Design Wall/Floor Monday, January 30, 2017

Sitting in the Airport 

Posting my Monday not so Quilty Design Wall Post.

Anna's quilt only made it to a Flimsy before we left. 

The first Picture was just the Blocks

The Flimsy was done and I took it to show Tina.

I need to fix the last Border - look like I measured once and cut the wrong size for it.

It rippled and I doubt I can "Quilt it out"

"Betsy" was being finicky and wouldn't Work again.

[Grandma needs a Gammill...]

This is how far I got with the Kid's Camp Sample

The OMG was never found this month so I won't be linking up with a finish :(

Baby quilts and Airplane rides took the time that would have been spent on it anyway, lol

 Grandma & her newest Granddaughter,

     Anna Louisa Crowther

 Big Sister's skirt fit, just like Grandpa said when I started making it.

 Anna didn't grow too much, her dress fit perfectly!

 Grandpa gets his first turn to hold the baby!

 The reason to take a flight into the Wild Wyoming Winter...

Anna's 1st Father's Blessing on Sunday. The highlight of the trip.

To make it a little bit Quilty...we slept under a Quilt made by Paul's Mother and given to

 B & T family.

 I didn't realized until the final day.

 We took these two cuties for a ride in the Rental car to see the Star Valley Temple.

We will miss them all!

 

Thanks for letting us share Anna's 1st White Dress Day. 

Sorry the Bosen Grandma and Grandpa couldn't be there, too

I'll link up with Patchwork Times 

When I get Home.

 Click HERE to see More Design Walls.

Design Wall Monday on Tuesday - January 24, 2017

It was a Whirlwind week-end. 

 I have something NEW that I can show on my Design Wall.

At Road2CA I took a class with the 3 Sisters of "SewkindofWonderful"

There were 8 in our Group, 5 of us took the class.

It was great fun.

We got this Group shot but not one with our Teachers, Sorry...

I had to borrow some Background from the teachers.  Oops, left mine behind.
I need more to finish the tops of my Pineapple.
It was fun to take a Class together.
Pineapples were all different colors.

I slept under Doug's Grandmother's Quilt and woke up under Yvonne's STAR.
We were treated like celebrities and fed like Queens.
Thanks DOUG!!!

I had a few "Quilt Star" sightings

A picture with Eleanor for Brandy, lol

 & one with our Guild's Featured Teacher in April 

Robin Ruth Designs

A quick selfie with Jillily

Jill Finley in her Booth.

Teamwork to push the Camera Button.

There are so many more photos, more to come
I'm tired and have a quilt to get finished before Wednesday night.

Linking up with Patchworktimes HERE

Turning the BIG 6-0

Road to California is coming up and I am GOING!!!

Since it's my 60th Birthday this year, I have planned and schemed and I'm running away to California to meet up with my friend Wendy and Sylvia again.

We had such a grand time in Chicago in 2015

Here we are at the "Iron Quilter competition"

I'm so excited to GO! 

I miss my Friend so much!!!

I've only been to the Airports in California or at a gas station,. en route to other places.

Turning 60 is a great excuse to go and enjoy some California Sunshine 

and maybe even go to the Beach in January.

Watch out for Pictures next week.

I just read that there is a chance to send Blocks to be donated to Cancer Patients through the 

Robert and Beverly Lewis Cancer Center in Pomono, CA.

It's called "Roadies Give Back"

Click HERE for all the INFO and Free pattern from Anita Grossman Soloman

 They started accepting Blocks as of January 11th. I can deliver them at the Show also.

They will be assembling them on Saturday night, the 21st.
I  was going to share this at my Guild mtg last week, but it was canceled due to our Crazy Weather.
 Freezing Rain - Flight Cancelled - Re Booked - YEA
Arriving later than planned.

Design Wall Monday - January 16, 2017

My Wall looks much the same as other Walls/Floors happening right now in Blogland.

Quiltville Mysteries are getting finished and even more are the works of being completed.

Mine was going to be done with only 4 Big Blocks, but I just couldn't stop there.

I had too many extra parts in the tote.

Here is what it looked like last time I laid it out.

The pieced Sashings that go vertical needed to have the 4 -patch oriented differently.

The need to make more anyway old me that more Blocks would be in my future.

So I have the parts all cut, ready to sew more Sashings and more Blocks.

I like the Blocks that are being sewn together.

Webbing them is fun.  

They are BIGGER than the blocks I'm making for my Class Sample.

I have those blocks ready to set together as soon as I figure out a better setting for them.  

My plan in EQ didn't match the look I wanted when I laid them out.

Back to the Drawing Board with them.

What would you do with these? 

Alternating Solid Blocks, Chain Blocks, sasshings and cornerstones?

Help, my Bloggy Friends, please!

There's a Tri-Cities Quilt Guild Meeting today that I would like to attend.

I'm a BIG Chicken when it comes to driving on slick roads.

I'll wait and let Paul Drive me later tonight.

We need to pick up my Sister and her husband from the Airport later anyway.

This makes is just one trip and I don't have to drive alone.

I'll be sewing all day trying to get my Samples at least to Flimsy for a Picture. 

My Birthday Celebration was Fun!

 Saturday we had time for a Temple Session with a few of our Family and then we had Dinner at Texas Roadhouse with 4 of the 6 and their Spouses.

10 of us for a "groupie"  Thanks Janessa!

I was happy the Birthday Saddle was out of order!

I got a singing and big YEE HAW from the waiters and Ice cream.

No Cake, No Candles to set the Roadhouse on fire.

Being 60 isn't so bad with family and friends who showered me with good wishes and Love!

125 of them posted on my Facebook timeline.

Linking up with Judy L HERE

Frosty Friday - Quilt Zone Projects

It's been busy in the Quilt Zone.

Too Cold to go outside!

Class Samples are happening and En Provence is ready to SEW.

 My Blocks on my Big 18" Design Board from Fat Quarter Shop

Find them HERE

Sashing Strips.

I had the En Provence broken up into 9-Patches.

When I tried to take them down to the Quilt Zone they got tipped and I had to lay it all out again.

So I'm sewing it the way Bonnie directed now.

Mine will be small.  There just isn't time for me to do more.

I want it done for our Bonnie Hunter Retreat in MAY.

We are making 2 Projects in Retreat A

Midnight Flight and Garden Party.

I will take a different project to work on the first day.

 I never want to make a Midnight Flight again.

There are too many other quilts to make in my lifetime.

Getting older and having a STASH that exceeds my expected life.

I want to make what I want. No Repeats.

Pardon the RANT!

I had fun cutting some HST's with my Rulers.

I wanted to compare

Quiltville Essential Tool and Easy Angle

 

 I cut the parts for a Churn Dash Variation

Lots of HST's to trim

I usually use my Tucker Trimmer, I had this small one handy.

 I put it on the diagonal line and only had a dog ear to trim off using the HST Tools

Here are the Blocks I have ready to lay out for my next pattern.

Possible Kid's Camp Class this Spring.

I used a different fabric in the center and will repeat it in the borders.

A Fussy Cut or Embroidered Block would work in the center.

These blocks have many different names and Variations in EQ7

Churn Dash, Double Monkey Wrench, Grecian Square, Greek Square

It was fun to play with it.

This will give them a chance to make the quilts different.

Settings can be different too.

Watch to see how these end up.

I keep waking up and drawing out other projects that come to me.

I need to get the Information for the new Class Schedule next week.

I sure hope the classes go better this year.

I'm going to try some Daytime classes, along with the Kids Class during Spring Break.

WOW Wednesday - Snow day/Sew Days in Walla Walla

I posted this today.  What a difference a day makes.

Front Yard - 10+"

Back Yard 6" fresh snow

On my car 5" (Paul swept it off yesterday)

I am Happily working on a certain PINK Quilt.

Sneak peeks will be few but just enough to keep you guessing...

Trimming the block parts

Block assembly can begin today.  

Those trimmings have been added to a bigger Jar/Vase.

Thinking this held my Birthday Bouquet last year from #2 Son and Family, Thanks, K & J

Thanks to the Suggestion of a Comment on a previous post (Karen)

Heading down to the Quilt ZONE!

DH borrowed the Neighbors snow Blower after work last night. 

 Much easier to deal with the snow that keeps coming

Good Neighbors on my Street! 

Quiltville Mystery Link-up and Design Wall/Floor Monday - January 9, 2017

It's a double Link-up DAY

I spent quite a bit of time Preparing the units and laying out my version of En Provence.

There was a Quitathon and I linked up with Judy L Friday and Saturday.

Try as I might I just couldn't get the parts sewn on the En Provence Mystery.

Here is the last Layout I took a picture of before picking it all up to take to the machine.

I will sew it together as soon as I can after my Daughters of Utah Luncheon.

Everything is weather permitting...

Taking a VERY CLOSE LOOK at this picture to make sure all the units are correctly oriented.
Edit: Thanks Tracey for catching those pesky turned pink tri-recs. Top left on picture. 

Please let me know in your comment if you see any errors.

I'm not sure how much more I will do at this point besides adding the Neutral 4-patch border.

The Knitted Blessing Dress is done, & I have that New Baby Girl Quilt in the works...

 along with a few other projects That I need done for Classes at SEW n VAC coming up.

I posted this picture on FB Saturday and got a comment 

that I had some of my Purple 4-patches turned.

This was at MID-DAY.

I have located and fixed all the errors, I hope.

Dear Hubby went to Tri-cities and brought home the fabric I needed to finish the blank spots.

He wanted me to go but I declined.

I'm so grateful he could go and bring home Food for the Week and my fabric.

What a GUY!

The roads were dicey, and he drove about 30 MPH in "White Out" conditions.

Here's a picture of my backyard taken while it was snowing.

BIG, FAT, FLUFFY FLAKES

5+ inches of it on Saturday.
Sunday was Freezing Rain on top of 2 more inches.

Wishing you a safe and warm week.

I will be hunkered down, waiting for the Snow and Ice to stop. 

Enjoy your BLOGGY-Time clicking on the links.

HERE is the link to Quiltville's Mystery, Part 6-7

Click HERE for Design Wall Monday postings

Quiltathon - Day 3

I don't usually Blog on Saturday, but I have to share my progress on the Quiltville Mystery.

Today I am doing the trimming that I should have already done, 

I blame it on my stupid sickness and being lazy.

I know that making sure the units are squared correctly will make the quilt better.

I'm using my Favorite Deb Tucker Trimmer, of course!

Many Comments and Likes on Facebook determined that the GREEN wasn't going to work with the Light Blue that I've run out of.  

DH is in Tri-Cities getting me another Yard. Yea for a good helper!

Then I can make more of these Clue 7 units.

It was suggested to change out the Light Bue,

 I have the Turquoise Blue and could have re-made the units- then I would be closer to finished today.

I'm stubborn and like the lighter effect.

Here's the Corner laid out last night

Linking up with Judy L HERE

First Friday of 2017- Quiltathon

I see that Judy L is having a Quiltathon HERE

I wanted to LINK-up yesterday but time got away from me.

I am still trying to get back to 'real life'!

I cut out more parts for my En Provence and for my New Grand-daughter's quilt.

I am loving cutting into my PINK Stash for her.

No sneak peeks of the finished flimsy.

This TV tray set-up is helping me keep moving on this Mystery.

Standing up to cut seems to tire me out more than sitting.

Here is my 1st Block laid out. 

 I found a darker Green in Tri-cities this week.

I'm not sure about the baby blue?

Might have to re-do those hourglass units with a Darker Blue.
I read on FB that the whole En Provence Quilt has 2,864 pieces.
I'm not sure how big mine will be yet.

What do you think?

I have printed out the 1st Block in Pat Sloan's New Block of the Month

"A Children's Library"
I still haven't selected the fabrics I will use, 

I will choose some fabrics & sew it this weekend - link up is HERE.

The forecast is for MORE of the "S" word.
The weatherman is NOT my friend.
Going out in the Sub Zero temps makes my lungs burn.

I also am working on a Knitting project for my newest Grand-daughter. 

Knitting isn't something I've done a lot for my Grnadchildren.

They requested a "Warm" dress. 

I am so thankful for help from my Lacey Lacer Knitting Teacher this week. 

I was stuck on how to embellish the hem of the skirt.

I wanted something small and I think I like this.

Here is a sneak peek for B & T

I am hoping she doesn't grow out of it before the BIG day.

 I'm almost done with it.

It needs to be blocked and the sleeves sewn together, buttons added to the back.

How do you like it, now, Tina???