Hustling to the End

Well the 100 Day Hustle is coming to a close and here is my list.  Overall, I think I did pretty well.

1. Complete horse show ribbon quilt. - Done! (And sent back to VA)

2. Haunted house mini quilt - Done!

3. T-shirt quilt - Done! (Wohoo!)

4. Matt's space quilt -  DONE and LOVED!.

5. Mom's blue quilt.  Well, I did lay some out, but never got to work on it.  Sorry mom.

6. Finish Mom's hand stitched pillows. - Maybe a new years surprise. 

7. Work on my kayak quilt design. - Will be top for the new year. 

8. Patchwork chevron with Lucy's Crab Shack - Nope - this is now a next year project. 

9. Christmas charm quilt - Tree skirt for mom... done! And a pillow for good measure, too.  

10. Quilt for Aunt Carol for Christmas. - Started, (yay!) will be a throw quilt in blues. 

11. Christmas things for my two sisters
      Katie -
            Tree skirt - done!
             iPad case - done!
             Table runner - have until Jan 1 for her birthday.

     Cindy - 
            Apron - Done!
            Edged towels - Done! (matching apron and Christmas)

12.  Superhero capes for Christoper and puppy (his favorite stuffed animal).  Done! 

And the other additions...

Joined the scrappy stash quilt along... stalled with 20 blocks competed

Finished baby strip quilt for fun.
Whipped up some mini granny square pin cushions.  

Gave Aunt Viola a hug with Aunt Viola's Flower Garden quilt  

Created "Chasing Rain" baby quilt.

Joined the Scrappy Swap 
Joined the postage stamp swap at Curious Quilter.
Made and donated 3 baby quilts to the church for hurricane Sandy victims.
Finished 2 quilts for my sis as gifts for someone else.. (DONE!)

Still need to do in the extra catagory...

baby quilt fro friend in Germany

2 Christmas table runners

Overall, I feel this was a successful hustle.  I accomplished a lot in the past 100 days and I bet I can cross a couple more things off in the next couple days.

Thanks to Kelsey for hosting this fun end of year hustle.  

3d Space Quilt

So excited to be able to say that I finished Matt's 3d space quilt.  Done in time to get a few photos and wrap it pretty and place it under the tree.

This thing took quilt a while to get done.  I did a little miscalculating and it ended up being 75" x 89".  (I planned for it to be more of a twin size so it is just a little bit wider)

There was so much going on that I did just straight line quilting, a quarter of an inch from the seam line.  It made a fun pattern on the back.  The backing is a sheet I got on clearance at Target.  The whole full size set was just $7.48.  Perfect!  (And thankfully it was full size!)

Opening his big box

Checking out the 3d glasses

"Wow!"

So excited!

 Love this kid!  He loved his quilt and can't wait to put it on his bed

.  I am so happy that it was a hit.  I love when I can make him happy.  It is great to be an Aunt.  

100 Day Hustle Update

Do you hear the clock ticking...tick tock, like the crocodile from Peter Pan.  Christmas and the end of the year are almost here and I am still working to check off as much on the list as I possibly can.

1. Complete horse show ribbon quilt. - Done! (And sent back to VA)

2. Haunted house mini quilt - Done!

3. T-shirt quilt - Done! (Wohoo!)

4. Matt's space quilt -  Well on its way!  I am quilting it right now :)

5. Mom's blue quilt.  Chopped up a ton of blued into 2.5 inch squares.  Sorry Mom, this will be a project for the new year.  

6. Finish Mom's hand stitched pillows. - They are at the top of the blue pile now instead of the bottom. 

7. Work on my kayak quilt design. - And it still sits waiting... still waiting... not happening til after Christmas. 

8. Patchwork chevron with Lucy's Crab Shack - Nope - this is now a next year project. 

9. Christmas charm quilt - Tree skirt for mom... done!  Post coming soon.  

10. Quilt for Aunt Carol for Christmas. - She wants blue, thinking string quilt, but it must get done since I made one for Aunt Viola and will never hear the end of it (haha).  Ahh... not started... I think I have until the 28th to get it done.  

11. Christmas things for my two sisters
      Katie -
            Tree skirt - done!
             iPad case - not started (This might end up as a birthday gift since it is January 1)
             Table runner - fabrics picked
     Cindy - 
            Apron - fabrics picked
            Edged towels - towels bought, fabrics picked, need to finish

12.  Superhero capes for Christoper and puppy (his favorite stuffed animal).  This one is new, but very necessary.  He just turned 3 and loves superheros so he will get a Superman Cape with one for puppy as Kripto (I had no idea Superman had a dog but he does in the book) and he will get a Batman cape with a Robin cape for puppy.    

And the other additions...

Joined the scrappy stash quilt along... stalled with 20 blocks competed

Finished baby strip quilt for fun.
Whipped up some mini granny square pin cushions.  

Gave Aunt Viola a hug with Aunt Viola's Flower Garden quilt  

Created "Chasing Rain" baby quilt.

Joined the Scrappy Swap (post coming soon)
Joined the postage stamp swap at Curious Quilter.
Made and donated 3 baby quilts to the church for hurricane Sandy victims.
Finished 2 quilts for my sis as gifts for someone else.. (DONE!)
Floor pillows for my nephews for Christmas.  Ummm... this may wait.  

Oh and I need to make a baby quilt to send to a friend in Germany!  She is expecting and we don't think it is a boy anymore (haha).
Oh and I now have 2 Christmas table runners to finish...

Well, here goes to finishing as strongly as possible.  

Calvin and Henry's quilts... take 2

Wow, I have been sewing like made lately trying to finish up everything I have planned.  I know things will be cut, but that doesn't mean I won't try to get done all I can.  My sister, Cindy asked me a while back to make her two quilts for a friend.  She was very specific of what she wanted for colors and patterns.
I came across Riley Blake Fox Trails on sale on Craftsy and immediately snatched up a fat quarter pack.  Then I saw Classic Jurassic on sale at Fat Quarter Shop and thought wohoo, so I go that, too.  Two boys, two fabric bundles, well on my way to getting it done.  Or so I thought... Cindy only wanted parts of the bundles and she didn't want the primary colors of the Classic Jurassic so I edited my fabrics and added some Color Weave by PB textiles (I love the linen look of those fabrics).  On my way again... well... my first quilt top she did not like at all. (She said she wanted a quilt, a regular quilt... ugh!)  I have plans for fun quilting on this, but it will wait until I have time now.

Sorry for the cell phone pic.

So I went back to the drawing board and came up with these tops.  Of course that was after spending two days being cranky about her objection to the circle top I created.  I decided on a simple subway tile pattern.  

Calvin's Quilt

Calvin is 2 and he loves dinosaurs.  She got him a book and a stuffed dinosaur to go with the quilt.  I can see him yelling. "dinosaur... arrrrr!".  His quilt measures 42"x 48".

 Henry is 6 months and is just a little cutie.  He watches everything and takes it in like a little old man so the argyle and plaid match his personality.  His quilt measures 36" x 42".

Henry's Quilt

A strip down the back and some straight line quilting finish the quilts.  The boys share a room so I wanted them to match, but be special just for each of them.  

Cindy is very happy with Calvin and Henry's quilts take 2.  Thanks goodness because there would not have been a take 3.  Another thing off my 100 Day Hustle list.

I will be linking up this week to Linky Party Tuesday at Freemotion by the River and to Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story.

On a roll...

This has been a busy week for me.  I had a few days of the house to myself so I have taken advantage of the quiet time and sewed as much as possible.  I also threw in a little marmalade making.  I am on a crafty roll here.

One big project that I put a huge dent in is Matthew's Christmas present.  I am making him a space quilt using all different space fabrics cut into triangles.

 I had just a bit done the other night, just grabbing them and randomly piecing until I decided I needed to lay it out to make sure there were going to be no pieces touching.

So now this is what I am up to, the bottom 6 rows are all together and I just need to attach the top 5.  Wohoo, I am on my way.

 Of course then comes the basting and quilting, which takes forever, but it will be worth it.  Oh, did I mention that I bought the 3-d space fabric by Hoffman California?  That is the only new fabric that I bought for this quilt (the rest was stash).  It looks cool with the 3-d glasses and some of the other fabrics have the same look.  I am wondering if it has to do with the shading.

I think I got a little carried away with the size on it, well miscalculated.  I meant for it to be about 66 to 68" wide (perfect for a twin), but right now it is measuring around 74".  I know I will be trimming it down and it will shrink a little, but oops.  Well, it will just hang a little longer and make a great quilt to build forts with.

Off to do some more sewing.

Christmas Tree Skirt

I finished off my sisters Christmas gift yesterday.  So excited to cross another thing off my ever growing to-do list.

Seeing that I do not have my tree yet to model the skirt I pulled out my wooden tree. (I love this thing, my mom made it and it goes on my porch every year)

This tree skirt is huge!  It is 60" across.

I love all the colors in this skirt, they are not all traditional but are all really fun.  The back is a plain white lining.

I used the tutorial from Sew Crafty Jess.  Instead of measuring each wedge, though, I made myself a template out of mat board.  If I do it again, I think I would add the batting when I have the wedges in sections of 4 in the quilt as you go method to make it easier to assemble.  I put 2 ties on the skirt, too, out of the fabric I used as the binding.

I love it and I hope my sister will, too.  It is one of her Christmas presents.  Wohoo, another thing off my list!

I am entering it into the 2012 Christmas Quilt Show.  Go and check out all the quilty Christmas fun over there.

Working on my list...

I have been busily sewing along this week.  I have the quilt top done that is a Christmas gift for my sister to give to someone.  And I finished the top of the tree skirt for my other sister.

This thing is huge!  I saw this skirt over at Sew Crafty Jess and thought it was so fun.  The only thing I changed was instead of cutting strips of fabric to cut my wedges from I made a template out of mat board do I could cut directly from yardage.  No to baste and quilt it. (still trying to figure that out... maybe some stippling to make it fun).  I think I am just going to back it in some muslin and I have a fun stripe for the binding.

100 Day Hustle... 33% Over Eek!!

Oh my goodness, we are already 1/3 the way through the 100 Day Hustle and I feel like I have next to nothing done.

1. Complete horse show ribbon quilt.  This is my total number one thing to do! - Done! (And sent back to VA)

2. Haunted house mini quilt for LQS (This has to be done before October 9) - Done!

3. T-shirt quilt - Finally got the rest of the fabric to get this busted out.  (At least the top of it)

4. Matt's space quilt -  Still a pile of fabrics

5. Mom's blue quilt.  Chopped up a ton of blued into 2.5 inch squares so need to lay it out.

6. Finish Mom's hand stitched pillows. - They are at the top of the blue pile now instead of the bottom.

7. Work on my kayak quilt design. - And it still sits waiting

8. Patchwork chevron with Lucy's Crab Shack - Nope - thinking this is going to wait til next year.

9. Christmas charm quilt - This is changing to Christmas log cabin style tree skirt because that is what mom wants and she will be helping (we will see how much she helps, haha)

10. Quilt for Aunt Carol for Christmas. - She wants blue, thinking string quilt, but it must get done since I made one for Aunt Viola and will never hear the end of it (haha).

11. Christmas things for my two sisters.  (Thinking edging dish towels and making potholders for some stuff for my one sister and still no idea for the other)

I have added to the list though...

Joined the scrappy stash quilt along... I have 16 blocks done 

Finished baby strip quilt for fun.
Whipped up some mini granny square pin cushions.  

Gave Aunt Viola a hug with Aunt Viola's Flower Garden quilt  

Created "Chasing Rain" baby quilt (post coming soon)

Joined the Scrappy Swap 

Oh and I need to make a baby quilt to send to a friend in Germany!  She is expecting a boy.  

Must stop adding to my list and start really finishing things!  

Horse Show Ribbon Quilt

It's all done.  I finished the horse show ribbon quilt.

Backstory... a few months ago my cousin asked me if I would be able to make a a quilt out of horse show ribbons that her daughter has collected over the years.  She competes in many events throughout the year.  I was nervous to work with the ribbons, but I am happy to say that it came out perfectly.

I believe there are 80 printed ribbons in this wall hanging.  There are also the solid ribbons used in the center of the blocks and on the top and bottom edge.  The rosetts are not permantly attached, they slip into tabs that I sewed into the quilt.  This makes it easier to change them out or display newer ribbons that she has won.  I love all the colors and the fact that the grand chamopins worked to frame it perfectly.  All different places are represented in the quilt alond with many of the different competitions that they participated in. 

I have to say one of the favorite things in the quilt is the strip across the middle of the quilt with all the printed ribbons.

She loves it (I sent her a picture).  I just have to pack it up and send it to her. 

Linking up to Linky Party Tuesday at Freemotion by the River and to Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story. 

So excited to cross another thing off my 100 Day Hustle List. 

Haunted House Mini Quilt

Yay it is done!

I finish off my haunted house mini quilt.  Of course I was late for the contest so I couldn't turn it in, but that is ok cause it is cute and I love it.  I did run it over to show the girls at my LQS.  They loved it.

 

It is all free pieced with out a pattern.  I appliqued the green bushes and the pimpkin on the front lawn and th one ghost is half appliqued and half sewn right into the seems.     

 The shutters open revealing a big spider web in one and eyes that say boo in the other. 

 

The back is just a fun green with purple spiders.  I love that all but the spider web material came from my stash (the spider web was required for the contest).  

 

I have since found a dowel to hang it with and it is hanging by my front door. It makes me smile.  Another check on my 100 Day Hustle List.