WIP Wednesday 07/30/14

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Have I mentioned how thankful I am that Sharon B. hosts WIP Wednesday? It certainly keeps me motivated - hoping to have progress to share with you all each week!

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This week, I spent an afternoon sewing the top together for my Winter/Christmas wall quilt.  My family loves the way this is turning out.  Kathy B., Donna A., Barbara W., Kathy S. and Melody B. did such a wonderful job embellishing these blocks in our CQI Winter/Christmas 2013 DYB Round Robin.

I pinned the top to the batting and plan to hand quilt the top with additional embroidery.  Beneath each block I want to add the name, city and state of the lady that embroidered the block.  I see this being passed down as a holiday treasure for my family, and thought the names and locations would be fun for future generations to look back on.

I am excited to move on to the next step in finishing this project.  I cannot wait to see how it looks when it is done!

To see what progress others have made this week, go to the links in the comments HERE.

Goodies I picked up at Friendship Crossing in Corvallis, OR.

I also wanted to share treasures I added to my stash over the weekend.  We stopped in Corvallis, Oregon on Saturday and I visited Friendship Crossing, a cross-stitch store I frequented about 20 years ago when we lived there.  I was hoping they might have threads I do not have access to close to home.  I found all of this (and more that I did not splurge on.)  I tried to make sure I only purchased colorfast threads, and I did not even let myself look at the cute buttons and charms on this visit!

Now to see how I did with those lists... It looks like I am down two items, but added two more. I hope to knock a couple completely off the list by next week.

Last Week's List:

Short-term: 

1. The wall quilt I plan to create with all of my CQI Winter/Christmas blocks. Progress seen above.
2. Make a TAST post. Done.  You can see more info HERE.

   

   TAST 119: Woven Trellis Stitch
3. Make a purse with my April CQJP 2014 block.
4. Complete back for May CQJP 2014 block.
5. Make a purse with my May CQJP 2014 block.
6. Complete a gift by the end of May June July. 
7. Freebie Santa and the Mouse Ornament -  Heaven and Earth Designs chart by Michele Sayetta and artwork by Scott Gustafson. (I believe the ornament is a portion of the chart "Santa and the Mouse.") Complete 100 x-stitches by next week. Exceeded 200 x-stitches.
   
8. Mail a goodie bag out for the CQ for Newbies Random Act of Kindness Swap. Done! I will share pictures once I know it has been received!

Long-term: 

1. My CQJP 2013 May block - better late than never?! (It is referred to as Block 4 if you follow this link.)
2. Embellish block for CQI Hearts Round Robin. 
3. A crazy quilted hexagon to participate in my first swap with the World Wide Crazy Quilters Yahoo! Group
4. A change purse for myself. The back panel is complete!
   
5. Have a count of at least 50,000 words for my CampNaNoWriMo novel.
6. Embellish June CQJP 2014 block.
7. Make a purse with June CQJP 2014 block.
8. Piece July CQJP 2014 block. Done. 

   

   Renee's CQJP 2014 July bare block.

This Week's List:

Short-term: 

1. The wall quilt I plan to create with all of my CQI Winter/Christmas blocks. 
2. Make a TAST post. 
3. Make a purse with my April CQJP 2014 block.
4. Complete back for May CQJP 2014 block.
5. Make a purse with my May CQJP 2014 block.
6. Complete a gift by the end of May June July. 
7. Freebie Santa and the Mouse Ornament -  Heaven and Earth Designs chart by Michele Sayetta and artwork by Scott Gustafson. (I believe the ornament is a portion of the chart "Santa and the Mouse.") Complete 100 x-stitches by next week. 
8. Embellish Barbara's block for CQI Hearts Round Robin. 
9. Complete Fabric Postcard for CQ for Newbies Yahoo! Group Swap.

Long-term: 

1. My CQJP 2013 May block - better late than never?! (It is referred to as Block 4 if you follow this link.)
2. A crazy quilted hexagon to participate in my first swap with the World Wide Crazy Quilters Yahoo! Group
3. A change purse for myself. 
4. Have a count of at least 50,000 words for my CampNaNoWriMo novel.
5. Embellish June CQJP 2014 block.
6. Make a purse with June CQJP 2014 block.
7. Embellish July CQJP 2014 block.