Nabby's Dowry - Top Finished

Yesterday, I finished the top for Nabby's Dowry, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. Yay!

The tone-on-tone fabric on the left will be the binding, and the butterfly fabric on the right will be the backing. I've sent Pam details on my plans for the quilting to be included in the "Airing of the Quilts" which will take place sometime after Dec. 1st, so be sure to check her blog for that and to see all the wonderful quilts that other participants have made.

Nabby's Dowry Part 11 - Finished

Yesterday I finally finished Part 11 of Nabby's Dowry, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

Orphans & Scraps - Top Finished

I finally finished the top for Orphans & Scraps, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. The blocks are by Pam, but the setting is mine.

 

This one is going in the to-be-quilted pile; I'm not going to knock myself out trying to get it quilted and bound by the deadline this time.

Orphans & Scraps Part 4 - Finished

I've finished Part 4 of Orphans & Scraps, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

 

Orphans & Scraps Part 3 - Finished

Yay! I actually got it done on time! I've finished Part 3 of Orphans & Scraps, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

 

 

Orphans & Scraps Part 2 - Finished

Late again, but this morning I finished Part 2 of Orphans & Scraps, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

 

 

Orphans & Scraps Part 1 - Finished

I've finally finished Part 1 of Orphans & Scraps, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

 

 

Forget Me Not - Finished

Woo-hoo!!! I've finally finished my very first quilt!!! I've done a potholder, some coasters, and a quilt top, but this is the first quilt I've actually completed.

So here it is: Forget Me Not, designed by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts -- I tweaked the setting a bit -- and hand pieced and hand quilted by me. :)

And now we do the dance of joy!!

 

Weekly Update

I got some more quilting done on Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. I've got 6 blocks yet to do: the 4 corners and the 2nd and 5th squares in the first column. I hope to get all the quilting done before Sunday. Once I get this thing quilted and bound, I'll get back to my other projects.

 

Weekly Update

I'm concentrating on the sew-alongs since their deadlines are fast approaching, so that's all I've worked on this week.

I got some more quilting done on Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. It's difficult to see in the photo, but I've done the middle 2 squares in the third, fourth, and fifth rows, and most of the 2nd square in the second row.

I've finished Gather Together, the November installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.

 

Weekly Update

I'm recovering from being ill, but I still didn't meet all my goals this week. I didn't get anything done on my crochet, knitting, or finishing projects. Also, it looks like I'm going to have to concentrate solely on my sew-alongs if I'm going to get them done by the end of the month. Once those are done, I'll get back to my other projects.

Quilt:

I finally got Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts, layered and basted, and I started on the quilting. It's hard to see in the picture, but I got the middle 2 blocks in the 3rd row quilted and did most of the 2nd block in the 4th row. I'm stitching in the ditch so that the quilting enhances the patchwork rather than competing with it.

 

The next installment of the block of the month has been posted, but I haven't done anything other than print it out.

Blackwork:

I finally finished that square on the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor and started the next one.

Cross Stitch:

I'm still working on the same fish in Fish City which is adapted from artwork by Stewart Moskowitz.

Swedish Weaving:

I also made some more progress on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

 

Weekly Update

I've been sick again this week, so I didn't get much done. I didn't do anything on my knitting, blackwork, or finishing projects, and I'm behind on my sew-alongs.

Quilting:

I pressed the seams on the backing for Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

I've missed the deadline for Dutchman's Puzzle, the October installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts. I don't have too much more to do however.

Cross Stitch:

I did some work on Fish City which is adapted from artwork by Stewart Moskowitz.

Swedish Weaving:

I got quite a lot done on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Crochet:

I did some more embroidery on the 2nd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks. I also crocheted some more squares for the 3rd panel, wove in the ends, and sewed them together.

 

Weekly Update

I've been sick this week, so I didn't meet all of my goals. I didn't get as much done on the sew-alongs as I wanted to, and I didn't do anything on Tech Support.

Quilting:

I pieced the backing together on Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts, but I didn't press it.

I sewed a bunch of pieces together on Dutchman's Puzzle, the October installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts, but, again, didn't get them pressed.

Blackwork:

I'm still working on that same square of the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor.

Cross Stitch:

Elements of Nature I has been relegated to UFO status since I got distracted by a new project. I didn't do any more work on it before I put it away.

I've started work on Fish City which is adapted from artwork by Stewart Moskowitz. This is a huge project: 29" x 21". Rather than try to count up from the center to the upper left corner, I'm just stitching my way up there.

 

Swedish Weaving:

I'm still making steady progress on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Crochet:

I did some embroidery on the 2nd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks. I also started crocheting the third square for the 3rd panel.

 

 

 

Knitting:

I wove in some more of the vast multitude of ends on the center panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent.

 

Weekly Update

Quilting:

Yay! I finished the top on Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. Pam says we don't have to get it quilted and bound before submitting a photo, but since I've still got time I'd like to try to get it completely finished.

I've made good progress on Dutchman's Puzzle, the October installment of the Block of the Month series by Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts.

Blackwork:

I'm still working on that same square of the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor.

Cross Stitch:

I got a lot done on Elements of Nature I, which is adapted from the artwork of Jennifer Pugh.

Swedish Weaving:

I'm still making steady progress on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Crochet:

I finished weaving in the ends of the remaining leaves for the 2nd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks. I also wove in the ends on the last of the blue flowers. I have all of the pieces for the 2nd panel completely done. The panel now needs to be embroidered and assembled.

Knitting:

I finished the embroidery on the center panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent.

I also made a start on weaving in the vast multitudes of ends.

Finishing:
I finished sewing the last border strip onto Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™.

 

Weekly Update

Quilting:

Here's my progress so far on Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. At this rate I shouldn't have any trouble getting it finished by the Nov. 30th deadline.

Deanne Eisenman of Snuggles Quilts has posted the October installment of her Block of the Month series, Dutchman's Puzzle. I've cut out all the pieces and made a start on sewing them together.

Blackwork:

I'm still working on the same square of the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor.

Cross Stitch:

I got quite a bit done on Elements of Nature I, which is adapted from the artwork of Jennifer Pugh.

Swedish Weaving:

I made some good progress on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Crochet:

I finished 11 more leaves for the 2nd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks for a total of 26 out of 26 needed. I also wove in the ends on those leaves and 1 of the blue flowers. I now have all of the pieces for the 2nd panel done. Next, I need to finish weaving in all the ends, sew the leaves to the flowers, do the embroidery on the panel, then sew the flowers/leaves onto the panel.

Knitting:

I did some more embroidery on the center panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent.

Finishing:

I finally got the 3rd border strip sewn onto Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™.

 

Weekly Update

All these pics are from Wednesday. I've just been too busy/tired to post before today.

Quilting:

I finally finished Part 13 of Forget Me Not, a sew-along by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts.

For Part 14, Pam showed us her completed quilt top and encouraged us to play around with the setting. So I did.

Here's how my quilt would look with Pam's setting:

And here are some of my setting ideas:

 

 

 

I decided that I liked the "bowtie" setting best, so I tweaked the placement of the blocks and came up with the setting I plan to use:

Blackwork:

I finished a couple of squares on the Blackwork Chessboard by Anne MacGregor.

 

 

Cross Stitch:

I got a bit done on Elements of Nature I, which is adapted from the artwork of Jennifer Pugh.

Swedish Weaving:

I made some good progress on the Feathers To and Fro afghan from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

Crochet:
I finished 4 more leaves for the 2nd panel of the Morning Glory afghan designed by Michele Maks for a total of 15 out of 26 needed.

Knitting:

I did some more embroidery on the center panel of the Octopus Garden Blanket by Georgia Vincent.

Finishing:

Then we have Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™. I was about halfway through sewing the 3rd border strip on when I noticed that the bottom border strip was one square off, which of course threw the whole thing out of whack.  So, I had to frog the 3rd strip and enough of the bottom border so that it would lay flat when I resewed it. Then I resewed and pressed the bottom border. The pic may look the same as the last one, but I promise there is a slight but important difference.