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

Wonderful Wednesday Sharing -OMG

My Allietare' is getting closer to a Flimsy. 

 It was my January Goal for OMG -One Monthly Goal

 It's a hit at my house.

DH, Paul likes it alot.

Way out of my comfort zone as far as the color way. 

I plan to add a grey inner border and a black final border with red or yellow 4-patch corner blocks.

My grandson helped me cut between the rows of blocks.

It's hard to web a Diagonally set quilt.

I hope to have the total flimsy by Monday February 1st/

Linking up with Red Letter Quilts HERE

My BIG TA -DA for today is my

 2015 Vacation Time Block of the Month!!!

I took it to Tri-cities to my friend, Debbi T from Alder Avenue Quilting for the Quilting.

I just couldn't wait for "Betsy" to be in working order.

The Theme for the Spring "Trends" trade show in Portland at EE Schenck's is 

"A Day at the Beach"

This quilt had to be entered there.

Debbi quilted it on her 'Innova'
There are beach balls all over it with suns, shells, starfish and lines to look like a beach ball.

The thread was a pretty verigated aqua color

a White Cotton Batting and Navy Shadow Play backing.

SO... I'm calling it "Let's Go to the Beach!"

Below are some close-ups of the quilting- just for my Blogging friends

Her charges are very affordable!
She fit my quilt into her busy schedule to make sure it was done in time for me to get the 

binding, label and hanging sleeve sewn on.

My favorite part! 

Time to VOTE!

Amy has put up the link for Voting.

Someone was kind and Nominated one of my quilts.

I don't remember ever making it into the Voting before.

I'm so excited!!!!

 "When Bonnie Calls" quilt is in there.

The picture above is a screen shot from Bonnie's Craft U series.

She is holding my quilt.

There is still time to get in on watching her series HERE

I had a request to show the quilting on my Idaho Square Dance Quilt.

The pattern is called "Feathers Around"

This is my shameless PLUG for Votes!
EDITED:  My Butterflies & Violets was Nominated, also!

Click HERE to Vote for your 3 Favorite Quilts!

2015 Fall Blogger's Quilt Festival "When Bonnie Calls---"

Way back on the last day of June Bonnie Hunter sent out the "Call for Quilts" HERE

I have had a quilt hang in the Quiltmaker Gallery before.

 I was so happy to send a Picture to Bonnie and tell her "PICK ME, Please!!"

 I started making these in April. Thinking they would be this year's L/E.

The pattern was in the May/June issue of Quiltmaker in

 "Addicted to Scraps" column by Bonnie Hunter.

 

Above are pictures of my Scrap tote and my 1st block laid out.

I was having fun stitching up my blocks between other blocks I was stitching.

It wasn't long before I had 11 blocks made.

I even made some at the Retreat in June
Here is one that I made then. 

Much to my Horror, I came home and made a few more just like this.

Can you tell where I went WRONG???

  

 The "froggin' tool was put to good use, QUICK! 

Then I laid them out on my Floor and auditioned sashings.

Light or Blue?  

I couldn't decide so I used both

I liked how it looked with the borders done with Light on one side and the Blue on the other side.

Here is the Flimsy - finished on the 3rd of July.

I e-mailed this photo to Bonnie and got her reply.  

YES! She wanted me to send it to Golden.

  On the 4th of July, I loaded it on "Betsy" and got it all quilted on the 4th!
I used the "Feather's Around" Quilting design.

Quilt Stats:
Quilt Name: "When Bonnie Calls"
Pattern Name "Idaho Square Dance"
By Bonnie Hunter
Size: 47" x 47"
Pieced and Quilted by Mary Crowther
Started: April 2015- Finished July 4, 2015
Tuscany Batting
Signature Thread -Parchment
Quilting pattern "Feather's Around" 
Quilted on "Betsy" Viking 18x8 Mega Quilting machine

Bonnie's Craft U classes started October 12th.  You can register HERE

I skipped ahead and to my delight saw that they saved this class until the last.

My quilt is shown 2nd in the show and share part at the end.
I had to laugh when she called me "Marie".
Growing up plain Jane Mary Brown went to town, I take it as a compliment.
I asked her if I needed better penmanship on my label, :)
She said she just couldn't read it.  I need a new Pigma Pen!

Entered in "Small Quilt" category at 2015 Fall Blogger's Quilt Festival HERE
Nominations for VIEWER'S CHOICE through October 29, 2015
 Click HERE

Jo & Kelli 'Bonnie Hunter' Show and Tell Challenge

Last October Jo & Kelli posted a Challenge to make progress on a Bonnie Hunter UFO.

I made some Progress on my Bow Tie L/E quilt from 2011

It's a Flimsy.  So is my 2014 Grand Illusion Mystery.

They have issued a New Challenge and today is the day to Link up with our UFO we will work on.

They are calling it  "Show and Tell Challenge

#1- I have this #2 Celtic Solstice that I started.

I think it would be a good one to make into "Cathedral Stars"

I'd like to get the Star Blocks made for the Cathedral Stars.  

The Alternate block would be fun to make too. Lots of 4-patch units.

The Linky Post I made last year is HERE, if you want to see all of my Bonnie Hunter Projects.

I started sewing  Bonnie's "Moth in the Window" Blocks from her Addicted to Scraps column in QM.

I put it down as one of July Goals to make more blocks for it.

I can cut out some blocks from more of Paul's Shirts,  

He's got a LOT that I need to take apart De-Bone. 

It's time to hit the Thrift shops again to get him some new Short Sleeve Shirts for work.

I could use it for L/E on the #1 project.

The easy thing to do would be to Quilt either my Bow Tie L/E quilt or the Grand Illusion.

I'll link up HERE with Jo and Kelli.

Design Wall Monday- March 2, 2015

The last week of February started with no Places to go.
Between all the short and long trips out of the house I did SEW a little.
Monday stitching out at Thread and Bolts, I got my Sparkly, Purple Sewing Machine made.

Snapshots Block #2
"Sew On & Sew On"

Why not a Sparkly Purple one with music needle and throat plate.
 The fabrics are humming though my Machine!
I learned that I really Need to get those "Alphabitties" from the Fat Quarter Shop.

Pat gave us an EARLY Block again for the VACATION TIME Block of the Month HERE!!!

"Surf's Up"

I used the other fun Novelty fabric for this one and a bit of that fabric that looked like sand.

It was tricky getting those directional Background pieces to all go in the right direction, WHEW!
Note to self: Don't BUY Background Neutrals with Directional designs on them...

Can't show Pictures just yet,
Samples and Demos are getting stitched up for March and April.
 I found another directional Background that I ran out of for the Quilt Guild Lotto Block.
None to be found anywhere... insert sad face.

Borders on my Sample that isn't a Class at Sew & Vac and Spas- yet
I'm calling this one
"Baby POP Beads"

Front                                         Back

Size: 32" x 40"

Made from those leftover HST's that I turned into Hourglass units. (Shown last DWM)

Does it remind you of the plastic toys we used to give to our babies to play with back in  1970's??
Thread and Bolts  "The Heartbeat of Quilting" Sale had the Perfect fabric for the border.

My Grand Illusion is a Flimsy!
I had to buy more Yellow, but that's ok.

I changed my mind again about adding more Blocks to make it square.
2014 Grand Illusion Mystery is DONE!
Finshed size: 59" x 74"

Linking up with Judy L for DWM HERE

3 for 5 Art Challenge

I don't know who started this, but it has been so much better to see my Facebook Newsfeed filled with Quilts instead of the Food, RE-Shares, and other STUFF on Facebook.

I thought I would share the quilts so far on the Blog too.

Judy D who blogs HERE issued the challenged to me.

Day 1 - I shared 3 of my Bonnie Hunter Quilts- that are finished.

My 1st Bonnie Hunter Mystery

"Easy 'Busy' Street"

From the Quiltmaker 2013 Block Party -where I met and took the class from the designer.

A Momentus Day for this Name-dropper!

"Midnight Flight"

2nd Mystery 2013

"Celtic 'Christmas' Solstice"

Day 2- I shared three quilts that were hanging around in my home.

(I could take the pictures with my phone and upload them easily, FB was being dumb)

A "seasonal" Quilt made from Blocks gathered on a Shop Hop I took with my Oldest DD  and DBL.

I made a different version for my Sister. 

This one hangs inside on my back door window, I see it as I leave the house.

2002

 

This quilt was made from Spool blocks given to me after I served as Co-Chair for the Local Quilt Guild back in 2007- I finished the quilt myself in 2010. 

This one hangs in the window of the Basement bedroom as a curtain.

"Spools"

The 3rd quilt for the 2nd day was this one.

 It began as a Strip Challenge at Guild in 2010.

I liked it so well, I made a 2nd one (different design) to give away for the challenge instead.

This one hangs in my stairway as I enter the Quilt ZONE!

From Marsha McCloskey's Fat Quarter Quilts

"Flower Pots"

 Day 3- It's the celebration day for our Oldest Grand-daughter, so I shared her 3 quilts I made.

Her first quilt-made to fit the tiny bed she slept in.

I used polka dots and backed it with flannel and hand quilted it.

Attic Window "Raggedy Ann"

For her 2nd Birthday I made this-

"Sun Bonnet Sue" 

 I was taking a Block of the month class at Hancock Fabrics with Jo Fox and she designed these patterns just for us. I used fabrics leftover from some of her and her moms dresses.

In 2009 I was busy making quilts for all the Grandchildren's birthdays.

I'd made sample blocks for the Block of the Month I taught at our NEW Hancock Fabrics in 2008.

These were left over from those classes.

This is when I learned to really LOVE the Quilter's Shades fabrics. 

These blocks came in monthly kits that were $4.99 and fun to make. 

Here is a link for the Original design. 

I added hourglass blocks to the top and bottom for this version.

"A Gathering of Flowers"

What will I show tomorrow??? 

I'm thinking and planning.  I hope FB will let me upload easy.

Should it be a collection of Marti Michell quilts? 

OR my original designs from the 2011 McCall's Design Star Challenge...

Linking up with Quiltshopgal HERE
She has my "Rubies and Diamonds" quilt on her blog today.  Thanks!!!

2014 Mystery Link-up & Design Wall Monday- December 29, 2104

The old commercial used to say, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing."

Well, I can't believe I am all caught up with the Mystery!

Last week I didn't have much time to catch up. 

This week- I had the whole day to sew while DH worked.

Clue 4- A & B blocks DONE
I did a few "Rip-it's" with these.

Clue 5 A & B Blocks DONE!
It was fun to use those "Coyote" School colors from Columbia Burbank again.

All the blocks on my floor stacked in sets of 10, 5 & 4 accordingly.

 Clue 1 - 100, Clue 2 - 100  Clue 3 -120

Clue 4 - 40 A+ 40 B = 80  Clue 5 - 25 A+ 4 B = 29

429 block parts
Total pieces so far = 2,756

Plus there are 800 bonus triangles from clue 2

I had to buy a new tote to hold all the parts for the 

"Grand Illusion Mystery"

Stacked and waiting for more clues or block instructions next Friday.

Bonnie really has me stumped this year!

Linking up with Bonnie HERE

and Judy L HERE

2014 Blogger's Quilt Festival- Entry #2- Scrappy Quilt

I had to finish this quilt to enter it in the "Scrappy" Category, HERE. 

It's dark and rainy outside so I had to take a few pictures inside.

I changed my border to include more of the Blue and Pink fabrics from the center  

I put the "1st Test" block I made at the block party on the back.

There wasn't enough of the lavendar print so I added blue to the top & bottom and put the

 block in the middle of the bottom.

Quilt Stats:

"Midnight Flight" 

Pattern by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville.com 

Size: 79"x 90"

Pieced and quilted by Mary Crowther (aka:quiltingrandma)

3,138 pieces TOTAL (on the front)

(each 12" block has 88 pieces)

Blue verigated Star & Signature thread 

Warm & Natural Batting 

Quilting design: Meandering Feathers by Wasatch quilting HERE.

Started March 2013 - Finished  25 October 2014

Here I am pictured with Bonnie, the quilt is my Easy "Busy"  Street that I took to show her.

This was my Entry last year in the Spring Blogger's Quilt show.

October 24 – 31 – Linky’s Open & Nominate for Viewer’s Choice

November 1 – 7 – Vote for favorites in each of the categories

November 8 – Winners announced

This is my 13th Entry in the Blogger's Quilt Festival.

 I've entered almost every year that Amy has been letting us share during Quilt Market time.

(I missed the first year Spring 2009 and Fall 2009)

2010 May entry is HERE

2010 October entry is HERE

2011 May entry is HERE

2011 October entry is HERE

2012 May entry is HERE

2012 October entry is HERE

2013 May #1 entry is HERE

2013 May #2 entry is HERE

2013 October #1 entry is HERE

2013 October #2 entry is HERE

2104 May #1 entry is HERE

2014 October #1 entry HERE 

Don't forget to comment and nominate your favorites in each category HERE.

2-7-14 Celtic Solstice Final Link-up

What does a Quilter do when it snows?

She goes out with her trusty Ruler and measures it!!!

AND THEN...

She carefully lays her Celtic 'Christmas' Solstice out on the un-tracked 

"Blanket of Snow" and takes a picture.

I just couldn't resist. 

I couldn't miss the chance to Blog this quilt again and link-up to Bonnie Hunter HERE!

Many Thanks to Bonnie for this Beautiful Mystery Quilt. 

I am so glad I made it and can hardly wait to quilt it. 

 There just wasn't time to get it done before the Link-up so this will have to do. 

It has been so fun to see all the different versions of it over on the 

Celtic Solstice Facebook page and linked-up to Quiltville!

Design Wall Monday- January 13, 2014

On My Design Wall once again is my Bonnie Hunter Celtic Solstice Mystery Quilt 

HERE is the Corrected Final Clue LINK

Friday night I finished the last of the Chevron blocks.  See the one on the Right?  

I can get all mixed up as good as any quilter.  

My Seam ripper and I have been way too good of friends with this quilt already.

 I had this stack of Blocks when I left to go to the Movies with my DH!  

We drove an hour away and saw "The Book Thief".

The best part was seeing friends from when we lived closer to Tri-Cities.

The 1st thing I did after waking up Saturday Morning was to get all the Blocks laid out, making sure all the center 4-patches were oriented  with the red going toward the upper right corner. 

After a very Long day of FOOTBALL, Figure Skating and Stitching my Celtic Solstice is almost a TOP!

This quilt reminds me of the quilt I finished last year. It used the Tri-Recs, too.

      All I have left to do is add a final border before the Monday Link up after Groundhog Day.

I have yardage of all of these- 2 different Green Prints or Blue Moda Marble Swirl or Plain Green

IF I'm really Lucky and get what I WANT and NEED for my Birthday this year.

 It could possibly even be quilted!  

Still looking and dreaming.

Possible QUILT MACHINES HERE  or HERE or HERE

I'm turning the BIG 57 (I was born in 1957) Does that make it a "GOLDEN" Birthday?

I have to go renew my Driver's Licence at the DMV.

Speaking of  my upcoming Birthday---

This package arrived in my mail box from Janet O aka: Rogue Quilter.

BIG Thanks!!!!

Linking up HERE with Judy L.