BOM's AWAY: The Old Craft Store BOM

Give A Hoot's BOM's Away Party
A Block of the Month finishing party, what a brilliant idea!  It's kind of convoluted how I found this group, but I just love the idea and I think it just might work for me.  Groups and linky parties are what get me going on my projects.  I mean I try to plan and block off time to work on my projects but it takes a little peer pressure to get things done sometimes to be honest.   Total, I am a part of 4 BOM (2 online, 1 by email, and 1 at a local quilt shop) and 1 BOW.  My ultimate goal is to catch up of course, but that is so hard to do!

The Legacy Sampler BOM at The Old Craft Store has a monetary value to it.  If you bring the completed quilt block back on the designated Saturday (using the fabric provided) you get the next block for free.  So at the end I will have paid $10 for the club (I forgot to pick up 1 block on time so had to pay $5 for the block), gotten 11 blocks free and then I prepaid for the last 4-blocks needed for the quilt top.  They have a finishing kits too, but I plan to put my blocks on point and use some fabric from Connecting Threads to make a quilt for a family member for next year's Christmas.  My plans are to do a test block in the Martinique fabric line (I have a bit from several Moda Scrap Bags) so that I will end up with all the blocks for 2 quilt tops by the end of the BOM Club!

The Old Craft Store The Legacy Sampler.  Star of Victory (December BOM,  or Block 3)

Test Blocks: Sorry the picture is a bit dark, I am still getting used to the new camera feature on my phone.

Recap for Past Blocks:

The Old Craft Store The Legacy Sampler.  A:  Woven Union,  B:  Courage at Pickett's Mill

Martinique Test Blocks The Legacy Sampler.  A:  Woven Union,  B:  Courage at Pickett's Mill

Projects: 2012

Projects Completed in 2012:

Stockings

Blogged here

Design: My Own, I made a template from scratch

Fabric: Random Scrap that I do not know the source, lining is a white muslin

Back: Same

Size: 2T

Quilting: N/A sewn on my Brother

Other info: Lining Photo Here

Completed: December 2012

Christmas Dress

Blogged here

Design: From a Pattern that can be found HERE.

Fabric: A Moda Fabric Line 

Back: Same 

Size: 2T

Quilting: N/A sewn on my Brother

Other info: Back picture HERE, Picture with cute human HERE

Completed: December 2012

Popover Dress 

Blogged here

Design: From an Oliver + S Pattern that can be found HERE.

Fabric: Home Decor that I do not know the source, Lining is peach Polyester

Back: Same

Size: 4T

Quilting: N/A sewn on my Brother

Other info: Lining pictures HERE & HERE & Here

Completed: December 2012

Summersault Asterisk Quilt  

Blogged here

Design: My own—Using An Asterisk Block that was learned from the Craftsy 2012 Block of the Month Class (January Block)

Fabric: Free Spirit's Summersault (6" charm pack), A white Swirl Print, A Multicolor dot print for outer border, a Teal Dot Print for inner border & Binding

Back: Light Blue waves with a dot print strips as well as a strip of extra Asterisk blocks

Size: 56" x 56"

Quilting: Free-motion Spirals, quilted on my Brother
Other info: Back picture HERE, Close-up  back Picture HERE

Completed: November 2012

Extra Large Floor Pillow

Blogged here

Design: My Own

Fabric:  White Muslin

Back:  White Muslin

Size: N/A

Quilting: N/A sewn on my Brother

Completed: October 2012

Alice in Wonderland Apron

Blogged here

Design: Scientific Seamstress Pattern that can be found HERE.

Fabric: Kona White

Back: N/A

Size: 2T

Quilting: N/A sewn on my Brother

Other info:  Picture with cute human HERE

Completed: October 2012

Two Plus Two Blouse 

Blogged here

Design: From an Oliver + S Pattern that can be found HERE.

Fabric: Random Scrap that I do not know the source

Back: Same

Size: 2T

Quilting: N/A sewn on my Brother

Other info: Back picture HERE,  Close-up HERE

Completed: October 2012

Brick Pathway Quilt #2

Blogged here

Design: My own

Fabric: A Jelly roll and yardage from Creative Cuts, Kona Black

Back: Made using a random Print from my stash most likely from Joann's Fabrics. 

Size: 50" x 55"

Quilting: FMQ Flower Stitch, quilted on my Brother

Other info: Back picture HERE, Close-up Picture HERE

Completed: October 2012

Woven Union Table Runner

Blogged here

Design: My own—Using pratice blocks for  BOM

Fabric: Martinique by Moda and Cream solid by Moda

Back: Moda Cream

Size: 16" x 36"

Quilting: FMQ Flower Stitch, quilted on my Brother

Other info: Back picture HERE, 

Completed: October 2012

Orphaned Stars Quilt  

Blogged here

Design: My own—Using leftover star blocks from another baby quilt from last year (HERE)

Fabric: Moda's Lovely (5" charm pack), Kona Cream, A Multicolor dot print for outer border, a Teal Dot Print for inner border & Binding

Back: Moda's Lovely yellow Plaid

Size: 40" x 40"

Quilting: Stars Quilted straight, stippling in between, quilted on my Brother

Other info: Back picture HERE, Close-up  back Picture HERE

Completed: October 2012

Double-point Pinwheel Quilt  

Blogged here and here

Design: My Own

Fabric: Moda's Origin (5" charms), Moda Solid Brown (5" charms), Moda Snow, Connecting Thread's solid green & Bark Diagonal Stripes, and a random Yellow Print from Joann's Fabric. 
Back:  Connecting Thread's Bark Diagonal Stripes, Scraps, and extra Double-point Pinwheel blocks

Size: 45" x 45"

Quilting: Meander Swirl FMQ, quilted on my Brother

Other info: Back picture HERE, Close-up Picture HERE

Completed: October 2012

Jacob's Ladder Quilt #3 

Blogged here

Design: My Own turn on a traditional block

Fabric: Made using random Prints from my stash most likely from Joann's Fabrics. 
Back:  Made using random Prints from my stash most likely from Joann's Fabrics. 

Size: 45" x 45"

Quilting: Meander FMQ quilted on my Brother

Other info: Back picture HERE, Close-up Picture HERE

Completed: September 2012

Bowls With Borders Hot Pads 

Blogged here & Here

Design: Pattern based on one given for the Blog Hop

Fabric: Just Wing It Moda Charm pack, Butter yellow solid from Connecting threads, a 2-tone black print from Joann's Fabrics own line, Light Blue wave print from Timeless Treasures also used for binding

Back: a 2-tone black print from Joann's Fabrics own line

Size: 14" x 14"

Quilting: Random Straight Lazer-beam stitching, quilted on my Brother

Completed: August 2012

Wonky Pinwheel Table Runner 

Blogged here

Design: My Own

Fabric: RJR Crazy About Dots & Stripes (5" charms), Moda Snow, Connecting Thread's solid green & Dark Purple Dot for the binding

Back:  Lavender purple with White polka-dots

Size: 12" x 36"

Quilting: In the Ditch quilted on my Brother

Other info: Part of the Dots On Dots Blog Hop,

Completed: September 2012

Two Plus Two Nightgown 

Blogged here

Design: From an Oliver + S Pattern that can be found HERE.

Fabric: Two Flannel Prints from Joann's Fabrics 

Back: Two Flannel Prints from Joann's Fabrics 

Size: 2T

Quilting: N/A sewn on my Brother

Other info: Back picture HERE, Picture with cute human HERE

Completed: August 2012

Forest Floor Quilt  

Blogged here & Here

Design: From a Free Pattern that can be found HERE.

Fabric: A Cream Print from Joann's Fabrics for background, the leaves are mostly made from Fall lines designed by Sandy Gervais for Moda Fabrics, 

Back: Solid Brown larger yardage fabric from Joann's Fabrics

Size: Unknown (it was auctioned off for Charity before I remembered to measure it)

Quilting: Free-motion Spirals, quilted on my Brother

Other info: Back picture HERE, Close-up Picture HERE

Completed: August 2012

Bowls With Borders Wall Hanging 

Blogged here

Design: Pattern based on one given for the Blog Hop

Fabric: Just Wing It Moda Charm pack, Butter yellow solid from Connecting threads, a 2-tone black print from Joann's Fabrics own line, Light Blue wave print from Timeless Treasures also used for binding

Back: a 2-tone black print from Joann's Fabrics own line, Light Blue wave print from Timeless Treasures also used for binding [Back Picture HERE]

Size: 12" x 36"

Quilting: Random Straight Lazer-beam stitching, quilted on my Brother

Completed: August 2012

Brick Pathway Quilt #1

Blogged here & Here

Design: My own

Fabric: A Jelly roll and yardage from Creative Cuts, Kona Black

Back: Made using a random Print from my stash most likely from Joann's Fabrics. 

Size: 50" x 55"

Quilting: FMQ Flower Stitch, quilted on my Brother

Other info: Back picture HERE, Close-up Picture HERE

Completed: June 2012

Fruits of the Spirit Mini Quilt 

Blogged here

Design: My own

Fabric: Scraps

Back: Red with little white hearts from the 1990's

Size: 12" x 14"

Quilting: FMQ loops and Hearts, quilted on my Brother

Completed: April 2012

Modern Pinwheel Twist 

Blogged here

Design: My own combined with using the Lil' Twister tool

Fabric: Oh My (6" charm pack), solid Moda Black Charm pack A solid Red, Buttercup Yellow and Kona Black for solids, and a Orange print from Oh My line for Binding

Back: Solid Red

Size: 60" x 60"

Quilting: Free-motion meander in orange thread, quilted on my Brother

Completed: January 2012

2 Flannel Placemats

Blogged here

Design: My own

Fabric: Scraps left over from these quilts Here,

Back: Blue Flannel

Size: 

Quilting: FMQ loops and lines, quilted on my Brother

Completed: January 2012

Valentine's Day Runner

Blogged here

Design: My own

Fabric: Scraps

Back: Red with little white hearts from the 1990's

Size: 56" x 56"

Quilting: FMQ loops and Hearts, quilted on my Brother

Completed: January 2012

Coulour My World: Red (Mug Rugs) 

Blogged here

Design: My own

Fabric: Scraps

Back: Red with little white hearts

Size: 5" x 5"

Quilting: Free-motion Spirals, quilted on my Brother

Completed: January 2012

The Game is A Foot!

Greetings!  If you are looking for my TGIFF Hosting Post please go HERE!

Stockings:  The Unstuffed Truth

So this is one of those rare times that I can write about something that is a gift right after I make it.  Mostly because Brother One (keep it zipped, Two & Three, if you are reading this) does not have the internet.  He never got addicted when I was young(er) to it like I did, lol!  I had the packages ready with my customary gift for our Mother and....errr other stuff.  Before I could do the early send off--which is very rare for me, I am a distracted mailer--Brother One asked me to make him and his family stockings instead of gifts.  I already had my niece's gifts made, so those will go into the box as planned. [I am sending her belated First Birthday present as well]

A Blue Plaid flannel material Mother gave me 6 yards of 6 years ago !

Brother One  is a "salt of the Earth" kind of guy and as a former Marine (meh, I know you say there is no such thing, but he is not currently serving) he is also so non-frills.  And although I have talked on the phone quite a bit with Brother One's wife, since we have never met in person, I am not sure what kind of gal she is so I was at a loss there.  I figure I can make up for it by making something semi-frill for next year (Brother One will just have to cave if I will get Mother on my side).

Inside out:  Each Stocking is fully lined, i did a quick side stitch to seal the turning portal!

I didn't have time to go searching for a sock pattern so I just drew one out and after a couple of tweaks it is what I used.  I made 3 Stockings with Brother One, His Wife (how does "Brother One Wife" sound?) and His child's (Brother One Child Three*? Or B1C3, lol) first letter.  I also included a fourth blank stocking if they ever decide to procreate again.   Should I make one for the Dog?  Maybe a mini-stocking?

Now I bet Brother Two and Brother Three are wondering what Shanta** Claus got them!  Ha Ha Ha!  They will have to wait until Our Mother receives the package and then gives them their gifts!  Okay, Now I must be off to do more projects so my WIP list will look awesomely short on Wednesday (I am skipping the UFO Sunday to allow for more finishes) and I will have more free bobbins to use in my FMQ of those two crib quilts.  I am also pushing off on declaring what fabric I got for Christmas so my finished projects will hopefully swell my fabric usage count.  Oh, I will share pictures on Tuesday of my final Stash Report, Hubby was very good to me (or bad if you think I already own too much fabric).  So now I am off and I will (hopefully) see you tomorrow.

Don't forget to check out my 200th Post Giveaway:  HERE
  

*Brother One has lost 2 breathing children thus the child three reference
**A derivative of my name Plus Santa

My 200th Blog Post!

In Honor of my 200th Blog Post I am doing a giveaway!  I don't often give something away so I am going to make it easy.  I am not sure yet what the prize will be yet but it will be nice as I am in destashing mode.  I will post a picture once my daughter wakes up cause my stash is in her room and I am horrible at sneaking into her room, I always wake her up!

1 Charm Square pack of Crazy for Dots & Stripes, 1 Charm pack of Just Wing It

X-[Reserved for Picture of Object to be won]

Leave a comment responding to the following question:  

If your life was a movie, what songs would be on your soundtrack?

Not so Small Print:  Void where prohibited. [I've always wanted to say that]  The winner will receive something if MR Random chooses your number.  Please give me some way to reach you if you do not have an email associated with your blog or you can't win.  I can ship as long as you received things mailed from the United States in a reasonable manner.  Any special extra country fees will have to be paid by winner since I am new to international shipping you will have to be patient with me on that.

[Edited 12/29/2012 @ 3:22PM] I forgot to say when the giveaway closes!  To give this post a week comments will close Saturday, January 5th @ about 10:00am American CTZ (I plan to sleep in, but Baby girl will probably shout my name in the monitor).  I will announce a winner as soon as I get a response!

It's Beginning to Look like Christmas...late

A Delayed Christmas Dress

Well, technically I am hosting TGIFF (See yesterday's POST for the link up) but I had more finishes this week to share so I am adding in another finish post for the year, I just may have to post every day a new finish, well that is of course if I get anything else completed this year!  I wanted to complete this dress in time for the Christmas Eve Service but I had a minor meltdown when I realized that I had no matching thread.  I tried to suck it up and use the cream or brown I have on hand, but I had to rip it out; it truly looked horrible.  I was working on another project and digging in my desk drawers to see if I could find more empty bobbins when I came across a miniscule amount of blood red Sulky thread.

Z was delighted by her skirt touching her toes

Now, I hate using this thread with a passion, but I sewed very, very, very slowly (there is a speed switch on my machine which I rarely use since I am a pedal to the floor kind of sewer) to finish the top stitching to hold the lining down on the gathered part and to add velcro for the closure.  Velcro was used because I don't a snap setter anymore.  My button bin has not been found since we moved in May so I have been using buttons from my great-grandmother.  Since I am hitting the buttons that are pretty much priceless to me and possibly contain lead paint, I thought it best to go the velcro route!

I had to let Z play with the beads on the tree to get this back shot

The dress front without baby or Sash

I am truly delighted with how THE PARTY DRESS turned out except one minor thing:  it's too big.  Now that is not the pattern or designer's fault.  Believe it or not, my formerly chunky baby has shrunk!  When I made her the Oliver +S Two Plus Two blouses (See Post HERE and HERE) she was much chunkier, shorter and weighing a whopping 25 pounds at the time.  Ziona was fitting the width of the 24 months/2T clothes, but not the length.  She has since lost 3.5 pounds, gained 4 inches and then gained back 2.5 pounds, but I did not take this in consideration when I cut out and made the dress.  If you are looking for a beautiful girly dress check this FREE pattern out @The Cottage Home!!

The Back with Sash but without Z.

So I am off to finish up a Christmas Present (a last minute special request instead of the yearly gift card) that will help me free up an bobbin hopefully!  I really need at least 6 bobbins before I start my top stitching of the 2 Crib Quilts...of course I am also in the middle of piecing 1 of them still so that is next on my list and should also free up a few more bobbins!!  Until tomorrow with my next last minute finish!

Linking up to:

TGIFF Hosted by Shanna (ME!!)@Sparrow In Flight
WHOOP, WHOOP Fridays @Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Link A Finish Friday @ Richard & Tanya Quilt

Don't forget to check out my 200th Post Giveaway:  HERE