Arturo's Quilt

It's been a little over five months since my nephew, Arturo, was diagnosed with cancer. He is still fighting the fight. Please continue to keep him and his family in thought and prayers. I made this quilt for him with this note... May this Quilt bring you comfort when you need it most, knowing that prayers of hope and healing were stitched into each seam and bound with the love of family and friends.

Quick and Easy??

Hummmm..... it said for beginners.....I was beginning to doubt my abilities....... Well, I was looking for a quick and easy pattern to satisfy my craving to do something quilty and finish it quickly. A new magazine had a hot pad that said for beginners and looked easy because I already knew how to make a 9 patch and knew how to applique. It was just a matter of picking my fabric. I even had insul-bright to sandwich inbetween layers to keep hands and tabletops from getting too hot:-) I had my plan to cut 2" strips, (experienced quilter kicking in. lol) sew them, cut and sew them together(again to make 2 nine patch) to make a 9 patch instead of cutting 2" squares and sewing them together(like pattern said to do) PLUS for my applique I was going to sew fusible interfacing to applique pattern (turn)to avoid raw edges or hand edge turning. I had a plan, until the directions said my 9 patch, sewn, before adding triangles, would be 4.5". hummmm.... mine measured 5", 2+2+2-1 in my book is 5. That threw off the applique fitting right(the heart shaped part).... so after alot of ripping out and sewing over and over, because I was determined to get this right, I figured it out and was able to make the adjustments to the second one to make it work. The first one is ok.....I finished the second one the next day. I was determined to NOT have anymore UFO's. My cousin Gails voice was playing in my head to make sure I finished it. She is my inspiration to try and finish what I start because she does so much and finishes them before moving on. So, quick and easy for a beginner?? NOT!! Not for me anyway. lol The first one is always the hardest for me. Now I could probably whip one out alot quicker since I have it all worked out. I put notes on the pattern so I'd remember the changes if I was to make it again.... and I just might do that.

Until next time..........

Have a GREAT DAY ALL. Stay warm...

Sudoku

I just wanted to clarify my sudoku quilt. It is a picture sudoku quilt in which I substituted pictures for numbers. I've seen alot of sudoku type quilts done with different fabrics substituted for the number and thought, why not do that with pictures.

Sudoku anyone?

click on picture to enlarge..... I decided to post part of the Sudoku quilt I am assembling. I finished all 81 blocks and have put together 27 of them. I'm a sudoku lover.....I love the challenge of this game, so I'm really excited about this quilt. It is all paper pieced 4 inch blocks. I started the blocks a few years ago and decided I really wanted to finish this quilt. It's kinda good that I've set it down for a while because I've gotten a lot more practice in paper piecing through the years. Waiting has made the more complicated blocks easier to put together. The bocks are from Carol Doak's collection of patterns. I have a number of her CDs that I took them from. So, what do you think? I'll post a picture of the finished quilt when I get it done.
Hope you are having a Super Day and thanks for stopping by............
Kathy

Carol's 4500 Member Celebration Block

WOW Carol Doak's internet group has reached 4500 and is still growing. It's not a surprise, since she is such a talented designer and wonderful person. She is very generous with sharing her talent. This is yet another wonderful block she designed for us.....I re-drew it in EQ5 (quilting program),resized and planned the layout (using 4 of the blocks)only to find out that Carol had already suggested the layout with the block. Oh, well, I hadn't peeked before I came up with a plan. LOL I chose my fabrics for the block by picking out colors from the border fabric I wanted to use.

Puppy Love

Being a quilter and animal lover, I found this video too cute and can relate since my furry friends like to help too. Enjoy Puppy Love!

4000 Member block

This is what I've been working on.....the 4000 member block that Carol Doak designed for our Yahoo Quilting Group. I used three shades of my favorite color plus the brown. The color is Aqua, not blue as it appears. I'm pleased with it. Thank you Carol for yet another wonderful design.

August BOM

I finished my August BOM designed by Carol Doak. I like the way it turned out. Now I have to catch up. This was the last month of the 12 month series. I have too many projects started........ I have the 4000 member celebration block to make also and.............the list goes on. Oh, but it's fun!!

Hope you are having a good Labor Day weekend.

Smooth Sailing Block

I made the Smooth Sailing Challenge block for the Carol Doak yahoo group. It was due by the 29th Aug, so I didn't get to make it like I had done in the EQ program. That isn't saying I never will :-) Now cross your fingers that I win a prize. I know, I'm greedy. I just won a mystery gift basket, so how can I expect to win at Carols? Well, I could be on a roll ya know! I really want to win 60 fat quarters at Carols. I'm not sure what the prize is for this block if I get picked. I've only been trying to win at Carols for a little over 2 years. Check out this group. It's Great! We just hit 4,000 members and she added a free block in celebration. Now I need to get the August BOM done for another chance to win. lol

Just a note

These are close ups of half of each side of the quilt.

Whew I'm done

I know, I was working on the "Trips Around The World" quilt, but I needed a quilt quick and that one wasn't going to be done in time, so I made this "quilt as you go" reversible quilt. I just finished with time to spare. I just have 5 more blocks to do for the other quilt and will work on that one when I get back from Nashville. So here are a few pictures of the quilt. I really like how this one turned out. Hope the recipients do too:-)

Help from my furry friends

I'm sure if you have pets, you know they try to be very helpful when help isn't needed......well, not from them anyway~~~



Picture #1 Kahlu: "Hummm........., not sure I like these blocks here"......#2 "Nope, don't like them here".....Austie: Nope, I don't like it either"......#3 "Well, aren't you going to give me some other blocks to check out?" Austie, looking uninterested: "Whatever."
The quilt is the "Scrappy Trips Around the World"

Beautiful Fall like morning

Good Morning! It's a beautiful 61 degrees this morning. I've been busy working on my "Scrappy Trips Around the World" By Bonnie of Quiltville. It's coming along. I might post a picture later.
I've been at Announcements To Ponder and loved it so much that I thought I'd share with you. With the holidays coming up, I'm sure Jessie could come up with some pretty unique cards. I have not used this service or personally know Jessie. I just visited her sight and was in awe of her work. Enjoy the creativity and while you're at it, she is doing a giveaway at Bloggy Giveaways.
Enjoy your day! Kathy

Friday already

Where has the week gone? It seems, for some reason, when one retires that time just seems to zip right past you. The thing is, I don't remember what just zipped past me.....lol

Today I've been working on a "Scrappy Trips Around the World" quilt by Bonnie at Quiltville. I'm using cat fabric. I love Bonnie's sight!

Only 27 more blocks to make.LOL

Today, Carol Doak presented our group with another challenge called "Smooth Sailing". She gave us a paper pieced boat to play with. As always, there will be a random drawing and a prize given the end of the challenge. I was playing with EQ5 and came up with this 15X15 inch block with the sail boat in. I am using the monkey wrench block from EQ's block library. I want to paper piece it, so I have some figuring to do. I think if I put a pre-made four patch in the center, I should be good to go....we shall see. This will have to be put on the back burner for a while so I can get some other things done. Hopefully, I'll get it done in time.

Don't let the weekend pass you to quickly without you enjoying it.

Kathy

My Quilt Blog

Last year I started a Quilt Blog....I just remembered. lol I just visited it again and thought instead of transporting everything over to this one, I would post the link. http://www.myquiltblog.com/Kela52/ I used it pretty much for just quilting stuff. Check out the other wonderful blogs on that sight, while you are there.
Enjoy your day! Kathy