tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post1890521064549919314..comments2024-03-28T18:45:45.374-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: One Hour of Needle & Thread: Week 1!Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-55225156216526897662012-09-15T18:16:19.565-04:002012-09-15T18:16:19.565-04:00Hi Bonnie - thanks for this daily hand sewing chal...Hi Bonnie - thanks for this daily hand sewing challenge. I am new to blogging and when I stumbled across this I thought it was 'right up my alley' as I try and sew on the bus each week day when I am commuting to and from work. It's also a great way to 'meet' other sewing bloggers. I love your NCI quilt, especially the way you have limited it to 3 colours, just gorgeous! <br />Cheers, Carole.Carole~Quilter on the hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658668169962666910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-80646163337431577612012-09-11T12:25:56.392-04:002012-09-11T12:25:56.392-04:00I almost always get 1-2 hours of hexie hand stitch...I almost always get 1-2 hours of hexie hand stitching time each evening. Hubby likes his TV time, and I can't just sit in "Zombie Couch Potato" mode. Ha! I have a harder time getting to my quilt room! After the granddaughter goes to bed (DD and DGD are temporarily living with us), this "Nana" is ready to chill in the recliner!Jaci Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313423676028509835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-43421019017037114152012-09-11T00:13:38.163-04:002012-09-11T00:13:38.163-04:00I put in 6 hours this week appliquing funky chicke...I put in 6 hours this week appliquing funky chickens for long-ago BOM kit. Wings, wattles, beaks, then bodies. Combs are just basted onto the last 6 blocks ready for them. 2 more blocks to go for over 20 blocks to then figure out how to sash and quilt. <br />I'd forgotten about these blocks and this was a great excuse to get the blocks done so the quilt can be moved along to the next step. I LOVE to hand applique or hand quilt while watching tv in the evening. <br />KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-18219728243559662622012-09-10T22:59:48.326-04:002012-09-10T22:59:48.326-04:00Bonnie! I finally finished the hand quilting on t...Bonnie! I finally finished the hand quilting on the wall quilt I was working on. Thanks for the inspiration! I paid it forward and did dozens of hours of hand quilting over the first week (or so) of the challenge. I don't have a blog, and I'm not likely to get one, and I don't see any other way to upload a photo, but suffice it to say... It's DONE!!! And it looks fantastic, by the way. Tan stitching on almost-black fabric ends up looking like sashiko! My first hand quilted quilt; next up - a BIGGER quilt!<br />Beth in BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-81807937657308113062012-09-10T22:18:36.374-04:002012-09-10T22:18:36.374-04:00Where could I find the pattern for Baptist Fan, th...Where could I find the pattern for Baptist Fan, thanks, CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-74003153966724064812012-09-10T17:38:03.654-04:002012-09-10T17:38:03.654-04:00Thanks for keeping this distracted quilter in line...Thanks for keeping this distracted quilter in line! SQUIRREL!!! (reference to the movie UP!)Village Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317069250898309687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-8439306610398804372012-09-10T17:11:53.982-04:002012-09-10T17:11:53.982-04:00Bonnie, you are SUCH AN INSPIRATION to us procrasi...Bonnie, you are SUCH AN INSPIRATION to us procrasinators. And you are correct that the time does add up when you keep a record on paper and with your blog. Thank you for giving me a 'kick in the butt' to get that hand sewing back out of the closet to finish!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-15947233159811573572012-09-10T14:03:27.219-04:002012-09-10T14:03:27.219-04:00I don't Blog (although I did sign up to do it)...I don't Blog (although I did sign up to do it) and don't have a quilt ready to handstitch anything, so I've been doing the 1 hour a day with my embroidery. I missed one night but have gotten quite a bit done. Thanks for the nudge! sscarlett@stny.rr.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-53159339183271179692012-09-10T12:56:22.883-04:002012-09-10T12:56:22.883-04:00I love this challenge! It'll give me ample exc...I love this challenge! It'll give me ample excuse to work on my Nana's Flower Garden quilt. I keep getting side tracked with other projects and this will help me to focus. I hope you do a video chat one day while your hand sewing. That would be kewl!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748029319733249749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-3597519275381550702012-09-10T12:51:27.060-04:002012-09-10T12:51:27.060-04:00If there's one thing I've learned from you...If there's one thing I've learned from you it's that 15 min a few times a day adds up. Now if I can just apply that theory to getting my scraps cut. Thank you for your inspiration.Vicki S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11774540081095738555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-63435370286160686502012-09-10T12:16:10.482-04:002012-09-10T12:16:10.482-04:00Thanks for the heads up on QuiltCam, Bonnie! I ha...Thanks for the heads up on QuiltCam, Bonnie! I had already figured out that if you are doing it, it was around 6 pm my time (PST)but quite often would hit the tail end of it. I'll be on the lookout tonight! Beautiful DJ, that pattern is on my "someday" list.Terri in BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362926850196381066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-40560286502183312782012-09-10T12:14:53.415-04:002012-09-10T12:14:53.415-04:00Since my husband likes to watch syfy, car shows, e...Since my husband likes to watch syfy, car shows, etc. and I really don't have much interest in them I sit on the love seat and do handwork while he watches tv. This way we are "doing" something together and it keeps him happy. It also means I can get in a good one to two hours of handwork each night. Sometimes I read, but mostly sew. I used to cut out quilts while he watched tv. We sold our pool table (my quilt cutting table) when he purchased my longarm so now cutting projects are a little trickier - sometimes I do those at the local quilt shop when I go in to sew with friends.<br /><br />I have finished a small wall hanging for my daughter's bathroom, a small table topper, half of the second table topper and have another small wall hanging waiting (all bindings) - then on to an applique border on a queen size quilt. Since I have been working on this quilt for a couple of years now it is time to get it finished! Really ... it sat for a whole 15 months when I was dealing with my broken arm so two years isn't really accurate. I have worked in different areas and now I am at the point where I am starting at one corner and working to the next. It is so nice when I arrive on some leaves and hearts that are already done and I can skip forward ... sometimes, it's the little things that count.<br /><br />So love this blog and I try to spend some time with the live cam too - I love your books, own two and always on the watch for a another when on sale or I have a coupon ... I will have them all some day. I took the leaders and enders book to my local copy shop and had them put a spiral binding on it - much easier to use and I have made three or four quilts from that book already - the last one is just waiting for the border (back, border and binding all ready purchased, just need to do it!)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-85618657801626526962012-09-10T12:10:18.012-04:002012-09-10T12:10:18.012-04:00I love my iPad but the typos in my post are from a...I love my iPad but the typos in my post are from auto type I think. Sorry...it's should be I'm. Susan MGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-22935313743426336612012-09-10T12:10:14.882-04:002012-09-10T12:10:14.882-04:00Well look at it this way Bonnie...that will NEVER ...Well look at it this way Bonnie...that will NEVER happen again when you attach binding. I fell short of my 7hrs of needle and thread but lots of work done this week. Can't wait to take a pic of what I "Did" accomplish and link up again...but looks like that won't happen today. Woke up to DH in 'handyman mode' - using our day off from work to replace an outside door/door frame...hmmm...wonder if needle and thread would work...LOLThe Thimblemouse of Country Crossroadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446111038066372683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-32067843438834342032012-09-10T12:07:42.091-04:002012-09-10T12:07:42.091-04:00Thank you Bonnie for the never ending inspiration....Thank you Bonnie for the never ending inspiration. I have become addicted to your blog and that's a good addiction. I'm working on using ten years of scraps. It was daunting until I read your scrap organizing suggestions. I have your first three books and I'm using the Leaders and Enders method. I'm sewing scraps into Chunky Churndash (free) and it's cutting hexagon papers from the scrap booking paper punches from eBay. My scraps will be cut on my accuquilt go for a hand pieced Hexies mosaic. Whew, I must fit in time for your live cam. Lol, it's a good thing I'm retired but I still don't have time for any other quilt blogs. I almost forgot to mention, it's in love with the Guilford County block and just bought some turkey red and cheddar fabric to make my very own! Thanks bunches. Susan MG in FLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-51660990556093956552012-09-10T11:24:02.633-04:002012-09-10T11:24:02.633-04:00i was so excited about the 1 hr everyday hand work...i was so excited about the 1 hr everyday hand work sew along i got out a quilt i started to hand quilt a few years ago and haven't touched for awhile and then it hit me........i do hand work every evening of some kind. duh. but the quilt that needs attention is out of the closet and this is a good thing. i so love all that you share with us...you are a wonderful person. thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-31156484119229557782012-09-10T11:19:04.389-04:002012-09-10T11:19:04.389-04:00I started, again, hand quilting my hand appliqued ...I started, again, hand quilting my hand appliqued halloween quilt as my hour a day project. This week I think I did about eight or ten hours cross hatching and outlining, phew! I was wondering if we could open up a folder in the photos section for hand work progress. I don"t have a blog and I'm sure others would like to "show off" their progress too. <br />TracyTracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970200716143318934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-71136895970750720972012-09-10T11:12:30.766-04:002012-09-10T11:12:30.766-04:00I made progress! It's too bad I wore out by t...I made progress! It's too bad I wore out by the end of the week, and this week we travel, but while I can, I'll be hand quilting!Katie Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15747099863417435647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-58497643773834118062012-09-10T09:54:32.741-04:002012-09-10T09:54:32.741-04:00Such a beautiful quilt - I am a pink girl so I esp...Such a beautiful quilt - I am a pink girl so I especially love the color combo. I have been working on a bedrunner for my MIL - I am doing the WHOLE THING by hand from sewing the blocks to applique to quilting. It is my FIRST "big" project so I am really proud of myself :)Sharon Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178199596067648465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-58853990098939813812012-09-10T09:50:10.825-04:002012-09-10T09:50:10.825-04:00I've always tried to do at least an hour a day...I've always tried to do at least an hour a day of hand sewing. It relaxes me in a way machine work doesn't. My husband used to irritate the hell out of me when I would sit down at 10 PM with cross stitch or hand quilting, and he would say"while you're sewing, why don't you fix my pants?" Just not the same-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com