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one monthly goal finish from Making A Lather

At the beginning of the month, my one monthly goal for August was to get On ringo lake mystery quilt to a top. and to have all the garden party blocks finished and the chaining blocks started.
Here is the top. When I put it together, I discovered that there was a mistake on the center row, and I had to take it apart and redo the sashings in the center row. At this point, I have one more sashing near the center that has to be flipped.

I finished all the garden party blocks, and I cut the strips ...

added by maggie fellow 2 weeks, 6 days ago. under bonnie hunter , garden party , journal , mystery challenge , mystery quilt , on ringo lake , one monthly goal , quilt , quiltville , quiltville mystery , scrappy , wips

more on ringo lake quilt from Making A Lather

I have the first half of on ringo lake mystery quilt together. And all the rows ready for the second half of the quilt.

I don't see any mistakes so far. we will see...
I have a new snowman to share from my rug I am hooking, it will have to be my bright blue for the rainbow scrap challenge.

I am linking to:
lots of blue inspiration at
rsc19 super saturday

oh scrap
UFO busting

added by maggie fellow 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under bonnie hunter , mystery challenge , mystery quilt , on ringo lake , quilt , quiltville mystery , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc 19 , rug , rug hooking , scrappy , snowman rug , wips

clean and organized from Making A Lather

My first thought when I saw this was, why hadn't I thought of this. Then I realized the "real" me was already thinking, this is a good reason not to finish anything.

After the glow of finishing a quilt, and I enter the sewing room again for the first time after, I wonder what kind of mad woman has been in my room? Is there any way the "real" me could turn into the tidy me? But, I did just finish En Provence, so I will give it a try.

I have sewn a few more Bonnie Hunter garden ...

added by maggie fellow 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under bonnie hunter , carolina chain , garden party , quilt , quiltville , scrappy , wips

Advent Calendars and Tortilla Warmers from Grandma's Red Needle

WELCOME JULY!
Where on earth did the first part of 2019 go?! I'm sure someone stole it, as one said!

I'm busy as ever and determined to finish some Advent Calendars.

Over the last days I have quilted, added pockets and sleeve to four of these. I have one left to do, I ran out of fabric for the back! UGH! More on the way, expected to arrive end of July.

There are 24 single small pockets, measuring 2 x 2 inches. They are tedious to add and I must say I was relieved when all 96 pockets ...

added by Astrid 2 months, 1 week ago. under advent calendars , scrap quilts , table toppers & runners , tea cozy , tortilla warmer , wips

Scrap Challenge and more from Grandma's Red Needle

Midsummer came and went, can you believe we are heading towards Christmas and New Year again?!

I've been super busy and I'm not sure where to start. Quite a lot to share, I may share it into two posts. Why don't I post more often?! :)
OK, let's start with the Advent Calendars.

When I wrote the previous post, four Calendars were already quilted and the binding thread basted. A little progress; the 24 felt bags and a lined drawstring bag (to keep the felt bags) are completed. Next step is to add 'gold' metal rings (to ...

added by Astrid 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under advent calendars , batik , fabrics , pets , scrap quilts , scraps , wall hanging , wall quilts , wips

garden party and liberty from Making A Lather

I have added more garden party blocks (quiltville) to my project box. This is an easy block to take with me when I quilt away from home.

I have more liberty sewing finished. I am sewing the motifs together in sections. That way I can finish the 2 1/2 inch squares needed to frame each one. And, if I read the directions right, It will go together oddly - not in rows.

I am not really paying any attention to keeping the fabrics separated. I am just sewing them together on a whim.

I am linking to:

to do tuesday ...

added by maggie fellow 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under bonnie hunter , garden party , quilt , quiltville , scrappy , sweet land of liberty , wips

progress from Making A Lather

I am not in a finishing mood....at all. I seem to want to drift from project to project. I did another round on some pineapple blocks, more here.

I made a few more florabunda blocks, more here.

I made another section of sweet land of liberty, more here.

I have a few more garden party blocks, more here.

I am linking to:

TGIFF

Finished or Not Fridays

Whoop Whoop

peacock party

offwall friday

Oh Scrap

beauty pageant

boms away

added by maggie fellow 3 months ago. under florabunda , garden party , pineapple quilt , pineapple template , quilt , scrappy , sweet land of liberty , wips

While waiting for fabric... from Grandma's Red Needle

... to finish some summer table runners and toppers,

I'm working on Christmas items.

Yep, another Advent Calendar!

After the photos were taken, I added all the pockets, sleeve and binding on one calendar (I have three in all).

Update: They are done!

The calendar will be available in our shop in a couple of days, need to take a few more photos.

Remember the Christmas Stockings from my previous post?

I spent the entire last weekend to finish them all! It took some brain work to get the lining/toes the right way, but when I got the hang ...

added by Astrid 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under advent calendars , christmas stockings , fabrics , log cabin , scrap quilts , scraps , wips

Going Patriotic and Christmas from Grandma's Red Needle

To all Norwegians worldwide:

HAPPY MAY 17TH!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/233095321/norwegian-flag-mug-rug-quilted-red-white

The last two weeks have been very busy. I've been out of the house almost every day, running errands here and there and only had time for sewing in the late afternoons / evenings.

The Patriotic Mug Rugs in our shop sold out and I made a few new. For the back, I chose a red fabric with tiny flowers instead of the mottled flag red I've used earlier.

I thought I was done with Patriotic quilts for awhile, but after searching the net for ...

added by Astrid 4 months ago. under advent calendars , blocks , christmas stockings , mug rugs , patriotic quilts , table toppers & runners , wips

Wall Hanging Progress and New Blocks from Grandma's Red Needle

HAPPY MAY!

Where did the first months of this year go?! May already and the Southern Hemisphere is heading towards 'winter'. We've got a touch of 'winter' already; temperatures dropped 5-6 degrees C beginning this week. After a very hot summer, the 'winter' climate suits me better. I'm warning you; soon I'll be complaining about the cold weather! LOL

Not much new has happened on the sewing table, except I've been busy working intensively on one item; the NYB / sunflower wall hanging

More progress after I took this photo. Yesterday I finished quilting the eight 'sunflowers ...

added by Astrid 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under batik , blocks , nyb , stash , wall hanging , wall quilts , wips

This and That from Grandma's Red Needle

Hello everyone!

I hope you all had a nice Easter. No public holidays here, just normal days for us.

How are you doing and what have you been up to recently?

First days of this week have just flown away. Today is actually the first day this week I'm not going anywhere! It's raining too, so what's better than playing with some fabrics and a little bit sewing?!

Thanks for your comments on the daisy blocks! Since my previous post, I played around a little bit and decided to make three more blocks of each and turn ...

added by Astrid 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under bags , blocks , fabrics , psq , stash , tablecloths and runners , weather , wips

My list of WIPs for Q2 of the 2019 FAL from Dizzy Quilts

The first part of Q1 was probably my least productive time in the sewing room... ever! Work simply took over every little bit of time I had. But then toward the middle of the quarter, I fell into a rhythm
at work and things got better. I managed to spend a little bit of time in the sewing room in the evening and on weekends and everything was right again!

And I finished a couple of things. First, there was the Emerald Pillow which I completed in February.

And then in March, I finished three quilts!

St-Patrick's Day Quilt ...

added by Izzy 5 months ago. under 2019fal , garments , modern plus sign quilts , quilter's planner , scraps , wips

aqua color? from Making A Lather

Aqua is the color for the month of April at the rainbow scrap challenge. I am not sure I know what aqua is. I am easily confused by turquoise, teal and aqua. my first inclination is that aqua is a lighter color than the other two. I found this online.

And I dug through the strip bins.

I guess for my projects it doesn't really matter, I can pick what ever color I want to use.
So, I have another crayon made.

And another wiggle row. But, that is as far as I got this week.

I am linking ...

added by maggie fellow 5 months, 1 week ago. under aqua , crayon quilt , quilt , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc 19 , scrappy , wiggle time , wips

Under the Needle from Grandma's Red Needle

Hello everyone!

Do you remember me?! :) It has been ages since my last blog post (almost one year ago). It became a bit overwhelming and I believe the break was needed. I have missed blogging and hope getting into the routine again.

So much is going on under the needle so far this year. For years I have bought (read; hoarded!) batik and as all quilter's know; batik is too beautiful to cut into, isn't it?! :) For me, that changed this year! 2-3 weeks ago I finished a jelly roll quilt (no photos yet). I made my very ...

added by Astrid 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under advent calendars , batik , christmas , christmas fair , coasters , nyb , wall hanging , wips

Party On from Sew Preeti Quilts

This is what was advertised

And this is what I received

Same ingredients but a vast difference in appearance. It seems that the avocado slices were tortured and squished into submission before they made it to my plate :-D
Fortunately it was just as tasty as advertised.

Party 1
The Alison Glass Trinket Sew-Along is well underway. All Lines blocks are completed. As I work on the Shapes blocks I wonder how will my finish compare with the advertised look.

I am sure it will look nothing like the picture-perfect, glamorized version on the pattern booklet. That look was so ...

added by Preeti 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under african princess block , alison glass , connecting threads , diversity , party , rsc , rsc 2019 , sale , sew along , trinket , trinketsal , wedding , winter flurries , wips

block swap from Making A Lather

I am participating in a swap with 4 other quilting friends. We make for each other every month. We all do this differently. Lucy sent 3 months worth before the middle of January. She is a go getter. Linda works in Friday group consistently, meets the goal, and then, works on something else for a little while. Sue works consistently and then works ahead. She isn't stopping until she is finished for the whole year. I am not sure how Hazel does it at home, But, she is over 80 and she can do it anyway she pleases, so ...

added by maggie fellow 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under church window hexagon , circa 1880 swap , civil war fabric , quilt , swap , wips

My WIPs List for Q1 of the 2019 FAL from Dizzy Quilts

I realize I haven't really been here in a while and I also realize I'm crazy late posting my list for Q1 of the 2019 FAL (because the link-up closed days ago!), but I thought I'd put it up here anyways. Maybe it's going to help me get back to the machine and to the blog!

I haven't been away from the blog or the machine because something bad happened or anything - just work and exhaustion! I just have not been able to find the time or the energy to sew and because I haven ...

added by Izzy 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under 2019fal , wips

progress from Making A Lather

I haven't really done anything to show. But, I have been working a little on each project.
I have the rows together for Christmas snowflake. I will be teaching this in March to my guild, and I need to have something to show the end of the month.

I have been cutting strips, sewing them, and cutting them for a scrappy twirl quilt.

And I have all the quarter block units done for good fortune quilt. I can't believe how many quilts are already finished.

note
I am linking to:

TGIFF

Finished or Not Fridays my last week ...

added by maggie fellow 8 months, 1 week ago. under christmas snowflake , good fortune , quilt , scrappy twirl , wips

APQResolution! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I'm jumping in!

Every year, the folks at All People Quilt host a UFO Challenge to assist quilters like me that end up with a long list of unfinished projects.

Just how does it works?

You download their challenge chart and list 12 projects you want to make progress on in 2019. Every month, they will draw a number and that is project you work on that month. You can share your progress on Instagram or on Facebook.

January is item #3.

When I made my list, I already knew what item was going to be for January, so ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 1 week ago. under apqresolution , wips

UFO Progress from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been making a concerted effort to try and complete some of my UFOs. At the beginning of August, I made a list of all of my projects and saw that I had 24! Gulp!!

This week, I just finished another quilt top which will bring my list down to only 17!

It hasn't been that low for a really long time.

It looks like I first shared these blocks back in September of 2017. I tried to finish at least one block a month. When I had nine blocks done, that is where the project stalled.

So ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 10 months, 1 week ago. under burgoyne blocks , wips

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