PhD Challenge

Many have asked if I will be leading a 2012 PhD Challenge soon. Well, sad to say and somewhat embarrassed, I've decided to give it a rest this coming year... 

If I can't even seem to get the rest of my committed PhDs from 2011 completed yet, what would be the point of committing to more PhDs for 2012... (and I seem to have been creating more this past year too yet!)

Perhaps just a challenge for those of us with the remaining "157 committed PhDs from 2011" would be in order... Lets get those done in the first half of 2012, and then consider putting out a new 2012 PhD Challenge for the second half of the year for more commitments, and add in new participants...?

What say you?

Myra

Happy Thanksgiving/Turkey Day

To My Stateside 

Family & Friends...

Myra

Hi there... Long time no see!

A belated Happy Halloween to you all! 

Ha! Check this out! 

While you are there look at 

the other items offered...

This was brought to my 

attention by Edna... 

Thanks Edna!!

Slowly, very slowly, the finishes are showing up here. Good for you all that got yours done and posted!! I'm hoping we will see many more posted here by year's end...

Anyone out there thinking we should do another 

PhD Challenge starting January 1st 2012?

I shall ponder it a while... We'll see... 

I do have a few PhDs to finish up and post about by the end 

of December still, cause I wouldn't want to carry them 

over into another PhD Challenge...  ;)

Happy stitching!

Myra

Kate's PhDs - The 2nd Finish, Finally

Late is better than never right?  I finally got the binding on the Buck-a-Block quilt last week, so it's finished. 

My Guy has dubbed this quilt Texas Twilight.  The Buck-a-Blocks (designed my Mary B Hayes) are from Series #2 of the Thangles Buck-a-Block patterns.  These were purchased in Texas before we moved in 2006 and were supposed to have been a BOM.  I didn't start working on them till last year.  The Thangles blocks are made from a light blue dotted fabric and a black background blue bonnet print. 

I had planned to use green sashing and a print with large blue bonnets to set the quilt.  But neither seemed to work.  The blue and black fabrics came from my stash and seemed to be just right.  So this quilt looks nothing like the original computer mock up I did.  But I like it. 

The quilt was custom quilted by Trudy Lindemann.  She used loops in the blocks and black borders.  With a feather like design in the middle blue border and just straight lines in the last blue border.

This quilt will have a new home in Texas come Christmas.  So I'm glad to have this one done well in advance of the holiday. 

Only 4 months behind schedule.  Oh well, late is better than never. 

My Finished Calendar Quilt

Yes, I am almost 4 months late in getting a finished PHD Challenge done and posted but here is the picture of the quilt. The pattern was in an old Piecemaker's quilt book and it called "Heart's A Plenty". It's a calendar quilt as each block represents a different month of the year. The sashes and borders are machine quilted and I hand quilted the blocks. I'm so happy it is done and it's going to a quilt show next week!!

Wishing all Canadians a wonderful Thanksgiving long-weekend!!

Take care...

Myra

 

Finished the Mystery Quilt!

Just finished handquilting and binding my Mystery Quilt...It has been a little over a year since it was made, or at least it seems like it..

Now to give it a bath and decide  where it will be going....

I'm a first time gramma!!!

 ...and I am bragging already!! LOL! 8-)

More on my blog if you are interested... 8-)

Popped in to see if there were any more finishes posted here... 

Sadly, not! Hopefully soon...?

Happy stitching!

Myra

Not Quite

Just wanted you to know that I am coming into the home stretch with one of my challenges..should be done by the middle or end of September...

Is there no more PhD finishes being done!?!

Or are they just not being posted?

At any rate, how sad that we aren't seeing 

any new "Finished PhD" posts here lately...

I know that some of you lovely ladies do have some done, so please, pop a quick post here for us all to share in your happy dance, and ogle at more wonderful eye candy...

You won't see a finish from me for a bit yet, 
cause I'm doing baby quilts right now... 
Any day now I'll be a first time grammy...

8-)

Happy stitching, and I hope you 
are all having a wonderful summer!

Myra

Long time no see!!

Hello PhD Challengers and visitors of this blog!!!

 The Challenge is long over, and committed PhD finishes can still be posted here for all to see and to be able to say we are done, but if you have some free time....?.... I have something else you may be willing to take part in.

Yup! I am plunging in with both feet, and hope it runs smoothly for all that take part...

If you are interested, I'm introducing a Mystery Quilt-Along to my CCC Quilt Group, and will be putting the info on my blog. So, if you feel inclined to do a Mystery, feel free to join in!!! You can find the starting info on my CCC Mystery Quilt-Along Page...

Feel free to put my button on your sidebars with a link to my blog, or my Mystery Page for others to join in the fun, and do please take part in to my "participant poll" on my blog's right sidebar! 8-)

Happy stitching!

Myra

PS: Sorry I have been behind in my blog visits this last while, life is kind of overwhelming family-wise right now...

Long Awaited Finish

Way back on the 26th of July, 2009 I posted this picture. The beginnings of a Quilt-as-you-go Log Cabin Quilt for our King size bed.

Today two years and 5 days later I am very very happy to share a photo of the finished quilt.

I had to add a border to the bottom of the quilt for tucking into the bed ... knowing what I know now, I should have made it 7 rows of 6 blocks but you don't see the border anyway. (The border is hanging over the clothes line out of sight)

This is my 3rd PhD and the one I really really wanted to finish. Thankyou Myra for allowing us to share after the deadline. Now onto my next PhD.