Monday Making in the New Year

I'm going to begin the new year with 

a simple 4 patch quilt.

The 3" squares were READY to GO

in my little 3" square drawer.

I DID cut some purples

for the purple lover who will receive this one!

I have a nice stack started

and look forward to adding to it this week!

May YOUR new year hold

LOTS and LOTS of

scrappy HAPPY

QUILTING!!!

Link up and share what you're up to this week!

Handmade holidays

I gave a few little handmade goodies away this year.

It was SO nice to see them being used

RIGHT away!!!

Made this MAKERs heart

very happy.

:)

This shows that my MAKING might be catching!

YEAH!

A little knitting bag from my granddaughter.

LOVE. IT.

Here's my instagram BEST NINE for 2017.

I look forward to scraps and family time

in the year to come!!

We had a miracle this year.

EVERYONE was home!!!

My MOTHER's heart was happy about THAT.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Thanks to all who participated in the Christmas quilt show!

Wasn't that fun??

The presents are under the tree.

The kids are all here.

The cookies have been dipped

and sprinkled.

The block print tree came home this week in a backpack.

It is SUCH a miracle that it is so perfect.

No wrinkles or stains.

I LOVE it.

Probably one of my all time favorite

SCHOOL art projects.

The vintage winter scene is on my wall.

I love the snow, the birds, the sled.

I am going to SOAK in the time spent with family.

May the Peace that Christ brings

be with you!

Christmas Quilt Show

Welcome to the CHRISTMAS QUILT SHOW!

I have just a few quilts that I like to pull out at

Christmas time.

This quilt incorporates paper pieced stars

PLUS a little applique.

This is a calendar quilt I designed a few years ago.

 Each month has a special chair.

This is for December.

Cookies and milk for Santa. 

This is a quilt I like to hang on the wall.

And then there are the quilts that STILL

need to be quilted!

;)

I love the vintage pictures on this scrappy quilt!

Now it's YOUR TURN!

Please link up and share YOUR Christmas quilts!

Last minute

If you're scurrying around

trying to figure out WHAT to MAKE...???

Look no further!

We all want to make SOMETHING!!!

But it's hard to come up with

QUICK and EASY sometimes, right?

This gift is so practical

and ANYONE with a kitchen will appreciate it!!

:)

I am hoping to pull out my wood burner

and add a decorated wooden spoon to this gift.

We'll see if TIME allows.

I was GIFTED this fun fabric recently.

It is the PERFECT kind of accent

for the inexpensive bar towels I bought at walmart!!!

You might want to step it up on the quality of towel.

Haha!!!

I cut SIX strips 2 1/2"

sewed the strips together

and then cut 3 1/2" segments.

I turned under the edges with my iron

 and top stitched them to the towels.

SO. simple.

I just wish I had purchased MORE TOWELS!!!!

Good luck to YOU on those last minute projects

you want to make and GIVE!

++++++++++++++

Please stop by tomorrow and add 

YOUR CHIRISTMAS QUILT(s) to the SHOW I will be hosting here!!

Linky for Christmas quilt show

will be open December 17-24.

We look forward to seeing those holiday QUILTS!!!

Christmas Quilt Show

I hope you will join me THIS SUNDAY

for a CHRISTMAS QUILT SHOW!!

Post about any Christmas quilt

(or quilts)

and LINK UP!!!

Linky will be open

Dec. 17-24

A whole WEEK of quilty FUN!

Monday Making

I'm hanging my little feather tree quilt....

and a family needlepoint

that has been in the family for ages.

I LOVE using these sentimental Christmas decorations.

The HOMEMADE kind are SO SPECIAL!!!

Of course there's LOTS of  GIFT making going on too!

Handwork and baking continue to keep me on my TOES!

What are YOU making???

Next week I hope to have a link up of  Christmas quilts.

Get those pictures ready Quilters!!!

 It will be a WHOLE week of quilts this time.

Links will be open December  17- 24

December is here

As our family grows....

the stocking supply needs to be expanded.

I made these stockings with an old

chenille-like bedspread, felt and some stitching.

They kind of go along with the vintage knit ones

we already have.

At least they don't CLASH with them!

:)

I"m so proud to be doing this

BEFORE Christmas eve!

Hahah.

I also finished a beanie this week.

I used a VERY simple pattern,

Ribbed cap, found in a library book.

But...

I used TWO different colors.

I love the way it turned out!!

When the Christmas Making is done

I want to get back to THIS!

:)

Monday Making

Opportunities to make and GIVE potholders

keep popping up!!!

I am EMBRACING them!

:)

This little pair began with an old quilty experiment.

I found the wavy pieces in my scrap basket.

WOW!

That meant ALL I had to do was make a little

Potholder "sandwich"

Quilt

( I used wavy lines)

Trim 

and then...

Bind!!

Viola.

Wish ALL my little gifties were that easy.

What are YOU making this week???

Small finishes

This is the time of year we MAKERS 

do a lot of MAKING!

I've been doing a little bit of this

and....

a little bit of THAT.

I love the colors in this small potholder...

Don't you?

That center spot of color POPS inside the soft blue!

This table runner has been in my MIND 

for quite a while now.

I wanted to merge some silver sparkly yarn

as the warp

and weave SOMETHING into it.

The question was WHAT color??

I finally decided on this soft greenish gray cotton.

It is a simple blend of color.

Soft and serene.

Weaving is sort of like knitting.

Peaceful and contemplative.

Just right during this busy season.

This table runner is now in my etsy shop.

Monday Making

I have been hand quilting NON-stop.

My "H" quilt has taken a back seat

while I work on this one.

I was camping with family over the holiday weekend.

This little quilt was the perfect SIZE to take along

and work on. 

I will continue this week because

THE FINISH IS IN SIGHT!!!

Yeah!

What are YOU making this week??

I bet many of you are working on Christmas things.

Link up and share. 

Monday Making

Remember my "H" quilt?

I've stalled a few times with this one

as decisions come up.

First there was the border to figure out.

Then....how to quilt???

The borders are on.

Mustard cotton is from a table cloth

found at the thrift store!

The bigger appliqued circles

are vintage yo-yos given to me a long time ago!

I LOVE re-purposing and using 

someone else's leftovers.

ALL the H's are quilted!

Yeah!

I had a hard time deciding HOW to quilt them...

but once I got going it took less time then I anticipated.

Now I'm working on the border.

It will be QUITE a while before THAT part gets done.

I am mostly ECHO quilting the vine and circles.

What are YOU making this week??

Little Finishes

This week I was able to finish a few small things.

Potholders for new members at my church

were first on the list.

Nothing fancy.

Just plain ol' scraps

and an old (clean) towel for batting.

I did add some fun flowers to the back!

I enjoy giving these little "somethings" away.

I add the church cookbook,

so I hope it feels like a welcome from EVERYONE!

I also finished a small vest I've been working on.

These little baby vests are SO addictive.

They're small, a portable project and CUTE!!

Pattern for this newborn vest is FREE here.

I am tempted to buy a pattern with the larger sizes!

I also made cookies.

I blame pinterest for these RICH cookies!

The picture GRABBED me and I couldn't rest until they were made.

:)

Auction in progress

The nonprofit Quilt Alliance launched it's annual auction this week.

The theme is VOICES

and you can find my quilt,

as well as many others, HERE.

They were ALL on display at the 

INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL

a couple of weeks ago.

I would have loved to see the quilts in person!

Help support

Documenting, Preserving

and Sharing the history of QUILTS

and their makers!!!

Monday Making

Every year, about this time, I get to thinking about the graduation quilts

that I traditionally make for high school graduates at my church.

This is what THINKING looks like.  :)

The log cabin-esque blocks are very free form

and have not been trimmed yet.

Making this kind of quilt block is a natural for me.

It requires:

NO pre-planning.

NO special rulers.

NO THINKING.

Most of the strips were cut with scissors

as I sat at the sewing machine.

This is the "fabric" of choice piled on the floor

and on the table.

Lots of old shirts plus an assortment of scraps

and some striped yardage.

For some ODD reason

I'm saving the cuffs, collars and tags.

I DID make a tag quilt once and dream I might do it again!

But the cuffs and collars???

Ah well.

Maybe I'll be inspired someday.

HAHA!

This is last week's work.

I put ALL the little triangles together

and this is ALL I got.

It's too small at this point.....

so....

 I will let it simmer in the "TO FINISH someday" pile for a while.

What are YOU making???