Here’s my design wall with more new blocks.
I’m liking the look of the tile blocks together now that I have 6 finished. The civil war BOW blocks are coming along too.
If you recall Little Miss Lily Bean came for a visit and look, another quilt picture…….look hard off to the left in the background 
She is such an adorable baby, isn’t she? Below are the recently finished BOW, numbers 34, 38 & 42.
I’ve made progress on my AAQI Priority quilt too. The large heart is already appliqued down 
I’m leaving for a quilting retreat in Shipshewana on Thursday and have my projects picked out and ready to pack.
I’m looking forward to some power sewing and quilt-y companionship, woo hoo.
Happy Quilt, Cherie
I finished the civil war block #35, Star of the West, from Barbara Brackman’s BOW.
I hadn’t yet started my AAQI quilt(s) despite asking for them from the quilt guild to show in conjunction with the Quintessential Quilt 2011 show. I’ve had ideas running loose in my brain and I’ve finally gotten something going. The larger piece will have applique and big stitch quilting. The smaller piece is just the left over bits but I might add a piece I made a while ago from left over green bits….if I can find it Then I’ll add some applique.
Happy Quilting!
Check out Judy’s Design Wall Monday post and see what cool projects are going on around the blogosphere. Here’s my design wall:
Yep, exactly the same as last week. Then why is it a happy DWM post, you ask? Well, I did finish a couple of things like this blanket for Lily.
That’s Minky on the back which Lily’s mom (DD) loves. DD picked out the cute owl fabric from the remnants at JoAnne’s and asked if it could be made into a blanket with the Minky I had. Since Lily is soooooo cute, here’s a picture of her on a quilt, well the back side of one anyway.
I also finished crocheting the rag rug for our bathroom.
I like how cushy it feels underfoot
Lastly, it’s a happy DWM post because DD has need of flannel for projects she and her fellow AF wives work on back home at Aviano Air Base (Italy) and guess what I’ve gifted her?
Drum roll, please………………….
Stash Report:
- Fabric in: 1 yard (oops, a Kona remnant jumped into my arms at JoAnne’s)
- Fabric out: 32.5 yards
- YTD Fabric in: 149.5 yards
- YTD Fabric out: 81.5 yards
- Net Fabric In/(Out): 68 yards accumulated — woo hoo
Now I know you’re saying, is it really fair to count donated fabric and the answer is emphatically YES!!!!
Happy Quilting, Cherie
All I can say is WOW!! The Priority quilt by Linda Woodard, “Making Waves in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s“, set a new auction record for a Priority Quilt raising $805!!!! Isn’t that wonderful? Her quilt is absolutely amazing and I’m sure the winning bidder feels lucky to have won it. The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative has received more than 8,500 Priority quilts since 2006.
Our guild, Circle in the Square Quilters, has made a dozen Priority quilts which are on display at the University City Public Library in conjunction with the Quintessential Quilt 2011 show hanging in the library for the month of October. We will be sending them to AAQI after the show closes. Last time we donated quilts we raised $645 in total for our 11 quilts. Here’s hoping we can be just as successful this time around
I accomplished a few things so my wall has got it going on this week
I cut out five of the Civil War BOW and cut the freezer paper for one of the applique blocks. I sewed three of them:
And I finished putting the First Saturday blocks for October together:
And my stitchy fingers managed to finish off another tile block on the train ride into work this morning At the Goodwill Clearance center I snagged a kit, probably from the ’70′s, to make a patchwork tote bag out of 3″ squares. The squares are why I bought it. I used the brown calico with pink flowers from that kit in this block…..too fun
And last, some of the 2 1/2″ crumb blocks that are piling up as leader/enders. I really should focus on getting a proper leader/ender project ready although these crumb blocks are fun.
Stash Report — NO CHANGE:
- Fabric in: 0 yards
- Fabric out: 0 yards
- YTD Fabric in: 148.5 yards
- YTD Fabric out: 49 yards
- Net Fabric In/(Out): 99.5 yards accumulated
Happy Quilting, Cherie
If you are in the greater St Louis area, you should visit the University City Public Library and see the quilt show hanging in the atrium and gallery on the second floor. The library is in the Delmar Loop and you’ll know you are there by the sign out front
Inside you’ll see wonderful quilts like these…..
Here’s what I have to show for Design Wall Monday:
This is my finished Stay-At-Home-Robin quilt, Water Works, hanging in the Quintessential Quilt 2011 show at the University City Public Library. DH and I spent last Thurs. evening cutting wood to length for all the quilt sleeves and on Friday I was working out which quilts to hang where (a puzzle for sure). Then Friday night we hung the quilts. After going to the First Saturday group at The Quilted Fox Saturday morning, DH & I moved several quilts around and finally Saturday afternoon we added the signage. Sunday was the opening lecture with Laura Wasilowski and it was one of the best openings we’ve had!
Here are pictures from the quilt show.
Show Opening
Wall Quilts
Can you tell it’s in a library
Large Quilts
Small Quilts
Wall and Small Quilts
Nancy Hahn’s Best of Show Quilt
And,for me, the best part is I now own one of Laura Wasilowski’s pieces.
I’ll post more pictures later. For now, I’m just too tired!
It’s Monday, do you know what’s on your design wall? I have something new on mine! I finished the First Sat blocks for Sept. Next I’ll start catching up (again) on the civil war BOW blocks. Judy’s Design Wall Monday post is here so click on over for more eye candy.
Our quilt guild directs a quilt show every other year and this is the year. I took last Thursday off for quilt show judging and, wow, there are some wonderful quilts submitted this year. The quilt show, Quintessential Quilt, is open to anyone to enter. It is a judged and juried show with prize money. It hangs in the University City Public Library for the month of October and it’s wonderful to hear everyone exclaim over the quilts. This year members were challenged to make a Priority quilt for AAQI to put in the display cases at the library’s circulation desk. Anyway, this week we’ll hang the quilts and the opening lecture is Sunday. After that, I think I’ll need a vacation
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Stash Report:
- Fabric in: 4 yards (cut up 3 GW shirts purchased at the beginning of Sept…..I’d better not visit the clearance center again for awhile)
- Fabric out: 0 yards
- YTD Fabric in: 148.5 yards
- YTD Fabric out: 49 yards
- Net Fabric In/(Out): 99.5 yards accumulated
Happy Quilting, Cherie
Check it out….my wall is still the same! I promise there will be something new next week, really, there will be Be sure to stop by Judy’s DWM post.
Remember I’ve been frantically quilting on my SAHR so that’s why there’s nothing new going on. The quilting doesn’t show up too well in pictures but it’s quilted to death. I ironed it flat, trimmed the edges and the binding will be sewn on tonight.
The snake in our basement was a gopher snake (you can tell because of the stripe across it’s nose) and isn’t dangerous although from the comments, none of us want one in our basement.
Check out the newest addition to my AAQI Priority quilt collection. I won this quilt by Charlotte Rayl in the Sept auction. I love it!! It is hand applique and machine quilted, both are superbly done.
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It’s Monday Design Wall time Click over to Judy’s DWM post here to catch what other quilters have on their design walls. I’m still working on the SAHR quilting…….I’m just showing the new stuff It’s coming along but not fast enough!!
Have you seen Jo’s Crumb-a-long? I’ve added her button to my blog in case you’d like to click over to her “Jo’s Country Junction” blog and get the details!
And totally not quilt related, here’s a picture of what was in our basement yesterday. Unlike the one from several years ago, I was not the one to find it, thank goodness!
