July OMG Finish

My version of Bonnie Hunter's On Ringo Lake is finished and sitting on top of my sister's version of Bonnie's Hunter's En Provence at her house at the moment.  I brought it there for a sisterly Show and Tell.  I learn so much about how to make successful scrap quilts from Bonnie Hunter and Gyleen Fitzgerald.  I learn so much from their mystery quilts.  I am making progress on Gyleen's Graffitti mystery quilt.  I cannot show pictures of her blocks here but I can show pictures of the blocks I have added.  The Graffitti quilt is an alphabet quilt.  I used the letters she drafted to spell the famous pangram "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."  After perusing line drawing of foxes and dogs on the internet I drew a fox and dog.

Here is my fox and my lazy dog. ( I blurred Gyleen's number blocks.)  The lighting of this photo is terrible.  I was having trouble with the proportional sizing of the two animals.  I made the fox first and since it was about 28 inches long I made the first dog a little less that that so he could jump over him.

 

My first dog was just too big.  I wonder if my second is too small.  Hmmmm???  

My next concern is to understand proper attribution of one's quilts.  I drew my pictures after looking at a number of line drawing.  The fox is based on a felt mask of a fox, a line drawing of a jumping fox and the feet came from a coloring page version of a fox.  I put them together in a drawing and made my appliques.  The dog is a drawing I made while looking at a line drawing.  I originally planned to paper piece it so I drew it using all straight lines.  I changed my mind after them making the drawing of my second version of my fox.  I drawings are not really original.  They are cobbled together from other peoples stuff.  They are definitely derivatives. I am not sure what is kosher.  Any experts out there?

OMG almost completed.

I found an image of an asymmetrical quilt and thought that it would be great for a pieced back.  It would not matter how much was trimmed off on any side.  I will be using this again.  I tried several different arrangements of the  half square triangles on the floor before I settled on this one.  Next time I will plan better and make that decision before I make the blocks.

I ran into several problems while quilting.  I found this block that was constructed incorrectly that needed fixing.

My new ruler broke after I had completed about two thirds of the quilt.  I taped it together and continued.  I was very nervous about using the broken ruler because my sister has had to send 2 of her sewing machines in for repair to the timing mechanisms due to misadventures in quilting.  I tried to be very careful but I would not recommend you do what I did.  My impatience ruled the day and I chose to continue.

My next problem was the threat of running out of the discontinued thread I had chosen to use.  I choose to quilt from the center blocks in rounds so that if I were to run out I would come up with a new choice for the corners of the quilt.  The white core was peaking out when I had the sixteen blocks on the corners left.  I decided to leave out the center quilting of the blocks until I knew I had enough.  I went back and quilted the centers.  Then I switched from the Superior ⇲35 weight Lava variegated thread to a Superior Art Studio 40 weight blue thread for the setting triangles.  I have used this cone over and over.  I will probably use the rest for applique. I will miss this thread.  I have so much thread it is nice to pare down my thread stash along with my scraps.  

 One of my dear sister's gave me this binding bobbin buddy. I put it up on one of the thread spools on the top of my machine and pulled it through the back of my machine and merrily sewed it on the edge of my quilt.   I had planned on using this one blue fabric for the binding.  I had my heart set on it but there was not enough.  I did not want to purchase more fabric.  I wanted to make my scrap quilt with leftovers on hand.  I scrounged around and found another fabric.  I thought I had enough to bind this quilt.  I did not.  I was just a few inches short.  I filled in with a scrap of a blue hand dye.

 Thank you Bonnie Hunter for what you do.  Here are the front and back of my completed ON RINGO LAKE quilt.

I do not seem to be able to finish my goals on time recently so this will be my OMG but I will also try to complete a Gyleen Fitzgerald Grafitti Mystery quilt. 

On Ringo Lake update

 I was merrily quilting away when I came to this block.  A backwards Brave New World block.  How did I miss this?  I contemplated leaving it in as a humility block but decided that since it was on the side I could fix it.  I have finished all the quilting on the 50 blocks except for the centers on 16 blocks which are in the corners.  I am running out of this discontinued thread.  I still have some left so I will go back and fill them in after a bit.  I want to quilt the setting blocks.  I am using a blue thread that I got from a Superior Thread Sampler pack.  I wonder if I will also run out of that one as well.  Living dangerously.

I struggled using my Westalee Flying Bell Rulers.  I did so many things wrong.  Next time I need to check my tension at the beginning of each session.  I don't know why I would think that would just automatically continue where I left off the day before.  I am really pleased that the quilting goes with the back of the quilt quite well.  I do not think I can make my goal for OMG.  I only have 2 days left and binding always takes me so long.  I have to hunt for some more blue to make the binding.  I have a half yard but I think I will need more.  Back to quilting.

May OMG

I have not been posting to OMG but I have been busy with quilty stuff.   I have finished On Ringo Lake top and now I have just finished piecing a back for it.

The back is an asymmetrical pattern.  This way I do not have to worry about lining up the front and the back.  I need to remember that for future backs of quilts.  The top is set on point and the back is straight set.  I wonder how that will sandwich.  

This month I intend to sandwich and quilt and bind this quilt.  Then I can get back to my Gyleen Fitzgerald Mystery Quilt.

On Ringo Lake CONFUSION

I had six blocks done so I decided to add the sashing as I went along.  In the past I have just added the sashing to the top and left of all the blocks and then just sewed the rows together with the sashing already attached.  Well that obviously did not work.  Every other one is upside down!!! I did not get that.  I remember reading a post a months back.  They were way ahead of me.  Anyway ....I have this directional confusion disability that interferes at times and I did not understand what that post meant.  Now I get it.  Wrong... Wrong...Wrong am I.  I'm glad I figured it out before I did all of them that way.  

OMG March Finish

I have joined a mystery quilt that is making alphabet blocks.  My goal this month was to catch up on the blocks for that quilt.  I can only post the blocks in the closed group.  I plan to sew my blocks together spelling "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog".  This is one of many standard typing sentences that used all the letters of the alphabet.  This creation was inspired by a graphic I found on Pinterest.  I tried to find who created the original graphic design or to fine out if it was copyrighted material.  I have not found out that information.  I have ordered some Tim Holz Correspondence fabric because it uses a large typewriter image.  I want to use that in my quilt as well.  I will work on my lazy dog block next month.

Here are my sketches for my quick brown fox and my lazy dog,  I used my machine stitches to make the claws and I am still deciding if I need to put a background strip between the "T" of the head and the "h" of the body.  I do need to find out  more about adapting designs from other media to quilts.  What is legal...what is accepted practice for annotating your quilts.  Any advice will be appreciated.  This is also inspired by Kim Hartman quilts.  My sister made one recently for a baby gift.  It was stunning.  My next goal this month was to finiansh my baby quilt.

This was so much fun.  I used a panel from my stash that I bought at a local quilt show.  I encourage attending the local shows and supported the local vendors.  I need them to stay in business.  The show had a few local vendors.  I bought some hand dyes from one and the panel that I cut apart for this quilt from another.    I also made the changing mat that is on top of the quilt.  I used a free pattern that I changed up a bit.

I Used a piece of fleece lined vinyl and decided to use very little quilting to join it to the top.

The pocket at the bottom holds the wipes and diapers. It folds up with a strap closure.  

I also am working on making the Bonnie Hunter Blocks for On Ringo Lake.  I feel good about my finishes since I was away from home quite a bit this month,  

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March OMG

 For March I pledge to finish my baby shower gift for my nephew and his wife. I will be travelling this month so time is short.  I have plenty of projects in the wings waiting for me.  I will continue with Gina Perkes Mastery Ruler Class using my sister's quilt that I deconstructed and reconstructed.  I will continue working on a mystery quilt.  If all that happens and sewing time remains I will get back to Round the Garden.  That quilt top is about two thirds done.  I also have 44 Bonnie Hunter Blocks to construct from the units previously created.  Thank you Patty of Elm Street Quilts for hosting One Monthly Goal.  I encourage all to join in on the adventure.  Goal setting is a tried and true technique for accomplishments.