Hawk's Nest - top done!

I am catching up on things,

unreal but true!

Have a look at my

completed Hawk's Nest top:

(Bonnie Hunter pattern)

Instead of an extreme border 

with over 400 HST's 

I saw this fabulous fabric

and took the easy way out - 

love it!

Well,

I see lots of quilting in 2015

to make a dent in my stack of tops.

What's next?

Can I finish one more top 

in 2014?

Barb

Hapi top completed - and more

Yes, I did it!

The Hapi top is done!

It feels great - 

And I love it!

(Please ignore my neglected deck and weird shadows.)

Since I was on a roll,

I pulled another lingering project

and started on the borders as well.

Hawk's Nest with inner blue border sewn

and outer border cut, not yet sewn.

(Hawk's Nest pattern by Bonnie Hunter.)

Wish I could be that efficient 

throughout the year,

but unfortunately it comes in spurts.

As in an "end of year" challenge to myself.

But I do like the results ;-)

Off to sew some more,

Barb

Design Wall Monday

I had a great sew-in 

this Saturday

and worked on a few projects.

Main success: 

finishing my Hawk's Nest top

and with the fantastic help

of my sewing companions

making the inner border decision!

Close-up with navy dotted inner border:

I love it

and I do have enough fabric left

to make it happen!

I also attached the binding 

on my guild mystery quilt

and am slowly hand stitching it down.

One side down, 

3 more to go.

Not bad for me

and my binding phobia!

Go check out 

Judy's Design Wall Monday.

Happy stitching,

Barb

Finish Along - Quarter 4 goals

There is just one quarter left in 2014

and I need to put 

my goals together.

For this Finish Along

only completed items count...

and I do need a strong final quarter

to get some UFO's moving!

Maybe a lot of wishful thinking,

but hey, I have to try.

Okay - here it goes:

1) Complete binding on guild mystery quilt

2) Finish b'day quilt - it has become a b'day to christmas quilt...

(sew top, quilt & bind)

3) Finish Wagon Wheel quilt 

(sashing and border + quilt & bind)

4) Finish Fit for a Hero quilt

(quilt & bind)

And now comes the dream list - 

I may have to quit working

and sew non-stop until xmas though...

maybe it's more a type of UFO list...

5) Finish x & + quilt

(border, quilt & bind)

6) Finish Fractured quilt 

(quilt & bind)

7) Finish Garden Path quilt 

(quilt & bind)

8) Finish Hawk's Nest 

(complete the top, quilt & bind)

Alright then - 

I better stop now ;-0

There are 8 projects and 12 weeks left,

meaning 1 1/2 week per project, hmmm.

Sometimes I just have to 

list my stuff

and get re-acquainted and motivated.

Will let you know if it works...

Every single finish 

will be celebrated

and means one less 

carry-over project into 2015.

Linking up to

The littlest Thistles Q4 post.

I guess this means:

sew, sew, sew,

sew, sew,

Barb

Design Wall Monday

I am currently working

on sewing my Hawk's Nest blocks

into a top:

the 4 bottom right diagonal rows 

have been sewn together.

Then I came across

this border fabric:

The photo doesn't show the exact colors,

but hopefully you get the idea.

Please let me know:

Do you like the border fabric?

The original quilt has a million HST 

in the outer border

which I won't manage 

to sew in my lifetime...

So I thought the effect 

of this busy chevron-arrow fabric 

is similar

and perfect for the quilt...

Maybe I need not a cheddar, 

but different color smaller inner border?

Well,

will be linking up to Judy's

Design Wall Monday,

Barb

October Goal setting Party - ALYoF

So many choices,

so little time.

Which project to pick

as my October goal for ALYoF?

Hmmmm, 

urgent removal of Hawk's Nest blocks

from my living room floor!!!

So here it goes:

complete sewing all blocks together in a top.

Just the blocks,

border decision will follow later.

Here is the current status:

Hawk's Nest - Bonnie Hunter pattern

Well, 

let's get sewing.

Come and join the linky party here.

Have a great weekend,

Barb

Design Wall Monday / Sunday preview

And I have yet another 

Sunday evening update

on my Hawk's Nest quilt:

(pattern by Bonnie Hunter in her book "Scraps and Shirttails 2")

30 nest blocks done!

Wohoo!

I may stick to the 5 x 6 

block on point setting

and call it good.

Still hesitating

if the size it big enough for me,

I am almost 6 feet tall...

Better sew some 

of the missing hourglass blocks

and see how it looks overall.

Will be linking up to 

Judy's Design Wall Monday -

once it is available.

Have a great week,

Barb

More "nest" blocks!

I have been quite busy

and added 5 new blocks

to my Hawk's Nest quilt:

(pattern by Bonnie Hunter

from her book "Scraps and Shirttails 2")

Total count: 26 nest blocks!!!

There will be a decision time coming soon

on how many more rows

I want to add.

I just love how it is coming along!

And the fact that I am sticking with it ;-)

- at least for now...

Okay, back to sewing HST's,

and some hour glass blocks as well,

Barb

Design Wall Monday

My Sunday evening design wall:

 I made some progress 

with my Hawk's Nest quilt

(pattern by Bonnie Hunter).

Latest count shows 21 nest block!

Here it is in on-point setting:

I will probably need

9 more nest blocks

or maybe even 14

to get a decent size lap quilt.

Can I make it 

before my next workshop

with Bonnie at the end of September?

Will join the DWM link list

on Judy's blog on Monday,

Barb

Hawk's Nest - update!

Please have a look 

at my latest Hawk's Nest status:

18 nest blocks!!!

I surprised myself -

and hope to add a few more

during the month of September.

Barb

Design Wall Monday

Happy Labor Day everyone!

Wow, it seems like my computer and blog and flickr

are not cooperating today

and taking it sloooow.

Update on Hawk's Nest - 

a Bonnie Hunter pattern in her book

Scraps and Shirttails 2 -

I now have 12 nest blocks!

Wohoo, they are coming along,

slow and steady:

Still need quite a few more blocks,

but won't go for Bonnie's size of 73 x 84;

just a good lap size quilt

will do it for me!

Linking up to Judy's

Design Wall Monday .

Enjoy your Labor Day,

and add some sewing to your schedule ,

Barb

Design Wall Monday (or rather Friday evening)

While cleaning up my sewing room,

I came across a UFO from November 2013:

Wagon Wheels by American Jane,

started during a workshop with Sandy Klopp.

The idea of moving (or losing) 

the pre-cut pieces one more time,

just didn't do it for me today.

So I started sewing...

Before:

And after some major curve sewing

- with acceptable success -

Tadaa, all 4 blocks are done!

Now I have to make a decision

if I want to add a piano key border.

It will be just a wall hanging 

to remind me that I DO KNOW 

how to sew curves ;-)

So glad I tackled it

on a somewhat dreary Sunday.

Quick update on Hawk's Nest -

a few more blocks were pieced

whenever I found a few minutes to sew.

Slow going,

but every block counts!

After all there are 

41 pieces in 1 nest block:

On Monday morning

check out all the listings at

Judy's Design Wall Monday link-up.

Barb

Design Wall Monday

Wow, what a busy week it has been!

Lecture with Bonnie Hunter at the GLHQ guild -

(sadly no pictures since I was a quilt holder).

And Saturday her workshop "Hawks Nest"

with a ton of HST's:

3 blocks done in class,

and added 4 more today!

Just counting the actual Hawk's Nest blocks,

not the hour glass blocks.

Love the quilt -

you can find the pattern in Bonnie's book

Scraps & Shirttails II.

This is Bonnie's original!

What a great time we had - 

find more pictures

on Bonnie's blog!

I also got the center part

of the Hexagon top sewn:

So, how was your sewing week?

Linking up to 

Judy's Design Wall Monday

and to HSTeria Quilt along:

16 HST per Hawk's Nest block should qualify

Total 504 HST's (!!!) for the blocks +

438 HST's for the extreme border...

That's a LOT of HST's;

I am opting for a smaller size quilt

and will see about the border later :-)

Have a great week,

Barb

Design Wall Monday

So glad that on Saturday 

we had a sew-day 

organized by the GLHQ.

As always I had a great time 

and got tons of sewing done:

The Hashtag quilt top is my February UFO

and I am all done - with time to spare

wohoo!

(pattern from Camille's Craftsy class)

Had some good times 

matching the outer border print,

but it worked!

Next project:

sew the blocks of "Fit for a Hero" -

free pattern by Judy at Patchwork Times.

As you can see

I am still missing the 4 corner blocks,

(and borders)

but am glad to have the blocks assembled

into the quilt's 'middle' section.

At least now I can't loose 

or misplace them any longer...

And in preparation for 

Bonnie Hunter's Hawk's Nest class

in May 2014,

I have started to sew HST's.

For ease and speed

I am using triangle paper

and it is perfect mindless sewing

after a day at work.

It may not look like much,

but these are 192 HST's (of 504 needed...),

size is 2 inch unfinished.

Linking up to 

Judy's Patchwork Times,

Barb