Rainbow Scrappy Saturday

Although the color this month is brown, I've made enough brown blocks already.  So instead I worked on my R/W/B Monkey Wrench/9 Patch blocks.

There are 20 of these blocks now, enough for a quilt.  Please see everyone's Rainbow Scrappy Challenge posts at SoScrappy.

This week I pulled 2.5" squares from my box.  I'm tired of those fabrics and will replenish them with new fabrics.  30 16 patch blocks have been made from them this week.

Halfway to enough for my next project, I need 60.  

Its time to start packing up the camper.  Maybe by next weekend I'll be home.  

~LORI~ 

Design Wall Monday and Weekly Goals

Two R/W/B Monkey Wrench/9 patch blocks are done--

I used more than two fabrics for the Monkey Wrench sections just to change things up a bit!  There are 16 blocks done, I need four more.  That should be easy.  Please see everyone's design wall posts at Patchwork Times.  

Weekly Goals--

Sew up 16 patch blocks
3 R/W/B album Blocks
2 R/W/B Monkey Wrench/9 Patch blocks

The perfect t-shirt came home with me--

Isn't it great??!!

~LORI~

Sunday Stash Report

New numbers this week--

Stash in this week--8.75 yards
Stash in YTD--247.00 yards
Stash out this week--0.0 yards
Stash out YTD--166.0 yards
 
Stash is ahead 81 yards!

Please see everyone's numbers at Patchwork Times.  

I like my numbers.  The purpose of my stash report is to track $$$ spent/fabric bought and used.  Depleting my stash is not the goal, but instead use older fabrics and replace with newer ones.  Stash turnover!  I have at least three tops ready to quilt and enough blocks for five more just from the Rainbow Scrappy Challenge.  Much more than 81 yards! (I don't count fabric out until its a completed quilt, ready to be used.)  I'm also working at using some theme fabrics I've had forever.  At least five quilts from 30's fabrics are done.  Three in progress.  There is still some 30's fabric to use.  Next has been civil war fabrics--I LOVE civil war reproductions.  That leaves a box of batiks.  They are the least loved of my collections.  Not sure what I will make with them.  Its a fairly big box but lots of small pieces.

Do you set goals for quilting??

~LORI~

Rainbow Scrappy Saturday

Although its been a busy week I did finish some Monkey Wrench/9 Patch blocks--

That brings my totals for Rainbow Scrappy Monkey Wrench/9 Patch blocks to 20--perfect!  I LOVE brown so it was an easy color.  Please see everyone's projects at SoScrappy.  

~LORI~

Design Wall Monday and Weekly Goals

No change to my design wall--

Sheesh--you'd think I'd find time to sew but its been a busy week.  Please see everyone's design wall posts at Patchwork Times.

Saturday I went to Lorri2Rs guilds show.  A few pics-

Perhaps a use for all my 2.5" squares??

A Bonnie Hunter Scrappy Trip Around the World

Another Bonnie Hunter Scrappy Trip Around the World.  There were several and I especially liked the planned placement of colors in these two.

This one is part of the Hoffman Challenge that travels to various shows--

The quilting and embellishment with beads was beautiful!  

I can't remember the designer but loved the movement.  

Lorri2Rs called to procure me a ticket to the banquet at the last minute.  She had a blank moment and could not remember my last name, so they substituted my town.  

I had two "R's" in my name too.  The speaker was Maxine Rosenthal, author of "One Block Wonders"--she is an excellent speaker/trunk show.  It was a great time, I have met/sewed with several women from her guild, they are lots of fun!  

Weekly Goals--

Finish Monkey Wrench/9 Patch blocks
16 Patch blocks

That's all for this week, its going to be another busy week! 
 
~LORI~  

 

Sunday Stash Report

New numbers again this week--

Stash in this week--10.50 yards
Stash in YTD--248.75yards
Stash out this week--0.0 yards
Stash out YTD--166.0 yards

Stash is ahead 82.75 yards! 

I bought 5 yards of backgrounds for a QOV. a Tonga Treats strip pack, and a layer cake of Civil War repros.  All for new starts I'm planning!  Please see everyone's stash report at Patchwork Times.

Its been raining a lot.  Karla had 4" in her rain gauge--

Karla and I did an Ed Event in Sioux City on Friday.  Luckily it was sunny and perfect weather.  

After the Ed Event Karla took me to the Sioux City Lewis and Clark Visitor Center--

I love history and I really enjoyed it.  Thanks Karla!

~LORI~

Design Wall Monday and Weekly Goals

Monkey Wrench/9 Patch blocks are being worked on.  Enough 2.5" squares are sewn and pressed into rows for fifteen 16 patch blocks.  I had to put one together--

Playing with my 2.5" squares is fun.  Although the same fabrics are in my album blocks, I know the next project will have a totally different look.  Please see what everyone is working on at Patchwork Times.

There is a small flower bed by my camper.  Although it had a late start, the seeds planted are going crazy.  

Lots of old fashioned zinnias.  Zinnias remind me of my grandmother and its a very good memory.  One zinnia has a splotch of color on it--

Some have stripes--

Some have freckles--

Zinnias are one of my favorite flowers!

Weekly Goals--

Finish Monkey Wrench/9 Patch blocks
Two R/W/B album blocks
More 16 patch blocks

Its shaping up into a busy week.  Beautiful weather with warm days and cool nights. 

~LORI~