July's Lotto for GUILD

HERE is the link for the Blocks I showed at Guild on Tuesday.  It's a very simple block with lots of possibilities.  I hope the Guild members use their imagination and bring a few more Blocks to our Potluck Meeting next month.

Here is my Story board. I demo-ed the Flying geese Flippy corner trick like Bonnie Hunter does. Draing the line and stitching to the inside so when it is pressed after trimming 1/4" away from the line- it is even with the corners.
 This blocks take 8 Flying Geese and 5- 4-1/2" Squares.




I spent most of the day sorting my Quilts in the closet and rolling them up so more could fit on each shelf.  The top shelf is the smaller quilts.  Next is the Twin sized and the Mini Wall hangings, Table runners and larger Quilts are on the bottom.  It looks better to me and it makes it so the door can shut.  Whew that's a lot of Quilts!  There are a few in another closet and on the beds of course too.  After guild it was time to make the rest of the beds.  The boys will get to choose a quilt from the closet to sleep with.

My Secret pal at guild left two packages for me and this is what was in them.

The small pieces are cotton and the Red is Flannel.  I am happy for the Needles, must be time to change them after all my sewing.  I showed the center of "Katie's Choice" to them and got lots of ohh's and ahhh's.  Just you wait until next Monday, I hope to have both of the Baby Girl quilts including borders.  I'm happy with how they are turning out.  I hope the girls like them.

Making 'Many' Parts of 'Many' Quilts this week

 I have to show my story board for Guild here with the parts and pieces I demonstrated to make this months' Block Lotto, Card Basket from Quilter's Cache. Click HERE for the pattern. I didn't remember to show the HST method in the Block. I placed the pins to show the direction of stitching on either side of the line.

 The cutting for the quarter-squares I changed from the 5-1/4" square cut twice on the Diagonal to using the Companion Ruler like I showed on Monday's Post.  The pattern shows one of those triangles cut in half and sewn back together.  We'll see how many use the trick I showed them.

 I stayed home all day Tuesday, and sewed more parts of Midnight Flight. There are enough of the Blue corners to make 5 more blocks.  I'm still having fun spinning the 4-patches, they are pretty tiny, but so cute! I think I've got this figured out even though I had to do a bit more 'frogging'. I'm doing the Pinwheels for Cassie's Mariner's Compass quilt as L/E (Leader/Enders).
The Multi-colored 9- patches are done and I found 7 more that were leftovers that Lynn shared from her 9-patch quilt she made for her caregiver. 13 just from my 2.5" tote. I'm about halfway to the 42 I need to make the Sister's Choice like Bonnie's.




 I think I should make a totally PINK one for my Grand-daughter that I found out is 95% sure it's a Girl for J & K. The 2 Big Brothers got to make the call to tell me. They were pretty excited to share the news. Time for MOM and Grandma to go shopping. I have a surprise already made for her when they have a shower.  Maybe I'll give it to K for her Birthday in June...I don't think I can wait til September to show it.  I could even put it in the Walla Walla Fair if I wait.  Choices, choices.

Lastly, My Secret Pal didn't forget me. Cute fabric, a New Author to read, trim and thread socks.

1/2 day late - Farmer's Wife Flimsy

 At Guild last night- I was pretty Lucky.  I bought one ticket for this Basket and WON.  Dummy me, didn't write my name on the back and when they pulled the blank ticket out, I remembered I'd forgotten. LOL They gave it to me anyway.  A MOVIE night in Basket.  Now I get to fill the basket for next month.

 

Gifts from my Secret Pal- she wrote on the card- Scarey Mary.  I have called myself that before. More 30's type fabrics to make a new project. Maybe the Row-Along Lori Holt has going.  She posted row 4 today.

This is how my Blocks looked after Monday nights long sewing session. Auditioning the Dark Brown Setting Triangles on two sides.  It still seems dark but it frames the block ok. Some sashings are already on and rows connected here.

I used the Row marker pins I won from Kathy in Canada a few months ago.  

I had to un-sew the Blue part of this block and fix it. The block right next to it had the same blue in it.  TOO close to leave it in.  I found a couple more blocks that have similar fabrics in them that are close to each other in the quilt, but they are staying the way they are.  The blocks that are turned differently than the book diagram are staying that way too! I've stayed up until the wee hours the past two nights.  I had about 5 long seams left to sew when I had to leave for my guild meeting.

 I had to take a Picture of the quilt just before I sewed those last few seams.  Paul came home in time for me to sew that last seam.  He had a migraine coming on...he's stretching out.

Here is the FLIMSY Farmer's Wife 

I won't have to put it on the Design wall/floor ever again. I will add another border, to be chosen later.

I thought I'd take a picture from the back to show all of the Paper that needs to be removed before quilting. I can hardly believe I'm DONE with it. I can hope to have it quilted in time to use it this year on my bed.  

Mama said: "Be careful what you wish for." I swore my whole teenage years that I would not want to marry a farmer, but 36 years ago I became a Farmer's Wife in November of 1976.  He's not a Farmer now, it only took 10 years to get him off the farm...This quilt is MINE!

Quilt Guild- March Show-n-Share

 Pure Inspiration at Quilt Guild this month.  I didn't have anything new that was completed in the past month to show.  That meant I could take lots of pictures.   I'm sorry I don't know all of the newer people at guild. I couldn't label the pictures as well as I would like to.   Enjoy the eye candy...

Barbara's Commissioned Neck tie Crazy Quilt

Chris' Paper shredder Quilt

Holly's Hugs and Kisses

Eddie's scrappy - Future class she
called a "Pickle Dish"

Hearts and Flowers for Nancy K

Melanie's Little BOOM

Pam's Blue Santas

Sally's Fabric Library

A future Workshop for our Guild- by Eddie W

 The Guild wants to start some week-end Once and Month Sew-in's. Two of our talented guild members have found fun new projects for us to make.  Looks like more new projects in my FUTURE...

Possible Guild Workshop this year.
"Bargello with a Twist"by Maggie Ball Pattern

My Secret Pal gifted me with more fun Fat Quarters, a cute lamb and a Quilt-y Shirt for me to wear. The shirt says: "Life is great...Quilting makes it better"

Making up for missed Quilting time...

Tuesday night was our Quilt Guild meeting and it was full of lots of FUN and there was a great turnout.

The Winner, with the Quilt. She said her family has lived in Walla Walla for 4 generations and she only bought one ticket.  Kay, on the left- sold her the Raffle ticket.

The Winner of the Guild's Raffle quilt came and brought this quilt to share with us too.

18 King's Crown Lotto Blocks- I didn't WIN.

Goodies from my New Secret Pal

My Secret Pal remembered my Birthday too.  It was fun to read her Get Well Poem she wrote for me.

"Mary had a little lamb, 

a little Pork, 

a little jam, 

ice cream soda topped with fizz.  

Oh, how sick our Mary is.

Feel Better Soon!"

I never liked the song in Kindergarten but I do like Lambs and collect them.  The cute Lamb and other surprises she gave me are pictured a bit further down in the post. I can tell I'm going to get spoiled again this year. ( The magazine was mine already.)

 A Hearts and Flowers Quilt was presented and we got to 'sign' it for the Fellow Member who received it.  You can read more about it HERE.  I'm on the H & F Committee but didn't know we were making this one.

Show and share I had to take my "Lady" that I had made for myself for Christmas.  The Guild thought it was hilarious and said it made me look 20.  Mamacjt says she doesn't do 'wrinkles".  Lynn forgot to bring hers for the Double reveal. There is always Next Month or they will see it at Thread and Bolts Quilt Shop.

This week, as usual, has been my Busy WEEK!  On Tuesday, before Guild, I honored my mother by going Visiting Teaching.  Mom would have been 90 this year.  My VT partner and I are resolved to making a better effort to make our monthly visits, not on the last day of the month.

 I had to uses my stairs to show all the goodies that have arrived in the mail and from Guild for my Birthday Week, and it's only Thursday...

From the Bottom row right to left: A cute "Sophie" charm pack & Birthday/Get Well card from Janet O, Birthday gifts from my Quilt Buddy, Lynn - A Pin holder with a Mariner's Compass on top form Fons and Porter and purple paper clips,  The Lamb and snap and store with fabric, a Purple Tape Measure, thimble, thread cutter ring, and needles w/threader.

Middle row is 3 of the 9 packages for the WASIQ Fat Quarter Birthday SWAP I host each year. 

And at the TOP is my "Doggy" quilt -Home at last!!!!  I'm sooooo happy to finally have it home.

I have been very busy since the strike of Midnight -Monday morning.  This is the rest of the story for the Title of this Post.  Sorry if you're tired of reading already...

I finished sewing the sashing and borders on this cute Civil War Mini Quilt. I showed on my DMW (Design Wall Monday) and made 24 Bowties as Leader/enders.  

 The last Picture is a sneak peek at the first 10 Blocks for my Farmer's Wife Quilt. I went out to Lynn's on Wednesday to cut them out and couldn't go to bed until they were stitched and done.  I'm using my 30's collection with some modern re-pros mixed in.  WHEW!!!! I'm tired!  I counted how many Blocks I've made since last Saturday and the total is 55. 12 Days of Christmas 3", 2 Civil War, 1 King's Crown, 6 Pink Lemonade, 24 Bow ties, and 10 Farmer's Wife Blocks.  I think I'm back to my 'OLD" self, Janet!

 I thought that it was funny considering it's my 55th Birthday this week. I'm turning the age my mother was when she passed away.  My Dr said there was no cancer in my Tonsils, I had wondered about that.  It is reason to CELEBRATE.  Paul and I went to see "We Bought a ZOO" on Monday Night with the Bushmans'.  A good Movie even though it was a bit sad and a reminder too of my Mom, it has a HAPPY ENDING!  I was glad to feel good enough to go and the movie POPCORN tasted so Yummy!  We are still puttering at the Nativity Puzzle.  When I went to bed at 3 AM last night Paul got up to go to work and was cooking bacon, so I got back up and worked on the Puzzle until 6 am. I woke up again at 10 when DD #2 called, and went back to sleep until 2 after that.  If you are still reading--- I have to say a BIG Thanks for all the Comments.   I read them all and feel so Blessed! 

Quilt Guild -Secret Pal

I am amazed at how loved I feel after coming home from guild.  My secret pall outdoes the gifties from the previous month.  I think there's nothing more I could get and she finds something.  She has been more than generous with me!  This month I took a picture of the stuff.  I've picked the book "Fancy to Frugal" up in stores several times but never bought it.  Now it's mine!  The fabric in the front is to make an Apron.  There are crushed walnuts and a pattern to make a Pincushion.  Scrapbook cardstock, Quilty notecards, two spools of King Tut Thread in my favorite color-purple, all wrapped up in a couple fat quarters and placed in the bag.  WHOA!  you'd think it was Christmas at my House...  Whoever she is and if she reads my BLOG, I have to say a BIG THANKS!  I'm overwhelmed.  The only sort of  bad thing is-- I have to count the fabric on my Stash Report this week.  I considered leaving it in the trunk so I could count it next week.  

Marlene and I were honored at guild.   I am one of the two from our guild here in the Walla Walla area still in it to WIN it! We showed them our Challenge #2 Quilts from the last round, both are still un-quilted. We are both hard at work narrowing down the Design and choosing a song that is well-known and represents us as quilters.  I thought choosing the song would be the hard part.


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