Celtic Solstice

I'm still working on Bonnie Hunters Celtic Solstice Mystery quilt. I'm amazed at all the quilters doing variations on it, color choices, design adaptions ETC. The FB group has been so busy it is a full time job to keep up with all of the posts.

I have to admit I can't even try to!

I'm really liking the quilt top. I've been ill w my usual winter sinus/Asthma/Bronchitis again. With the drop in temp below 30 since New Years I haven't even tried to go outside. Hence I'm sewing a lot. Still so many people are ahead of me :( I know it's not a race.!!!!

This AM I was feeling well enough to finally get my kitchen straightened up some. Then I tore into those last 5 blocks that were done wrong.  See my cute pins marking my errors!

After lunch, and a breathing treatment, I plan on starting the quilt assembly. I have not decided on how to put the border blocks together. I know I'm not going to do Forest Jane Jacobson's design.( from the FB page) I just don't want to cut more blocks out. I don't have EQ 6 so I couldn't load it on to mine ( I have EQ4). But I saved her pic as a JPG, and was able to Print and study it.

New Year post

I do want to post more often in 2014. I also want to finish the pile of WIP and ones that are in my head too! (there are at least 6 there in my head)

I've been working on Celtic Solstice. I have 4 blocks on my design wall and am thinking I should have stuck to the darker Blues on it. Some of my Blues are patterned and are too light. I've not put them together yet, and am thinking on it.

The large white triangles are facing the WRONG way, they should be pointy side in, I have changed that, but didn't take another pic.

Today I will sew some more on it, get some more of the blocks up on the design wall and shoot a few more pics. I love the subtle secondary designs that are going to be visual in this quilt.

I realized after I posted this picture that the points were in the wrong way. I kept looking at it and couldn't figure out what was wrong.

DH thinks these lighter blues need to be taken out too. I can see the difference when I put all darks up there. The secondary circles are showing up.

So I guess I will be ripping and resewing this week. Sunday into Next week we will be having '0' degrees, and 6-10 in of snow. Tuesday they are saying a high of 2! ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
We have had more cold weather and snow this yr than the last few that's for sure!

Stay warm!

For You Tammy!

A friend of mine was c/o of her sewing room being messy and she sent me 2 pictures…. I only wish that my sewing room was that neat! I still have not cleaned all of my fleece out of the dining room where I cut PJ bottoms. I have 4 UFO’s in my sewing rm and one on a bed in the spare bedroom bc it needs borders and then quilting. That’s what I’m claiming.

But today DH wanted to go to this town near us Waynesville, Oh and I love the Fabric Shack! I bought a lot of fabric. However, I dropped my grand teen off at her house after she spent the night w us. We had gone to the Nutcracker the night b4. While there (for 10 min!) I managed to leave my purse behind! If DH hadn’t of had some cash, I wouldn’t have been able to buy anything.  My hero! He gave me a $100, and I spent $99.80!

future projects

 So I got a Moda fabric bag. Says I’m a fabricholic…. Now why would they say that????

NO NOT ME!
 

 

 

Now what’s on my sewing table is the mess uh quilt in progress from Bonnie's Celtic Solstice. Of which I am so far behind, that I have stopped working on any of my other UFO’s/WIP to try to catch up.

WIP
 

spare bedroom overflowing shelves.
And no that's not all of it, I have some over flow, and some in the closet!

WIP, and Future projects.......

 

 

 

 

I thought i should share my current project, Bonnie Hunter's Celtic Solstice .

I am behind. But I'm hoping by the end of today to start on Part 5....I'm using the Pinwheels as my Leader ender, now that I have finished the 4 squares. They were the leader ender for the pin wheels...

Now I have to finish the Chevrons! and assemble them.

 I think the saving of the "bonus" triangles is part of the slow down.

What am I doing!????

WHAT am I doing???? well finishing is not one of my strong points.... starting is. This post was actually written about 2 weeks ago! I can't even post on time!

So far since starting on the 3 pairs of jammy pants, I have bought more material to make a few more for the daughters of my DH.  I've finished part 1 of Bonnie hunters mystery quilt

And started on Part 2

I've bought more fabric bc it was on sale, and planned in my head a new quilt, yet to be cut, just planning it.Probably will be buying more fabrics for it.

We also were dealing w a lot of snow for this early in December our winter has already started. The last 2 yrs have been lighter snows, truly not more than an inch. I think so far our snow totals are 6 in. maybe not officially, but that's what I'm shoveling.

This is actually a picture of the supposed "dusting" which for us was an additional 3" on top of the 4-6 we had the week b4. Lovely to sew while it's falling though

While I was out shopping this week/antique/junk shopping I came across a treadle, I don't know how old it is, but seems to have all of it's parts. The cabinet was interesting as it closed, and the sewing machine folded down into it. I thought it was pretty so I took some photos. I saw this at the  The Covered Bridge Antique Mall. In Cincinnati, Ohio. I included the link in case anyone wants more info. I had to ask about the price, they said $175.00 The cabinet is in need of a cleaning and polishing, but is intact. Decals are pretty good, and the spindle parts look like they are all there. No idea on the age,

The last few weeks have been a whirl wind of activities. Mr Christmas (DH) and I went for a short trip to New York City. Compliments of his sister for whom he has done a lot. She wanted to show her appreciation! and it was appreciated!!!
 We walked to Times Square, Bryant Park (a few times) took a river tour, saw the Statue of Liberty

Statue Of Liberty

and the new World Trade building from the tour.

World Trade Center

Me at Bryant Park



Rockefeller center

He really wanted to see the Christmas windows and we I hope saw all of them. 

Saks
 

Macy's



Macy's BELIEVE!
 











Another great thing that NYC and Cincinnati have in common is the Botanical Gardens. We both have one, and at Christmas they both have displays from Applied imagination. I was very impressed with his display this year at Cincinnati Khron, but also the vast display at the NYC Botanical Gardens.



St Patricks Cathedral

We stayed close to the Garment district, so I have pictures of all the fabric stores I would pass going to and from the hotel. I was good though I didn't buy any! In my defense they were mostly fancy dress or suiting fabrics neither of which I'm making.

Lonely Mystery quilt!

Any sewing I have done over the past 2 weeks has been to complete the 4 pairs of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fleece PJ bottoms, the 3 pairs of bottoms for my Step Daughters, and one for my DGD. I do have some other grands to make jammies for, but they like to sew, I shall cut them out and see if we can't have a time at the machine together. They are all growing like weeds so I need fresh measurements.

Finished Jammie Pile!

Celtic Solace.... Not happening yet....

Oh I want it to, I have picked and resubsituted colors, compiled them.... Bought my rulers On BLACK FRIDAY! (OMG why??? did I go out on Black Friday to a MALL!)

But I just can't get it accomplished and get my other projects done for Christmas.

I am still in the middle of the WILD WOMEN's quilts....Almost done piecing them! 3 of the 4 are ready to have backing's made and quilted. But the only use I am getting out of my Long arm is to have fabric from it!







When I realized we have 22 days till Christmas and I have to supposed to, promised to make 3 pairs of Jammy pants for my Adult Children.... out of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA fleece!

That really has to come first. So I'm going to stop or not starting to work on this &Leave my Fabric choices piled up for Celtic Solstice Mystery, and do my TO DO projects first.

 SIGH !!!!

Design wall/bed

I'm been doing some sewing, and I have 1 square of the last 2 Wild Women quilts! 

This is the "Pink Lemonade" quilt that was on a PBS Eleanor Burns show.  You can see her show on this here:Eleanor Burns PBS

 I have to say I'm really happy that it was on PBS, because I was under the impression that the 2 flying geese were the same color. and they are not!!!! they are different to make the chevrons! I really think they make it stand out more.

There are a lot of parts, but those 4 squares and Chevron's are 6.5"

Sew, While I  am Leader ending the 4 squares, and the flying geese for  the PINK LEMONADE, I'm assembling this quilt for my DD's wedding.
She was actually married on July 6th,13 but I told her I needed one yr to get it together. Especially w my new quilting machine, I wanted some experience w it first!

Jo at Country Junction has been making the same one too... it was a UFO as it is at my house! LOL
Hers is scrappy  but I had this Kaffee Fasset fabric for years. At that time I wasn't into scrappy, I wanted it to be organised.

 

 I liked her idea of corner stones which is not on the original scrappy design. I dug around and found my center fabric. Yeah there was enough to make all of the cornerstones! you can see hers here :Jo's Country Junction
 
On the unfinished areas on my spare 'design' bed the corner stones really make it pop! The one problem I have with this quilt is they are now moving and will be getting a king sized bed. there is no way this will ever be a king sized quilt, as it would need 64 more blocks. I don't have enough of the fabric to do that. I might get 1 or 2 more rows but not that many. It very possible that this will never leave my home, and I will make her a new one.


 <<< border fabric for DD's quilt. I hope I have enough fabric as I bought this about 12 yrs ago!

I've finished all of the 4 patches for the last 2 quilts. and now am assembling the Chevrons out of two of the Flying geese.

 ready to quilt quilts for the Wild Women.