Happy 172nd Birthday to the LDS Relief Society!