More socks.....

... on my needles.

I finished the pair from last week

using Sea Glass.

I love the soft colors of these socks.

For the current pair of socks I am using yarn

someone gave me.

It wouldn't be my first choice of colors, 

but...

They will be warm!

 

Visit Patchwork Times

to see what others are knitting.

A finish...

.... and another check off of my

"Ten Things This Summer"

list.

It is still summer, right?

Anyway, I finished the 

60's Santa Stocking

I am giving to a friend.

As I mentioned in a previous post,

I do not use the felt back that comes in the kit

 to finish the stocking.

It just would not be strong enough.
How would it hold all of the goodies that will be
stuffed into it Christmas morning
with only a felt back whipped stitched in place?

I use the piece of felt as a pattern to make a stocking from

fabric I quilted. 

I cut the piece larger than the felt piece to allow for binding.

I then use this first piece as a pattern to cut the second piece.

After sewing the front and back together,

I bind them.

Once the binding is sewn on

and the hanger attached,

I hand stitch the embellished, felt stocking front

to the completed stocking.

Now I have a sturdy stocking that can 

actually hold some 

Christmas goodies!

Another gift checked off of my list.

:)

What is wrong....

... with this picture??

 

If you said

the Opening is 

Off Center...

You would be correct!

:(

You know the saying...

Measure twice, cut once.

WELL..

I needed to check twice and cut once.

Maybe I'll start a new trend?

Abstract Christmas Tree skirts?

OR...

This is the tree skirt for the tree

up against the wall.

I have one of those!

UGH!

It is a humbling experience,

but

it's all good!

Design Wall Monday 9/16

It's amazing what I find in my

 Stash 

sometimes.

I was in the bin of Christmas fabric,

looking for backing and binding for the

Christmas Tree Skirts

 and

Table runners
and found

THESE

!!!

Trees cut out and prepped to make

Table Toppers.

Two sets of them!

WOOHOO!!

I found a piece of fabric to use as the background

and ironed away!

 The background will be trimmed around the
bottoms of the trees, making a scalloped edge.

 

Ready for stitching, basting and then quilting!

 

 Another Christmas gift in the making.

 

AND... No fabric purchase necessary for this project!

I have it all in my stash.

Happy Quilting!

Visit Patchwork Times to see what others are creating.

I've been working....

... on my quilting...

All the live long day!

Well... not ALL the live long day,

but I'm making progress.

:)

The four Christmas Table Runners are

DONE!

One Christmas Tree Skirt is about half quilted

and the other is basted.

 

I'd much rather be piecing,

BUT

I like finished quilts, too. 

Happy Quilting!

On The Needles...

... are a pair of socks

I'm hoping to save

to give as a

Christmas Gift. 

I love to have an extra pair of socks made

to give as a gift,

if needed.

The color of this yarn is
Sea Glass.

Love it.

I finished this pair last week.

This color has the same name as my

Youngest Daughter.

Guess who will be getting these socks!

See what others are knitting at

Patchwork Times.

This Doesn't Count....

... as a New Project

Since

I had started prepping it

before my

BAN on starting

something new.  

I have to have a portable project 

to take with me

or

work in while "watching" sporting events on tv.

Now I can stitch around each piece and add the 

embroidery detail. 

 

I must say... I am looking forward to 

crisp fall days.

The heat of summer is what I really love,

but I am ready for a change.

 

All of the pieces are attached using 

Heat n Bond Featherlite.

Have you used this fusible product?

I LOVE it!  

It is lightweight and paper can be removed so easily from the back.

Now I am going to pin baste a table runner or two.

:)

No Design Wall For Me....

.... Until some 

Machine Quilting

is done!!

I have all of these projects to quilt!

These three minis are waiting to be finished.

I think I need to add borders to the two that don't have them.

Four Christmas table runners are in the "top only" stage.

December will be here tomorrow, I think!

I won't tell you how long it has been since I pieced

this table runner.  Time to finish it!

And I have two Christmas tree skirts that aren't skirts yet!

Plus there are the tops going to my Long Arm Quilter.

I told myself I am not starting anything new until 

THESE

ARE

FINISHED!

(We'll see how long that lasts.  :-D)
 

I did get my Disappearing Four patch sewn together....

.. another one that needs to be quilted.  

I think this is one of my favorites.

Visit Patchwork Times to be inspired!

Happy Quilting!!

A Little Sewing This Week....

It is always nice to get into

my Hidey Hole...

... even if it's only for a few minutes of creating.

I did complete the quilting and binding on

this little quilt.

It will stay in my cabinet

until

I am inspired to give it away.

Gifting....

... a quilt.

Most of the time, when I begin making a quilt

I don't have a recipient in mind.

They stay in my home,

in my cabinet

or

on a shelf

until I know to whom it is to be given.

I am hosting a Bridal Shower

for a dear friend's daughter on Saturday.

This quilt has been in my cabinet

waiting for a home.

The Bride-to-be

LOVES

color.

And lime green, turquoise and blue.

Perfect!

 

It can be used as a wall hanging or a table topper.

Happy Quilting!

Prepping....

... another wool project!

My husband watches a lot of sports.

THEREFORE....

I watch (or listen) to a lot of sports.

(I do enjoy MOST of the sports he watches.)

I cannot just sit and watch anything, though,

so

I have a number of handwork projects going on at one time.

Last night I prepped this wool project to work on next:

I love the fall colors for the pumpkins and leaves.

The white pumpkins (ghost pumpkins, I think??)

stand out too much for my taste,

so I changed the color of those.

AND

I always am knitting socks or something.

Happy Creating!

:)

Design Wall September 2

How are we in September already?

I did not have a lot of time for

sewing

this week :(

but I was able to get a little done on my

Disappearing Four Patch Baby quilt.

I don't know if this baby will be a 

Boy or a Girl

so....

I decided to make two of these!

One will have pink

and the other...

won't.

THEN
I will have a donation quilt made

for next summer already!

These blocks are so much fun to make!

AND..

I was in Lancaster, PA for a few days this past week

and found this.....

Striped batiks!!

Won't these be 

PERFECT 

for the binding for these quilts??!!

(I am not putting a border on these.)

One is "Tropical" and the other is "Primary"

but I'm not sure which is which.

**Edit**
The Striped Batiks are
RKaufman Artisan Batiks Elemental Stripes.
Hancock's of Paducah carries them.

:)

See what others are working on over at
Patchwork Times.

Getting there...

.... with these two baby quilts

from my

Ten Things This Summer

list.

One is completed...

.. although, it almost wasn't

 with the machine quilting

mishap,

but the seam ripper became part of my hand

for a bit.

This will be sent to a friend who just had a baby.

Then this one is almost finished...

I need to quilt the borders

(which you cannot see in the photos)

and clip all of the threads.

Then bind it!

Can you tell that 

I LOVE POLKA DOTS???!!

Does summer officially end today or

on September 22nd? 

:)