Slow Sunday Stitching

I feel I made progress on my Slow Sunday Stitching part of my secret Ohio quilt this week.  I work on these blocks when I have 30 - 60 minutes of stitch time.  Time flies!  The first one happened at bowling.  Another happened at school.

 

Another happened during graphic arts and one in study hall.

 

 

More study hall and math work:

 

I had study hall time at another school to make time for a few hexies too.

 

Linking up at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.

 

RSC18 and a few Blues

It really looks like I'm working on reds more than blues, but I did try to find more blues in the 2.5" bins to make this block for my secret Ohio quilt.  I'll be embroidering Ohio city names on these stars in my spare time.  The yellow star will be embroidered with "East Canton" on it in blue.  Blue and yellow are our school colors.  That's our home town.

 

Linking up with the RSC18 on Angela's blog, SoScrappy.

 

Another Ohio City StarBlock

 

 

 

 

 

The stitches aren't perfect, but the Massillon, Ohio star bock is complete.  Whoop, whoop!

 

Better yet, TWO great days of school in a row!

WIP Wednesday

I've been working on a lot of things by hand these days because I'm often not at home or at a position where waiting is involved.  This is what happened this week:

I made some hexagons.



Some of them turned in to a flower center:

 

I embroidered some city stars for my secret Ohio quilt:

 

 

I made six more blue and white wonky baskets for the Block Lotto.

 

 

I'm excited that I got a "contact".  I went to the eye doctor.  I haven't been there since the episode of Bell's Palsy in February of 2016.  I was happy to hear that I still only needed to wear cheater glasses of +1.75.  The exciting part was that I asked about contacts.  She said that I could wear one contact in my left eye and that would work for me.  I LOVE it.  It was a challenge getting used to putting them in and out, but like anything with practice it gets better and better.

 

I wish I could say that my truck accident was because of my contacts.  No, I was backing down the driveway too fast, got a little off the driveway, got sucked into the mud, and cut it too short to get it up the hill without getting stuck.  Ouch.  Well, that's what insurance is for.  Should be fixed and back soon.  Bummer...

 

 

I had more fun this week making EPP hexagons.  This was on Sunday...

 

Then on Tuesday I had time to add a ring around the orange flower and make another half-opened flower.  These flowers bloomed:

 

 

These flowers bloomed onto a block!

 

Don't freak out at the 71 projects.  I've had list in the upper 90's in the past.  I did not have any finishes this week.

 

Pieces Still Need to be Cut & Sewn

1. Cheddar Jack cat pattern from Mama Spark's World 

2.  Digging up Bones (Owen's dinosaur quilt)

3.  Rock Island Campfire Quilt

4.  Picadilly Circle

5. ...And Sew On BOM at Quiet Play (one block to go)

6.  Go Four It! -- Scrappy 4-patches started as leader/ender June 2017

7.  Patriotic Folk Animals (from Americana Quilts Book) -- hand work for school

8.   Soul Searching -- need 2 more blocks for Julianne swap
9.  Leah Day Building Blocks QA

10.  Love Laugh Quilt Christmas Improv QA
11.  Classic Meets Modern BOM
12.  Mod Mod QA (turning this one into a baby quilt) (from block Lotto, mostly circles w/lines)

13.  Slow Sunday Stitching wool candle mat from Sue project

14.  Bonnie Hunter Garden Party (started 3.18.17.)

15,  Sew Sweet Simplicity BOM (made from shirt scraps)

16.  Kite Girl (RSC14)

17.  Amish Country BOM (from Lynn, Johnna's mom)

18.  Cabins at the Lake (from Fons & Porter Magazine) (only one house block complete.)

19.   2.5" Scraps from Dani making "cracker" blocks

20.  Flowers and Watercan (wall hanging)

21.  Little Houses (3.5" blocks)

22.  Split Stars (Block Lotto win)

23.  Spools (Leader & Ender project with Bonnie Hunter)

24.  Scrappy Hourglass Quilt 

25.  Slabs with White Rectangle (RSC14 started -- need blocks each month)

26.  Bonnie Hunter Box Kite class from March, 2017 (Will make baby quilt.)

27.  Super Mario QA

28.  2015 Orange, pink, grey kite blocks (from Accuquilt die, RSC17)

29.  Maroon Sampler Quilt

30.  Gypsy Wife QA (started again with Angie at Gnome Angel, August 2017)

31.  Crown of Thorns in blues

32.  2016 Plus Blocks (from left over pieces of Soul Searching blocks)

33.  RSC16 Folk Art Birds

34.  Kevin the Quilter's Sapphire Stars Mystery (started Summer 2017) 

35.  Pre-printed cross stitch pillow sham (May, 2018 sew-to-go bag)

36.  Dot Dot Dash bag -- (new to the list April, 2018)

37.  Cross Stitch "A Friend is Someone..." WIP found in April, 2018, from 1980's!

38.  Catchin' Some Rays needle turn applique crib quilt started March, 2018 (adding EPP hexies!)

39.  Secret O - H - I - O quilt.  Shhhh.  Can't show this one--but it's cool!

40.  EPP mini table topper (grey, maroon, blue, cream...)

  

Blocks Still Need to be Made

1.  Bluepatch Mystery Quilt

2.  Scrap Crystals (working on blue pieces for RSC15)

3.  We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler

4.  Amanda Murphy Designs (ugly fabric quilt)

5. Finding Nemo Scrappy Trip quilt (my seams don't match Julianne's seams...)
6.  Drunkard's Path Variation baby quilt

7.  Kim Diehl's Table Topper from her book Simple Charm (Started August, 2017 for to-go bag.)
       

Blocks are made but need to be sewn together (and/or some sashing)
1.  Block Swap Adventure Orange/Yellow Sampler (2011-2012)
2.  Cruise blocks won from Libby (May OMG Goal?)
3.  Orange/Blue Fish Blocks (that I won)
4.  Split Stars (blocks won from Block Lotto; October, 2012)
5.  African Violet baby quilt (Block Lotto inspired)
6.  Tall Fly 

7.  Fortune Teller (RSC14 started)

8.  Sonja's Windows string quilt 

9.  Block Swap Adventure (2013) Churn Dash Blocks 

10.  Tula Pink's City Sampler 100 Modern Quilt Blocks (New QA starting 5/7/17 Gnome Angel)

 

Quilts back needs to be made (tops are done)

1.  Pat Sloan's, I Love to Make Quilts Sampler Solstice Challenge (Red & White finished top 2017)

2. Card Trick (pink and blue) HUGE charity quilt for local quilt guild
3.  Hunter green large (bubbly -- will be a challenge to longarm) charity quilt for the local guild
4. Bubble Gum pink and navy charity quilt for local quilt guild 

 

Ready to longarm
1.  Little Letters QA Quilt (A RSC14 project)
2.  Royal Blue embroidered customer quilt
3.  String #2 (very heavy because of muslin foundation) customer quilt. (Half loaded on the frame!)

4.  Embroidery Bear with balloons and hearts crib quilt.

5.  Bright string customer quilt
6.  Embroidery Bear crib quilt

7.  Customer quilt with special block in the center (CM)

8.  Customer quilt with hand pieced stars. (CM)

9.  Customer coin/bar quilt. (CM)

10.  Customer quilt with 4-patches, piano keys, and red back. (CM)

 

I'm linking up with Lorna for Let's Bee Social.  Check it out at Sew Fresh Quilts.

          

 

 

 

 

Moving it Forward Monday

I'm moving my EPP hexies a little further for moving it forward Monday.

Slow Sunday Stitching -- The EPP Hexies Continue

I had more fun this week making EPP hexagons.  This was on Sunday...

 

Then on Tuesday I had time to add a ring around the orange flower and make another half-opened flower.  These flowers bloomed:

 

 

Here's my view from the "teacher's" desk;

 

I was happy to return to the vocational school from which I proudly graduated -- 35 years later.

 

On Wednesday I spent almost three hours at the car dealership for an OIL CHANGE!!!  Turns out it there was a warranty paperwork problem.  My truck was done in regular time.  They told me my warranty was VOID!  Seriously?  I am an excellent paperwork keeper!  I quickly went home and had my hands on the "problem" paperwork in FIVE MINUTES!  Whew.  The next day I got a call from the service department saying that my warranty claim was approved.  No sweat...

 

This was completed while I was waiting on my truck paperwork issues.  Something beautiful came out of it after all.  I always look for the silver lining.  I praise Him in the storm for sure. 

God's always got this!

 

 

On Thursday I "planted" the flowers that bloomed earlier in the week in another classroom.

 

 

 

Linking up at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.

 

Wonky Baskets

I had time to make six more wonky baskets for the Block Lotto this week.  These blocks measure 8.5" (8" finished).  This week I played with more of the darker blue scraps for the RSC18.

Linking up with Angela at SoScrappy for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, 2018 (RSC18.)

WIP Wednesday

Today I'm at the car dealership for a routine oil change.  I arrived 35 minutes early -- seriously, it's an oil change...  They took my truck right away and started working on it.  It took OVER TWO HOURS!  The service part was done.  The paperwork was the problem.  Geez.

On the bright side, I did get "Youngstown" embroidered on my secret Ohio quilt!

 

I loaded this quilt into the frame.  I hope to put a lot of loopys on it by this weekend and get 'er done.

 

 

I got some slow stitching EPP hexagons sewn.

 

 

Here's my stuff during study hall at school.  Kids see me get the container out and think I'm going to give them cookies... Poor kids!

 

 

I LOVE this picture that I took of our son yesterday in the field of goldenrods.  Beautiful colors!

 

 

I took on four more customer quilts:

 

Quilt #1 with red backing.

 

Quilt #2 with lots of fun HST and a big blue and 4-patches in the center.

 

 

Quilts #3 and #4.  fun fun!

 

I made for blocks for the Block Lotto this month.  I have the other six cut but still need to finish.

 

I gave away some items that I probably would never use (that were given to me) to a friend and her mom to make dolls.  that frees up two and a half boxes of room!

 

Don't freak out at the 71 projects.  I've had list in the upper 90's in the past.

 

Pieces Still Need to be Cut & Sewn

1. Cheddar Jack cat pattern from Mama Spark's World 

2.  Digging up Bones (Owen's dinosaur quilt)

3.  Rock Island Campfire Quilt

4.  Picadilly Circle

5. ...And Sew On BOM at Quiet Play (one block to go)

6.  Go Four It! -- Scrappy 4-patches started as leader/ender June 2017

7.  Patriotic Folk Animals (from Americana Quilts Book) -- hand work for school

8.   Soul Searching -- need 2 more blocks for Julianne swap
9.  Leah Day Building Blocks QA

10.  Love Laugh Quilt Christmas Improv QA
11.  Classic Meets Modern BOM
12.  Mod Mod QA (turning this one into a baby quilt) (from block Lotto, mostly circles w/lines)

13.  Slow Sunday Stitching wool candle mat from Sue project

14.  Bonnie Hunter Garden Party (started 3.18.17.)

15,  Sew Sweet Simplicity BOM (made from shirt scraps)

16.  Kite Girl (RSC14)

17.  Amish Country BOM (from Lynn, Johnna's mom)

18.  Cabins at the Lake (from Fons & Porter Magazine) (only one house block complete.)

19.   2.5" Scraps from Dani making "cracker" blocks

20.  Flowers and Watercan (wall hanging)

21.  Little Houses (3.5" blocks)

22.  Split Stars (Block Lotto win)

23.  Spools (Leader & Ender project with Bonnie Hunter)

24.  Scrappy Hourglass Quilt 

25.  Slabs with White Rectangle (RSC14 started -- need blocks each month)

26.  Bonnie Hunter Box Kite class from March, 2017 (Will make baby quilt.)

27.  Super Mario QA

28.  2015 Orange, pink, grey kite blocks (from Accuquilt die, RSC17)

29.  Maroon Sampler Quilt

30.  Gypsy Wife QA (started again with Angie at Gnome Angel, August 2017)

31.  Crown of Thorns in blues

32.  2016 Plus Blocks (from left over pieces of Soul Searching blocks)

33.  RSC16 Folk Art Birds

34.  Kevin the Quilter's Sapphire Stars Mystery (started Summer 2017) 

35.  Pre-printed cross stitch pillow sham (May, 2018 sew-to-go bag)

36.  Dot Dot Dash bag -- (new to the list April, 2018)

37.  Cross Stitch "A Friend is Someone..." WIP found in April, 2018, from 1980's!

38.  Catchin' Some Rays needle turn applique crib quilt started March, 2018 (adding EPP hexies!)

39.  Secret O - H - I - O quilt.  Shhhh.  Can't show this one--but it's cool!

40.  EPP mini table topper (grey, maroon, blue, cream...)

  

Blocks Still Need to be Made

1.  Bluepatch Mystery Quilt

2.  Scrap Crystals (working on blue pieces for RSC15)

3.  We Can Do It Skill Builder Sampler

4.  Amanda Murphy Designs (ugly fabric quilt)

5. Finding Nemo Scrappy Trip quilt (my seams don't match Julianne's seams...)
6.  Drunkard's Path Variation baby quilt

7.  Kim Diehl's Table Topper from her book Simple Charm (Started August, 2017 for to-go bag.)
       

Blocks are made but need to be sewn together (and/or some sashing)
1.  Block Swap Adventure Orange/Yellow Sampler (2011-2012)
2.  Cruise blocks won from Libby (May OMG Goal?)
3.  Orange/Blue Fish Blocks (that I won)
4.  Split Stars (blocks won from Block Lotto; October, 2012)
5.  African Violet baby quilt (Block Lotto inspired)
6.  Tall Fly 

7.  Fortune Teller (RSC14 started)

8.  Sonja's Windows string quilt 

9.  Block Swap Adventure (2013) Churn Dash Blocks 

10.  Tula Pink's City Sampler 100 Modern Quilt Blocks (New QA starting 5/7/17 Gnome Angel)

 

Quilts back needs to be made (tops are done)

1.  Pat Sloan's, I Love to Make Quilts Sampler Solstice Challenge (Red & White finished top 2017)

2. Card Trick (pink and blue) HUGE charity quilt for local quilt guild
3.  Hunter green large (bubbly -- will be a challenge to longarm) charity quilt for the local guild
4. Bubble Gum pink and navy charity quilt for local quilt guild 

 

Ready to longarm
1.  Little Letters QA Quilt (A RSC14 project)
2.  Royal Blue embroidered customer quilt
3.  String #2 (very heavy because of muslin foundation) customer quilt. (Half loaded on the frame!)

4.  Embroidery Bear with balloons and hearts crib quilt.

5.  Bright string customer quilt
6.  Embroidery Bear crib quilt

7.  Customer quilt with special block in the center (CM)

8.  Customer quilt with hand pieced stars. (CM)

9.  Customer coin/bar quilt. (CM)

10.  Customer quilt with 4-patches, piano keys, and red back. (CM)

 

I'm linking up with Lorna for Let's Bee Social.  Check it out at Sew Fresh Quilts.