Design Wall Monday April 15, 2013

Happy Monday!

On my design wall this week is the Medallion Quilt. I am making progress, and have all of the blocks completed and I am working on the center Medallion. This is my UFO for April and hope to have it finished before leaving on a business trip later this month.

12 blocks completed for Medallion Quilt

84 sections done for pinwheel blocks.

Here is what the completed quilt looks like.

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Sunday Stash Report April 14, 2013

Greetings!!

No finishes to report this week, but did do some adding. Purchased the fabrics below at Country Loft in La Mesa. The first are more blue/shirting for the Dear Jane Quilt. The second is a block of the Month that Sandi and I will be working on together, most likely a 2014 project. We purchased the eagle fabric, but will be making the blocks out of fabric from our stash.

This week also marks another Birthday- I just love birthdays, you get to celebrate all month long!  Sandi gave me the neatest gadget below, called the curve master. It is a foot that will fit almost any machine and will sew curved pieces together perfectly. There is a great Demo on YouTube.  Check it out.



So here are the numbers for the week- hope yours were better than mine! Check out how everyone else is doing at Patchwork Times.

Used this week: 0 yards.
Used YTD: 40.25 yards.
Purchased this week: 3.75 yards.
Purchased YTD: 13.0 yards.
Net fabric used in 2013: 27.25yards

Design Wall Monday April1, 2013

Happy April Fools Day!

This week (and for the month of April) I will be working on the projects below. The Dear Jane Blocks were started in the workshop taken last week. I was able to complete 10 and have 6 more applique blocks prepped and ready for hand sewing. My goal is to try and fit in the blocks between the other projects below.

Medallion Quilt, UFO for April, have 6 of the blocks completed.



Jeweled Forest UFO from March, strips are cut
and papers are ready to go!



Dear Jane Red/White/Blue
Ongoing project.

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Sunday Stast Report March 31, 2013.

This week I have a finish to report! Pink and Brown Dear Jane is completed, quilted and almost all bound! See photo in previous post. Purchases include white/black fat quarters and a brown fabric used for the binding on the Dear Jane quilt.

So here are the numbers for this week- I am finally in the black!!  Check out all the other stash reports at Patchwork Times.

Used this week: 36.0 yards.
Used YTD: 40.25 yards.
Purchased this week: 2.5 yards.
Purchased YTD: 9.25 yards.
Net fabric used in 2013: 31.0 yards

UFO Finish March 31, 2013

 

 The Brown and Pink Dear Jane is finally finished!

 

My journey with Jane started in April 2011 with 25 of the blocks given to me from my quilting friends for my 50th birthday. I decided to only make the center the blocks, there are 169 of them, and two years later it is finally finished.

 

 

In April 2011 I had the opportunity to go to Brenda Papadakis class in Asilomar. There I was able to meet other Janiac's, learn many of the tips and tricks to making the blocks, and spend time with Brenda-she is an amazing woman.

Last year, in June 2012, I returned for a second time to Brenda's class in Asilomar and reunited with other classmates from around the country. We had some finished quilts to celebrate and worked on more of those addicting blocks. My goal was to finish the quilt in time for Brenda's class in 2013.

Fast forward to March 2013, and with the help of my friend Sandi, and lots of encouragement from DH, I was able to complete the quilt in time for my class at Asilomar last week, and get started on the Red/White/Blue DJ.  Unfortunately, Brenda had a fall and broke her arm and was unable to teach, but Laura Fraga stepped in at the last minute, and did an outstanding job. Laura is a applique expert and taught us all her tricks-we all became experts by the end of the week. She also showed us different ways to make some of the trickier blocks. Thank you Laura!!

This was my extra credit #13 UFO and unfortunately the March UFO, Jeweled Trees, was not touched. Will have to add it to April!

Design Wall Monday March 11,2013

Making progress on Dear Jane......

Have finished 9 rows of my Dear Jane Quilt, and have two more almost complete and ready to add. My goal is to have finished, quilted and bound before I head off to Asilomar on March 25th to attend Brenda's Dear Jane class. I will be starting a new Dear Jane in Red/White/Blue at this class. Don't you just love all these little blocks!

No progress on the Jeweled Forest- will have to wait until the Jane is complete. What will you be working on this week?  Check out all the other Design Walls at Patchwork Times.

Sunday Stash Report March 10, 2013

This week I have only additions- no subtractions. Found myself on the San Diego Quilt Run with Sandi and we hit a few of our favorite shops, Rosie's, Country Loft, and Memory Lane. Purchased a number of fat quarters in Reds, Blues and Neutrals for the next Dear Jane Quilt that I will be working on.

My only finish this week was a block for Sunshine Quilt Guild this coming Tuesday night.

 

So here are the numbers for this week, not looking too good! How did your do? Check out all the other reports at Patchwork Times.

 

Used this week: 0 yards.
Used YTD: 4.25 yards.
Purchased this week: 7 yards.
Purchased YTD: 14 yards.
Net fabric used in 2012: -9.75 yards