May for ME!!

It's MAY!!!

I love when the whole world around me is in Bloom!

Dogwood, Rhodedendron, Snowball, Purple & White bells, Tulips.




Strawberriy and Blueberry Blooms means I'll have Yummy fruit to eat.

My Swap Partner finally got her Doll Quilt. It only had to travel to Oregon,.
Thanks for the cute picture Christy!

 This is my 4th time to swap.

2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
I missed it last year, I guess.

My May got a head start with a LOT of Block stitching last night.
A Little bit of Rip-it, Rip-it too.
You only have to wait a week to see, no sneak peeks for the Couple getting married next week.
I've been invited to the Bridal Shower.
Hope to have time to embroider a couple of towels for them too.
I learned a trick to keep the machine going while doing Machine Embroidery.
 A DUH Moment at the In the Hoop Class...

I was asked why didn't I give them one from my Quilt closet.
 I do have one that could have worked.
 It's my May UFO.

I should be able to get this one done in May.
If only... I have every weekend booked!

Linking up with One Monthly Goal HERE

OMG for April /Design Wall Monday - April 3, 2017

Well, my Design Wall id kinda BUSY with Challenges and a SWAP.

The UFO for April is #1

My Purple Baskets from a WWVQG Lotto win in 2006.

That was Pre- Blog, Pre- Facebook and Instagram time.

If I can't locate a Picture, chances are I won't be able to find the project...

I did find the last picture I took when I made my 2013 UFO post for Judy L.

I see it there on the right side of the 4th stair down.

It's nice to see that a few of these UFO's are completed from 4 years ago.

I made a few more Churn Dash Blocks in Preparation for the "Grandma Camp" this week.

The Kid's Class didn't have any other sign-ups.

Wednesday's Post should have some progress on the Girl's Quilts.

Before they come I have an idea for my DOLL SWAP with Humble Quilts.

Here are my Fabrics. 

There has been some Cutting going on, but nothing to put up on the Design Wall just yet.

It's Spring Break and my Week just got a little busier,

Wish me luck in finding the UFO #1.

It should be an easier one to get to Flimsy.

I think there are only 7 blocks, so it will be a small project.

I'm using it for my OMG this month, I have a real Deadline to finish that way.

Linking to the OMG HERE

Design Wall Monday Link-up is HERE

September Goal Setting time

I didn't accomplish all my goals--- :(

August Goals and my One Monthly Goal

1- More Secret Stitching - maybe it will be a "Mystery" quilt for Sew n Vac. Done

2- Circa 2016 Temecula Blocks I made a couple

3- August "My Secret Garden' Block of the Month Done

4- Guild Lotto Blocks, Put my version together and quilt it. Not Done

4- Cut LOTS of Hourglass units and Secret Blocks to sew at Retreat and Fair. Done

Blocks made in August = 232

Correction made on Sidebar

 My OMG didn't get quilted, it still needs a backing made.

That meant it wasn't registered into the Quilt Festival either.

Only the two I showed at the Walla Walla Fair are entered now.

They even extended the entry date.

I got 4 Blue ribbons and 1 Red ribbon.

This one got a RED!

Not too bad really, and the comments from the judges were good.

I've tried to upload the Video my DD#1 took of the Bed Turning with no Luck.

It's too big for uploading on the Blog, sorry!

 September Goals

1- Make Tula Pink City Sampler Blocks and Post Daily

2- Quilt "Circles in a Square" quilt

3- Finish Blocks for Mary's Mystery (Secret Stitching)

4- Guild Lotto Block

5- Pat Sloan "Secret Garden" Block of the Month

6- "Farm Girl Vintage" Flimsy

OMG - One Monthly Goal

Same as Last Month

Quilt the "Windy City Stars"

Linking up my OMG with Heidi HERE

July Goals - OMG

My Row by Row is my OMG for July!!!

Because this quilt has a Deadline it has to be my Focus for July!

I spent a lot of time collecting rows and just haven't gotten it worked on as bad as I wanted to.

Every day I see more and more Winning Quilts on Facebook HERE

I have 26 rows so far and a couple more I want.

The local Shops haven't had winners yet and that is good.

I want to put their rows in my Row by Row Quilt.

As of Monday I had done this much.  

Now I have made a couple more rows and need to choose which ones to use to finish.

Then I can get it quilted. 

I have a great idea for my quilt and hope it comes out as I see it in my head.

Thankfully the 9th Row is now at a Local Shop Thread and Bolts.

I'll be picking it up tomorrow.

This is a late night post because I saw the last day to Link-up for OMG is tonight.

Linking up with Holly HERE

June Goals were posted  already and the results are pretty much the same.

June Goals

1- Make Guild Lotto/ Charity Block -Done

2- Farm Girl Vintage  - take to Retreat and assemble the quilt.- didn't happen

3- Make Blocks for Family Reunion Quilt - Done and FUN! @ Beach.

4- Quilt Grand Illusion -Done

5- Catch up on 1930's Farmer's Wife - 5 of 21 Blocks Done

 July Goals

1- Finish my Row by Row quilt -OMG

2- Make Guild Lotto Block

3- Catch up on 1930's Farmer's Wife

That should do it for July - I've already missed a week of working on my Goals.

Last Minute Mary - Better late than not at all!

My OMG goal is Quilted!

I can officially Link-up HERE  with Heidi.

Gum Paper Jumble is ready for it's binding.

 I got to test out another quilt pattern on "Betsy"

"Alfresco"

Tuscany Batting in a Crib size and using up some UGLY stash for the Backing.

This Goal feels so Good!

I can go into May and be ready to play with my New goals

My Block count wasn't great. Only 52 DONE.

Of those - 4 were for my Loyal Union Sampler,  3 made this week.

My grandson helped me choose fabrics for a couple of these.

The Yahoo LUS Group has finished the 1st round of the blocks of the week.

I counted and marked off each block in my book so I don't have to make any more duplicates!

I have 3 already.

The Eq7 Layout is updated.

52 more to make - 20 that are easy enough that I wish I had made them already.

May Goals

1- Make the Secret Garden Block for May (pattern is printed already)

2- Sash Farm Girl Vintage - Flimsy

3- Guild Lotto/Charity Block
4- 1930's Farmer's Wife Blocks
5- Quilt  the 2 Grand-daughter "Grandma Quilt Camp" quilts

  and my OMG Goal I will share on Monday's Design Wall

Have a great Week-end.

Design Wall Monday- February 29, 2016

It's Leap Year Day!

I had a good week and got some Finishes!

 My Goals for the Month are almost ALL completed.

1- Finish WWSNV Class samples to flimsy stage. DONE

2- Make Guild Blocks for Lotto DONE

3- Keep up with Blocks of the Week and Month.  DONE, mostly

(the 1930's Farmer's Wife is on a break)

4- Self-Publish the Patterns for Kids Class and Butterflies & Lilacs quilt. Not DONE.

My Block Total for February = 76 (unless I get to stitch a few today)
If I counted all 32 of the HST's in the Feathered Star there would be MORE.

My OMG Goal is DONE!

The re-make of the Feathered Star for my Class in June.

I cut the borders to size and sewed it like a giant 9-patch.

Pins are my friend so I don't get wavy borders

I finished it and got pictures outside just before it started Raining.

There was a little breeze so a corner is flipped.

Linking up with Heidi HERE.

Friday night, I decided to get the binding on  my Scrappy Bow tie L/E Quilt.
I thought it needed a Scrappy Binding too.
Here is my basket of leftovers.
I pulled out anything that was mostly Purple.

Then I stitched them on the Diagonal with "Priscilla:

All Done and Labeled.

The wind was not my friend for taking this picture either.
SEW Happy for this UFO to be checked off the LONG List of TBQ!!!

Linking up with Judy L HERE