Quilted Jonquil

Happy Monday   Judy’s Design Wall Monday post always provides loads of inspiration so be sure to check it out.  Here’s my wall, with two new civil war BOTW blocks and the May First Saturday block ready to go.

Barbara Brackman’s civil war block-of-the-week (BOTW) blocks #47 Dixie Tea & #52 Christmas Star.

May’s First Saturday block.

Check out the fun stuff I received for my birthday last week.  A flower margarita bouquet, an AAQI Priority quilt and a Lava Lamp.  Remember the Lava Lamp?  Too fun!!

Lastly, check out the cool thing we did this weekend.  Curling lessons!  FUN!!!

My prediction that this quilt would sell for the most in the May AAQI Priority quilt auction was so close!

It came in second to Martha Wolfersberger’s Spinners Two.

Martha’s quilts are amazing, so perfectly pieced, with so many pieces that, from the picture, you might not realize they are no larger than 9 x 12″!  Martha made the $1,000 Challenge pledge and has raised over $9,000 making Priority quilts.  Isn’t that AMAZING?!?!?!   I made the $1,000 pledge too and hope some day to be in Martha’s league.   Here’s “Flowers for Grandma”, my first AAQI Priority quilt, which sold for $60.

For many months now I’ve been guessing at which AAQI Priority quilt would sell for the most at the monthly AAQI quilt auction.  Then the light bulb went on, I could share my prediction and you can play along too!  May’s auction is going to be a hard one to call because AAQI’s 10,000th Priority quilt is being auctioned as well as quite a few others that I think could be winners.  Given that, I think I’ll go with Priority Quilt #9410.   Let me know which one you’re picking.

My Priority quilts have been moved to the “Quilts for Sale” section    Please consider purchasing a Priority quilt….the money, all the money, goes to Alzheimer’s research and you get a wonderful art quilt to keep or give as a gift.   Squared, number 9649, is listed at $55.

Amish String Theory, number 9650, is listed at $60.

And Love Lifted Me, number 9651, is listed at $65.

After registering my three AAQI Priority quilts, I’ve been waiting for their pictures to be loaded.  I’ve checked the site almost every day and today was the the day the last two quilts were loaded   Check out 9650 and 9651.  Now I’ll be checking everyday to see when they move to either the “Quilts for Sale” page or to next month’s auction.  It’s getting a bit competitive to have a quilt in the auction so I expect mine will go to the “Quilts for Sale” page but then they would have a chance to go to Houston if they hang around long enough  

I’ve been missing in action and thank you to those of you who came looking for me

First up, one of my AAQI Priority quilts, Squared, has had it’s photo loaded in the Quilt Waiting for Assignment page, woo hoo!

It’s Design Wall Monday so click over to Judy’s DWM post for links to other DWM posts.  I have a completed top for my design wall!  It’s a log cabin project from scrap club.   It is being inspected by Capser and Simontacchi because that’s their job, you know!

While I was MIA I participated in the St Louis Shop Hop with Darlene, Marilyn and Jeanne.  We had such a fun time and they’re still smiling at stop #11!

I was very good on the first shop hop day, but the second day……..well, here’s what I snagged.

The cute ice cream and laminated owl prints aren’t for me…they are going to Italy for my DD to play with.  I can’t resist scraps and grab bags with scraps, well I’m in heaven.  Cross Patches, our shop hop stop #12, had grab bags of scraps in a basket in the back of the store.  The stack of scraps on the right in the top photo is the pile of scraps I got…..they are a wonderful mix of fabrics and I love them!  I picked up a few other pieces of fabric…….looks like I’m gravitating towards gold/pumpkin colors, doesn’t it? 

I have been working on my hexie project on the train as I haven’t taken the time to prep my next applique block.  My flower garden is growing

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Stash Report –

• Fabric in:  11.5 yards (shop hop fabric, recycled shirts & gifted scraps)
  
• Fabric out: 8.5 yards (scrap log cabin top & gifted fabric)
  
• YTD Fabric in: 33.5 yards
  
• YTD Fabric out: 20.5 yards
  
• Net Fabric In/(Out): 13 yards (must remember the goal is no more than 25 net in )
  

 Happy Quilting, Cherie

Happy Monday to…..well, to whom ever finds my posts interesting enough to visit   My design wall has a few new things this week.

Including February’s First Saturday block……..click over to Judy’s DWM post here. to see other design wall goodness.

I am continuing to sew on the February Scrap Club project, having my 8th round pinned and ready to sew.  So with 15 total rounds, I’m half way there

Most exciting of all……I have three Priority quilts registered and ready to ship to AAQI.  Woo Hoo!!

“Squared” registration #9649

“Amish String Theory” registration #9650

“Love Lifted Me” registration #9651

They look so nice sitting in a stack ready to go raise funds for research. 

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Stash Report – no changes

• Fabric in:  0 yards
  
• Fabric out: 0 yards 
  
• YTD Fabric in: 22 yards
  
• YTD Fabric out: 12 yards
  
• Net Fabric In/(Out): 10 yards
  

Happy Quilting, Cherie

I’m all set for First Saturday at The Quilted Fox

I’ve finished quilting this is AAQI Priority quilt.  I used a hand dyed Artfabrik Perle cotton thread for the big stitch quilting and I love the way it turned out.  Of course it looks better in person than this picture…a photographer I’m not!

Speaking of AAQI, the monthly Priority Quilt auction is going on now and look, one of our quilts is in it!

9064 – I’ve Been Waiting to Hear….

I love quite a few of the quilts in the auction…..

8946 – Snow

9064 – Crystal Blue Persuasion

9020 – Rose 3

8929 – Gone Home

Woo hoo!  Check out my newest Priority Quilt addition from AAQI   It’s from Ann Scott, my second one of her’s and I love it!  It’s titled “Respite”

Here’s the first on Ann’s Priority quilts I acquired, “Escape”.  It really is much smaller than Respite.