Done with That One

 Smith Mountain Morning just came off the quilting frame.  Have I mentioned lately how much I love quilting on my HQ16?  I used to wrestle with quilts for days.  Now I seriously enjoy the process of finishing quilts. 

The Baptist Fans are all freehand -- this is such a quick pattern and I think it has a nice traditional feel to it.  I need to make some binding, but first, the pieces of the back for the teal quilt are still getting sewn together.  If I can get that done I'll get one more quilt loaded up so it will be ready when I have some time. I am remembering a cool circuit board kind of quilting patter I saw somewhere.  I wonder if I can find it again?

Busy Bees

 Anna sews a quilt she just decided to start which she will forget about by the end of the day. 

 Ryan programs his Lego Robot before the practice starts this morning.  The theme this year is elderly people.  Can you see the Lego quilts near the front of the board?

Mom quilts Smith Mountain Morning using freehand Baptist Fans. 
Sydney is sleeping off a sleepover and Dad is slow smoking a pork butt on the new grill. 
What are you up to this weekend?

Scrap Happy Saturday -- Last Orange Saturday

Today is the last orange Saturday.  Time to finish off all the odds and ends.  I was pretty sure I was out of orange scraps pretty early in the month, but I did find these partial crumb blocks hiding in a drawer somewhere.  Then I made a few more scraps during the geese sewing for Hawaii Sunset.  All in all, there are probably enough bits and pieces here for a few blocks.  What are you up to today?  Use the linky below to share your progress. 

Happy Friday Quilt Parade - Flamingo Bay

 Here is a finished daylight view of Flamingo Bay. 

 The quilting is a freehand swirl with some echo quilting. 

 It doesn't show up all that much on such a busy background, but it does add a nice texture to the finished quilt. 

The back was a huge length of pink from a clearance sale at Joann's stretched out with a bit of teal that I bought to redo Sydney's room before she decided on a zebra themed. 
I am now officially done with last years Bonnie Hunter mystery and free to start the new one in November.  I really should resist, but I don't know if I can.  I have been trying to get things finished off lately, but new projects keep adding themselves to my list. 

Happy Friday Quilt Parade - Irish Chain

It is officially the first time I've been home during daylight hours this week.  That makes it the perfect day for a Friday finished quilt parade.  Here is a daylight view of the Scrappy Irish Chain. 

The quilting on this one was feathered wreaths in the open squares. 

The back is an wild assortment of floral prints that cleared out my stash and prompted my husband to ask if I wondered whether anyone ever looked at the back. 

Big Wednesday Woohoo

I just took the last stitch on the binding for this quilt.  It was Bonnie Hunter's mystery last year and was called Orca Bay.  It is also in her new String Fling book.  Hers was in red, black and white.  My version is pink, teal and purple and is called Flamingo Bay.  Though the top has been finished for  a while, it was supposed to have a pieced border, and the pieces for that went missing for a while. 
I have been sewing bindings in the evenings and by the time I finish, it is always dark.  The next time I am home during daylight hours I will try to take them outside and get some better photos.  Evenings have been busy with school things.  Monday is Academic Team and Thursday I have a class for three hours.  Speaking of class, I have homework to do and lesson plans to think about. 

Tiny Tuesday - Railroad Crossing

This one was perfectly straight forward and easy to do. Just 21 pieces in this 4.5 inch block. Though I first realized when I was uploading to blogger that the middle square was supposed to be yellow.

Lizzie thinks it looks fine in cream. How about you?

Design Wall Monay September 24, 2012

It was a busy weekend with little bits of progress on lots of projects rather than lots of progress on one.  Made quite a few geese and finished up two more Hawaii Sunset blocks. 

There are 108 Midgets up on the wall.  Its full now, so I'll have to add another section to get the extra three rows that I would like to make fit.  I am thinking that a square quilt would be nice in a 12 by 12 setting.  I should really sew those together, they keep falling off. 

Last night we settled in to watch a movie as a family and I finished (finally) hand sewing the binding on Irish Chain.  I got a good start on Orca Bay binding as well which got quilted Saturday, but no photos of that till I take the last stitch. What else?  Cut a scrappy back for Sydney's Teal Crumbs.  Loaded Smith Mountain on the frame.  Didn't even get my school work out of the car.  I'll be regretting it later today I am sure, but I enjoyed the weekend full of quilting fun.  Head over to Judy's blog to see what everyone else is up to on Design Wall Monday.  There are always lots of fun projects for inspiration. 

Sunday Binding Stack

 I was so happy to finish quilting Flamingo (Orca) Bay yesterday, but even happier to get the binding put on today. 

Now I can add it to this scary stack of bindings to be sewn down.  In a stroke of perfect timing, the menfolk came home from their afternoon of D&D with The Princess Bride for everyone to watch.  I'll be stitching away while we watch.  Settling in with a bit of handwork is a perfect way to say goodbye to the weekend. Head over to Kathy's blog to see what handwork everyone else has found to keep them busy today. 

Bouncing Around

I was already to quilt Smith Mountain this morning, but didn't have any of the caramel colored thread I like to use on scrap quilts because it blends so well with most things. 

So while waiting for everyone to get up and around I pondered the backing for Sydney's teal crumbs.  It is amazing how skinny my stash is getting.  Definitely time to do a little shopping!  Sydney helped me decide on this collection of black prints which I cut in 10.5 inch squares. I love using things up.  So much more satisfying than going to the store and buying a big hunk of generic yardage in just the right color. 

Orca Bay is patiently waiting for binding. Maybe teal?

Still haven't made the binding for the Christmas quilt either. I am thinking of the same red from the inner border. 
Now the hard part -- deciding what to work on!  Bonnie is on with quilt cam, so I'll find something I can do with her.