Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Red!

I finished the final sampler block, so I completed my eight for the month.

The Carrie Nation blocks are sewn and pressed but not yet joined in their row.  That won't take long, and is easy to accomplish in between the hundreds of triangles I'm sewing for a commissioned quilt (ai ai ai).

  

I'm still hoping to pump out my 9s and 6s blocks in red before the end of the month, but if not, I'll get the during an orange month, since my orange scraps are pretty meager.

I hope everyone else enjoyed their reds this month.  Be sure to check out the other red projects that are part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Tell it to the Stars: July

Six blocks, but easy peasy, lemon squeezy, as Spunky likes to say.  I still love the colors, the directions, and the comfort of knowing whatever Judy designs, I'll love in the end.

I'm looking forward to further developments in the coming months.

It's not too late to join us... just follow the link to the Patchwork Times!

MQG Michael Miller Challenge

I'm pretty much disappointed with the quality of the picture, but can't seem to keep kiddos from touching the lens, so at least I posted before the deadline...

Red Stitching

Clearly (haha, since that's not a clear picture), I should buy myself a new camera and let my children have the old one.  They spent the day taking pictures of our new goats, and now here's the kind of picture I get!

By the time I get home tonight, we will also have five lambs.  I think we crossed the line into farm from big garden some time ago.  I only wish I knew more about what I was doing.  We sold out of almost all of our food at the farmer's market this morning, so I had an easy time loading up the van with the Assistant while DH went off to the animal auction.

I finished my row for the row quilt, on the right.  It's longer than this, but the blocks look the same!  I also finished all 8 sampler blocks but one is waiting on the ironing table.  There's been even more red stitching in between a commissioned quilt (it's really boring to run 96 flying geese through in one stretch, so I break it up into batches of 10), so I hope to whip out the remaining red blocks before next weekend.

I have now resorted to unplugging my machine and stashing it atop the fireplace since JoJo is getting smarter by the day.  He can now turn the machine on and off and run a foot pedal.

Check out other red projects that are part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  They never fail to inspire me.

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Lonely Block!

Busy, busy, busy.  Destructo boy.  Summer.  Enough said.

I finished one lonely block for my sampler quilt.  Only seven to go (and a slew of other sewing, but let's focus on the easy part, okay?).

I will be working at a farmer's market again today, so there won't me much sewing today either.  That's okay, since I'll be hiding my sewing machine from JoJo, who has become skilled in his dismantling/readjusting of my machine.

Be sure to check out more prolific sewing (in red, of course) as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

HSTeria Quilt Along

I had hoped to have this tree skirt in one piece by today, but, alas, I'm not there.  JoJo has become singularly skilled in his destruction of my sewing machine, so here we are, half together.  At least I have all the tiny blocks made.  Several rows are together, so I'm just going to keep on trucking!

I see one little block fell off the bottom row, but it's back up now!

Be sure to check out other HST projects!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Ruby Red

I didn't get much sewn, but plenty of cutting and planning was done this week.  The weather is warming up and I am slowing down, so it was a fine week to sew little.

I am working on a red and white tree skirt out of stash fabrics and hope to finish that this month.  My Carrie Nation blocks are cut, and I've narrowed down what block I want for my row quilt. I have several sampler blocks to cut, but I'll wait to do that until crazy Jo Jo is asleep.  He is so determined and clever that he has become quite destructive.  Oy.  He needs work to do.  I will also be making more 9s and 6s this month to round out the reds.

Wish me luck!  And while you're cruising the interwebs, be sure to check out other red projects that are part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

HSTeria, slow going

It doesn't look much different, but I have worked on my tree skirt.  Those pesky little 4" blocks are taking so much longer than I expected, partly because JoJo has been finding the pieces no matter where I hide them and scattering them to the four winds.  I also haven't been getting enough sleep as we've been out in the evenings, and I'm too tired to sew when I can rest.  Oh, well.  Progress is progress.

I hope to finish the blocks this week and piece the top.  Now with what do I back it?

Check out other HSTerical projects at Vicki's place!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

July Goals

Huh.  I never managed a June post.  Suffice it to say, I completed my Tell it to the Stars blocks, my various scrappy blocks, and most of a Dresden quilt in May.  I also quietly put away the DWR quilt.  I just can't finish it right now.

June's goals:
1.  I finished Tell it to the Stars, June installation.
2.  In yellow scraps, I finished Carrie Nation, sampler, row, and 9s and 6s blocks.
3.  I completed the Dresden quilt.  I still need to blog about it.
4.  I hoped to quilt Back to Square One.  I made progress, but JoJo is more and more destructive, so quilting time is hard to come by.
5.  I also hoped to finish a tree skirt for my sister.  The main parts are done, but I'm making some small filler blocks, and they take significant time.

Judy's goals:
1. Tell it to the Stars step 7
2.  Red scraps: Carrie Nation, sampler, row, and 9s and 6/s
3.  Quilt Back to Square one
4.  Finish a baby quilt my daughters and I are making.
5.  Finish the tree skirt.
6.  Make a quilt top for my SiL.

My goals are over ambitious, as I can't imagine finishing three quilts this month, but neither canon I decide which one to abandon.  It's time to get sewing!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
Katie

June Block Count

June was a good month for new blocks.

23 new 9s and 6s
7 old Dresdens
2 old Omigosh
22 old misc.
2 new and 10 old Tell it to the Stars
6 old 2" 36 patches
12 new and 65 old "Judy" blocks
8 new and 35 old sampler blocks
8 new and 40 old Carrie Nation blocks
90 old finished projects

53 new
277 old

330 blocks!

Mid Year Rainbows!

I have three quilty rainbows in process every month.  There is also a warm-color quilt in process that will see some more work this month since red is our chosen color.

My first quilt is Carrie Nation blocks.  I think I'm heading for ten rows, so this quilt is now over half done!  I'm loving my chosen layout and hope whatever teacher is chosen as a recipient will love it.

My second is a row quilt for my sons' double bed that is the bottom bunk.  Since it's for boys, I did skip the pink month, but made up for it with two green rows.  I may go back and add a blue-gray row, but I haven't decided yet.

Number three on the list is a sampler quilt using mostly Angela's blocks.  Mine aren't necessarily in the same colors as everyone else's since I'm making eight in each color.  This will be another teacher quilt.  I can't get a picture today (Wednesday) but maybe tomorrow!

My "9s and 6s" quilt will be in yellows, browns, oranges, and reds.  I need almost 300 blocks, since these finish at 4", and have quite a way to go!

I also am wrapping up my 2" 36-patches that is a rainbow of blocks.  We almost have the top complete, and these will be the backing.

I'm loving the progress so far and am definitely looking forward to a few completions before the baby arrives midOctober.

Check out all the other fabulous rainbow makers!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.