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WIP Wednesday

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WIP Wednesday & Quilt Camp III post
i saved what i did at quilt camp for this post since this is what i got accomplished this past week.

a bee block that i still need to get in the mail.
i quilted this quilt which i have had the top done for sometime now.  truth be told i have a total of 11 tops & now a few more that need to be quilted.  it was a fun quilt to quilt.  now i just need to get the 11+ quilted.

i pieced the back & i love how it turned out.  i mentioned to a co-worker that i was thinking of selling it & she bought it.  hello more fabric.

i was hired by a friend to make a baby quilt for her sister who is expecting a girl.  i took my box of pink scraps to camp with no plan for the quilt in mind.  i went through my scraps & pulled light pinks.  then went to the cutting table & cut them to 6″ with varying lengths.  i then began to lay out rows.
i added a boarder & this is what i got.  i call it my WAG quilt which stands for ‘wild ass guess’ because i had no plan & it turned out pretty good.  i will be quilting it next week at my next quilt camp.

i got the last 2 boarders on my modern siggy swap quilt.  finally.  i was working on this quilt in March when the call came that my niece was about to be born.  sad to say i not had touched it since then.  but, its now finished & ready to be quilted.
i finished this quilt top which started out as a quilt along in blogland that stopped at block #9.  i picked 3 more star blocks & sewed them up then laid out the quilt with sashing & corner stones.  another quilted needing to be quilted.

drum roll please…….
my Cartwheel quilt top is finished.  i LOVE this quilt.  i LOVE the fabric in it.  i LOVE the pattern.  i LOVE it all.

i laid out all of the blocks at camp & played with the layout some.  then i asked what some of the gals thought.  we moved some blocks around & walked away from it.  came back awhile later & looked at it.  i still liked how the layout was.  so i picked up the rows in order & labeled them.
when i got to the point of being ready to sew the rows together i laid out the quilt again.  making sure for a 3rd & final time that i was happy with the layout.  i was.  so now its finished.  another quilt needing quilted.

what would a quilt camp be for me without a bag.  so, i made this one.  i took a couple of patterns to camp with me.  some fabric. some supplies.  i had nothing pre-cut & ready to go this time.

the pattern is from Pink Sand Beach Designs.  its called Huntington Hobo.  there is an outside zipper pocket which you can see in the 1st pic.  the bag also has a zippered closure which was sort of new for me.  it went together really well & so now i might do some more bags with zippered closures.
i love the lining fabric.  bright & fun.  the pattern calls for 1 set of pockets but when i make this again i will do pockets on both sides of the inside.  i haven’t sewin shut the lining yet because i want to add some heavy duty interfacing to the bottom for stability which the pattern doesn’t call for.
so there you have it.  what i have been doing in the land of sewing for the past 7 days.  quilt camp was a lot of fun & we had a lot of laughs.
i leave next Wednesday for another camp.  so hopefully i will get a lot done at that camp as well.
also, i noticed that this is my 199th post.  after post number 200 i will be hosting another giveaway so check back soon.
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WIP Wednesday (a day late)

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a day late but hey that is how things have been for me this month.
i am leaving bright & early this morning for quilt camp.  i packed the car last night & as i got things ready i took a few pics of stuff i will be working on at camp.


i have all of the blocks done for my Cartwheel quilt.  so i will be getting these sewed together.  i can’t wait to see how it turns out.

i will finish sewing together this simple baby quilt.  Rhonda who puts together this camp has each of her campers do a baby quilt top for a charity & then she quilts & binds them.  i know.  great idea.

i have a Bee block to put together.
i am going to attempt to quilt this quilt.  depending upon the space i have.
as well as my Opening Day quilt.

i am also taking along my fabric for my drunkards path quilt.  i have no idea if i will get to it because there are several other projects that i packed but didn’t take pics of.  par for the course for me this month.  lots going on & not enough time to focus on what to take to camp.  so my logic was ‘when in doubt – pack it.’
i will be posting some from camp so you can see my progress.
this is my last journey away from home for a couple of weeks.  it will be nice to have sometime at home.  however, my next trip is to another quilt camp.
happy sewing!
WIP Wednesday

WIP Wednesday

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i have had a busy & active past 7 days.  4 of those days were spent on a long weekend out of town.  again.  however, i did get some stuff accomplished in the world of sewing.
i completed all of the fussy cutting for my final 3 blocks on my Cartwheel quilt.
the remaining fabric after the fussy cutting.  i don’t like the idea of wasting any of my Prince Charming.
this quilt spent the long weekend with me.  i have some great memories now every time i look at this quilt.  another quilt went as well but it shall remain unseen for now.
i started this the weekend before while i was at the Gorge.  i just have the hands & tie to finish up & i can get it off to its new owner.
i have this weekend at home then i am off to a quilt camp next Thursday.  a weekend home & then another camp after that.  its the season for quilt camps.  time to get all of those gifts made and wips finished up.
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WIP Wednesday

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hey all……
not much sewing done these past 7 days.  i mean how could i when i spent 3 1/2 of them at the Gorge in George, WA watching the Dave Matthews Band.  annual tradition that didn’t disappoint at all this year.

video of the band closing out the show on Sunday night.  so much energy. its amazing to get to go to every year.
i did start a little hand project on the trip.  its for a friend.  not sure if she will make the connection or not but i am posting it anyways.  i also got some fussy cutting done for my Cartwheel quilt.  maybe some progress on that next week.
this weekend i am off for another long weekend.
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WIP Wednesday

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i have been busy in sewing land the past week.  getting things done & checked off of my to do list.  here are 2 of my bee blocks that needed to get done for August.

both gals wanted wonky star blocks.  so thanks to them the blocks were easy.
this past weekend i knocked out the quilting & binding on this quilt.
i made the top awhile back with a quilt along over at ps i quilt.  but i never got it quilted or bound.


i decided that i needed to get it done so it could come to the Gorge with me this weekend for the Dave Matthews Band shows.
its a little wild & wacky.  sort of like me at the concerts.  so its fitting to be going along.



i also got 3 more of my Cartwheel blocks done.

now i am left with the last 3 that all have frogs in them.  i have all of the frogs traced on the fabric & some of them cut.  maybe during the days this weekend i can work on getting the rest of the frogs cuts out & ready for the blocks.
tomorrow is September 1st.  i have been waiting for September to get here since January.  September is going to be a great month for me.  kicking it off with a long weekend at the Gorge to see my favorite band & spend sometime with friends.  then another long weekend away after that.  a weekend at home then another long weekend at quilt camp.
so not much sewing will be getting done over the next couple of weeks which i am okay with.  i will take my hand work along but if i don’t touch it i don’t care.  my focus is going to be on other things.
i will still post each Wednesday it just might not be about sewing.
enjoy September everyone.  its about time it got here.
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WIP Wednesday

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hey there.  i hope that you all are doing well.  i have been getting some sewing done this past week.  i finished my Opening Day quilt (finally) which i posted about here.  i have since been working on my Cartwheel quilt.

i love this block.  i fussy cut the fabric so that the frog head is in each one.  lots of work but totally worth it.

i have 6 blocks done & i am almost done with another 3.

the final 3 will all have the frog in them.  i haven’t cut that fabric yet so that will take me some time.  i hope to have them finished up this coming weekend & the top together.
September is a packed month for me kicking it off at the Gorge to see DMB & ending it with a quilt camp & a lot of fun stuff in between.
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WIP Wednesday

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if you are looking for the giveaway click here.
i am pulling this baby back out & working on it again.  i have finally gotten caught up with a few things so its time to have some fun.  its my Cartwheels quilt that i started in Sisters.
i am looking forward to seeing the next few blocks come together.

i have also been working on my Opening Day quilt.  the sides are on & now i have to put together the 2 boarders for the top & the bottom.  i hope that by this weekend this quilt top will be finished.
16 days to go until the Gorge.  if this was a normal year i would have already seen the Dave Matthews Band a time or 2 by now.  but, nothing about this year has been normal for me.

i hope you all are getting a lot done.  happy sewing.
family · finished quilts · WIP Wednesday

WIP Wednesday

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hey there. i know i am a day late with this. but, as they say. better late then never right? i did some sewing this past weekend but not anything that i can show you. what i can show you are these two adorable monsters.

my brother & his family came into town this past weekend. i got to help watch the girls for a couple of nights. my brother & SIL were worried that the little one would be hard for me at bedtime. she was a dream. the big monster was another story. in short it was 10:00 or after by the time she got to bed & grandma did the trick both nights.

i love this pic. i just had to share it. she is so much fun with her faces and noises that she is making.
this past week i did finish up Roxanne’s baby quilt. i think i showed you a pic of it but it wasn’t bound yet.

i just did simple diagonal quilting on it.

the backing is flannel.

went together super quick. the baby was due August 7th & i wanted to get it to Roxanne before she had her.

today is August 11th & poor Roxanne still hasn’t had the baby. we are all trying to come up with ways to get her to go into labor. its pretty funny around here.
on another note. i see that i am almost to 100 followers. once i hit 100 i will have to find something to giveaway. so spread the word & lets get those 2 additional followers.
22 days until the Gorge & Dave Matthews Band. woo hoo.
hope you all are having a great week.

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WIP Wednesday

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i’m back. i think. for awhile there i thought i had lost my mind and then someone told me ‘you haven’t really lost your mind. you may have stopped paying attention to it, but it’s still there.’ very true statement. so, i am going to start paying attention to it & maybe i will get some stuff done.
so this is what i have been up to with regards to sewing.
a few bee blocks for the different bee groups that i belong to.

i am caught up with my July blocks & now i need to get to work on the August blocks.

i have also been working on a baby quilt for a gal i work with. its roughly 48″ by 48″ so i went to my scraps of batting to see if i had something that would work. i didn’t but i did have 2 pieces that i could sew together to make work. have you ever done this before? i just put the 2 edges together and zigzag down them.

it works great for using up those scrap pieces of batting.

i found this fabric on my trip to Sisters & knew it would be perfect for the baby quilt.

i did simple squares just alternating the 2 fabrics. i had lost the light by the time i got it quilted last night so its a bad picture. once i get the binding on i will take another one to share with you.

the backing is flannel except for 1 corner of it. somehow i did the math wrong on that trip and was short. that was the 1st part of July when i had lost my brain. now that i know its still there i shouldn’t be having issues like this. right??????
hope you all are having a great week!
clothing · WIP Wednesday

WIP Wednesday

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1st of all can i get a Woo Hoo!!!! i am posting WIP Wednesday & its actually Wednesday. ha ha ha. i am doing this post on Monday night before i leave for California. if all goes according to plan it should post on Wednesday. we will see if i did it right.
this fabric caught my eye at a shop in Redmond, OR when we were on our Sisters trip. i love the color of it but i also love the dragon flies as well as the bugs and spiders on it. strange i know. anyways, i was thinking skirt when i saw the fabric.

so that is what i made. i love how it turned out. i will be wearing it on my trip with a black top & some new black shoes that i got. it will be interesting to see what if any comments i get on it.

the pattern is from Amy Butler its her Barcelona Skirts pattern. i made the A line one. i ended up cutting off about 4″ to get it to the length i wanted. the skirt is lined and it went together fairly easy.

i have other fabric that i bought on that trip to make another skirt as well.

i hope you all are having a great week. i will get to go see Mickey tomorrow as our closing event is at Disneyland.