Sssshhhh.....

I'm making an Anniversary gift for

my Husband.

We will be married 29 years at the end of this month.

The man is IMPOSSIBLE to buy for, so...

what is a quilter to do??

Make a quilt, of course!!

Here is what I have so far..

Isn't this the BEST fabric for the sky??

Stay tuned for what is to come.

You might be surprised!!

Happy Quilting!

Knitting Needles Friday

Not a lot of knitting was done this week,

but I did get a little more done on my

Striped Socks.

I found the perfect yarn to use in the

Afterthought Heel.

(The link above is to a great You tube video on the Afterthought Heel.)

This yarn is easy to see and a bit slippery.

My knitting time is being taken up with other things right now.

We all keep plugging away... one stitch at a time.

 :)

Visit Patchwork Times to see what other are knitting.

Have a great Friday!

Hope and Glory

When I chose these scraps to use for the

March Scrappy Challenge blocks,

I didn't think about how appropriate they are

for this time of year.

Green for Spring

and

Purple for Lent.

Hence, the name....

Hope and Glory.

The Hope for new life and new beginnings

and the Glory to the One Who gives New Life and New Beginnings.

The top is finished!

Visit Patchwork Times to see other
March Challenge Blocks.

Happy Quilting everyone

AND

Happy Spring!

April's list...

We began another month yesterday!

(And it is not a joke!!)

My March "Get It Done"

list didn't have a lot of check marks,

BUT

not having my sewing machine for two weeks didn't help.

I did finish the

Blue and Brown Quilt....

yesterday.  :)

The Borders are sewn on and it's ready for quilting.

 

I'm not sure I can quilt this one myself...

It's larger than I thought it would be.

 

It's funny..... after several people commented on the

Snowballs, I now see them too, instead of the Bowties.

Last night I put the final stitches in my

Fifth Classic Santa block.

Five finished... Seven to go!

For my April To-Do list:

1. Baby quilt (carry over from March)

2. Project for my Quilt Group

3. Finish Hope and Glory

4. Continue working on Classic Santa Blocks

What is on your list?

Happy Quilting!

Design Wall Monday

With a weekend of nothing but rain...

AND

my sewing machine back at home...

I HAD to put it to use.

The Bow Tie quilt that has been on my

Design Wall is

FINALLY

sewn together.

I'm planning on sewing the borders on this week.

In addition to working on the Bow Tie top,

I also sewed the blocks

from the Scrappy Challenge for March

together.

I am going to call this quilt
"Hope and Glory."

There isn't a lot of contrast with the colors I chose,

but these scraps were out and begging to be used.

 :)

I have REALLY grown to like

Purple and Green together.

Hopefully the borders will be added to this quilt

this week, too.

One of these quilts will be donated as a Silent Auction item

to an organization

that supports people with Special Needs in my community.

Which quilt would you be more likely to bid on in an auction?
(I know they aren't finished, but...)

Visit Patchwork Times to see what others are working on, too.

Happy Quilting!!

A mini finish...

Last night while watching

the NCAA Basketball Tournie

(it's almost over :( )

I finished sewing the binding down on

This little quilt.

This is the quilt I made for the
Doll Quilt Swap I joined.

The label needs to be added

then it will be sent off to its recipient in the 

State of Washington.

It will difficult to give this one away!

:)

Enjoy your weekend!

Knitting Needles Friday

Here is the result of

sitting in the repair shop

for FOUR hours,

waiting for my car to be serviced.

A completed Sock Monkey!!

Isn't he cute??

Love the hat and the scarf.

This one is a gift for my god daughter,

made in her college colors.

(Hopefully she won't see it here!)

These guys are so fun to make....

I have request for two more!

I also finished one of the Kroy socks,

minus the Afterthought Heel.

The Heel will be added where the orange yarn is located.

The second sock is started as well.

Visit Patchwork Times to see what others are knitting!

Happy Friday!

Making up for Lost Time...

My sewing machine had been busy since it

Arrived back home.

After sewing the three backings together,

I began working on a mini quilt.

For the first time I have signed up to participate in a

Quilt Swap....

A Doll Quilt Swap.

The quilt has to be made from Civil War Reproductions,

 be 24" x 24" max

and finished by April 20th.

Well....

I had two mini blocks made from a

History Club Session

a few sessions ago and I had not done anything with them.

So, I made two more blocks,

added sashing and borders

and

TADA...

Finished size is 22 1/2" square.

 

(I LOVE this border fabric!)

These blocks are from the book

Faithful and Devoted

by Sarah Maxwell and Dolores Smith.

Next is the quilting, the binding and adding the label to this little piece.

Have a great Thursday!!

My Sewing Machine is Home!!

The call came on Monday

that my sewing machine was ready to be

picked up from the repair shop.

YIPPEE!!

I brought it home,

set it up,

and got to work.

Three quilts needed backing sewn,

so that is where I started.

Waiting to be ironed.

Tomorrow I am taking these three quilts to my

Long Arm Quilter.

I think this Batik scrappy quilt will be a baby quilt

for my niece who is due in July.

 

This will be be put away until Christmas!

 

And "Mardi Gras" will go on the guest room bed.

Binding needs to be made for all three.

WOOHOO!!

Onto the next project.

Happy Quilting!!

Design Wall Monday-Classic Santas

My design wall has not changed at all

since my sewing machine is still in the shop.

(It will be two weeks tomorrow!)

(patiently waiting to be sewn together)

However,

my hands have not been idle.

Last year I found this pattern full of these

WONDERFUL Santas.

I have always admired Sue Garman's work and

have wanted to make one of her quilts for a long time.

After receiving the pattern, which I'm not sure is still available,

I decided to make the

Santas from wool.

I began collecting wool and started working on them

the last couple of weeks.

They are so much fun to make!!

Here are the blocks I have finished: 

  Swiety Nicotaj, the Star Man

 The Wassail Santa

 The Russian St. Nicholas

The Danish Julenisse

(He's my favorite so far!)

This Santa is prepped and ready to finish:

 The Swiss Samichlaus

There are 12 Santas in the pattern,

along with other blocks,

but I am going to make just the Santas.

I sure hope my sewing machine returns soon,

but I am having fun working on these guys.

Visit Patchwork Times to see what others are creating.

Happy Quilting!

Back to Knitting Fridays

It seems like it has been forever since

I have posted any knitting!

For being gone from the knitting posts for

Two weeks, I don't have a lot to show.

First, I am making progress on my latest

Sock Monkey.

I am working on the tail and will then

stuff and attach it as well as the arms.

Then just the ears and mouth are left to knit and attach.

Next,

I started working on another pair of socks.

I have not worked with the 

Paton Kroy Sock yarn before

and it isn't bad. 

It's not as soft as some, but I really like the

Stripes!

I'm fascinated that it can be dyed to stripe so evenly.

Last,

I do have a finish!!

I added the Afterthought Heel to these socks

and they are done!

I don't know why I was putting off doing the heels.

They are quite easy to do.

Visit Patchwork Times to see what others are knitting.

Have a great Friday!!

Back Home...

We had a fun time in NYC

and watched some GREAT basketball.

My team didn't win the conference tournament :(

but they are playing in the NCAA tournie.

Yay!!

So I get home, unpack, start the laundry and

head into my Hidey Hole to sew...

TOTALLY forgetting that 

my sewing machine is not here!!

UGH!! Another week or so without it.

It's all good... it's not like there aren't

a million other things to be done.

For now, I decided to show some quilts

that I made before I started blogging.

A few years ago I realized that my bed was the only

bed in the house without a quilt.

How did this happen??

So...

I picked the fabric and pattern and got to work.

You know how much I love Kaffe Fassett fabric,

so I used his fabrics for my bed quilt.

 

The Shell Montage is one of my absolute favorites.

I used this in the blocks for the front and

was able to buy enough for the back on sale!

This photo looks like the colors of the quilt and spread don't go together,

but they really do!

The spread and pillows are not that green.

With the cold winter, this quilt has gotten a lot of use!

I'm ready to put it back on the quilt rack in my room, though.

:)

 

Happy Quilting!!

Go Rams Go!!

It will be a quiet few days in my

Quilting World.

I'll be thinking of projects in between

the clapping and cheering.

(Image found on the Internet.)

Happy Quilting All!!

How Sad is this Picture??

It's time...

Time to take my Sewing Machine in for service.

:(

My desk looks so empty and sad.

Last night I told my husband that I need a

Back-up Sewing Machine.

He laughed.

The GOOD news is.....

It's Tourney Time!!

Our conference Basketball Tournament

begins tomorrow, 

SO I will be watching a LOT of basketball

and, hopefully not missing my sewing machine too much!

 

:)

In preparation for the time away

AND the time without a sewing machine,

I prepped two more of the

Classic Santa blocks.

How cute is he??!!??

 

I am making them from wool

and have the stitching to do around the edges.

 

I had this one prepped already, still waiting for the

hand stitching.

Happy Quilting and Go Rams!!