Farmer’s Wife Pony Quilt Club Blocks….only 18 to go!

Well, I’ve been sewing on my FWPC blocks and only have 18 more to do….I need a total of 90 of them, so I’m doing pretty good…they are 8 1/2” unfinished and all of them are different. I would say that at least a third of the blocks have a lot of set-in seams…You really have to know what you are doing to make this quilt. It’s quite a challenge and I’m sure enjoying it…I think I’ll go back and look through all of my blocks and if there are some I’m not happy with I will redo them…I know of a couple that I just don’t like. We will have to see when the time comes!

And here are the latest 22 blocks that I’ve made…I’m using fabric scraps and basically anything goes! I’m not matching colors or anything like that…It’s kind of nice to know that I’m not having to buy any fabric for this one…only the black for the sashing….woo hoo!

And here are my bargains from last week…the top three are thimbleberries,which I really like and I bought 7-8 yards of these…emptied the bolts on all four of them….they were 75% off ! I only paid a little over $2 a yard for these…..which will work great for backings…this makes me very happy!

I’ve also made a few more hats….My sister Barb will be here this coming weekend so I’ll just send them with her so she can sell them for me! I still need to add some ‘tails’ to a few of these…..but that won’t take too long.

Have a great week!

Happy Quilting! Kris

I’m sewing and loving every minute of it!

I’m on vacation this week and I’ve been in my sewing room 10 hours every day….It’s been wonderful! I finished my Vintage Tins quilt….and have started a new B.O.M. called: Prairie Rose with fabric designed by Jo Morton. I also dug out my Farmer’s Wife Pony Club Quilt blocks and have started in on those….I’m over the halfway point now, I think the reason I enjoy doing these blocks is that anything goes. I’m using all kinds of fabric scraps and just having a fun time deciding what to use for each block…some I’m not so happy with the colors choices once they’re done, but I’m not changing any of them. I think once they are in the quilt, it will all look good together. I think I’ll end up sashing it in black. I’m still crocheting in the evenings before I go to bed…I’ll be sending about 50 hats to my sister in Iowa so she can sell them  in her store.

I love my vintage tins quilt…instead of using all black, cream and white, I threw in some red and golds….I am very happy with how it turned out. That was a lot of embroidery too!

These are the first three blocks of my Prairie Rose BOM….I love the fabric…it reminds me a little of civil war fabrics and I’m in a  love relationship with civil war fabrics right  now! As soon as I walk in a fabric store they start calling my name.

These are the latest blocks I’ve made for my FWPC quilt….there will be 90 of them and they are 8 1/2” unfinished. I think I’ve gotten 50 of them made now….

Have a wonderful day! and Happy Quilting

Kris

More Hat Pictures…

Crocheting Baby Hats….I’m obsessed!

Well, I’ve been on the baby hat crocheting band wagon for about 6 weeks now….Who would have thought?

About 6-7 weeks ago I got very sick and ended up having the old fashioned Influenza A virus…I could hardly do anything but sit in my chair and sleep…believe it or not I didn’t miss any work and I really should have. I went to work with a fever for a whole week and then thank the Lord I had the next week off for vacation. I coughed for almost 5 weeks and just couldn’t get going, which started the whole hat crocheting thing….what else is there to do when all you want to do is sit in a chair? My mom also was in the hospital for over 3 weeks and the last week she was there I would bring my crocheting along, it was, and is therapy for me. My mom passed away two weeks ago, but she sure enjoyed looking at all of the hats I had done. My mama loved to look at all of the projects I was working on….it made her happy to see them, and I loved showing her! I inherited my ‘busy’ work project making from her. I love you so much mama and I really do miss you.

I will start sewing again soon, I can feel the urges coming back ! But for now here are some pictures of my grandbabies, 6 month old  Emersyn and 3yr old Walker.

I have probably made over 50 hats this past 6 weeks….I’m not exaggerating either…My sister Barb is selling them in her store in Iowa…they are selling pretty well too.

I have the day off today, and I’m not sure what I’ll do…maybe clean the house a little, sew a little, or crochet a little! We will have to see.

Happy Quilting…and Crocheting!

Kris

Quilting and Crocheting

Well, I’ve been inspired to switch from crocheting infinity scarves to baby caps! I’m having so much fun! And of course I’m still quilting like crazy too!

These are fun and easy….I’ve got other ones I’m working on now too that will be quite a bit different than these. I need to get some more yarn and different colors….Maybe try one for a boy!

I’m getting my Vintage Tin quilt put together now too…It’s been pretty easy so far….

I just need to make a bunch of flying geese and this top will be done! WooHoo!

Happy Quilting and Crocheting!

Kris

Baby Quilts

I’ve just finished two baby quilts this week…..one should have been finished two years ago….Briony is now two and I’ve just finished quilting and binding her quilt that my mom made for her. It had gotten buried in my sewing room and I had conveniently forgotten all about it. When I was looking for the backing for Danelle’s baby quilt I found it and thought I had better make it a priority to get done. It’s finished and looks pretty good for just a panel and borders. Hopefully I can get it to her soon.

 

 

This quilt for Baby Joel turned out really cute.I love the name on it. It was pretty easy to do and really looks nice.The colors are more vibrant than the pictures shows…It makes me smile to look at it!

Happy Quilting!

Kris

Time for Sewing again!

After the last 5 weeks, I am so ready to have life return to normal…which means normal work hours and normal sewing hours!

I actually cleaned some of the house today and that makes me feel good…..I also did some sewing which makes me feel even better! I love to go to my sewing room and get lost in my fabric and quilts. Speaking of lost….I can’t find the backing to Danelle’s baby quilt that I purchased about two weeks ago. I’m pretty certain I remember bringing it home, but I can’t find it anywhere. I even cleaned and rearranged my sewing room a little to no avail….I’m not sure what I’m going to do about it either…I bought the last few yards off the bolt, so there’s no more to be had. If it doesn’t show up by tomorrow, I’ll have to use something that I have on hand….this really frustrates me.

I gave Val her Winter Wonderland quilt for Christmas…she really liked it! I am so proud of my sister…she’s lost over 100 pounds now! Way to go Val!

And here is another quilt I just finished binding….my “Paris in the Fall’ BOM….

Here is the quilt I made for Baby Joel….I need to quilt it, but first I have to find the backing! Hopefully it will turn up soon….I think I just might need to pray about this. Whenever I lose something, I pray that God will help me find it, and 99.9 % of the time I find whatever I’ve lost! Thank you Jesus!

I’m still making scarves too….I can’t even begin to count how many of these infinity (cowl) scarves I’ve made now…Most of them are in my daughter Karmon’s possession….I’m making a few to bring to my daughter Lesley now too…

Of course the purple one was made special for Lesley, and a big thank you to Lesley for giving me a subscription to the magazine ‘Primitive Quilts and Projects’….I absolutely love the magazine!

Happy Quilting!

Kris