Design Wall Monday

Posted on May 6, 2013 by cheryliowa — 2 Comments ↓

My working wall looks pretty much the same. I did play with another Project Linus quilt, here it is on the wall, but only for the “photo-op”.

This is from M’liss Rae Hawley’s Fat Quarter Baby Quilts. There are several easy quilts in this book that are perfect in dimension and great for a charity quilt…..this one is 4 fat quarters, 1 yard background and 5/8 yard for 2nd border….not much from the stash at all. I will add it to the “waiting to be quilted” stack. I really need to get that medallion quilt quilted! It is really holding up forward motion!

I’m off to check out Judy’s to see what everyone else is working on…..join me?

Posted in design wall, M'liss Rae Hawley, Project Linus

Stash Report # 18

Posted on May 5, 2013 by cheryliowa — 1 Comment ↓

If I could just motivate myself and get the medallion quilt quilted I would be able to get some smaller quilts done. I’m not sure what the problem is….too much computer time? I played around with the blog appearance….I even bought a “dummies” book for instruction!

No change from last week, nothing in, thankfully, but nothing out either.

Week 18

Acquired this week……..0…this is good!

Acquired year to date….77.5 yards

Used this week……0 this is not so good

Used year to date…..61.75 yards

Stashed 15.25 yards —- still in the red, but going down!

Go to Judy’s Patchwork Times to find more inspiring Stash Reports.

Posted in Quilts, Stash report

More “Kid” quilts in progress

Posted on May 3, 2013 by cheryliowa

This past week I played with another Many Trips (from Bonnie Hunter’s Quiltville) and the cool looking Zig Zag from Fun threads …there is a link in the last Design Wall post. These two are now ready to quilt!

I have several blocks together for another…….Ok, pictures are moving around again. I’m never certain where my text and pictures will end up. You’ll have to check back to see what this one looks like.

I’ll be linking to Michelle’s Let’s Do Baby Quilts challenge….she names her quilts actual names! Go check it out.

Posted in Challenges, Let's do Baby Quilts, Project Linus, Quilts

Design Wall Monday

Posted on April 29, 2013 by cheryliowa

I have 3/4 of the blocks for Cathedral Stars finished and on the wall! It’s going to be slower going on this one now that the weather has actually improved….I like to be upstairs with all of the sunshine.

All of the parts are here…..blocks go together easily. I think the hardest part now will be getting the whole thing together. Once I start though, I usually power through it.

I hear the Rainbow zig zag calling me, too, so I know I’ll be starting that one today…it looks like so much fun, and a great Project Linus quilt.

Hooking this to Judy’s….go see what else is happening on design walls!

Posted in design wall, Project Linus

Stash Report Sunday….#17

Posted on April 28, 2013 by cheryliowa

I’ve reviewed my stash reports and determined I have 3 quilts to report yardage! The Tumbler , Warm Wishes and Rainbow have not been added (actually subtracted) to the accounting. Probably because of being busy, but mostly because of my earlier computer problems. I had some gaps in my reports. I posted pictures in Fridays Project Linus post.

So here’s the numbers:

Week 17

Acquired this week……..7 yards…..I showed great restraint at Heartland Cottons!

Acquired year to date….77.5 yards

Used this week……13.5 yards

Used year to date…..61.75 yards

Stashed 15.25 yards —- still in the red, but going down!

Go to Judy’s Patchwork Times to find more inspiring Stash Reports.

Posted in Challenges, Stash report

Project Linus Day….for me.

Posted on April 26, 2013 by cheryliowa

Yesterday I gathered up the quilts I have made for Project Linus in a stack, took a few pictures and took them to the local quilt shop Heartland Cottons in Dewitt, IA. Of course I needed to do a little shopping while I was there, but managed to come home with a lot less than I took in.

My pictures don’t always stay put in the post, but here goes…..

The most recent finish in this group is the rainbow quilt. This was from a free site and I’ve lost the bookmark (when the *#!# computer crashed) so I don’t know who to give credit….but it is a fast and fun one.

All piled up and ready to go:

And I brought home this nice red bag in return…..That top fabric is going to be added to one of the next two that are in the works! I love Bonnie Hunters “Many Trips…” mostly because I love playing with different fabrics and watching how they work (or not) in a block!

And lastly, here is the beginning of the next stack for Project Linus.

I’m linking this to Michelle’s Romantic Tangle since she is the challenger for all of these quilts…I’m hoping to get 25 for Project Linus this year!

Posted in 2.5" Scraps, Go Baby quilts, Jelly Roll projects, Project Linus, Quilts

Stash Report # 16

Posted on April 21, 2013 by cheryliowa

I just gave this quilt to my Brother and Sister in law as a Thank You for a wonderful vacation….of course it was finished, and quilted with a CircleLord spiral pattern. About 15 minutes after they had departed I realized I didn’t have a finished picture……I always take pictures of my finished quilts, unless of course my camera is in Oklahoma. So, please squint a little, imagine dark green borders and a deep brown binding. This quilt finished at 105 square and used up 16 .75 yards of stash!

Week 16

Acquired this week……..0.0 yards

Acquired year to date….70.5 yards

Used this week……16.75 yards

Used year to date…..48.25 yards

Stashed 22.25 yards —- still going the right direction!

Check out more stash reports at Patchwork Times.

Posted in 2.5" Scraps, Family, Stash report, UFO's

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Design Wall Monday

Stash Report # 18

More “Kid” quilts in progress

Design Wall Monday

Stash Report Sunday….#17

Project Linus Day….for me.

Stash Report # 16

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