I finished my March Chookshed Goal!

 My Lori Holt Witch Quilt top is done and off to the quilter.   I loved working on this quilt with my fellow Sew Fun Sisters.  It will be ready to hang come October.

I changed the cat from her pattern to this one.  I just liked it better, plus I wasn't in the mood for all those hst's.

The last section was assembled.

I was also able to get Nutmeg bound - a finish!!  This is only my second finish this year, but I will take it.

Love, love, love how she quilted.  You can see it pretty good on the back.

I also FINALLY finished Me Without You borders.  It went to the quilter today as well. It is HUGE!

Chookshed Challenge April Number is here!

April should be an easy number to remember because the Random Number Generator chose #4. The fourth month we will be working on the fourth project.  How fitting.

What is my number 4?  It is the Braid Quilt I should have finished last year.  I got a bit discouraged trying to match up all of those braid strips since they were made by a variety of ladies in a round robin.  I am going to love it, I just need to dig in.  The blocks are trimmed and the layout is even chosen.  I can do this one!

If you want to link up your April number, the linky is below.

Here is a list of links to the participants.  If I have missed someone, please let me know.

Amira Little Mushroom Cap

Betty Rainbow Connection Quilters 

Chookyblue

Chris Quilting at the Farm

Deana Dreamworthy Quilts - you are here!

Denice's Day

Grace City Mouse Quilter

Hanne Quilt Corner

Jannimary

Jeanette - 3 Cats & a Quilter

Jenny Bird on the Border

Jenny Romany Quilting

Jo Butter Z

Kate Life in Pieces

Karen's Corner

Kiwikids Page

Kristi - not a blogger; you can find her here

Lianne Makes Stuff

Lin St Victor Quilts

LouLee

Lyndsey Sew Many Yarns

Maggie - Patch Maggie

Maria Life on the Block

Maureen - not a blogger; you can find her here

Narelle Pins and WhiskersPam's Progress

Rose Marie Applique' and Patches

Sharm Country Fragrance

Susan's Sewing Space

The month of March has dwindled...

Where did March go?  I was so busy that I honestly cannot even begin to tell you what I did with it other than go to work, do my job, and keep things going at home.

There was a lot of reading,  weekend travels, and resting -- all of which made for a happy me.

A few exciting things happened:

My grandsons are just little, but they have started wrestling.  

My daughter's family is in the process of moving close to us - yay!!

My son's family have visited in spite of moving further away.

I survived Core Testing.

There are great things ahead as well.  For example, I am currently on "Spring Break"!  Love it!!

What have I sewn this month?  Not a lot.

This one is quilted and ready to be trimmed.

Some stitching happened during zoom.  I started on the gingerbread part.

I am going to two retreats in April.  At the second one I am taking a Quilt Coat Class.  I got this "free fabric"  off a free table at the last retreat I attended and decided to have it quilted up.  Both the front and the lining were free.  I am making my first Quilt Coat out of it just to do some learning.  Once I prove to myself that I can do it, I want to actually piece the sections before quilting another one.  I am excited.

I have not even touched my Chookshed Challenge.  It is cut and ready for me.  Perhaps I will get to it this evening or Monday.  

Happy Sewing!!

Kristi's March Chookshed update...

 Happy Spring!

My #2 project was to find the color in my fabric stash with the most fabric and make a quilt using that color. After enjoying the trip through my collection of fabric 😍 I discovered that color was orange!

Most of my quilts I donate to Project Linus  https://www.projectlinus.org so I looked around for a kids print in my stash to go with the orange and found these dinosaurs!  I love dinosaur fabric. Plus I usually try to make quilts for boys.

Then finding a pattern from my favorite pattern shop Villa Rosa! https://villarosadesigns.com I chose Monterey!

And here is the final top!

Out of respect for the pattern designer, I won't show the steps but for those of you with an eagle eye, I did adjust the sewing technique a wee bit so the dinosaurs would be all one piece. 

I'm not sure if I'll get it quilted by the end of March. I have a few others already in the queue.

Happy sewing!

Kristi

Linking up with the March Chookshed End of Month Party.

Chookshed linky for March & Maureen's Progress

Sorry I missed the mid-month check-in this month.  I have been sick and very busy with work.  I have barely been getting in my 15 minutes of daily sewing and need to be home during daylight in order to take some better photos of my progress.

Here is the linkup for end of March!

Here is a great update from Maureen.  Can you believe how beautiful this quilt is?

Quilt is Chuck Nohara

Crowns are the border. Foundation pieced. 10 done 32 to go.

Central blocks done.

Corner stones and crosses on going.

Not a quilt to finish in 10 minutes, more like years.

Enjoy and thanks Chooky and Deana for posting on my behalf.

Maureen

Kristi's Chookshed update.

 This has been a fun month! I am totally in love with this project. And it's ready for my sister's birthday! 

 

I started with this embroidery that I have been working on since Christmas. 

Then I watched a bunch of Youtube videos on making Square Japanese Rice Bags. This was my favorite.

 

I sewed together some pink strings for the fabric bits I wanted to include on the panels.

Then I assembled the side panels and fused on a woven shaping interfacing to the back.

And then sewed two strips of fabric together for the tabs that hold the drawstrings. Cut that into 4 pieces.

Now it was ready to make the box. I sewed the 5 panels together. Repeated for the lining. Then putting right sides together, I had this! I love the technique in the video for making the box!

 

Lastly, I turned it right side out and added drawstrings. All done! 😍

From the side.

And the inside!

I’ll see my sister early next week for the birthday present presentation!

 

Happy sewing!

Kristi

Linking to the Chookshed Challenge Linky Party.

Top done for Feb Chookshed Challenge & End of Feb Linky Party.

 Thank goodness for this challenge because I have a top done that otherwise would not have made it to this stage.

I made it small.  It is a good throw size. I need to make a back and binding. 

What else have I been sewing in February?  Not much. I did start this simple quilt at a fabulous retreat I attended last weekend.

The blocks are close to done.  They were made from a layer cake.

Here are a couple of retreat photos.

The best of friends. I think we quilters need each other. 

Do any of you follow the Happy Quilter? She taught at this retreat.

I know my posts are out of order, but here is a linky party to show off your February Chookshed Challenge Progress.

Maureen's Chookshed update

I am so sorry for the delayed post.  Things have been SO BUSY!  Here are some photos of Maureen's Chookshed progress.  So so beautiful!

BOM Kathy Schmidt . Joyful Journey Month 1 done

March Chookshed Challenge Number release!

 Google number generator gives us #2 for March.

My number 2 is to finish my witch quilt.  Yay!  It is not a lot of work, and I need a simple project for this month.

I have the top left corner nearly done.  All I need is to piece the cat section and do a border. 

A friend of mine recently finished hers.

What is your number 2?  Please link up to show us.

Chookshed Challenge Mid-Month Check-in Linky Party

 Hello Chookshed and Blogger Friends.  I hope all is well with you.

I have barely been sewing 15 minutes a day.  I joined some reading challenges and have spent way too much time reading.  I have, however, got a good start on my Chookshed Challenge.  My Nutmeg quilt blocks have all been sized.  For some crazy reason unknown to me, the designer of this quilt made all of the blocks different sizes.  I have had to add borders and trim.  I do like the way it is turning out.  It is ready now to sew the sashing and blocks together.  It has been awhile since I actually assembled a quilt together with sashing.

I also finished the recipe block for Let's Bake.  I hadn't worked on it in awhile.

Below is the linky party.  Feel free to link up and share your Chookshed progress.

This weekend I am doing a Chaos Reading Challenge to mark the middle of the month for the  "Get a Clue" reading challenge.  We are playing Clue and I am on Mr. Green's team.  The goal this weekend is to earn as many points as possible.  We get 100 points for any book.  Short ones are recommended.  I came home from the library with the shortest books I could find.  Today I have listened to 8 books thus far and it is only 2:48 pm.  Tomorrow I intend to actually read.

Among the ones I listened to today, a few were classics:

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

I don't know as I have read it before, but I saw parts of it performed at state drama competitions in high school.  If you don't recall, this is the story of  a man who is obsessed with another man's eye.   As creepy as Poe's writing is, I must say that he really is a good writer.

The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

This story felt familiar like possibly I had read it before.  Creepy - yes.  Well written - absolutely!  I actually liked it in a weird sort of way.  This story is about a man who loves hunting, but gets bored with hunting animals after many years.  He buys an island and captures unsuspecting men to be hunted instead.  He wants to hunt a creature that matches his own intellect.

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

I was not really a fan, but it was short.  This is a vampire story with old, harder to understand writing.

January sewing

I did a few things last month.  I made some progress on my Aussie/NZ quilt.

Two cockateils

I finished some Vesta blocks.

I also finished Duck Duck Goose.

I made progress on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. There is still much to do to bring it to life.

Stitching progress

Pieced a Sydney Ferry

Cut and partially pieced three sunflowers

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