Design Wall Monday

Not a lot going on here. The last step of the QOV Mystery Quilt was posted Saturday so I can finally share my finish of that top!

Don’t you love it! It’s a great size and everything except the borders are from my scrap box (which, by the way, doesn’t appear to have shrunk in the amount of scraps department!).

And as for my design wall, all I’ve been working on since Friday night is the borders for my Road to Brenham quilt top.

I can almost see the light at the end of this one. And this one has begun a discussion on my Facebook wall about who wants it. Cassidy (my teenager) claimed it even before it was started and my sister-in-law has been watching it’s progress and swears it will look perfect on her bed. LOL…I left it up to them, but, truth be told, Cassidy will probably end up with it.

So what are y’all working on??

Linking up to Patchwork Times, Esther's Blog, My Quilt Infatuation, and Freshly Pieced.

Cathy

Catching Up!

I've been so busy the last few weeks! First and foremost, today my baby turned 17!!!! Happy Birthday Cassidy!!

Isn't she beautiful??? She gets great grades in school, is on the drill team, just joined Unity Club, and is big on volunteer work. She wants to go to Texas A&M and become a veterinarian. One of her favorite things to do is go to the different zoos wherever we travel. I love her dearly and am more than a little proud of her.

On to what you all come here to read about. To catch you up a bit. First, I made these wonderful pizzas last week.

Don't they look good? I got the recipe from Cook's Country, here.

I finished up the Star Surround Quilt Along from Happy Quilting.

A closer shot...

I got the center done on the Road to Brenham Quilt Along from Patchwork Times...

Sorry, forgot to take a pic with it sewn together but it looks great. I'm sewing the first border today and it's a tone of nine patches. Looking wonderful.

And, I'm working on the QOV Mystery Quilt. I will show you pics of that soon but I'm helping test the last few clues because we keep having problems. Once she posts the clues, I'll show you my progress.

And I guess that's it! I have a Halloween quilt cut out and I should be able to start sewing on it this weekend as well as finishing up my flying geese UFO.

What are yall working on??

Linking up to Esther's Blog:  WOW and to My Quilt Infatuation: Needle and Thread Thursday.

Cathy

Design Wall Monday

It has been such a long day! First work, then picking up Cassidy from the first day of school, then picking up dinner, going back to the school for my season tickets to the football games, then to Target and Office Depot to get the school supplies from the list she was given today, and finally back home. Whew! Gotta love the first day of school.
 
But finally, I was able to get a little bit of sewing done. After all the hassles over the weekend with my sewing machine, I feel really far behind (the feed dogs stopped working on my main machine so my “travel” machine has been pressed into duty). I am caught up through today’s step on the Road to Brenham Quilt Along (Patchwork Times).

 
And I sewed together the first block for the Star Surround Quilt Along (Happy Quilting). At least I have until 9/15 to finish these up.

I still have the newest installment in the Virtual Quilting Bee to finish as well as the newest step in my QOV Mystery Quilt.

Linking up to Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times.
 
So what are yall working on?
 
Cathy

Friday Night Update

Whew! This week has been crazy! I was so happy to come home tonight and focus on working on my quilt alongs. I had all of the Star Surround blocks pinned and ready to go. I sat down, started sewing, and on the second piece…..needle breaks. I go into my sewing supplies for a replacement….and I’m out. Sighs….So a quick trip to Hobby Lobby and I’m finally able to get started! (Don’t you just love days like that??)
 
Finished piecing the “surrounds” for the Star Surround blocks tonight. I cannot wait to see these come together next week. I could totally relate to Melissa at Happy Quilting earlier this week when she was saying the same thing. The blocks are so perfect. I’m already planning another large quilt and a baby quilt (or two) using this same pattern.

Then I finally was able to start the next step on my Road to Brenham (Patchwork Times) quilt. We put together our first blocks tonight.

 
I really wasn’t sure about this one. Even when I was laying it out, I was doubting my fabric choices. But after I got them together, I was doing a happy dance. Don’t you love it???
 
This weekend, my daughter has a big pep rally to perform in (she’s in front of the formations! So proud!). But when I do have sewing time, I’ll attack the next step in Road to Brenham, the next step in the QOV Mystery Quilt, and the next block in the Virtual Quilting Bee. What are yall working on??
 
Cathy

Design Wall Monday - 8/12/13

(Sorry for the delay!  Was having a ton of camera problems.  Which leads to....sorry for the blurry pics as well!)

Well, here’s my design wall this week. Boy have I been busy!! Just looking at it gets me itching to get back to my machine. But a girl’s gotta sleep sometime (at least that’s what I've been told).

Still have my UFO up on the wall. I love those polka dots. Got a few more blocks done during the last week so definitely making progress.

Next up are the completed blocks for the newest QOV Mystery quilt being hosted over at Persimmon Quilts. I’m already in love with this quilt and we've only gotten through the first week.

These are a sample of the HST’s that are the first step in the Road to Brenham being hosted at Patchwork Times. My daughter came out of her room tonight and squealed asking if they were for her new quilt. Guessing that was approval. :)  Made 72 of these tonight. Need to finish trimming them up tomorrow.

Now on to the first completed blocks for the new leaders and enders project that Bonnie started us on at Quiltville. I’m playing with the layout but really liking the flying geese. My daughter says to make diamonds. I’m getting more excited with this side project everyday.

And finally, we finished block 12 of the Virtual Quilting Bee on Friday at Diary of a Quilter. These colors look so pretty together. This is the second quilt top I've made out of this fat quarter tower and I’m still thinking I can get at least one more. Can’t wait to see how it finishes.

And last but not least, not represented on my quilt wall yet, I’m working on the Star Surround Quilt Along over at Happy Quilting. I really wanted to start putting those blocks together today but didn't want to fall behind on the new Road to Brenham quilt so I’ll work on it tomorrow. You should be able to see it next week.

What’s on your quilt wall?

Cathy