60 down & a change of plans....

As the title says....  

This is an update on My Freemotion Quilting Sampler Quilt(ssss).

Now that I have completed the first 6 blocks I am rethinking the project.  Here are the first blocks laid out.

This measures 51" across and my new plan is to make it 3x3 which will finish 51" square and be perfect for the end of the beds at camp.  As the original layout of 10 fabrics stacked and cut = 10 fabrics per blocks/10 blocks, the orphan block will be made into a pillow!  

This is the current thought on using binding to connect the blocks and around the outside.

  
Once this quilt and pillow are complete it will be on to the next 100 of Leah Day's Freemotion Designs - just beginning to formulate my next project using 101-200!!

Visit my My Freemotion Quilting Sampler Quilt page for links to each block.
Thanks for stopping by!
Have a quilty day!
Marie

Freemotion Sample Block #6!

Here's another block done for My Free Motion Sampler Quilt.

Check out my project page for more on this project and the updated placement of these blocks!  

 First series: 6 blocks done, 3 to go (4 counting the pillow)

 

Block 6 -Front:

 and the Back:

 #55 Wheat in the Wind was my favorite on this block.

 

 #52 Spider Web took up residence in the center....

 

 Think I need to make something for Halloween so I can quilt it with this!  

Great design feature.

Here is a link to Leah Day's Freemotion Quilting project where you can find over 400 designs!

These are the 10 I used on this block.

 

 

 I'm very exciting that Leah is visiting New Hampshire this week to teach at the MQX show in Manchester AND I am taking her class on Saturday!!!

Can't wait to meet Leah in person and get tips in her 

Feathers to Flames Class :)

 

What have you been up to?!

Thanks for stopping by - heading over to link up with Lee at Freshly Pieced - hop over for lots of inspiration!!
 

Have a quilty day!

Marie

 

 

 

WIP Wednesday!

This and that!

I had fun painting this past weekend at a fundraiser...

 Karen and I - and yes I painted that...

Below is one of the pincushion jars I made as a thank you for the Quilt Show Committee last month.

 I found these great pins and made these

2013 SVQG Quilt Show Committee tags

 Made 12 all together!  I know these picture is blurry but I think I was at the time as well as it was another last minute - midnight finish up!!

I have made more of these in different colors and have added them to my Etsy site - if you are looking for a Christmas gift go take a look.

   For lots of exciting creations visit:

So what are you currently up to???

Happy creating! Marie

WIP Wednesday #16 Crazy Quilt - Free Motion Quilting Project

On to 'round 2' of my 'Crazy Quilt - Free Motion Quilting Project'!

This project is using two ideas.  One is Leah Day's Free Motion Quilting Project (11-20 shown) and the other is from the Crazy Shortcut Quilt Books YouTube Video (they used 4 fabrics - I'm using 10).  Use the links here to go see these are useful demos :)

I am really enjoying this project! Lots of practice on my new machine  :)

I finished my secret project from last week but still can't show you as Christmas is coming and I can't give my secrets away!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Marie


Completed Projects: Secret Christmas Project
 
New Projects: none

Ongoing Projects: Worked on this week: also see no progress
Bottled Rainbow - ticker tape quilt - Continue collecting fabrics & attached borders :)

Camp Bed Quilt - Free Motion / Crazy Quilt (November 2011) Part 2 of 30
Eric's Browning Quilt (Christmas present 2010!!!)- still! hand sewing binding :)
 
Ongoing Blog Projects-monthly: include donated amounts - shows one person CAN make a difference!!!
4 Patch 4 Hope - 72 4-patch blocks (December (Nov = 0)
Valor Quilt Bee (Month 1)

No progress:
Berry Bliss Twin Quilt 2of2 played with several designs... still deciding pattern 8/17/11 (got some fat quarters for this!)
Mason's graduation quilt - Back - continued - cut out fabric and started to assemble blocks 8/31/11
Snowman Quilt - top together awaiting borders, quilting, and binding 8/17/11
Boat Log Cabin Quilt 8/17/11 - took pictures - hanging in sewing area
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 month 2&3!! - 9/9/11
Jelly Roll 1600 quilt! - completed top :)  10/5/11 - thinking I'm going to add some flying geese?!?
Two baby quilts! - pinks using D4P design - still piecing blocks...
Door quilt for camp
Block Lotto - monthly  - next is January

This week’s stats:
New projects – 2
Completed projects – 0
Currently in progress –18