Virtual Quilting Weekend--March 17-19, 2023
 

Welcome to Virtual Qulting Weekend. What are you all working on this weekend? Our guild retreat is next weekend (Thursday-Sunday) so I will be prepping projects for it and gathering my supplies. I am taking quite a bit of machine applique projects so am trying to get them all fused so I just have the stitching to do. I'm thinking of one paper piecing project and maybe a couple charity quilts in case I need something simple.

Next month's VQW will be April 14-16.

Great. I need the push to work on projects. These allergies keep me tired out. I am working on a rolling stone quilt. Not sure how big it will be yet. That all depends on the piece I have for backing. If I can get
this done, my guild is asking for wheelchair quilts for the V.A.

Thanks for hosting again Heather! I really want to finish up my panel quilt, we will see how I feel. I got a bug and I learned long ago, no working on a quilt when I am not feeling 100%. Looking forward to seeing what everyone is working on!

Yeah, another reason to snuggle up with my list of WIP and a cup of tea. Supposed to be cold and snowy in my neck of the woods, so sewing and a good audio book will be a perfect way to spend my time.
List for this week-end:
1. Finish adding the binding on Black and White Checkerboard quilt.
2. Layer the 2008 UFO Christmas Exchange block quilt and start quilting this old bug-a-boo.
3. Make crumb block sashing to finish the top.

Count me in: I've got a huge piecing project to assemble and I've got another somewhat smaller strip quilt (railroad crossing design) to work on.

My guild is hosting a one day retreat tomorrow. Today will be spent servicing my machine and prepping a few small projects to take with me. I have learned to leave my ambitious and time consuming projects at home, and instead, build in time for conversation and sharing.

Sunday, I hope to prep and start cutting the fabric for a wedding quilt--Labyrinth Walk in black, greys and white.

I'll be checking in, but will probably not get much sewing done. I do have time today between errands, but may spend that time finishing prepping the floor in the basement bathroom for the new tile and toilet. After last VOQ we had the plumbers out and they actually came out on Wednesday since the storm was on Thursday. $5000+ latter we have flowing water! But we had two small patches where they had to remove the small 1 inch tile which we can't match anymore. So we removed the rest of it and will be continuing the tile that is outside the room into the room. Saturday will be dry fitting the new tile and Sunday has been booked for a Wine hop with two couples. So definitely no sewing after the distilleries and wineries.

I'm in again!!! B'day on Sunday but we have brunch celebration and then they leave...ok with me...lol. Quilting buddy is destashing and told me to come over...I think I should have stayed home. Let's just say she filled up the trunk of my car with bags of fab, kits which are her UFO's, and more fab which is yardage. Now I have more totes to take to PL sit n sew days. She even gave me a HUGE plastic container with lid.Washed yardage yesterday so that's done. Need to reorganize my exsisting fab to merge new fab.

When I came home I told DH and son to put shoes on cuz I needed help. DH said...where are going to put thils? Son said...just because it's free doesn't mean you need to bring it home! Could have been worse. Could have been a cute puppy or two.

We have had painters all week, even did the inside of all the closets, whew! I am taking a day off to go birding today, but tomorrow is the guild sewing day, so will attend that as I signed up way before the painters could come.
I work on placemats usually at sewing day, but will also take some fabrics to cut for Oh My Strippy Stars that From my Carolina Home is sharing right now, look forward to seeing/hearing about everyone’s projects.

Dedemac, I am glad you have flowing water again but OUCH!

Julienm1--what were you supposed to do---just leave the poor fabric behind? :)

I've been doing a little cooking and household stuff this morning. Should be in my sewing room by noon for more retreat prep. Will check back in later.

I'm planning to stitch blocks together for a new kaleidoscope quilt. I usually fussy-cut, but this time I "stacked and whacked" from strips without paying attention to repeated pattern. I made it into my first kit, ready to go anywhere because of all the pinning. Stayed packed for quite a while, but its time is now. Designing on wall today. I'll shoot a pic when done.

Yay! Thanks for hosting, Heather.

I’ll be working on adding more fillers to the fmq challenge panel from Quilting is My Therapy. I also have two quilts sandwiched and ready to go, but need to decide how I want to quilt them, so will spend some time drawing potential designs.

Looking forward to seeing what everyone else is working on.

Rob

I will be putting the binding on my "contest" quilt. Finally got it finished and squared up. It uses all the quilting techniques. Hand quilting machine quilting, machine embroidery beading, and hand applique. Looked it over yesterday and could find no booboos. So on to the binding and sleeve.

Yea! I was able to get to the sewing machine this afternoon. I was able to get the chores done at Moms then get home by 2pm so I had a about and hour and half to fill with making crumb blocks and chain piecing my HST's. Now its time to start the pressure cooker and get the corned beef in, Happy St. Patty's day.

Well, I chnged my mind from what I thought I'd be doing. Intsead, I completely finished a table runner and tossed it into the wash. Just finished pulling fab for 2nd table runner. Organizing fab can wait untill tomorrow...right?

Well, I hope everyone has had a good day. I had a productive afternoon, got a couple projects all ready for retreat next week. I hope to finish the rest tomorrow. Then Sunday I can clean up the room because it desparately needs it now!

Good morning everyone, Happy National Quilting Day.🥰I hope everyone enjoys their day in their sewing spaces. I had to work yesterday, but today I will be working on a rope bowl that someone has ordered from me. Coffee is ready, so will check back later to see what everyone is working on.

I'm still longarm my first client quilt. But I also want to book some time for myself this weekend for some simple sewing. I think I want to make a few heart blocks as cornerstones for a panel. Nothing super big . Hey y'all! Post picture when you can. Love seeing everyone's work.

Good morning everyone. Happy National Quilting Day. I hope to get plenty of sewing time in between caretaking duties. I hope to have enough done to post pics later

WMWTeach, could you tell me a little about your "Crumb Block" sashing? I think I know what you are saying, but could you share a little about it - maybe a picture.

Good morning everyone: I’m in.

Today plan to (1) set up and quilt a baby top for a friend. In between that, try to (2) iron fabric for 2 mysteries quilts QAL so later this weekend/week I can cut out and be ready for the QAL’s. The second one has pre-sewing to complete. After sewing washing the fabrics, one of the fabrics is off on the green. So I need to dig through stash and find the right color green. I need to dig through my stash and find another backgrounds for the 1st mystery. I picked out white on white scraps, but it just too white for my batiks med-to dark fabric. I need 4 yards of this fabric. So far only finding 3 yard pieces. I still have a week or two. Today I plan to (3) sew all the sub pieces to a block. Hopefully (5) sew the blocks together this evening and then tomorrow (1) square/sew the top together and (2) decide on order of 2-3 borders then sew them. so I guess I need to get going. Happy sewing/quilting everyone.

I’m sewing this weekend. As I do most every day. Diving into my next Judy Niemeyer pattern. This one’s called Riptides. Pattern has it all in dark blues but I’m using an almost white background with bright colors. I have a quilting retreat the end of April with a JN instructor and want most of the center pieces done.

Well, the one day guild retreat was a no-go for me. A storm is moving through with snow squalls and high winds. I decided to not tempt fate, since I live almost an hour away from the retreat. Instead, I will have my own mini retreat in my sewing room and try to accomplish what I had hoped to accomplish at the retreat. Unfortunately, the only person I will be visiting with, is myself.

Best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray! For once, I was going to try to post a picture. Pinned queen-size scrappy quilt top to clothesline and out of nowhere a stiff breeze has kicked up. It would be stretching the truth to call it a Force 10 gale, but that's what it feels like! Maybe it's the outer edge of GingerK's storm. I always liked the Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz waking up in the snow-covered poppy field and remarking "Funny weather we're having, ain't it?"

Well changing my mind yet again. Not gonna organize fab. Instead sewing pillowcases. Four almost done. Should be able to have 10 for her by Wednesday. THEN maybe I'll orgaize fab.

Julie, the fabric will be there anytime you want to organize.

Karamarie, I'm not sure how WMUteach does her crumb border but these are the crumb blocks I'm working on in-between my pieced blocks or when I just in the mood to sew random stuff. I'm using some extra HST's to space them but not sure what I will use between the blocks.

Well I'm at a stopping point for sewing so, I guess it's time to go down to the basement and finish removing mastic from the old tile. Happy sewing,

I’m doing epp but will probably work on quilting one of my quilts later..,

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Managed to get a round and a half of borders on my panel quilt. Will see how I feel tomorrow, I have a few work errands in the morning.

Well, I finished adding the binding to my checkerboard quilt, checked for those little threads that seem to pop up in seams, hung, grabbed phone, snapped photo and what do you know, I found a four-patch that was shifted 90 degrees. Arguhhhhh!. What to do? It is on the edge so I could correct it. But waaah, I just wanted to be finished with it today! Oh well, back to reestablish my friendship with Jack. First I need to take a breath and do something else for a while.

Well I got all my blocks made. Now I need to figure out sashing and borders. That will be for another day. I want to start on the wheelchair quilts next

Celia, I would just use a simple sashing maybe 1 in or 1 1/2 then a first border of the same size in the gray. then a wider colorful border that has all the colors that you used, The blocks would float and look like they are spinning.

Me- I'm done with clearing tile in the basement. Toilet is out and 95% of stuff around where it was is done, but my wrist just can't hold the cold chisel while I pound on it any more. So after dinner I'm sewing! I guess I have gotten to sew much more than I expected.

Hoping to finish up the extra borders for the Bonnie Hunter Chilhowie Mystery quilt today. Also, I am going to try to finish piecing the backing for it so I can pass it off to my longarm quilter tomorrow. When I first started it, I was not sure about the color combo, but over time, I grew to like it more and more!

I am getting something done. Today, I am planning on getting two extra borders on En Provence which I think was the mystery quilt in 2018? Anyway, that one is supposed to be 87 or so by 87 I think, and I want it be 90 X 90 so I am adding a three inch border to make it 93 X 93 so it should be approximately 90 X 90 when quilted and washed. At least that is what I am planning. Then have to make the backing for that and last years mystery and then back to the final border for Chillhowie except I do believe I just made an extra border two to that one. Not all these is going to be done today.

Looks like some sewing machines were working this weekend. Chilly here in mid Maine, so was a great weekend to sew. I have finished the three jelly roll rugs, Halloween themed, finished, and ready for delivery. She also ordered a rope bowl, and table runners, which is what I worked on and finished this weekend. I have to work again tomorrow, so I will not be able to get in much sewing, but I will plan to check in to see what everyone got accomplished. Thank you Heather for hosting. I am looking forward to Aprils VQW and sewing again with everyone.

JC...if tht quilt is from Donna Jordan lRiolling Stone(s) pattern, I just love it. I've made that pattern at least 3 times. With and without sashing. I lilked mine better with the sashing. Made the blocks stand out more. Hmmm...t think I need to go thru my fab and make another one.

Now regarding VQW...did not organize fab. Have two pillowcases left to lfinish up by Wed. Traced pieces for applique table runner. So I did get something done. Tomorrow is my weekly Sit n Sew with a couple quilter buddies. Contary to public opinion, we DO get something done...lol

I hope everyone enjoy National Quilting Day yesterday. I overdid it myself and had to lay on the heating pad last night :(. Can't be doing that with a retreat coming up!

happylab--I hope you made good progress on your list.

LogCabin82--cute hexies!

DoBeeDoQuilts--I'm sure you weren't the only one working on Bonnie Hunter this weekend. Her quilts are quite popular on Virtual Quilting Weekends.

I worked in the kitchen today so didn't get any quilting done but did get several projects ready for the retreat yesterday.

See you all in April!

Dedemac, I have just enough gray to do sashing but not a border. Debating using that or a black I have in stash.

I got 2 wheelchair quilts pieced and ready to back tomorrow. Great VQW.

I finished adding borders/sashing and loaded one big scrappy onto the longarm, and I finished piecing the scrappy railroad crossing and just need to "shop the stash" for border/backing fabric. In between, I'm committed to making 10-12 of the Connecting Threads Bunny Bags. That uses some scraps too. We give them out to Grandmas at church to pass on to grandchildren.

Good morning everyone, as expected no sewing at all yesterday. On the plus side DH and I did spend the day with great friends. I had a nice stout at Lift Bridge in WI and we took a tour of the 45th parallel spirits with a tasting at the end of the tour. Both were located in New Richmond WI, right next door to each other. The vodka and gin were nice but the whiskey was not to my taste, but I know I don't do most whiskeys or scotch's. Only thing we bought besides the tour tickets were a stout each at the pub. I do have two nice glasses from the tour to remember it by. But those are cute and useful. I should get the last of the sub units together today for the UFO I've been working on so I have a bit of sewing for me today.

Heather thank you for hosting this month and see everyone next month.