sunday stash..wk 41

my swatch & stitch post "It's not a quilt until it's quilted" got me motivated

and i made a some progress on some wips this week!

IN

nothing. yet again.

shocking i know.

have no fear... quilt market is coming soon & i won't be able to resist.

OUT

1 yard backing for castle peeps new wave

1/4yd castle peeps binding

details

fabric is castle peeps by lizzy house

pattern - new wave

designed by elizabeth @ oh fransson!

quilted by me

started on 6/30/10

finished on 10/16/10

quilt measures - 26" x 42"

earlier post on this quilt in progress

4 yards backing for mon sheri waves
1 yard on a few other assorted things

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so this week

zero in

6.25 out

YTD totals

purchased: -603.19 yds
busted: 415.5 yds
net: -187.69 yds

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© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/

time for some change

change is good.

we all need change sometime.

my last blog change was back in february

not as many changes this time... 

since i like the layout & structure of my blog

but i have a new logo

& with i needed a new header!


here is my new logo...

{ designed by lizzy house! }

and my new header!

and my new button!

i hope you like them!

dance floor... a new quilt coming soon

details

fabric is geo grand by daisy janie

pattern - Dance Floor

designed by me

quilted by me

started on 9/6/10

finished on 10/12/10

quilt measures - 54" x 54"

more details next week ;-)

Dr. Seuss Skirt!

On Monday's post I received a comment...

princessteach has left a new comment on your post "one fish... two fish... green fish... quilt?": 

Congratulations, so very cute. I just made my self a skirt out of all the fabrics. I teach first grade and my kids loved the skirt. If I am wearing the skirt, then we get to study a different Dr Seuss book that day. I am going to have to make this quilt. Thanks for the inspiration. 

That comment lead to a conversation...

and a photo...

and I asked Terri if I could share the story of her skirt with you..

and she said yes!

There are 54 (9 inch) squares, 4 tiers long. I bought $200 worth of Dr. Seuss material. I showed my love bugs, at school, the material before I made it (scraps). I told them whenever I wore my "Cat in the Hat" skirt, then we would do a different Dr. Seuss book with activities. I finished the skirt this weekend and wore it on Monday. When I walked out to get them, they started screaming and jumping up and down. It was so cute. So after we finished our regular work, I read the book and we have been doing activities for 2 days based on "Cat in the Hat". I have a small book for them to read and color today.

I bought 8 of the panels (ok maybe more), so I will have plenty for the blocks. I took one of the blocks and put it on a pillowcase and it fits on the back of a student's chair. So, whoever is "Star Helper" gets to sit in the chair for the day. I downloaded the three quilts from the internet, but they take so much material. Your quilt is perfect. I will go look for the magazine today or tomorrow. We are on year round school, so I will have the whole month of November off (when I am not in Hawaii, Vegas or Colorado, giggle) to make the quilt.

Sorry to ramble, too much coffee this morning.  Thanks for the inspiration.

Hugs-
Terri

Check out Terri's Blog to read more about her skirt & sewing adventures!

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Oh and these are the pattern's Terri mentioned above... Three free pattern's featuring Dr. Seuss fabrics.  They are available for download from Robert Kaufman's site. Keep in mind you can scale them down or make less blocks to make them smaller.

Let's Party

Bump Thump Panel Quilt Pattern

The Cat in the Hat Quilt Pattern

one fish... two fish... green fish... quilt?

I've got another quilt in a magazine!

Celebrate with Dr. Seuss is featured in the Nov/Dec Issue of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

it's on page 36!

and i have a few copies in the shop

it's a fun quilt that goes together pretty quickly.

a panel + a few solids + a few prints
the kona cotton solids i used are tomato, canary & white

i decided to make the "frames" a bit wonky in the spirit of dr. seuss books

details

fabric is cat in the hat & celebrate seuss for robert kaufman

pattern - Celebrate with Dr. Seuss

designed by me

quilted by me

started on 7/1/10

finished on 7/11/10

quilt measures - 56.5" x 66.5" 

i auditioned a few fabrics for binding...

but in the end i went with the classic red & white stripe

the back is scrappy using mainly these 2 prints

you would think by now i'd be getting used to seeing my face...

nope!  i still get giddy like a kid every time!

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and...

i'm also having a shop sale!!

i need to make room in my studio

so i'm selling some of my stash

everything is on sale.

shipping is free in the US for orders over $30

go check it out!!

A Little Birdie Told Me... It's not a quilt until it's quilted

my new post for the swatch and stitch is up!

post inspired by natalie

mlb playoff history & i was there!

I was at the game last night.
I witnessed the 2nd no-hitter in playoff history.
Those who know me... know I'm a big time baseball fan


My parents have season tickets & as a result had tickets for the game last night. On Monday my dad and I start talking about the playoffs and he asks me "I wonder how much tickets are going for on StubHub." I went to the computer & figured I'd check. We clicked on the section where my parents tickets were and there were a few tickets available. A closer look showed that two tickets were available in the same row directly next to my parents. I thought about it for all of a minute before I decided to buy them. Little did I know that I was buying tickets for playoff history. I've been to a few playoff games in recent years but hadn't been to one with my parents since 1993.

It rained..

It was cold..

I have no voice...

but it was amazing.

pre-game festivities outside

Roy Halladay with some pre-game stretching
preparing for his first playoff game

Roy Halladay warming up in the bullpen

Shane Victorino safe at home

The Phanatic as Lady Gaga

dad & mom

after it stopped raining

I guessed the attendance wrong... 

I don't know how they got 46,411 people in the ballpark!

Right before the last pitch...

0-2 count...

and the pitch...

time for celebration!

the energy in the ballpark was amazing

some fireworks... and lots of screaming

{i have no voice as a result}

After the game they played Harry Kalas singing "High Hopes" and the entire ballpark sang along with him.  Harry is watching over our phils!

so excited at the end of the game!

the media swoops in

last photo...

no-hitter... second in playoff history

& look at that game time... 

even with all the added tv timeouts the game took only 2 hours and 34 minutes! 

{all photos taken by me or my dad}


note
sweetwater giveaway is still going on till tomorrow!

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and the winner is...

Patty said...

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congrats to patty!!

please contact me with your info.

thanks to everyone who entered

and go check out patty's blog... she has a giveaway going on right now!

sunday stash..wk40

yes i know it's monday.
but i wasn't around yesterday.
so i'd say it's a monday stash.. but that doesn't sound as cool as sunday stash.

IN

nothing. nada.

i haven't had a moment to shop

OUT

3 yards to finish my geo grand top & backing

2.5 yards on two tic tac toe on the go boards   

with cases!
{ tutorial coming soon! }

chalk cloth squares still available in the shop

i was busy in the kitchen
{shocking i know}

toppings...

plus chocolate... and pretzels...

= yummy loaded chocolate covered pretzels

i'd share with you...
but most of them have already been eaten!

so this week

zero in

5.5 out

YTD totals

purchased: -603.19 yds
busted: 409.25 yds
net: -193.94 yds

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