Design Wall Monday- March 23, 2015

How did I spend my Worldwide Quilting Day?

I made the samples for Demo-ing my May Class at Sew and Vac & Spas.

Got my "Thank Your Lucky Stars" quilt out from 2013 Block Party class with Debbie Caffrey.

 I'll be seeing her again soon and would LOVE to have it at least to a Flimsy.

Sewing the center together is as far as I got.

 Unfortunately I don't have enough of the Dark fabric I used in the STAR points.

 Here is #1 substituion

 and a #2 Substitution

I like the Floral for the corner but really need that Dark fabric.  

Here's hoping Lynn still has some at Thread and Bolts. I only need about 1/2 yard.
I don't see any on her shelf in the picture I took recently. :(

Looks like I will have to do some Un-Stitching and that doesn't make me happy...

Next up was making more of my Downton Abbey Mystery blocks.

They work up quickly when they are all cut out.

1/2 done with my Week 6 Blocks
Energetic Rose

Linking up with Judy L again HERE

Stitching the Blues Away...

 Pollyanna where were you yesterday?
It seems like every Mother's Day - I get the Blues.  Partly because my kids are scattered across the West, and can't all come and be with me. And partly because I miss my Mother every year.  It's been a very long time since she hasn't been around to Celebrate any Holiday with.   I know I'm not alone on this. Last year at this time I was at a Quilt Show in Idaho and spending time with my Son and his family.  I blogged about it HERE. I've had to have the same conversation with two of my children this week.  I really feel like I am a broken record and I'm sorry.  I just don't feel too special, when it's so hard to get the family together. I try to be flexible and not demanding, but sometimes it's hurts when I do try to plan and my plans never come off without so much grief! So it will be one family on Saturday and two on Sunday for Dinner time.  I had a friend who used to say, "You take what you get, and don't throw a fit".  I'll try and be happy even though I will still be ALONE most of the day.

So, to TRY and keep from crying, I had to get stitching, in spite of my hand.  I have to do my own type of THERAPY!  Playing with my Purple Roses Fabrics from Jackie Robinson and the quilt pattern I started at the Block Party with Debbie Caffery. I got the Blocks all made for the "Thank Your Lucky Stars" center. Using strip piecing, the Tri-Recs ruler and Marti Michell's "C" Templates. I did all of the un-sewing earlier this week so I was ready to sew them the right way.  Rotary Cutting still hurts but I got it done. 

Here they are arranged on my Living room floor.

Next I get to sew the Blocks together and add the borders.  I like how the secondary STAR shows up.

I have a leftover trial block with a cream star and dark background.  This one will go on the back, I guess.

I used my Midnight Flight 4-patches as leader/enders while I sewed on Thursday. I'm getting quite a pile of them. Parts and pieces of the 4-patches. Hot Pink Swirls and Shadow play Blue with a variety of 'neutrals'. Pressed ready to CUT, finger-pressed- centers spun, and ready to stitch. 

I am glad I finally learned to spin those centers. THANKS to Bonnie Hunter.

                                    
Did anyone notice I didn't BLOG on WEDNESDAY??? That's just how my week has gone.

 Happy Mother's Day to all my Bloggy Friends and Family!  

I hope you all have a family filled day, if that is your wish.

Design Wall Monday- May 6, 2013

Design Wall Monday has  #3 of the May Goals "Lucky Stars" project on it.  I know I want to re-do the corners on the main block so that it will look right in the Quilt.  There are only 9 Blocks in this quilt. 5 of the 1st STAR, and 4 of the Star in the Square in a Square blocks. I just need to put the cream backgound on the points in the corners of the 1st block.  Should I trade the Points in the corners to be the DARK Purple?? Hummmm looking at it on here sure gets my mind thinking of changes that might be better. I could get it done if only I could use my Rotary Cutter. My hand has been hurting pretty much every day since I attended the Block Party. I started 4 NewFO's that weekend. You can read more about the start of this "Thank Your Lucky Stars" quilt- HERE.  I really want to get this Quilt finished using these Beautiful Purple Roses from Jackie Robinson's Fabric I've been collecting. Mother's Day always makes me think of ROSES!  Hope everyone gets just want they dream of this Mother's Day!

Meanwhile I'm still getting SWAP blocks from a couple of the Ladies I met at the Block Party.  This one is from Kent, WA.  I'm waiting on one more.  I'm so glad I made the extra FISH blocks.

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