Quilt and XS WIPs

This is my quilt top I finished this week.  I watched a video from Missouri Star Quilt Co and I knew I had to try this  pattern.  Here is a link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2r_n3seVNQ 

I also did a little (a very little) bit of stitching on Liberty Lane this week

Happy Stitching

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Tiny Houses Finish

I found some rusty brown fabric for the border and used the same for the backing.  I also found some leftover binding in green and some in orange.  Since there was not enough of either to go around the quilt I just joined them together and pretended it was one binding.  My quilt ended up being 54.5 inches by 75 inches.  I am very happy with my new quilt.

WIP Quilt Village Houses Top

I have assembled the 110 house blocks. 
The top measures  50 inches x 71.5 inches. 
I am going to add some type of border but I can't come up with anything just yet that inspires me other than a plain white 4 inch border all around.   I think that will look just fine but I am going to hold off for a while to see if anything else occurs to me. 
Maybe a small white border and then some blocks of trees all around finished off with another small white border.  I think I will sleep on it.
Happy stitching days.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Crochet and Quilt WIPS

I made 20 more house blocks for a total of 110.  They are 10 houses wide for 11 rows.
I stopped pressing the roof seam until I know how they will be next to each other so I can nest the seams when I sew them together in rows.  I am still undecided about how to put borders on this and I really must stop trying to get the perfect arrangement since this is so very scrappy.

I couldn't stop thinking about the Daisy Garden afghan so there was nothing to do but start working on it.  This is a free pattern which can be found here
I am using Simply Soft yarn in white, green and yellow.  I am using a G hook so my squares will be smaller than the pattern.  I am guessing I have enough yarn to make extra squares.

Have fun stitching.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

House Quilt WIP

I have been making house quilt blocks with the scraps from my last 3 quilts and the face masks that I made.  So far I have 90 house blocks made but only 30 of them have roofs.  I found the Moda Village pattern here and I really like the trees but I have not yet decided if I will scatter trees among my houses.  I have seen so many quarantine quilts made of house blocks and trees that I couldn't resist making one.  I am usually more inclined to use matching fabric lines or at least fabric themes so this scrappy quilt is a new adventure for me.  I am trying not to over think each block and let the fabrics fall where they may.
Take time to stitch.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Quilting Finishes

I made these 2 jar quilt tops about 5 years ago.   I am so pleased that they are finally finished into quilts.  I forgot to get pictures of them before they were given to my granddaughters but my daughter kindly sent me pictures of the quilts.

I received thank you cards and it reminded me that I had not posted the pictures on my blog, yet.

Have a very merry Christmas to all who celebrate.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Harvey Help

The pictures of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey are so very sad but at the same time it is so uplifting to see the outpouring of love and assistance provided to Texas by people from all over the country.
This first quilt top is a free pattern by Judy Laquidara.  CLICK HERE  to go to her instructions.  The pattern is called
Out of the Bag and it is a little over half way down the page that the link takes you to.

The Quilt Haus in New Braunfels, TX is accepting donations to make quilts for Hurricane Harvey survivors.  I am sending a couple of quilt tops for them to finish into quilts and distribute.  They have a Facebook page here.
They "are accepting donations of fabric, quilt tops, orphan blocks, backing fabric, batting, gently used quilts, and even cash donations to supply as many quilts as we can, as quickly as we can, to those displaced and suffering from this disaster."


Stay safe and stitch whenever you can

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

A Week of Patchwork

No cross stitching for another week (:
I saw a picture of this quilt and I couldn't do anything else until I tried it.
Here is where you can purchase the pattern:
CLICK HERE.
It's been a while since I did any quilting and some of my quilting brain cells appeared to be on vacation this past week.  I used a half yard bundle of Boundless Blender Ombre Rainbow fabric - you can see where I purchased the fabric  here.
I used 2.5" strips and my top ended up 47" wide x 59" high.
I am thinking of using a light blue small checked gingham fabric for the back but I usually have to puzzle over something like that before I sandwich the top and backing fabric.
I hope nothing else distracts me from finishing the cross stitching on my nativity this coming week..

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Baby Quilt Finish

I don't know of any new babies but I couldn't help myself when I saw this picture (CLICK HERE).
I cut 6.5 inch squares of fabric and then made 6.5 inch 9 patch blocks.  I had to google to find out what size to cut the setting triangles on the sides and the corner triangles.  This is about 43 inches square.
I am going to give this to my daughter this weekend since it seems she has so many friends who are having babies.
I have not cross stitched much lately but if I can stop thinking about baby quilts for a while maybe I will have a finished cross stitch soon.

 EDIT:
I forgot to mention that I make the baby quilt on my "new to me" Singer 301 machine.  Once again my dear husband has brought me a present from his yard sale travels.  I can't tell you what a treasure this machine is.  I spent years thinking that a Singer Featherweight was the be all and end all of sewing machines and I would be ever so happy to have one of my own - and all of that is very true.
I never heard much or thought much about a Singer 301 but I must tell you I love the way it sounds and sews.  It's a great fit for me and we bonded so quickly.  It is shown in the sewing table that I use for my Kenmore which is about 3/4" taller so I had to put a board under the 301 so the top would be flush with the surface of the sewing table.  I believe this is called a "short bed" 301.


Happy stitching

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Quilt and Jonah Finish

I finished this quilt for my daughter's friend who just had a tiny baby girl. My daughter was here for a visit the last couple of days so she was able to take it with her when she left this morning.
It was so much fun to make that I almost think I should just make another one and hold onto it until another baby is born.
This quilt is called "On the Go" and it available as a free pattern HERE.

I finished stitching the Jonah sampler and started stitching the Joshua 24 sampler (the last chart in this leaflet).

The holidays will be here before I know it so I am so happy with the stitching I have finished so far this year..

Have some Happy Stitch Days.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Daniel and Quilt Top Finish

I just found out that picasa web albums are being moved to google photos. Unfortunately I am not able to get to my photos at google photos because my web browser cannot be updated to their requirements.
My Windows 2000 system is not being supported by any web browser that I can find so it won't let me update to their most recent version. The online photo sharing sites I have tried to join have system requirements that I am not able to meet at this time.
 I was able to load my photos to facebook so I could post them here but I fear I must get a newer machine soon.

I have finished the Daniel sampler and started on the Coat of many colors

I finished a new quilt top for our bed.  The quilt I made in 1999 is getting a bit worn out.  I was inspired by a quilt I saw on the Quilting Board which you can see here

 Here is a better picture of the fabrics used in the quilt top - they came out so dark in the picture of the top above.


Edit:  I forgot to mention that the last picture is a few leftover blocks on a piece of black fabric. I think I will have enough leftover partial blocks to finish into a small lap quilt for the living room.
I normally fret for many days laying out quilt blocks and moving them around to be sure the layout is what I think is perfect but I didn't have any place to do that with this queen size top so I just started sewing them together. I can see several spots where I would kept moving blocks around so none of the fabrics were repeated next to each other. I actually like the randomness and it certainly saved more than a couple of days of fretting over the layout.


Happy days of stitching

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

2 WIPS and a Finish

I started Daniel in the Lion's Den from the book of Bible Samplers.
Then I was overcome by a wave of patriotism so I had to go through my stash and find a patriotic cross stitch - nothing too large so I could quickly stitch a finish, right?

I chose Little House Needleworks - Liberty.  Such a cute little chart but as you can see I am only about half way through the stitching so far.

I did spend some time putting together this patriotic quilt banner.  I was thinking of using it as a banner over the kitchen window but it may be a bit too big for that so I am in search of a better spot to hang it.

Enjoy your stitching.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

A Finish and a Start

I have not quilted for a while so I pulled out this little top I did a long time ago to practice quilting before I attempt my snowman top.  This is only about 42" square so it didn't take very long - it did however convince me that I need to pull out another little top and practice some more before I quilt the snowman top.

I have a booklet of Beloved Bible Story Samplers by Leisure Arts.  You can see the booklet here.  This is the first chart I finished called Creation.  I don't know if I want to put the border on the charts so I stopped stitching it for now.  I can always finish it later or take out what is stitched of the border on this one.

I started stitching the 23rd Psalm from the same book - I only marked the border on this one.

I think these charts would make a nice quilt, too.

Have a great week of stitching.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Snowman Quilt top

I have assembled a quilt top with the Vermillion Stitchery Snowmen series that I just finished.
I was a little nervous about looking at the picture - something usually jumps out at me the first time I see a picture that I can't believe I missed during the assembly process.  I am so thankful that none of the snowmen ended up upside down in the top.

It's not very big - 37" x 46.75" - but I am calling it done because nothing is coming to me that should be added to make it bigger and there isn't enough left of any the fabrics for another border.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Easter Cross Progress

For those who observe Memorial Day, I hope you had a very nice holiday weekend.
I am stitching away on  my Easter Cross and this is such a very enjoyable project for me.
However, I am constantly distracted by other shiny things that my eyes land on - so once again I am in a bit of a hurry to finish this WIP.

There is another quilt that is calling to me now.
I saw a video of a quilt that reminds me of "Hidden Wells", which I had forgotten about for many years.  CLICK HERE to watch a beautiful 3 Dudes Quilt top come together with  with Rob Appell of Man Sewing and Jenny Doan of the Missouri Quilt Company.
Happy Stitching.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Quilt WIP

This is the quilt top that I felt so motivated to make this week.  The picture is maybe upside down but you get the idea.
I am still trying to decide about adding a 4" red border.  That would make the top 60" x 80" which is such a nice size.  I do like the top without the border a lot though so I don't want to change the look too much.
The inspiration for this quilt top was a picture on facebook of a beautiful quilt by Kelly Cline in We The Quilters Share Click here to see her quilt with some wonderful quilting.
Have a great week.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

2 Quilt Tops are Finished

Each jar is different food fabric.

I have only assembled the tops so far.
I still need to make the sandwich (top, batting and backing), baste that, and then I will quilt it on my old singer 403A for which I have a walking foot attachment.
The backing fabric for the green top is pink with white cotton candy and the backing fabric for the orange top has colored jelly beans scattered over a pink background.

My goal is to finish these before Thanksgiving when I will see my 2 young granddaughters. 

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Request to trade food fabric swatches

Would anyone be interested in trading food themed novelty fabric with me?  I would like to trade fabric swatches that measure 6 inches by 8 inches to do a quilt that is an even older UFO than the cat quilt I just finished.
I swapped some food jar blocks sometime back in the late 1980s or maybe in the 1990s.  I haven't done anything with them yet - there are about 12 blocks (paper pieced with the paper still on them).  I suspect I was waiting for the urge to remove all the paper backing and and it just never came.
I have been collecting food fabrics and I have about 30 different prints but I need more prints if I don't want to repeat any fabrics in the quilt.
If you would like to trade some food fabric swatches you can leave a message with your email here on my blog - or you can email me directly at requilt@yahoo.com and we can arrange to swap some fabric.
This is the type of quilt I am thinking about (CLICK HERE to go to the website where I found this picture):

Thank you so very much if anyone can help me.

UPDATE:  I just found some paperwork that tells me this was a swap in 2004 - eek, that means I confused it with an older swap that must be lurking in my UFO bins somewhere.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]