Decisions

Good Day to you all I had to make a decision on which quilt to give to my Mom's hand quilting group and I decided on this one. 

The middle block was a sew a long with Border Creek Station I don't see it listed but there are others you can do. I had already made a quilt with this block it was a bigger version but didn't want to make it again so created my own design with books and mags to get some elements from them 

It was fun to venture out of the comfort zone of just following a pattern and making up your own. 

I love applique and especially with piecing it really blends well together. 

This is the basket quilt that I had returned to me from my Mom's group so you can see why I would like them to hand quilt another one look how wonderful their stitches are. 

This was a sew a long during covid with Piecing the past Quilts

It looks wonderful on the bed, I have the binding cut just have to put it together and sew it on

This was a block swap I had done on Carol Doak's Yahoo group many years ago. I was going to submit this to moms group but when I put it on the bed I noticed I didn't put the last border on. I feel better now it is complete. 

Carol is starting up another group on Facebook you might be interested in she has a new book she is promoting but also posting free blocks as she did in her Yahoo group! Carol's patterns are exceptional for paper piecing you will love it once you try her method and use her patterns 

Well I hope you have time for stitching, I really haven't I finally started in the garden this week. 
 

posting a little something

How about this quilt!! my mom was in a BOM and she made 2 of them (my Dad's blocks) to my surprise and delight she gave me (Dad's) blocks we spent one Saturday putting all the blocks together (both quilts) with the corner stones and sashing...we hadn't decided on a boarder yet..I told Mom we needed something billowy, big flowers...well I went to Sew Sisters she had the boarder fabric on her 6.99 shelf..so I bought the whole bolt so that we could use it for both our quilts and the lovely green fabric as well..used for the inner boarder...

I started cutting the prairie points and ironing hoping to have them done by the next time Mom and Dad came..but didn't...well I must say there was a little quilter in my home while I slept and worked.. she got allllll the points on both quilts!!

Awesome job Mom.. those points are perfect and they really make the quilt...
Don't they look great with that boarder fabric....we couldn't get so lucky the boarder fabrics was perfect for the quilt..I can't help but admiring her piecing too... my mom is really a beginner but I think now she should fall under intermediate.

I have been busy making baskets as well for .....yes another block swap I am in... I have to make 30 of them in repro fabrics 10 of each pattern.. I love the hanging basket one.. those little triangles are 1in finished!! I have started the other one...

These are the 3 baskets I am now on my third ones and it is called Tulip in the basket..this one is trying my patience..I have so sew very very slowly..but it is also my favorite one. All these patterns are out of the 501 quilt blocks by Judy Hopkins this is an excellent resource to have in your quilters library


I am using scraps out of my barrell and as you can see the recent scraps of the quilt above....kinda designing it as I go along... poor top was sitting for so long I thought I would put a boarder on it and practice my hand quilting on it...those hearts are on 1 1/2in squares...

I was working on a "misfit" quilt these are some of the blocks I had hanging around.. I did some work on it and have put it away again...it has changed since this picture already will pull it out and see again.. this one will be something to really contemplate on..it is from scraps in the barrell too...

an introduction to my girl Britnee.. she is now 13yrs (part Bouvier/Sheppard) she is my little geriatric girl...this is her station when her Da is there eating knowing some will come her way...her hearing is going, she is on anti inflammatories and urinary retention pills...she has lots of grey and her eyes are cloudy...but when I get home from work she is like a puppy running in circles happy to see me home...I love this girl she has been through thick and thin with me...I know I have talked about the cats but I don't think Brit got her debute...later I will show you were she likes to sleep..

Well my PC is back in the shop and they are going to work on it for free.. so hopefully whatever they do it is fixed.. my EQ7 is coming soon and I want to play...

DH let me use his pc to upload shots and give you an idea of what has been going on... thanks for your wonderful patience please stand by we will be in commission soon enough...