A New Year, A New Quilt!

Even though I have a ton of unfinished projects I wanted to make something for me, just for fun. I started the Bible Quilt by Jan patek and got one block done. Seems to take me long to stitch with my stiff hands and my applique is pathetic, but I am enjoying the process, so imperfections are fine.

I am using older material that my friend sent me, but wondering if it is too thin for a quilt. I wanted it to look time work, so mixing up the blocks and if it seems too bright with the lighter fabrics, I can always tea stain it. The fabric I used on this one is the lightest, more of a yellowed white, but I wanted to lighten it, so you could see the fabrics in the appliqués.

No matter how much I measure and plan, my placements are always off, but that will just add to the naivette of it;) This will be a display piece so I am not too worried about it getting washed a lot, just so it hold together when I do.

I am using mostly homespuns and civil war type prints, so fun picking out colors for each piece. As  you can see, I make my circles by hand, so none are the same or perfectly round.

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful New Years. Blessings to you and your families.

Sampler Border?

Today I hit our folk art quilt store.
I wanted something that had a sampler look to it and the sampler fabric, was too large a print for my piece.
I found one piece, that was perfect, but it was a fat quarter and only one.
So, this is what I ended up with, I think the scroll leaves works well with the piece and when I put it on, the leaves will be going upwards. I was thinking of using the coffee stain, blends better with the tea stain, but I do like a the leaf pattern. What do you think?



I found some tans at the sale table, so bought a few yards to add to my christmas hexagon, stash.
The floral fat quarter is the one I loved, but that was all she had.

And thank you all for the kind words. I know what I had in mind and of course, it didn't come out that way. I do still have things to add a theme, so hoping that brings it all together.



On the way back, we stopped at the cliffs to look at the ocean. We just went on the short path to look at the water, too cold and icy to walk far. I love the look of snow on the rocks.



And this was from a zoom shot. You cannot see seals since they stay farther off, so I zoom in and check them when I get home. No seals in this area, but I thought this made a nice abstract.

Snow Day!

Today was definitely a snow day, woke up to snow and it didn't end till after dinner, so we got quite a bit.
That and the wind, made for some high drifts and the fact that I could not stand outside to get shots without getting snow blown.

It doesn't look high, except for the fact that the fence is 8 feet high.



In the front, my poor lilac bush couldn't handle the weight of the wet snow.



And here is a sneak peak of my new project, lol. Today I finished sewing on some new things and embellishing some parts.

New Giveaway Winners!

Well, I tried and no answer from the previous winners and no email to write to, so remember, if you win contests, please put your email in your profile, or you could lose out on some fun prizes.

I picked two new winners.......

Winner number one from the US is Linda of the Quilted Pineapple!
Winner number two from Canada is Judith Hogan!

Remember, you can pick a pattern for yourself and have one sent to a friend, any pattern from my ecrater site.

I have been working on a new project. I have been feeling better in some ways, but I really messed my ribs up and still pain, so I work on the couch for now, so I am doing more hand sewing for now. I also have a new punched piece that I will be making into a pattern, so that will be coming soon.

Here is a sneak peak of the new piece, can you tell what the theme is?

New Adam and Eve Cross stitch

I finished my newest cross stitch piece and not sure if I like it.
I messed up with my count as usual, lol.
I originally started with an idea to make a long pin keep pillow, so I tried to keep the design in that size.
Part of it started from an antique adam and eve and then I added and changed, as I stitched.

I think for the next one, I will draw and color the design on paper, then bring it into the pattern maker.
That way I can see the layout and design before it turns into cross stitch. I really admire people who make the large cross stitch patterns, there is a lot more work in them, then we realize.

Last Minute Gift!

I started a piece for my daughter to hang in her new apartment and got behind.
She stayed with me, for a few days, so I couldn't work on it.
She left yesterday at 5pm, so I worked most of the night and half of today, to get it finished and it is done.
I wish I had more time to think about things or get some fun embellishments, but not time to go out and shop, so I used what I had on hand. Hopefully she will like it. I used designs from a pattern in my laural burch book and used wools instead of fabrics.
As usual, I finish at night and had to use flash, and hopefully you can see the details.

As I was writing in the labels for the post, I went to put dog and realized I made a horse tail on him, lol. It shows you what happens when you work too long and tired;) I hope all of my online friends and visitors have a wonderful and blessed Christmas, filled with love and family.