February 2010 Quiltathon

My list of projects for this weekend:
Finish 16-patch/pinwheel top -- done except for borders
Finish Faffe 1/2 hexagon top -- done except for borders
Finish cutting the 1/2 hexagon pieces for design board -- done and pictured above
Babysat 18-month old nephew while family attended Mardi Gras Parades. Today was a beautiful sunny day, perfect for the celebration.

Monday and Tuesday extended Holiday weekend list:
Finish newborn great nephew's quilt
Sandwich at least 2 tops for quilting (as usual, I am behind on quilting tops)
Continue lessons on the EQ6 program

For more quiltathon projects, visit our host Judy Laquidara's website at www.patchworktimes.com.

Weekend Projects

I have a long list of "want-to-do's", but being realistic, will continue to sew together the 16-patch/pinwheel blocks and the Kaffe hexagons.



Last night, I started cutting more of the 1/2 hexagons from my stash of 2 1/2" strips using the method from a previous post http://babyboomerquiltingbee.blogspot.com/2010/02/project-for-2-12-strips.html. On the design board below, I am grouping the colors and using black and whites on the out borders. When I tire of sewing and need to stretch, I add more colors to the design board.






To see more projects during the Weekend Quiltathon hosted by Judy Laquidara visit http://www.patchworktimes.com/.

Quiltathon - Sunday

I have finished the string quilt top and two backings. Tomorrow I will be pinning tops. For the remainder of the week (maybe for the month), I will be quilting tops: the String Quilt, Bonnie Hunter's Carolina Christmas, the baby quilt and a scrap quilt. My sister Phyllis went home early to finish her Kwik Krazy blocks. Hopefully she will bring them by tomorrow so I can show them for Monday design wall.

We had a great time with Judy Laquidara's quiltathon -- we may not have finished as much without the nudge!

2010 Quiltathon

Today started very early. Bonnie Hunter's Carolina Christmas top was assembled (in my case Mardi Gras). Tonight and tomorrow, the borders will be added. The colors chosen were purple, green and gold against a black background.

Around 1:00, my sister Phyllis joined the party. She brought the coolest little gadget called the "Knifty Knitter". She brought 3 hats already made and started another one for my demonstration. I have to get one of those things.

We then started pulling from the stash to start a baby quilt. Using the split nine-patch, this bright top was finished while we watched the New Orleans Saints stomp the Arizona Cardinals (so sorry). The first border has been added and the pieced border is being auditioned. We hope to finish this top tomorrow so it can be quilted. Both of us have the day off Monday, so our quiltathon will continue into overtime. (If anyone knows who designed the "split nine-patch", please let me know and I will add the information).