Mom helps

I have had Mom(91) all week for the 4th.  It has been great!!  She was a professional seamstress for many years.  She has been in a retirement village almost 2 years.  But, she gave up sewing about 7 years ago when she had a stroke.

She also loved quilting.  When she saw the quilt on the design wall and was curious, I told her she could help me sew squares.  She tried to say she was scared to use my machine and could not do a good job....but I set her up my small portable  and she has had a great time.

I already had the half squares marked and she finished these in one evening.

I cut more of the 9 patches.....just needed 17.
She spent 2 days on these.  I can not begin to tell you  how much time she spent ripping out and redoing.   She would  forget to put right sides together  and many times would lose track of the pattern of colors.  This is part of the mind issues  from the stroke.  She never got too frustrated..... and finally  got them all done.  She was very determined and seemed to be pleased with her accomplishments.


Yea Mom!!! You still got it!!!!

Happy 4th

I hope that all of you enjoyed our freedoms and were able to share with family and friends.

Back to blogging

Life changes daily for all of us and family duties often require more of our time.  After a long absence, I  am back and will be gradually  updating the sewing that has taken place.  

There are about 5 UFO's on my work list.

#1.....a hand piecing project that has been in progress  at least 4 years.....it is my travel  project.....and today was a trip to take MIL for her birthday  lunch....got 4 of these 9 patches done

They are lined up as they will go in the quilt row and pared with sashing and corner stones.  Ready for next trip.

#2....quilt for charity....scrap quilt.....

Working on 9 patches

What is on the design board will grow into a twin size quilt as I keep  going.

The other 3 updates  later. Hope  I can keep up.

Blogger Quilt Festival 2018

It’s time for the Blogger Quilt Festival Fall 2018! Enter your quilts at AmysCreativeSide and share in the fun!

I am entering my "Born Wild" quilt.

"Born Wild" is the third quilt of a project for Christmas presents. I designed and pieced this in 2017 and hand quilted in 2018 with #8 perle cotton embroidery thread.


This all began because I decided to make a "soft and cuddly" quilt for a granddaughter. Themed around bunnies. Me, not thinking past what I was working on... "little girl" things....One day my husband said :what are you going to do for the brothers". Ohhhhhh....my brain had to go to work. And "Born Wild" is one of the results.










This design began on a trip into JoAnn's Fabrics to look for backing for the "girly quilt" the printed fleece seen on the back of the "Born Wild" quilt (below) caught my eye.

Loosing all true focus(forgetting about the girly), the cogs started turning.  "Wolf" became the theme. I began looking for flannels to flow with this fleece.  My thoughts were: flannel front, fleece back, no batting needed. These children live in Texas and don't even need cover......but that did not slow me down.

I lost my focus and got so busy on the new wolf idea, I almost forgot to look for the backing for the "bunnies". If my husband did not follow me around nothing would ever get completed.....because I jump.  But, bunnies ended up with fake fur backing.

Now, Hubby says "that is very soft and cuddly, how are you going to add the fur to the boy's quilts?"
Now enters the theme panel of the Wolf in fake fur.  

My hubby was very helpful in getting my pictures enlarged to the sizes I needed for the appliques, ....so the quilt design took form.  I wanted the Wolf panel to be the focus, so I only used 2 other pictures.

The Wolf in the shadow of the moon.

 And the title block.

I hope that my grandson will love this quilt as much as I have enjoyed making it.  

Born Wild

64x76

Flannel pieced front

Fleece Backing

(no batting)

hand quilted with #8 perle cotton

Don't forget to share your quilts in the festival at AmysCreativeSide.

YEA! 2018 has arrived

2018 a time to restart!

In review of UFO list for 2017; (red=completed) Yea! 6; (blue=progress made) on 4.  I am pleased because these projects had been started from 6 months to 3 years.  Glad to have made this much progress.
1. quilt of valor 
2.  crib size quilt
3. lavender pinwheel quilt-did get quilted, needs binding
4.  remake 2 bargain shirts- only completed 1
5. completed 5 of the 6 garments that were cut out for me
6. finish overall's for granddaughter
7. Christmas quilt 
8. completed out fit for Lola
9. multiple pre-cut shorts for the Etsy shop
10. hand quilt/bind of Ann's Quilt-half quilted
11. sewing room window treatments
12. start log cabin quilt(all squares complete)
13. children bedroom window treatment/bedskirt
14. begin quilt for master bedroom
15. guest room window treatment
16. MSU quilt
17. fabric pictures

I also pieced 3 other quilts and one of these is complete  They were projects that I started in July hopefully to be Chrismas presents.

I hit a wall in the first week of October.  Mother(89y) was hospitalized for high blood pressure and my productive sewing life went down hill from there. After a hospital stay, she became a resident at our house with multiple issues. Resulting in finally moving her to a retirement center December 15th.  Needless to say, I got very little done in the sewing room.

Christmas came and went quickly; we made a quick trip to Texas;  New Year happened; I made a trip yesterday to Tuscaloosa, AL.

Today was the first time I have had a day to myself since October.  Oh, it was great!  It is nice to have a lazy day now and then.

I hope tomorrow I can get the house cleaned and prepare for 2018.

Peace for Christmas

May your Christmas be blessed with love and peace.
Remembering that Christ is the center of the holiday.

log cabin

17UFO in 2017 project #12

basket of strips for quilt

The fabric for this project was purchased Aug. 2016 from Stitch and Frame, when I attended the Old Man River quilt show in Vicksburg, MS.  Almost time for another quilt show.....I was reminded when... I called today to order more of the brown fabric needed for the setting triangles.

The pattern sheet above was title Spice Market and is done in all brown.  As you see, brown is not my color and not sure just how the layout will be.

I wanted to enlarge the quilt, and you can see the stack of 80+ squares.

I started on the design wall but it is not going to be large enough, will move to the den floor when the extra material arrives.  Thinking I may add some random squares....or may find other interesting patterns when I get them all on the floor.