March FMQ Challenge

March FMQ Challenge, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

I quilted this sample on a double layer of fleece. I really wanted to practice this month's ideas more, but had to be extra nice to my wrist as it's been hurting lately.

Looking forward to next month's challenge!!

What Do You Mean I'm "Crowding You"?

What do you mean I'm "crowding you"?, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

How else can I inspect your work, silly??

She also claimed to be "keeping the quilt warm" while I was winding bobbins. Hmmm.....

Mario...Top Done

Mario, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

Auditioning borders now. The squares finish at 2". I have to admit, I just finger pinned. It went pretty well, I think.

Leaning toward the red border but I like the idea of the blue border with a red binding. The back will be scrappy leftovers I think. I also need to decide how to quilt it, as I do not SITD!

Oh, and Mario looks pretty pasty here but his color is a little pinker in real life.

Hannah's Quilt is Done!!

Hannah's Quilt, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

Well, it's finally done! I started this in January and had intended to finish it soon after, but I torqued (sprained) my wrist and just as it was improving I headed out to Phoenix for my yearly retreat with the Valley of the Sun gals. Unfortunately that didn't do much to help my wrist to heal so I had to wait a bit longer before I could wrap this up.

I had already quilted and bound it, I just hadn't buried all the tails and added a label. I found out 24 hours ago that my MIL was going to be meeting up with my Sis-in-law this weekend (who lives in NM) and so I quickly finished the quilt so she could take it with her. Nothing better than hand delivery!

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Tropical Turtles. This shows the full design, but you need to look at the other photo for a better idea of the richness of the colors :)

Made for our niece, Hannah. The appliqued turtles are my own design. The inspiration for the quilt was www.hoffmanfabrics.com/EDocs/Site10/A%20Is%20For%20Alliga...

What I worked on this week...

Baby boy quilt - reserved, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

Quilt for a baby boy...still in progress.

The top corners are just pinned back and the other fabric is pinned behind it to see how it would look if I changed out the corners. The lower half of the photo shows what the border really looks like, and I'm not 100% happy with it at the moment (which is why I'm playing around with the top)

Pattern is a freebie from 3 Dudes (link to follow). Most fabrics are from In the Beginning - Lily Pond
www.3dudesquilting.com/documents/LetsStripItMajesticMount...

FMQ Challenge - Feb

FMQ Challenge - Feb, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

Still looking pretty shaky following my wrist sprain but not as awful as I thought it would be, LOL! Here's the link to this month's tutorial on SewCalGal's blog.

SewCalGal's FMQ Challenge - January

I signed up last month to participate in a FMQ challenge on SewCalGal's blog. Unfortunately I couldn't start right away, but being the procrastinator that I am I knew there'd be plenty of time. That is, until I injured my wrist on Wednesday!

So long story short, I spray basted some scraps with batting and did a little bit of the January challenge today to qualify, but I hope to get my larger sampler sewn together in time to re-do this and add February to the project in time for next month's deadline.

Snow

Marker, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

See that lump in the snow? Sorry it's so grainy, the photo was taken with my phone and it's rather dark out. You might wonder what that lump is. Or rather, was. It's the marker in the back that we use to keep track of the snow depth. The marker is 8 feet high. Guess it's time to attach the next section! :)

VOS 10th Anniversary Block...Round 2

Anniv block 2 7099, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

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This is my second (and final!) VOS 10th Anniversary Block for retreat. It's a beautiful block, but it contains more pieces than some baby quilts I've made!!! I'll bring the leftover scrap (4x18") to retreat for anyone who needs it.

VOS 10th Anniversary

anniv block DSCN7094s, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

Well, in just a few weeks I'll be headed to Phoenix to meet up with my Valley of the Sun (VOS) quilting friends for our annual retreat. This will be my 4th time, but it's the 10th retreat. It had humble beginnings but has grown into a wonderful and inspiring event.

Marcia at quilterscache.com, a previous attendee and friend to many of us, designed this special block to commemorate the anniversary. We were all sent a bit of fabric (the lightest one in this pic) to use in our block, and instructed to use a black tone on tone for the background. The other colors were up to us.

I am not much of a paper piecer, but used Pirate's Freezer Paper Piecing instructions and here is the result! I see one section I want to fiddle with a little...the bit just to the right of the upper right corner of the center square.

A quilt (or two) made of all our donated blocks will be given to the hospice who cared for our friend Chris for them to use as a fundraiser.

I have enough fabric left over to make another block or two, but that will have to be another day!

Orca Bay Top Completed!

Orca Bay Top Completed! 7090, a photo by Misha Misha Misha on Flickr.

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I think I've decided against a border. It's already 30" square which is plenty big enough for my wall. I will do a scrappy, thin black batik binding when quilted. I have not yet decided on the quilting design, but will post again when I get it going.

Ideally I hope to have it quilted and bound to bring to the AZ retreat for Show & Tell in mid-February :)