Jan
30
2008
Valance – my room (HSY) Backing – mom’s cabin quilt for summer – DONE & so is the quilting!! Musical Scrappy – I did 20 more of these so 76 of 99 blocks completed Scrappy #2 – about 360 more half square triangles to square up Goose on the Loose – blocks need squaring up [...]
Jan
25
2008
Valance – my room (HSY) Backing – mom’s cabin quilt for summer (HSY) 9 patch leader/ender – 128 blocks completed Musical Scrappy – 56 of 99 blocks completed Scrappy #2 – about 360 more half square triangles to square up Goose on the Loose – blocks need squaring up DWR – 5 of 40 melons [...]
Jan
22
2008
Hmmm… When I see how long it’s been since my last post, it seems I should have a lot more done than I do. Here’s one reason why I am behind. Ludo, the mischievous is always sleeping where I need to work. He’s either on the cutting mat when there’s material on it, or hopping [...]
Jan
13
2008
Valance – my room (HSY) Backing – mom’s cabin quilt for summer (HSY) 9 patch leader/ender – 95 of 128 blocks completed Musical Scrappy – 20 of 99 blocks completed Scrappy #2 – cutting, ironing & squaring up 480 half sq triangles Goose on the Loose – blocks need squaring up DWR – 5 of [...]
Jan
12
2008
For me, classes are good for learning new techniques but not for completing projects. This is another project that I started during a class (January 2005) and never finished. DD-R wanted to learn how to make a DWR quilt so I took this class with a friend using John Flynn’s book and templates so I [...]
Jan
09
2008
Okay, now I have crossed 5 things off my original January 2008 WIP list, but I also added 1. . . I know I’m not suppose to be thinking finish 2 and then add 1 to the WIP list (that’s my friend Cindy’s rationale for the year); but I have a really good reason for [...]
Jan
09
2008
I finished this up last night and just got it ironed and the picture taken. I got the block pattern, Happy Scrappy Houses from Bonnie @ Quiltville. I wanted to make a small wallhanging with words about standing out from the crowd fused on the borders. Two of the houses are different than the “crowd” [...]