Sunday, April 3, 2016

Another link up with Slow Sunday Stitching over at Kathy's Quilts.  Our temperatures are getting up there and today it promises to be in the low 80s.  I'm sure my husband and our dog, Lola, will want to have the air conditioning running this afternoon.  Me, not so much. 

I finished up the La Passacaglia Rosette I had been working on and got it attached.  I have a lot more to make.  A lot being about 38 more to go, some of those are just small pieces, but 38 is 38 when you get down to it.  This is how it looks now.  The process is English Paper Piecing (EPP) for those of you who are not familiar with it.  It is fun and very addicting.  Click here for a great tutorial if you want to have another project to work on.  There are lots of small projects you can make using EPP.


I finished blocks 13 and 14 for the Splendid Sampler this past week.  Next one up comes out today.  They are posted here each Sunday and Thursday.  I only have 86 more blocks to make.  There is a Facebook group for this project and I've seen a couple posts by women who are doing this as a quilt-as-you-go project and I really like that idea so am going to be looking into how to do that.

 Block 13
Block 14
 
For those of you who have been following my blog, you know that I've been having a lot of pain in my index finger on my left hand which has really slowed down my handwork.  It has been having a few okay days, but some pain is still there.  Because of that I didn't get an early start on my Redwork, but was able to finish the 4th block for March on April Fool's Day.  Here are the 4 I finished.  This month I'm going to try and get 5 of them completed.  Wish me luck on that.
 
 I'll be doing "Snow" this month.
 

I really like this little guy.
 
On Tuesday I drove down to Las Vegas and picked up my husband.  He sure was happy to be back home after spending almost 3 weeks with his daughter and her family in Alaska.  We did some shopping at Sprouts and, of course, Jo-Ann's while in the big city.  I was able to pick up all but one of the remaining embroidery flosses that I need for the next Christmas stocking I'll be making for my granddaughter-in-law to be.  She lives in Colorado just like my children and grandchildren.  I got started on it yesterday and as you can see it is really slow stitching.  I'll be working on it some more this week so be sure to check back and see my progress.  Can you tell what it is going to be?
 
 
On Thursday at quilt guild I took a two-part class we are doing from the book "Quilter's Academy Vol. 2--Sophomore Year".  We started on a small diagonal set which I had never done before.  Here is what I have completed so far.  I'll be basting it and quilting it this week.  The class instructor provided the fabric for the center and the 9-patches.  Not sure what I'll do with it when it's finished.  Maybe find a home for it in our small 5th wheel that we travel in as it has a blue décor.
 
 
That is all I have to report for the past week.  As always, I work on more than one project at a time.  I must say I don't get bored.
 
Happy stitching!




16 comments:

  1. You have such wonderful projects going on. The rosettes are gorgeous! And I do love me some penguins - so cute!

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    1. Many thanks Linda. I do have fun working on all the projects.

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  2. Hi,
    Great projects to work on. I usually have more than one project to work on. Love the snowman. Have a great day!

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    1. Thanks Sherrie. Working on more than one projects does keep life interesting. Enjoy your day!

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  3. Great job on your La Passacaglia. I love what you did with the pentagons in the large one. It’s fun seeing other people working on this project. Mine is almost done. Just 2 more borders to attach.

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    1. Hi Cathy. Congratulations on only having 2 more borders to complete on your La Passacaglia. I'm certainly a long, long way from being there. I think it takes me longer to decide on fabric than the actual stitching.

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  4. Beautiful rosettes and I love the redwork project! Have fun stitching today.

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    1. Thanks Cozy. I'm having fun with both projects. Enjoy your day. :)

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  5. Love the redwork!
    I do really enjoy QAYG but I know a lot of people don't.
    I have two QAYG projects on the go and wish I had more time to work on them!

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    1. Thanks Kathy. Do you do your QAYG by hand or machine? Also, did you learn by book, tutorial, or class. :)

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  6. All of your projects are looking great, love those redworks pieces.

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    1. Thanks Deb for your kind comment. I am having fun, that's for sure. :)

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  7. Lovely progress as always, especially since you are dealing with finger pain! It's good to hear your hubby made it back home safe and sound from his trip. I've been thinking of doing some red work, but I always get distracted by the 10 billion other things I want to do! Lol.

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    1. I know what you mean Jennifer by getting distracted. I made the mistake of stopping at my LQS this morning and bought the makings for another project. I'd say a quick project, but not sure. It is called a "Gadget Girl's Tool Kit". We'll see how quick it is. HA

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  8. Your EPP is looking fantastic: you are so productive, especially if you are struggling with hand pain!

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    1. Thanks Kaja. The pain has lessened some but I'm still trying not to hand stitch for too many hours at a time. :)

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