Some Kind of Wonderful

I have finally received my book - it took longer then I thought that it would.  I have looked through the book and am very excited to start, but I will be behind on this one as I am still not up to snuff on my applique (needle turn) and I have not a clue how to do machine applique so it will totally be a work in progress.  Next step going to my LQS and finding my fabric that I would like to use for this project.  But that might be awhile too as I have currently lost my job and money is tight with the holiday season here so please be patient with me.

I hope all is well, Keep you posted on my progress

Till Next Time

Shauna

Finished

HI all,
Ok I am finished, this was finished some time but I totally forgot to take a picture and post...Well I just saw that I can't start the other one until I post my finished project...
Sorry the camera is not that great but I think you all get the jist of it.

Pieced and Quilted

Well I have finished the Quilt.  I am so proud of myself, as I did not have one block done in August to having them all done (exception of one not sure what to do with it), pieced together and quilted all in about a month.  I really did not want to let Chooky down so I was determined to have this done on the deadline.  Well for 2 days I have been quilting this thinking that it was going to be quick but not at all.  Some have done "In the Ditch" well I had not clue what that was so I was not going to go there.  I did the "Crisscross" as this is the only one that I have done before and that was in 2007 so I am brushing up on my quilting that is for sure.

The back is from the "Fruit Cake" line as well.  I picked this up on my travels to visit my Grandpa, he is not doing well and I really feel that he will be passing soon.  I am glad that I stopped at the shop as it had just this fabric that was perfect for the back and then I found the perfect quilting thread (King Tut).  It w as the best day there as I got a lot of things that I needed and did not need but had to have.

Anyways tomorrow while my son is in School I will be cutting and piecing the boarder to put on and get that done in 10 days.  I am just thankful that I got it quilted, I am always behind on the binding as I just finished one that was a baby gift in October (last year). 

Till Next Time,

Shauna

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Blocks Finished and But in Rows

Well I am done all of my stitchery for this quilt.  I really thought that it would be bigger for some reason and that I would have to send it out for quilting but I totally can do this one and I am so happy that I can do it.

After I did all my stitching, it was so easy just to build the blocks and I just could not resist doing it.  I have all the measurements and ready to get the border on and find a nice back and such to get this done including the quilting.

I hope to have this all done by no later then the end of October.  So here are fingers crossed that I get it done.

Till Next Time,

Shauna

More from Tis the Season

Well I have officially finished 7 blocks for this…

1. Peace on Earth
2. Bon Noel Birdies
3. Christmas Reindeer
4. Christmas Angels
5. Chilly Penguins
6. Here comes Santa
7. Partridge in a Pear Tree

I have made sewn 3 blocks together – Peace on Earth, Here Comes Santa, Bon Noel Birdies and then 3 more blocks together Chilly Penguins, Christmas Angels, Christmas Reindeer.  Once I had my rows together I then put the 2 rows into one.   I am so pleased with the progress that I am making I am sure to catch up soon… Maybe not the quilting or binding as I send that out and I don’t have a lady at this time but I am sure that I will find one soon.

Now that I have 2 rows together I can kind of see what my border and binding is going to look like with the blocks.  What do you think?  Does this look ok?

Well I just need to run to the store to get more DMC Floss as I am out of the green and will be soon on the red so it is time to get this so that I can get the stitchery done.

Till Next Time,

Shauna

Second Post - Tis The Season

Hi all,  I am just doing my second post for this Stitch-A-Long.  I have had this on the back burner for sometime.  I have been reading the posts and doing a little comments here and there but not really doing anything of my own on this project.  I just had so much other things to do and then I feel ill and everything took the back burner.  Well I am back and I have to day Better then Ever.

So I got my fabric (post here) and I read the directions and did my cutting as per the directions...I was totally on top of this with all the intentions of the world to stay on top of this project.  Well then we started calving which took a lot of my time and then I feel ill on top of it all.  Everything went on the back burner, I was working on Hickory Hills and BOM Raggedy and Friends.  This summer I got everything back, feeling much better and I finished Hickory Hills and Raggedy and Friends.  The only thing left on my plate was Tis The Season.  So on Saturday feeling great that I have finally finished my projects I pulled out this project.  To realize that I have not even traced the Stitchery on to my fabric, so I did that.  Sunday came and started doing my stitching, by the end of the day I have 3 done!! Man did I feel great.  So this morning, I pieced these 3 blocks together so I at least had something seeing how most of you have pretty much completed your quilt tops.

I know that this is not the order that they are suppose to be in but I am doing it a little different as I have a little different fabric and thread so I don't want to get it all mixed up as that would totally suck.  So I am just working on the Block "A" s right now.  And I have completed the first 3.

I have a question for all of you: When you started piecing your blocks did you notice that you were short strips – for example it says Six (6), 4 ½” x 1 ½” – but when I pieced everything I actually needed Twelve (12), 4 ½” X 1 ½”.

Well I am hoping to have my top done by the end of next week if all goes as planned.  As I really just need to do the stitchery as everything else is done.  So by the end of September my quilt top should be done, and I can’t wait to show you all my progress.

Till Next Time,

Shauna

G Block!!!

I have completed the block G minus the stitching as I am still wondering what to do....  I am not sure if I should do it all in blue as that seems to be the larger amount of colour in my fabric or the thread that it is suppose to be according to the book - decision decisions......

 So my plan for this quilt is to do all the blocks and then figure out what kind of floss I will be using.  But I really need a big kick in the you know what and get started on my Tis the Season now that I have all the fabric and floss that I need.

My Fabric for Tis the Season

I have been keeping a very low profile these days as I am a little embarassed that I have not gotten anything done for this yet...  I was at club a week or so and I found my fabric.  I love what I have picked and I can't wait to start, seeing how I am a month behind or 2 to some of you...
The fabric that I have picked is called Fruitcake by Basic Grey Moda

Shauna

MY Book arrived

I went to the post yesterday and long and behold my book was there!!!   Natalie even signed it for me, that was really nice of her.  Now I just need to get the stitching done, as I see I am a little behind...

Shauna

Block G - half done

Well I spent all morning cutting my material for the GJ.  Once that was done, I thought I should piece G block so that I can stitch it.  I have all the floss that the book calls for but I am still unsure if I want to do that are just use one call through out...

Upon my cutting I realized that the fabric is not Fat Quarter but Fat Eights....  So out come some more fabric.

Now for the reveal of my Block G

Shauna

Ready Set Go - Gardener's Journal

So today, it looks like my hubby will be outside most of the day bedding our cattle seeing how the snow has stopped falling...  I am not sure how long this will be in the mean time, I will be doing the laundry as my little boy, loves to change his shirts at least 5 times day... and the laundry piles up.

So I showed you earlier the fabric that I will be using for my Quilt and I have gone through it again, and picked the 10 fabrics as per the book, and with the left overs I will have enough for the inner border, outer border and binding.  With that being said, I might even be able to patch the other pieces together for the back.

Charlevoix - Minick & Simpson by Moda

So today, will be cutting all the fabric and then doing Block G, I have traced the Stitchery for this and I just need to do the stitching, but my hoop is too big, for being the smallest one I could find.  I am going to have to piece the blocks so that I can do the stitchery, until I find a smaller hoop.

Shauna

HELP!!!

OK, I am in a little bit of a dilemma.... I have ordered the book 'Tis the Season' and it still has not arrived...so on Tuesday, I am heading into my LQS for a class on applique - which I have never done and am very nervous about - and I was going to pick up my fabric then as I was going to go in yesterday (Saturday) but I really had to get my Raggedy & Friends BOM caught up and I did...I was also hopping that the book would have come before the weekend so that I could make a trip into my LQS but it did not.  I am not sure that My book will be here but Tuesday so I need your help, how much fabric do I need to get for this project.  I see Chookyblue has two bundles of fat quarters that she is picking from, how many different fabrics are in there...  How much muslin is needed as well.  I am really sorry to ask for help on this but once my book comes I really want to get started as I am already behind the 8 ball on this.... Can you tell that I will not be the OVER ACHIEVER on this SAL.

I really feel like such a ham for asking this...Usually I am the over achiever, when I sign up to do something, I am usually done and waiting for others to get their part done...

I hope that some one will be able to help me out.

Shauna

Starting my Gardener's Journal

Today, I got some fabric that I bid on over at The Cottage on the Hill, fabric is called Charlevoix.  This is not my usual colours and such but seeing how I am doing a Gardener's Quilt what better way then to have some Spring colours and such.

I am not sure what to start with, the stitchery or the blocks!!  In the book do you use the thread colours or did you do a solid colour throughout?