Hot Cross

Hot Cross

Pattern from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

Machine pieced, machine quilted and a label!

2010 Autumn Block Swap

Today I put the borders on this top. I sewed the blocks together at this year's retreat. This is a block swap I did with my friends in 2010. We used Autumn themed fabric. I used two pieces of stash fabric I've had for years! Yeah! 

Every year, in June, my friends and I have a 4 day retreat. This year we swapped Christmas Tree blocks done in neutral colors. That's the top I'm working on putting together now. I'm sure I'll be showing it soon.

You can also see my newest quilt admirer, Mouse. He is a 9 week old kitten who joined our crew a couple of weeks ago. Like all kittens, he is wild and has to investigate everything. 

A Finish and a UFO

I finished a quilt for a friend.

And put two borders on an old UFO.  One more set to go! This is Scrappy Garden  Path from the book Threads From The Thirties. The pattern called for one and a half inch squares but I had a lot of leftover two and a half inch squares from  an earlier project so I decided to use them. After I put the first border on the top was huge! Of course, I hadn't allowed for the difference in squares. I had to take two rows off the bottom so it would fit my bed. I guess that's what happens when something goes into the UFO pile. 

Manor House Sampler

The top is done!

Signature Blocks

The Neighborhood

Peony Row

Flowers and Vine

Basket Row

Sunbonnet Sue

Pinwheel Row

Busy, Busy, Busy!

I came home from my retreat last month inspired and ready to finish some things up! I vowed to work on some UFOs.

This is a row robin from 2001! Five friends and I each did a row. When I got it out of the bag it was in pieces. I've been working all week to get it together. It always seems when so many different people work on something it takes a little effort to get everything to match up just right.  I had to add a little here and take away a little there. I have one more row to add before I add the borders. It sure feels good to get this in line for quilting...big stitch, I think.

Dulcinea

A Schnibble called Dulcinea from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

Peace On Earth fabrics by Moda

Backing, Binding and Label ready to go! 

Holly & Berries Border

I have cut over 400 squares in the past two days! I'm ready to sew the half square triangles together for the border. My backgrounds for this quilt are scrappy tans instead of black.

Ohio Starlings

A sweet little Ohio Star nestles in the middle of this block.

Another little Ohio Star top.

My daughter has such a green thumb when it comes to roses. She picked these today and brought them into my room. They smell so good!

Busy again...

I'd forgotten how simple and quick these redwork blocks are!

Finished stitching the letter P.

I sat down yesterday and added the corners to  this block called Deco Basket.

Then, I felt like making another one, Kissing Cousins.

I also started the applique on Faith.

Working on my PHD

Projects Half Done!

This is The Redwork Alphabet from Bobby Socks Quilt Company. A couple of years ago she offered the designs free of charge. 

Now that N and Q are done, I am working on P. After that, T. Then I'll be done!

Long Time Coming...

Way back in 2001, I had just moved to Texas and met my friends Tyrena and Michelle. I had chatted with Ty online in the Fabric Stash chatroom. Ty and Mich worked together and Ty had recruited Mich over to the "dark side" (introduced her to quilting!).

We were about to attend my very first International Quilt Show in Houston, TX. I got very sick and was put in the hospital the day we were to leave. Ty scrambled a plane ticket down so she wouldn't miss a class and Michelle drove down the next day with all of their stuff.

While at the show, the two of them visited 12 different booths and picked up a block packet (fabric and directions) from each one. When they got home they gave them to me! Sweet!

I ordered the finishing kit and it has been sitting in a box ever since! Shame on me! Well, I got it out yesterday and cut out all twelve blocks. Today I put the first two together.

Honey's Choice On Point



Mexicali Rose

We have our annual retreat in June of this year. Do you think I can get the top together by then? Hope so...

This is a very old chair...with a lot of unquilted tops on it! I don't even know how many are on there but most of them have been there for years. Some of them want to be hand quilted and the rest are waiting for my friend Ty to catch up. She quilts my quilts on her longarm. I could keep her busy forever!

There are a few I haven't shown yet. I'll dig them out sometime and tell you about them.  

The Great Pumpkin

I started this last fall and just finished the hand quilting and binding. This is a pattern from Country Threads. I used big stitch quilting and it went FAST!

The Great Pumpkin even has a label!

My son is back on US soil! He is at Camp Lejune, NC outprocessing. He should be home with us in a week or so! Semper Fi!

Halloween Harvest Pillow

A Halloween project completed! This is a pillow I made from a very old pattern by Pieces From My Heart called Halloween Harvest. The original pattern shows 2 little wall hangings and a pillow. But, I sewed them all together into one great big pillow. The pillow is about 18"x36". I used lots of homespun plaids, checks and stripes and used hand applique.

A crow on a pumpkin. I used a big stitch to hand quilt the pillow top.

The angel pumpkin says...I scatter the seeds over the pumpkin patch that the children may have pumpkins for jack-o-lanterns in all shapes and sizes. I think the angel (or punkin head, as my DH calls her) needs a face. What do you think?

Another pumpkin. Pom pom fringe sewn into the edge of the pillow.

And another! This picture shows the black rick rack sewn on the border.

This is the back of the pillow. I'm not satisfied with the closing. I'm going to have to work on it. Those are HUGE orange buttons. I love them!

I have dug out some UFOs with Fall in mind...13 Lucky Cats, Pieceful Nights, Birds of a Feather and Primitive Garden. I'm anxious to get some work done on each of them while I anticipate the arrival of cooler weather!

Busy Summer

We have had a busy summer! My parent's came to stay and visit with the girls. First my Mom came for three weeks, then my Dad and sister came for a week. My sister left my Dad and Mom here for another few weeks. At the end of their visit my great nephew, Colin who is 12, came for a week on his way home from spending the summer in Oklahoma. I miss all of them!

I've been keeping busy trying to clean up my quilt room and working on UFOs. This is a little quilt from the Lori Smith pattern Fat Quarter Quilts: Chocolate Cherries and Cream. It was a block of the month through Homestead Hearth called Blueberries, Cherries and Cream. The fabrics were blue, red and cream. There are nine quilts in the pattern. This one is called Puss In the Corner.

I machine pieced and quilted it. I used a variegated thread and embellished it with little red buttons. I really like how it turned out!

Emily and Sarah have been busy too! They have been swimming, playing and coloring. They have even been to the playground at McDonald's!

One day we taped some paper to the table and colored while we had our snack.

Emily had to take a bite of her yellow crayon.

Sarah tried to figure out how to take the crayon out of the holder. Then she gave up and had a bite of the blue crayon.

Having lunch with Grandaddy at the big table. (You can see Granddaddy's big bowl of spaghetti on the bottom left!)

One afternoon we had a visitor. We think it was a Road Runner. He flew in and positioned himself near the pool.

Then he spread his wings...I think he was in love with the basketball goal!

He stayed for a long time. Grandaddy got the camera and took his picture. Then suddenly he flew away. How exciting!

Good news! My son, a Marine serving in Iraq, will be home a month early!

Lunch with the Tootie Babies

Recently I finished the top of an old UFO. I cut out the backing and the binding and there was quite a bit of leftovers. So I put this little quilt together and machine quilted it. It's about 12" square. Those are prairie points in the border. Cute! I'll hang it on my little quilts wall. It's filling up fast.

Time for lunch...peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and grapes! When Mommy comes to pick us up she will give us some Dibs (ice cream)!





Sarah

Emily

Watching a show while we eat our lunch.