Getting Ready for the Quilt Show

I completed the quilting on Winter Wonderland yesterday and put the binding on the front.  I finished up the binding this morning and now just have the sleeve to put on.  Almost ready for turn-in on Sunday.

I wish I could remember how old this quilt is.  I am guessing at about 7 years from start to finish!  I plan to hang it on the wall during the holiday season and maybe beyond since it really isn’t a Christmas Quilt.  I will get better photos of it at the quilt show.  As is my usual, it is heavily quilted.

On to the sleeves.  I made them all so it is time to start sewing them on and then finding pillowcases for each of the three.

Melinda

Stitch Me Up

Today is my day on the Stitch Me Up Hop.  I am joined by others on this list.

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When I first received the patterns and threads, I debated with myself about what I wanted to make.  I really loved the chair design so decided to do it but still didn’t decide what to actually make from it.  After I finished the embroidery, I still couldn’t decide.  I had one of the little candy packs (2 1/2 inch squares) of Homecoming by Sweetwater so decided to put a small border on the piece.

The net result of all this babbling is that I am still not sure what I am actually going to make with it – probably a pillow.  It may need an additional border to make it large enough.  I don’t have enough squares to do another row, but could probably find scraps that would work.

Isn’t it cute!  I love the colors and the design and everything.  It was really fun to stitch. 

Melinda

Design Wall Monday–April 2, 2012

There is a lot going on with my design wall this morning. First is three more blocks for the polka dot BOM.  I am really loving working on these.

At retreat, I finished Winter Wonderland.  Here it is in all its glory.

It is ready to quilt!  I started this quilt several years ago and it is finally done!!!!

Here is the other quilt top I finished at retreat.  I have fabric for borders but I think I will switch it to the back.  There isn’t enough but I think I can find something to stretch it to cover the back.  I will work on that this week.

This quilt was made with a layer cake of Half Moon Modern by Moda.  It used every inch of the layer cake and only took about 3 hours to put it together.  I based it on a technique I saw with Missouri Star Quilt Co. but I didn’t remember it right and it still turned out.  I plan on using one of my layer cakes to make it correctly next time.

For more design walls, go to Patchwork Times and check them all out.

Melinda

Design Wall Monday–February 20, 2012

My design wall is in Georgia and I am in California so I have a design floor today.  I finally finished the fly stitch on my Winter Wonderland top – the embroidery is completely done.  Next are the star blocks for the borders.  I have most of the cut out and in little kits for each block.  Perhaps at retreat next month I can devote the time to work on them and finally get this top finished.

I know it is wrinkled and will look much better when pressed but I am pleased that it made it this far.  I worked on it on the plane and then finished it on Saturday here at my daughter’s house.

By the way, my grandson is sewing – here he is.

He is making hamster stuffies.

For more design walls, go to Patchwork Times.

Melinda

Snowman Block of the Month

I posted a photo of Cindy’s version of the first block of the Snowman Block of the Month that she is leading at Tiny Stitches a few days ago.  Here is the photo again of the first block that Cindy stitches.

Apparently several people are interested in the pattern and have contacted the shop.  I didn’t explain it well enough and many thought it is a free Block of the Month.  Actually, it is $10 per month and that includes the pattern and background fabric each month.  If anyone is interested in it, you can contact Tiny Stitches at tinystitches@bellsouth.net and Cindy will get back to you with details and work out the payments.

I am still trying to decide what color(s) I want to stitch mine in.  I think I will look for a variegated floss or perle cotton and just use one color instead of all the colors Cindy used but I can’t decide.  So far, I have just traced the patterns on the background.

Melinda

New Embroidery BOM

Here is a the first block of a new BOM from Tiny Stitches.

There will be a happy snowman every month.  By the way, I did not stitch this yet – it is the sample made by my friend Cindy!  Her embroidery is the best I have ever seen.

Melinda

Winter Wonderland Center Complete and Bordered

Well, at least the first border is on.  Next is the fly stitch on all the seams and then on to the pieced blocks.

Still quite a bit of stitching left but it should go pretty quick.

Melinda

Design Wall Monday–October 24, 2011

I finished my last embroidery block for Winter Wonderland last night – at least I thought I had finished it.  I went upstairs to the sewing room and started pressing all the blocks, trimming them to the correct size and sewing them together.  The last block I worked on was the last one I was ready to trim.  Here it is – before trimming.

When I started to trim it, I thought something was wrong.  Apparently I forgot to trace three more little snowflakes.  So this morning, I stitched the last snowflakes and you can see it completed in the center of the next photo.

Some of the blocks are sewn together and I should be able to complete the sewing tonight.  I then will add the first border and it will be ready to do a fly stitch on all of the seams.

At a sew-in last week, I started cutting the star blocks.  I have been making little kits of the star blocks so hopefully if I have a little time, I can get one block done at a time.  There are 23 star blocks and then some filler blocks.  I am actually believing I will have a quilt some day soon.

I think I am going to take an embroidery break after the fly stitch and knit some socks.

For more design walls, check out Judy L’s blog here.

Stitching Sunday–October 23, 2011

Here is the last embroidery block for the Winter Wonderland quilt.  I just have a few snowflakes to finish and I will be ready to put the center of the quilt together.  I have to cut down all the embroidery blocks, sew them together, put on the first border and then do a fly stitch on all the seams.  I had hoped to get the embroidery done yesterday but the quilt shop was so busy that I really didn’t do anything in the evening.  I had great plans but ended up doing absolutely nothing but read my Kindle book.

This morning I also took a photo of the October gifts that Marta sent.  They are going upstairs next to sit until Christmas in my very full Santa Sack.  What a fun swap this is turning out to be.  I was late with my last two months of gifts but Marta has received them.  I have a couple of ideas for the November gifts.

This week I have a lot of customer quilting to work on plus finishing a table runner for a swap.  Should be a busy week.

Melinda

Winter Wonderland Block Finished

I finished the next to last block of Winter Wonderland and started on the last block. 

Not sure why the background looks slightly pink – it is white.

I haven’t felt well for the past couple of days so no posts since Sunday but hopefully I am better now.

Off to quilt.

Melinda

Stitching Sunday–October 16, 2011

Another evening or two and I will have this block completed.

Melinda

Stitching Status

When Robin was here last week we went to lunch with friends in old Roswell.  We stopped in several shops and Robin bought me this.  I think it is supposed to be a makeup bag but it is perfect for hand sewing.

At guild we saw a thread catcher and figured out how to make it.

It is perfect for the little sewing case since it folds up and is very cute!

Here is the status of my next to last embroidery for Winter Wonderland.

Melinda

Stitching Sunday–October 2, 2011

I didn’t get much done this week on Winter Wonderland.  I took a class, taught two classes, attended guild meeting and quilted a customer quilt, including binding.  I didn’t have much free time but I did get this block started.

I might have a little more time this week but my sister Robin arrives tomorrow and we are going to guild and then on a three day retreat next weekend.  Busy, busy, busy.

Melinda

Design Wall Monday–September 26, 2011

Here are my embroidery blocks for Winter Wonderland on the design wall.  I finished another block this morning and only have two more to do.

Here is the one I finished.

Only two more – one for the center and one in the lower left.  The lower left is the one I started this morning and it is the largest of the two remaining.  Once I finish the last two blocks, I can cut the down and sew them together.  Once that is done I need to do a feather stitch on the seams.  There are a lot of pieced blocks that need to be done for the border so that is what I will start on next.

Go to Judy L’s blog for many more interesting design walls.

Melinda

Stitching Sunday–September 25, 2011

Here is the block I am working on.  I should be able to finish it in the next couple of days and move on.  There are only two more blocks after this one.

Yea!  The end is in sight!

By the way, the white leaves are not as noticeable in person.  The camera picks up the white much more than the eye sees.

Melinda

Walking In A Winter Wonderland Block Finished

I finished the embroidery on the large Winter Wonderland block and have started on the next one.  This next on is little and I will try to get back to posting the status on Stitching Sunday this week.  I have three more blocks to embroider and all the pieced blocks to make.  Here is a photo of a completed quilt in case you were wondering what is it going to look like some day.

Of course mine is blue instead red.  My friend Cindy Lee made this version.

Melinda

Stitching Sunday -Winter Wonderland Progress

I didn’t get much done on my Winter Wonderland block this week.  Turn in for the quilt show is this afternoon and most of the week was used up with meeting and last minute plans for the show.

Even with the show going on this week, I should be able to finish this block.  I just have some snowflakes to stitch and it will be done.  The snowflakes may be small but some of them have a lot of stitching on them.

I have my car packed, there are eight quilts in pillowcases on top of the other stuff.  I have my own four quilts and four more from friends that were unable to take their quilts to the turn in themselves.  Judging starts tomorrow!

Melinda

Stitching Sunday–Winter Wonderland Progress

It has been a busy week so I didn’t get much done. I worked on the tree on the right and have started on the snowmen.  Hope to get the rest of the snowmen done and start on the snowflakes this week.

Melinda

Stitching Sunday–August 28th

I made quite a bit of progress this week.  Finished up the music notes and the words.  The tree on the right is almost done and then there are two singing snowmen.  After that is done, there are only about a million time consuming snowflakes.  Can you tell that I don’t like stitching the snowflakes?  They do really set off the block and they are worthwhile when finished but a pain to do.

Molly stopped by the shop yesterday to show me her progress on her Beginner quilt top.  She did a great job quilting the center of the quilt and is preparing to finish the border.

I love this quilt!

Melinda

Stitching Sunday

Thought I would start posting my progress on my latest stitching project on Sundays.  I am still working on Winter Wonderland but made quite a bit of progress this week.

The color is off on both photos but in order to show the part not stitched, I couldn’t keep the background as white as it actually is.

Still have a lot to do but real progress has been made.

Melinda