Rule 14 & 15 - finished!

I ended up combining Rules 14 and 15 because of time constraints with student teaching starting soon (and the fact that I was behind on #14....lol). I haven't got a clue why the pic is sideways, but that's beside the point. The piano key border is one of my favorite things to use in bordering a quilt and there's no pink in the entire quilt. =) The hearts in the corners of the border are what remained of the teddy bear panel. I do admit to machine applique'ing them on because I didn't have time to do them otherwise. The only thing that didn't get in from Rule 14 was the pinwheel and that's because I could think of how to add one.

I'm not real happy with all the open background fabric in the bottom right, so I may end up adding something else there. But haven't decided on that.

I've had a great time working on the mystery this past year. It's been great fun to watch as everyone's quilt has unfolded. And if another one is done I'd love to take part again!

Moira's Rule 13 Reveal

Yippee, I'm actually up-to-date with this one and that makes me happy, not to mention actually being able to quilt for a change, something that is rare at this point in grad school.

Since I'm working on my second quilt for this mystery I get to be creative with my measurements. So instead of adding another section to the quilt for this rule, I added to the previous section where I had put the words in order to use some of all the blank space that i had with the section.

I appliqued 22 balloons around the words. I used scraps for all of teh ballons (thereby "using it up" ;-) ) in yellows, oranges and reds. There are three different shades of each color.

Moira's Rule 12 - Caught up!!

Yippee - I am finally caught up with the rules that have been posted and have everything done. For the remainder of rule 12 I made wonky 16 patch blocks. I made three different pairs of 8" finished blocks. Put five of them together and it fit perfectly across the width at the top of the quilt - serendipity because I didn't measure before hand, lol. Did these wonky blocks freehand and had fun with them. May use this idea to use up some fabrics that were from an online friends stash when she passed away. quick and easy - just my type of blocks. =)

Still thinking about what to add to the one section, but am getting closer to making a decision. At the moment am thinking of adding balloons in and around the lettering, with the strings going down through and around the lettering and the basket.

Rule 11, and a start on Rule 12 - Use It Up #2

I've finished my version of Rule 11 and have added it to the quilt top. The section is 14 inches wide and runs the full length of the top as it is right now. The words were created through Word - at 300 pt font. Basket was paper-pieced and I used yo-yo's as flowers in the basket. Scraps were used to make the basket, letters, and yo-yo's. I used buttons to hold the yo-yo's on. I'm thinking about what to add to the section so that there isn't so much "empty" space above and below the words. Might take a while to decide what to add.

Next up is Rule 12.....time will tell how fast I get it done. And as I look at the instructions I see that i've already got part of Rule 12 included in this section....oops....that's what I get for not double-checking them before I make something. Not gonna change it tho.............way too much work for that. So all I need to finish up for Rule 12 is to make the buggy barn style wonky blocks. I can handle that....lol.

Rule 10 - Use It Up #2, and "Use It Up #1" top

I've actually managed to get some quilting time in these last few days....woohoo! Should have been working on homework or the commissioned sewing, but needed the quilting time for me. =)

At any rate, since I had decided that the pastel quilt was big enough for what I wanted to do with it, I stayed with my theme and started working on "Use It Up" quilt #2. =) This quilt top is starting with a pair of pillow panels that I've had in the stash for at least 10 years. I'd planned on using them for a baby quilt....so I figure by following the remaining rules, with the exception of maybe the posted sizes for the sections, I should have another nice baby quilt at the end of this mystery.

I've finished Rule 10 - because of teh size of the pillow panels, I was only able to get 3 of teh disappearing 9 patch blocks in the quilt on the left side of the quilt. Had goofed up on my cutting so the 4th block didn't turn out anyway. I added the folded insert blocks along the bottom of the top in progress. Now onto Rule 11. =)

Meanwhile, I've also managed to get a border onto the pastel quilt and that top is now finished. Eventually it'll get quilted whenever I next need a baby quilt for a girl.

Rule 9 finished!

Finally got to quilt and do something for me.....probably should have been doing homework, but decided to play "hooky" for a few hrs and get rule 9 completed and added to my quilt top. Made three 3D pinwheels and used buttons to embellish the blocks.

Now the only problem is, that the quilt top is about the size I typically give as baby quilts, and that is what I had planned to do with this quilt at some point. But I know that there are still more steps coming.....not to mention the two that I'm behind on at this point. I'm thinking I'd like to stop adding to this one at this point, with the exception of a border. But then take the remaining steps and start working on with them to make another quilt. I hope that's ok with everyone!

Meanwhile here are a couple of pics of the panel that I added, and the quilt top as it is now. =)

Still in the land of the missing

Well I managed to get the top for my sample quilt finished while on vacation. Had hoped for more than that, but ended up picking up some freelance technical writing as well and ended up putting in a lot of work on that (Still working on it as a matter of fact). And since I've been home have been working hard on the commissioned sewing that i've got piled up here and finishing up the technical writing.

Do have an idea of what I want to do, just haven't had time to actually draw it up.....and then make it. Meanwhile I have to get the sample quilt I made from the block pattern that is being published onto the frame so I can get get it quilted and bound before the end of the month. Not to mention getting ready for grad school which starts again on Monday.

Have enjoyed looking at everyone else's work tho!

Also missing in action

I'm also missing in action for this latest rule........but will get caught up at some point......lol.... Summer school has been brutal for me, but it's almost over now thankfully. Am getting ready to head to Phoenix for a couple weeks of vacation....so looking forward to that. While out there will be doing some sewing that I must get done. Have to get a quilt sample made using a block that I designed and that has been accepted for publication in the Fall 2011 issue of QuiltMaker's 100 Blocks magazine. =) Hadn't had time to make anything with it because of school, and now I need something finished before the first of September.....lol. Am also working on the next block I plan to submit for publication.....got it drawn up (actually have two of them drawn up....) but need to get the sample block made. =)

More later everyone!

Moira's Rule 8

Woohoo, blogger finally let me upload a pic for my post....past two days it has been cranky and wouldn't let me do it. And it even put my picture in right side up for a change instead of sideways.

At any rate, while I didn't use yellow in my block - I did design the pp'ing patterns for the three tulips that I made for this rule. I put the combined sections for rule 7 and 8 on the right side of the quilt top in order to balance it out. I love how it is turning out so far! But now I don't know who will eventually get it because i've finished off all the baby quilts that I needed to make for gifts this summer. Eventually tho it will be a gift. =)

Moira's Rule 8 Teaser Number two =)

Finished off what I wanted to do for Rule 8 yesterday afternoon. And just in time before summer school starts on monday. so I thought I'd post another teaser. Blogger is being a pill on alignment of pics, so I'll let you wonder about how it really looks till I post the finished pic in a couple of weeks. =)

rule 8 teaser

Here's a teaser pic for my rule 8...... =) Hope to piece it this coming week.

I'm one of the ones that has not been able to add comments to the posts....tried everything I can thinking include logging out and back into blogger.... =( So I'll just that I love what everyone has done so far.

Moira's Rule 7 Block

Here's a pic of my completed block 7. Had fun with this one, altho I do have to admit that the middle row of 'blocks' had a mind of their own and insisted on going their own direction. lol. Haven't decided which side this will go on when the side is complete, but I like how it turned out. =)

Moira's Rule 7 Teaser

Finally got to work on my rule 7....and like normal for my work it ended up telling me what it wanted....lol. Got it finished and am posting my teaser for everyone to see. =)

Moira's Rule 6

Finally had the time to work on and complete my version of rule 6. My house is a dollhouse and I also added a doll to my piece. I made a free form blocks using up the leftover strip set from the checkerboard. Added purple gingham strips as the curved pieces and like how it turned out.

Late Rule 6 Teaser

Am finally almost through with this semester in Grad School and I'm able to start sewing again! I've know for a couple of weeks what i wanted to do for this rule, just hadn't been able to post a teaser.....so here it is........... =) I'm hoping to get this block made this weekend...and will start it today.....

Moira's Rule 5

Here is my completed rule 5 block. The two topmost balloons were the ones that were pieced. All of the other balloons are fusible applique. My free motion embroidery are the strings tied to the balloons. =) the block was added to the left side of the quilt so far.

I plan to add a couple of butterflies to the quilt yet an will overlap them over several of the blocks already made.

Rule 4 finished and Rule 5 teaser

Made it thru the week from you-know-where in school yesterday for which I'm thankful. And was finally able to decide what I wanted to do for the pos/neg aspect of Rule 4. =) Knew I wanted it to be fairly simple and make a background for what i planned to do as applique. Ended up making a checkerboard of the yellow gingham and a couple of different WOW's.

I appliqued a pink butterfly to the checkerboard as my hand applique and then embroidered antenna on. Not real happy tho with the body of the butterfly so I'm probably going to redo that. And am thinking of adding another smaller butterfly or two off to the left of teh block (as fusible appliques).

And since I'm now on spring break (not going anywhere 'cause i have to work and get homework done), I've started on my block for Rule 5. Know what I'm gonna do....just need to get it finished....lol.....at any rate here is my teaser.............

moira

Late teaser for Rule 4

Thanks to grad school being absolutely crazy this past week and the coming week (Spring break is almost here - yeah!!!), and not being able to make up my mind.....I too am running late in figuring out what I want to do. Finally figured out what I want to do for the applique part....still thinking on the pos/neg part. lol. At any rate, here is my teaser......

Moira's Rule3 block

Took me a while to figure out what I wanted to add for this rule. I was already working with fabric that is not what I would normally use because it is pastel colors....so that was a given....but what to add that would use embroidery....hmmm..... Thought i would add a vine with flowers made from hearts that i'd seen because that would be cute for a baby girl and this quilt will most likely end up as a baby gift for someone..... So i made the block, and then went to attach it with what I'd already finished...and decided that it just didn't fit with the rest of the quilt. the green I used for the stem was just too dark. So off came the block and it's headed to the orphan pile. will used it somewhere else.

Round two came about after more debating with myself. Decided on two flowers and a heart. Both made from fabric that I'd long ago ironed fusible web onto, but hadn't used all of them. Much happier with the look of the block now. =) Eventually will be adding button centers to the flowers, but I don't have anything big enough for the size of the flowers. So will be getting 1 inch buttons in probably yellow and sewing them on at some point. I machined embroidered them with a machine buttonhole stitch. =) Added the strip to the block and like how it looks. =) Looking forward to the next rule being posted.

New to the mystery

Hi - I've just joined in on the mystery at the 'instigation' of one of my quilting buddies (Susan) who is also doing it. I've been quilting for over 30 years, and almost entirely work from my designs. I have a website where some of my patterns are offered for free, and am working towards getting submitting patterns for possible publication this year - a long time dream of mine.

The 'theme' that I'm working with is "Just use it up". Susan suggested this because I'm working with a set of FQ's that I've had forever and haven't used....and I want them used up and outta here. I've finished the first two parts and have added a picture to the right of what it looks like so far. In case you were wondering why these had sat in the stash for so long...I don't normally work with Pastels....Usually it's colors like red, white & blue or jewel tones..... However, I need a couple of baby quilts this year and I thought this might be a great one to work into one of those.

Looking forward to seeing what everyone else does.

Moia