Bringing Out The Old

I have a different philosophy on UFO's. Most quilters want to finish them! I do not count my UFO's.  If I enjoy making blocks and do not finish, I figure that in that process I had fun, I learned, and yep, I did not finish!  I move on to a new project...

BUT

This one I do want to finish!  I started this last October.

It is the Amy Bradley Happy Halloween Quilt. Found HERE.

I was hoping to finish it for Halloween last year but alas no such luck.

It will happen for this year!

Amy's patterns are amazing! Her directions are crystal clear and so easy to follow.

Now because I do not machine quilt I decided to put the whole quilt together and quilt it BEFORE I added the applique pieces.

Here is the top.

I have all the pieces cut and ready to fuse to the quilt.  Here is a sample of one of the blocks.

Frankie!

He is on an Applique Sheet. If you do not have one of these I encourage you to purchase one. They are wonderful!

Next he will be fused to the top as will his friends.

I will show you my progress in a day or so. This is one UFO I intend on finishing.

Happy Sewing!

Ho Ho Ho Blog Hop~~ My Turn

I have two projects I would like to share with you:

First, these bright and fun placemats.  I had this darling panel that I had been wanting to use for quite some time. So I found a cute backing in my stash and got to work.  I was able to play with some free motion machine quilting with these placemats. I will say, it was fun!! 

I had some helpers!

Then I thought I would go in a whole new direction! I found a beautiful table runner pattern in this book.

Christmas Possibilities

by Linda Milligan and Nancy Smith. 

I took out my Mylar.

Traced the patterns and cut out the templates.

 I then used four colors of green fabric for the leaves and two colors of red fabric for the petals.

I fused them on to the background. Made some gold covered buttons for the middle of the poinsettia and red buttons for the holly berries.

Here it is!

Scissors

I am hoping for some advice about scissors.

I have my great-grandmothers scissors that I adore and use all the time. They are made by the Toledo Company. I love how one blade is blunt tipped and one blade is sharp. The 6 inch size is just perfect.

So what is the problem?

They are not very sharp. They are also at the point where they can not be sharpened.

I would love to get a pair that is the same style as these scissors but I cannot seem to find them. Does anyone have a suggestion as to what kind I should buy.  I am not like most quilters, I think I may have 3-4 pairs of scissors. I am a creature of habit!

Thanks for any advice you can share.

Have a wonderful weekend, do something you love!

A Second Barn Was Raised!

I completed my second barn from Lori's Quilty Barn Along.

It is not to late to join.  I have the link on my side-bar.

Happy Sewing

A Finish

 I was able to finish the baby boy quilt this weekend! I used one of the bindings I made last week and a nice soft flannel for the back.  He is now in the dryer getting all warm and cozy and ready to be delivered to the new little man! 

Happy Sewing!

Color

I am not sure about you but I have trouble with color. I tend to agonize over it and then when I do choose I wish I had chosen differently.

This baby boy quilt is an example of hard color choices. As you can see from the pattern there are many, many colors. 

How in the world am I going to decide which fabric to use where?

Then I had an idea!  I cut all the strips and put them in a box. I leaned over and picked one at random for the block. Started to sew and kept on picking! For me, this worked!

Here is my quilt to date...

Happy Sewing!

Oh My Dots!!

Oh Wow!!

Look what arrived at my front door!!

This is a box of Yummy!

Robert Kaufman "Spot On" Fat Quarter Bundles

Now listed in my

etsy shop

and my

eBay store.

Also Hexies still ON SALE. 

Happy Sewing!