BBQ-AL, part one

I cut up 11 more squares:

I really liked the post about setting aside a larger chunk of time for the steps that are harder for you.  I need to make me/cutting squares a priority for that one free day I have each week.  Who needs groceries and clean dishes/laundry, right?  :P

still fuzzy maths:
If my duvet cover is 90" and my squares are cut at 6", when I factor in seams, I need 16.3ish squares to cover the width (or length, since it is a square!) so let's go with 16 and it will be 88".  I might make a border, or I might cut more squares, but there is some extra space on the current cover, so maybe 88" will be fine.

16x16 = 256   I like 16 better than 17 because I can sew them into 4 patches.  But if I go with 17, then the pattern (maybe a trip around the world?) can be symmetrical...  Too many choices!

Let's get back to cutting and then I can lay it out.  I want to keep this a flexible plan.  :)

I will use this project as my March OMG (Elm Street Quilts): cut more squares, enough to get me to the half-way point... And this will also be one of my new 6and6 in 2018.  (future link)

February OMG - done

I got my coast ripple up to a throw size: 56" x 44" 
It is long enough to cover my toes/lap.

I evened out the ends and got both sides bordered in teal.  I didn't add 18 stripes, only 8, because I really do not like having to count... plus I ran out of the Aspen color.

I have since ordered 2 more packs from the Attic24 section at WoolWarehouse: Original and Harmony!  I will go with a plain ol' granny row that requires no counting next time.  :)



I need a break from this blanket for a bit, but I am going to add another round to the border, probably a sc or hdc (UK terms); and make a label before I give it to my mother-out-law when she visits for spring break next month.


Linking back to our lovely host Elm Street Quilts.

One teeny tiny marshmallow and a lid with greasy fingerprints...

side note:  The blue circle is the lid to some tiny marshmallows I bought only YESTERDAY.  Today the kids devoured the whole jar...!  ><   And links are just in case you'd like to see what I'm talking about. I don't know how to set up affiliate links, nor do I want to.  I just like sharing the details.  :)

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How did you go? I am done with ripples for a bit...  But I like these colors and I will work with them again.  In fact, I'm making a granny square blanket with them right now.
Did you have fun with something old? I am glad to be 'done' (still have 2 steps to go) with this project.  It will be fun to give it away!
Was it easy to decide what to choose to work on?  Yes, because she is coming to visit soon.
Needed new fabrics for it?  Nope, it all came in the yarn pack.
Were you able to make Substantial Progress with it?  Y es! 

Goal Setting / my Plan for the Big Bed Quilt Along

"I'm in! I want to take my 6" cut squares (http://525k-ish.blogspot.com/2017/07/july-omg-done.html) from the Rainbow QAL and turn them into a 90" x 90" (ish) top. Fuzzy math says I need 256 blocks, but I already have 40 of them cut! This will be a duvet cover for my awesome down comforter; reverse side TBD."

February Goals: cut more squares; do the maths
March Goals: more squares
April Goals: sew squares together!

I think I will take apart my current white flannel duvet and use that as the backing.  The other side can be for my next project...?!!

February OMG - Coast Ripple

I started this in the summer of 2015...  Based on Lucy's design/colors.  

My goal is to add 18 more stripes, or what it takes to get to the throw-size I am aiming for.  Linking back to Elm Street Quilts, our lovely host.

6 and 6 -- my 1st new project

While I was tossing ideas about, trying to decide on one that was "worthy", I played with some leftover yarn from a Magic Ball kit I got from Jimmy Beans (it has sold out).  As I knitted and knitted, it finally clicked that this could be my new project...

It will be a scrappy blanket, someday!

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How did you go?  Well enough, it was soothing to knit in plain garter.
Did you have fun with something new?  Yes, it was fun!
Was it easy to decide what to choose to work on?  Kind-of.  I decided on it after the fact.  :P
Needed new fabrics for it?  Not yet, but I am sure I will be buying more tidbits to add on.
Were you able to make Substantial Progress with it?  I think so - only 2 mini-balls left!

January OMG update

I am angry and annoyed right now.  I do not know why I am so hard to please, but I do not think that this is "pretty" enough.  I just want to throw the stupid thing in the trash.  I'm sorry for being dramatic, and I'm not sure if this counts as a completed goal for Patty (our host for the OMG linkup), but I am done.  I'll be back soon (I hope!) with a better mindset and a plan for February.

Ribbon is from 2002!

18 in 2018 Planning Post

I'm linking up with What a Hoot!'s 18 in 2018.

1. Blue and Grey QAYG
2. Yellow QAYG (The Pizza Quilt, according to my daughter...)
3. Teal curtains for the living room
4. DS' Free-Wheeling Single Girl
5. AG's Cobblestones 
6. purples/green/blue HST --> big pillow
7. Building Blocks - brights/that really ugly fabric...
8. Joy Art

9. - 18. = TBD