Design Wall Monday

Wow, time sure flies 

when you are having fun...

Just an update of blocks

I have been sewing on and off

between traveling:

Swoon - old UFO - now with 6 blocks!

Kite - made with the Accuquilt die

and a layer cake of 'Giggles';

currently 23 blocks:

That's it from my design wall - 

check out all the other submissions

 at Judy's Patchwork Place!

Sew on,

Barb

350 blocks - early January count

Today in the Ikea lamp spot light -

all of my January blocks

for the 350 blocks project:

* 2 big Swoon blocks

* 3 Hip to be Square Red/White blocks

* 19 Grand Illusion border blocks

for a grand total of 24!

The January goal was 20 blocks, 

and I made it!!!

Thanks so much to Prairie Moon Quilts:

none of these would have been made

without your 350 Blocks Project!

Sew on,

Barb

Design Wall Monday

Somehow through a link

on Judy's stash report

I came across the

  350 Blocks Project.

What a neat idea:

join and sew blocks,

for a total of 350 a year,

Goal for January is 20.

Sounds more doable for me

than committing to full tops

or completed quilts.

So I signed up with Shelly

at Prairie Moon Quilts - 

and selected my blocks.

First off:

Swoon block # 3,

a long ago UFO

that lingered due to a

major cutting operator error...

Had to add some additional seams,

but I finished 1 new block!

Next up I had seen Pat Sloan's

Hip to be Square challenge,

Before: 

It used up some scraps

and no longer loved white fabric.

After: I got one 8 x 8 block done -

The single square size is 2 1/2 inch.

And lastly my real project Grand Illusion,

now working on the border.

Before:

After: 6 blocks completed.

Yeah - a total of 8 blocks

for the 20 blocks in January challenge.

Not quite there yet,

but am committed to sew 

more GI border blocks

to hit the goal.

Linking up to 

Judy's Design Wall Monday,

what's on your wall?

Barb

The 100 day hustle

I may be a day late, 

but I am hopping on the band wagon nevertheless!

Kelsey Sews is hosting it:  - 

so September 22nd meant that

there were just 100 days remaining in 2012.

Just 100 left, 

I mean 99 today - where did 2012 go?

"Let's hustle through our to-do lists and 

start the new year with a clean slate!"

Well, I am in and here is my list:

* Finish a certain b'day project out of Tula's Book

(image to come once it is gifted)

* Complete AMH's Feather Bed Quilt (top only)

* Participate in Sew Sweetness Sew-along

project to be decided...

* Quilt 2 more charity quilts

Houndstooth 

and one more from the Quilt Guild Charity Table

* Finish 2 more UFO's - yes, I fell off and have too many left

Flying Geese - sew into a top

Binding for Cathedral Stars

* Quilt Lenora's quilt

* How about 8 more Farmer's Wife blocks (2 per month)

currently 18 blocks done

* Add some more Swoon blocks, also neglected

Well, I will try and see what I still can pull off in 2012.

Are you in?

Linking up to Kelsey's blog.

I better get sewing,

Barb

Design Wall Monday

I am finally ready to join DWM by Judy again.

Have a look at my UFO Flying geese:

I have sewn all the blocks into long rows 

and now need to add the sashing.

And right behind it

are my first 2 Swoon blocks:

(sorry for the poor lighting)

only 7 more blocks to go...

Please go and check all the other beautiful creations

linked up on Judy's blog!

Barb