Look what I found when I got home

For those that do not know what this is this is one of the Traveling Stash  This one came to me by 

From Blank Pages   My kids are bugging me to open the box so will go do that but wanted you to know that it has arrived and in a few days will talk more about it.  If you do not know what the Traveling Stash is visit http://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/ She is great at keeping track of the stash and talks about it often.

WIP Wednesday #9

Today is going to be a Work In Progress Wednesday.   And will be linking up with Freshly Pieced. 

Completed Projects:

4 completes this week and we even kept the baby though she is screaming at me while making this post.

Ready To Quilt:
5 Quilt tops ready to quilt here are 3 of them

Ongoing Projects:
1 Quilt 5 X 5 blocks.  Also Jeans for Jared, 3 new baby quilts 1 more John Deer Quilt and I now started sewing the Case Machinery Lap quilt. Oh and Rebecca's sampler and Tanya's Hearts that are recently floating to the top of the pile.

Planned Quilts:

2 Bug Jar Quilts for nephews.

Tanya's Lap quilts from her fat quarters.
Rose Fabric for Mother In Law's Quilt.

Totals:
Finished: 4 April, 10 March, 10 February, 7 January
31 Total for Year
Ready to Quilt: 5
On Going Projects: 8
Planned: 4 (though I keep thinking I am missing a couple)

One more plea for my Quilting Challenge I want to do a monthly or so quilting challenge I am inspired by things (art, chairs, carpet, wallpaper, etc) and I want to create quilts inspired from it.  This first challenge is based on a pair of chairs at work in my office.  Some at work called them hideous, me they are inspiration.  Post about it  http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/2012/04/richard-quilts-quilting-challenge-1.html I set up a flicker page to track your contributions http://www.flickr.com/groups/richardquiltschallenge/ The plan is to make a quilt top from blocks contributed by any one that wants to give this a try and then raffle it off to those that enter.

Tractors on Patrol

This is my newest finish this one is for my father in law he lives in a small town in Southern Utah and just does not understand me the City kid programmer.  My wife thought it would be fun to give him what he loves best his John Deer it should keep him warm while out on the backhoe or grader he uses for a living.

Could not resist getting a shot of Julia on it in the sun.

This quilt has 3 materials on top 2 of which are cotton and one is a flannel (the lighter brown one)  The back has all of the same a green flannel.

This one ragged up wonderfully.  I will be making a similar one for my brother in law but with one more front and one more back as the original amount of material was not enough with the slightly longer lap quilts we made for them (they are both tall)

linking to 2nd Quarter Finish Party As listed on  My 2nd Quarter todo list

Quarter 2 2012 Finish-A-Long

Reading Posts today I found this and decided I have a pile of things on the list that needs finishing and a excuse to do them. So first off linking to 2012 Finish Along with this button.

1) Rebecca's Sampler Started January still not finished.

http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/2012/01/magic-of-quiltmaking.html

2) Jeans for Jared Started January, Worked on in March still unfinished

http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/2012/01/jeans-for-jared.html

http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/2012/03/jeans-for-jared-part-2.html

3) Blue Hearts started January still not finished

http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/2012/01/blue-hearts-progress.html

4) Diamond Quilt Top

http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/2012/03/tanya-my-wife-says-my-new-quilt-top-is.html

5) First of 2 Granny Squares top

http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/2012/03/tanya-my-wife-says-my-new-quilt-top-is.html

6) Kathy's Quilt Top

http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/2012/03/kathys-jelly-roll-quilt-top.html

7) 2nd Granny Square Top

http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/2012/03/another-top-but-on-way-to-hospital.html

8) Orange Quilt Top

http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/2012/04/wip-wednesday-8.html

9) John Deer Quilt

10) Case Quilt

Material Bought and Some square sewn but nothing more

11) 2 Blue, 2 Purple Baby Quilts.

the purple material left is for girl baby quilt (one done 1 to go) right is for 2 boy baby quilts.  3 reds in middle is for the Case quilt, and the John Deer quilt is the green material in the back.

Wow too many projects that I am working on (and sadly their are about 4 others just no pictures and too tired to think what they are but I never realized I had so many projects going but now I am committed I have to finish them the quarter.)

Purple Sweet Heart

I am talking about the quilt though its just as true to be speaking of Julia.  This is my first quilt to be made specifically to be sold.  I am selling the Baby Quilt (not the baby) in the pictures on this page for 35$ plus cost of shipping.  

I have sold many things in life but never a quilt so this is totally new to me.  So this is a trial run.  I took some inside and outside pictures and its so funny how different the colors look in each.  

 Just for the record I am also willing to make other quilts on commission.  So if you like any of the quilts I have been making and would like your own made by me just comment here on the post or email me.

Now for questions for all those that have sold many quilts.  What is the best way to sell a quilt and how do you price them?

My wife and I enjoy making the rag quilts because they are so warm and cuddly this rag quilt has the same pattern back and front which is different from most that I have done in the past that have different materials on front and back.

Here is the back

and here is the front again.






linking to 2nd Quarter Finish Party As listed on  My 2nd Quarter todo list