Wordless Wednesday! Ho! Ho! Ho!!!

Photo taken Route 103, Newbury, NH

Wordless Wednesday!

Photo Credit: Eric Joerger

WIP Wednesday {Oct. 24, 2012}

This week I made a Fall Table Topper for my parents.  I used the D4P pattern then added some gold leaves into the machine embroidery.  Happy with the outcome... 

Here's the completed Table Topper - I like how the striped binding works with the other fabrics to bring the fall colors together.

Here are some in process photos:

I added gold leaves to the surface of that quilt as I was freemotion quilting.

 

I also continued to work on my tote bag.  I now have the front and back complete and quilted onto the base.  

{- Front..................... Back -}

I'm adding the canvas bottom next then it's on to the inside.  

Looking to add lots of pockets to the lining!  I am also trying to figure how I might add some threadwork to the handles as I think the added texture will make the overall look of the tote more interesting??!  More to follow!






Continuing with my Creative Conglomeration updates - 
This is a picture of my Fiber Art Challenge #3 Reveal:

Yellow with a touch of Purple  

"Morning Glow" Marie Joerger, Created for CC#3

This was my first attempt at Cathedral Windows.  I was trying to create the image of Sunshine through a window in this piece.  I actually pieced 2 identical quilts to use in the 'windows' in place of the standard solid pieces then I cut one quilt up into squares to use inside each of the blocks then cut up the other into diamonds to use between the blocks.  Turned out to be much more involved than I thought :) but then these creative challenges usually are!  Check out all the 3rd challenge quilts!

Hope you are enjoying your Fall! 
Marie

WIP - October:

~Tote bag w/Mason's Block

~CC#7 !5" sq Quilt!  Black & White, Artist, plus Cobalt Blue

~Cathedral Window Floral Quilt

~Door quilt for camp - 4 sq & 1/2 sq triangles - Brights!
               (getting cold-need to get this done!!)

~1600 Jelly Roll Race Top - revamp into something a bit more interesting!!

This week’s stats:
New projects – 1
Completed projects – 1
Currently in progress – 5

Wordless Wednesday! Fall in New England!

Photo Credit: Eric Joerger

(OK - so one word!!)

Beautiful!!

Welch Dickey Loop, Thorton, NH

WIP Wednesday {Oct. 17, 2012}

Last week I didn't post but I did enter a quilt into Kate's ALQS7 (Another Little Quilt Swap 7)

"Batik Drunkards Go Round" Marie Joerger ALQS7

View all 57 Beautiful Quilts! in the Swap: http://anotherlittlequiltswap.blogspot.com/
Thanks Kate - can't wait to see who's wonderful quilt makes it's way to me  :)

This week I worked... a little... on my Tote bag - the other side... Having just finished the quilt above I decided to make something along the same lines for my tote but this time I would have the inside of the circle be a constant fabric.   The second side of the tote would be completely different yet similar = two bags in one!  

Here is the other side in process... I'm playing with the drunkards path blocks....
 

First layout I tried....

Decided I wanted it to be more like the front so this is the layout I went with....

 
Here's the front from a prior blog:

 

I hope to have the entire bag together this weekend.  I plan to add a canvas bottom to make it more durable and LOTS of pockets inside to organize all my stuff!  Stay tuned! I'll update when I finish :)


This is a picture of my Fiber Art Challenge #2 Reveal:  

Green, Must use 7 values of green 

& may add a small amount of one other color!

 

This is a picture of me explaining my piece just before revealing:

"Spring Tree" Marie Joerger, Created for the CC#2 Challenge

 
This is a closeup of the back of the piece...  

The back of this piece shows only the stitching used to add the tiny green leaves to the tree!  Think I may have learned something along the way here about Thread Play!  But then that is what our group, The Creative Conglomeration, is all about!

I have just started working on my design for CC#7.  Hint - plan to use a lot of Free Motion Machine Quilting.... More to follow!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have yourself a great week!
Marie

WIP - October:

~Tote bag w/Mason's Block

~CC#7 !5" sq Quilt!  Black & White, Artist, plus Cobalt Blue

~Cathedral Window Floral Quilt

~Door quilt for camp - 4 sq & 1/2 sq triangles - Brights!

~1600 Jelly Roll Race Top - revamp into something a bit more interesting!!

This week’s stats:
New projects – 0 

Completed projects –0
Currently in progress –5

Wordless Wednesday! Another Lazy Fall Day!

 

 

 

 Brookdale Farms, Hollis, NH

Wordless Wednesday! NYC

Photo credit: Eric Joerger

WIP Wednesday {Oct. 3, 2012}

Been missing....

Actually it has been a LONG summer!  I know - it ended in August and here it is October...  The addition of a Boat to our 'family' made my summer LONG on Fun but quite short on Sewing... 

Never a dull moment with my two 'besties'!!  Hubby Eric and Favorite Texan Lois!!

I have completed a few things this summer and will do a bit of a 'show and tell' as I blog this Fall...

I have been involved with a great Fiber Art group since the beginning of 2012.  We have had 6 Creative Challenge reveals.  This has been great for my creativity.  Each project has been a reach beyond my comfort zone and I've enjoyed every one!  I am in the process of my 7th challenge so I will show you the completed ones over my next few blogs.  

Reveal #1   Cobalt blue at 10 feet:

CC Reveal #1 "Cobalt Dream"

Funny - I was going through the files and realized that I had drawn this one out!  Color of the lettering is off but otherwise it's pretty much how I envisioned it!

drawing of concept in computer

Join us on our lastest Challenge!  Black & White plus one! 

Click for information: 

Next Reveal: November 14th!

 

To see all 7 Creative Conglomeration's Challenge 1 Quilts visit 

http://creativeconglomeration.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-challenge-reveal-success.html

For my Current WIP I am working on an original Tote Design.

This is the panel I have created for the front of the bag. (That's it on the design wall.)

This is made using my new block named 'Mason's Block'.  I first made it for my son's graduation quilt.  I seems that I came up with a new block in the process of making his quilt which I am finally done!!

I will post pictures soon of the completed quilt as the pics are in my hubby's camera.

2-block sample "Mason's Block"

 I plan to post a tutorial on an easy way to make this scrappy block.  

I am also working on a pattern for various sized quilts.  :)

  

Narrowing down my WIP as I am working on organizing my 'universe' and in the process I have separated my WIP's from my UFO's 

(Unlikely to be Finished anytime soon Objects).  I'm gearing up to spend some time on the UFO project with Leah Day.

WIP = actually out and being worked on... 

UFO's = Tops completed, projects in the 'pile,' etc...   

WIP - October:

~Tote bag w/Mason's Block

~CC#7 !5" sq Quilt!  Black & White, Artist, plus Cobalt Blue

~Cathedral Window Floral Quilt

~Door quilt for camp - 4 sq & 1/2 sq triangles - Brights!

~1600 Jelly Roll Race Top - revamp into something a bit more interesting!!

This week’s stats:
New projects – 1
Completed projects –0
Currently in progress –4

Wordless Wednesday! HELLO New York City!!

Wordless Wednesday! Say Goodbye to Summer!

Photo Credit: Eric Joerger

Wordless Wednesday! Lunar Moth!

Wordless Wednesday - Sunset ON Lake Sunapee!

Photo Credit: Eric Joerger

Photo Credit : Lois Kindley

Photo Credit: Eric Joerger

Wordless Wednesday! Sunset over Sunapee!

photo credit: Eric Joerger

Wordless Wednesday!

Wordless Wednesday!

Photo Credit: Eric Joerger

Wordless Wednesday!

photo credit: Eric Joerger

WIP Wednesday #22

This week in the life of me!

First, our challenge mini's were relieved last Thursday.  Quite a collection!  This is mine:

Front

Back

Here's the collection of 31 quilts that were donated:

I quilted the wedding present over last weekend and attached the binding.  First full quilt I've quilted on my new machine and was quite happy with the outcome  :)   To get ready for this I completed SewCalGal's Leah Day May challenge.  Here are the pictures:

 I have to tell you that I LOVE this machine!  I seriously tipped these samples over twice checking whether I was looking at the front or the back.  THANK YOU HANDSOME!!!  You know who you are!!!  :)

As for the May To Do list...  Wedding present - working on binding then need label :) Will be complete...
Mason's top - have last blocks partially together and set to sew...  We'll see...
E's no progress.... again - we'll see...
CC#4 - we have a reprieve - darn!  LOL  Concept is mapped out - picking fabric to add to the one required  :)

MAY - TO DO!!- Still Plugging away.... (one more week!!)

Complete special wedding present (sorry no further information as it's a secret!)

Complete Mason's Quilt - top is about 3/4 done! 

Complete E's....  oh shhhhhh  that's a secret too!

CC#4 - due June 5th (slight reprieve  :)

Weekly: work on two FMQ projects!  Oh and if you are following these you know that it's Leah Day of http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/ as the guest on SewCalGal's project!!   http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/p/free-motion-quilt-challenge.html Have my quilt 'sandwiches' ready to work on this!!

If I get that much done this month I'll feel accomplished!! but I have several other charity projects I could also work on just in case I run out of things to do!!

Completed Projects-May:
SVQG 2012 Mini Challenge Quilt - Reveal this Thursday!!
Assorted blocks for SVQG Comfort Quilt Committee 

New Projects:
None

Ongoing Projects - weekly/monthly 2012:
2012 weekly - year long - FMQ Free Motion Quilting Projects - Plan to spend a lot of time practicing FMQ in 2012!
Leah Day's - Quilt Along - weekly quilting - Wednesday LinkUp http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/
  
2012 monthly - year long - FMQ Free Motion Quilting Projects - include donated amounts - shows one person CAN make a difference!!!
SewCalGal's - Free Motion Quilting Challenge http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/p/free-motion-quilt-challenge.html
4 Patch 4 Hope - 72 4-patch blocks (January&March 2012)
Valor Quilt Bee - (May owe 5 to date)

(new group - plan to hit these with the 2 -FMQ projects I have joined!!)
UFO - 'T's  (UnFinished Objects - Tops!!! - AKA To Be Quilted!!!)
Snowman Quilt - top together awaiting borders, quilting, and binding 8/17/11
Batik Log Cabin couch quilt - Blues - top complete
Boat Log Cabin Quilt 8/17/11 - took pictures - hanging in sewing area
Blueberry Conversion Quilt - Ricky Tim's Style
Jelly Roll 1600 quilt! - completed top :)  Although rethinking.....

No progress:
Mason's graduation quilt - restart!! - Take 2!
Camp Bed Quilt - Free Motion / Crazy Quilt Part 3 of 30 (sorry - no photos yet-will follow  :)
Couch Quilt - formerly Mason's graduation quilt-see take 2!!
Eric's Browning Quilt (Christmas present 2010!!!)- binding done - cross quilting to go!!   :)
Berry Bliss Twin Quilt 2of2 played with several designs... still deciding pattern 8/17/11 (got some fat quarters for this!)
Row Robin Sampler Quilt! have 5 strips of four blocks each... MoVeD the rows around... Still Thinkin...  8/24/11
Sunflower Glacier Star -Completed June's block - 4  behind now! progress!!! 9/4/11  
SVQG - Mystery Quilt - Received instructions completed month 1
Two baby quilts! - pinks using D4P design - still piecing blocks...
Door quilt for camp

This week’s stats:
New projects – 0
Completed projects –0
Currently in progress –17

WIP Wednesday #21

Little projects here and there but nothing BIG complete or worked on this week...

I started quilting the wedding present that I am working on and found that the backing wasn't laying flat so I un-pinned and re-pinned my 'sandwich' to make sure it was flat with no wrinkles...  Have to say that 'un-pinning' is right up there with 'un-sewing' on my list of favorite things to do!!  Augh!  It's ready to go again and I plan to quilt it on Sunday!!  

Over the past week I completed several blocks for the Comfort Quilts at my guild SVQG.  Here are a couple of pictures.    

2-12"x12" finished size

9 of the 10-6"6" finished size

 Can't wait to see what they do with all the different blocks our members create!

The big reveal of our SVQG 2012 Mini Challenge Quilts is at a Pot Luck on Thursday evening!  Can't wait  :)

Here's another little peek at mine :)

MAY - TO DO!!- Still Plugging away....

Complete special wedding present (sorry no further information as it's a secret!)

Complete Mason's Quilt - top is about 3/4 done! 

Complete E's....  oh shhhhhh  that's a secret too!

CC#4 - due May 31st.

Weekly: work on two FMQ projects!  Oh and if you are following these you know that it's Leah Day of http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/ as the guest on SewCalGal's project!!   http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/p/free-motion-quilt-challenge.html Have my quilt 'sandwiches' ready to work on this!!

If I get that much done this month I'll feel accomplished!! but I have several other charity projects I could also work on just in case I run out of things to do!!

Completed Projects-May:
SVQG 2012 Mini Challenge Quilt - Reveal this Thursday!!
Assorted blocks for SVQG Comfort Quilt Committee 

New Projects:
None

Ongoing Projects - weekly/monthly 2012:
2012 weekly - year long - FMQ Free Motion Quilting Projects - Plan to spend a lot of time practicing FMQ in 2012!
Leah Day's - Quilt Along - weekly quilting - Wednesday LinkUp http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/
  
2012 monthly - year long - FMQ Free Motion Quilting Projects - include donated amounts - shows one person CAN make a difference!!!
SewCalGal's - Free Motion Quilting Challenge http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/p/free-motion-quilt-challenge.html
4 Patch 4 Hope - 72 4-patch blocks (January&March 2012)
Valor Quilt Bee - (May owe 5 to date)

(new group - plan to hit these with the 2 -FMQ projects I have joined!!)
UFO - 'T's  (UnFinished Objects - Tops!!! - AKA To Be Quilted!!!)
Snowman Quilt - top together awaiting borders, quilting, and binding 8/17/11
Batik Log Cabin couch quilt - Blues - top complete
Boat Log Cabin Quilt 8/17/11 - took pictures - hanging in sewing area
Blueberry Conversion Quilt - Ricky Tim's Style
Jelly Roll 1600 quilt! - completed top :)  Although rethinking.....

No progress:
Mason's graduation quilt - restart!! - Take 2!
Camp Bed Quilt - Free Motion / Crazy Quilt Part 3 of 30 (sorry - no photos yet-will follow  :)Couch Quilt - formerly Mason's graduation quilt-see take 2!!
Eric's Browning Quilt (Christmas present 2010!!!)- still! hand sewing binding :)
Berry Bliss Twin Quilt 2of2 played with several designs... still deciding pattern 8/17/11 (got some fat quarters for this!)
Row Robin Sampler Quilt! have 5 strips of four blocks each... MoVeD the rows around... Still Thinkin...  8/24/11
Sunflower Glacier Star -Completed June's block - 4  behind now! progress!!! 9/4/11  
SVQG - Mystery Quilt - Received instructions completed month 1
Two baby quilts! - pinks using D4P design - still piecing blocks...
Door quilt for camp

This week’s stats:
New projects – 0
Completed projects –0
Currently in progress –17