Clue #5 Link-up for the Quiltville Mystery

Today I'm still working on my Quiltville Mystery Clue 5 and I have tonight to finish. I did some strip cutting on Sunday and a bit of sewing then. Last night I was able to cut a couple more strips and sew those pieces together.

 I trimmed up the half I made last night and I still have half to trim.

 Today I finished cutting out what I need to finish the clue. I may have been a bit overzealous in the strip cutting department. I cut 2 strips of every fabric and I probably needed about 1 or 1/2 of each one. Oh well, they work well for other pieces so I will put them back in with my other pieces.

I'm linking up with Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville for the Clue #5 Link-up

Quiltville Mystery Quilt Clue #4

This week I'm a bit behind with Clue 4 of the mystery quilt at Quiltville. I used my Stripology Squared ruler and cut out all the strips I would need on Friday at lunch. I was able to get them all cut out and make sets of 4 so I could easily piece them together.

 This is how they still look this morning. I didn't get any sewing done this weekend and what very little I did last night was on the last few teacher gifts that need to be gifted this week. I thought I would get up early and sew, but I ran out of time.

 Yesterday was the kid's program at school. They did a great job. This is our family picture from the event.

 The kids had different parts. A little sheep and an angel did a great job.

 On Friday I was cheering on my Jackrabbits in the Semi-finals. They didn't win but played well. This is my favorite quilt made by my mom. It was her last one she finished and I hang it up every Christmas.

 I made little Sweetpea Pods for the religion teachers for Christmas. The went together so quickly.

This week is going to go by quickly with all the programs, parties, and fun Christmas events. I hope to squeeze in just a bit of sewing time. I'm linking up with Bonnie Hunter for the Quiltville Mystery.

Update:
All my clue 4 units are cut and ready for the next clue to come out on Friday. I'm so happy with how caught up I am staying on this mystery.

 I cut a bunch more HST units for Clue 3 and last night I sewed all of them up. Today at lunch I'll trim them up and be ready to go on to the next clue.

 My stripology ruler saved the day again. I quickly cut out all of the units for Clue 4 after I had them pieced. With the lines marked to cut, I was able to cut 10-15 units out with one ruler. It was super slick.

Good Fortune Mystery Quilt - Clue #3

The Good Fortune Mystery Quilt from Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville Clue 3 came out on Friday. I worked hard at lunch Friday and got all of my pieces cut out. I checked for what fabrics were needed on the blog before coming to work and brought them with me.  I sewed a bit on Friday night and on Saturday we had a sewing party at The Sewing Center. I was able to get the first half of the piecing completed. So after pressing during my break today and matching sets with the other half of the neutrals, I'm half done with Clue 3. I'll work on sewing the rest tonight.

 I love this little box I've been using to bring my clues back and forth to work with me. Since I use my lunch and breaks, it's helpful to have an easy way to transport them. So far it's working well.

 The box is about the size and design of a pencil box and all my units for this clue fit in it. I'm linking up with Bonnie for the Mystery Monday Link Up at Quiltville. Check out all the other Clue #3 work being done.

 I'm also working on the Stella Quilt Along with GE Designs and her Gudrun Crew on Facebook. I have half of these blocks completed and pressed. The pattern is in the new Mixology book.

 I'm also working on the Marina quilt out of the Mixology book. I was able to get about 1/4 of step 1 of the first half of the blocks done. This will be for my daughter. I love our sewing parties! I can get so much sewn and leave the pressing for my breaks.

 Yesterday was a quilting day at my dad's house. My quilt frame/machine is out there and I love that I can take the kids out and they play and I get to quilt. I finished quilting this Big Sky quilt for one of my nephews for Christmas.

 I also quilted this popcorn hexie table runner out of Sunny Lanes. I'll cut the sides off, so they are a bit unraveled where I didn't quilt them.

 I also quilted this quilt. It was a sample at the store, so I didn't make it, but it became mine and it's now quilted. I love batik fabrics. They are so bright and cheery.

 These were the cut units I started with for Clue 3 on Friday.

 I'm also busily making Christmas gifts for teachers. This is a giraffe one for my son's teacher. 

 An OSU one for another teacher friend.

 A camping one for my daughter's teacher. Only 8 more to go for the Religion teachers!

 I finally laid out my Sakura table runner. It's EPP and I'm hoping to finish it yet this year. My thumb it giving me fits from too much stitching. I have three sections with the stars attached and then will add the pink hexies around them to join them. It's becoming too big of a travel project.

 These are the boxy totes I'm making for the school teachers. I'm making them match their interests.

Good Fortune Mystery Quilt Clue 2

Clue 2 of the Good Fortune Mystery Quilt by Bonnie Hunter from Quiltville is done! I was able to get it cut out at lunch on Friday and then we had a winter storm warning for the weekend. Everything was closed or canceled and we got 6 inches of fresh powdery snow. It made for a perfect day of sewing. These are just a few sets, but between Saturday and Sunday, I finished sewing all the HSTs. I'll finish pressing and trimming this week during lunch. 

 My hubby Paul made this extravagant window trim for our front window. He installed the windows last November but didn't finish the trim until this weekend. He had 3 days off between leaving his job of 10 years and starting a new one today. He was very busy.

 He put the trim around the bathroom door, both the inside and the outside. He also installed his mom's bathroom door as well.

 I finished the binding on this pheasant quilt for my nephew for Christmas.

Take the time to link up the Good Fortune Mystery quilt and see what others are doing at Quiltville. 

November Accomplishments

 November has been quite a productive month. I'm pleased with all the things I have accomplished. Several were samples, but having a deadline is so helpful to me. I finished the small Open Wide Tote. I'll be teaching this at The Sewing Center in December. It's a quick little bag that finishes up very nicely.

 One of the Saturday's we stayed home, so Mikaela made a bunny rabbit. She had so much fun sewing it.

 I made her a mermaid pillowcase, which is minkee and super soft.

 This is the bunny she made herself, with a bit of help with the bottom from mom.

 The Take a Stand tote is a class I'll be teaching in January. It's a great bag for sewing retreats. I made both sizes, but this is a small size.

 Our 4-H Advisor was leaving, so I made him a 4-H Clover quilt. It didn't quite turn out how I imagined, but with all the Cloverbud names, it did turn out okay.

I finished the Yellow and Blue Tudor Bag I had planned to take on my MO trip. It would have been too small, so I'm glad I didn't get it done. It is pretty awesome though. 

 My co-worker left us for a job in TX, so I made him yellow/green bags.

 My brother asked me to make his friend a quilt, so this is what I came up with.

 I finished my Sunny Lane popcorn top. It turned out okay. I wasn't crazy about the charm pack, so I'll be gifting this one. I still have to quilt it and find something to bind it with.

I made this wall hanging for my SIL for her birthday.

This is the pheasant quilt for my nephew. Each boy is getting a new "big" boy quilt. 

Good Fortune Link Up #1

The Good Fortune Mystery Quilt by Bonnie Hunter started on Black Friday and I was busy quilting at my dad's, so I didn't get to start right away. I did get a few pink (in place of red) and neutral strips cut so I could start sewing when I had a chance. I thought I cut plenty, so Saturday I set to sewing. We were having a severe winter storm warning, so it was a stay inside and play kind of day. 

I was able to sew a bunch of strip sets and then used my Stripology ruler to cut them. This made quick work of cutting all those 4 patches. I got them all pressed and in pretty piles. 

I didn't have enough strips cut, so I went back to cut some more. I cut a lot and sewed a bunch more. I layered 4 sets under my Stripology ruler and went to work cutting. I had these sub-cut in under 30 seconds! 

I pressed and pressed and pressed, all while spinning my seams, but by Saturday night I still had this pile to press. They'll get finished up today. I've counted and I made plenty, so I'm ready to go for next week. 

This is the pheasant quilt I quilted at dad's house on Black Friday. I'll get it bound this week and it will be for my nephew for Christmas. 

I'm linking up with Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville Good Fortune Mystery Quilt. 

October Accomplishments

October has come and gone and November is flying by so quickly. I did have a lot of accomplishments in October. I've shown you the first half, so here's the second Half.