MooseStash Quilting

Monday, August 22, 2022

See Ya Later Alligator Blog Hop

It's my day for the "See Ya Later, Alligator" blog hop.

I want to start off by thanking Carla for hosting this silly fun hop. I love how these hops, make us put on our thinking caps.

Pack up the truck and lets go fabric shopping, that's how I say "See Ya Later".

Remember the Row by Row Experience? I got a little crazy and said "See Ya Later, Alligator" more than once, then headed out to buy more fabric than I will use in this lifetime. LOL!!

It was such a fun time, though. I was able to talk my youngest into going with me for a few days, and we tripped all over state. Quilt stores are not his favorite, so we made a deal, I stopped at microbreweries for him and he would quilt shop with me. We stopped along the way and did some sightseeing, too.

The Prison museum was one of those, you have got to be kidding me places, but I have to say it was fascinating. Who knew?

We even spent the night at a hotel that John Wayne used to stay at, all the time.

We broke down on top of a mountain pass on one of our adventures.

Oh those were the days!

Getting back on track here...

Still being a little bit in that UFO mode from last month, I found patterns that I had never stitched, from the "On the Go", Row by Row Experience in 2017. After managing to collect quite a few license plates, these patterns were a must.

It was easy to combine the two. I started with the "License to Travel" pieced block and then adjusted the truck block size to match up. It was a bonus, to have enough of the "On the Go" fabric in my stash.

Digging a little deeper into my "UFO's" in my sewing room, I found 3 rows that had been fused, but never stitched. What better time to finish them up. I sashed them with a variety of black scraps for the backing.

You can choose any mode of escape to "See Ya Later"...

be it Space...

Hot Air Balloon...

or out in the Wilderness, in your Camper!

I think some of these may have been from an online Row Along. I'd love to tell you where for sure...but we had a little incident here, a couple of weeks ago. Papa let someone pound on my computer while it was on, and I lost about 8 years worth of quilt patterns I had saved. They are gone...nothing in the recycle and for some reason, they did not upload into Microsofts One Drive, that I pay for yearly.

So I can't really say for sure and I have no idea where the paper patterns disappeared to in my sewing room. That's another project I need to tackle, some day. :-)

What's your favorite way to "See Ya Later Alligator? How about surfing?

It's the best...You can surf right on over and visit my fellow bloggers today and check out their fun projects and never have to get out of your chair.

We all love your comments, so please share them with us!

Tuesday, August 23rd

MooseStashQuilting (your here)

Homespun Hannah's Blog

For the full schedule, you can check out my previous post HERE.

Next month is Carol is hosting

The challenge is:

Use your favorite sewing tool to create a project.

Tell us and show us why you love it.

Use rotary cutters, scissors, rippers, die cutters, etc. and show us what you made.

Email me if you want to add your name to the list.

Include your name, blog name, and blog URL.

October bring us

It's Halloween time, so just put on your witches hat and see what you come up with.

Be it creepy or treaty, we love it all!

You can email me with all your info

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Saturday, August 20, 2022

New Blog Hop Starts Monday

Air travel has been horrendous this year, but there are many ways to escape that don't require a plane to get there. My favorite is blog hops. In the comfort of my own home, I get to visit online friends I've made over the years and see what they have been stitching lately.

But for those who want to venture out...I'm betting we are going to see many ways to do just that, during this blog hop! I may just have a wild idea myself. Winky winky.

Here's the schedule, so make sure you check out what my fellow bloggers have to share this coming week and I will see you on Tuesday!

Monday, August 22nd

Beckys Adventures in Quilting and Travel

Tuesday, August 23rd

Homespun Hannah's Blog

Wednesday, August 24th

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Words & Stitches

Thursday, August 25th

Creatin' in the Sticks

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Gremlins, Goblins, and Ghouls OH MY Blog Hop

We just keep hoppin along...I'm a couple of weeks early, but I'm getting in the mood!

Halloween started calling my name this week.

This years Halloween Hop is "Gremlins, Goblins and Ghouls, OH MY!"

Otherwise known as the "GG&G hop".

LOL!!

Being the Halloween junkie that I am, I'm thrilled to be hosting this year.

It pretty much goes without saying, anything Halloween is perfect for this hop.

Just put on your witches hat and see what you come up with.

If you want to play along with us, we would love to have you.

Drop me an email with your name, your blog name, your blog URL and your email address.

I do try to accommodate date requests, so let me know if you have a preference, as well.

This month Carla at "Creatin in the Sticks" is hosting...

I'm excited to see just where everyone is off to!

Send her all your info if you want to play along with us.

September Carol from "Just Let Me Quilt" is hosting...

What's in your tool box that makes your quilt life easier?

We are sharing our favorite tools and gadgets and maybe some tips to go along with them.

Drop her a line with your info, to play along in this hop

It's always a hoppin' good time, so we hope you'll join us!

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Friday, July 29, 2022

UFO Blog Hop Day 5

Well, in the blink of an eye, the week is over. That always makes me a little sad, but WOW, did my blogging buddies come through on this hop. So many projects are officially now complete. I can safely say that most of us unearthed more than we anticipated and at least have them on our radar now.

LOL!!

Danice shared her bright and beautiful Pachanga mystery quilt.

Julia finished up the cutest quilt and companion quilt from the scraps. I love bonus quilts! She and her daughter finished up a quilt from the early days of Covid when home schooling was going on. The smile on that little ones face, says it all.

Beth finished up the sweetest baby shark quilt for her niece who was nominated for an Emmy in casting an animated baby shark show. I love how Beth refers her sewing room to Area 51. I can identify with that. LOL!!

Carol finished a beautiful wild flower table runner and some absolutely gorgeous projects that her Aunt had given her partially done. Then there's a Thimbleberry quilt that made my heart sing!

Lastly, I was taken over by aliens apparently! I unearthed 2 totes full of quilts that just needed quilting. Thanks to a long weekend and a lot of motivation for the past few months, and I got 15 projects finished. No fancy quilting for this girl. I was just on a mission to get er done! :-)

A big thanks to all my fellow bloggers, you rocked this week with your projects.

It's a double edge sword though, as I bounce between ohhhh...I want to do that one next, and seriously, you still have 2 totes of PIGS that haven't seen daylight in years!

You can find all this weeks projects posted on our Pinterest board

HERE

See you all next month at the

Thursday, July 28, 2022

It's My Day on the UFO Blog Hop

Welcome to my day on the UFO blog hop.

This post comes with a warning...it's very long!

"Alien's Among Us"

Here's a UFO, that I have no recollection of making, LOL!! Anyone else out there feel my pain? It was double batted with wool and was in a tote full of projects that have never been quilted. I would love to tell you just what my thoughts were on this, but it's a mystery to me. I quilted it up, using stitch in the ditch and added a few "Out of this World" appliques to fit the theme of this hop.

After that, I must have been taken over by said "Aliens" because something got into me! After finding 2 totes of quilts that were finished, but never quilted, I decided it was high time to get em done. Some were big and some were small, but in all I managed to get 15, yes 15 UFO's finished. I have to say, I am doing the happy dance here!

We were camping at Glendo State Park in Wyoming last week

and our campsite was perfect for taking photos.

These 2 big guys are Bonnie Hunter Mystery quilts.

The top one is the 2013 Bonnie Hunter Mystery "Celtic Solstice".

The bottom is is her 2015 Mystery " Grand Illusion".

This is a "Stack N Whack" that was done long, long ago, maybe 2006 or 2007???

I was really hooked on them and have fabric for 2 more. If you never start them, do they still count as UFO's? LOL!!

"Halloween Who Knows"

Don't have any idea what it was, or when I made it, but it's kinda ugly. LOL!!

I would blame someone for adding to my stack of UFO's, but I recognize the fabrics, so I must have done it. Either that or someone snuck in and stitched it while I was sleeping. Was that one of you???

"Free flight Macaw". a 2019 pattern by Dione at "Clever Chameleon Quilting".

When we were Island Batik Ambassadors, she asked me to pattern test this for her.

It looks like she hasn't blogged for awhile. I know she moved to the Outback in Australia, and I haven't heard from her since. Hope your doing well, out there Dione!

"Stair Step Sampler". Pattern by Alison Vermilya at "Little Bunny Quilts".

I actually cut a kit 3 years ago for a quilt retreat and never even started on it. Fast forward to this year, when my NY, NJ and PA friends were able to get together again for a retreat, and I actually got it finished. Not before I realized that I had forgot to cut part of the pieces! Eye roll here. I was able to find fabric that blended well enough anyway, and it's a finish.

"Ready for Christmas"

Does this look familiar? It's a Carol Swift original...I went to Vegas last year and took a class from her. I finally got it quilted at the NY quilt retreat this year too! Carol's patterns are as fun as her classes are!

You can find her pattern HERE

"Words to Grow By"

2020 BOM from Sew Incredibly Crazy and Friends.

It was so close but so far away. I added the borders and got it quilted.

"Mariner's Star"

You just have to see it outside to appreciate the colors. This was done in my hand dye fabrics, to long ago to remember when, but it's possibly my favorite quilt now.

This 60" x 60" beauty is hanging by my longarm, to keep it company!

"Stain Glass Angel"

was designed by Deb Geissler at "Designs by Deb"

I'm lucky that we live just across town from each other. She held classes for this in her basement back in 2015. I'm sure she would have a heart attach if she knew I just now quilted it!

I added the lettering with "Crafters Edge" alphabet dies.

"Moose in the Pines"

This is a "Round Robin" quilt that Bea Lee, from "BeaQuilter" hosted back in 2015.

If your not familiar with how they work, you make your center block and the quilt label, then mail it off to the next person. Each person participating, adds a border and sends it on to the next person. You can see all the quilts on my post HERE.

It was so much fun to work on all the different quilts. Unfortunately for the most part, those days are over due to the crazy prices of postage now.

Lastly, 3 miscellaneous table toppers and runner.

I'm so happy to not only see all your projects this week, but that I managed to blast through a bunch of my own as well. If the aliens who took over my body feel the need to do so again some time, feel free to "Beam Me Up Scotty". I've got a couple of totes of projects that haven't even been started yet!