WIP 7.27.11

Been working on the quilt for my mom.


Have handsewn part of the binding for the Koolaid quilt.


CHOPPED OFF MY HAIR.

I went from this:

to this:

There will be more sewing tomorrow...
Also, I'm linking up to WIP Wednesday...

It's Tuesday, right?

I got up early today because I thought the online webinar I was supposed to "attend" was at 10. I wanted to be fully awake. Um. It was at 10...Pacific time.

Ah well.

I was uber productive instead.
I finished the bright batik (nicknamed The Koolaid) quilt. It's all done except for the handsewing.

I have almost finished my big item for the Make Mine Modern swap. One last assembly stage, but the hardest bits are done. *finally* I was really nervous that my straight line quilting would eat the object/mess it up.
I don't think my partner follows me, but I want it to be a surprise.
I'm still pondering what my small item should be. I was thinking an eye pillow? Anyone got better suggestions?

I worked on my mom's quilt. It's about half done (except for the borders). I'm waiting for some matching fabric to come my way. When I've got as much as I can get done this week, I'll post pics. It's not perfect...the whole ripping/reassembling thing wonked out some seam allowances.

I'm getting my hair potentially chopped tomorrow, maybe chin length. It's the longest it's been in years. I'm sick of it. I'm pondering a more flapper look, but my hair gets big. I may or may not post pics.

I'm having a clumsy day...

This morning I hit my browbone on the shower. (Don't ask. I had my eyes closed while I was waiting on a hair treatment.)

I burnt my arm and my thumb on the iron...in two different unrelated incidents.

On the plus side, the bright batik quilt is sammiched, though it might not get quilted til Wed.
I got one row (out of 6) done my mom's quilt.

I finished my fourth row of the Rockin Robin quilt along.



It stormed on and off today. I noticed the cat in pointer mode looking out the window. She had spotted a swallowtail that was trying to dry off its wings. I must have watched it for almost an hour, and I took a ton of pictures.




It was pretty magical.

Sometimes fast goes slow...

I got my skill builder block done today.

And I made HUGE progress (so I thought) on a charm pack quilt for my mom.
(this is not yet the messup stage)
Until....I actually did the layout and then realized
*headdesk) that I apparently hadn't read the directions as well as I thought I did and pieced blocks together incorrectly. Um...more than 2/3 the time.
In fact, even taking into account the extra blocks I was supposed to have, I only had 12 blocks that worked.
Enter seam ripper. Over and over again.
*blarg*
The pieces are now reassembled...save for the pieces that will go on the back, because I just couldn't rip anymore.
Sometimes fast is slow...

On tap for Monday:
Row 4 of the Rockin Robin
Finishing the back and borders on the bright batik quilt.
Maybe even the quilt sammich if possible.
Quilting the bits of my Make it Modern swap. I am debating handquilting. I'm just not sure.

friday finish!

Well, technically, I finished it yesterday...but I didn't take pics of it until today.


I still have to pack it up (with other goodies) and send it off to it's new owner.

I'm almost done with this quilt top. (I had to get border fabric today.)


It is intended for the Pirate's family. But...it is awfully bright. I like it. I think it's summery and fun, but I'm not sure about whether or not Pirate's family will like it.


I started a quilt that may or may not be for my mom for Christmas.

Speaking of mailing (I did at the beginning of the post, at least)...I hit the post office today.



I sent off charm squares for the Rainbow Swap, Round 2.

And *drumroll* I sent off packages to New Bee on the Block folks!
I'm hoping they'll get to the folks who are abroad before my birthday (mid August).

Teaser:


I won't post the tutorial link for the folks until next week.

Also, I need to issue some major thank you's.
I won a Kona bundle from Canton Village Quiltworks on Ryan Walsh's I'm Just A Guy Who Quilts contest.
It's luscious.


And I won coffee and a french press over at duodishes:

Kraken likes coffee almost as much as I do!

WIP Wednesday!

I finally finished the quilting and the machine stitching of the binding.
All's that left is the handsewing!





I've cut up all my charm squares (all 112) of them for the Rainbow Swap.

I started cutting up all the bits I can for my bee block mailing. As soon as the rest of the fabric comes, I'll finish cutting an mail out the blocks (at least the international ones).
Super excited! There should be a tutorial coming on that as well.

Done so far this week:
charm squares GO!
test square for bee
Rockin Robin, Row 3

Fabric assembled for round robin quilt with quilting pal


Still left to do:
*start mom's quilt (I got the supplies)
*Assemble top for Pirate's family's quilt
*finish my big item for the Make Mine Modern swap (in progress)
*Finish my small item

Tabled for now:
Farmer's Wife Quilt (I'm going to paper piece them eventually)

Blarg....

Note to self: Don't be a dumbass. When you have been having tension problems with your machine, don't assume that the tension will be correct when you go to straightline quilt.

Made it almost 1/2 way through the quilting on red, white, and black quilt before I realized the problem. Spent a while picking out that puppy. On the upside, I decided I prefer black thread to white on this one...which will mean another trip to the store tomorrow.

At least I'll have a work in progress to post tomorrow.