XS and Quilt WIPs

I started Liberty Lane by Country Cottage Needleworks which has been on my to do list for years.  I saw a beautiful finish by Rita/TX so I saved her color changes so I could stitch it one day.  Here are the substitutions

Old color              Rita/TX's color (DMC):
420                               420     Hazelnut Brown DK
640                               3031   Mocha Brown V DK
937                               3051   Green Grey DK
3023                             611     Drab Brown
3031                             3371   Black Brown
3347                             3052   Green Grey MD
B5200                          3865   Winter White
GAST Liberty              3750   Antique Blue V DK
GAST Rhubarb            3777   Terra Cotta V DK

Here is a link to Rita's blog so you can see her finish:  http://stitchnchat-rita.blogspot.com/2010/06/finish.html

I also started a new baby quilt.  This is called Town Village Circle and it is in the book called Time Saving Charm Quilts.  CLICK HERE to see where I found this.

I do not have the tri rec rulers but here is the site that explains how to make the triangle blocks:  https://www.stringandstory.com/blog/trirecs

I have one more row that goes all the way around to cut before I will start sewing the blocks together.

Happy stitching

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

What a year

Oh my goodness, it's so good to be back stitching in my play room!

I have passed on my crochet hobby to my granddaughters.  The youngest one seems to enjoy it a lot so I am hoping she can use some of the yarn and patterns.  If not maybe she knows someone who would enjoy some of the items that do not interest her.

I am looking forward to some quilting and I started cross stitching again a couple of months ago.

I finished the second book of cross stitched bible verses and I am auditioning some quilting fabric to go with the 16 finished cross stitched patterns.

Here are pictures of my latest finishes, the books of bible verses and some possible fabrics.  Here is a link to earlier blog posts of the first book of bible verses that were finished a few years ago (it includes this post from today so just scroll down past it to see the earlier posts) - bible verses from first book

 

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]

More Masks

My sister is going back to work in August so I made some more masks to send to her. 
Next I need to hurry and finish my houses quilt top because there is another crocheted afghan pattern I found that is screaming to be made.
Happy 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]

Green Afghan Finish

I was assembling these crocheted squares in March but I put this afghan aside to make face masks.
Today, (after sewing a bazillion loose threads for the last week) I washed the finished product.  It turned out so pretty, which was a surprise to me because I had really tired of the greens by the time I set it aside.  Now they are as pretty as the day they were picked out at the start of making them.
There is a free pattern for the square so CLICK HERE if you want to try making one.  Scroll down to the "Etched Copper Afghan".
 Keep on stitching.

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

More masks

I am up to 125 masks now.  I was thinking of a goal of 150 total but I only have 6 more white masks cut and ready to sew.  It's not a bad thing to have to go dig through my fabric stash except for the amount of time it takes me to decide what fabric to cut next.

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

Day of mask production

10 masks made in one day (05-01)!
I did have a lot of prep work done already - cutting, ironing and pinning so I didn't start from scratch.  My Singer 301 is flying through these masks.  The day went so fast.
I have made a total of 99 masks (really? - I couldn't finish just one more yesterday).  I have given away 79 masks but I am hoping for another pick up next week.
Have a great weekend, everyone, and try to work some stitching time into your days.

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

19 more masks

These are masks that I have made since 04-26.
I am digging through my stash to find more white fabric.
It's over 100 degrees down in the valley so I think the colorful masks may start being to hot to wear - the white fabric at least will reflect the heat more than the other colors.
If I had know how long it was going to take to make enough masks I would have started with the white fabric when I made the first mask on 04-04.
My total so far is up to 89 masks and I have a pick up scheduled for tomorrow and perhaps another one next week.
Stay cool

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

Few more masks

Here a few more masks that were finished lately.
My total is now up to 70 and 61 have been given away.
Stitch on ♥

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