I Was Wrong

Bunch of things I was wrong about:

Dryer is coming on Friday. YAY!! I can wash and dry clothes again. I hope. If all goes well. The way things were going on this whole project, I won't count on it until it happens.

I'm not scarce at all. Here I am again!

I'm sure there's other things I'm wrong about too.

I finished the quilting on Fat Quarter Slide and put it in the wash in preparation for it to be the first thing dried on Thursday. Then the dryer didn't come, so I hung it to dry over the shower curtain rod. Good thing I couldn't throw it in the dryer because I have stains. My purple pen didn't come out all the way, and there are some dirty looking spots. It's back in the washer now. Maybe things didn't get completely wet? First time this has EVER happened to me. You?



In September I was Queen Bee, and requested nine-patches. I was going to join another bee and request the same thing, but decided to make these up as is. I added white patches between the nine-patches, and I really like it.

Photo bombed by Trixie

I made four patches of my scraps and joined them into rows for a border. I really like this! Thanks to AccuQuilt for making the 2 1/2" squares so easy to cut. Didn't make much of a dent in my box of squares.

Thanks,
Lin

Scarce

I will probably be scarce for a while. I've been having mucho computer problems. (See how well I speak Spanish?) This computer is going in to the computer hero to be bombed. I will still have my netbook, so I am accessible, and I might get my camera to link to it. We'll just have to see.

Meanwhile, this is what I was working on today:

These are the blocks from when I was queen. I requested a simple nine-patch with no pastels, nice bright colors. I was going to wait and join another bee and ask for the same thing, but decided I would use these to make one of the Christmas present quilts I want to make this year. Voila!

This is the layout I will use however:

Makes a bigger lap quilt.

I have been cutting up scraps into 2 1/2" squares, so I joined a bunch of them today to make a border. I think it really goes with the scrappy nine patches. Need to get busy on my white squares.

Thanks,
Lin

February Bee Blocks

I have my February Bee Blocks all finished. These went together very quickly. due I think, to Cheryl's excellent directions. This is Cheryl of Meadow Mist Designs who I pattern tested for. Her patterns go together so nicely, and look so cool.

It's her Scrappy Tiles pattern, enlarged. to about 24" square. She asked for all blues. I hope she posts a picture of all the blocks sent to her.

Thanks,
Lin

Well....

The laundry room still isn't finished. sigh...

Mr LQ put in the new cupboards and they are great. So much more room! I had such a good time finding new homes for all our things. They all seem happy, and they have been playing nice. I will let them be for a while, and then decide if anything has to move.

They took the dryer away to have the new part applied, and haven't brought it back yet. We went to Lowes today and asked. The appliance guy is there on Tuesdays, so he should be taking care of it then, and we should have the dryer on Wednesday. I've been washing our underwear and having it dry all over our bedroom. We have two full clothes baskets of other clothes waiting to be washed. Running low on other clothes, y'know? I have washed jeans and dried them on the shower curtain rods.

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In other news, I have completed January's Bee block and sent that off to Christina. I found it interesting to do. Blue is my favorite color, so I had a lot of blue to pick from. She had requested "cobalt or true blue," grays, black and white. Here are my blocks. Christina also requested we press our seams open. I've discovered I do a better job pressing to one side--maybe because I'm used to it?

Yeah, I know it is February. But it remains that I just got January's blocks done. Now on to February's. Also a request for blues. I sure don't see any difference in my blue stash.

My geese were not well-trained. They kept flying in different directions. I had to keep bringing them back to the barn for more lessons. Finally got them to behave.

Christina's directions called for making the geese with HSTs, making them too big and cutting them down. It does make for exact fitting pieces.

I am merrily quilting Fat Quarter Slide. It is getting harder for me to think of patterns I want to quilt each of these blocks, without making dense quilting. I don't want to change the hand of this batting. I've decided I just don't need to quilt the snot out of a quilt. Leave that for the show quilts. I wonder if those uber quilters would quilt a quilt for their bed that heavily. Yeah, I love the look, but not the feel. Give me suppleness any day. 

I've also got a new flimsy ready, and it's friend almost ready. Pictures to come.

Thanks,

Lin

New Quilt Bloggers' Bee

Our November Queen, Jill of Pie Lady Quilts, for the New Quilt Bloggers' Bee asked for improv tree blocks. First time for me to do improv. What an education. The biggest thing I learned is to start with your background much bigger than you plan the block to be. I was surprised by how much I lost.

Jill asked for improv trees with low-volume backgrounds.

Here is what I will send out tomorrow:

Jill said she would trim them when she gets them, so I will send with messy edges, even tho it really grinds on me.

In the tut to make these babies, it said to be sure to keep the pieces together after you slice open your places to put limbs. It sure is easy to forget which way it up when all you have is a little triangle and a slice of "limb." I had to keep laying them back down on the table.

Hope Jill likes them!

Thanks,
Lin

Bee Blocks

I am caught up! I sent off my bee blocks yesterday. The September block (churn dash) is not technically late, since it's not yet October. The October block (maple leaf) is EARLY!! Isn't that amazing???

I sent a picture to Debbie of the farthest right two blocks, but she said the ballerina was not suitable for her theme. So I re-did it to the other pink block. Surprisingly, the "solid" fabric is the same in both pinks. I like the contrast in the ballerina block better than my second pink block.

Debbie had requested a "medium color range, not too light but not primary." I think I managed that.

Kate requested maple leaves for her bee blocks. We could either make 2-12" blocks, or 1-18" block. I chose the 18" block. A gray background, leaves to be any fall leaf color, with the stem a different color. I think I managed that one too.

I hope my bee partners like them. I had forgotten to take pictures of them before I packaged them up, so had to take them out of their envelopes for the pics. Hence the fold lines.

With my Supernova blocks done until we decide how much more we will do, and October's block done here, I can work on my other backlog items.

Thanks,

Lin

New Quilt Bloggers Bee- August Queen

I was the New Quilt Bloggers August Queen for our Bee. I chose a simple nine-patch block, asking it be in bright colors and white/cream.

I have been the happy recipient of little packages all thru August. How much fun is that??? Getting packages that I didn't have to purchase! I like getting fabric that I ordered, but it is tempered with the knowledge that I paid for that. These packages I only have to pay for in kind. Each month we send blocks to our new queen.

Debby is our September Queen. She insisted I give up my crown. I sent it to her, but only after I let the dog lick it. (heh heh.) Now I'm waiting to be thrown in the Tower of London to await my execution. I want to live!

Here are the blocks I have received. There is still one person who has not sent in her blocks.

They're not in any order yet. I'm loving the assortment of bright colors! I'm thinking I will join another bee and ask for the same block, to be able to make a bigger quilt.

Thanks,
Lin

AROUND THE WORLD BLOG HOP

I tagged Chelsea of Patch the Giraffe as part of my Around the World Blog Hop. Please take a look at what she's posted for her contribution. I'm proud to be her friend! Visit her at Patch the Giraffe. She mentions our first conversation. I remember it now, but it had slipped from my memory. I giggled.

Some of you may remember that I am August Queen of my New Quilt Bloggers Bee. I chose a simple nine-patch block. Pam suggested we write out directions completely, in case we had some beginners in our group. I found out it's a lot harder than I realized to write out directions. Anyway, I asked for white (ish) and bright colors. It has been great fun getting little packages in the mail. I love that part!

This is what I have so far:

I LOVE it! It is going to be so nice and bright! There are a few people missing.

Thanks,
Lin

First Bee

I joined my first ever Bee! It's thru our New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop. I made my blocks today for Pam  @ sewingwilde.blogspot.com. She requested a log cabin. So here are my blocks:

She wanted them light.

Next month I'm Queen! I've always wanted to be Queen! You can practice now calling me "Your Queenship." No, I don't think I like that one. "Your Queen-ness." Yes, that's better.

Thanks,
Lin