Design Wall Monday

 This week I will be working on a baby quilt and prepping applique for Michigan. 

Darling pinwheels

I also realized that my strip bins are overflowing and I am in need of a project to use them up. Will be looking through my Bonnie Hunter books to see if there is one to use up all the 2.5" strips that I have.

Vintage Blocks ready to sew.

Also on the schedule this week is finishing up the blocks for Vintage Christmas. This is the last month of blocks and then we start the setting and borders. It is nice to have this mostly caught up.

On the Longarm is Easy Street, another Bonnie Hunter pattern from 2013. This is the last of the big Bonnie Hunter quilts to be finished. Next up will be a couple of custom quilting projects.

A lot to keep me busy during our heatwave this week. Have a great week!

Sunday Stash Report

This week will be a hot one here in AZ with temps reaching 119- Ouch! It will be a week of indoor activities- so hope to get a few more projects going.

A finish this week, Michigan! The top is done, but will be working on the applique for the next few months. From a stash standpoint, I am calling it finished. It turned out really pretty, I love these fabrics and it will look even better with all the applique in the border.

Michigan

Michigan finished at 76x76 and was too big to get a picture on my design wall.  Also completed was this cute pillow for my granddaugher Violet. It will be her eight birthday next week. so thought this would be a cute gift with a book. My friend Joyce did the embroidery for me.

No additions to the stash this week. More finishes to come.

Used this week: 15 yards

Used YTD: 111 yards.

Purchased this week: 0 yards

Purchased YTD:  85.0 yards.

Net Fabric Used YTD: 26 yards.

Have a great week!

Design Wall Monday

 This weeks focus will be to sew together the center of Michigan, and to work on the outer borders. I hope to also start on the prep for all the applique.

Michigan 

Rows are going together, and I started from the bottom, as these pieces kept falling off the design wall. This is one quilt where you definitely need to keep track of which way you are sewing the blocks together. So far so good.

More pieces cut out for the border section. You can see the finished quilt below, and how the border will look when complete. So pretty!

I have a busy week ahead, hope you are also working on something fun!

Sunday Stash Report

 This week a finish and a couple of adds. First the Finish, Sewing Baskets by Laundry Basket Quilts is complete!  Well, at least the top is finished. It will go into the quilting que and hopefully be completely done in the next few weeks. My goal is to keep up with quilting my own quilts this year along with catching up on the backlog.

Sewing Baskets

Arriving last week were more neutral backgrounds needed to finish Michigan. Check back tomorrow to see my progress.

Updated numbers for the week:

Used this week: 12 yards

Used YTD: 96.0 yards.

Purchased this week: 5 yards

Purchased YTD:  85.0 yards.

Net Fabric Used YTD: 11 yards.

Almost half way through the year and I am at least staying in the black. 

Have a great week!

Design Wall Monday

 

Happy Memorial Day and the last day of May. 

This week on the design wall is still Laundry Basket Mystery, hoping fabrics come so I can finish the top, but will also get started on the blocks for the borders.

My Michigan

Also on its way to a finish is my May UFO, Sewing Baskets. All the baskets blocks are complete, labeled, and ready to sew into rows. Borders are cut, so this will be a finish this week!

Basket Blocks

My UFO for June is Grassy Creek, which is already complete, Yeah! So I will circle back to April's UFO, Hocus Pocus, and will also be working on the quilt for my newest grandaughter who is due to arrive by July 1. 

This week also finds me with a lot of binding to work on in the evenings. I finished quilting a few of my quilts the past few weeks and now the binding is piling up. I have lots to keep me busy this week!

Enjoy your week and happy sewing!

Sunday Stash Report

 No finishes this week, but very soon. No additions either. Waiting on Fabrics to finish Michigan, the Laundry Basket Mystery quilt. I have decided to go with the applique finish, so this one will be in the works for awhile.

I did finish three more blocks for Vintage Christmas. Three more to go before June Blocks arrive.

No changes in the numbers below.

Used this week: 0 yards

Used YTD: 84.0 yards.

Purchased this week: 0 yards

Purchased YTD:  75.0 yards.

Net Fabric Used YTD: 9 yards.

Design Wall Monday

 This week I will hopefully be finishing up the Laundry Basket Mystery quilt. I am awating a couple of needed fabrics to get this one complete. Below is where I am so far, still have a few more blocks to complete before sewing together.

Here is the finish with the applique borders that I like the best. Not sure if I want to tackle all that applique. Will have to think about this one.

Michigan by Laundry Basket Quilts.

On the longrm this week is another Bonnie Hunter pattern called Talkin Turkey. I finished piecing this one in 2014. I am slowly getting through my backlog of quilt tops and my goal is to be all caught up by the end of the year.

Talkin Turkey

Have a great week and enjoy your sewing time!