Strip Quilt- Topper Done!

I can not believe that I completed a quilt top and it LOOKS good! The tutorials and guilds that showed this online was giving a time frame of 30-50 minutes. WELL, not for me that's for sure.

Here is the break down on time for this newbie-
Wash, dry and iron strips- 55 minutes
Sewing 48 strips end to end- 45 minutes
Cutting on the crap scraps off the cheap fabric- 30 minutes (THIS WAS THE WORSE!)
Matching end to end and right side to side side on the first length- 2 hours
Matching end to end and right side to side side on the second length- 1.75 hours
Matching end to end and right side to side side on the third length- 1.5 hours
Matching end to end and right side to side side on the fourth length- 45 minutes
Matching end to end and right side to side side on the fifth length- 25 minutes
Total time (the best leisure time to myself in a long time)- almost 7 hours

The "recipe" for this quilt top calls for 40 strips of 2.5"x42". I of course used 48 strips (over achiever). The topper has finished (before ironing) at 50"x68". I am now thinking what the border/binding and backing will be.



Layed out on a queen bed



Horizontal?

Vertical?

Hanging in the hall

Strip Quilt- 2nd Day Sneak Peak

Its coming together!!! Here are some rough pictures...

Cant wait for it to be complete and snuggle in!!

Take 2-- New Quilt

I showed you back in November what my first quilt looked like and what my inspiration was for a 2nd quilt (check out that post here).


I purchased a cheap "jelly roll" for this quilt. I washed my strips and thought I had ruined it all before it started; the cheap fabric FRAYED big time. But hey, I am a newbie and I am going for it! (Here is one of the blogs I am using to help me along in the process, thank you Kate!)


I have the "Step One" done and tomorrow hope to sit down and complete the topper. Check out these first few photos.

Jelly Rolls-- so sweet and innocent looking

Washed, dried, ironed and waiting

Crazy colors

Everybody in the bucket for random draw

Strung down the hall

Looks like a party!

As a beginner, I couldnt just do what the directions state--- 2304 inches of fabric

Stay tuned... hope to have a finished topper soon soon!

My Quiet Place

I hadn't been to the park in almost 10 months, not sure why, guess life has gotten in the way, so I stopped by yesterday.... AHHHHhhhhh Quiet!
It's hard to believe that a major road runs right thru the center of the park and still remains so quiet. I love love love Harris County Precinct 4 Meyer and Collins Parks.

Check out my pictures from yesterday's walk....

We NEED rain- notice the lake is way below level

A bend in the creek shows how low the water level is

Hawks flying overhead





Send photos of your quiet place!!

Finding My Way in 2012

As we are all excited about the new year and resolutions, I am trying to find my way back. I am looking for a job, no no a career. As I am cruising the Internet this morning about to pounce on employers that will find me as their answer to an opening within their company, I find this photo and want to be HERE and find myself and where I am supposed to go from here.

Hiker, Scottish Highlands

Photograph by Luis del Río

A solitary person walking across a forest in the Highlands, Scotland

Where is your dream quiet spot? Do you have a favorite photo that you have found while cruising the web?