Monday, November 29, 2010

Design Wall Monday

I completed my Blocks of the Week and made separate posts for them last week.  NOTE to participants:  I plan to work on Blocks 125 and 137 from Quiltmaker mag and block 3 of the drunkards path pattern. 

I finished the Tidbits on the Vine top.  For pattern info, visit last week's Design Wall Monday post. The floral border is a little too bright for the pastel fabrics inside but that's all I had in my stash.  This quilt will belong to someone in my family. I still have about 10-12 more quilts to make for family members. 

This photo is a lot strange as it's too big for my design wall and it was hung upside down which I didn't notice until adding photo to my blog.

This quilt top I thought I'd finished in February of this year for my cousin.  Sometimes being nice can become a chore.  Prior to making this quilt top I'd made a complete quilt and was about to mail it to her.  She then asks for a quilt with a motorcycle on it.  It took a few years for me to get motivated to make a quilt for her again.  Then in February I finished this quilt which is approximately 66" wide by 57" long.  I showed her a photo and then she sends me a photo of her motorcycle club logo which is purple, black and white.  She asked for the logo to be included, to make it large enough to wrap up in, and to add all colors, not just red, white, black, and blue.  Hm, needless to say, this quilt went on the back burner again (I also had the back pieced).  This weekend I decided to get this top completed by adding two rows of tumblers to the top and bottom, including some logos in the shapes.  It's not what I would have done with this quilt, but under the circumstances it's now a quilt top that's twin-size and I'm officially done with it, no matter what future requests I may or may not receive.  I still need to add about 24" to the pieced back before it can be quilted.  Here is how it looks now - a little strange if you ask me.
I saw the Philadelphia Pavement quilt on a blog last week and knew I wanted to make one and had the pattern already.  I started cutting strips with my go cutter.  I have just four rows of a quadrant pieced.  I have a plan on how to adapt the pattern to piece this quilt a little easier. It will be a long term project as this quilt has abut a millions squares (slight exaggeration but not by much).



I didn't get much quilting done this week, even with two days off as I spent portions of two days shopping.  I went to JoAnn's on both days, Hancocks, the mall, and a quilt shop that I'd recently received a gift certificate from.  I didn't spend too much and purchased things already on my list that were on sale, using additional percentage off coupons.  I didn't even purchase one gift from the stores I visited so I went online and order a few items for some of my quilting buddies.  I just have one or two more items I need to pick up.  Did you shop any this weekend?

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11 comments:

  1. I love your colorful strips and blocks.

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  2. People who don't quilt don't understand what goes into making one, lol...."could you just add this or that?" It cracks me up, lol.

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  3. really like the vine one

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  4. love your stuff as always! I'm always amazed at quilt requests from nonquilters too. (Like I'm some kind of wizard.) I try to think "wow, they must really think I'm GOOD!" when actually I know they can't even sew on a button so anything I do is amazing....hehe.
    but the one that floors me still is the question that comes from fellow quilters: "you can quilt that out, right?"
    I just say, 'well, I can try. and occacionally: "nope, don't think so."
    My wizarding powers can only do so much! :)

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  5. I liked the motorcycle quilt to begin with. Your cousin got 2 quilts with that attitude. I think it is time to move to quilting for another relative.

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  6. All great projects. I still love the tidbits on the vine.

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  7. I know exactly what you mean! I have a quilt that is for a niece who has requested an extra 8" bigger all around. It went on the back burner. I really need to just bite the bullet and finish the thing but it was discouraging.

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  8. I normally don't do request quilts and I only give quilts to people I want to have them. There are lots of people that have asked for a quilt but will not get one. ;) I love the vines on the quilt and can't wait to do one like that! And no, I did not go shopping and have done no Christmas shopping at all.

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  9. I agree with Judy D who said, "I normally don't do request quilts and I only give quilts to people I want to have them." People just don't understand how much time, effort, and money it takes to make a quilt. If they offer to pay you to make one, they choke on the price. My neighbor liked a quilt I'd just finished and was shocked that I wouldn't sell it to her for $50.

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  10. I love all the things you are showing today, including the tumblers on the motorcycle quilt. Could it make them more aware of not "tumbling" off the motorcycle? Sorry for the pun, I couldn't resist. (giggle) Interesting choices for the next 2 blocks for the challenge. How are you diciding on which ones to do?

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  11. Beautiful blocks! I keep coming back to your blog for more - until I break down to get the mag and start as well...

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