Quilting like a Maniac- Relaxing through Quilting.

OK, I couldn't resist.   And it just started this month, so I need to look through all my stash to find some material for this one!!!  It's from the Pen and Paper Pattern's blog.   You can get the pattern at Craftsy, either month by month or the entire pattern that they add once a month to your pattern area.  The final quilt is about 70 * 84, a great size and the pattern is adorable.  Check it out to the side.  Love it because it's all about sewing. It is recommended that we get organized with the following: small 3-ring binder sheet protectors to protect the patterns. Page tabs to sub divide it (I'm not that organized. and I recommend an accordion area to keep the material all together. The intro gives you all the fabric you will need and even the colors that I'll try to follow as close as possible.  But I will be waiting for each pattern in the months to come.  The first one - the thread.  There are 11 in total and I guess the last one is how t

OK, it was almost completed.  I had to added some side sections, and then to cut it as a hexi shape.  Then the quilting and voila it's completed.  White with brightly colored cheerios, which is the name of the quilt. I got this free pattern from Auribuzz's interview withe sister and design team at Me & My sister... Barb Groves and Mary Jacobson.   The link is here for those of you that want to read about these lovely ladies .  And the pattern is still free and it's here .   I love these ladies.  They have a great book that I have purchased called "Precit Primer"  It is written like an old school book, which really makes me smile because I am a teacher.  And it has a quilt per grade.  I have already done grades one, two and three, and truthfuly, I want to do all the grades.  I think this is the first book that I want to do all the quilts. It's also very easy to complete because each one states what precut package you buy to make it.  So choosing col

Between throwing out my back, and starting school, it's been a terrible September!!!  For the past week I can hardly move because of a vertebrate out in my back.  It has stopped me at work (been off about 5 days now), it has stopped me from sleeping, and I'm on painkillers now.  The only thing that's making it a little bearable is the sewing.  I can't start a new project, or do a lot of quilting, but I am able if I take my time, to finish a few things.  And luckily that was the goal that I chose, to complete my row by row quilt.  All the rows were finished, it was just to sew them together that I was working on.  Here is what it looked like before: All the rows (and there were more than I chose from) were lose, some had to be stitched down.  Then there was the dark blue batik to use for in between.  Each row is 9 1/2 by 33 1/2 so I could use two and just line them up, but that would be a little boring.  Instead I decided to use some on the side, and to add som

I'm excited, and I want to start listing what I want to complete for the last quarter.  I've been working on a number of them already in September so I want my list in!!!! Here's the first one, a oval top to complete for my table top.  Love the colours. The 2nd one is my row by rows.  I have a number of them, but I think I need to do more rows from the Canadian quilt shops to complete a quilt for my comfort.  I'm hoping it will be about 70" * 70" or close to.    I love the different designs of the fabric, and can't wait to see the brilliance of the white against the colors.  Once the quilt is different, it would be against a dark wood color.  Wait until you see it.  Here's two of the rows. I plan on doing two of them, so does that make it 2A and 2B???  :) The 3rd quilt is one to finish, it's the Vice Versa Quilt.  This has been on my list for the last two years.  I have promised myself I will finish this quilt before the en

Well, it's been quite a long time since I joined the OMG (One Monthly Goal), and I have one that's been sitting for about 10 months.  It's my rows from the Row by Row for the last two years.  I collected 52 Row by Rows across BC, and Washington in 2015, and then another 58 rows in 2016.  This year I only got three and looking at a forth from Pacific Fabrics for a wall hanging they designed from their four shops.  It's really cute and I can't wait to do it. So for this One Monthly Goal I am looking at putting together nine of my row by rows to create another "Barn Door" for my entrance way to my sewing room.  I may use Quilt As You Go method.  I'll blog about it if I do.  Here's my before picture (top row is from way up North) with the fabric (very dark blue) in between each one.  There are 16 rows here to use, and I'm just finishing up another one to add to the selection of which ones I want to use. I'm hooking up to Elm Street Q