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Juggling

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I think I have done pretty well juggling my Projects, so far in 2015.  I have either completed or are almost completed many of the items on my January list. Of course, I added a few new projects along the way. Just to remind myself, this is how my first 6 weeks have looked.
Jan-FebProjects
1. Schnitzel and Boo Mini Quilt;  2. Framed Quilt Block – Trapped; 3. Spoonflower Sampler Quilt; 4. Festive Mug Rug Swap; 5. Lines Drawn (new project); 6. Rangers Station; 7. Tapa Star Block (new project); 8. Quilted Triangles for Secret Project

In addition to these, I have two secret projects at the moment….I so want to share!!! They are turning out fabulously!! The first is complete – Jungle Ave Tapa; the second, I am 1/2 way through quilting and plan to finish this weekend.

I  have finished cutting all the pieces of one more project I just started (Puzzle Blocks??). It is a mini based on this design. I might have to make this one at various sizes….right now I am working with 20 x 20″.
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For the last part of my check-in, here is my project list:

Project Dates Current Status
Jungle Ave Tapa 31 January TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND
(COMPLETE)
 Sew Mama Sew (Project 5)  16 January
14 February		  TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT (UNDERWAY), BIND
 Spoonflower Sampler Quilt  28 February  TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT (UNDERWAY), BIND
 Bjorn the Bear  14 March TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND
 Rangers Station
(my Marsala entry)		  31 March  TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND
 Celestial Spheres  31 March TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND
 Tapa Star (Pillows/Mini)  31 March TOP (UNDERWAY), BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND
(NOTE: PILLOWS JUST NEED A ZIP & BACK SEWN)
 Lines Drawn  ? TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND
 Puzzle Blocks (?)  ? TOP (UNDERWAY), BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND

Linking up with Lee over @ Freshly Pieced for WiP Wednesday (see button on the right).

#Sewing Away From Home Adventures

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This is a long weekend for myself and my family. We decided to go to the mountains for some relaxation and snowboarding. The North Carolina Mountains did not disappoint….it welcomed us with fresh snow and blue skies.
WinterMountainWelcome

As I was settling in to start some quilting for the weekend, I realized I had forgotten some essentials.

  • A second bobbin to wind new thread (a different color) for one of the quilts I wanted to quilt
  • An iron….yes, remembered the ironing board but not my iron.
  • A maker pen/pencil for marking out my quilting pattern

My solution for the last one, was to hand baste the line instead…you’ll see more of this quilt soon, I promise.

HandBasting_MarkingCircle
I did get about 1/4 of the top quilted… but then I decided it was time for a couple of new projects 😉

I have been a Karen Lewis Textiles fabric hoarder, for a while now. The other week, I came up with a design that I already knew this is where I would put them into use (a design yet to be posted but is a QDAD).  I paired Karen’s Allotment Prints (in Iron, Oyster and Nautical) with Yoshiko Jinzenji fabric and a splash of Kona Torch. Here’s a quick close up of the quilt top….

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Aren’t those fabrics great together….I love how the square theme in each make it cohesive.

The last project I have been working over the long weekend, is my Tapa Star I pattern. I am getting it class ready and hope to teach later in the year. It’s a paper piecing pattern which I have previously finished with Carolyn Friedlander prints; this time I am using mostly Spoonflower prints.
SpoonflowerTapaStar1

I am loving the color combination with this one. The fabrics featured here are:

Back home tomorrow, and looking forward to sleeping in my own bed….in the meantime leaving you with a photo of the mountains today….we had snow!!
WinterMountainSnow

Linking up with Lee @ Freshly Pieced for WiP Wednesday….as I am likely getting much more done before Wednesday 🙂

 

How is January tracking??

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I am really trying to stay on task this first month, however I know some things are slipping. Normally, I would be ok about this and just adjust my schedules, but this time I am a little stressed about moving the deadlines.

SpoonflowerSampler_Quilting

 

Project Dates Current Status
 Sew Mama Sew (Project 5)  16 January
  7 February		  TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT (UNDERWAY), BIND
 Schnitzel & Boo Mini Quilt  16 January TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND (COMPLETE)
 Spoonflower Sampler Quilt  31 January TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT (UNDERWAY), BIND
 Bjorn the Bear  31 January
Feb		 TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND
 Jungle Ave Tapa  31 January TOP, BACK, BASTE, QUILT, BIND

*I will reorganize the table based on date changes next week

Anyway, the quilting must go on though…and I have made progress on two projects;

  • the Spoonflower sampler quilt where I did some more quilting last night (above), and
  • my Sew Mama Sew project (below) where the back is complete and now it is basted.

QuiltBack_SMS

Linking up with Lee over at Freshly Pieced for WiP Wednesday.