Monday Making

I am working on a fun project this week...

Adding saw tooth borders ALL around my

Hospital sketches appliqued blocks.

There are NINE total blocks.

I am loving the look!

What are YOU making this week??

Celebrate

Celebrate with me!!!!

 

Sing along!

 

Dance along!

The Petals are ALL appliqued on!

 

Spread the NEWS!

Shout it from the housetops!

 

It's TIME to CELEBRATE!!!!

 

 

Seriously.

I want you to SING!

 

 

 

The end is in SIGHT!

A few weeks ago I made a commitment.

"Thursday mornings will be SET ASIDE for this."

 

Guess what?

I didn't give it 100%

I missed some Thursday mornings.

:(

But I DID Pull it out SOME Thursday mornings...

and I'm glad I did!!!

 

I can see the finish line!!!!

Whoo HOOO!!!!

 

Hey!

I'm so close.....

I might work on it Saturday morning too!!!!

;)

Home again

Just back from a weekend retreat.

:)

I took an applique project with me and

was able to complete my FIRST block

of a new project!

 

Believe it or not...

I was ALL OUT of hand projects

and had to scurry around

to get this one packed up!

 

I CAN.NOT. leave home for a retreat,

doctor appointment

or car trip

without some HANDWORK!!!

 

I hope to make a few of these blocks.

Eventually....I'll have enough

for a quilt!

Had a wonderful time with daughter.

I was in charge of a simple craft.

Tinted jars with knobs.

We painted on the "tint"
(modgepodge and food coloring)

Spray painted the lids

and added knobs.

 

Very simple.

 

Then...

I came home to babysit this....

HAPPY face!

Vines and Leaves

I'm adding some applique to this quilt!

I cut some leaves Free hand

and am adding them

ONE by ONE

on to that curvy vine!

 

The light border I'm putting them on is

a VERY generous 10" wide.

LOTS of room to play!!!

I pinned them on HERE and there.

I don't think this kind of applique

needs or WANTS a pattern.

 

Leaves are ALL so individual in REAL life!

See my use of THREE different white/lights??

First there was the muslin pieced with the triangles.

THEN

There was the muslin with sparkly freckles!

A gold sashing.

And then.....

a very light white/gold floral.

 

THAT, my friends, is what you do

when you have LOTS of fabric

but NOT lots of the SAME fabric!!

:)

I'm almost done with the purple leaves.

I'll switch thread color soon

and work on the greens.

Hey!

I might even get busy and make some BERRIES!!!

I think they'd be VERY happy in this quilt!

 

Unfinished

Since I leave tomorrow....

I'll have to leave this fun project

UNFINISHED!!!

I won't be using a sewing machine for a

WHOLE WEEK!!!

I'm prepared though!!

Joseph's Coat......

HERE. I. COME!!!!