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]

Another Start!

I know there isn't very much to see yet but it's always good to document when I start my many wips so here is Stoney Creek's Rest Stop.  I received this chart from a very nice lady on the 123 Stitch message board.
I received a package of miscellaneous parts for my 221.  It's been cleaned, oiled and greased so it purrs like a kitten and sews a wonderful seam.  I don't believe I will need another birthday present for a long time. :)
It still needs a new light unit which is on back order from  http://www.sew-classic.com/ .  I have ordered from them a few times and I am always very pleased with the customer service so if you are looking for anything for your sewing machine, check them out.

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

Happy Early Birthday to me

My birthday isn't until December but DH is an avid yard saler and he knows that I have wanted a Singer 221 Featherweight for a long time (since the early 1990s) - look what he brought home to me today (for $50 no less)  ♥  ♥  ♥.
According to the Singer site this serial number (AE216568) was made July 13, 1936.  I don't know if it works yet because I want to clean and oil it first but it is beautiful just to look at.
Oh dear, I have so many projects going but now all I want to do is play with my new toy.

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

XS Finish

I finished Bent Creek Glory for my sister-in-law. 
For fabric I used 14 ct fiddler's cloth and used DMC floss instead of WDW. 
I changed the red floss from 815 to 3777. 
I stitched the stars with the beige floss listed on the chart (3033) and realized it was the same color as the fabric so I did not stitch the center stripe.
I stitched the letters of the alphabet with 3772 instead of the 838 listed on the chart. 
The letters to the word Glory were supposed to be stitched with black but I used 3750 (the blue in the flag) which I did not change from what was listed on the chart.
I won this chart from Nikki in a drawing she held on the 123Stitch! message board.  Tammy asked about the chart when I posted a picture of my wip so the chart is ready to mail to her as a  PIF

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

Mii Stitch is having a giveaway :)

Mii Stitch is giving away Lizzie Kate Flip Its - but there is a twist.
If you have a blog CLICK HERE to go to her blog and see if you are up to her challenge.
Good Luck

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]

Quilt UFO Finish

 This top has been a UFO for over 10 years - why do I let things languish for so long?
Each block is a cat silhouette pieced with different fabrics with pictures of cats.
The picture distorts the shape a bit - the finished quilt measures about 70 inches by 80 inches.

The backing fabric is a collage of different cats - it's very pretty in real life.

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

Happy Finish ♥

I love the way this turned out - I hope my daughter's friend (Alana) likes it as much as I do.
The stitched area is 14" wide by 17" high on white 22 count fabric (I cannot explain the color of the fabric in the photo).  I used 4 skeins of black floss - one over one for the tree silhouette, 3 over 2 for the capital letters and 2 strands for the back stitching.
The birth dates really are lined up on the left but the 22 count fabric was not laying square on the table so they slant a little in the picture.  I hope whoever frames it will square it up nicely -  I am going to suggest Jill Rensel if Alana doesn't have a someone else in mind.  Jill is the queen of cross stitch framing in the on line group I visit so click on her name and go to her web site to see her wonderful framing.  I have never had anything framed by Jill Rensel but I hope to one day.
Happy Stitching to all.

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

WIP Milestone

Happy Dance with me - it's not really a finish but the chart is completed so I am celebrating.  All that remains is to chart and stitch the names of the mothers.  I have a very small amount of the black thread left from the 3rd skein of floss.  This didn't use as much floss as I thought it would and there are plenty of skeins of black floss left to stitch the names and birth dates.
It's amazing to me how the camera creates different wavy line patterns with each picture - it must be caused when the fabric is hanging from the scroll bars instead of laying on a flat surface.

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

Black WIP

It's been a month and I am seeing a light at the end of the tunnel of black stitching I am in.  Colors really are very special and I hope I don't take them for granted as much as I have in the past.
We have been getting some monsoon storms so I am not on line as much as I like.  The thought of getting used to a new computer should this one be blown away by a terrible strike from a storm encourages me to keep it unplugged during thunder and lightening.
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer (or whatever season you are currently experiencing).
With any luck my next post will be a finish of this project.

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

Tree WIP

Wow it doesn't look like much in the picture but it seems like a lot in real life.  I think I may be half done at this point.  I am so looking forward to stitching something with different colors of floss.
CLICK HERE to go to the Etsy shop where the chart is available.



Happy 4th of July weekend to all who celebrate.

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

Progress on new Mothers Tree

This is as far as I have gotten on the Swing Tree for the current Mothers Tree project.  Stitching all in black is a new style for me and I will admit it can put me to sleep occasionally.  It is still exciting to see the tree start to appear and I am looking forward to stitching the swing.
I have never liked working with the DMC black floss - it seemed stringy and limp compared to the other DMC floss.  For this project I decided to try the new Sullivans floss.  I can't tell any difference between the two so perhaps the quality of floss is affected by the black dye.  I have heard that the Anchor floss in black is very nice so that will be my next brand to try when I need black floss.  I don't want to change floss in the middle of this though.
This is the chart I mentioned in my previous post that can be purchase HERE on Etsy.

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