One Monthly Goal - February Finish

Do you participate in the One Monthly Goal (OMG) hosted by Patty @ Elm Street Quilts?  I find it helpful to keep focused on finishing up projects.

I declared my February goal to piece my Morewood Mystery QAL top.  If you haven't followed any of the mystery QALs hosted by Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs, you should check out her blog.  Her QALs never disappoint.

Here is my finished top.

I'm going to try to get this quilted in the next two weeks.  I don't have a quilting plan yet, but I don't want this to end up in the UFO pile, so I need to get this finished quickly.

TGIFF - Sewcial Bee Sampler

This is yet another UFO I finished over the Christmas break.  This is the Sewcial Bee Sampler.  I sewed along with Sandra @ Musings of Menopausal Melon and Tish @ Tish's Adventure in Wonderland via text.  I last shared an update in April 2018.

I used Michael Miller Fairy Frost and a white tone-on-tone for the background.  There are 25 blocks in the sampler, but I decided to call it quits after 12 blocks.

This finishes 37 x 50 inches.  I found a leftover piece of wide backing in my stash that was just the right size.

For a quick finish, I did an all-over stipple in white thread.

I love using Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 batting in my quilts.

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ Kathleen McMusing

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Finished or Not Friday @ Alycia Quilts

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation

Brag About Your Beauties @ From Bolt to Beauty

Friday Foto Fun @ Powered by Quilting 

UFO Busting @ Tish's Adventure in Wonderland

WIP Wednesday - Harmony Hand Pieced QAL

It’s time for the annual hand pieced QAL hosted by Patty @ Elm Street Quilts and Kristin @ Simple Handmade Everyday.  You’ll need to get a copy of the Harmony pattern, but the QAL just started this week, so there’s plenty of time to join in.

I’ll be using Kona Grapemist for the background, along with Lemon, Chartreuse, and Bright Pink.  I’m making the wall hanging so there’s just one block to make this week. 

I use a Turtles chocolate tin to hold my hand sewing tools.  I like a container with sides so I can have it on my lap while I’m stretched out on the sofa - that way I don’t lose things between the cushions. LOL

I think I’m going to re-make this square-in-a-square block using the templates rather than the stitch and flip method.  I may not have marked my stitching lines accurately as my block is about 1/16 inch off on two sides.

2021 Monthly Color Challenge - February Block

Have you signed up for the 2021 Monthly Color Challenge hosted by Jen @ Patterns by Jen?

My Bloc Loc rulers came in handy to trim the HSTs.

I glue basted to ensure piecing accuracy.  You can read my post on glue versus pinning.

Recently, I've been doing most of my sewing on my Singer Featherweight.  I love sewing on this little machine.

I used Kona Canary and Sunny.

Here is my completed 12.5-inch block.

February Bloggers

Visit the February bloggers for inspiration.

Joanne - Everyone Deserves A Quilt

Kathy - Penny for my Thoughts

Frances - Frances Quilts

Raylee - Sunflower Stitcheries and Quilting

Andi - True Blue Quilts

Crystal - DayBrook Designs

Ashli - Quilt2EndAlz

Stay at Home Round Robin - Round 6

We are on the penultimate (aka second last -- I've always wanted to use that word LOL) week of the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail.  

Round 6 is being hosted by Susan @ Quilt Fabrication.  Susan choose log cabin for this week's theme.

I decided to be a rebel and combine Rounds 6 and 7 into one border.  I made 6.5-inch quarter log cabin blocks using 1.5-inch strips.

I used Kona: Sassy Pink, Bright Pink, Honeysuckle, Valentine, Pomegranate, Sangria.  These blocks will go in the corners of the final round.  You'll have to check back next week to find out the theme for the final round.

I hope you have been enjoying sewing along with us, or finding some inspiration if you are not participating.

Each week, there will be a linky party hosted by the blogger who designed that week's round.

January 11 - Centre - Gail  @ Quilting Gail

January 18 - Round 1 - Chris @ Chrisknitssews 

January 25 - Round 2 - Emily @ The Darling Dogwood

February 1 - Round 3 - Anja @ Anja Quilts

February 8 - Round 4 - Roseanne and Sue @ Home Sewn by Us

February 15 - Round 5 - Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

February 22 - Round 6 - Susan @ Quilt Fabrication

February 28 - Round 7 - Gail  @ Quilting Gail

Project Quilting 12.4 - Snail's Trail Block

We're now more than halfway through Season 12 of Project Quilting, which is hosted by Kim @ Persimon Dreams and Tish @ Quilt Chicken.  I wasn't going to participate this week because I don't like the snail's trail block.  But this morning, I pulled out some Kona scraps and made a 6.5-inch block.

I decided to make it into a mug rug.  I finished it just before my morning hair appointment and gifted it to my hairdresser.

Two more challenges and then this season of Project Quilting will be over.

TGIFF - Medallion Magic

This is another UFO I finished over the Christmas break.  This was a QAL from 2019 hosted by Leanne @ Devoted Quilter using her Medallion Magic pattern.

I finished the quilt top back in August 2019, but I didn't have a quilting plan.

I went for an all-over free motion quilting motif -- loops using Gold thread by Connecting Threads.

I used Kona Nightfall for the background and Kona Royal, Tangerine, Torch, Orange, School Bus, and Tiger Lily for the piecing.

As usual, Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 batting is my go-to batting.

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ Chrisknits

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Finished or Not Friday @ Alycia Quilts

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation

Brag About Your Beauties @ From Bolt to Beauty

Friday Foto Fun @ Powered by Quilting 

UFO Busting @ Tish's Adventure in Wonderland

WIP Wednesday - What Was I Thinking??

I signed up for the Atlantic Bubble Mini-Mod Swap, using the Mini-Mod Swap pattern by Berene @  Happy Sew Lucky.  The participants are from the four Atlantic Canada provinces:  Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

But what was I thinking??  Paper piecing and 2-inch unfinished blocks.  Oh my......

I pulled out my curved templates by Jen @ Betty Crockerass.

The swap involves sending six 2-inch blocks to four other people, as well as making six blocks for myself.  I'm in a group that requested white and cool colours.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the blocks.  I didn't make my own blocks yet as I wanted to wait to see what I receive from the others in my group.

Stay at Home Round Robin - Round 5

It's time for Round 5 of the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail.  Once I got passed the stress and nervousness of designing a quilt based on input from others, I'm actually enjoying this SAHRR.  I had planned to make my quilt top well before the actual event, but here I am, just like you, making each round week-by-week.

Round 5 is being hosted by Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of my Quilting Life.

I cut some 2-inch squares of Kona Canary, Citrus, Sunny, and Corn Yellow.

Add some triangles.

Wonky stars are the result.  5-inch blocks sounded like a great idea until I had to cut and sew 2-inch squares.

To balance the busyness of the checkerboard border at the top, I put the wonky star blocks along the bottom, a few on the sides, and two in the top corners.  The top finishes 46 inches now.

There are two more rounds in the SAHRR.  I hope you are enjoying sewing along and finding inspiration from all the bloggers and participants.

Each week, there will be a linky party hosted by the blogger who designed that week's round.

January 11 - Centre - Gail  @ Quilting Gail

January 18 - Round 1 - Chris @ Chrisknitssews 

January 25 - Round 2 - Emily @ The Darling Dogwood

February 1 - Round 3 - Anja @ Anja Quilts

February 8 - Round 4 - Roseanne and Sue @ Home Sewn by Us

February 15 - Round 5 - Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

February 22 - Round 6 - Susan @ Quilt Fabrication

February 28 - Round 7 - Gail  @ Quilting Gail

Pattern Testing - On The Fence

Here's another UFO I quilted over the Christmas break.  This was my first time testing for Joanne @ Canuck Quilter Designs.  I finished the top back in October, but I was a rebel and used a contrasting colour for the star and skipped the borders.  On the Fence is a great pattern, and I'm looking forward to making more of Joanne's patterns.

My version finishes 52 x 60 inches.

I quilted an all-over loop motif using Lucid Pear thread by Connecting Threads.  I was going to use white thread, but I felt it would be too much of a contrast on the purple star.

I only used one Kona in this project:  Parrot for the border around the purple star.

 I used my go-to batting:  Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 batting 

I need to find homes for all the quilts I finished in December.  I gave some quilts away in the fall, but there are still quite a few that need to leave my house.

I'm linking up with:

Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday @ Slice of Pi Quilts

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Finished or Not Friday @ Alycia Quilts

Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation

Brag About Your Beauties @ From Bolt to Beauty

Friday Foto Fun @ Powered by Quilting 

UFO Busting @ Tish's Adventure in Wonderland

Stay at Home Round Robin - Round 4

We have reached Round 4 of the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail.

In case this is your first time reading about the SAHRR, this is a virtual round robin where you are the only quilter working on your project.  You choose all of the fabrics and how you want to create each week's theme -- it's your quilt and you choose how you're going to create it.

There are seven bloggers participating, and each week, we will reveal our chosen theme.  You then interpret the theme how you wish -- you decide the colours, the size of the border, etc.  This is meant to be fun as we all sew along together.  Since most of us are unable to gather to sew together with our sewing friends, this SAHRR is virtual way for us to sew together.

Round 4 is being hosted by Roseanne and Sue @ Home Sewn by Us - checkerboard.  I pulled out my Kona Red and Black and started with some strip sets.

I need to stop consulting with Dena because although she has great ideas, they require a lot of work. LOL  These 3.5-inch blocks took forever to piece.

I added a border of Kona Natural before adding the checkerboard round so I was starting with a 30.5 inch square to fit the 3.5 inch checkerboard blocks without any complicated math.

Dena's great idea was a vanishing checkerboard from top to bottom.  I should have planned out the placement of the single squares before I began sewing, but I think I like how it looks.

Each week, there will be a linky party hosted by the blogger who designed that week's round.

January 11 - Centre - Gail  @ Quilting Gail

January 18 - Round 1 - Chris @ Chrisknitssews 

January 25 - Round 2 - Emily @ The Darling Dogwood

February 1 - Round 3 - Anja @ Anja Quilts

February 8 - Round 4 - Roseanne and Sue @ Home Sewn by Us

February 15 - Round 5 - Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

February 22 - Round 6 - Susan @ Quilt Fabrication

February 28 - Round 7 - Gail  @ Quilting Gail

One Monthly Goal - February Goal Setting

I'm two for two in 2021 for linking up with Patty @ Elm Street Quilts for the One Monthly Goal (OMG).

My goal is to pieces the remaining blocks for the Morewood Mystery QAL which is hosted by Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs.  This QAL started back in July, and I have managed to keep up.

These are the blocks we made in January.

I need to piece these smaller blocks into larger blocks.

My plan is to finish making all the blocks and to then piece them into a top.

Project Quilting 12.3 - Virtual Vacation

This week's theme for Project Quilting hosted by Kim @ Persimon Dreams and Tish @ Quilt Chicken is:  Virtual Vacation.

We were given the following guidelines:

Are you dreaming of a trip? Or poignantly remembering one from the past? Let’s quilt it out this week. Whether you’re a camper or a jet-setter, a perfectionist with an itinerary or a free-spirit that follows the wind – I want to see it in your quilts this week.

Sew a scene from your dreams, whip up a “wish you were here” postcard, make a project with colors inspired by a sunset with your sweetie, or build a bag to pack for your next adventure – the project is your choice, and you can take it any direction you wish. But somehow tie your project to the vacation you’re not on.

I missed out on two quilting adventures last year due to the pandemic and am anxiously looking forward to the time when we can safely travel and gather together again.

I made two lined drawstring bags to hold items while travelling.  These will be mailed off to a friend in New Zealand.  She loves Canada, so I used a fun print of a beaver dressed as an RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) officer.

My go-to pattern is the Lined Drawstring Bag by In Color Order.  This is the Everything Bag that Jeni offers as a free tutorial.  The pattern has eight sizes.

And this is the smaller Snack Size.  I used Kona Honey for the accent.

Now off to prepare for the pending snowstorm (the second in a week).