Thousand Needles

Month by Month – off the frame but sprawled on the floor
4/10/15

Still on the floor where I left it although I’m hoping to get to this this weekend. I’ve only got the border to finish quilting then I can bind and label it and it’s done.

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

I actually removed this from the design wall. I’ll put it back up when I’m ready to actually piece the back together.

3. Scrapitude – Clue #3 is done and I’m planning on tackling Clue #4 this weekend.

Scrapitude
Clue #3
4/19/2015
just section A… forgot to take pictures of the whole piece!

4. Moon Glow – This is done for this month and I’ll add the next step to next month’s goal list.

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

My exciting news for today – #5 – Mini project – I finally got the first project of the book “Sew Practical” done. I still need to put more pins on it. In the book it has buttons that we make with fabric. I bought the supplies to do that but I wanted to use the bag to showcase some of my pins that I’ve accumulated. I’ve got more somewhere so as I find them, I’ll be attaching them to the bag. Next time I make this bag I will do the embroidery with thread that matches the inner lining. The instructions for this bag was pretty clear but there were some things I felt were left out. First – to use a quarter inch seam or a half inch seam or something else. The book didn’t say. I’m a quilter so my default action would be to use a quarter inch. However, I think I’m starting to be more familiar with bag making (this is, what, my 5th now?) and I decided to use a half inch. I worried until I got to the step, that when it came to putting on the bottom it wouldn’t fit properly. It wasn’t exact but it fit better than if I used a quarter inch. Second – when I made the lining, the instructions said to follow the same steps to make the external part of the bag. So I did. Then the next line said, leave a 6″ gap in one of the long sides. That one took me awhile to figure out but I had already followed the steps from before so I had to take my seam ripper out and re-do one of the sides to get that gap. And that was it… just two things that I didn’t understand and had to redo. I think this is a cute book bag to take to the library. I do not know if I will make another one. I don’t think it’s cute enough to make as a gift unless I change the fabric. There aren’t any pockets inside or anything. And it’s not that big. It’s about 15″ (H) x 13″ (L) x 3″ (D). But if I find I use it a lot then I might make more. Or, if I get more buttons.

4/24/15
Project #1 of the Sew Practical book

Happy Quilting everyone!

Melanie

Posted by Melanie. Categories: Bag Making, Quilting. Tags: bag making, bookbag, month by month, Moon Glow, scrapitude, Tell It to the stars, Whoop Whoop, Wips Be Gone. 3 Comments

Apr. ’15

TGIF, 4/17/2015

WIP Status:

Month by Month – off the frame but sprawled on the floor
4/10/15

Still on the floor where I left it.

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

I actually removed this from the design wall. I’ll put it back up when I’m ready to actually piece the back together.

3. Scrapitude – I still need to do Clue #3 and Clue #4. I’m not sure if I’ll get to this this weekend because I have something else on my projects list that I want to get done.

and for 4. Moon Glow -I’m super excited to have all the alternate blocks finished. The next step is to piece all the rows together –

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

Whoop whoop!

Happy Quilting everyone!

Melanie

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Apr. ’15

TGIF, 4/10/2015

I’m back on WIPs Be Gone! Woohoo!

WIP Status:

Month by Month – off the frame but sprawled on the floor
4/10/15

I finally finished quilting Month by Month on Bailey but I decided to quilt the borders separately on my domestic. It’s waiting on the floor for its turn on the Bernina. 🙂

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

The back of Tell It To The Stars is still on the design wall waiting for me to get to it.

3. Scrapitude – I still need to do last month’s Clue #3 and Clue #4 will be coming out shortly.

4. Moon Glow –

Moon Glow
Month 12 – taking up all my room on my sewing table
4/10/15

I’ve got one side put together on the last round of the 12 blocks for Month 12. I’m planning on getting this done this week so I can finish quilting the borders on Month by Month and then hopefully get Clue #3 started for Scrapitude. Those are my big plans for this weekend.

I’m back on the blogosphere! whoop whoop! I’m also back to doing a little bit of piecing every day! Whoop whoop! Here’s to getting our regular routine back! Cheers!

Happy Quilting everyone!

Melanie

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Manic Monday – 3/16/2015

I wasn’t able to do any quilting yesterday. Hopefully that changes this week. I have Moon Glow laid out on my cutting table ready to piece together. I hope I can find a few minutes here and there this week and piece a bit at a time.

Moon Glow
Month 12
ready for tomorrow’s sew time
3/14/15

Check out more finished BOMs at

For Design Wall Monday…

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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TGIF, 3/13/2015

WIP Status:

Month by Month on the mid arm
2/28/2015

It’s still on Bailey… It’s half way done, I’ve ordered needles and I am waiting for them. I went to Joann’s and found some but I don’t know if they’re the right ones. I hope I’ll have time Saturday morning to see if they will work but there’s a lot going on this weekend so I’m not sure.

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

The back of Tell It To The Stars is still on the design wall. I still need to throw up more of the little pieces together but I’m not in any rush so it’s just sitting there.

3. Scrapitude – Clue #3 just came out and my quilt mojo has left the building. It’s taking a break and I hope it comes back this coming weekend.

4. Moon Glow –

Moon Glow
Month #12
3/12/2015

Here’s where I got stalled. And it’s probably why it took so long for me to pull it out. Month #12 isn’t just a block or two to put together. There are 20 pieces of fabric that I’ve got to cut up. I’m working through step 5 now which is basically cut more strips. I don’t even get to break up the cutting with piecing. It’s just 8 fabrics that I have to cut into strips of 1-3/4″ each… 12 strips each fabric… /sigh. I do a little bit a day but it seems to take forever. /whine whine whine… sorry… It’s kind of why I haven’t been posting this week. I’m tired, I’m bored with all the cutting from Moon Glow and I’m trying really hard to stay committed and not start something new. I haven’t bought fabric although not because I’m diligent. I tried to go to LQS where I would have broken down but thankfully, they are closed on Sundays! I went to Joann’s for some other things and it’s only because I’m trying to keep the quilt shop quality fabric in my stash that restrained me from perusing the fabric aisles.

We’re getting closer to party central here at the house. My baby is turning 10! OMG! ;0 That’s happening next Saturday (21) and then I’ll be heading up north to go to my cousin’s baby shower. Then it’s spring break for the kids and we have another Vegas trip. This time it’s for 4 days and its with friends. We plan to eat, go to the pool and eat some more! 🙂 maybe throw a show in there too.

Happy Quilting everyone!

Melanie

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Stash Report – Week 10, 2015

I’m sorry, I’ve got no pictures to show. All I finished this week was the bucket bags from earlier this week for a total of 3 yards. That’s bringing me closer to actually using more than adding. I don’t think that’s ever happened except maybe the first week of the year. Maybe… It’s a new place for me and kind of exciting. 🙂 I am planning on purchasing things at the guild’s quilt show in May and our SoCal Quilt Run in June so I’m hoping to get my numbers in a good place before then.

Martidiy asked me what I do with the bucket bags and I gave the girl hers and I’ve been using mine to tote my yoga stuff in the car. It’s not big enough for the yoga mat but I put my yoga clothes and face towel in it. It sits in my car so that whenever I’m able to go to a class after work, I don’t have the excuse that I don’t have my things. That’s what I did with the bags this time. If I get the mojo to make these again, I am thinking about saving them for emergency gifts. I never feel like making anything when I do have to give a gift so it is a good idea for me to have a gift closet that I can go to. A long time ago, I used to get things on sale and put them in a closet. These things were usually anywhere from $1 – $10 each but whenever I had a party to go to I always had something to give without worrying about spending money at that moment or taking the time to go to the store. Over the years I let the practice go for one reason or another – space, money, just not going shopping as much as I used to so not seeing the sales like I used to… But I think I can do a similar thing but with things I make.

I spent yesterday morning quilting on Bailey and I’m prepping a whole post about that. It’s not ready yet and I do not have the energy to finish it. But Month by Month is half quilted and would have been done yesterday if the needle hadn’t broken. I do not have an extra one so I will not be able to finish it until I’ve got that. I have to run errands today so I’m hoping to stop by Joann’s to get that and some other things that’s been on my list.

I spent the rest of yesterday’s afternoon getting “month 12” of Moon Glow started. I finished step 3 and will be working on step 4 today.

I’m running a little slow today, we had too much fun with friends and stayed up way too late last night. Now I’m suffering – but it was fun! 🙂

Used this week: 3 yards
Used year to Date: -26.25 yards
Added this week: 0 yards
Added Year to Date: 29.75 yards
Net Added for 2015: 3.5 yards

see more stash reports at

~Have a quilty week!

Melanie

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TGIF, 3/6/2015

WIP Status:

Month by Month on the mid arm
2/28/2015

It’s still on Bailey… I haven’t had a chance to do anything on this this week.