Make-A-List Monday #60! Despite All Odds....

Hi, all!


Well, it's Monday night - I've been working on the Hands2Help giveaways today, and haven't had a chance to do my list-making until now!  But there's still time......


First let's see how I did on last week's list...

1.  Finish piecing the top for the son.

Done!  And not only the top, but the back, too!

Water World - The front....

...and the back!

2.  Finish quilting the top for the young man in the motorcycle accident.

Done!  I love the way this one came out...

3.  Bind the top after finishing it.  

Done!

4.  Fix the Juki, or have the repairman come out.

Done - I hope!!  See previous posts for the saga...

5.  Try to get Lilli's quilt back done! 

(Maybe if I'm a little more humble, it'll get done....)

And finally - DONE!!

Tada!!!

So I did all right on last week's list.  Now to see what's on the list for this week....

1.  Quilt and bind Water World.

2.  Sandwich Lilli's quilt and start hand-quilting.

3.  Start a quilt to be donated to a local non-profit's auction.

4.  Order a bolt of solid white for the quilt ministry.

Hopefully I'll get much more than this done this week, but I'm trying to be realistic in my goals!  

And because someone complained that they hadn't seen Lilli on my blog in a while, here's a picture of Lilli with her Poppa - she wants him to play guitar for her!

So now - what are you working on this week? 

Hugs!

Sarah

PS - if you want to see who won the Hands2Help giveaways, 

go here.

And The Winners Are......

Hi, all!


I'm so pleased to announce the winners of the giveaways related to the Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge of 2011....


Ruthie Wasmuth - a Robert Kaufman "brights" solid roll-up, donated by fellow quilter Sharon Vrooman


Jenny Scheidt - a $25 gift certificate to Green Fairy Quilts, donated by fellow quilter Sharon Vrooman


Kari Janetvilay - a Verna Kit by Kate Spain, donated by fellow quilter Pam Nagle


Pam Nagle - two charm packs of Benartex Heritage Prints, donated by fellow quilter KatieQ


Sue Daurio - six Chasing Cottons patterns, donated by the designer, Rebecca Johnson


Miki Willa - a jelly roll of Warm Memories by Kansas Troubles, donated by Cathy of Wondrous Woven Fabrics


Paulette "P." Horn - a Blooming Brown and Blue Stash Builder Bundle, donated by Peg and Becca of Sew Fresh Fabrics


Diane Wingo - a $15 gift certificate donated by Leah of Burgundy Buttons


Karen Green - a fat quarter bundle of Joel Dewberry's Heirloom in her choice of colorway, donated by Julie at The Intrepid Thread


Joy Bury - a $25 gift certificate donated by Anna Luna of The Crafty Girls Workshop


Ann Skelton - her choice of two of Kate Conklin's great quilt designs


Jacque Bruce - her choice of two of Kate Conklin's great quilt designs


Chris Pearson - her choice of two of Kate Conklin's great quilt designs


Deborah Hester - her choice of two of Kate Conklin's great quilt designs


Stephanie Ruyle - her choice of two of Kate Conklin's great quilt designs


Kathleen Gansert - a $25 gift certificate donated by Shannon of Fabrics 'N Quilts


Barb Boland - a "Make Life" jelly roll donated by Melanie of Above All Fabric


Robyn Allen - a $20 gift certificate donated by Kathy Mack of Pink Chalk Fabrics


Rita Penner - a "Meadow Friends" jelly roll donated by Judi of Green Fairy Quilts


And in our special giveaway for participants who sent in more than one quilt, the winner is:


Sharon Vrooman!  She will get to choose five of her favorite designs from those wonderful quilt patterns designed by Judi of Green Fairy Quilts!




Thank you all, so much, for making this a wonderful success!! I wish I had enough giveaway items so that everyone could receive something, but alas, not this year.  Maybe next!  I hope you all enjoyed this as much as I did, and will join in again next year.


You are all wonderful ladies with huge hearts and I am proud to have been a part of this with you.  


Hugs!


Sarah


PS - be sure to stop by Green Fairy Quilts and join in her huge charity giveaway!!  She's giving away some really great fabric and hoping to raise some funds to take to Romania to purchase food and school supplies at the same time....

Can I get a Whoop-Whoop?? Sometimes You Gotta Just Hold Your Mouth Right...

Hi, all!


Wow, it's Friday again!  Where does the week go?  Seems like it was just Monday - - - and here it is, time to show off the week's accomplishments again.  I can't wait to see what each of you have been up to this week!!

First of all, this beautiful top was pieced by my friend Kathy - her contribution to the Great American Jelly Roll Race quilts that we made for the quilt ministry.

I am very happy to say that I finally got this quilt finished - I started having problems with my Juki, Tillie, as I was almost finished machine quilting this beauty.  About twelve inches from the end, she started skipping stitches like mad!  And of course, on the quilt frame, it's almost impossible to troubleshoot - so with the help of my lovely niece, we got it off without taking the quilt off.   In comes my favorite "house call" repair man, who manages to fix it so it will sew straight, but not on the curves.  He recommended me to a local commercial repair shop, who worked on it Wednesday morning and returned it to me in good shape.  I put it back on the frame this morning, and lo and behold, it was skipping again!  Took it off, cut the quilt off the frame, and did some trouble shooting on my own - turns out my embroidery foot had broken!  So I think I've got the problem fixed, but my FMQ skills off the frame have sadly deteriorated - it looks ok where I finished it, but not as nice as I would like.  But I think it turned out ok!  


Take a look at the backing of this quilt....

Isn't that perfect?  Someone donated a whole bolt of this aloha shirt print, the same day the top came to me to be quilted.  You couldn't ask for a better match!  This quilt is going to a young man who was recently in a terrible motorcycle accident, and is going to be in treatment for injuries to his legs for a long time.  


I still need to do the hand stitching on the binding, but that's tonight's task - hopefully I can find a good movie to keep me occupied while I do it!  So this will really be a Friday Finish!  I promise!

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On another quick note, my friend Ann over at Renegade Quilter is very close to having 100 followers!  She has a great blog that I get a lot of inspiration from - if you've never checked it out before, I highly recommend it!  PLUS - she's planning to have a giveaway when she hits 100 followers - how's that for an incentive to check her out?  (Plus she's a HUGE Dave Matthews Band fan...)

So jump over to her blog and see if it's not right up your alley -

Help her get to 100 followers!!

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So now it's your turn - what have you been working on this week?  What are you excited about completing, or starting, or just having fun with?  Share!!  We all want to be inspired by your craftiness!  Remember, you have until Saturday night at midnight to link up!!

Hugs!

Sarah