Fat Fingers

Carolyn of Lee Prairie Designs left me a nice comment:

Love the doggie quilt! You are moving right along with your projects!

Hugs, Carolyn :) 


And I fat fingered it on my phone.  I was going to publish it and instead I accidentally touched the delete button.  And it was gone.  So sorry Carolyn and thank you so much for the nice comment.

I do wish it would have asked "Are you sure?" like it does on other things.  I've learned an important lesson, SLOW DOWN!

I'm Still Here

I'm still here, just not boring you with night after night of the progress of the Orca Bay Mystery quilt.  But tonight is Add It Up Wednesday, so you will get to find out where I am.  LOL


Step 1  228 quarter square triangles - DONE
Step 2   72 blue string blocks - DONE
Step 3  350 half square triangles - 230 done  All are cut out.
Step 4    64 red string blocks -24 done
Step 5  700 black triangles -20 are cut out
Step 6  112  2.5 inch black squares -DONE
            112  2.5 inch light squares - DONE
              52 2.5 inch red squares - DONE
              26 light Ohio Star blocks - DONE
              26 dark Ohio Star blocks - DONE
Step 7  sew the 700 black triangles to the 350 half square triangles (2 on each side) - zero
Step 8  127 red string triangles combined with the 254 half square winged triangles - zero
            100 half square winged triangles set with 100 light triangles - zero
Step 9  The big finish  put all of the blocks together in rows and sew rows together. -zero
            Make borders using 100 blocks made in Step 8. - zero

I discovered tonight that I really needed to add another step to this.  The 700 black triangles weren't listed as being used.

And now for some fun.  Last night was the Piecemakers Quilt Guild Of Western Iowa.  Our program was vintage baby quilts.  Your own, those you made for your children, your grandchildren or have collected.  What amazing quilts.  Lots of quilts with embroidery.  I had forgotten what an art that was during the first part of the century.  There were yo yo quilts, a sunbonnet sue, nursery rhymes and one lady made quilts that had a pocket for a stuffed animal or baby.  Like a kangaroo with a baby in her pouch, rock a bye baby with a baby in the cradle.  So wonderful!

A vintage display set up by one of our members.

A close up of the puppy quilt.  They were all appliqued with embroidered eyes and collars.

A baby quilt I fell in love with.  Love the colors.

A Little Something

I love Pinterest!  I found this really cute little tissue holder pattern at Stamp, Stitch & Swizzle Stix.

So I made one up this afternoon. In like about 5 minutes.  The longest part of making it, was the cutting out the pieces.  SO cute!  I'm thinking they will make great little gifts.  Check it out. Go ahead.  You'll be glad you did.

Front

Back

With the tissue added

Organization

It's been all about organization recently.  I feel the need, as do many other people, to have some organization in my sewing space.  If you follow Quilting Gallery, you know that  they have been doing weekly spots on organization.  Plus, seeing all the wonderful sewing rooms and quilt studios on Pinterest and other blogs, makes me want my room to be more like that.

So tonight on my way home from work I stopped at the Comic book store and picked up magazine boards to use for fabric.

My sister, Deb, at Cluttered Quilter did this and she has a little tutorial on folding fabric.  So I'm going to give it a try. Just need to keep taking the baby steps to getting to an organized state.  

Help!

I can't believe it!  Someone has stolen a quilt.  I can't even begin to imagine what the quilter is feeling about this.  All the work.  All the love.  Gone.

Here is a picture of the quilt

and a link back to Bonnie Hunter's blog with all the details.  If you see it, please let Bonnie know.  Thanks!

Add It Up Wednesday

Another week has flown by.  I can't believe how fast time goes.


Step 1  228 quarter square triangles - DONE
Step 2   72 blue string blocks - DONE
Step 3  350 half square triangles - 210 done  All are cut out.
Step 4    64 red string blocks -7 done
Step 5  700 black triangles -20 are cut out
Step 6  112  2.5 inch black squares -DONE
            112  2.5 inch light squares - DONE
              52 2.5 inch red squares - DONE
              26 light Ohio Star blocks - DONE
              26 dark Ohio Star blocks - DONE
Step 7  127 red string triangles combined with the 254 half square winged triangles - zero
            100 half square winged triangles set with 100 light triangles - zero
Step 8  The big finish  put all of the blocks together in rows and sew rows together. -zero
            Make borders using the 100 blocks made in Step 7. - zero

I'm hoping for another red DONE (on my half square triangles) by next week.  Slow and steady is doing it.

Declutter item - another magazine

Still In Progress

My Orca Bay Mystery quilt is still in progress.  I worked on it tonight.  I did more half square triangles and I also made 2 red string blocks.  Kind of fun to be working on the string blocks.  I love making those.

My decluttering efforts has taken a turn to the cooking side, the freezer to be exact.  I have been planning and cooking meals using items in the freezer.  It is starting to have a little room in it, which is nice.  Early spring I want to defrost the freezer.  It's an upright freezer, not real big, but big enough for my husband and myself.  And I have been amazed at how much food we have in it.

PS  Happy Valentine's Day!!