Simple Things Quilt Along - quilt tops complete

I finished the quilt tops for the Simple Things Quilt Along! This small one is going to Carol (Cornfield Quilter) in trade for the small one that she made... :o) I finished it yesterday, before the trio and I went to see the last Harry Potter movie! :o) 

And today, I finished up the large sized one -- this one is for me... :o) I really enjoyed this quilt along, and can see making this design again! I really like the fun zig zag border, too! :o)

P.S. Come back tomorrow, I'm going to have a give away of the scraps from this quilt -- it's the hard-to-find "Rose Parade" fabrics, by Moda! :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)

Simple Things Quilt Along - border blocks

I finished up my border blocks for the Simple Things Quilt Along today! I decided to make the blocks for both size quilts - I really like the effect it makes on the example quilts... :o) Can't wait to start sewing it all together! :o)

this week's sewing... :o)

Lots of "miscellaneous" sewing this week! :o) First, I made this pillow, which is now for sale in my Etsy shop.  It was made from a piece of vintage Coral Pink chenille, with a vintage baby pink doily stitched to the front... My girls want me to keep it... :o) 

Here is a close up of the doily... :o) 

Next, I made this block, it is the "Illinois" block from the "McCall's Covering America: 50 State Blocks United In One Quilt" pattern. Carol (Cornfield Quilter) and I are making these blocks, and I decided to make her the Illinois one, since that is my state. :o) Carol, it'll be in the mail to you soon!  

Next, was 72 placemats. Just cut fabric, and then hemmed, but still, 72 of them! These are for the Father/Daughter Royal Purity Ball, next month. :o)

And last but not least, my Christmas Stars quilt! Carol (Cornfield Quilter) did a beautiful job quilting it for me, and I added the binding to it today... :o)

Here is a close up of the quilting... Just lovely! :o)

"Peppermint Bark"

Here is a little quilt I put together... It's called "Peppermint Bark". Its about 26" square. It was a Moda Bake Shop kit. I LOVE it! :o) I will hand-quilt it, after I get some batting... :o)  

And speaking of "bark", here is Winchester. He's about 10 months old, a purebred Beagle. We got him about 3 months ago... Jim has always wanted a dog, so now we have 2 cats, a guinea pig, a miniature hamster, and a dog.... And 4 kids... HA! :o)

P.S. You don't want to miss my "Christmas In July" Sale in my Etsy Shop! 15% off all items!

RicRac

Here is my Schnibbles "RicRac", so far... I made mine a bit differently, leaving out the sashing strips between the "RicRac" rows. Now it measures about 25-1/2" by 36-1/2". I'm trying to decide if I want to leave it as it is, making a large table centerpiece, or it would make a nice runner on the back of a couch. (Fits on the back of our loveseat, perfectly.) I have more triangles and could add rows to make it larger....? I don't have any batting right now, so it'll sit for a while, so I can think about it... :o)

P.S. I'm having a "Christmas in July" sale in my Etsy shop!

Simple Things Quilt Along - week 3

Here are my blocks for week 3 of the Simple Things Quilt Along. Easy block, but alot of them! 24 of each size! :o) Next week, we get to start sewing blocks together! I can't wait ! :o)