My New Temporary Design Wall

This is my new (temporary) design wall.

As my regular readers know, I have moved (temporarily) to my old dining room

 sewing space as my sewing room is occupied by one of my sons.

  I do not mind sewing in our living area, but apparently 

I became very spoiled by having had my own space where I was able to "spread out."   

So ... I seem to be extending my sewing space further by branching into the adjoining living room.  

I am now calling this quilt in the making
"Anything Goes With Gray"
in my head.

One of the things I liked most about my sewing room was that I was finally able to set up a temporary design wall and this was so useful that I had been making sewing room improvement plans to make a permanent design wall.

I now cannot sew without some kind of design wall.

So with the help of my hubby I made a new temporary one by putting a large piece of batting over our big entertainment wall bookcase in the living room.

Yes, there is a television behind these

  Friendship x and + Swap Blocks.

I had to play catch-up on these blocks, which I am swapping with my quilty bestie,

Dorian @ Ridge Top Quilts.

These are my February, March and April blocks.

I shall actually be ahead for once!

I really need my design wall for these blocks ~~~>

My Spring Frolic Quilt In Progress

Here are some of the other blocks.
I really have  a difficult time stopping myself when my
 "30 minutes a day of sewing for me time" is up
when I have these fabrics in my hands.
I have so many projects to catch up on that I have to keep to my self-imposed limit
so I can get everything accomplished.

I will get this spring quilt done.

And Spring Will Come ... soon, I am hoping. 

This has become my focused 

My 30/30 Sewing Challenge

and is a big item on my

My Quilty Bucket List

I have a new addition to my bucket list ~~~~>

This Triangle Quilt Along @ Sassy Quilter

A 60 Degree Triangle Quilt has been on my quilty bucket list for a long, long time
and this fun quiltalong was just the incentive to get it off my "To-Do" list
and onto my "WIP List."   A small step in the right direction.

Sew I have many happy projects to choose from
when I sit down in my happy sewing place.

... just keep sewing ...

Linking up with ...

What are you working on today?

I am always looking for more quilty inspiration.

:)

Just Keep Sewing

These are the fabrics that are on my cutting table this morning.

They are actually fabrics that My Music Girl bought sometime ago and left here for me to make something she requested last fall that did not get done before my eye operation and then "Sewing for Baby" took priority.  Since her life has taken a different turn and she has been nesting and getting ready for baby, the other project has been shelved.  I want to make something for My Girl so I have decided to sew them into a small special project that is a surprise.

Life has been "unsettled" in my scrapatch and I just have to carry on ...

one day ... one stitch ... one prayer ... at a time. 

I have been sewing ... 

I made five blocks this month for

Kevin the Quilter

for his 

QOV Block Drive 

Click Here For Info

Some more feathers for my quilt  

Feather Bed Quilt Pattern

from Anna Maria Horner

These are pieced according to the pattern.

Katniss says, "What?  No Ruffles?"

No ruffles on these, Katniss.

I like the original block pattern, too.

Well ... maybe I will ruffle one feather before I sew the top.

Time will tell ... ;)

My photos are a little gray and blurry.

The weather has been gray here.

Matches my mood ... unsettled.

My sewing corner continues to be my happy place.

I am sewing along 30 minutes of "me" time sewing with the ...

... and filling my Quilty Bucket with the

... and enjoying all the inspiration at




WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced

Although it is stormy today, it is

a season of change ...

Spring!

... new growth ...

... just keep sewing ... 

~ <3 ~

My Quilty Bucket List

The Q&N Quilty Aunties Baby Quilt is done and in the mail to the volunteer quilter!



My March Goal 

for A Year of Lovely Finishes is done!

Here is a close up of the blocks that were made by members of the forum.

Here are is the nice black textural fabric for the outer border
 and pretty pink fabric sent for the binding.

This is the layout that I drew up for this quilt for the approval of the baby mommy-to-be. This one really worked up just like the plan.

Planning and sewing these group quilts is an art of its own.
A pattern needs to be chosen that is availible free online and easy enough for anyone to sew who would like to add a block even if they are new to piecing quilt blocks.

For this quilt we chose the Rail Fence Block  from Quilter's Cache

Fabrics and colors need to be something that enough of us will have in our stashes so that the costs are keep down for volunteers.

I have contributed to the making of many of these group quilts
and everyone of them is sew very special.

It always makes the world feel smaller and cozier when making one of these group quilts to welcome a new baby to our world.

I saw this linky party today and it looks like sew much fun!



from Stacey @ The Tilted Quilt

I have added my link!

I am finding lots of inspiration to add to my bucket list in the links.

Next on my Quilty Bucket List:



1)  catching up with my Friendship x and + Swap Blocks

2) quilting this Q&N Quilt of Valor



3) make some blocks for Kevin the Quilter's QOV Block Drive

What is on your Quilty Bucket List?


Also linking up with


Link-a-Finish Friday

... just keep sewing ...