tops tops tops!

I have my Churndash top done this is as far as I am going to go in the rounds I am just putting a border on that will be the same background and mitered corners of course. I am debating about prairie points the same as the churndash or just a binding as the Churndash. Also debating on Machine quilting or in the ever growing hand quilting pile 

so this is mom with her finished top! as always we put it on Murray's bed for display. Mom is very proud of her top as she should be 

She didn't have 2 of the fabrics but we were able to find 2 she liked in my collection the deep blue and the red to match her 4patches. 

Love that she used only her scraps of fabrics from previous quilts

I have to show a few blocks her piecing is just perfect!

As you can see can't lay back and relax Kiera is waiting for me to play with her the toy is on a line and I do some fly fishing with her, Kiera will carry it to the bed or up the stairs to play 

 Then I can't hold it in any longer look what Mom brought for me for Christmas! it is a Quilt Ladder! I have been dreaming of one for years and when we had a face time session I ruined the suprise because she bent over for something and I saw it in the background. I don't miss a thing! 

Then Mom put in the van to transport and didn't realize the door was not closed all the way and the battery died so she called the garage to see what the issue was they investigated and let her know what happened and gave her a free jump! how nice eh? 

I sure hope you are starting 2023 just the same with good endings! 

2023! yes already!

so I am on a finishing roll this little quilt above was designed by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts she sends an email once you sign for her Quilt Archaeology newsletters,  they are sweet and I love making them. 

THis is called Pumpkin and spice I made a few adjustments jut making it a little longer like a doll quilt. You can download the pattern for 5 dollars under digital downloads on her site. 

I have these 2 mark and basted and started quilting on the churn dash one these are designed by BorderCreek Station  Love it to Pieces program I have been for a couple of years and now will just enjoy what the others are doing this year. 

i have much to do already and how many little ones do I need?

 i thought I would end with this cute little clown to make you smile thanks for visiting hope your new year started out right and keeps right on going

Holiday's

Christmas was time spent with Mom she came to spend some much needed time with us. This is the quilt that we put together Mom made the blocks and framed them then we had to look for fabric in my collection for her triangles and red borders. We found some great fabric and started putting it all together. 

I was lucky enough to catch mom in action as she sewed away we have a great working relationship when building a quilt I cut pin and iron and she sews her perfect 1/4 she is also quality control were if I pin something backwards in error she catches it thank goodness. 

Kiera also was enjoying Mom's company lots and lots of play 

Mom also brought me a special gift something I had wanted for a long time, a quilt ladder and I was lucky enough to have a perfect place for it. 

Hope your holidays was special see you in the New Year!
 

In the groove

Well this project has been on my mind for a while it was started last year. Bordercreek Station hosted this Gorgeous project so now I am going to finish it I think I was running low on the snowflake blocks but found this gorgeous complimentary green. Sunday may be another sew day for me before the Christmas 

As I contemplate my fabrics I see that Meara thinks she is hiding under the stairs and her sister is debating whether to jump her, there are no dull moments in this house, but it is an innocent play just the same 

So I think bordercreek still has this free on her site it’s called Let’s get frosty, take a look around she has great stuff to enjoy too

 

finally in the spirit

I have our tree up with some handmade trinkets and the tree skirt I made many years ago the birds were from before my time with DH so I put them on for remembrance for him they are old. 

I have someone that is trying to deter me from working on my next project the fabric she is languishing on is what I need next oh well I have have to wait. 

this is the other finish I of the Holly and Berry's that was published by Pam Buda I love these monthly little quilt patterns from her Archaeology series. 

I also have another top done from the 10 partial quilts completed by another quilter. I love the fabrics on this one and it will be fun to quilt. The tops are seriously starting to pile up. 

Pictured below are the girls watching me work on this project they make a great audience Meara first and then Kiera. They really are such good Kit Kit's 

Take time to have some holiday fun quilting I hope it goes fast so that life can get back to normal again. I am not used to the holidays normally I work it is strange...
 

this and that

I think I mentioned I am able to see my couch in the Quilting Room since I have spent so much time organising and shelving so now I can dress it up a little I made these pillow cases long ago with the quilt. 

The quilt on the couch came from a block swap I participated in when Connecting threads used to have  online groups but it has discontinued it was call quilt with us, too bad there were many groups and many different topics that were so much fun, again the idea of putting the blocks into a quilt is the challenge. I wanted mine to be like the CW quilt cots I loved how it turned out

These 2 mini quilts are different but the same pattern from Heartspun Quilts it was free for a short time and then you pay a nominal fee of 5.00. It was so much fun to make I used fabrics from a quilt that I had just finished and the scraps were still on my cutting table. The quilt is 12x12.

Sign up for her newsletter these archaeology quilts come out once a month and you are notified by her email updates. 

The top one I used conventional small hand quilting in black gutterman thread and the bottom one I used small big stitch red valdani. I will post the finished project after it is being borrowed for a demonstration at the moment. 

I don't know if you can zoom in but the fabrics are from this quilt below. 

 Well I am not sure how you are doing for holiday readiness but as you can see I have my head in the sand per say and keeping low key with my quilting which is a wonderful way of distressing. 

I hope you can find your cubby and enjoy some Peace and good will during the season. Thanks for taking the time to visit. 

forgotten show and share

This was a fun bag to make and easy we had it as a workshop on our guild meeting in Oct

The person that was responsible for the workshop also made these cute labels for each person that attended how nice was that?

As you see it became a multipurpose bag Kiera found a better use then putting stuff in it. The bag is big enough to fit a queen quilt quite comfortably I am going to make a bunch for mom's quilting group so they can carry in their quilts they want to quilt and are finished. 

Meara has this favorite spot its her dad's chair in the kitchen I know the sun shines there in the mornings and it knocks her out...not pleased with me in picture interruptions I see. 

I have not been quilting this one lost the ambition at the moment but have 3 sides done in the new year I have to remark it in some areas the white pencil does rub faintly hard for the old eyes to see. 

 On the whole we still have had fantastic weather its perfect fall weather time for the gardens to be put to bed and raking, more raking and more raking! soon hopefully soon we will be able to stitch our days way from the cold.