Finally some sewing time…

I’ve finally had two days off in a row, so I actually got to sit down and sew longer than a one hour stretch….I’ve been having fun! Even got my kitchen, dining room, living room and entryway really cleaned up, now that makes me happy.

I’ve gotten a lot of infinity scarves done this past month while waiting for freight and taking my break at work. I’ve probably done around 30 of them….have given some away and will send the rest to my sister’s store to see if she can sell them for me. The price of yarn has really gone up from last year…Ugh

Any spare moments I’ve had to sew this past month have gone into Bonnie Hunter’s Mystery quilt for 2014, ‘Grand Illusions’. She posts every Friday for 6 weeks what you have to get done that week, or at least try to get done. She gives you the colors you need for your quilt, which is a scrap quilt. I did pretty good with that, but the colors were not colors that I had bunches of in my stash….yellow, pinks, and turquoises….which were the main colors. I did have plenty of the black, greens and neutrals that were also used. I figured I spent about $30 to supplement the colors I was short on. I’ve got every step (week 1-5) done now except the last one where she tells you how the pieces you’ve been working on the last 5 weeks are sewn together. I really enjoyed this and will be doing it again next year. I’m going to take a few weeks off from this quilt and will sew it all together sometime in the next month. Here are the Ziploc bags full of 5 weeks worth of work…doesn’t look like much, but believe me this was a lot of time and effort considering how many hours I worked this Christmas season delivering all of those Christmas presents. The quilt is a pretty big size too.

I made my granddaughter Emersyn, an apron to go with the kitchen set she got for Christmas…..it’s made from an old pair of jeans that belonged to Grandpa Wayne. I think it might be just a bit too big for her, but I’m sure she’ll grow into it soon. I used ‘D’ rings for the ties around the neck…thought that made more sense than tying…much easier to put on a smaller child this way. The purple carrots are on the apron because my daughter Lesley has a food blog that is called “The Purple Carrot”.

I’m on vacation in two weeks, and I can hardly wait! I’ll get to see my granddaughter Emersyn, it’s been way too long…haven’t seen her or her mother in 4 months.

Happy Quilting

Kris

Just a few pictures

Wool table topper ready to quilt….

Embroidery project all done….

Wool BOM for this month done….

Prairie Rose BOM is getting closer to being done…but I’m not enjoying this one at all….just need to finish it

And I’ve decided to do Bonnie Hunter’s Mystery quilt for 2014….I think it will be fun.

 

 

Happy Quilting

Kris

New wool project!

This is the new wool project I got started on yesterday….It’s from the book ‘Simple Appeal’ by Kim Diehl. I seem to be drawn to anything she makes/designs..I love the colors she uses and the use of applique with piecing and wool. I can pick her stuff out every time! This is a 30” quilt/table topper and it sure uses up a lot of wool….But I’m sure enjoying myself making it….I’ve got all of the wool pieces cut out and most of the center stitched down, then on to the outside wool oval units….you can see I laid some of them out, they will go all the way around the table topper. Just looking at this makes me smile!

I’ve got one more block done on the Prairie Rose BOM, so only one more block to go and I will be putting this one together…..finally! After I start some BOM’s I wonder why I ever did them…this is one of them….It’s okay, but it’s really not something I would ever do again. My civil war BOM was the same way, after it was done I really didn’t like it. Oh well, I will finish this project and maybe after it’s quilted I’ll change my mind.

Happy Quilting!

Kris

Embroidery Snowmen….

I’ve got the embroidery snowman all put together, now I just need to quilt it. I love it! Thanks so much Kelly Kreft for sending me the pattern…I changed it up a bit, added more satin stich and did some other stitches that were thicker and would show up more. I’ve already got other ideas for the next one I do….I love it in black…I’m glad I didn’t have any red thread just laying around….I also didn’t like the border on this one, so I changed it to just 2 1/2” blocks, I’m glad I did that too!

And here is Hilary’s baby quilt all quilted and bound…I’m okay with it, I could have done a better job on the quilting, but it’s one more that I practiced on….so hopefully each one I do will be an improvement.

I just got started on a wool project, I will post pictures tomorrow!

Happy quilting!

Kris

UFOs….finishing a few of them!

Well, I’ve been doing my best to try and finish some of those projects I started over 20 years ago! I have a few more than I thought, and they’ve been bugging me for the last few months, so as I was cleaning my sewing room and finding them, I kept them all out and have been doing my best to work on them. I’m still starting new projects…I just can’t help myself!  I’ve completed my 4th wonky log cabin quilt this past week…It’s probably my favorite one, it’s got the fireside plush on the back and it’s so soft and warm…It was made for my daughter Karmon…..my grandson Walker is helping  hold it up in these pictures.

Thank you to Kelly Kreft,my friend from Colorado for sending me the pattern for this fun snowman embroidered wall hanging….it will measure 16 x 20 when it’s finished.

The picture with the redwork is from the picture on the pattern…..I really wanted to do it in redwork, but even with a drawer clear full of embroidery floss,  (and I’m not exaggerating on that either,) I couldn’t find the red I wanted…so I’m making do with black for my first one…I’m changing up the embroidery stitches on a few of the panels too…I think this will be fun and easy. I guess it came out of a magazine quite a few years ago.

Here is the quilt I’m making for my niece’s baby who was born a week ago…It’s on the frame and should be done in about a week…

A new project I  started this month…a BOM from Primitive Gatherings…It’s a 14 month BOM….so you’ll be seeing new blocks from this one for quite a long while…I just love wool!

This is the 7th block in a BOM I should be done with, but I’ve been too busy doing ‘other’ things that to me seemed more important! Now it’s time to get this done…

A tub full of 3 dimensional flannel bow tie blocks…I had most of these sewn together and then decided I really didn’t like how they looked, so I tore them all apart and will try another layout….this is a UFO from at least 25 years ago….and by the looks of some of the blocks you can tell that I really didn’t know what I was doing!

My great find at a store in Norton this week…all silk ties for .75 each! I was quite happy with the price and the colors….brighter ones, which I needed for the tie quilt I’m ruminating on!

Okay….so I showed you a few of my UFO’s and some newer projects….I am going to whittle down on half started projects…I am! I am! I am!

Happy Quilting!

Kris

Flannel ‘Wonky’ Log Cabin Quilts

Well, it’s off to the races with the flannel wonky log cabin throws I’ve been making. It’s always been this way…I can’t seem to make just one of anything. Be it cooking, crocheting, or quilting….I tend to go overboard! I guess that’s just the way I’m wired….If one (of whatever I’m making at the time) looks this good, then by the 4th one it will be even better, or so the reasoning in my mind goes. I’ve got three of the wonky log cabin throws done and another two almost put together and ready to quilt. I’ve got yards and yards of flannel, so I haven’t had to buy too much to do these projects, and they are also a great stash buster.

This one was made for my daughter’s good friend Stacee, pictured on the right….also in this photo is my daughter Karmon and my grandson Walker…He had to help hold the quilt! Since I knew this quilt was going to be for Stacee, I prayed for her while I was making it…which makes this quilt special, it was made with love!

And here is a stack of 24 more blocks for another one! This one might be for our family Christmas get together where we usually hold an auction…with play money of course!

The start of another one for my daughter Karmon……she needs this one to throw on her couch upstairs.

These are three dimensional flannel bowtie blocks that I started making about 20 years ago when I didn’t know what I was doing…I found them in a drawer in my sewing room and started setting them together…I have enough made for a medium size throw…It’s kind of fun to finish these U.F.O’s that you didn’t even remember you had! Also in the photo is Morris my 17 1/2 pound cat….Usually Wilber kitty is helping me in the sewing room, but today Morris wanted in on the action!

Well, enough of this…time to get back in the sewing room and make some more flannel blocks.

Happy Quilting!

Kris

Flannel Wonky Log Cabin Throws and ‘Big Red’

Well…I’m feeling better all the time about my longarm. She and I are getting better acquainted and are getting along great! I loaded and finished a quilt last week and loaded another one this weekend, I’ve figured out the tension, and the daily maintenance of the machine; she’s working like a charm!

And here is the darker one done…except for the binding which will be a red flannel….Not the greatest picture, but I love how it turned out.

Above is the start of the light colored quilt….I’m doing a simple all-over design which I’m getting better at.

Now this is what I call fun!

Happy Quilting

Kris