Moments in Time 173-196

I started making my circles for Quilty 365 on November 10, 2015.

I named my version Moments in Time.

I gave up trying to keep them in chronological order early in the process.

Instead I simply enjoyed creating the combinations.

My goal is a quilt top 12 squares wide x 16 squares long.

That meant I needed to make 192 squares/circles.

I ended up making 196. 

The extras will not go to waste.

Now it is time to get them all up on the design wall

and see what happens next!

Quiltdivajulie

Moments in Time (Blocks 28-34)

Block 28

This week, my Moments in Time circle blocks

are coming closer to what I initially envisioned ~

fabrics that were used or handled during the week.

I ran across this fabric while tidying scraps.

Truly words to live by . . .

Block 29

This circle comes from scraps recently gifted by Mari.

I love the happy, cheerful colors.

Block 30

This circle cut from sari fabric

celebrates my recent finish of

Azaleas in Bloom

and 

my friendship with Sujata Shah,

author of Cultural Fusion Quilts.

Block 31

This circle was cut while I was making

one of my two RSC brown 

liberated  birds for Just Wing It.

Block 32

Ditto for this circle.

Block 33

This circle was cut from an extra set of bird legs

from Just Wing It.

Block 34

And this circle was cut simply for the fun of it.

(DH is still enjoying his office quilt)

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Photo will supersize if double clicked.

I'm approaching my Quilty 365 blocks a week at a time

(rather than one each day)

and sharing them here on Fridays.

I started on November 1 and so far I'm staying current.

I am not even trying to keep my circles

in chronological order -

the numbers here on the blog are simply

my way of keeping track of how many are completed.

I plan to continue this process for six months 

and then see where things stand.

(I really don't want to generate a huge quilt)

Interesting to see them minus the scrappy colors . . .

I'm very much enjoying this journal-style project.

(I'm sure there's a connection to that long ago 

college history minor  and my fascination with documentation . . .)

I'm joining the December Quilty 365 Linkup.

Hope you'll go see the many, many ways

this project is being interpreted!

Quiltdivajulie

Moments in Time - The Flimsy

Moments in Time - the flimsy / quilt top

56" wide x 72" long

There are 192 daily circles in my quilt top

created between November 2015 and April 2016

as part of Audrey's Quilty 365.

(see link in sidebar and/or on my 

Quilt Alongs and Online Groups page tab above)

So many previous quilts are represented in these scrappy circles

along with circles cut from fabrics shared by a goodly number of friends.

All of the background blues came from my stash,

and most have been used in at least one previous quilt.

Next up will be piecing a scrappy back

using fabrics leftover from previous quilt backs.

Thank you, Audrey -- what a great quilt along idea --

and to those who are continuing on for another six months,

here's to even more circular scrappy goodness!

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Linking up with the monthly Quilty 365 Linkup for May.

CLICK HERE to see what some of the others are creating.

You won't be disappointed!

Quiltdivajulie

Moments in Time - The Quilt

Moments in Time

is now a finished quilt!

It was created during the 

Quilty 365 Project

hosted byAudrey at QuiltyFolk

I chose to make circles for only six months

instead of a full year since I didn't 

want to end up with a king size quilt.

The background blues came from the stash.

Most of the 3.5" circles 

came from my own crumbs and scraps.

Along the way, they were combined 

with scraps of fabrics shared 

by friends from near and far.

No new fabric was purchased.

Reminder - all photos will supersize if double-clicked.

I'm also proud to say that I did the quilting.

Unmarked liberated free motion stitching

with lots of traveling and very few starts/stops.

I even took a very deep breath and quilted

a series of connected spirals in the borders.

Thank you, Max!

You stitched like a champ

without a single issue.

(we used four "L-size" bobbins of thread)

So many memories in those scrappy circles.

CLICK HERE 

to scroll back through posts

I shared as the project evolved.

Text of all sorts, stripes, dots, prints,

 and lots of pieced-together made-fabric.

A look at the scrappy back created with fabrics

from at least four previous quilts.

And finally an overall photo of the front.

It is going to be so much fun

to use this quilt in the recliner!

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55" wide x 70" long

Started November 9, 2015

Completed October 30, 2016

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I'll be linking up with the

November Quilty 365 post.

CLICK HERE

and enjoy lots more interpretations

featuring colorful circles. 

Quiltdivajulie

D is For . . .

The hot pink and the colorful ovals on white are
the 2017 required/provided challenge fat quarters

For the past several years the group that 

organizes the big local quilt show

has issued an open challenge to local quilters

to design/make a quilt using  their choice of fabrics 

along with two provided fat quarters.

I seriously thought about participating

the year they did "Log Cabin in the Woods"

but working full time just got in the way.

Same thing happened all the other years.

This year the challenge really caught my attention.

"D is For . . . "

And I was in!

Be sure to supersize the photos for additional detail

Having recently finished Moments in Time,

I knew instantly that I wanted to use 

the Quilty 365 approach for my challenge quilt.

I quickly contacted five far-flung friends

in order to gather 36  unique 

"D-themed fabric" circles.

Many thanks to 

Debbie V,

Sue B,

Cathy L, 

Nancy S, 

and Cherie M.

Oh what fun it was to open their squishy envelopes!

In the end,

I couldn't decide among the six 

different dog fabrics they shared

so I cut a circle from each one.

Together the six circles will make 

the back of this 36" x 36" quilt

so much more fun.

Photo will supersize if double-clicked

Row 1 - Dragon, Drama Queen, Dinosaur, 

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Diamonds, and Diner

Row 2 - Deli, RainDROPS, Dress, Drink, 

Doctor, and Dragon

(I just couldn't decide between the two

so they both made the cut)

Row 3 - Dominoes, Dress-up Diva, Directions,

Darkness, Dragonflies, and Deer

Row 4 - Dump Trucks with Dirt, Daffodil, 

John DEERE, Dictionary, Dolls, and Dates

Row 5 - Dimes, Drum, Dance, Drawings, 

De_____, and Dollars

Row 6 - Dice, Daisies, Dots, Dory,

Daleks from Dr. Who, and Duck

Back - 2 different styles of Dauschunds, 

Dalmations, a special Scottie, 

and a group of brown dogs.

Now my challenge will be to get this 

quilted, bound, labeled, and sleeved

in time to share it at the late-February

 local quilter's potluck/sew-day.

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Here's hoping there are at least eight

qualifying challenge quilts come November

so that we can enter them into 

the AQS Ultimate Guild Challenge

for next year's Grand Rapids QuiltWeek.

Quiltdivajulie

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A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.

(Phyllis Diller)

Moments In Time (83 - 109) and Monthly Link Up

Here are the most recent circles

for my Quilty 365 project --

Moments in Time

Some of these fabrics came from my scrap stash.

Others came from leftover quilt backing.

There are a few mixed in with this post's assortment

that came from new scraps pulled

out of a big pile of fabrics

donated to the Wednesday quilt group.

There are two cut from an orphan string block

leftover after assembling the top of Just Wing It.

There are also circles cut from scraps gifted by blogging friends.

I'm still resisting the urge to begin sewing the squares together.

We'll see how that plays out over the next month.

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Linking up with the others who are part of 

the Quilty 365 movement.

(see link in my sidebar)

CLICK HERE to see some of their very creative interpretations.

Quiltdivajulie

Moments in Time (Blocks 49-71)

A few at a time,

I've been cutting circles

from scraps and projects at hand.

I just hadn't taken time to stitch

those circles onto 

their background squares.

These photos include 22 new circles.

Did you notice the lobster in the first group?

Valerie in Nova Scotia tucked a strip of that lobster print

inside my Christmas card . . . 

That spring-y looking print with the little birds

was chosen in honor of our recent record-breaking temperatures.

There are circles representing pillow tops/backs, previous quilts,

scrappy strata/slabs, and even scrubs in this grouping.

I'm also pretty sure the eventual layout will involve

this kind of dark/light background approach.

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There's a link in my sidebar for Quilty 365

if you aren't familiar with this project.

You can also CLICK HERE 

for this month's Quilty 365 Link Up.

So many wonderful interpretations . . .

Quiltdivajulie

What a Week

Little Man has become comfortable handling DH's small drill (designed for inserting screws into cabinet door hardware) - it came in very handy as his fort had a much more sophisticated design this time around.  

Those leftover fence boards, a tarp, and a few other odds and ends became something pretty wonderful.

The construction crew (photo taken before the "wall" on the far end was fully installed).

We continued last week's celebration of birthday number 7 with one gift bag of goodies each day while he was here.  

So much better than being overwhelmed with everything all at once.

He and DeeDah spent part of one morning making home made slime and a batch of rock candy along with several other "experiments."

LM spent several interludes learning the basics of chess (his first exposure to the game).  

By the end of his last day with us, he beat DeeDah after DD missed a critical move.  

You can see by LM's expression, he was surprised, elated, and downright overjoyed.

He also spent some time with DeeDah learning how to build a fire.

(DeeDah was a BSA leader/scoutmaster for many years and understands well how the minds of younger boys work when it comes to curiosity and learning).

The fruits of their labors resulted in a perfectly toasted marshmallow (or two) sandwiched between cinnamon graham crackers.

LM wasn't interested in getting his photo taken with the donation quilt or taking it to the post office - but happily the quilt was indeed shipped and finally delivered this morning to Nancy in PA.  

Instead, LM told me later in the week that he wants to make a quilt using only his favorite shape - triangles. 

We worked out an off center bullseye design using 6" squares that will (unless things change) feature gold (his new favorite color) and dark blues.  No plans to start this right away as he wants to die cut the HSTs so I've set the drawing aside for another visit.

However, I showed him Gone Dotty  but he didn't like the planned lemur backing.  He immediately keyed on the rainbow backing that was hanging nearby.  

He wanted gold borders - no other option would suffice and decisively chose the lightning bolt yardage from the stash shelves.  

I added the gold below his fabric as a binding option but later went ahead and ordered another yard of his fabric (the piece he pulled is only about 1/2 yard which isn't enough to meet his requirements).

He asked me to wait until he is here for two weeks in September (aside from school time) so that he could help with the process.  I suggested I go ahead and add the borders since that part is kind of boring but he quickly replied "NO, I want to help - I like spending time with you when we are working on a quilt."

That was more than good enough for me.

Side note - if you haven't read Mrs. Goodneedle's recent post about "ordinary times" and "everyday moments" please go read it (here).

And in preparation for today's first day of first grade, a new haircut was in order over the weekend.  He and his parents also went to an amazing outdoor splashdown event complete with a foam machine, water slides, etc., and caught an afternoon movie matinee.

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DH is installing our new dishwasher today - it was delivered a week ago but along with LM being here DH had dental work done (pre-implant bone graft) that precluded the necessary contortions under our kitchen sink to hook up the connections.  

I am still catching up on stuff that was set aside, including most anything in the studio.

But it's all good -  everything will fall into place in due time. 

Quiltdivajulie

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"A day lived without doing something good for others is a day not worth living."

Mother Teresa

Pretty in Pink - Layout Complete

I mentioned in the previous post that I would be using the Tula Pink flamingoes (far left) for backing.  

The KF Moss Flowers will be used for a narrow all-around border and binding.

Two big decisions made.

By late Saturday, all of the blocks were pieced, pressed, and laid out on the design wall.

I fussed around with the positioning of a few blocks only to be sure no two fabrics were adjacent to each other.

(You can see three scrap slab columns/rows for Luciferous hanging to the left)

In order to have full use of the design wall, I went ahead and clipped the blocks for Pretty in Pink so they can be webbed into a top one day soon.

(Both Concatenation and Pretty in Pink are at the "time to web" stage)

I am so going to love using this quilt once it is finished.

And if Pretty in Pink looks familiar to you . . .  Lynne made her Pink Panther quilt a few years ago.  I had forgotten all about it until I had the first few blocks for Pretty in Pink sewn together and on the design wall.  Lynne and I enjoyed a good chuckle over yet another example of "great minds" and all that.  

The pinks in my quilt came from my stash.  The side triangles are a mixture of scraps from Lynne's stash and some from my own.  I don't know if we have any overlap in side triangle fabrics, but neither one of us is worried if we do.

Quiltdivajulie

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“Understanding how to find the magic moments in your daily life is critical. If you subscribe to the philosophy that says, "My vacation will free me from burnout," then you`re waiting for a few days out of the year to make up for many days of stress. Instead, you have to be able to take mini vacations on a daily basis.”

Tony Robbins