Progress on the May Line-up

So...I did get an active start to my May Line-up.

This is the "Back to School" quilt I started, have the center done and two of the large houses.  Still a lot to do and almost sure the will roll over to the June On-going projects.

This second picture shows how it will look when it is completed.

On-going project for May:  I finished the ten pillowcases and ready to turn into the guild tomorrow.

Handwork for May:  Have worked on the hand quilting...pretty sure it will be done by the end of the month and I'll show pictures.

Warm hugs,
Pam O.

Line-up for May

OK, this is the Line-up for May.  

Back in the Fall of 2009, the Temecula Quilt Co. featured a quilt in "Quilt Sampler Magazine" called Back to School.  I bought the kit and just now going to attempt this,  I know it will take me way more than a month to complete but going to give it an active start.

Using Reproduction prints, I will learn to make more than half a dozen different blocks of small patterns. Not the best picture there in the background, will post a better picture of the completed project.

On-going for May.
This year I have been donating children's pillowcases to one of the guilds I belong to, my plan is to get 10 more done by the meeting on May 8.  This works pretty well for me,  at the beginning to the year, I took all (well most) of the children's fabric out of my stash and cutout over 50 pillowcases, that way, when I just have an hour or so to sew, I can put one of these together pretty quickly.

Handwork for May.
For the past few months now, I have been taking a class from Marie Blash on Hand Quilting.   I have 3 more corners and the binding to do on my first project and I'll be ready at that time to post a picture.  Love the process!

Busy month ahead, better get to sewing.
Warm Hugs,
Pam O.

A quilt for Maxine.

Step Outside the Circle

I said last week, when I started writing again, that I would go back and post some of the things this I finished/made in 2012.   I actually finished this quilt in 2011 and named it Step Outside the Circle,  I may have written about it in back then, but it leads to the story of a quilt I did finish in 2012.

My friend, Maxine, was over and I was showing her this quilt.  She loved it and I think she's right when she says that black, red and white make for a crisp looking quilt.

The next day Maxine gave me a call and asked if she could have that quilt.  Now, for those of you that know me, know I would have given her that quilt in an instant, but I had done some pretty detailed quilting and was a little attached to it.  She understood and was very happy when I said I would make her a black red and white quilt.  She said it didn't have to be the same pattern...just had to be those colors.  So this is what I made her.

I'm sure I signed and dated the back but not sure I gave it a name, so it's just Max's quilt to me.  She loved it and keeps it of her sofa and ready to use at any given moment..

For the back, I used up the left over blocks and added some of the black and white fabric I got from Ikea.  The quilt itself went together pretty quick.

The quilt pattern I used for mine was "Nine-Patch with an Attitude"
I named it: Step Outside the Circle
Pieced and quilted by me, Pam O.

Sorry, I don't have the pattern name for the quilt I did for Maxine.
Pieced by me, Pam O
Machine quilted by Sue Salinger.


Warm Hugs,
Pam O

Crazy for Color

Crazy for Color

I think this was my longest living UFO, so I had to post the finished quilt.

I started the quilt in 2009 at our QBS retreat.  Off and on I would post pictures of the work in progress. I just finished this last month, March 2013.

I would work on it then and put it away to collect more fabric.  This quilt has 48 blocks, but no borders.  The more I collected in different fabrics, the crazier the quilt became, hence, the name of the quilt became Crazy for Color.

Quilt Pattern: Mumbo Gumbo
Quilt Name: Crazy for Color
Pieced by Pamela O.
Machine Quilted by: Sue Salinger

Awww....nice to have this one completed

Warm Hugs,
Pam O

Flowers in Paris

Not sure how to get started in all this again, so guess I'll just start writing.

A friend of mine came up to me the other day and said, "do you know it has been one year that you have posted anything on your blog".  Actually, I didn't realize it had been so long or that anyone was paying attention.  It has been a trying year with illness in the family....but very happy to say we are on the road to recovery.

It's not that I stopped sewing, I have been working on some UFO's (un-finished objects), some embroidery, and other odds and ends.  I will post pictures at a later date of those finished projects.

Flowers in Paris

Today, I thought I would start posting with this quilt that I just finished this morning.

This was a fun quilt to work on.  The pattern is called French Country designed by Andrea Gillingham & Debra Haigh of Serendipity Designs.  The fabrics I used are American Jane by Moda.

The flowers are raw edge appliqué, set on point, with a pieced inner border and finished with a mitered border.  This may have been my first attempt at a mitered border..had to watch a lot of tutorials on U-Tube.

Anyway, glad it's done.  Must say, not the best picture.
I named it: Flowers in Paris
Pieced by me, Pam O
Machine quilted by: Sue Salinger.

Warm hugs,
Pam O.

Rock n Roll

This is a Lyn Brown pattern called "Rockin Roll Jelly Roll".  A fun, fast, easy pattern to do.  I made mine out of a Kaffe Fassett Jelly Roll with a black and white dot as the accent.

Friends have brought my attention to the fabric's at Ikea. I love these large, bold prints as backings... and this went perfect with this quilt.

Pattern by: Lyn Brown
Pieced by Pam Osorio
Quilted by: Sue Salinger.

Have fun Quilting!
Pam O.

Just catching up...

Just catching up......so, the few postings below are a few of the little projects I have been working on in 2012.  I have been really bad about posting this year.

On top of these little projects, I continue to work on charity quilts for the two guilds I belong to and have now completed six quilts...sorry, did not take pictures.  I have also been working on a Christmas Stocking Project for one of the guilds, will be sewing those up next month, will post pictures at that time

I'm almost ready to post pictures of some quilts....YEAH!!!  Working on quilting those and the binding.

My grand daughter, Madison, made me this image on her iPad, some app she has.
That's what I'm doing...Keeping Calm and Sewing On

Will post again soon,
Pam

Doll Quilts - 2012

I have been taking classes from Lyn Brown on Monday's for a few months now.  This year she has us working on Doll Quilts as one of many of her projects.

Great way to have us practice on a smaller version.  These are three of five that I have completed.

Fun project for sure.

Pam

Easter favors for our guest's

Not sure if any of you are involved with Pinerest.  Check into it, great place to find quick projects.

Anyway, these are a petite Mason Jar, glued in top a a candlestick holder and filled with Jelly Beans...decorated with a ribbon.



It was just a quick Party Favor I sent home with our Easter Dinner quest's, my sister and her family and my three girls and a friend of my daughter-in-law's.

Fun to do!!
Pam

Another unfinished project off my list!

I have gotten back into some of my embroidery...and really enjoying it.  This is a Christmas runner I started a while back and just finished the binding this morning, YEAH!!!!

Pam

President's Quilts

Just a quick post...these were some blocks I worked on for a couple of Guild President's Quilts.  There was one more of a house that I didn't get a picture of prior to turning it in.
Fun to do

Spring Break...time to sew!!!!

I had my grand daughter's, Madison and Olivia, over to sew the other day.

They are getting so much better with their sewing.  They made these, what I call thread catchers, for their Mom's.  Now I know their Mom's will not use these as thread catchers as they do not sew...but I'm sure they will find something to put in them.

Because they were spending the night, I took them to Jo Ann's and had them pick out the fabric to make their PJ's to sleep in.  Aren't they just so cute.

It was a fun afternoon, they were very tired by the end of the day for sure. They both got cozy in their PJ's and we watch "We Bought a  Zoo" and ate Rocky Road ice cream the rest of the evening.

Love my grand daughters...fun day.

Pam