Design Wall Monday

Snail's pace in de-stashing - only a fat quarter of white for the charity top, and a fat eighth of scraps for a block lotto block.  Here are my numbers:

in 0.0 yds.; out .38 yds.

Stash in YTD: in 8.5 yds., out 95.56yds.

Donated YTD: 41.96 yds

Net for 2013: out 87.06 yds

 

Coming off my design wall is a finished quilt top!

 

This is 36" square and is to go to St. Anne's.  I really like this pattern and know I will be making it again.  To me, it looks like the simplest of wedding ring quilts, and I'd like one - not scrappy - to go on my bed.  It's moving to the top of my pieced to do list.  I hope to sandwich it by this Friday and start quilting it.  Thank you Jenny Doan and the Missouri Star Quilt Company for your video on making a Merry Go Round quilt .  Their blocks were 12 inches square and used a charm pack.  Mine has 9" squares and used 2" strips left over from other projects and 4" squares in the centers.  I'll post my adjustments when I get a free moment.

What 's on your design wall?  I'm linking to Judy's at Patchwork Times, Connie's Linky Party Tuesday and Amanda Jean's Finish it up Friday.  I love seeing eye candy.



Hexi Friday Not

If youré looking for the giveaway - choice of a video craft class (which you can see as many times as you want and at your leisure) go here. 

What with working on my LE, I didn't have a chance to do any hexies this week, so my flower looks the same as last week.
And then yesterday we were punched by a storm cell that dropped almost 2.5 inches of rain in two hours - a rare occurrence here.  I took a video but blogger is not cooperating in letting me upload it - even though it's small enough. The yard is a mess.  So for Hexie Friday I have a great link to share with you.  If you haven't seen it already, do go to Life at Ruffhaven's  blog and see the most delightful owl quilt that has hexagons - you'll love it.  She was part of the Hexie Blog Hop and oh, was there a lot of wonderful "hexiness" in that Hop! Go here, too, to see Theresa's wonderful day.

As to a finish, I do have two .  I made my Block Lotto block for this month -a tall star (looks sort of chunky to me)  - my Lovely Year of Finishes goal for August.  And I finished the FMQ on my mod Flower Baskets - all bound and ready for gifting.

















Here's how I did the edges.  I took my freezer paper motif and cut it down the middle.  Then ironed them between the baskets around the edges.

        

 

 Finally I cut the curves where they joined and did the corners.  

 

What have you been working on? Would love to see your hexie project or anything else. Linky below.

 



I'm linking to Amanda Jean's Finish it Friday , Leah, FMQ Project, and A Lovely Year of Finishes. Do visit for more quilty fun.

Applique Tuesday Part Deux

I'm back with a plea for your opinion.  I've kept working on my LE and can't decide between these two versions of the wedge shape order.  They're just laid them around the compass for now.
Version 1

 or Version 2

What do you think?

Would love to see your eye candy - applique or otherwise. Linky below.  And while I wait for your wonderful eye candy, I'm linking to Connie's Free Motion by the River to see all the goodies posted there. Do go see #41 - Ruffhaven's fabulous Owl Quilt.

Oh, and don't forget I have a giveaway ongoing for a free video class. Go here to comment.