April NewFO

Well as normal the month end has snuck up on me.  At the first of the month I got a bunch of stuff done that I wanted to do and then thought okay it's only the first part of April with all of this done, I will be able to get a lot done this month.  Hmmm that must have been my burst and burn out.  ha ha  So yes the month was productive but it's still amazing that it's May. 

Okay this is a big one and I have been procrastinating, I mean contemplating my designs. I've talked about it before, but my Sister wants a "Woodsy" quilt for their 5th wheel and wants two bears in the center.  Well the bears aren't coming out the way I want them to, so finally I'm like, Hey move on - do one of the other animals and come back to the bears.  SO I did, and here the first block of many I'm sure.  It still needs the top stitching but being done is not required for the NewFo right?  

Okay next in line is my Monthly Doll Quilt - Hosted by Barbra from Cat Patches  - This month's theme was "Diamonds are Forever" and my partner Karen, from Germany said she likes brights.  

So her is what I made for her. 

Then for my pincushion group that is making small projects I made a couple of mug rugs. 

Then The big thing that was a NewFO is that I am in a Round Robin that is a Row by Row. There are 8 women all around the US that are in this circle.  Each lady picked out fabric then constructed a row approx 9 x 52.  Then you send your row and your fabric to the next person.  Then they use your fabric to add to what will be your quilt.  Then they send it on to the next.  And we are only giving peeks of what we are adding to each persons quilt so it will be a surprise when we get it back.  We're on a two week schedule so it keeps us hopping. 

So here is the row I started and sent off. 

So the row I got that I needed to add to was this. 

And this is what I added to it  - I can't show the whole thing - only the sneak peek. 

I did this needle turn applique and she had the most beautiful batiks to work with - but I had to send on with her quilt.  :) 

Next I did the next purse for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  April was purple so this is what I did. 

And lastly I did have a start for the "Let's Book It"  I am doing this pattern that was in my  Simply Vintage Magazine that I purchased,  but I bought the pattern so I could do this in my wool class.  The pattern is called "My Favorite Things"  from "Primitive Gatherings"

Here is my 1st Block.

I did a few other things on my on going WIP's but nothing to write home about.  

Hope you all have had a great month and Here's to NewFO's for May.  :)  

Lynn  

March NewFO

Well March was a little of a whirlwind for me.  I always go to southern Oregon on the train,   to visit my Sister for her Birthday. So the month was filled with making gifts and planning on top of my normal projects I try to get done.  Notice I said  TRY - :)

Okay so my first New FO are these little Mug Rugs that I made for my Sister.  I was very happy with how they turned out.

Next I made Pot holders for my Pincushion group.  (we're branching out).  I made a purple one and an Orange one too but forgot to take pictures.  urrrhhh. 

Next is my monthly Doll Quilt for: 

I was very Pleased to get it done and in the mail by mid month however it was going to Canada and due to bad weather she didn't receive it until the end of the month anyway.  My partner said she liked scrappy and our theme had to do with green so this is what I made. The flowers are done in wool. 

And of course a matching pincushion. 

I got the pattern for this out of one of my Primitive Quilts and Projects Magazine from 2011 that I bought 

and therefore I will also be linking this up to Let's Book it.  

And lastly for new items I made some other mug rugs for a different swap hosted by Michele over at the Quilting Gallery. 

Here are the two I made on top - and below the two I received in return! 

Well that's about it.  I didn't get a lot done on any of my regular monthly projects and even though I usually spend a lot of time stitching on my train ride - this year I had some nice ladies that I visited with all the way down - so not much sewing there.  

Have a Blessed Day - Lynn 

February Recap Cause it's March already

Well January felt like it lasted forever and I felt like I got so much done.  Then February came and went and I'm left here going - What - Where.... But in recapping I did get a few things done and So I guess not too bad.  I want to link up my New FO's for the month of February - Hosted by Barb at Cat Patches

The above could be a Let's Book it from this book 

but it is my Monthly Doll Quilt for 

also hosted By Barb at Cat Patches. However since I haven't heard that my partner in UK has received it yet I will not spoil the surprise. So I have another "Let's Book It" below. 

Next are a couple of mug Rugs that went to Canada for a swap that was hosted by Michele from the Quilting Gallery. 

Below is my February Block For 

Rainbow Scrap 2014

The Color was Pink and I'm doing Purses for part of my challenge.This was a free pattern from Fat Cat Patterns. 

Next I made some Needle Books These have a duel purpose. First they are for my Pin Cushion Group that is venturing out this year and making small projects not just pin cushions. And secondly they are part of my Let's Book it. 

These actually came from a book called Some Kind of Wonderful 

I didn't get the embroidery done for the front so I left it off and instead of just one piece of wool for the inside I used two.  I'm a rebel I guess - can't follow it to the tee, have to make changes. :) I want to link this up to - Let's Book it. 

Then I tried out a pattern for a 

Pot Holder it worked pretty good, however I didn't cut my binding on the bias so had a little trouble with the back laying down.  

I did do some other things, one of which was an old quilt for a friend you can read about that here. 

but that's about it.  Now I'm on to conquer some, new some old and some UFO"s for March.  Thanks for stopping by. 

Blessings, Lynn 

Cabin Fever Party

So what do you do when winter has been too long and cold - You have a Cabin Fever Party with Link ups and gifts.  I'm not actually having the party but Lily Pad Quilting is, and you can read about it here and link up too.

First of all I kept looking out the window wondering if they were going to let us go home early from work.  When that didn't work and I finally got to go home - I took pictures along the way to show what it was like out there.

So then what did I do - Well I stood in awe of the fact that we really were getting snow and that much snow.

 And of course I did a lot of sewing - because here in northern Oregon these snow storms only happen every few years sew I needed to sew sew sew while I could.  And I had a great project that I was working on.  A friend of ours found a quilt top that his Grandma and Mother had worked on in 1968.  Part of it had been stitched by hand and part by machine. It had been in the bottom of a closet somewhere and his Sister was just going to toss it. But our friend wanted to keep it as a memento of his Grandma and Mom.  He asked if I could just spend a couple of hours putting it together.  :)  Well - I fixed some of the blocks and left some of them unsquare - (is that a word). I put a border on to hold it together and used his backing which was flannel.  It needed to be washed but was in such a fragile state I was afraid to.  And the flannel backing was bleeding color on my quilting gloves. But it came together really nice, he loved it, his wife (who hated it at first) loved it when I was done, and one of his sons said his Grandma would have been very pleased.  Awwwww  that was so special.   With what repairs I did do, sandwiching, quilting and binding - it took over 20 hours - I've never kept track of my time before, so that was interesting.  but well worth it for the cause.  Here is the quilt -

When my sweet hubby finally had enough of been cooped up we walked to the grocery store, it's very close to our house.

 I had some other things I worked on too, when I needed a break from the quilt.  but I'll save those for a little later. All the snow is gone and life is back to normal.  So head back over to Lilly Pad Quilts and check out what others did for their cabin fever.
Blessings,   Lynn

Plotting Planning and some sewing..

I'm not sure if I spend more time planning or sewing.  Probably pretty equal.  I'm getting involved in a few link ups this year in hopes to get a few more things accomplished than I have in the last couple years.

So one of those for this year is Rainbow Scrap 2014 

I am going to do a pattern that I got from Fat Cat Patterns with purses. I  may also include a pattern from  AJ Padilla that is a BOM that has phones, that one I have not started yet but want to, do it in the rainbow scraps. Here are the January and February Purses.  I had hoped to get the other blocks done to add to this before the end of the month but since this is the last Saturday I don't think it will happen.  

Have a great  day.   Lynn

NewFO 2014

Yahoo First NewFO of 2014

For some reason January seemed like a long month. And I felt like a did a lot however when I sat down to think about what all I had done my mind went blank.  (I know I left myself open on that one) So I'll just start and maybe more will come.  

1. I did a tutorial for a couple different needle keeps for my pin cushion group. One was pretty basic and one had pocket and places to put some added tools. 

2. Next - Was my Doll Quilt for the Monthly Doll Quilt Swap - 

This months theme was try something new - so I used all Batiks, used one big quilt square, and no applique. I also made her a matching mug rug to go with it. 

3. I started the first of "Berties Year" block.  They are designed to be individual mats. Or can be put together as a quilt.  They are designed by Bonnie Sullivan, a local Oregon designer from "All through the Night" in Salem.

All the blocks mats put together: 

Here is what the first block / mat should look like when it's done: 

And here is my start to it: 

The pattern calls to make it in flannel, however the last time I tried to do applique with wool on flannel I had a hard time needling it.  So I went with cotton background and the wool applique.  If I can keep up I could have the quilt top together at the end of the year.  So guess we'll see if this New FO, becomes a UFO. :) 

4. And of course I made pincushions for my monthly swap. I didn't take a picture of the two I sent off, but here is the one I kept: 

5. And this year I decided I wanted to try doing the RSC14 Rainbow Scrap Challenge  

each month she give you color and you make something you want to out of scraps. I decided to do a pattern that I got from Fat Cat Patterns  for free that is all different style of purses. This month's color was blue and here is my 1st block: 

It still needs the top stitching done! 

I did start another BOM that uses scraps of Batik's, And I have more stuff planned for February so we'll see what NewFO's I can come up with for it. 

Have a Blessed Day! 

Lynn