Design Wall Monday 12/31/12

I couldn't pass up the last design wall Monday, seems like it's been months since I've actually had something on the design wall.

And look at this, all caught up with Easy Street.  The colors are the same colors I used for Orca Bay and this is the first time that I'm using Bonnie's colors, mostly because I LOVE the color palette and hey I had everything.   I almost thought about swapping the purple out for Red but then I really didn't have anything dark enough and though it would be too many mid range colors so I stuck to the original.  Now I have a gazillion squares to trim up :)  It felt so good to start something new, it's been so long.

And what would New Year's Eve be without a recap of 2012, while I didn't achieve all my goals the two most important to me were achieved.  I did make more quilts for great cause (9 this year which is 2 more than last year)  and I also started quilting for QOV, I think I ended up quilting 10 quilts for QOV and really that is my favorite part.  The other goal was to get proficient at the long, while I wouldn't necessarily say I feel proficient, I am satisfied with the progress made.  So all in all I call 2012 a great quilting year.

Wishing every one a wonderful and safe 2013!!

QOV done and Happy New Year!!

I did finally get that last QOV quilt completed.  These came from Judy in IN.  This one was a lot of fun.  I got to try out a few different things, a little curved cross hatching, a baptist fan border (tried this for the first time, I like it), and of course a few different feathers, I do love feathers.  I hope Judy will as  well.

Curly Feathers and baptist fan border

A little curved cross hatching and more feathers in the center.

love the fabrics on the back

Wishing everyone the Happiest and Safest of New Year's!!

QOV Quilts

One done the other going on the frame and I hope I can get done by tomorrow

Here's the first, I just got lost in all the feathers.

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Happy Thanksgiving!!

I can't believe I haven't posted in over a month.  Sometimes life just throws things at you that you have to catch and deal with, sometimes you have catch and juggle!!  I was definitely juggling but quilting was not part of that juggling act.  In the past 4 weeks I did manage to get a finish in :)  Orange Crush is quilted and binding complete.  Now just to wash it and get it all cozy.  I used a free panto from Urban Elementz - Crinoline   I've wanted to use this pattern for sometime now and think it worked pretty well for this quilt.  The quilt pattern is  Blue Me Away done in orange.  Batting is Quilter Dream 70/30 Blend, top and bottom thread are both Bottom line, with two strands on the top.  I used and orange and yellow on top.

I hope everyone has  a wonderful Thanksgiving however you celebrate.  

DWM - 3 Quilts quilted this weekend

Lots of quilting this weekend.  I finished the Warrior Pride in time for the Homecoming game. I actually had 2 hours to spare :)  I don't quilt well under pressure, just not enough time to get creative and then change my mind.  I think it was the changing my mind that I really missed on this one.  But the football mom loved it and that's what really matters.    I did break out the embroidery machine for the letters,  had to dust it off as it's been a long while since I've used it.  And look at the back, I LOVE the football fleece we found for the back.   Batting is Hobbs 80/20 and bottom line both top and bobbin.

Farm stand - QOV

Fan Fare panto, love this pattern

Construction - QOV

Construction - QOV

2 QOV quilts completed this weekend as well.  These 2 came from Kathy in Columbus IN.   The construction equipment kinda threw me.  I just outlined as if it were applique.  I used Fanfare by Patricia E. Ritter, I love that panto for the Farm Stand quilt. . Batting hobbs 80/20, bottom line bottom of both.   Construction quilt has invisible thread for the outlines,  and bottom line for the background quilting.   The Farm Stand quilt has so fine on top.  I've been using quilters dream 70/30 for the past few months and honestly I like that so much better than the hobbs.  I think once I finish the roll of Hobbs, I'm switching completely to quilters dream batting.

Not quite done with Orange Crush but hoping to get that completed this week for quilting next weekend.  Can you believe how completely different that is from Warrior Pride?  Orange Crush is true to the pattern so far where Warrior Pride deviated just a bit. 

Orange Crush 

 And one last picture or two, we're having such wonderful colors this year. Last week all the Hickory trees were a wonderful golden yellow, this week the oaks are showing off their brilliant reds and burgundy.  This one in the front yard was just so pretty.    In the second one you can see the swing where I take the pictures of the quilts outside.  Too wet this weekend for outside pictures, would have been a nice picture of Warrior Pride in that spot.

Front yard, beautiful color

another view of the front yard, I love this time of year here. 

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