busy, busy

Been busy, busy since my last post! Finished up this customer quilt! Twenty paper-pieced 12" stars, and then just a simple sashing. Hope she likes it! (She supplied the fabrics.)  

I also put together my "Friendship" row swap rows. I will probably hand-quilt this one. This row swap was SO fun! Our group is doing another one in 2012. (I'm the hostess! Yeah!) I need to start thinking about my theme... :o)  

I got my "Snowmen A to Zzzz" quilt top together. Still have to get batting, and then I think I'm going to tie it, with all sorts of red buttons, in the corners of the embroidery blocks. This one will be for my Mom for Christmas.  

And last but not least... I made this rag quilt using the "Wanna Be a Cowboy" fat quarters from Riley Blake. It went into my Etsy shop this morning... It'd be perfect for a new baby boy, or for a take-along quilt for a wanna-be-cowboy! :o)

Not much else going on besides that... :o) Besides my Mom falling and breaking her arm 2 weeks ago... Oh my! :o) 

M, R, S, T-U-V

Finished a few more embroidery blocks over the last week... M for Mittens... 

R for Reindeer... 

S for Snowflakes... 

And T-U-V for Twinkle, Up on the housetop, and Village...
And now, all the embroidery is DONE! :o) I'm hoping by the end of the week, to have a completed quilt top! We'll see.... :o)

Connecticut Stars and "W"

Been sewing along on my paper-pieced Connecticut Stars, and now have all 10 done! Woo Hoo! There are two each, of these 5 color combinations. Like I said, this will be scrappy, mostly purples, but with some other colors thrown in. All fabrics chosen by the customer... :o) Now to put together the 10 "Tennessee Stars"! :o)  

The only embroidery was "W" for Wreath, since Lizzie had 3 home basketball games this past week. :o)

C and D, customer quilt and flannel rag quilt! :o)

More embroidery! :o) C is for Candy Cane... 

And D is for an oh-so-cute Drummer Boy! :o)  

Not the best pic, but starting on a new quilt for a customer. 20 paper pieced stars. This is the "Connecticut" Star, from the book "50 Fabulous Paper Pieced Stars" by Carol Doak. There will be 10 of these stars, and 10 of the "Tennessee" stars. They will be scrappy, purples, and some other colors mixed in. :o) Good thing I love paper piecing! :o)  

And last but not least, the new "Plaid Woolies Flannel Rag Quilt" for the Etsy Shop. This would be the perfect quilt for a new baby, but I really think the colors are perfect for winter - pale pink and blue and whites. Love the plaids, especially! And the flannel is OH SO YUMMY! :o)

Coin Purses and K & L

I finally went to the doctor yesterday and I have a sinus/ear infection, so I haven't gotten much sewing done this week. I did finish up these two coin purses for my Etsy shop, tho! I'll probably have to hide the pink one from Anna, or she'll be taking it! :o)  

I also finished this double block - K and L, for Kris Kringle and Lights. Another favorite! :o)

Christmas Pillow Covers and E&F, G, H and X!

Adding more Christmas items to our Etsy shop! :o) Two new pillow covers - both featuring machine embroidery designs. "Elegant Christmas Cardinal on Santa's Boot Pillow Cover", above.                                       

And the "Christmas Ornaments" Pillow Cover, above. I used a snowflake tulle over Kona Avocado, to surround the embroidery design. Love the sparkle! :o)  

Been stitching along on my "Snowmen A to Zzzz" blocks, too! :o) Hoping to get the embroidery done in the next couple of weeks... :o) Here is E and F - Elf and Fir.

 G is for Gifts.

 H is for Holly Berries.

And X is for "XOXO" - love this one! :o)

A, B, Q, and Y and Z...

More of my "Snowmen A to Zzzz" blocks! First off, A for Angels. This is a wider block, it will take up "3 blocks". Love it. 

B for Bells.  

Of course, my favorite! Q for Quilt.  

And Y and Z... :o) These are going pretty fast. I'm *considering* giving this as a Christmas gift to my Mom, if I can get it stitched up and have it quilted quick enough. That may be pushing it tho. Can't believe September is half over already!

"Jewels In My Flower Garden" and "N" and "O"

I've been working on this quilt top for a customer, it's for her granddaughter. Couldn't get really good pics today, as it was breezy! (I'm not complaining! We have had absolutely PERFECT temps, mid 70s this week! Hooray!) She sent purple minky for the backing, and it will just have a sheet for batting.   

This quilt finished to about 60" x 72". Click on the pics to see an enlarged view.

And in the evenings, I've been getting alot of embroidery done. "N" for "Noel". 

And "O" for "Ornaments" -- one of my favorites! I'm almost done with "Q" - can you guess what that stands for?! :o)
Thanks for visiting!

Preschool, 7 years and Jingle Bells... :o)

Wow, what a title, huh?! :o) Friday was Jimmy's first day of Preschool! My little boy didn't even cry! (I did, just a little...!) 

When I picked him up, he said they had a great time! I asked what they did: Did you color? "No", Did you play with blocks? "No", Did the teacher read to you? "No". So what DID you do?! "I have no idea", he says! I guess he just knows he had fun! :o) 

Seven years ago, Jim and I did this! :o) Happy Anniversary to my best friend! I love you more!

Jim made this cabinet for our CDs and DVDs and for our anniversary, he ordered this vintage doily for me... (Ok, I placed the order and told him about it afterwards! Works for him! HA!)

And I finished "J" for Jingle Bells earlier this week, for my "Snowmen A to Zzzz..." quilt... :o)

Hole In The Barn Door quilt

I finished up the "Hole In the Barn Door" quilt for my customer! I so love the colors in this kit! I'm tempted to make one for myself! :o) The scraps are going off to Beatrice, who is making her own scrappy version of this quilt... :o)  

And I finished the "P" for "Plum Pudding", for my "Snowmen A to Zzzz" quilt... Now I'm working on "J" for "Jingle Bells"... :o)

sewing up a storm...

Between school registration, school clothes and supply shopping, etc., I have been sewing! :o) I have all the blocks completed to put together a "Hole In The Barn Door" quilt kit for a customer! Love the fabrics in this kit, so patriotic! :o) Just finished trimming all the blocks this morning, so I'm going to start sewing rows together this afternoon, I hope! 

And I also completed my first letter in the Crabapple Hill "Snowmen A to Zzzz...." set! I for Icicles! One down, 25 more letters to go. :o) It's been awhile since I completed my "Winter Wonderland" quilt, and I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed hand embroidery! :o)

Home Sweet Home

I started out wanting to make a pincushion from some of my wool felt, and instead, ended up with a little wallhanging! :o) All my own design, just a little sweet sentiment. :o) 

You can find the "Home Sweet Home" wallhanging, now on sale, in my Etsy shop! :o)

Winter Wonderland quilt top done!

The Winter Wonderland quilt top is done! I love this quilt! It is approx. 64" x 71". Now to get some backing, and send it off to my friend for quilting... :o)

I am almost to post #200! (This is #198!) I will post a give-away in a day or two, of the red/white/cream scraps from this quilt top, if you're interested... :o)

Winter Wonderland center

Here is the center of the Winter Wonderland quilt! :o) I did the stitching a little different between the blocks, than what the pattern showed. I did a basic whip stitch (whoop stitch, according to dear husband!)... Sorry the pic isn't better, it's a cloudy day here... Now I'm off to make one more 9" star block - apparently, I only made 9 but need 10 for the borders! Oops! :o)

Winter Wonderland stars

I put together all the star blocks for the Winter Wonderland quilt - love how scrappy they are! :o) "Star of Hope" blocks: "Cut the Corners" blocks:

"Double X" blocks:

"Maple Star" blocks:

"Martha Washington Star" blocks (top) and "Pinwheel" blocks (bottom):

Now to put it all together! :o) Thanks for all the nice comments, I am really enjoying this project! I'm so excited to see how it all looks together! :o)