Tag Archives: BOM Away Monday

08

Jun. ’15

Monday Madness – 06/08/2015

Scrapitude 2015 6/8/2015

Scrapitude 2015
6/8/2015

Scrapitude – Finished top!  I got the borders on Saturday and now I’ve got to figure out what to do on the backing. But first… Tell It To The Stars… I wasn’t able to get the back finished because I need a ton more gray fabric than I thought.  I got 2 yards and apparently I’m going to need 4 or something.  Luckily I have a darker gray fabric that I purchased originally and it was too dark so I bought a lighter gray.  I plan to piece the lighter gray all around and then piece the darker gray around that.  I’ll have to check and make sure reality matches the picture in my head but I think that’s a great way to use fabric… rather than buying more of the lighter gray.  I was only able to cut the lighter gray, pressed and got one side pieced.  I’ll be working on the rest over the course of this week.

Check out more finished BOMs at  and design walls at Patchworktimes.com and Cooking Up Quilts

Have a great week!

~Melanie

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01

Jun. ’15

Monday Madness – 06/01/2015

Now that Month by Month is finished – I’m in a bit of a standstill.  I’m in various stages of finishing…

Scrapitude – I need to buy fabric for the borders and I hope I’ll have some time this week to do that.

Scrapitude 5/31/2015

Scrapitude
5/31/2015

Tell It to The Stars – I need to piece the backing and I’m having trouble with this.  I’m getting ready to throw the idea of piecing it together away and just get something for the back.

Tell It To The Stars Designing the back 3/5/15

Tell It To The Stars
Designing the back
3/5/15

Moon Glow – I need to figure out what the border(s) is/are and then sew them to the top.

Moon Glow inner top done 5/17/2015

Moon Glow
inner top done
5/17/2015

Hampton Ridge – attach the sashing and put the top together.

Hampton Ridge 5/20/2015

Hampton Ridge
5/20/2015

Here’s a list of the next set of projects on my UFO list:

Raining Cats and Dogs – my hand project

Celtic Solstice and Missing Ivy – which I haven’t touched in quite some time and I’m not sure what step I am in the project.  I’m still in the piecing stage though.

And finally, A Rainbow Garden – which was the wool BOM I was working on last year.

I did put a new mystery quilt on the docket starting this week and I’m not sure if I will still do it.  I want to get through this list of projects and start working on the next.  I’ve got a bunch of kits that I want to actually work through but in order for me to get them out of their current spaces I need to free up some of the spaces that are being taken up by the current list of projects.  I’ll just keep plugging along…

 

 

Check out more finished BOMs at  and design walls at Patchworktimes.com and Cooking Up Quilts

Have a great week!

~Melanie

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25

May. ’15

Monday Madness – 5/25/2015

Scrapitude 2015 Clue #4 5/7/2015

Scrapitude 2015
Clue #4
5/7/2015

I’m back and I’m super excited to be in my sewing room.  I was able to make it to Quiltique in Vegas and added a 12.33 yards to the stash.  Some of it I’ve got plans for and some of it I just got just because.  Anyway, while I was gone, Charlotte posted the last clue for Scrapitude so I will be spending today working on that.  Here’s to a happy Memorial Day and one more day off! 🙂

 

Check out more finished BOMs at  and design walls at Patchworktimes.com and Cooking Up Quilts

Have a great week!

~Melanie

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18

May. ’15

Monday Madness – 5/18/2015

Moon Glow inner top done 5/17/2015

Moon Glow
inner top done
5/17/2015

 

I was able to get the inner top done for Moon Glow.  The next step is to do the borders. I also got it together enough to finish quilting the borders on Month by Month and trimmed them.  The next step is to do the binding.  Didn’t start on Celtic Solstice but I did pull out the cutting instructions for the next step on Hampton Ridge.

 

Check out more finished BOMs at  and design walls at Patchworktimes.com and Cooking Up Quilts

Have a great week!

~Melanie

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11

May. ’15

Monday Madness – 5/11/2015

Machine Applique with Annie Smith Sample 5/10/2015

Machine Applique with Annie Smith
Sample
5/10/2015

For Mother’s Day I spent the day at my guild’s workshop with Annie Smith learning how to do a different variation of Machine Applique.  I love the look of applique and I have done a fair amount of hand applique.  For machine applique, I’ve only done a raw edge technique with Laurel Anderson. You can see that attempt here.  That project is still a UFO.  I really should finish that one soon as I believe there is only the border part that needs to be quilted.  Anyway, this mother’s day Annie Smith taught us the technique to use the blanket stitch on our machines.  I wasn’t able to finish but as you can see above I was able to applique down the orange center and the green leaves.

Here’s a close up:

Machine Applique with Annie Smith Close up of Sample 5/10/2015

Machine Applique with Annie Smith
Close up of Sample
5/10/2015

On Saturday I meant to spend time in my sewing room to finish the backing for Tell It To The Stars.  But the hubby surprised me for Mother’s Day with cold hard cash to do with as I wished.  After spending some time figure out what I wanted, I ended up going to the sewing machine shop and I ended up coming home with this:

 

New Machine

New Machine – 5/09/2015

I know I don’t need another machine and I do not know how to use it yet but plan on going to the shop these next few weeks to learn how to embroider.  I do not know what I’m going to make but it will be something.  You may recall I took my Bernina in to be serviced.  Earlier in the week I picked it up and while I was at the shop drooled over the embroidery machines.  I was thinking all week about them and how much they were and running figures in my head to see if I could swing it.  By the end of the week I had decided against it and told myself to revisit it later.  The hubby truly surprised me with his gift.

Scrapitude 2015 Clue #4 5/7/2015

Scrapitude 2015
Clue #4
5/7/2015

For BOMs Away Monday and Design Wall Monday – I’ve still got Scrapitude up.  The final clue is released on Tuesday so I’ll be working on that this week.  Monday, I’ve got Annie Smith’s presentation with the guild.   Tuesday, it’s my turn to take the boy to baseball practice.  He’s got a game on Wednesday and I believe, Thursday is the first day I’ll be able to go to the shop to learn how to use the new machine.  I need a name for it.. any ideas?

Check out more finished BOMs at  and design walls at Patchworktimes.com and Cooking Up Quilts

Have a great week!

~Melanie

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04

May. ’15

Monday Madness – 5/4/2015

BOMs Away Monday and Design Wall Monday:

Design Wall Scrapitude - 18 blocks 5/3/2015

Design Wall
Scrapitude – 18 blocks
5/4/2015

 

I was able to finish the 18 blocks for the first set of pieces for the April clue of Scrapitude.  I still have 2 more sets of something else to do.  Not sure how complex they are yet but hopefully I get them done this week because next week, the May clue is being released.  I’m also getting the Bernina back.  It’s been fun playing on the featherweight but the foot pedal is a little tough to keep pressing down on with my foot and boy is it loud.  The thing is pretty and reliable and perfect for sew ins and workshops but I sure miss my Bernina.

Check out more finished BOMs at  and design walls at Patchworktimes.com

Have a great week!

~Melanie

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27

Apr. ’15

Monday Madness – 4/27/2015

BOMs Away Monday:

 

Scrapitude Clue #4 half of the first block is done

Scrapitude
Clue #4
half of the first block is done

I started working on Clue #4 for Scrapitude this weekend but didn’t get it finished.  It looks like I’ll be working on this throughout the week.  I hope to get this done this week but there are three separate pieces I need to put together and I need 18 of the first piece, 10 of the second, and 4 of the third.  I do not know how many little pieces I need to put together for the pieces…   Oh well, I’ll just do a little bit a day and get a little bit done at a time.

Check out more finished BOMs at 

For Design Wall Monday…

Moon Glow All blocks completed Up on the design wall 4/16/15

Moon Glow
All blocks completed
Up on the design wall
4/16/15

Moon Glow is still up on the design wall.  The difference is that I’ve marked each block so that I can keep them in order.  I’ll be taking them down soon so I can put Scrapitude’s parts up on their as I finish each of the bigger pieces.

See more design walls at Patchworktimes.com

Have a great week!

~Melanie

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20

Apr. ’15

Manic Monday – 4/20/2015

BOMs Away Monday:

 

Scrapitude Clue #3 4/19/2015

Scrapitude
Clue #3
4/19/2015

I finished Clue #3 for Scrapitude.  This picture isn’t all the pieces of Clue #3 – it’s only the first part of it.  But I’d already put everything away until next time and I don’t have enough time to pull it out for a picture.  I’m happy that this is done and as it usually is – it wasn’t as hard as I was thinking it would be.

Check out more finished BOMs at 

For Design Wall Monday…

Moon Glow All blocks completed Up on the design wall 4/16/15

Moon Glow
All blocks completed
Up on the design wall
4/16/15

I finally updated my design wall with the completed Moon Glow blocks.  Once all the blocks are pieced together, the next step is to get the borders on here.  This is one I’ll be keeping on my bed!

See more design walls at Patchworktimes.com

Have a great week!

~Melanie

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13

Apr. ’15

Manic Monday – 4/13/2015

BOMs Away Monday:

Moon Glow Month 12 final side still needs to be done block A 4/13/15

Moon Glow
Month 12
final side still needs to be done
block A
4/13/15

 

Moon Glow Month 12 final side still needs to be done block B 4/13/15

Moon Glow
Month 12
final side still needs to be done
block B
4/13/15

 

I’m almost done with the final round of Month 12 of Moon Glow.  I’ve only got 1 side left for all 12 blocks.  Once these are done, the next step is to piece all the blocks together and then the borders (I think there are borders) and then the top is done.  But before I do that, the plan is as follows:

Check out more finished BOMs at 

For Design Wall Monday…

Tell It To The Stars Designing the back 3/5/15

Tell It To The Stars
Designing the back
3/5/15

My design wall is still the back of Tell It To The Stars.  I’m thinking of removing this and putting up Moon Glow now that the alternate blocks are almost complete.  But I do need to figure out what to do with the back of this.  I want to design it but at the same time I just want it done so when I get to that point I may just get a back.

See more design walls at Patchworktimes.com

Have a great week!

~Melanie

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06

Apr. ’15

Manic Monday – 4/6/2015

Moon Glow Month 12 1 of 12 blocks... still waiting on 2 more rounds..

Moon Glow
Month 12
1 of 12 blocks…
still waiting on 2 more rounds..

I’ve been working on Month 12 for a long time.  Of course, I haven’t been doing anything for the last two weeks so on Sunday between unpacking and relaxing and getting myself organized for Monday, I was able to get a few more rounds pieced together.  I’ve still got 2 more rounds but I’m hoping to get that completed this week.

 

Check out more finished BOMs at 

For Design Wall Monday…

Tell It To The Stars Designing the back 3/5/15

Tell It To The Stars
Designing the back
3/5/15

My design wall is still the back of Tell It To The Stars.

See more design walls at Patchworktimes.com

Have a great week!

~Melanie

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