Missing Ivy
Step 11 – unfinished
More parts of rows pieced together
6/6/2016

Same picture as last week!  Sorry friends… I actually have all the rows done but I didn’t get a chance to take a picture.  Today was uncharacteristically overcast in Southern CA.  I wanted to start piecing the rows together but I’m frantically trying to get Moon Glow quilted so this is what I’ve looked at all day yesterday:

Quilting the borders of
Moon Glow
6/14/2016

I’m almost done with 2 borders.  I have today and tomorrow and hopefully I’m able to finish it up before I leave.  I am planning on taking my domestic in for servicing while I’m gone so I’ll need to finish up early on Tuesday.

I did try to get Missing Ivy pieced together.  While the Bernina was set up in FMQ mode I pulled out my embroidery machine and took off the embroidery part.  I haven’t ever used the brother as a regular sewing machine so I had to retrieve all the parts from their hiding place.  I got everything put together and realized that I don’t have a 1/4″ foot.  I can’t piece without that!  I set it aside and made a note to get myself one.  I think I need to play with this machine more now that I’ve got it set up to play with.

Last week’s to do list:

• Raining Cats and Dogs … continue to hand quilt an arm length of thread when I can.  I won’t hold myself to the daily work on this.  I’d be happy if I touch this once or twice. … done twice! 
• Cross Stitch – Bukid, finish the second row of the 1st page and start the third row! … done… 
• Missing Ivy – Step 11 – do the last stick of each row so that it’s ready to piece the rows together. … done… 
• Celtic Solstice – Continue to work on Block B as leaders and enders. … done… 
• Spooky Halloween –
  • Row 1, block 4 – machine applique, decide what will be hand done and prep it for hand work. … done… 
  • Row 2 – cut the fabric for all the blocks, piece all the parts that can be pieced, and prep it for hand work. … done…

Wow!  I got everything done last week.  It’s good to set small realistic goals.

This week’s to do list:

• Moon Glow … finish quilting the border.
• Turn in the Bernina for servicing
• knit the purple socks
• A Rainbow Garden … finish applique’ing the leaves
• Spooky Halloween … finish applique’ing block 2

I’m looking forward to a great week!

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Have a great week!

~Melanie

Missing Ivy
Step 11 – unfinished
More parts of rows pieced together
6/6/2016

Last week’s to do list:

• Raining Cats and Dogs … continue to hand quilt an arm length of thread every day. … I pieced 6 days last week!  It was awesome and I’m truly enjoying the hand quilting.  This wasn’t the case with my first quilt when I first tried hand quilting.  I think when I tried it then I wanted the quilt to just be done and you can’t rush hand quilting if you mean to enjoy it.  I’m glad I decided to do hand quilting with this project.  
• Hand work – Work a bit on A Rainbow Garden …done… 
• Knit – watch the first lesson of the sock class on Craftsy and cast on my first sock. … done… 
  

  My first socks
  5/31/2016

• Cross Stitch – For the Welcome project finish the embroidery on the right border and for Bukid, finish the second row of the 1st page! … I was able to get of this project done.  I’m still working on both tasks but I’m closer to finishing it. 
• Moon Glow … continue to quilt this every day …done…
• Missing Ivy – Step 11 – finish piecing the rows together. … still working on this. I pieced a stitch into each row so 2 rows are done but the 3 middle rows still need another stitch to finish them off.  
• Celtic Solstice – Continue to work on Block B as leaders and enders. … done
• Spooky Halloween – Row, Block 2 – finish the applique and the embroidery.  Block 3 – finish piecing. Block 4 – piece the background, and do the applique.
  • … Block 2… applique is done and I’m finishing up the embroidery.  I needed a different color that I didn’t have for the eyes so I purchased some from hawthorne threads in the weight I wanted. I plan to take this with me to Florida so I will not be working on this again until then. 
  • Block 3 – done! yay!
  • Block 4 – the background is pieced, I need to do the machine applique, decide what will be hand done and prep that for hand work. 
• Provence BOM – Block 10 …done…

This week’s to do list will be very short as I’ve got a lot to do for work and just getting ready for vacation:

• Raining Cats and Dogs … continue to hand quilt an arm length of thread when I can.  I won’t hold myself to the daily work on this.  I’d be happy if I touch this once or twice.
• Cross Stitch – Bukid, finish the second row of the 1st page and start the third row!
• Missing Ivy – Step 11 – do the last stick of each row so that it’s ready to piece the rows together.
• Celtic Solstice – Continue to work on Block B as leaders and enders.
• Spooky Halloween –
  • Row 1, block 4 – machine applique, decide what will be hand done and prep it for hand work.
  • Row 2 – cut the fabric for all the blocks, piece all the parts that can be pieced, and prep it for hand work.

I’m looking forward to a great week!

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Have a great week!

~Melanie

Design floor Monday
5/30/2016

Last week’s to do list:

1. Raining Cats and Dogs … hand quilt an arm length of thread every day… done.  I was able to do this 5 days out of the week!  woohoo.  
2. Hand work – Work a bit on A Rainbow Garden… done
3. Knit – Pick a new project, pick the yarn, read through the materials/pattern, and assuming it’s a craftsy class.  Start watching the lessons. … done… I’m going to do some sock knitting.  I’ve never knitted a sock but I have a sock class on Craftsy and I’ve been meaning to learn.  
4. Cross Stitch – For the Welcome project finish the embroidery on the right border and for Bukid, finish the second row of the 1st page! … not done.  I have embroidered and I’m working on this a bit at a time so I’m okay with not actually finishing the embroidery on the right border on the Welcome project or finishing the second row of Bukid.  I’m just happy to get a bit done every week. 🙂 
5. Moon Glow – This is now on the frame and I would just like to do a row of quilting every day… I’m quilting a bit on this but not every day like I planned.  This is okay because I just do not have the time to do it every day.  Again, I’m happy to be getting bits done at a time. 🙂 
6. Missing Ivy – Step 11, which is piecing the inner top together. … not done.  But I pieced pairs together. 

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      Missing Ivy
      Step 11 – unfinished
      I was able to sew pairs together.
      5/30/2016

7. Celtic Solstice – put together pieces of Block B as leaders and enders between working on Missing Ivy. … done… continuing to work on these as leaders and enders. 
8. Spooky Halloween – Row 1, Block 1 – Finish applique’ing the hexis onto the background and applique the bat. … done… I finished block 1 before my last post and I just didn’t update this properly. I got block 1 and block 5 finished this last week and I’m working on 2, 3, and 4 this week.  2 is almost done.  I have a bit of applique and embroidery to do.  I have piecing left for block 3 and block 4 needs to be completely worked on. 
9. Provence BOM – Block 10 … not done… 

This week’s to do list:

1. Raining Cats and Dogs … continue to hand quilt an arm length of thread every day.
2. Hand work – Work a bit on A Rainbow Garden
3. Knit – watch the first lesson of the sock class on Craftsy and cast on my first sock.
4. Cross Stitch – For the Welcome project finish the embroidery on the right border and for Bukid, finish the second row of the 1st page!
5. Moon Glow … continue to quilt this every day.
6. Missing Ivy – Step 11 – finish piecing the rows together.
7. Celtic Solstice – Continue to work on Block B as leaders and enders.
8. Spooky Halloween – Row, Block 2 – finish the applique and the embroidery.  Block 3 – finish piecing. Block 4 – piece the background, and do the applique.
9. Provence BOM – Block 10

I’m looking forward to a great week!

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Have a great week!

~Melanie

Happy Monday!  On to our to do list for the week!

Last week’s to do list:

1. Raining Cats and Dogs … start hand quilting! 🙂
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      Raining Cats and Dogs
      Hand Quilting
      May 23, 2016

      … done… and I don’t know why it took me so long to get started.  I’m enjoying it and my new goal is to quilt one arm length of thread every day.  

2. Hand work – Work a bit on A Rainbow Garden … not done
3. Knit – keep working on the Rosie Hat … done and it’s finished!  I’ll post a pic as soon as I can.  
4. Cross Stitch – work on the embroidery for the top border and the second row of the 1st page of Farmland! … the top border of the Welcome project is done and I’m not working on the right border.  I didn’t get the second row done, I was able to get a bit of it worked one and I will continue to try to get it done this week. 
5. Moon Glow – Check with my local sewing machine store about renting out their long arm. … decided to not do this and quilt on my Bailey. 
6. Missing Ivy – Step 11, which is piecing the inner top together. … didn’t get this done. I discovered I made a mistake on Step 10 and I’m debating internally whether to fix it or live with it.  
7. Celtic Solstice – put together pieces of Block B as leaders and enders between working on Missing Ivy … not done… I didn’t touch the machine this week as I’ve been working a lot on hand projects. 
8. Spooky Halloween – Row 1, Block 1 – Finish applique’ing the hexis onto the background and applique the bat. …done… to be featured on my next TGIF post! 🙂 

This week’s to do list:

1. Raining Cats and Dogs … hand quilt an arm length of thread every day.
2. Hand work – Work a bit on A Rainbow Garden
3. Knit – Pick a new project, pick the yarn, read through the materials/pattern, and assuming it’s a craftsy class.  Start watching the lessons.
4. Cross Stitch – For the Welcome project finish the embroidery on the right border and for Bukid, finish the second row of the 1st page!
5. Moon Glow – This is now on the frame and I would just like to do a row of quilting every day.
6. Missing Ivy – Step 11, which is piecing the inner top together. Yay
7. Celtic Solstice – put together pieces of Block B as leaders and enders between working on Missing Ivy
8. Spooky Halloween – Row 1, Block 1 – Finish applique’ing the hexis onto the background and applique the bat.
9. Provence BOM – Block 10

I’m looking forward to a great week!

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Have a great week!

~Melanie

Spooky Halloween
Row 1, Block 1
Still in progress
5/16/2016

I’m still working on the first block for Spooky Halloween.  My goal was to get a block a week done to stay on track and so now I’m behind.  But, I’m okay to let that goal slide.  I really want to enjoy the process of making this project so I’m okay with being behind here. I have half of the hexi’s appliqued on to the background.  I still need to finish that and applique the bat in the left corner.

Last week’s to do list:

1. Raining Cats and Dogs … start hand quilting! 🙂 … not done
2. Hand work – Work a bit on A Rainbow Garden … done
3. Knit – keep working on the Rosie Hat … done
4. Cross Stitch – work on the embroidery for the top border and the second row of the 1st page of Farmland! … done in that I was able to work a bit on this project.  not done in that I didn’t finish the second row.  I’m okay with that. 🙂
5. Moon Glow – Check with my local sewing machine store about renting out their long arm. … not done
6. Missing Ivy – Step 11, which is piecing the inner top together. Yay! 🙂 … not done
7. Celtic Solstice – put together pieces of Block B as leaders and enders between working on Missing Ivy … not done
8. Spooky Halloween – Row 1, Block 1 – I got some of the hexis done.  I still need to finish 2 hexis and then applique it onto the background and finish it up with an applique’d bat. … not done… 

This week’s to do list:

1. Raining Cats and Dogs … start hand quilting! 🙂
2. Hand work – Work a bit on A Rainbow Garden
3. Knit – keep working on the Rosie Hat
4. Cross Stitch – work on the embroidery for the top border and the second row of the 1st page of Farmland!
5. Moon Glow – Check with my local sewing machine store about renting out their long arm.
6. Missing Ivy – Step 11, which is piecing the inner top together. Yay! 🙂
7. Celtic Solstice – put together pieces of Block B as leaders and enders between working on Missing Ivy
8. Spooky Halloween – Row 1, Block 1 – Finish applique’ing the hexis onto the background and applique the bat.

I’m looking forward to a great week!

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Have a great week!

~Melanie

Spooky Halloween
Row 1, Block 1
In progress
5/9/2016

I started working on the first block of Spooky Halloween.  First, I cut the fabric and hand pieced the hexis together.  I have 2 hexis left to piece.  Then I’ll applique them onto the background fabric.  I would really like to get this block done this week.  The blocks will be 6.5″ unfinished.  My goal for this project is to finish a block each week. Since there are 5 blocks per row, I’d like to get 2 done in one of the weeks.

Last week’s to do list:

1. Raining Cats and Dogs … Finish the machine quilting on this on my domestic and get going on hand quilting this baby… done
2. Hand work – Work a bit on A Rainbow Garden …  done
3. Knit – keep working on the Rosie Hat … not done
4. Cross Stitch – work on the embroidery for the top border and the first row of the 1st page of Farmland! …  done
5. Moon Glow – I don’t think I’ll be working on this this week. I want to focus on Raining Cats and Dogs, so I’ll probably skip this this week … not done
6. Missing Ivy – Same – I want to focus on Raining Cats and Dogs so I’ll skip this this week … I actually worked a bit on this this weekend and finished step 10
7. Celtic Solstice – Same – I want to focus on Raining Cats and Dogs so I’ll skip this this week … I pieced together some bits… 

This week’s to do list:

1. Raining Cats and Dogs … start hand quilting! 🙂
2. Hand work – Work a bit on A Rainbow Garden
3. Knit – keep working on the Rosie Hat
4. Cross Stitch – work on the embroidery for the top border and the second row of the 1st page of Farmland!
5. Moon Glow – Check with my local sewing machine store about renting out their long arm.
6. Missing Ivy – Step 11, which is piecing the inner top together. Yay! 🙂
7. Celtic Solstice – put together pieces of Block B as leaders and enders between working on Missing Ivy
8. Spooky Halloween – Row 1, Block 1 – I got some of the hexis done.  I still need to finish 2 hexis and then applique it onto the background and finish it up with an applique’d bat.

I’m looking forward to a great week!

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Have a great week!

~Melanie