Churn dash

 

I got quite a bit behind in April (I notice a pattern here! April is TERRIBLE for sewing for me!) but got these whipped out.

I am linking up to the rainbow scrap challenge.

Block Swap adventure - April

For April my partner was Linda. Here is the kitty she sent me

And here is my block for her

Except I accidentally messed up! the middle square was supposed to be bigger! so I will be making another one with the correct dimensions!!

Top done

This is what I turned the little birdies into.  It definitely didn't need as many seams as it has, but I was trying to be very precise.  Now all I need to do is get it quilted!

 

There is SO much negative space, I could have added a few more birds.  oh well, too late to change it now!

THIRD FINISH OF THE YEAR!!!!

It's only the second finish I have posted about it, the other is on it's way to the recipient and so I can't show pictures yet!

 

Since I had the quilting done, I could attach the binding!!

 

I did machine stitch the binding, but will definitely be doing it differently next time (but still by machine ;) )

 

And I got the quilt done!!!  I am SO excited!!

I am linking up to Richard & Tanya's link a Friday finish.

Quilting

Here is Celtic Solstice on the long arm machine!!

 

I just did a meander, with some swirls.

 

I love how accomplished I feel finishing a quilt on a long arm!

Design wall

I am SO excited!!! I showed pictures of my new shelves.  Well I was thinking about it, and I could use some velcro and a flannel backed table cloth and VIOLA! I have a design wall!! I chose Velcro so that I take it down if I need it.

I started putting up bow tie blocks. I LOVE these little blocks.  I have decided to start sewing them into twosies and foursies!!

I am linking up to design wall Monday!

 I am also linking up to Work in Progress Wednesday!

Not able to sew. . .

It is very difficult to sew when I have a helper!! She likes to sit on top of whatever I am working on.  Yesterday it was the back for my celtic solstice quilt.

TOP IS DONE!!!!

 

I am SO excited to have finished my Celtic Solstice top!!!! I LOVE the borders that were picked out! I cannot WAIT to get it quilted! I have decided on a back, I just need to put it together.

May Goals check in

1. I barely squeaked by last month!! I was not able to sew as much as I would have liked, going on Tuesdays really helps so that I get at least one night of sewing in!

2. I have changed this to finish 10 quilts this year.  I plan on doing one at the LQS on the long arm in a week.  Then I have another two tops that are done and ready to go.

3. Eeks!! Although I will say, since I have been rearranging my sewing room I have found a few that I really want to work on!!!

My sewing room

This is by far the smallest sewing room I have had.  I had things just piled up.  Well we decided to do something about it.  So my husband took measurements, and then we bought these huge shelve things!

There are 3 of them, and they are WONDERFUL!! This was just with my husband putting everything on the shelves, I am going through and rearranging things, making sure quilt blocks are put into boxes so I can find them, projects together instead of just put where ever!

And this is the rest of my sewing room (it looks a little messy right now since some of the stuff just got piled onto my cutting table.

Block Swap adventure

 

Here are almost all my kitty blocks I have received in the swap!! I have at least one more that I know I forgot.

These kitties are just too darling! (and of course Minnie HAD to be a part of it! Sorry kitty you will not be in my quilt!)

Sit n stitch April 29

 

Pieces of my bowties, I have been working on these a lot, so they are kind of slowing down (since I don't have as many.  I want to count them up, but I know I am no where near being done!

I sewed some HST for my pinwheels for my quilt I am calling scraptacular.

And 16 patches to go with the pinwheels.

 

And this is what I decided to use for the border of my Celtic Solstice quilt.  I cannot WAIT to show pictures of it!! But it's too big for me (and I want a nice picture!) So when my husband gets home Thursday I will make him hold it!

I am linking up to work in progress Wednesday.

Celtic solstice

 

I got the top done!! Well minus the borders.  I am not sure what I will do for borders.  I am thinking about a thinner green border, then a wider purple border.

Celtic solstice

I finished the top!! (Well minus the borders!)

Sit n stitch

This isn't the exact picture from last night, but it's what I was working on. I need a LOT more square blocks.

I came home and Minnie was ready to play!

I sewed at home, while skyping with my husband last night. I'm working on sewing the Celtic solstice rows into a top, and borders for it. 

I decided to do a smaller layout, and add more borders to get the desired size. 

I am linking up with feline Friday

Sit n stitch

Every Tuesday for the past few weeks I have been going to a local quilt shop that does a sit n stitch every Tuesday.  These are my pictures from *last* Tuesday, things have been kind of crazy I haven't had time to write about what I've done!

I love having the table that my mother in law gave me! It makes things SO handy!

I brought Celtic Solstice to work on! it's flying now that I am only putting blocks together into rows!! I was going to do 7 x 9 layout, but those blocks took SO much work, I am just doing 5 x 7 and I will add borders as necessary to make it big enough. 

Minnie cat + talkin turkey

 

I finally have another talkin' turkey block done!! Of course Minnie wants to help! 

I am linking up to So Scrappy! RSC 14

Block Swap Adventure

 I ended up having two partners for the month of March.  Sam  was my partner.  She had a few blocks to choose from.  I chose this one: 

And this is the kitty she sent me. I don't feel like the colors are true to what she sent.  It's a gorgeous purple!

 Swaps for April have already been sent out, but you can still sign up!!!!

Block Swap Adventure

My partner for the month was Alida.  She sent me this little kitty:
 

And she gave me a few choices, and one was a snails trail, so of course I picked that one!!

April partners have been sent out, but you can still sign up for May!

Goals check in

1. Post in my blog 7 times a month.  Well March I posted 14 times!! woohoo!! Hopefully April I can keep it up (school will keep me busy, and I am starting a part time job).  But I plan on going to sit n stitch at the local quilt shop!

2. Finish 2 quilts on my home machine that are not just straight stitching. I think I might change this one to finish 10 quilts this year.  Which I think is EXTREMELY doable since I will hopefully have a long arm to rent soon!

3. Finish 5 UFOs.  Haven't started on that.  Let's see which 5 should I do? Scott's tee shirt quilt, my UNI quilt, my "quillow" (I'm not sure how great it will look as a quillow), my Sudoku quilt.  That's 4.  I will have to look through my UFO box.  I have 2 others, that really just need to be quilted that I see more as a project in progress.