Coming off Design Wall

The rag quilt top is done. 

Here is the back.  I took all the pieces of flannel I had left of these brown fabrics and put them into blocks to make the 49 squares for the back. Yes, I had to use a small blue piece - but that's the luck of the draw from the bag.  Now a member of St. Anne's gets to clip it.

I'm linking to Judy's Design Wall Monday and Lyn's BOMs Away.  How about you?  What's on your design wall?  I still have the scrappy trip blocks to work on.

Stash Report

Can't believe this!  I've actually got a UFO out of a stash box and soon to be out of the sewing room, even.  Since I've never counted that fabric - that's a yard there and another for the back.  Also pulled some tiny scraps for hexies - but too small to count.  The rest of the sewing from last week was from a kit and the St. Anne's stash so I can't count that.  Here are my numbers:

in 0.0 yds.; out 2.0 yds.

Stash in YTD: in 9.0 yds., out YTD 111.44yds.

Donated YTD: 51.26 yds

Net for 2013: out 102.44 yds

That UFO is now sandwiched (I've decided that's my least favorite part of making a quilt), and I'm quilting it.  Nothing fancy - stars in the middle of the plain blocks, diagonal lines on the four patches, and loops and stars in the border done as FMQ.

I'm linking over to Judy's Patchwork Times.  How did you do on your de-stashing?

A Finish it Up Friday Finish with hexies and FMQ

Went Christmas shopping today.  Sigh - didn't find any of the advertised items I went to get.  Should have gone at 7 AM this morning, but it was too cold!  So back now, rested and here's my finish for this week that I showed you the beginnings of earlier:

 

It's a starry night panel from Northcott. I bought a kit from 1000 Bolts. It came with everything.  This photo is the truest one to the color of the fabric.

 

It's hanging over our fireplace.  This will be our tree this year.

 

I FMQued around the tree part and then meandered on the rest of the panel.  You can see the puffy parts in this view created by those meanders.  And the lights are on.  I like how the crystals sparkle.

Actually when the lights are on, the above is what it really looks like.  The lights are too bright! Actually you see even less of the fabric than you see here.  I'm thinking of looking for a more dim set of lights or adding crystals or rhinestones where the lights are.

 

Another finish (though small) is the next Hexie flower.  Got the first row done.

 

 

It's sitting on the rag rug I showed you on Monday.  Have three rows done!

 

How are you doing on your hexie project.  Would sure like to see it or any other eye candy.  Linky below.





I'm linking to Crazy Mom's Finish it Up Friday, Leah's FMQ project. Do visit!