Year of Missouri Star Quilt Company Quilts

Last year I began my foray into the wonderful land of quilting. Mostly with the guidance of Missouri Star Quilt Company (MSQC) Youtube tutorials.  I also purchase tons of precuts from their website. Sufficient it to say I developed quite a stash.  Nonetheless, I made 21 quilts last year and plan to make at least 28 this year, 7 quilts a quarter.

In an effort not to have a fabric stash that rivals my yarn stash (:blush:), I devised a plan to make at least 12 quilts this year from MSQC tutorials/Block Magazine.  

As of today, I'm slightly off target. I'm ok with that as my eldest kiddo was in the hospital for almost a month in March/April.  Nonetheless, I've completed 12 quilts, of which 5 quilts were from MSQC tutorials. I've completed a queen sized Firenze, Layer Cake Quilt, Around the Worls, Teacup Quilt and a Queen sized Falling Charms. I only count the quilts when they're bound.  

I've started 14 more tops, which 6 of those are MSQC tutorial based quilts- Floating Squares, X's and O's, Diamond Dash, Crosswalk, Kissing Coins and the Illusion quilt.

Better late than never..

Wow!  I can't believe that 6 months have flown by without me updating my blog.  Bad, Innerpeace, bad. 

Anyhoo, it has been a productive couple of months.  I've added LED lights to my machines so that there is more lights! 

I've also completed and started quite a few more quilts .  My total for 2015 year was 21 quilts and 28 blankets.  It was a good year.  

So far in 2016, I've complete 5 quilts, am quilting 1 and have another one basted and ready to quilt.  I also have another top ready for basting and quilting.  I'm also working on 4 other tops.  My goal for this year is to make at least 20 quilts, so I can give some away fro Christmas.  

Here's the pics of this years completed quilts so far:

A productive weekend

I'vee needed these blankets complete for a while but just felt the need to do it this weekend.  Thankfully, their done and will be gifted to their receipents soon.  

I've considered doing a tutorial on the blankets but didn't remember to take pics, so maybe next time. 

Missouri Star Quilt Company Quilts

I love the Missouri Star Quilt Company Youtube tutorials, Block magazine, and website.  I have a long list of quilts that I want to make based on their patterns.  I think I next year I will set a goal of making one quilt each month from their tutorials and magazine. 

At the moment I have made their Broken Bars quilt, Jelly Roll Race, Jelly Roll Race 2, and 2 Firenze quilt tops.  I just complete my second Firenze top.  I modified their pattern as I didn't use cuddle fabrics but used 2 yards of quilting fabric.  I cut along the lenght of the fabric to get long continous strips.  I love them both but really love the red, black and gray on the most.  I think I will do another one but this time make both prints fabrics large prints.

Broken Bars quilt top

I completed the quilt top a couple of weeks ago and love the pattern! I'm not too keen on the colors anymore, so I'm giving it away.  I'm plan on making another for me just a bit larger.  This one came out at 64.5x88.5 but I expect some strinkage with the quilting.  I have enough fabric left for an extra block on each row but save it for the backing.

After a week or so, I decided to add a border.  It measures at 75x98 and I love it!

 

Multiple finishes

It's been a couple of productive weeks!  I finished a quilt for me in the Feed Company by Sweetwater.  I also finished another quilt that started out as the Interwoven Quilt but didn't finish as that.  I also completed a minky backed Frozen panel blanket for a friend's little girl. 

I also started my next project- the broken bars quilt with 26 fat quarters.  I've completed 14/28 blocks.  I'm really happy with the quilt so far.  I may have to make another one! 

The Luminscence Quilt

My bestie loves purple and when I saw this fabric I knew she would love a quilt in it.  I tried the Jelly Roll Race II quilt and she loves it. 

Line dried quilt

A coworker that I'm on good terms with is retiring soon.  She's always been really nice and helpful to me since I've started here.  She has admired my quilts since I've started quilting in February.  So I made her a quilt as a retirement gift.  It's the jelly roll race quilt in the Connecting Threads Line Dried fabric.  She loved the fabric and loved the quilt!

Daysail 9 patch

Over the weekend, I finished the quilt for my youngest son.  I used 2 Daysail charm pack, 1 gray charm pack, 1 navy charm pack, and 1 navy junior jelly roll.  I didn't use the entirety of the packs in this one blanket.  I made 2 small blankets.  This one measured at 46x49.  I backed it with a yard of the blue print on cream surrounded by navy solid.  I love it but my youngest doesn't want it at the moment.  Lolol!

Cover in Love

The other day a lady at work told me about her elderly neighbor who was always cold.  That she and her husband went over to help fix the lady's AC.  Now we live in Mississippi and last week we got up in the high 90s but her neighbor was still cold.  So I found some fabric, batting, and minky to make her a quick blanket. 

I loved the fabric as it is just the word "love" in red, white, and pink.  I also think its appropriate since her neighbor is having difficulties right now to remind her that there are many people who still love her. 

Busy, busy bee

I've been quite but for good reason.  I've been quilting tops like a madperson.  I've gotten 7 tops ready for quilting:
1. Jelly roll race 2 quilt in Luminescence by Connecting threads
2. Jelly Roll Race quilt in Line dried by Connecting Threads
3. Jelly Roll race quilt in Feed company by Sweetwater
4. A modified Interwoven in Dottie by Moda
5. A nine patch quilt for the youngest in Daysail by Moda and some solids.
6. A Doc Mcstuffins panel
7. A ninja Turtle Panel

I've also sewn a Dr. Suess Alphabet panel with minky.  I love it and my little one can't stop touching it. 

I'm excited to start the quilting. 

A possible save

I've wanted, planned and cut out fabric to make one of the Moda Bake shop quilts: Interwoven by Materialgirl.  What happened next is not the fault of the pattern but definitely mine. 

My cutting was all wrong and by the time the pieces were in strips, I hated the way it looked.  :-(  So I played around with it and found that adding strips made it look so much better! 

I will try Interwoven again when my cutting skills are better and when I pick a fabric that goes better than the one I picked. I do love how it turned out! 

Jelly Roll Race II quilt

My bestie loves purple and when I saw the luminscence fabric bt Connecting thread, I knew I had to make her a quilt with it.  I got some 2.5 inch strips and made her a jelly roll race II quilt.  She loves the top.  I just have to quilt it.  :-)

Finished!!!

I completed Nick's quilt and I love it!! 3 Moda Weeds Charm Pack, 1 red solid charm pack, 1 black solid charm pack and a junior black jelly roll.  I didn't use all of the charm packs as some prints were too floral for a boy's quilt. 

I started it in March, left it along for about 3 weeks and then finished it this past week.  I love it!!!

The 9 patch quilting slog

I've finally put the 9 patch on the machine and have stiched in the ditch (mostly) along the horizontal.  I'm starting the vertical tonight.  I will not SID but will go about .25 or.5 inches away from the seams.  I'll decide before starting. 

New craft love

My lovely hubby got me a sewing machine for Valentine's day and I've been bit by the quilting bug.  I've sewn together 3 quilt tops and made 2 into quilts.  I'm working on the 3rd. 

Updates

It's been forever and a day since I've been on here.  I really should do this more often.  Anyway,  I have started on three other shawls for my 10 in 2010- Ene's Shawl, Shetland Lace triangel and an Ember's Embrace.  None of which are picture worthy right now. 

In regards to my reading challenge.  I have made huge strides as I have finished thirty-eight books so far for 2010.  I am well on my way to my goal of 200!  I hope I can keep up the pace and meet my goal!!!

The New Year so far

Well, this year has started out with a bang. I completed a couple of book within a couple of books in a few days but haven't finished another since then. I will try to finish at least three books this holiday weekend. I did finish a shawl in the mean while. I finished my Colonnade. I can't say I like it and have promised it to another woman. I think I used the incorrect yarn for it but I'm sticking to yarn from my stash and it was there.

I'll block it this weekend and gift it on Monday. On the needles, I have a Shetland Lace triangle and an Ember's Embrace shawl. Both shawls are using stash yarn; SLT is using some Caron Simply Soft and the Ember's Embrace is using Knit Picks Gloss DK. I'm gifting both of those as well. I love knitting shawls and have committed to the 10 shawls in 2010 but I only have one set of shoulders, so there will be a lot of gifting. :)

I'll post pics of those shawls as soon as I have enough to post.

Happy Knitting

My Reading Goals for 2010

So I have links for the challenges I want to met this coming year posted on the page but I realize it is not clear what I actually plan on accomplishing this upcoming year. I have set my goal for book read this upcoming year to two hundred books, including rereads. I though it would be easier to accomplish if I have mini challenges to assist with the big number. So I joined the below challenges- Winter, First in a series and complete that series as helpful milestones to that big number. I am a major serial reader and though these would help me greatly.


http://theroyalreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/finish-that-series-challenge.html


This is an opportunity for you to finish all of those series that have been sitting on your book shelf looking at you. I don't know about you but I have quite a few. With this challenge you count series completed, not books read. I have a series with 20 books in it, although I'm not sure I'll include this one, it doesn't matter how many books are in the series or if you've read most of them and only have one or two left to read. The object of this challenge is to finish the series.

Challenge Guidelines:

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.--Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section.



2. There are four levels:--

Curious – Finish 2 series.--

Fascinated – Finish 3 series.--

Addicted – Finish 5 series.--

Obsessed – Finish 10 series.

3. Any genre counts.

4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.

5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Only books started on January 1st count towards this challenge.



I'm shooting for Obsessed and these are books I already own in my to be read pile:


1. The Bastion Club- Stephanie Laurens- I have two more books to read in this series

2. Wicked Series- Jillian Hunter- I have two more books to complete the series

3. Twilight Saga-Stephanie Meyers- I need to complete the final two books.

4. Scandal's Son- Gayle Callen- I need to read the whole trilogy

5. Neville Triloy- Liz Carlye- I need to read the whole trilogy

6. Mayhem in Mayfair- Jacquie D'Alessandro - There are three remaining books

I don't own these books but want to read these series:

7. Chicago Stars- Susan Elizabeth Phillips- I have five more books in that series

8. Codex Alera- Jim Butcher- I have the whole series of six books to read.

9. I'll leave this space for as of yet undiscovered series

10. I'll leave this space for as of yet undiscovered series



The other challange I want to participate in is 1st in series.

As so many of us love reading our series this one gives you the chance to include them in your challenges. As with all our other challenges there are various levels from the Curious to the Obsessed. If you start out at the Curious level and find yourself on the Addicted level then just change you post accordingly.

Challenge Guidelines:

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.--Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section.

2. There are four levels:--
Curious– Read 3 novels that are first in a series.--
Fascinated – Read 6 novels that are first in a series.--
Addicted – Read 12 novels that are first in a series.--
Obsessed – Read 20 novels that are first in a series.

3. Any genre counts.

4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.

5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Only books started on January 1st count towards this challenge.

I'm shooting for the addicted level of challenge:
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Lastly, I want to participate in the second reading challenge. I am an author hog, if I find an author I like, I'll read everything they have. However, if I don't enjoy the first three chapters, I generally put it down and won't read anything else you wrote. This will be a good time for me to go back and revisit previously discarded authors. Additionally, I can count some of my books from the series wrap up challenge.

http://theroyalreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/2nd-reading-challenge.html
The great thing about this challenge is that it's not just for your second in a series books, but the second time you've read an author as well. This encourages you to give authors another try if you haven't liked the book you've read or simply another excuse to read a book by an author you loved.

Challenge Guidelines:
1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.--Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section.

2. There are four levels:--
Curious – Read 3 novels that are 2nd in a series or second time you've read the author.-- Fascinated – Read 6 that are 2nd in a series or second time you've read the author.--
Addicted – Read 12 novels that are 2nd in a series or second time you've read the author.-- Obsessed – Read 20 novels 2nd in a series or second time you've read the author.

3. Any genre counts.

4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post.
If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.

5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Only books started on January 1st count towards this challenge.

I'll shoot for the addicted level:
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Wish me luck!

My other reading challenge for 2010

Winter reading challenge 2010

http://theroyalreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/winter-reading-challenge.html
This Challenge is the brain child of Diane from The Book Resort (aka The Moody Countess). Even though it's not Winter here in Australia at the moment, in fact we are sweltering in very high temperatures usually only seen in the height of Summer, it's nice to think 'cold' to help keep us cool.
1. Read a book not set in the USA or England.
2. Read a book with “Ice”, "Frost", "Chill", "Cold" "Winter" in the title.
3. For Valentine's Day, choose an author whose first or last name begins with “L”.
4. Choose a book that is not part of a series.
5. Read a book written in the first-person point-of-view.
6. Read a book with “Mr”, “Mrs”, “Miss” or “Ms” in the title.

Challenge Guidelines:
1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.--Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section.
2. You must read all six books to complete the challenge.
3. Any book format counts.
4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post.

If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.5. Challenge begins December 1st thru to February 28th, 2010.

My books for this challenge:
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