Basket quilt

I'm happy to say I finished another quilt top today!

This one has been in my

"Work on it once in a while" pile.

;)

This quilt began innocently enough.

It was a little basket block made with scraps.

"CUTE!" I thought.....

"I'll make some more".

When I'd made a few more I KNEW it needed to be a quilt.

Now it IS.

It's also QUEEN sized.

Hooray!

This is one I'll USE!

The applique in the border is very FREE form...

Needle turned...

and NOT

FUSSY in the LEAST.

JUST the way I like it.

Thought this black and white photo looked great.

Aren't smart phones FUN??

Wish I knew HALF of what they're capable of!!!

Happy QUILTING!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Practical Patchwork

I poured some scraps on my sewing table today

and had some fun!

Patchwork fun.

Kitchens need quilts.

So do our coffee CUPS!

Do you take it black?

I like to add Coconut cream to mine!!!

Monday Making

I'm getting into a habit.

;)

Posting a Monday Making linky party the DAY BEFORE!

I don't know....

Guess I like being On TIME.

Early is even BETTER!

So friends...what are you making this week???

I'll be knitting.

I fell in love yesterday.

This yarn has EVERYTHING a quilter like me enjoys.

A lot of color....

and even some pattern!!!!

I bought only two skeins

and am DREAMING of owning every color available!!!

I told you.

I'm in LOVE.

Please don't judge.

Link up and let us know what YOU'RE BUSY  WITH this week!

;)

Friday

I'm happy to have a finish today!

A quilt is QUILTED...and BOUND!

That's always a GOOD thing.

;)

I'm sending this off to my older daughter.

She works at a small school and they're having a BIG fundraiser next week.

It'll get there just in the NICK of time!!!

This quilt began with that big middle block...

given to me by a fellow quilter.

I added a few borders and called it DONE.

This lovely vintage cotton sheet makes the perfect backing.

This quilt contains

NEW, 

OLD, 

and....

some HAND me DOWNS. 

Isn't THAT the perfect kind of quilt???

Wordless Wednesday

Monday Making

It's almost Monday where I am.

This little linky party is a fun way to share about 

what we're all in the MIDDLE of!

;)

I KNOW we have lots of MIDDLEs going on....

don't we?

Wonder if "being in the MIDDLE of" something

has a better ring to it than

calling our little ongoing projects UFOs?????

Thoughts???

I pulled out an "OLD friend" this week.

Another UN-UFO term.

:)

Ms. JUKI (quilting machine)

has been HIGHjacked to the sewing repair man

and I'm a teeny bit frustrated at the back and forth nature of this particular problem.

Every time she returns to me....

there's tension issues after only 5 minutes of sewing!!

UGH.

I've been told it's the thread cutter that's causing the problem.

Can I LIVE without the thread cutter if it doesn't work anymore??

Will I be able to TRAIN myself to NOT push that thread cutter button

if that's the case???

(I love that thread cutter)

Did I wear Ms. Juki OUT???

She is my little WORK horse!!!

Maybe I just worked her too hard???

Hopefully I"ll find some answers to these questions this week!

So...

I'm sewing patchwork with miss Featherweight.

(She's good friend in time of need)

I'm taking lovely scraps

and turning them into blocks.

Not getting ahead on any deadlines.

Ah well.

Glad I had this OLD friendly project

READY and WAITNG!

What are you up to this week???