Design Wall Monday & Allietare' Link-up- December 28, 2015

For my Design Wall I finally get to share the gifts I made for everyone in our family.

Reversible Placemats.

When I  found the Snowman faces, snowflakes and Cardinals on the fabric, I got the great idea for making them for everyone.  

Not a small task with our BIG family. 

 I changed the side the Pocket was on after I made the ones that went to Wyoming with us. They also just had a solid piece of bandana print fabric on the back.

I got lazy and didn't add the Binding when I counted up all I needed made in time for Christmas. I ran out of the bandana print so I found a red print with green apples on it for the last 10. 

I put a pkg of Cocoa or Spiced Apple Cider in the pocket with a Candy Cane. 

I hope my Son in Missouri has seen his by now.

The Cookies and Truffles will be stale if he hasn't...

I taught the class at Sew n Vac November 14th and had to keep them a secret until now.
EDITED: Pattern available from Me! 

Here are the ones made in class

 Brenda's Seahawk's

 Billie's Fall leaves

 Judy's roses

My Quiltville Allietare' Mystery is all caught up and I can Link-up HERE

Clue 5 gave me a bit of trouble.

 One row of sets is NOT like the other...

I stretched the chains of blocks up my stairs just for fun.

The sets  were just sewn in pairs when looked again at the clue and had to unsew/Frog 50 + sets!

Whew!!

 a few hours and a couple Hallmark Movies later they're all DONE!

Pressing the blocks away from the solid square made a bit of extra bulk in that final seam.
They didn't want to nest the way it should. A good pressing got them to be more flat.
It was as directed by Bonnie and there is always good reason to follow her advice on pressing.
"NOT WHINING!!!

 All the parts 1-5

I'm very curious how the neutral sets on the top will fit into the quilt.

Linking up with Judy L HERE

Allietare' Mystery Link-up and Design Wall Monday- December 21, 2015

I had a couple Jammies days and didn't take time Blog on Friday.  

I've consoled myself that Betsy won't be fixed in time to finish anything for Christmas.
The part is on order, not in Stock so it could be after 2016 begins.

I'm getting the things done that can be finished without using "Betsy".

I can hardly keep the secrets.  It's so fun to tease about all the guesses I've gotten.

DH says, "Do I get get one, too?"

I think I have chosen a great gift to make for everyone this year.

I can't show the pictures for another few days. 5 days & counting...

Not even a sneak peek, sorry.

Meanwhile, the Allietare' Mystery parts are adding up.

Someone on Facebook is keeping count of the pieces.  

2,278 pieces so far, lol

On Friday, I woke in the middle of the night, saw the clue and went back to sleep.

I cut out enough to play with the rulers and the colors.

I sewed only 1 set on Friday

 The plan to sew at the LQS didn't happen again this week.

Life and other things got in the way for my 2 friends that wanted to sew with me.

 I wish there were more to join us,

I sewed on my Christmas projects and when I got them almost done,

I got out the Clue 4 parts to end my evening Saturday.

Here are 22 Sets of 4

They still need the dog ears trimmed.

All 4 Parts in the tote.

I'm liking this color Combo!

There is some guessing of the block layouts on Facebook already.  

I'm not making any guesses.

Maybe after Christmas we will have the first Block instructions.

Clue 5 in Saturday after Christmas Day.

Yet another day I won't need to leave the house to SHOP.

No returns to make or things to buy that Santa forgot.

Thanks to Bonnie we are being kept busy and not stressed when we normally might be.

Sewing has always been my stress-reliever!

Linking up to the Quiltville Blog HERE

Last week, I got to open a couple gifts at our Lacey Lacers Executive party.

President Edith asked to have my name, how fun.

This is what she found

 It plays "Whistle While You Work"

while the bears go around the needle.

Ann couldn't NOT give us these pretty ornaments she found at Hobby Lobby.

One Design Wall is empty for now.
I might start putting my 1930's Farmer's Wife Blocks up to look at the colors used so far.
The last block given for 2015 was Autumn- #9 in the book.

Linking up to Patchwork Times HERE

Design Wall Monday & Alleitare Mystery Link-up- December 14, 2015

Today I write my 1,400 POSTING here.

Who knew that I had that much to SAY?

I started Blogging back in August 2008.

I didn't start linking to Patchworktimes for Design Wall Monday until the August 2009.
There have been a LOT of Quilts shown on this BLOG in that time.
Thanks to my ever-faithful followers who leave me comments and come back week after week.
I wish I had something to GIVEAWAY.
I'll try and plan ahead for something quilty for a Birthday Giveaway in January.

I am posting my Quiltville "Allietare" Mystery Blocks again this week.
The Clue 3 was pretty Simple- 4-Patches and some additional pre-cutting

The Neutrals are scrappy, Gold is not so Gold, but not as Yellow as last year.

I loved having all day Friday to make them.

Here are all the parts

I needed to cut the rest of Clue 2, that got done but no picture of the Black and Grey squares.

I decided to make my Black a constant also.

I spent most of Saturday in the Quilt Zone too!

I made 2 more 1930's Farmers Wife Blocks between the stitching of my Secrets for Christmas.

I can hardly wait for the chance to reveal what I've made this year.
I feel like a big kid at Christmas the anticipation is killer for me.
I'm not known for keeping good secrets when I was a child.
Thankfully, I've gotten better. It was meant to be...
 Getting them done with all the interruptions has been a challenge.

Temecula did a cute Christmas Mini QAL. HERE
I haven't made any of the blocks but it sure is cute!  There was 3 ways to finish it.

Linking up with Judy L HERE and Bonnie HERE

Design Wall Monday- Quiltville Mystery Link-up week 2 December 7, 2015

It was fun to sew the parts of the Mystery Clue 2 down at the Local Quilt Shop.

I didn't get my pre-cutting done so that took a lot of the time we had allowed.

I chain stitched and got the biggest part finished.

I sorted grey easy angle triangles to sew on the right side first.

My Guild friend, Fellow Bonnie Fan, Jessica came to sew the Mystery with me.

She worked on Clue 1 and has Clue 2 ready to stitch.

I dressed to match the Mystery colors.

Sherri our 2016 Guild President came but she was working on another project.

1st set of 4 done

  I need to count better!

Only 15 sets of 4 completely finished after I got back home.

We'll see if there are more who will join us next time.  

Today was short notice and it was a very busy day in Walla Walla with

 The Farmer's Market, Bazaars, Craft shows and the Light parade.

I started the day with my DD#2

Our Ward Relief Society Christmas Brunch was more fun,

 because I didn't have to go alone this year!

She said she would see me later and when we went to see them before the Light Parade...

We got our EARLY Christmas gift from our children.

It's been on my LIST for a Long, Long Time! 

DH put it up as soon as we got it home. 

Jesus really is the Reason for the Season,

Now the outside of my house shows it!

Linking up with Design Wall Monday HERE and the Quiltville Link-up HERE

Design Wall Monday- November 23, 2015

I picked up some of my fabrics for the Mystery on Fat Quarter Friday.

I chose a single fabric for the Grey and Gold.

I need to add more to the neutral and find my Blacks.
Bring on the FUN, Bonnie!!

My 1930's Blocks so far

Every once in a while I need to see how my colors are working together.

I can see the need for more contrast in my blocks. 

The ones that have good contrast I like the best.

My class was a success again on Saturday.  

No pictures of future Christmas Gifts were taken.

I'm making progress on my gifts to be done.  

The ornaments are all made and I can reveal them soon. 

I have children who decorate the day after Thanksgiving.

So I'll give them to the families this week when we are together for Paul &
My 39th Anniversary.

December will be here before we know it.

Linking up with Judy L HERE again this Monday in Blogland

Design Wall Monday & 1930's FW Linkup- 11-16-15

Linking up for the 1930's Farmer's Wife HERE

I'm not caught up totally but I'll catch up soon..

I made Milly and Margaret this week.

I noticed the Bingo blocks and I hadn't made my #1 Addie.

It got made just in time for me to be part of the Bingo!

 The cow had to be centered in this one because of the story.

Most of my week was spent getting ready for my Quilt Class at Sew n Vac.

I had 4 signed up when I got there.

  One person put the wrong date on his calendar so he'll come next week.

Two of the others plan to come back to make more and learn the Binding tricks.

It was a fun class!  Long but Fun.

We played with Fussy Cuts and Basic 9-Patch tricks and tips.

Everyone was at a different level.

With permission here are my 3 students.

The 9- patches in this one had a fussy-cut center block.

She loved that fussy- cut rose so much she had to buy another yard to cut out some more.

We learned where that 1/4" line is and how to get the most from a Seahawks Print.

 I can't show the finished products now...Christmas is coming- you know!

I like seeing the different colors and putting things on-point.

I told them Bonnie Hunter says, "Show me your Block on your 'Design Wall'."

They were good and played along!

I had hoped to get the borders on my Vacation time or the Guild A-Z quilt but it didn't happen.
Linking to Patchworktimes HERE.

Don't forget this is the week for the new 100 Blocks issue from Quiltmaker to be on Newstands.  Are you hopping?  Click HERE

Design Wall Monday- Flashback November 9, 2015

My Dear, one and Only Sister says she is COLD in Utah on her Mission.

She wondered if I had an Extra Blanket I could spare...

I think I need to have that talk with her about the difference between a "Blanket and a Quilt"

Since she is still waiting for her Double Wedding ring...

Maybe this one will do until I can replace it with that one.

I started this Quilt way back HERE.

It was one of the first ones that I quilted on "Betsy"!

I love this 'Wild Roses' Fabric line of Marti Michell

The blue and yellow are perfect for my Sister.

It was just lying around in my crowded Quilt Closet waiting to be shared.

I hope it will keep her a little warmer this Winter.

I'm sure looking at it will brighten her day!

On my Design Wall this week I have my Guild Block of the Month. 

It needs a Final Border.

I'm thinking that the fabric I tested last week on my Vacation time quilt will work just great.

What do you think?

OR-Should I use it for this one or my Vacation time from HERE

Linking up with Patchworktimes HERE

Design Wall Monday- November 2, 2015

Whoa, where did October GO???

My Goals for the month went awry for good reasons.

October Goals

1- Make Blocks for Guild and BOW. Made the BOM Block but didn't go to Guild

2- Finish the Vacation Time setting blocks- Flimsy- ???

3- Make some more Moth in the Window Blocks- Chose more shirts to incorporate.

4- Sew the #2 Grand Illusion Blocks into a Flimsy - ???

5-work on Christmas, (can't show that but I'm started on it.) YES,

 I want to have some Christmas Gifts to deliver this coming week-end.

My Block Count was only 12 this month.

Mostly Farmer's Wife 1930's blocks.

The good news is "Betsy" is FIXED!

An in home service call was needed and after a couple of hours,

 Betsy is working correctly again.

I tested on some extra yardage I had hanging around, then I put my "Cascadia" on.

I tried pinning it down, not the best way with a small quilt. I couldn't clamp the edges.

I tried out using my new ruler.

Way too many seams to cross made that harder.

 We will see if I take it all out or not. NO PICS!

Here's my Now and Then 

Halloween Picture.

Me in 2015 and way back for my TBT (Throwback Thursday) in 1977

We have a Trunk or Treat every year in the LDS Church Parking Lot.

I'm dressed as a "Quilt Princess".

Crazy I know! 

When I got the licence plate from Moses Lake this year for the Row by Row---

 I had to make good use of it.

A Glow in the dark Crown from JoAnn's and a Polka Dot skirt with blocks pinned on completed

the outfit.  I had to hang my Sew-in time Quilt on the trunk.

It says, "Winter - Spring - Summer - Fall, doesn't matter to me at all

It's Sew-in Time"

DH (Paul) was still working so he didn't get in on it this year.

My Ninja family came by as I ran out of Candy. 

(thanks to Noel for taking our Picture)

The Goodson's went ALL OUT this year. Cowabunga!

November Goals

1- Finish some Christmas Gifts

2- Make Blocks of the week for Farmer's Wife 1930's

3- Start the new Quiltville Mystery- Day after Thanksgiving
The Fabric Requirements are HERE.  I got my Color Cards!

4- Quilt a couple quilts on BETSY!!!

any thing else that gets done will be Extra...

Linking up with Judy L HERE

Design Wall Monday- October 26, 2015

The 30's Farmer's wife had 3 blocks to make last week.

All made easy with my Marti Michell templates!
I toyed with the Old Maid block and decided to sew it with a Light zig zag and dark background.

I will position them like the diagram in the book. 

Seeing them on Point helps me see how they will be oriented in the finished quilt.

Here are all 10 that have been made so far.

89 blocks left to make, 1/10th of the quilt is done.

It's a Link-up day over at GnomeAngel HERE

She calls it a Sew N Tell!

I read somewhere there are over 5,000 of us making the 1930's Farmer's Wife.
Amazing to imagine.

This week's inspiring story that went with a Block for me was "Katherine"

It tells of starting out as newlyweds on the farm, 

Working hard and having babies.  

That was my life, going on 39 years ago.

We only stayed on the Family Farm for 10 years of that time.

A quote from the Book tells, 

"Sometimes the way was so thorny we needed Ironclad shoes, then again there were Roses."

Kathy from Canada HERE has 'tempted' me once again, along with Pam Buda Here
They got me at 1-1/2" squares.
A mini quilt in 4 steps that I can make without cutting into new fabrics.

"TUCKER"

All ready to sew!
I looked again at Pam's and the 4 outer squares in the star need to be dark squares.
And the star points need to be reversed too.
I had a bunch leftover from making the Idaho Square Dance Quilt HERE.
Are you blog hopping to see all the Bloggers'Quilt Festival Quilts?
There is still time to join in the fun and enter a Quilt.
& time to Nominate your 3 Favorites.

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