Stash N Video 11/10/13

Had to share a video with you:  "Catalina's Paradise" Applique Quilt "

by Jane Newble .  Jane says: For this quilt I used a mixture of the Civil War Bride patterns by Corliss Searcey, a picture of the original 1864 "Bird of Paradise" quilt, and my own drawings, some from pictures of other old Baltimore quilts, and some from photos. It is hand made with needle turn applique, and echo quilting.  Altogether it took just over a year to make.

 

As to the stash report - used a few bits for my LE BOM, and also a yard for the back of the pieced flannel charity quilt I shared yesterday.  So about 1.25 yards for last week. I'm shocked I have anything since I was sick all last week.  So my numbers are:

in 0.0 yds.; out 1.25 yds.

Stash in YTD: in 9.0 yds., out YTD 108.33 yds.

Donated YTD: 51.26 yds

Net for 2013: out 99.33 yds

 

And since I like to share a photo with you, here's the two DGSs when they came trick-or-treating:

 

 

Gone are the days of grocery bag costumes.  I'm linking to Judy's Patchwork Times - see you there.



Finish it up FMQ Friday

Having been sick all week don't have enough hexies to show for a Hexie Friday, so here's a finish I hadn't reported yet.  It's another charity quilt.  This one I took all these bits of flannel that were left over from rag quilts and made a flimsy, then sandwiched and backed it with a cotton to get the reverse of what we usually make for St. Anne's.  That is flannel backed baby quilt.  Here's a cotton backed flannel baby quilt.

Those aren't black flannel pieces around it - midnight blue ones.  Measures about 34" square.  I used 4 different FMQ designs on it.  Here's the back

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I'm linking to Leah's Free Motion Project and Crazy Mom's Finish it Up Friday.  See you there.  Thank you to all who sent prayers and good wishes while I was sick.  Docs didn't have a clue what was wrong. However, a friend has a friend who came down from Sacramento and had the EXACT same thing for the same length of time at the same time as I did!  I don't believe in coincidences.  Must have been some kind of bug - never felt flu-like or stomach virus like - oh well - it's over now - all all those tests they did - normal - which is reassuring.  Again, thanks for getting me through it!

Design Wall Monday 11/4/13

Let's forget Sunday. Spent it flat on my back between bouts of v and fainting.  Finally went to urgent care late PM and they gave me a bag of saline solution via IV and I was fine. Went home and slept through the night and now back to normal.

On my design wall are my blocks for my next VA quilt. Yes, those are wonky stars - forgot to add seam allowances to the paper templates.  But I think some Vet will sympathize as I'm sure some feel wonky, too. 

I'm also still playing with the circle of hearts for my LE.  While I liked the one with just two fabrics, I'm liking this one with 3 fabrics currently.  Feel it ties in more with the compass as it has one of the fabrics from it.

What's on your design wall?  I'm heading over to Judy's Patchwork Times , Lyn's BOMs Away , and Esther's WOW  to see eye candy.