I won the battle of the curves!

I redid the curved block and I got the job done! It’s not perfect, but it will definitely work….I was pretty frustrated on Friday when the first one I attempted turned out awful, this new one I finished will look fine in the quilt. These are the latest in the FWPC blocks….I have about 58 left to make….some of the next ones coming up are pretty crazy….tons of little pieces in each 8 inch block.

I’ve been having a great time working on my Vintage Tin embroidery. My finger is pretty sore, once I get going on an embroidery project  I go at it until my finger bleeds. I eventually get a hard layer of skin on my needle pushing finger…..this really does help the situation.

This really won’t take me too long to do….these motorcycles will probably take the longest to do of all of the embroidery blocks. They are small compared to a couple of the other ones, but there is a lot of detail in these. When I start piecing the blocks that go in this quilt I’m going to be adding some very dark red fabric. The pattern is shown in black, cream and beiges. I think some splashes of red will be quite stunning!

It’s raining outside…I was going to mow the front yard before I went to work today, but that’s out of the question now. I’m wondering if the country roads will be muddy, I just might be sticking to the highways today.

Happy quilting!

Kris

A busy sewing week….

My vacation is almost over, but I’ve  gotten quite a bit done this week.  We went to St. Joe Missouri to visit our daughter and her husband, and while there Lesley and I went shopping. It’s funny how our tastes in fabric are definitely not the same. My niece who is also pregnant is not sticking with traditional ‘baby’ colors either. As long as I know what they want, it’s not so hard. I’ve got two baby throws done for my soon to be little granddaughter….nothing fancy but very soft and something that will be used a lot. Lots of Minkee in the them…..

I started working on my Farmer’s Wife Pony Club quilt about two weeks ago, and I’m up to 30 blocks done, so only 60 more to go! I’m really enjoying working on them since they are all different and I’m using up my stash. They finish at 8 1/2 inches per block. I will repeat the fact that unless you are very experienced with piecing you will have nothing but trouble with this book. Lots and lots of set in seams and absolutely no instructions…you just have to know what to do. I’m working on one block right now that I’m going to be throwing away and trying my hand at again. It’s got a bunch of curved seams and they are giving me fits….I usually don’t have any trouble with curved seams, but something is just not right. I’m a bit frustrated right now!

I got out my Vintage Tins pattern last night and started doing some embroidery, this one won’t take me too long to finish. The embroidery blocks are all pretty small and most of the blocks aren’t too intricate….(except for the motorcycle block!) This is the first one I grabbed and I almost finished it last night while watching T.V. with my husband. I love to have handwork laying around so I can just grab it and work on it whenever the mood strikes.

Well, it’s back to work on Monday and I’m going to miss having all of the extra time I had sewing this week. Oh well, I’ve got to earn money so I can buy more fabric….

Happy Quilting ! Kris

The Farmer’s Wife Pony Club

I’ve done so much hand stitching the last month I was just itching to piece something at the sewing machine…..so I started on my FWPC blocks. I’ve gotten 15 of them done in the last few days. I guess doing 90 different blocks will keep me from getting bored! So I’ve only got 75 to go to finish this quilt! And here they are so far……

I will say that there is no way anyone could do this quilt if they don’t have lots of quilting experience. Basically no directions….Just pictures. A few of the blocks have inset seams too…..I guess I must see it as a challenge and enjoy that part of it.

Another great aspect of this quilt is I use lots of scraps. So I guess this is a stash buster quilt!

Happy Quilting

Kris

This & That

Well, today I did a lot of everything. I canned two canners of meat….got 15 pints and 1 quart…we should be good for a year at least. Got locked out of my house for about 10 minutes, but thankfully I got back in….I did a bit of sewing and a bit of embroidery. Even cleaned some house.

I’m not sure what I’ll do with this embroidery…maybe a wall hanging or just frame it and hang it in my sewing room.

These are the last four blocks of my Amish with a twist BOM….I have 3 more months of this quilt, but the last three are the borders and setting blocks. I’m excited to get this one done.

I’m about 3/4 done with the lower border of my Primitive Garden BOM….only two more borders and I’ll be done! I’ve been working on this for 12 months and only two more to go.

I’m on vacation in 1 1/2 weeks….I am sooooo ready!

Happy quilting!

Kris