Hello Quilty Friends!

Happy Thursday to you!

Welcome to Week 4!

I’m getting kind of excited to see how many quilts we finish together at the end of Week 6. Aren’t you???

Last week people had the opportunity to make a guess at the number of quilts we will finish. And the closest guess (or actual guess) will get a surprise something something in the mail after the challenge. I’m going to extend the quilt guess contest into this week because I just didn’t get a chance to post the blog on Facebook last week so others could join the fun.

So if you were thinking about jumping in with your best guess last week, you have one more week to leave a comment.

Guess How Many Quilts Will Be Finished?

How many quilts do YOU think will be finished by the end of the 6 Quilts in 6 Weeks Challenge?

Leave your best guess in the comments on this blog post for a chance to win a little prize at the end of the challenge!

Here’s how it works:

• Anyone can participate, not just the Challenge participants
• One guess per person, please
• Leave your best guess in the blog comments (not Facebook)
• Entries close before next week’s post goes live
• International friends are absolutely welcome to join in the fun 🙂

You’ll find the comment link just below the blog post title (location may vary a bit depending on your device, so you might need to do a tiny bit of exploring).

If you have trouble finding the comments, you can email your guess to tricia@villarosadesigns.com and I’ll add yours to the list.

Just be sure I have a way to contact you in case you win!

So… what’s your prediction?

6 Quilts in 6 Weeks Quilt Challenge Week 4

Wanna see my finish for Week 4?

I just didn’t get the quilt that I wanted to finish done this week, so I substituted a little table runner instead that only needed binding. I’m not entirely sure why I never quite finished this runner, but now it’s done. And done.

After last week’s catastrophe with the marching band (tehehe) – we’re just going to need a simple drum roll today.

Drum roll please……………

For Week 4, I completed my little Christmas Amen table runner. I had already machine quilted it a few years ago when I had a mini quilt retreat with my friends Leslie and Cathey at Cathey’s lovely cottage in Maryland. Wanna read my post about my Maryland trip? You can find it HERE. But for some strange reason I don’t even know, I never actually finished it with binding.

The poor little thing has sat there dejected all this time, waiting and hoping. Well, those sad days are over, because my version of Amen is finally completed. YAY!

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Amen is a really cute little runner. If you want it longer, it’s very simple to make more blocks, you’ll just need more fabric (and sadly, none of us ever has enough fabric, do we??? LOL!). It’s a great runner to feature small printed panel rectangles or your favorite novelty print.

My BEFORE photo:

I have a thing for vintage red trucks. I think they remind of my Dad, who was a self-employed auto mechanic for over 50 years. He’s retired now, but I think he really misses the connection with both the cars and his customers. So red truck Christmas fabric – I’m there. You don’t even have to call me twice.

I machine quilted Amen with an allover loop design (one of my favs!) using red 100% cotton thread. I actually machine quilt my quilts with the same thread I piece with. I have an entire rainbow collection of quilting thread, all tucked into a little Ikea cart with drawers on wheels. I think I’ve talked about my thread collection before, so I won’t bore you with the details. I chose a textured green fabric for the binding and machine stitched the binding down. Of course, I added a label, too.

My AFTER photo (with a little AI magic because it rained all day and I can’t get outside to take my photo):

I think it turned out pretty cute, don’t you? Have you ever made Amen? If not, maybe now’s the time to try this little runner pattern.

6 Quilts in 6 Weeks Week 3 Winner

Lucia L. from Ohio

Wahoo!

Way to go, Lucia!

Congratulations!

Here’s Lucia’s quilt finish for Week 3, Sky Diamonds.

Sadly, I couldn’t add Lucia’s Week 3 quilt finish to the blog because I hadn’t heard from her before launching the post. When I do hear from her, and if she gives me permission to share her quilt on the blog, I will definitely add her version of Sky Diamonds, so stop back sometime to see it. You won’t be sorry.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Great finish, Lucia! Keep going – don’t stop now, you are on a roll!

SHHH! I can’t tell you how many quilt finishers we had for Week 3, but I will say it was more than the week before. Just a little hint……..

A Much Needed Vacation

I have to admit I’ve been a bit preoccupied (and maybe a bit scatter-brained) this week because I’m leaving on vacation on Saturday, as in 2 days from now.

YIKES! I’m not even packed yet!

I’m headed to Myrtle Beach with my quilty pal/cousin Kim (Hey Kim!) and her 2 friends. I am so incredibly excited – I can barely contain myself. This will be my very first time seeing an ocean. Yes, seriously. I’ve seen lakes and rivers and even the St. Lawrence Seaway, but I’ve never been to the ocean. I will finally get to mark this one off my bucket list. We’ll be there for about a week, staying in a condo right there on the beach. Our condo is on the pool and hot tub deck. Nice…..So if you’re looking for me any day next week at say 10 PM, you’ll find me in the hot tub. AHHHHHH!

It’s funny what you worry about when you’re getting ready to leave on vacation – a much need and long anticipated vacation. The thing that’s been on my mind the most is swimwear. I know that sounds funny, but really – how many swimsuits does one take to the beach??? With lots of advice, I’ve settled on 3. I think. Sigh……I guess we’ll see. I’ve order so many things from Amazon recently, I’m not even sure anymore.

Tuesday night at our April quilt guild meeting, I started my packing list for my trip. Clothes……snacks……tech stuff…….sewing projects……meds, etc. I think it’s like 4 pages. Robin and Mary Lee were rolling their eyes and laughing at me while I made my lists. What’s wrong with lists??? I’m always afraid that I’ll forget something vital, so having a list to refer to and to – GASP! – check off is a real lifesaver for me. If that makes me weird, well, that’s okay. At least I won’t be forgetting my swimsuits, not a single one.

Keep getting those VRD quilt finished, folks! You have until the end of Friday May 1st to finish your Week 4 quilt. I know you can do it – let’s get even more quilts finished this week

If you haven’t been able to complete a quilt yet for the Challenge, maybe Weeks 4, 5, and 6 will be your weeks. It’s such an awesome feeling to complete a project that’s been waiting or even to begin and finish that project in a week – we want everyone who signed up to participate to experience that feeling with us. Sew……..go sew!

Well, that’s it for me this week. I’ll see you right here next time from the beach. Maybe even from the hot tub. We’ll see.

Sew. Laugh. Finish. Repeat.

Always,

Tricia @ VRD