Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop, My Day

The Dust off a Quilt Book Blog Hop starts today, hosted by the lovely Bea @Beaquilter.   

The schedule is below.  Many thanks to Bea for running this hop again, I always enjoy it.

For my project, I looked through my quilt books.  I was also looking at patterns in mind to have a dual purpose, for our Red and White Quilt Show in May.  I took one of my primitive Red Wagon books Fall Into Winter.

The quilt I decided to make was called Vic's Red Thistle.  I knew I didn't have time to hand applique all four blocks before this blog hop/or the quilt show, so I made one block.  I decided to put on Bonnie Hunter's braided border the instructions for which are in her her free patterns site.

I wasn't able to quilt it due to guild activities, but this is the top.  

Be sure and visit the other bloggers and see what they have come up with.

March 3

Karrin’s Crazy World

Textile Ranger

 

March 4

Alyciaquilts

KathleenMcMusing

 

March 5

MooseStashQuilting

WithStringsAttached

citymouse quilter

 

March 6

NettieSews

Beaquilter

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Slow Sunday Stitching

It was another busy week.  I got back from camp last Sunday, put away my things and was tired.  Monday I cut out the remaining pieces (I think) for my Storm at Sea Blocks for my bed quilt.  

Wednesday was workday at my house and Wednesday evening my friend June and I got together and had a nice happy hour dinner at a local restaurant.  Then we went out to a college nearby and attended a Women's History Symposium.  It was very interesting and a nice night out.  

Thursday I had a 7 a.m. dental hygiene appointment and from 9-2 p.m attended a Pedal to the Metal event by quilters from my guild and others to make quilt tops for a comfort quilt group several of our members are involved in.  They make quilts, pillow cases, dog beds and many things and donate them to local groups and hospitals in need.  We sewed 10 strips together.  Then others ironed and cut them into 5 inch strips. 

This was the first top I made.  

What I will be working on for Slow Sunday Stitching is putting the circles on the cross members of my redwork quilt and sew buttons on.  I also need to put a hanging sleeve on this one.  

I will be linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Dust Off a Quilt Book Blog Hop Starting in a Few Days

The Dust off a Quilt Book Blog Hop starts on Monday, hosted by the lovely Bea @Beaquilter.   The schedule is below.  

March 3

Karrin’s Crazy World

Textile Ranger

 

March 4

Alyciaquilts

KathleenMcMusing

 

March 5

MooseStashQuilting

WithStringsAttached

citymouse quilter

 

March 6

NettieSews

Beaquilter

Thanks for stopping by!

SAHRR-Round 6

 

This week's prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin was from Emily @ The Darling Dogwood.  She suggested kites.  I put 4 kites together into one unit.

I still haven't put the last units together, but I have until the end of March to show the finished quilt.   I still need to do some fillers.

The schedule for the Stay at Home Round Robin is as follows:

• January 13:   The links for the Centre blocks are on THIS POST.
• January 20: 1st Round:   Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
• January 27: 2nd Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts
• February 3: 3rd Round: ME!!! @ Quilting Gail  
• February 10: 4th Round:   Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
• February 17: 5th Round: Brenda @ Songbird Designs
• February 24: 6th Round:  Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
• March 24:  Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!

Thanks for stopping by!

HQAL, Slow Stitching Sunday

 

It has been another fun-filled week, with breakfast with friends on Tuesday, guild meeting on Wednesday, and getting ready for a quilt retreat.  I ended up not taking enough projects to work on by machine, though I did have hand work to do.  

I finished my blocks for the Stay at Home Round Robin, which this week was prompted by Brenda @Songbird Designs and was for quarter log cabins.  I ended up not taking enough red pieces, so I will finish the last one at home.

Monday is the last prompt and I will start putting my top together the rest of the way.

I also finished my applique piece and put a braided border on with Bonnie Hunter's instructions, it is in her freebie section.  This will be one of my entries in our May quilt show which is red and white quilts.  

At our retreat I put together another one of my entries, Here Comes Santa.  I had all the pieces already machine embroidered and my sashings cut out, just needed to assemble it.

I also quilted my Redwork Nursery Rhymes, and got it bound and sewn down, but neglected to take a picture of it yet.

I also took my Storm at Sea blocks to retreat, and I made all the blocks, units that I can until I cut out more pieces.  I am now up to 12 blocks out of 24.  I have written down this time which units I am missing and how many I need.  I hope to cut these out next week.  

These will surround this quilt, which has been in limbo for 20+ years.  It will be king sized for my bed.  

What I will be working on for Slow Stitching Sunday will be this little Hawaiian piece.  A guild friend gave it to me as she knew I loved applique.  Her mother passed away last year and it was one of her mother's UFO's.  I hope to quilt it and enter it as a pillow in our quilt show, and then give it to my friend and her sister to share.  

The Hand Quilt Along links are below, and I plan to link up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.  

Hand Quilt Along Links

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

 Kathy, Margaret, Deb, Nanette, Sharon, Karrin, Daisy, Connie and Laura

Thanks for stopping by!

SAHRR-Round 5

 

This week's prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin was from Brenda @Songbird Designs.  She suggested that we make 1/4 of a log cabin.

The past couple of days I have been at a quilt retreat.  I cut my pieces before I left home, and unfortunately did not cut one red piece.  But I got the rest of them done.  

Monday is the final prompt, and I will start assembling the rest of my pieces for the top.    

The schedule for the Stay at Home Round Robin is as follows:

• January 13:   The links for the Centre blocks are on THIS POST.
• January 20: 1st Round:   Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
• January 27: 2nd Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts
• February 3: 3rd Round: ME!!! @ Quilting Gail  
• February 10: 4th Round:   Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
• February 17: 5th Round: Brenda @ Songbird Designs
• February 24: 6th Round:  Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
• March 24:  Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!

Thanks for stopping by!

SAHRR, Border 4

 

SAHRR, Border 4

 

This week the prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin came from Wendy @Pieceful Thoughts, and she proposed we make a Sliced Square with Insert.  

I made the sliced square with insert, but then I made them into stars.  

I did one wrong and had to rip, actually I did this twice.  

I haven't attached last week's stars or this week's yet, will wait to see what the next two weeks bring.

The schedule for the Stay at Home Round Robin is as follows:

• January 13:   The links for the Centre blocks are on THIS POST.
• January 20: 1st Round:   Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
• January 27: 2nd Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts
• February 3: 3rd Round: ME!!! @ Quilting Gail  
• February 10: 4th Round:   Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
• February 17: 5th Round: Brenda @ Songbird Designs
• February 24: 6th Round:  Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
• March 24:  Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!

Thanks for stopping by!

Slow Sunday Stitching

It was a busy week, starting last Sunday with a quilt show of a neighboring guild.  There were some gorgeous quilts, especially some of the miniature quilts.

On the back of this Dear Jane quilt were tiny columns of handwriting.  There was a column describing Jane Stickle and her life and the making of this quilt, a column about Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, The Gettysburg Address, The Lyceum Speech and the Lincoln Memorial.   This is the back of Dear Jane.  

This week also happened to be the board meetings I attend, the Quilt guild as part of Community Service, and I am the Sunshine Committee for our Begonia Guild.  It was raining so hard Tuesday night that we postponed our meeting till Wednesday.  

This week I finished the tea towel I was stitching for Madilyn's wedding shower, Kyleigh's friend.  

I put together my blocks for the SAHRR and make 4 star blocks for the prompt this week.

I have also been getting things ready to take to a quilt camp with me.  I have never made a quilt for my bed.  I started one years ago, with a lighthouse panel.  Years ago I as in a Yahoo Group of quilters.  When it was our birthday we got to request the other members to make our choice of block.  I chose a sailboat block, and encircled the lighthouse block.  My plan has always been to have the next round be Storm at Sea.  I originally cut them out with rotary cutter and they weren't going together right.  They were all wonky.  

When I got my Accuquilt, one of the first dies I purchased was Storm at Sea.  I think I need 24 blocks.  I have gone to 2 quilt camps and have not had the right amount of pieces cut out.  I have 6 blocks done, and parts of others.  This week I think I have finally gotten all the pieces cut out.  

Also this week I have been reorganizing my sewing room.  Daughter Katie recently gave me a chest of drawers that John had made one of the grandchildren.  Two of the drawers were broken.  The husband of one of my guild members kindly fixed them for me and I moved it in my sewing room, and started going through projects, and fabric etc.  I have a bunch of unwanted fabric I am giving to the guild for our Second Time Around Shop at our Guild Show.  

What I will be working on for Slow Sunday Stitching will be this applique piece I am working on.

I'll be linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.  

Thanks for stopping by!