Design Wall Monday

These blocks are at the top of my design wall.  This week I started two self-made challenges.  You can read more about them by clicking on the respective links.  The drunkard's path block is one challenge and it's the first of twelve blocks.  The two middle blocks are the results of starting the Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks challenge.  The last block is a Mountain Top block I use for chain piecing.  I decided to make another block instead of making HSTs.  I now have 10 blocks.

I'm still in the process of cutting scraps and decided Sunday to cut pieces for "Tidbits on the Vine", a free pattern from Henry Glass & Co.  I made the background scrappy to use some of the brown scraps I have that never seem to get used.  Instead of using the flowers and leaves from the pattern, I decided to use the flowers I made with my GO! cutter.  The leaves I also cut with the cutter using the designer dies by Ricky Tims.  I cut the dies and then trimmed off sections to use for leaves.  What a great way to use the dies and I hadn't thought of that prior to the purchase.

 In addition, my Scrap Quilting Club met on Saturday and I posted a separate blog entry for that.  Another post I uploaded was for the Strip Tease Tutorial.  Visit Patchwork Times to view more design walls.

Enjoy the holiday week.  I hope I get my three challenge blocks completed for the week with all the fun.
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Design Wall Monday

This week went by way too fast!  I played chauffeur for my sister three days during the week and assisted her with her job hunt.  I helped her create a resume and then showed her how to upload it to various websites specializing in job listings.  The great news is that she acquired four contacts in two days and has her first interview tomorrow.  That was definitely more important than quilting.

I did manage to quilt for a hour or so on Friday evening and completed the border units needed for my Star Burst quilt.  Next I need to make a decision for the spacer border.  I have pulled a few fabrics from my stash and hopefully one of them will work.

Saturday was my Scrap Quilting Club meeting.  We are working on string, crumb and/or mile-a-minute quilts this month.  I started my string blocks but will not post a picture until next month's meeting.  I have lots of show and tell that I'll post later this week when I get the photos edited.  Here is a picture of my Pineapple Nine Patch quilt in progress.  We are working on completing unit 2.  This quilt is really getting exciting now as we have another simple unit to complete then we can starting piecing the units into blocks.

As I was working on the other projects, I got another Mountain Top block completed.  I seem to use a lot of blue in my bindings and that color was taking over the blocks.  So, I decided to make one block that's color controlled.  I still need to trim it but I think I like it and will make a few more to balance out the quilt.  This block is not as accurate either as I was tried sewing without pins at the intersections.  These pieces are so tiny that the pins causes big lumps making it difficult to sew.  I will go back to the pins as the blocks line up much better.

And while I'm here, I might as well show the completed Loving My ABC's quilt for documentation.  I just need to hand sew the binding and this made a great project to take to work for entertainment during my lunch hour.

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Tea in MO
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Design Wall Monday

I have had a busy week.  My husband FINALLY got a job after being unemployed 15 of the last 18 months!  Exciting but it also rearranged my week.  His car has needed servicing but since he wasn't working, it wasn't a priority.  So, when he got the job I had to take and pick him up from work.  I had to get up at 4:30 a.m. each day, arriving home at 6 pm each evening (also picked up my daughter from work.)  I was so tired that I was falling asleep from 6:30-10:00 each night.  Awake from 10pm-1am and starting the process all over again.  I HATED it.  I decided to take today off from work and had his car towed in for service.  I'm praying they get it running today so my normal week can resume tomorrow.

I did finish my Denver Log Cabin quilt.  I made a separate post for it last week.  In addition, I finished a miniature challenge quilt which I can't show until later in the month.  So sorry...

What I am working on is organizing my scrap quilting club.  I'm making quilt tops (from fabric donated to me) for charity as I make class samples.  I made enough 4-patches for 2 quilt tops I'll be using for the first meeting as demos.

Also for the Scrap Quilting Club's next month project, I'm working on this class sample that will be manipulated a bit.

In the process of quilting on other projects, I made one more Mountain Top Block; now have 5.

I'm also quilting the border on the Love is... quilt.  I need to have it completed by next Thursday for a lecture.  Want to see more design walls, go to Judy's site.  Don't forget to get a drink because you will be there a while.

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Type-u-later,

Tea in MO
http://www.teaquilts.com