Three or More Tuesday Challenge

It is Tuesday and time for Three or More Tuesday!

Thank you Tam for hosting every week.

You can see her over at The Gypsy's Corner.

These last few weeks I have been participating

in the 3 or More Projects in 3 Weeks

Challenge.

I'll have to admit that I did not get as far as I hoped.

Work and other projects I have to work on

got in the way as well as life.

But I will show you the progress I did make.

Thank you to Barbara Jean at Treasure From the Heart

for putting us up to the challenge.

I am sure I got more done than I would have

otherwise.

Having a challenge pushes me a little more

to see how far I can get by a certain day

and then report it.

~~~~~~~~

Frequent visitors to this blog

are probably aware I have been working on

this BOM and that I am trying to make

8 sets.

The farther along in the year we get

the more I am afraid I may not get

8 sets done.

But I am going to keep trying!

I think I posted this the first week of the Challenge.

The block I was working on at the time.

And I shared this picture with what I
had done spread out along
with two more sets I wanted to
work on to get farther along as well.

I started sewing together the blocks I had finished up to
that point and was able to get the first one pieced together.

I also started piecing the next two.

Here is one of them.

Then I also did the prep work and got the designs traced

on the 4th set!

Actually all, except the last two blocks on that one.

~~~~~~~

I actually finished making the first quilt top. Meaning I

added the borders!

Here is how it looks!

TA DA!!

Finished quilt top!

One down, 7 to go.

Notice I said quilt TOP.

I still have to do the batting and backing and binding

any quilting I want to do.

That is a whole nother challenge!

LOL!

~~~~~

I have finished stitching the next block for the

second quilt top and currently working

on the NOEL block for that one.

Check back tomorrow for

Whatcha Working on Wednesday

for what else I have been up to.

And then I hope to have some

Get R Done stuff for Friday!

~~~~~

Hope you all have a great Tuesday!

~Linnea~

Whatcha Working on Wednesday/REDnesday

It is Wednesday again.

I will be linking in with Sue at It's A Very Cherry World

and with Leslie at My Country Home

for Whatcha Working on Wednesday.

If you saw my post yesterday, you will see the progress I am making

for the 3 projects in 3 weeks.

I am trying to get as much as I can done on my

A Christmas Wish BOM project.

When I visited Kaaren at The Painted Quilt

I discovered what she uses to

draw or copy a pattern onto fabric.

It is mentioned in the directions of her download for her

First Friday Freebie.

I want to make that too!

A pen something like this one.

I thought, oh I have some of those.

So I tried it when I prepared the

MAGIC block.

Works great.

I love how it works.

So much easier on my hand!

~~~~~~~

I did more in my sewing room project too.

The room is partially painted a Sunset Yellow.

But it is not finished.

I moved some things around.

I had these things sitting in front of the window.

The full laundry basket was usually sitting next to it.

But right now it is empty.

Yay!

I have taken the door off the closet.

But with this mess in front of it,

I can't get into it very easily.

I want to make the closet into

an efficient storage place for

my sewing and craft items.

Then I won't have this mess I hope.

I moved the cutting table over to the other side of

the door for now.

I can get to the closet better.

I emptied it some more.

But as you can see I am not finished with that part.

When I empty the closet,

then I will clean and paint primer on the walls.

Then I will paint it yellow.

The rest of the room still needs to be painted too.

Then I moved my storage drawers

over here.

I can still get into the closet!

The ironing board is now in front of the window.

Which can be a pleasant place to iron.

I used to have it under a window in a previous place

we lived and I really enjoyed looking out the window

as I ironed.

We did those cabinets about a year ago.

The left one has scrapbooking things in it

and the right one has office type stuff in it.

I love the cheery yellow.

Can't wait until the rest of the room is also painted.

~~~~~~~

Here is a peek at something else I worked on.

I mailed it to Lady Jane for her

daughter's baby shower.

I hope she gets it on time.

The shower is this Sunday.

I will show more after Lady Jane has

received it in the mail.

~~~~~~

Now for the something RED.

I found this in the closet.

The Christmas dress I made for my daughter

when she was 5 or 6.

I think it fit her for a couple of Christmases.

Here is the tag I put in it.

A close up of the lace.

Hmmm....I think I will see if this will work for my

granddaughter. It is still too big for her though.

I will give it to her later.

Still working on the MAGIC block.

Also bordered in RED!
Happy Wednesday!

~Linnea~

Three or More Tuesday-Challenge Update

It is Three or More Tuesday!

But Barbara Jean at Treasures From the Heart

is the guest host for a few weeks.

We are in the middle of a challenge to get

three projects done in three weeks.

Visit Tam's place at The Gypsy's Corner for

more Three or More posts.

I am working on getting the blocks done on three or more quilts

of the BOM design from Gail Pan Designs

called

"A Christmas Wish".

Well, I am making progress.

Yay!

Let me show what I have done so far.

I am currently working on the ninth and last block

of the blocks. This one goes to the first set.

I sewed together the blocks I have finished so far on the first set.
When I get block #9 done, then I will add it to the bottom
row and then attach that row to the other two rows.

I have also started sewing together the other finished
blocks of sets 2 and 3.
Sewing these blocks together really made me
feel like I have made progress!!

I have also traced the designs of blocks 6, 7 and 8
for the second 2 sets.
I carry those in my bag so that I have them where ever I go
to work on. But first I have to finish the MAGIC one I am working on
right now.
I will keep plugging away and post again next Tuesday
the progress I make between now and then.
I have to say I am pleased with my progress for
the first week.
Go Me!!
Happy Tuesday Everyone!
~Linnea~

Whatcha Working on Wednesday and a Challenge

Whatcha Working on Wednesday

is here again!

Leslie is our gracious host for this every week.

You can find Leslie at My Country Home.

Visit others who are posting their projects

for the week.

~~~~~

Also Barb at Treasures from the Heart

is challenging us at part of

Three or More Tuesday

to complete 3 or more projects

in 3 weeks.

So I am game for that.

I will get to that project in a moment.

First is the update I posted on the Stitch Along Blog.

I had done some of the white on the checkered cloth

on the shelf. Since this picture was posted

I have done more.

It is taking me so long to finish the last bits of this

even though I am so close to the finish line.

It will get there though. I have also done a little more on this card.

I think next time I will use a darker color for the

backstitch part.

Doesn't stand out as much as it does in the picture

in the book I got it from even though

I am using the color it says to use in the directions.

I finished my first Block #7!!

And I am working on Block #8!

~~~~~

And now for the challenge from Barb!

3 projects in 3 weeks!!

I have here 3 sets of the "A Christmas Wish" BOM project.

The project consists of 9 blocks.

I have the first 7 done on the one that is spread out.

The other two in the binder clips have 5 done with 3 more ready to go in each one.

In the meantime, block #9 is now out and I have that one

to do as well.

So my plan is to finish all 9 blocks of the three sets I have here

by Sept 29th when the 3 week challenge is up.

And.....if I am lucky I will have also started

the 4th set.

I am trying to make 8 sets.

I think I am digging myself in a hole here.

But I will just do the best I can.

I take my project with me to work to do on lunch

break. I take in the car to work on

while hubby drives.

Like I said, I will just do the best I can with the time I have.

Happy Wednesday!

~Linnea~