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 - Sunset ON Lake Sunapee!

Photo Credit: Eric Joerger

Photo Credit : Lois Kindley

Photo Credit: Eric Joerger

WIP Wednesday #2

 Thought I would share with you the fabrics I am using in the "Boat Log Cabin Quilt" listed below in my 'No progress' section.

This is a pillow I made with 4 of the log cabin blocks.

 
 Can't take credit for this in this week's WIP as it was a gift to our friend Christine just about a year ago...  Seems the "Boat Log Cabin Quilt" has been in the WIP for quite a while....


WIP Update: (date) is when entered the list...  8/17/11 is my starting point


Completed Projects:
Nothing completed this week. 
 

Ongoing Projects:
Eric's Browning Quilt (Christmas present 2010!!!) made multi-fabric binding strip  8/24/11
Mason's graduation quilt - Top - cut out fabric and started to assemble blocks 8/24/11
Row Robin Sampler Quilt! have 5 strips of four blocks each... MoVeD the rows around... Still Thinkin...  8/24/11


No progress:
Berry Bliss Twin Quilt 2of2 played with several designs... still deciding pattern 8/17/11
Snowman Quilt - top together awaiting borders, quilting, and binding 8/17/11
SVQG - Mystery Quilt month 1 of 4 8/17/11
Boat Log Cabin Quilt 8/17/11
Rose of Sharon wall hanging 8/17/11
 

This week’s stats:
New projects – 1
Completed projects –0
Currently in progress – 7

WIP Wednesday #1

This is my first WIP post SO the in progress list is well...  Lengthy!


Recently completed from my WIP list is Berry Bliss Twin Size Quilt:

Berry Bliss Bali Pop (retired-so sad!)

I love working with these Bali Pops!  I am making two coordinating but not matching quilts to go on a trundle bed, each using the Berry Bliss Bali Pop.  The bed has a metal daybed style frame in Hunter Green and looks wonderful with these colors.  (Didn't get a picture on the bed-I'll save that for the second one! :)

I recently saw a sample quilt at a quilt shop and loved the pattern. I used 4 of the Berry Bliss colors in each square then added a border strip on each side.

 

Simple yet it comes together and looks very interesting. The quilt took 150 of these squares plus the boarder to complete the quilt.

 The love the effect on the finished quilt!

This is the largest quilt I have machined quilted so far.  I am quite happy with how the quilting turned out.  Practice... practice... practice!!  :)

WIP Update: (date) is when entered the list...  8/17/11 is my starting point

Completed Projects:
Berry Bliss - Twin Quilt 1of2  Done! and on our lakehouse trundle bed!  One down, one to go!
 
Ongoing Projects:
Eric's Browning Quilt (Christmas present 2010!!!) attached borders, pinned for quilting 8/17/11
Berry Bliss Twin Quilt 2of2 played with several designs... still deciding pattern 8/17/11

No progress:
Row Robin Sampler Quilt! have 5 strips of four blocks each... need to complete 8/17/11
Snowman Quilt - top together awaiting borders, quilting, and binding 8/17/11
SVQG - Mystery Quilt month 1 of 4 8/17/11
Boat Log Cabin Quilt 8/17/11
Rose of Sharon wall hanging 8/17/11
 

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

Flying Geese - It must be Spring!

Well I was up at our lakehouse at Lake Sunapee over the weekend.  Last weekend we got over 2" of snow and were still seeing ice on the lake.  This weekend there were boats on the water and flying geese in the air.  Both sure signs that Summer's on it's way.

The geese got me to thinking about using the flying geese quilt design and I would like to use the design with the Hard candy bright color scheme for a mini-wall hanging.  Love to work with this bright rainbow of colors!  Will be back shortly with how I made out.