Shirley Anne’s Heart

Posted By drsao on January 7, 2013

Kudos to Bonnie K. Hunter of Quiltville for hosting another great EASY STREET mystery.  I just finished sewing the top together for my Christmas Easy Street.  There are 2,377 pieces in this quilt…LOVE THAT!  

Now I need to decide what to do for borders.  I am thinking about adding a narrow red inner border and then either piano keys or more four-patches (maybe set on point.)  I seem to think I would like more red in the border but who knows what I will decide.

 

Also on my Design Floor is my FIRST EASY STREET (funny I finished the top for my SECOND one first!)  I made a last minute change in colors…..instead of lime green to go with the purple, white and hot pink…..I have decided to use lavendar.  I haven’t  done it yet *hence no pictures – I have just made this decision.  Maybe next week I will have some pictures!  Below are parts using the other three colors. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also on my design floor is the Dorothy Young Christmas 2012 Mystery .. Dashing Bachelor….isn’t it sweet?    I need to decide on borders for this too!  It looks like I might not do anything more than DECIDING what to do next on this one because putting together the blocks for Easy Street is going to take ALL WEEK!

 

 

And one more thing.  I just have to say that I have  NEW CATEGORIES of quilts in 2013 that I never had before and it makes me feel FREE.  Instead of one humongous UFO list….I have a list of QUILTS ON HOLD (I am trying to decided if I want to make them afterall) and  another list of QUILTS THAT I WILL NEVER FINISH (yes, ones that didn’t make the final process!)  That leaves me free to start the NEWFO list (quilts that I want to make but are only in my head right now.)

I want to make the SCRAPPY AROUND THE WORLD QUILT….for example.  I haven’t put it on my NEWFO list yet but I have a feeling it is going to appear on there!  Bonnie Hunter just added a tutorial for it…..hop on over to Quiltville to check it out….doesn’t it look like a FUN way to use odds and ends!

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrappy-trips-around-world.html

Here is one of the photos from Bonnie Hunter’s blog….doesn’t it make you want to make one?

 

And then there is this HEXI quilt that I am in love with – also featured on Bonnie’s blog……OH MY OH MY….I have to do this!  Hexies are great TAKE-ALONG projects to do while you are visiting or traveling – or waiting in a waiting room!

 

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrappy-trips-around-world.html

OK – so before my list grows even more I had better move right along……:)

To see what is on the Design Walls of other quilts – go to Judy Laquidara’s blog at Patchwork Times!

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/01/07/design-wall-monday-january-7-2013/

AND to see what other EASY STREET QUILTERS are doing check out Bonnie Hunter’s LINKY THING!

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2013/01/mystery-monday-link-up-jan-7th.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted By drsao on December 31, 2012

Judy Laquidara at Patchwork Times has a new GAME for 2013…..it is called GETTING IT DONE….and each month we get to list FOUR THINGS that we hope to accomplish in that particular month.  I think this is to make us FEEL GOOD about getting our goals met in SMALLER STEPS (rather than just commit to finishing ONE ENTIRE UFO!)

If you want to play – here is the link!

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2012/12/31/january-2013-getting-it-done/

 

OK – so here goes.  

#1  SEW FLYING GEESE INTO COLUMNS

I want to make a decision about the sashing for my SCRAPPY STRING FLYING GEESE BLOCKS……thanks to EVERYONE who has made suggestions and voted for their favorite fabric.     IF YOU MISSED SEEING MY DILEMMA – you can go to that post…..   http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/12/30/help-please-sashing-for-scrappy-flying-geese-blocks/  So far fabric D has the most votes and I think it is my choice as well…….

                                                                    In case you are CURIOUS about the vote collected on my blog, e-mail, and Facebook  – as of Dec 31.

                                                                                          Fabric A  9 Votes   (black, brown, and beige print)

                                                                                           Fabric B   9 Votes  (tiny red plaid)

                                                                                           Fabric C   3 Votes (no sashing)

                                                                                           Fabric D (the one pictured)   19 votes

                                                                                            Fabric E  n0 Votes (cream)

#2  Finish Blocks for Easy Street (Bonnie K. Hunter Quiltville Mystery)

#3 Finish Blocks for Christmas Easy Street (Bonnie K. Hunter Quiltville Mystery)

#4  Sew a few blocks for the NEW YEAR’S EVE Mystery

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted By drsao on December 30, 2012

On my DESIGN FLOOR THIS WEEK I have  over 200 String Pieced Scrappy Flying Geese Blocks and I love love love them.  Thanks, Bonnie Hunter, for sharing the idea taken from a recent antique quilt purchase.  I have had so much fun making these little geese from my pile of strings!

 

NOW…the dilemma.  I need to put a row of SOMETHING or NOTHING in between the row of geese and I can’t decide.  Nothing really grabs me…..and then again, when I stare some more, I like everything…..is that conflicted or what???

 

  Will you please vote or make other suggestions?

Vote for A…….Black, Brown, and Beige Print

 

Vote for B – Tiny Red Plaid

 

 

Vote for C – NO SASHING – make geese fly in opposite directions in each row.

 

 

Vote for D…..Black with a touch of Beige

 

 

Vote for E – Black with white dots

 

 

Vote for F – Beige

Vote for G…..OTHER IDEAS?

I could always save the geese for a border for a scrappy quilt to be created in the future?

To see what is on the DESIGN WALL OF QUILTERS across the country go to Judy Laquidara’s Blog

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2012/12/30/design-wall-monday-december-31-2012/

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

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Posted By drsao on December 30, 2012

I am getting ready to say goodbye to 2012 and hello to 2013.

So here are the 2013 Quilt UFO’s for Shirley Albertson Owens

Hopefully some of these will get finished in 2013.  🙂

But then I did make a NEWFO 2013 list as well.  🙂  You can see that on an earlier Blog Post.

http://www.shirleyannesheart.com/2012/12/17/newfo-challenge-for-2013/

#1

Something Halloweeny

Designed by Shirley Albertson Owens herself.  🙂

 

#2

Curved Log Cabin

An Augusta Cole Design

 

#3

Carolina Crossroads II

Designed by Bonnie K. Hunter – first Quiltville Mystery

 

 

#4

Chunky Churndash

A Bonnie Hunter Quiltville Pattern

#5

Cheddar Bow Ties

A Bonnie K. Hunter Challenge

#6

Scrappy Postage Stamp

Designed by Shirley Albertson Owens herself

#7

Scrappy Grandmother’s Flower Garden

A Classic  – Scrappy Design by sao

#8

Catherine’s Baskets

#9

Christmas 2011 Mystery

A Dorothy Young Design – Pocketful of Mysteries

Jeanne’s Diamonds

#10

Talkin Turkey

A Bonnie K.  Hunter Design

#11

Strata Star

#12

Nanna’s Surprise

Quilter’s Club of America Mystery

#13

Easy Street 1

A Bonnie K. Huntery Quiltville Mystery

#14

Christmas Easy Street 2

A Bonnie K. Hunter Quiltville Mystery

#15

Twinkle Twinkle Tiny Stars

 Designed by sao

#16

Rolling Along

A Judy Laquidara Design

#17

Scrappy Summer Jewels

 An Augusta Cole Cutting Bee Pattern

#18

Christmas Mystery 2012

 

Designed by Dorothy Young – Dashing Bachelor

Pocketful of Mysteries

#19

New Year’s Eve 2012 Mystery

Fabricaholics Anonymous

#20

String Geese

Bonnie Hunter

 Happy Sewing in 2013 to all of my Quilty Friends!

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Posted By drsao on December 24, 2012

OH MY – it is Christmas Eve….and Santa will be coming tonight…..WHOO HOO.

 

But I am getting ahead of myself – on my Design Floor this week is Bonnie Hunter’s EASY STREET MYSTERY – – here are my Clue 5 pieces completed.  I was so happy with this clue – everything is all trimmed and I am ready for the next step.

 

 

And here are my blocks for Christmas Easy Street.

 

 

To see what others are doing on the Easy Street Mystery – check out the LINKY THING at Quiltville.com

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2012/12/mystery-monday-link-up-part-5.html

Friday we get our next clue for Bonnie’s Mystery – I am thinking we might be making some blocks soon with all of these parts!

Also on my Design floor is the Dashing Bachelor *the Dorothy Young Christmas Mystery 2012- we just got clue 2.

 

I will also be working on the last clue for Nanna’s Surpise (the Quilter’s Club of America Mystery!)  It is time for the borders now!

 

 Finally I am making SCRAPPY STRING BLOCKS to make Bonnie Hunter’s SCRAPPY GEESE Quilt!  I just love these blocks.  I have made 140 plus right now…..I wonder how many more that I should make?

 

To see what other quilters have on their Design Walls this week – hop on over to Judy Laquidara’s blog at Patchworktimes.com

 http://www.patchworktimes.com/2012/12/24/design-wall-december-24-2012/

Merry Christmas EVE to all and to all a good night….:)

 

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