Saturday, August 29, 2015
Finish It Up Friday: Saturday Edition!
Long time, no see y'all! I feel like I've been gone forever, but it's actually been around 2 weeks. I caught the end of the summer funk that seems to plague everybody around the time school starts. I was unlucky number three at work to get it! If I had gone to the doctor the first day I felt awful, I could have avoided a lot of pain and suffering, but if I'm anything, I'm stubborn. I refused to go to the doctor for several reasons, but in the end, I let Mr. LBC make me an appointment after 4 days of misery. After getting meds, a grilled cheese sandwich, and some much needed rest, I was back to basically functional in time for my weekend shift taking care of hospitalized animals at the clinic.
This past week I've been getting back to normal slowly, getting back to sewing in short spurts enough to get this finished! And not a moment too soon, the baby shower is today!! But I managed to get the binding on this baby quilt last night, so I had a little time to spare! ;) Speaking of binding, this binding went on smoother than any other I've done; in fact, I think it's the sharpest binding I've done so far! I ended up using flannel instead of cotton because I couldn't find the right shade of navy I wanted in the cottons that were available. I like how soft and cozy the flannel is though, I might make a habit of including it more often!
I even remembered to put a little label on this one. Nothing fancy, but it's a start. :) I almost forgot about it, but I happened to see the fabric pen on my catch-all shelf as I was rounding my fourth corner! And wouldn't you know it, I didn't take a picture of the label during my photo session. *face palm*
I even managed to make some burp cloths a la Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation's tutorial. I didn't follow it exactly, but it got the ball rolling for me. I even had time to snap pretty outside pics before wrapping it up!
What's funny is, my neighbor and her daughter came out as I was picking things up and getting ready to head back inside. As soon as she saw the quilt, she exclaimed, "Did you make that?!" After explaining I did, she and her daughter fawned over the quilt, going on about how lovely it was and what not. And they were shocked that I did the FMQ myself; they had never known somebody could do that on a domestic machine! The mother quilts some and she said she had always sent her quilts off to be quilted like that. I might have been steppin' a little lighter after they left, my quilting ego being thoroughly inflated after all their praise. LOL! I just loved that the mother was as thrilled as I was to find 'another quilter finally!'.
Happy Saturday y'all!
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Progress Check!
Happy Sunday y'all! I've been buzzing along slowly with my work this week and just didn't have the time to document and blog it until now. I've got 3 different things to share, all in different states of progress.
First up is the baby quilt! Since you last saw it, I've got the top pieced and basted! It's not at the sewing table, ready to be quilted. I had leftover backing from my Supernova that seemed to fit the bill and I had juuuuuuust enough for this little quilt. If that doesn't say destiny, I don't know what does! Lol. I'm thinking some FMQ-ing on it, though I haven't decided 100% yet.
Next up is the primitive/Americana quilt I talked about previously. I also finished piecing it this week. I have to see if I have enough scraps to make a back or if I'll have to buy some backing for it. I'm not sure what kind of quilting to do on it, so suggestions are appreciated!
And lastly is something in the very beginning stages. Val over at Purple Boots and Pigtails is doing an awesome project. She is challenging the quilting community to help piece blocks for EVERY color of Kona fabric. That's right, EVERY SINGLE ONE! She wants to make all the blocks into a quilt and asked for everybody's help in accomplishing this goal (if you're interested in joining, just let Val know!). Check out some of the blocks she has made already here and here! I hadn't planned on participating at first; I've never took part in any sort of project like this before and, honestly, I wasn't sure how much it would cost to ship something all the way to Canada! Lol. But after a little talking, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and at least make a couple of blocks. I originally decided on Canary and Flame, but at the last moment, I saw Bluegrass was a color. Being a born and bred Bluegrass citizen (GO KENTUCKY!), I could NOT pass up the opportunity to let the Bluegrass State have a place to shine in this Canadian quilt. :)
![Help a girl out, would ya please??](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIkMMAv80X4y88coBlngOfB09hNjmoVLA5UzbpbbX1OL-lscylVnFjWov2O8m6hSlew3pSzy6iyCGbVpRD75uxUZXiu44cWNtCl1XNSP8c0xbNsBeIlswcyPbbeT7NgpIhs8GjuC5imc/s320/meme8336959253.jpg)
So there you have it! Not a ton of progress, but enough to make me happy. :) If I get to feeling better, I'm hoping to get cracking on those Kona blocks this evening! Take care y'all!
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The more I look at it, the more it grows on me. |
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The smoothest basting I've ever had, I couldn't believe it! Hahaha |
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I Spy Supernova dots! |
Next up is the primitive/Americana quilt I talked about previously. I also finished piecing it this week. I have to see if I have enough scraps to make a back or if I'll have to buy some backing for it. I'm not sure what kind of quilting to do on it, so suggestions are appreciated!
And lastly is something in the very beginning stages. Val over at Purple Boots and Pigtails is doing an awesome project. She is challenging the quilting community to help piece blocks for EVERY color of Kona fabric. That's right, EVERY SINGLE ONE! She wants to make all the blocks into a quilt and asked for everybody's help in accomplishing this goal (if you're interested in joining, just let Val know!). Check out some of the blocks she has made already here and here! I hadn't planned on participating at first; I've never took part in any sort of project like this before and, honestly, I wasn't sure how much it would cost to ship something all the way to Canada! Lol. But after a little talking, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and at least make a couple of blocks. I originally decided on Canary and Flame, but at the last moment, I saw Bluegrass was a color. Being a born and bred Bluegrass citizen (GO KENTUCKY!), I could NOT pass up the opportunity to let the Bluegrass State have a place to shine in this Canadian quilt. :)
![Help a girl out, would ya please??](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIkMMAv80X4y88coBlngOfB09hNjmoVLA5UzbpbbX1OL-lscylVnFjWov2O8m6hSlew3pSzy6iyCGbVpRD75uxUZXiu44cWNtCl1XNSP8c0xbNsBeIlswcyPbbeT7NgpIhs8GjuC5imc/s320/meme8336959253.jpg)
So there you have it! Not a ton of progress, but enough to make me happy. :) If I get to feeling better, I'm hoping to get cracking on those Kona blocks this evening! Take care y'all!
Saturday, August 15, 2015
A Contest By Stitched in Color: Almost Primary
Rachel over at Stitched in Color is having a fun contest that ends on August 18th! It's super simple and you have the chance to win some fabric too! You can bounce on over there to check it out, but I'll give a little summary of what's going on too.
If you've never checked out Stitched in Color, you really should. Rachel is a gifted quilter and a wonderful writer. With these mosaic contests, she really gives life to the colors with her words. For this contest, you simply make a mosaic of 9 fabrics from Lark Cottons. The theme for this contest is 'Almost Primary', meaning that the focus is on red, blue, and yellow. Rachel has linked up to a super easy mosaic maker on her blog (even I could do it, so it couldn't be that hard, right?! Lol). Just hop on over and click to get started! After you link you your mosaic to her blog, readers will end up picking 2 winners. If you're a lucky winner, you'll get a fat quarter bundle of the fabrics from your mosaic!
Like I said, the contest ends on August 18th, so be sure to make a mosaic soon for your chance to win! I'm getting mine (shown below) in now, fingers crossed I get lucky enough to win! :)
If you've never checked out Stitched in Color, you really should. Rachel is a gifted quilter and a wonderful writer. With these mosaic contests, she really gives life to the colors with her words. For this contest, you simply make a mosaic of 9 fabrics from Lark Cottons. The theme for this contest is 'Almost Primary', meaning that the focus is on red, blue, and yellow. Rachel has linked up to a super easy mosaic maker on her blog (even I could do it, so it couldn't be that hard, right?! Lol). Just hop on over and click to get started! After you link you your mosaic to her blog, readers will end up picking 2 winners. If you're a lucky winner, you'll get a fat quarter bundle of the fabrics from your mosaic!
Like I said, the contest ends on August 18th, so be sure to make a mosaic soon for your chance to win! I'm getting mine (shown below) in now, fingers crossed I get lucky enough to win! :)
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
WIP Wednesday: A Baby on the Way (Not Mine!)
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I adore this print, it's hilarious! Lol. |
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I swear this picture wasn't blurry when I took it. :P |
A first for this quilt is that my husband actually helped me pick out some of the fabric. We were in a rush and stopped at Jo Ann's (which I hate having to do, rushing makes me anxious). It surprised me that he helped pull some fabric and seemed to enjoy it! After we got home though, I realized that we had nothing but busy patterns! I forgot solids or blender fabrics! I did manage to find a light gray in my stash and a dark grey polka dot fat quarter that seemed to fit the bill.
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Thursday, August 6, 2015
Throwback Thursday: My First Selfish Quilting
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Foxy, bright patchwork. YES. |
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I would not have picked these fabrics to go together in a collection, but I love them all together. Funny how that works, right? |
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I adore the quilting on this, I've never been prouder of my FMQ! |
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SO. MANY. FOXES! |
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An asymmetrical pieced backing, no surprise there, right? ;) |
So what about you guys? Do you have any quilts that came along before your quilt blogs? If you do, why not show it off and link up at A Quarter Inch From the Edge?! Thanks for stopping by y'all! :)
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