Design Wall

 This week I will be working on Dawns Early Light by Bonnie Hunter. This is my August UFO, that most likely will spill over into September. As usual there are a lot of pieces in this one, along with string blocks that take time to complete.

Dawns Early Light

Also in progress are the blocks for the Mystery Quilt that Sue is hosting for our retreat group. Since we can't get together this year, Sue organized a fun, easy 4 week Mystery. I am playing a little catch up- as the first clue was giving when we were on our road trip. It is a Snowflake Strip quilt out of  2.5" Strips of your choice, and a background fabric. I am using a fat quarter pack that I purchased awhile back. It is greens and browns. Below are my first four blocks.

Next up week 2, which I will get done before the release of week 3 on Friday.

Happy Sewing!

Sunday Stash Report

This week, on our return from our road trip, I was able to finish the Jelly Roll Dresden!

Jelly Roll Dresden

Purchases this week from my road trip included some greys/neutrals for a future Bonnie Hunter porject, and some colorful additions to the stash.

Stash Enhancements!

Also purchased were some yardage or either future backings, or borders. Love the cactus prints!

Fun Prints!

Not much progress on the Stash lately, but more finishes on the horizon!

Used this week: 9.5 yards

Used YTD: 126.5 yards.

Purchased this week: 15 yards

Purchased YTD:  76.5 yards.

Net Fabric Used YTD: 50 yards.

Have a great week and stay tuned for my Design wall tomorrow to see what I will be working on!

Colorado Road Trip

 Last week found DH and I traveling up to Durango and Ouray Colorada, where we visited a couple of National Parks, and a couple of Quilt shops. We stopped of at Mesa Verde National Park on the way, and Black Canyon of the Gunnison on the way home. The scenery was beautiful and weather was great- nice to escape the heat of Scottsdale for a few days.

First stop was Cortez, where we were able to shop in the Quilt store there. Then on to Mesa Verde, and Durango the next morning.

Cortez, Colorado

Mesa Verse National Park

We stayed at the historic Stater Hotel in downtown Durango. Beautiful victorian hotel located with walking distance to everything.

Strater Hotel -Durango

Off to Black Canyon NP and Ouray. The drive was spectacular on the Million Dollar Highway.

Black Canyon

Black Canyon

We took a hike to Cascade Falls and around the city of Ouray. Great views of city and mountains.

Ouray, Colorado

Last stop on our road trip was Petrified Forrest National Park and Winslow AZ. We also stopped in Holbrook to shop at the Painted Desert Quilt Shop.

Me at Petrified Forrest

DH with petrified wood.

We stayed one night in Winslow at the La Posada Hotel. This is an old railrood hotel right next to the tracks. It was fun to watch the trains go by!

La Posada Hotel

Next Road trip is to Whitfish Montana near Glacier National Park in September. Updated Stash Report next!

Design Wall Monday

This week I will be working on laying out the Jelly Roll Dresden and hopefully getting it sewn together. I will still need to make the centers and applique them on, so will be hard to get it completed this week. DH and I are also taking a little trip to Colorado at the end of the week, so not much sewing will get done this week. 

Dawn's Early Light

This is my UFO for August- Dawns Early Light by Bonnie Hunter. Yes, a lot of pieces in this one. String blocks and tiny friendship star blocks make up much of this quilt. I do have some of the strings completed from a swap done a couple of years ago, and a head start on some of the blocks, courtsey of Sandi. 

First I will finish up JR Dresden, then get started on all the units for Dawns Early Light. Never a dull moment in my sewing room!  Have a great week.

Sunday Stash Report

No finishes this week, but making progress on the Jelly Roll Dresden. Have all the blocks completed and ready to fiqure out a layout for them. There are many different combinations, with a couple below.

I also saw this pattern for a checkered dresden from Missouri Star Quilts. I see another project in my future!

Finished this week were my next 4 blocks for Heart and Hand Appique.

One small add to the stash, the blue needed to bind the Mystery Quilt. Hope to get this one quilted soon! Next up my UFO for August will be anothe Bonnie Hunter quilt called Dawns Early Light. 

Udated numbers for this week:

Used this week: 0 yards

Used YTD: 117 yards.

Purchased this week: 1 yards

Purchased YTD:  61.5 yards.

Net Fabric Used YTD: 55.5 yards.

I have almost used as much as I have purchased this year. Need a few more finishes!