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Love This Quilt

It’s Just TOO Big!

Too big for the design wall, too big for my sewing table, too big for the fence!

But it looks pretty good on our king size bed. I will post a picture of it on the bed when I get it quilted. That give me a little time to clean the bedroom for pictures. ha!

You’ll have to take my word for it, those borders cover the bed frame WITHOUT the bed skirt.

SUCCESS!!!!

Again

You may think you’ve seen this before. I know I have!

I made a scrappy Jacobs Ladder quilt with recycled shirts and muslin for myself. And my mother really liked it.

Soooooo, this one is for her. Shhhhh it’s a Christmas present. (The plan was to give it to her last year – but it’s sandwiched now.) She has a real good chance of getting it this year.

I’ve been busy

Just look at this Mess!!! I have been trying to finish up a few projects. Because in the winter I have little desire to piece, and when I do – the den is COLD!!

(ok its become my sewing room, but I do share it with the household bills. That counts for something doesn’t it?)

But I did get something done,

Without any more delay – here it is – the second quilt for the Demning girls ….. Two down, one to go.

I’m not crazy about the small star blocks, but with them the top is almost the same size as Riley’s. And I used up a lot more scraps this way too.

There are more tops to show in that pile – but they will have to wait until later – its getting late and I’m falling asleep.

I had every intention to get some quilting done on this top, but that’s not going to happen either. I will take this to FL later this week. We’ll see how much I get done there.

Buried Treasure ….

My husband has been spending a lot of time with his family recently. They are going thru his grandmother’s farm house. No one has ordered a dumpster so, last night he came home with a pickup truck full of trash to be set out for our local collector!

But he had a few small boxes to bring into the house???

Look what he found mixed in with old news papers and to do lists.

Can you see that group. This is the group of ladies that stated the Piecemakers Quilt Guild out of Springfield MO. There is a nice story about how the guild was started.

 

 

And a pattern for this!

Come back to see what else is in those boxes….

I need boarders

Any ideas?

another quilt

shhhh….  this one is a surprise,

I received a ruler as a door prize at the quilt retreat in NC this spring and I wanted to give it a try.   Jacki brought down a few shirts she saved while helping a friend clean out a closet.  And I decided to make a small quilt.  I am shooting for Christmas, but I’m waiting to sandwich it for the next time Jack’s here to help.  

It will go to one of the girls.  There are 2 girls so you know this means another one.  hummmm

update: Quilts

I see another project in my future – these 6” blocks are sooooo cute.

I’m thinking the red and white will be the only constant, the star will just be Dark and Light.

 

And, the star blocks are together, but its about 6inches too small for the bed.  So this Smoky Mountain Stars Quilt is waiting for boarders.  (pattern on Bonnie Hunters site – Quiltville.com

What do you think, scrappy or RWB strips (one color each) hum…..

another UFO added

But this should be a top soon.  Lord knows when it will get quilted!

 

Its Done!

   …. and will be delivered Wednesday.  I think the baby is due in early to mid July, but its going now. 

I am quilting a Christmas quilt now, well not NOW – it was 90 degrees today. but that is my hand work, so I may have to move back to the hand cathedral windows for the summer  hum…

I have tomorrow off too, maybe I will work on the boarders for Mom’s Christmas present. A pieced TABLECLOTH see it below – 2 post back.    That what she wants!

 

and for something totally different…..

Facts about The killing of Osama Bin Laden:

1) Fugitive for 19 years. Hunted by Saudi Arabia , Interpol, Scotland Yard, Mossad, and the CIA.

2) CIA was looking for him for last 14 years. Found him twice and lost him twice.  Cost $1.8 Billion

3) CIA had 4 directors over this time period, 1997- 2011.  All failed to capture Bin Laden.

4) Obama appoints Leon Panetta son of Italian immigrants as new CIA director April 28^th, 2011

5) Mr. Panetta calls in a few favors from friends in New York, New Jersey & Las Vegas on  April 29th 2011.

6) They plan a raid over some espresso and cannolis April 30^th, 2011. Decide to dress as Navy Seals.

7) Bin Laden is killed (not captured or held for trial) and the body is dumped at sea May 1, 2011.   (also known as “swimming with the fishes” in Italian folklore)

8) Job done in less then 100 hours: Reward $25,000,000

9) Estimated savings of not having a trial  $200,000,000.

10) Shop Italian

Working on a UFO and a New Project

I put together the blocks for one of my UFO, borders and finishing next on the list.   AFTER..

I finish this quilt needs and get it to the new parents this month.  I think the baby is due in June.  Finished the quilting today, but I need to go shopping for some binding.  I’m thinking about dark purple.  What do you think?

Crumbs from Christmas

I was looking for pics of the quilt I made John for Christmas this last year. Well it looks like I never took a picture of it. Really!??

So here it is – well loved and worn just 5 months later.

And a close up for those of you that want to see my really bad hand quilted fans.

A sewing retreat in North Carolina

It was a good time, but I’m pooped!

When we walked in 3 walls of the room were lined with round robin quilts – and they were BEAUTIFUL!!!

Then there was the sew and tell. Wow!!!

More from the retreat

Every minute of the day seemed to be full with many activities. We had shopping trips…

To Mary Jo’s – (my wallet was considerable lighter after this stop.)

And Long Creek Mills, my thread stash has been started.

And new friends to meet Our Bingo caller was GREAT – Bless her Heart.

A Retreat to Remember

There was classes, trunk shows and I met my next toy.

Even the drive home was beautiful. There is no place that can compare with the views in TN.

It’s a Top…

ok, I know it needs to be ironed – but I’m beat! 9 days before I leave for Charlotte and I can’t wait. I am going to need hand work to keep me busy and I was not interested in taking Tim’s large quilt. This should be just the right size to keep me warm if the air conditioner is working overtime and not too big to tote back and forth to my room. I need to make time this week and sandwich it, AFTER I reprint the label and get it on the backing. There are just not enough hours in the day.

Quilt Labels…

I know that quilts should all have labels. Most of mine are luck to get a signature and year on them. I am NO good at any of this. I have a difficult time coming up with the text, I have terrible hand writing, and I have no easy way to make them.

Now I there is a new baby quilt to make, word is one of my coworker’s wife is due at the end of summer, and Tony’s birthday quilt is bound. So….. if I’m going make labels now’s the time.

I am planning to spend some time designing a couple of labels and see about printing them on my ink jet printer. I know that they should be set with some liquid and/or heat. I’m putting my daughter the chemist on it. She should be able to come up with something inexpensive to use.

And because a post is just BORING without a pic – here is Tony’s quilt “Holes in the Barn”. I think its pretty appropriate for him, he’s just a farm boy at heart.

Is it the end of April yet?

I am getting ready for a retreat I will be going on. Ok, its over a month away, but these ladies like there games, so I need to get fat quarters and strips ready to go.

This prep work does make a mess of the cutting table.

Here are my FQs for the Neapolitan game. I also have the neutrals, and dots/dashs sorted. I did find 2 Black/White prints, but I will need to find one more. There are other categories, but I’m not sure if I’m going to play all the games. We will have to see how much time I have to gather up fabric.

But there are 2 games of Strip Poker – NO not clothes, 2.5 inch strip!!!. I can get into this! Its off to find more material. ……