DQS10 quilting finished!

DQS10 quilting finished!, a photo by What Comes Next on Flickr.

Just have to finish hand stitching the binding today!

Strike one!

at least one off my UFO list!  My Rainbow quilt is finally done!  Yaaaaay!

Happy quilting!

More of the same

Oh my!  It has been a while now, hasn't it?  I have been making progress on a few things - I'll start with the finishes - okay, just two, but that's better than none!


The challenge put to the guild members at the February Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild was to do some quilt as you go, or as you see all over blogland and Flickr QAYG.  Anna even provided some batting for us to work with.  I decided it would be a good use of some really fun fabric I got in a mug rug swap from Pam aka,  uberstitich.

Isn't this fabric just perfect for placemats?


I also finished and mailed my 4X6ers postcards - the theme was monochromatic - here's what I created for that:

and I hear they are starting to arrive!

I've also been busy working away on my Rainbow quilt - pictures and a finish coming soon! and I pieced a new donation lap quilt, which is also partially quilted - nothing like getting everything going at once!
Hmmm, I guess I haven't taken a more recent progress shot. Here are the blocks before they were trimmed and joined and then bordered in a spring green linen.  I am really liking it, but you'll have to wait to see it!


and last, but definitely not least (if I don't count my international kitchen goodies swap project, hosted by Sonjaartisania over at the Great Apron Extravaganza that I haven't actually cut into yet!  Sonja is an amazingly talented paperpiecing designer, who I met through the VMQG - check out her blog here) is my DQS10 project.  here is where I got to today on it.



It will be finished by the end of the weekend and ready to mail before the end of the month.
Off to drop in tomorrow, should get lots of sewing and socializing done!  Hope you're having a good weekend, too!

Happy quilting!

There was a change of plans

I just wasn't thrilled with my design for the DQS10 this time round, and so I wasn't making any head way on it. I originally thought I was going to do this

with some or all these fabrics

But I was kinda ho hum about it. Today I tried out what I thought would be my method and YUCK! I hated it! Not going that way for sure, and no, there are no pictures - it was a disaster!

Luckily, last weekend I had that fabulous workshop (see this post) where we did 60 degree angles, so I thought why not incorporate that technique? I still love the colours and fabrics I choose, so this is where it is headed now.

I'm liking this! I started with 2.5" strips, but I think I'm going to see about throwing some little babies in there, maybe 1.5" strips, just to give it some more action!

I also got my 4x6ers postcards done, and they'll be going in the mail tomorrow. Theme this time round was monochromatic - here's a little tease!

So, what do you think?

Happy quilting!

Catching up

or where has the time gone?  I don't know about you, but I don't think we're just contending with global warming - what wild weather everyone has been experiencing!  No, I think we're also facing Global Speeding.  Time is just flying by, apparently unaccounted for, so the earth must be spinning faster, I can think of no other reasonable explanation for it!

Since my last post, way back in the middle of February, I've been plugging away at a few projects, but my energy level needs a boost - if I manage to get started on things, I oh so easily get distracted, and before you know it time has flown by (see Global Speeding), and I've accomplished very little.

I did have a wonderful time at the first VMQG all day retreat - and I do mean all day - it was scheduled from 9 am to 10 pm.

  This picture by Sonjaartsania - see more on her Flickr page

  It was fabulous, and again, so very well organized and hosted by Krista aka Poppyprint.  There were a great group of folks there.  Check Krista's, Felicity's and Sonja's blogs for just a small sampling of what we got up to.  It was so much fun to get together for the day and sew our little hearts out!  The biggest problem that day, which did cut things a bit short was we got a snowstorm, and seeing as we were about 45 minutes out of town, it meant a few of us left before 10.  Laurraine (Patchwork Pottery) and I left about 9:15pm, and had a slow, but uneventful trip home.  My apologies for the complete lack of pictures, but I'm a dufus when it comes to pictures and remembering to take them.

( I did manage to get the centre quilting done on my rainbow quilt - remember this one?

and had thought that I would get the border and binding done by now, but see above for explanation.)

Since that weekend, I've gotten started on a machine embroidery BOM - I figure it's about time I use this machine I've got, so I'm doing Goosetracks, by Hoopsisters.  And, becasue I happen to have a lot of it in my stash, I'm doing it on silk and am very happy with how it's turning out so far.

Okay, so I only have 4 blocks done, but I'm still liking it!


This past weekend I went to an all weekend workshop put on by the Blue Mountain Quilter's Guild.  Ya know, I didn't think I was going to like doing 60 degree angles, but guess what?  They are sooooo much fun!  I had a blast!
We started with this - take or make 6 small  blocks, draft a hexagon to fit, figure out your fillers, then piece them altogether.  Great start to the weekend!

We then went on to piecing 3D tumbling blocks - I love this one - see what happens when all you do is turn the block over?

And then there were the open sided boxes - too much fun these ones measure about 3.5"

and then to finish off the weekend - gift boxes!  My big plan for a project coming out of this workshop is a Christmas tree skirt.  maybe I'll get it done by next Christmas?



colour is really off on this one, and it really doesn't look quite so wonky!  Really!

Coming up this weekend is getting my 4x6ers postcards done and in the mail - the theme this time round is monochromatic, and I have got an idea or two!

Here are the ones I sent out last time for the circles and triangles theme - wonky paper pieced flying geese - are you surprised?!

Happy quilting!