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Just entered the Block Lottery!!

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So excited!!  This is the first month I entered the lottery, but I have been doing the blocks.  If you look under the labels "Block Lotto" to the left you'll see all the blocks I've made so far.  Working towards a queen size quilt What the queen size will look like (minus this months' block) The blocks I have entered for the draw. Want to learn more about it?  Here is my entry post -   http://www.blocklotto.com/2014/04/ new-to-this-but-giving-it-a-go /   and here are the directions on how this blog works.  So excited!!!  I usually don't win but it was fun entering!!!  I'll be doing this again!

Transporting your quilting

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I seem to always be creating quilts with my sewing machine, piecing, and such, and working less with applique.  But applique is so easy to transport, and continue to work on.  This weekend I've been trying to catch up with all my blocks of a month, and doing quite well (I'm bragging here in case you don't get that ;).  But the applique is still behind.  So on Saturday we went down to Seattle, and the trip is approximately 2.5 to three hours long, depending on the border.  I decided to take my bag of appliques.  There are three different blocks of the month that I am currently working on and I thought "What a good time to just talk to my husband and sew at the same time".  He was driving, and it's easy to do both in the car.  I don't get car sick, I'm use to concentrating on other things in the car.  The results, two blocks down, and one to go.  It was fun, it kept my ADHD in check, and I felt a sense of accomplishment instead of saying to myself &

Easter Weekend -

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Quite a while ago my mother went to an art show and saw some 3D folded block quilts.  She loved the wind chime quilt block so much she asked about it and got the book shown below (you can find it on Amazon ).  It's a wonderful book with easy instructions and plenty of diagrams. The book includes: A breeze catcher (the one my mom saw) Three wall hangings a notebook cover A trinket box that I made for a friend when I first got the book. two wall hangings and two large samplers. I did a pull bell with seven different squares, but instead of doing the pull bell of all 7 in a row  I decided to make two table covers and put an edge around the squares.  Here they are below: Table talk Closer look Need to add quilting. I also did the April BOM for the Globe Trotter quilt.  Same material as the ones above, I have tons of the Kaffman material.  Check it out. I didn't do much else, not the best of weekends, busy with easter family stuff, and cat

Quick upload of what was done today

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All the Blocks caught up. I had to take another sick day today because the voice was gone.  Vocal cords had blockage on it, so between gargling and drinking hot tea all day, it's partly back but still not 100%.  But in between sewing and sleeping, and just keeping myself from being bored (that darn AHDH again!!!) I was able to catch up with some of my BOMs.  So here they are.  I'm very proud that I caught up with the Aurifil blocks.  At first I was afraid to use all the flower pattern ones that I had been gathering for some reason, but to tell you the truth, it's really looking very good.  What's your opinion? Still working on a end quilt for my bed with this pattern. January. February - Mother's Day Block. Will quilt a flower pattern in the canter. March - love the selection of colours. April's Block Some hand stitching on the white. Four more blocks I did (two more entries caught up) But that was not all, I had some

Voice still gone but up for more quilting...

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I got the timing right, I sew a bit, then sleep, sew a bit, then sleep, well, you know the drill by now.  But I am getting things done, just in smaller quantities.  So here's what I did today... fixed the Vise Versa April Quilt. Had to undo one of the sections.  But looks great now. Perfect points!! Block 7 of Layer Cake Material Girl Block 5 of Material Girl Block 8 of Material Girl. All the blocks so far. Galaxy of Stars from my Guild - Corner one. Had to make 4 - 1st block before I joined. The good news is that I am feeling better.  The bad news is that my voice still has not come back but I'm back to school tomorrow.  Missing the students.  I just won't be able to talk that much.  ;)

Working on the BOM's.

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Well I got a few of them done. June Block #1 April Block 1  Enjoyed this one.  I hand sewed it.  Used card paper, printed out the hexagons, used normal school glue stick which washed out really easily, when all was hand sewed onto the background fabric.  The 2nd April block is also with hexagons, but it uses different sizes, and has a large one for the sun, then smaller ones then these for the sun rays.  It's coming…. June, Block 2 The June blocks were really easy, that's why I completed them right away. It was simple to cut and simple to put together.  I must admit I am running out of fabric and still have 6 months left and not enough fabric.  I promised I would not buy for 3 months but I think I'll be breaking that promise. But the good news is that I am half way done this block. Half way done this block of the month.

Two down seven to go and a little extra...

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It's driving me crazy that I get so tired after going out for coffee and shopping for food.  It took me 2 hours just to do that and after I was tired as heck.  But I wanted to sew and yesterday I cut out some material once I received the pattern, so Saturday I thought I would try it. The pattern wasn't too complicated.  It's from ViceVersa and the pattern is really very challenging.  This one had 2 inch squared for the centre star and 3.75 for the corner ones.  The colors look great in this picture, one of the best pictures I took of the quilt so far, so it worked very well.  April's Block 1 April's Block 2 I even love the look of this one.  The points came out perfect here.  This is the first time that I like the look of both of them.  But I just noticed right now the mistake...  The top and bottom are opposite, I need to change that...  Opps!!!!  This will be the third time that undo something.  You had to take your time with this one.  I di

Update "To Do" list for April.

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Can't talk so I can't teach.  Doctor has given me another inhaler and this stuff to put up my nose as well.  So now what?  I've been cutting, then sleep, then organizing, then sleeping. etc….  You know the drill.  So I thought I would do like many other people I've seen  do on their blog.  I made a list for what I have to do this month.OK, I know I've done this before but here it is again... Down the Rabbit hole Flying Geese - need a lot of them. Down the Rabbit Hole - April's block. Material Girls' Layer Cake 5 and 6 (cut) Material Girls' Layer Cake 7 and 8  Material Girls' Layer Cake 9 and 10 Material Grils' Layer Cake 11 and 12 Free Motion Quilt along Block 2 styles Free Motion Quilt along Block 3 - 4 styles Free Motion Quilt Along Block 4 - 4 styles Crafty 2013 Quilt Along April (2 of them)  Crafty 2013 Quilt Along May (2 of them) - one almost done. Crafty 2013 Quilt Along June (2 of them) Aurifill's quilt for the end

What do you do when you're sick in bed, and can't do anything??? You hand sew...

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I'm a bit ADHD.  For those of you that don't know what that stands for it's an acronym for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  I have trouble sitting still, and can only read books if I read 2 or 3 at a time.  Yes I keep them in order in my head, the problem is I'm always moving and thinking.  I'm the person you hate because the moment I wake up my mind goes very quickly… and doesn't stop.  Wondering if you're ADHD?  Take  this test on this link. Anyways, here I am sick very badly with bronchitis, a lung infection, and too tired to work, and I can't sew, because it tires me out too quickly, so what can I do?  I'm working on hexagons now.  It's hand sewing so I can easily do it.  I'm also catching up on some of my wool work, so it's not that bad.    I didn't do much, checked out all the BOM's that I'm in, slept,  cut material for 1/2 hour on one of them, slept, hand sewed the hexagons, then guess what?  Y