Design Wall Monday March 7, 2011

Well I had promised to have the top done by this morning and unfortunately, despite my best efforts, I couldn't do it.

I made progress though. I made the triangle pieces the way Kim Diehl instructs in the book, which ends up making the "geese" four layers thick. I suppose she did it that way because the pieces are 1 1/2 inches square and could be a challange for more beginning quilters. I used to make miniature quilts and worked with patches much smaller than that and I will likely change the pattern to regular templates next time. Don't forget to go to Judy's Patchwork Times and see what everyone has on their walls today.

Design Wall Monday February 21, 2011

Yesterday we delayed our departure for Longview Texas due to bad weather forcasts, but by the time you read this we should be on our way. I am still a little worried about that band of snow and ice but I'm sure we'll be fine. This is the same pic from January 3, 2011 post but it's what I was working on Sunday. I finished machine appliqueing all the red patches.

I also have the borders cut and the templates for the center block ready to go. On the knitting front I have another mitten that is coming along nicely. This pair is for my oldest daughter Siobhan. That's all for now but I am hoping to blog a little during my trip if I can do it easily from my phone. Be sure and head over to Judy's blog to see what she has been up to, along with all the other Design Wall Monday bloggers.

Design Wall Monday January 3rd, 2011

Happy New Year!

On my design wall today are some of the blocks for my Kim Diehl wallhanging "Feathered Stars" I still have to baste the center block. It will be nice to get back to doing some applique after the simple nap quilts for my grandkids. I'll show them when the machine quilting gets finished.

I have several UFO's I definitely want to finish this year, this quilt being one of them. Over the next week I will update the blog to show my projects and progress. I would like to have a separate page for each so you can click on the project and see my progress or lack of! 

 I do hope to accomplish a lot more than I did last year, including finishing Ian's Trail to Eagle quilt.

 Be sure to check out everyone's design walls over at Judy's blog, thats where I'll be when I'm not in the sewing room.

Design Wall Monday

I put my applique blocks on my wall to keep me motivated to finish them. They are from Sue Garman's Bouquets for a New Day pattern. The pattern was a free block of the month for The Quilt Show members. I am still plugging away.
The star blocks are from Kim Diehl's book Simple Traditions. The pattern is Feathered Stars.

Yesterday I cut the pieces for a simple log cabin lap quilt for my grandson. I am sewing that on the featherweight. Granddaughters quilt is being machine quilted on the Singer. I must be feeling real ambitious today!
If you want to see what some other fantastic quilters are doing head over to Judy's blog Patchwork Times ! If you have something interesting on your design wall put your name there too. We all love to see what everyone is working on.

There is also some sock knitting going on in the evening. The pattern is a simple twisted cable. K2,P2 for 3 rows then K2tog don't drop the stitches, K the first stitch then drop both. Just interesting enough without having to pay real close attention.
Now I am off to the dumb tire store to order a tire for my truck. Is there a reason the Mr couldn't have gone himself. Darn him cutting into my sewing time! Just kidding, he works very hard trucking down the road all week.