Whoop! Whoop! 5.24.2013

I finished my two quilts for the H2H Challenge that Sarah is hosting! 

Whoop! Whoop!



'In the Wild' Twin A

'In the Wild' Twin B

Look I even did the label in the binding!  :)



I'm linking up with Sarah today.

pattern source:  Mary's Quick Strippie

A Few More QOV Pillowcases

Made up a few more QOV pillowcases. 


I followed the YouTube video "Nifty Trick for Sewing a Pillowcase". 

I cut the pieces following this Quiltmaker pattern. One change is that I sew down the accent strip.  That way ~ it doesn't fly around in the wash.

ummm...just noticed all the cuffs are red.  :)

WIP Wednesday

I quilted down the twins for Sarah's H2H Quilt Drive.

Yesterday I quilted *In the Wild A*.

Today I quilted *In the Wild B*.

pattern source:  Mary's Quick Strippie

Trailing Vine panto on both strippies...keeping it simple. :)

A little too close call on the batting, right?!  I was happy that there was enough and I didn't need to add any!

What I'm Working On...

...this quilt ~ rather half of this flimsy~ was a mystery from my Day Guild last year.  The name of the pattern is 'One Two Buckle My Shoe' from Vanilla Latte Quilt Designs.  But when I was scoping out Pam's site ~ I didn't see it listed.  :(

Unfortunately, quite a few of my points don't match and the whole thing is on the bias.  I didn't like it at all!  So I hacked it in two, which by the way, felt very good to take the rotary cutter to it!  :)  I added wonky stars as cornerstones.  My friend, Sue had suggested that I include a wonky element in the borders and *hopefully it all pulls together* and looks like it is suppose to be wonky.

All the wrinkles are real and I'm not sure *it will quilt out* but later this week I will give it a go after I quilt the H2H quilts. One is here. The other is the same with the brown being a different fabric.

Now do you understand *why* I stick to squares and rectangles while sewing?!  lol They treat me soo much better.  *grin*

Whoop! Whoop! 5.17.2013

I realized that my Bear quilt was too big for the Quilts Beyond Borders of the H2H quilt drive so I went back to the drawing board to figure out a smaller version. 

I was all set:

math done: check
panel fabric chosen: check
border fabric: check
pieced border fabric: check

The main panel fabric had to be cut across the selvages then re-adjusted and cut with the selvages.
Yep~that's right and I knew it instantly!  I did not re-adjust the fabric and hacked off a rather large portion of the main panel fabric.

My first thought (in panic mode) was just to sew it back together with the border fabric between. 

kinda bleh, wouldn't you say?! 

Out came the seam ripper...frog, frog, frog...

My second thought was Mary's Quick Strippie.  I made a few adjustments for the fabric that I had already cut. 

Much, much better.  Still a little long as it measure 41 x 66 before quilting.

I'm linking up with Sarah today. 

Whoop! Whoop!
 It's a flimsy!  only three days in the making...lol.

Design Wall Monday

I found this Debbie Mumm Noah's Ark print at the local St. Vincent DePaul.  Almost 1/2 yard for 50 cents!  That's right~50 cents!  what a bargain.  :)

I paired it with some of my animal novelty fabrics that I framed out to make 8 1/2 inch blocks.  I'm thinking this is done~ I have a friend and a niece who are expecting.  The friend's baby is due in August and my niece is due in September. 

Now the question has been asked:  is this quilt too religious for someone who I don't know *how* religious they are?




I'm thinking everyone likes Noah's Ark regardless of their religious or non-religious affiliation...

Whoop! Whoop! May 12, 2013

Sneaking in a Whoop! Whoop!

Linking up with Sarah.