Monday, April 6, 2015

Quarter 2, FAL 2015 goals...more epic than ever!


2015 FAL at On the Windy Side

So, apparently, I just can't do it small.  My lists grow ever bigger...and honestly will probably take until the summer to clear significantly, unless I become uber productive at Stash Bash.

I'm divvying things up between sewing and knitting.

Sewing list:

1.  catvent (cotton and steel)

catvent cotton + steel

2.  Hexy Diamond

Hexy diamond used for 4x5 mosaic

3.  Marcelle Medallion

Marcelle progress

4.  Gypsy Wife

Gypsy Wife

5.  Moda Block party

quilt wannabe

6.  Starbright 2

starbright 2

7.  Meridian 2

Meridian

8.  Tangential

part of the border, Tangential

9.  Tear Drop quilt

IMG_9613

10.  Doctor Who Embroidery Sampler

Dr Who!

11.  Knitting Bags   (3 for knitting kids)

knitting bags

12.  Catvent 2 (lizzy house)

catvent scraps

13.  placemats

placemats

14.  Modern Medallion quilt

Modern Medallion makings?

15.  Scrap monster 2

scrap 2

16.  Patchwork City Sampler

patchwork city

17.  Steampunk quilt

Steampunk!

18.  Zelda quilt

Zelda quilt

19.  Cross quilt (cotton and steel)

cross quilt start

20.  Death Star quilt

Death Star

21.  Hazel pillow

Hazel pillow

22.  Stash Bash secret swap

Stash Bash secret swap

23.  Betsy Bag

Betsy Bag

24.  Monster pouches-2

monster pouches

25.  #nerdscraftitbetterswap

#nerdscraftitbetter plan

26.  Jess's test

Jess test

27.  Starjump 2

pattern testing

28.  Guild FQ challenge

guild swap

29.  spring sidekick bag

Sidekick2

30.  1 hour basket

1 hr basket

31.  Heal circle (do.good.stitches) quilt for May..Gemstone blocks

Heal May

32.  Halloween Donut quilt

Halloween donut

33.  flannel pj pants

pj pants

34.  Itty Bitty Broken Star quilt

broken lonestar

35.  Postage stamp scrap quilt

postage stamp

36.  Heal circle Knee Sock quilt

knee sock quilt

37.  Hazel/Scrap monster 1

Hazel basted

38.  Plastic bag dispenser

kitchen plastic bag dispenser



Knitting List:

1.  May Mystery Socks

May mystery

2.  June Mystery Socks

June mystery

3.  The Edisonade socks

Edisonade

4.  Katniss socks

Katniss socks

5.  felted shawl

felted shawl

6.  Ariadne sweater

ariadne sweater supplies

7.  peacock mittens

Peacock mittens

8.  socks scraps blanket

sock yarn blankie

9.  reverse psych 2

Reverse Psych 2

10.  rogue roses socks

socks

11.  queen of beads socks

socks

12.  fraggle squiggle socks

socks

13.  knetted socks

socks

14.  raven swirl socks

socks

15.  age of brass and steam shawl 1

Age of Brass and Steam 1

16.  age of brass and steam shawl 2

Age of Brass and Steam 2

17.  Atlantic Currents socks 2

Atlantic Currents 2

18.  Atlantic Currents socks--April

Atlantic Currents April



I've got a few days off school and plan on being productive!  Going to finish the binding on two tomorrow.

Friday, April 3, 2015

April Goal ALYOF



For April,
I want to knock out my Heal circle Knee High quilt.


Knee High quilt top done!


I've got the top done, the supplies to make the back and binding.
I'm going to try to attack it over spring break, wash it and send it back to be delivered.
Doable, I hope!

Linking up!

Quarter 1, FAL 2015 finishes...thus far...

I still have a few days grace and may use them to clear up some almost finishes, but I wanted to post up what is done and off my official list.


2015 FAL at On the Windy Side


I started with a crazy big list (and Q2 is going to be bigger and crazier) for Quarter One.  (See insane list here.)


Here's what's done as of right now:

Sewing:
1.  Catvent (cotton and steel version)  progress made, not finished yet


2.  Hexy Diamond  added a bit, but still a long way to go


3.  Marcelle Medallion  untouched

4.  Gypsy Wife  untouched

5.  Moda Block Party  untouched

6.  Starbright 2  cut a bit more

7.  Meridian 2  untouched

8.  Tangential  waiting on a bloc loc ruler

9.  Little Bitty Broken Star  untouched

10.  Tear Drop quilt  untouched

11.  Heal Circle knee high sock quilt  top assembled, trying to finish before FAL deadline

12.  Doctor Who Embroidery Sampler  untouched

13.  Knitting bags (first 6)  DONE!!!

knitting bags, set 1

14.  Knitting bags (2nd 6)  DONE!!!

knitting bags, set 2

15.  Catvent (Lizzy House version)  pieces cut

16.  Placemats  trying to finish before deadline (at least 4)

17.  Modern Medallion  untouched

18.  Scrap monster 1  need to fix a bit of quilting and take pics


19.  Scrap monster 2  cut pieces

20.  #bitchesgetstitchesswap items   DONE!!!

#bitchesgetstitches swap

21.  plastic bag organizer  trying to finish before deadline


22.  Patchwork City Sampler  untouched

23.  flannel pj pants  trying to finish before deadline

24.  pillow cases, set 1  DONE!!!

pillow cases, set #1

25.  pillow cases, set 2  DONE!!!

pillowcases, set #2

26.  Rainbow quilt  DONE!!!!

rainbow quilt

27.  Halloween donut quilt  cut but not assembled

28.  Steampunk quilt  untouched

29.  knitting bags (set 3 of 6)  DONE!!!

knitting bags, set 3

30.  Hexy MF   DONE!!!

hexy mf


done:  8/30


Knitting:

1.  Brickless  DONE!!!

brickless

2.  peacock mittens  untouched


3.  Pixie Hat  DONE!!!

Pixie hat


4.  socks scraps blanket  progress made, it's a long termer


5.  felted shawl    progress made


6.  brickless 2  DONE!!!

brickless #2


7.  Reverse Psychology scarf  DONE!!!!

Reverse Psychology


8.  Hermoine socks  DONE!!!!

Hermoine socks


9.  In Season socks   DONE!!!

In season socks


10.  Queen of Beads socks   untouched

11.  Rogue Roses socks  untouched

12.  Fraggle squiggle socks  untouched

13.  Knetted socks   untouched

14.  Raven swirl socks  untouched

15.  Katniss socks  sock 1 partly done, made mistake need to rip back

16.  Jan mystery socks   DONE!!!

Hornet socks blocked


17.  Feb mystery socks  DONE!!!

Feb mystery socks

18.  March mystery socks  DONE!!

March mystery socks

19.  April mystery socks  started

20.  Ariadne sweater   untouched

21.  Tardis shawl  DONE!!!

tardis shawl
done:  10/21

linking up the 18 in this post, hoping for a few more before the deadline expires!

Monday, March 30, 2015

March ALYOF goal met!!!



I set as my goal finishing the rainbow quilt.

It's done, but hasn't been delivered yet...


rainbow quilt



Linking up!  Trying to decide on my April goal.....

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

I love a great pattern!

I love pattern testing, especially when the designer is someone I've gotten the pleasure to meet in person or someone I've interacted with a bunch online.

One of my favorite peeps to pattern test for is Jess at The Elven Gardens.  Not only is she fabulous, her patterns are gorgeous with super clearly written directions.

I just tested for her newest pattern, the Starjump quilt, which just released on Monday.  It comes in three different sizes: crib, lap, and queen sized.

I loved it so much that I made two versions of the lap sized pattern.  One is still waiting for me to quilt it.

One version is rainbow and is going to be gifted to a lovely friend who needs to be reminded how much he is loved:

rainbow quilt


Here's the back:

rainbow back

The second version is going to live with me.  I'm not usually a coral/turquoise gal, but the Art Gallery fabrics I used for this version are buttery and fab.  I haven't gotten to quilting it yet, mostly because I want to try something different and I'm not yet sure of what my quilty plan will be.


pattern testing

Jess is giving me a copy to give away to a reader.  If you want a chance, just leave me a comment on a quilt you're excited to try this spring.  If you want to grab a copy of Starjump (and you don't get lucky on the win), Jess has it available on her Payhip shop.  I'll leave the giveaway open until 6pm EST Sunday, March 22 and will pick a random number then!  Please hop back to Jess's and check the other folk's versions.  They are all so different from each other.  A mark of a good design if ever I saw one!

Sunday, March 1, 2015

More FAL finishes...

Just running a few more updates:

Hermoine socks:

Hermoine socks
Pixie Hat:

Pixie hat
In season socks:

In season socks

Reverse Psychology:

Reverse Psychology
Brickless (now blocked!):

brickless


My March ALYOF goal is to finish the Rainbow quilt.  It's basted and partially quilted.

Rainbow basted

I've also almost finished quilting my Hazel quilt.  (I used scrap monster #1 on the back).

Hazels


linking up!