April OMG - stripes

(I am pretty sure) I began this blanket in April of 2014.   I am almost ready to call it finished.

I am currently adding grays for the cloudy skies and the confusion that hang over me.  I finished the obnoxiously bright rainbow surrounded by blues for sadness and tears to say good-bye to my brother.  He hung himself on 27 March.  When my grandmother (mother's side) passed away in December of 2014, I had just begun my Cosy Stripe (but in rainbow order) and I had seen a lovely rainbow over Monterey Bay, so now I think of rainbows as a way for souls to get to the other side.

My OMG, hosted by Patty of Elm Street Quilts, is to add more colored stripes so that it feels done...  I know I want the sun to break through the gray clouds, and it needs some more purple!

January OMG

I did not like the way my hexi-flowers for the Kingfisher QAL came out.  How was that 18 months ago...?!?

Frustration lives in the space between expectation and reality.

 
I am going to re-imagine them as a cover for my Kindle.  My OMG is to piece together two 5x7'' ish* bits (or all one piece?).  This is what I started last night:

Linking back to Patty, our host for the OMG.

*because seam allowances do matter if you want things to fit...

July OMG - done...!

Ends are darned in:

Still more to knit.  I found some nice blues to add.

Linking back to our host, Patty of Elm Street Quilts.

July OMG - grey/purple/blue stripes

This blanket has grown a bit since I began it in January 2018 (ish)  This month I will darn in the ends!

I made some progress already:

Linking back to our host, Patty of Elm Street Quilts.

June OMG - June Quilt

This was from 2 years ago: pattern from crazy mom quilts' QAL.

My goal is to cut out 17 squares for the cornerstones (4 1/2") {and the setting triangles: four 7" squares cut into quarter triangles) from plain black, and to sew 20 strip sets (4 1/2" x 8 1/2" unfinished; need 48 for the lap quilt size) from black and white fabrics.  I have 4 ish so far, but lots of smaller bits sewn together.

The big squares and setting triangles in turquoise are already cut out, started at a class at my LQS.

May OMG - done

Ta da!

This was mostly fun to piece together, but I wish that I hadn't made it more complicated by using 5 solids (instead of just the one...)


Linking to Patty of Elm Street Quilts, our OMG host.

May OMG - Mostly Modern

This month, I want to make a picnic blanket; backed with denim  or canvas or something sturdy.  We're having a sports day at work on the 22nd, but since I don't do sports-ball, I need something to sit on under a tree so I can read a book or knit.  :P

This fabric is from a few years back; pattern is called "Mostly Modern" from Back Porch Fabric in Pacific Grove.  Gail's demo was the same feature fabric but with just navy.  I added lime green, aqua, orange, and purple.  <3

Linking to our host: Patty of Elm Street Quilts.