Slow Sunday Stitching

This week was a slower pace than recent ones.  The first part of the week I spent cleaning house and working in the yard in preparation for Community Service work day at my house.    I had some turkey visitors this week, they were busy checking out my yard when I was trying to water the front section.  Weather has been in the high 80's to 90's this week, so maybe they were trying to cool off.  

After the community service workday at my house, I got my sewing things back out in the kitchen and dining room.   But then I didn't feel like doing anything.  

I just sort of took it easy the rest of the week, dreading Saturday the second anniversary of John's death.  I read several books and did some puzzles on my I-pad.    I did work a bit on my Ella Maria Deacon blocks and finished one block and started another.  

Saturday daughter Katie and granddaughter Katie came over and spent the day with me.  We did some retail therapy at our favorite nursery.  I purchased some more flowers, and pieces for my drip irrigation units.  I found two of my units shooting water straight up in the air.  So hopefully I purchased the right parts.  We had lunch at a favorite cafe.   We also went over to daughter Kristen's house later on,  as Katie and Klara had not met the new pup Hank yet..

Kristen, SIL Jeff and I went out for frozen yogurt afterwards.   They had all sorts of toppings to use.  Next week one of the flavors is going to be banana pudding.  

For Slow Sunday Stitching this week I will be working on my Ella Maria Deacon blocks.  I have one half done and another prepared.  I will be linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Slow Sunday Stitching

It's been a particularly busy week, but I knew it would be.  

Sunday I went over to my older daughter's house to see my new grandpuppy.  His name is Hank and he is so cute.  Piggy, the pug runs around barking at him, wanting Hank to play with him.  In fact Hank wore Piggy out the other day, Piggy decided to hide behind Jeff, my SIL to rest!  There are actually 4 dogs, but Daisy was apparently not captured on the second picture.  

This week I had Begonia Society meeting, and was one of the ones in charge of refreshments.

The next day, Wednesday was our guild meeting.  At guild meeting they had a selection of panels we could choose from.  The purpose is to make quilts or tops for our Community Service.   A number of our members got up and showed examples of how you could take a panel and add on to it to make a quilt, adding various blocks etc., instead of just adding plain borders. If we liked a panel we could purchase it for $5.  I got 3 panels and paid for 2.

I'm thinking about keeping the middle one, or maybe the last one.  Maybe I'll give all of them to Community Service.  We have until October to finish, bring in a top or finished quilt.  If you bring in a finished quilt you are eligible for some sort of prize.

Thursday evening was for setting up the quilt show.  I signed up to check the quilts, and then helped place them on the rods they were going to be hung up on.

Friday I worked in various positions from Community Service Table to our Community Service Raffle Table.  The opportunity quilt was called Bed of Roses.  It had been started by a woman who passed away and was donated to our guild who finished it.  It was a gorgeous quilt, but I didn't win!

Saturday my assignment was to help catch the quilts as they came down, fold them up and put in alphabetical order by the name of the members and getting their quilts ready to be picked up.

One of my mini-group members, Nancy Johnson was the Featured Quilter this year.  I decided to sit with her all day Saturday and keep her company.  Nancy is a very prolific quilt, and I love her applique quilts, especially the one sitting behind her.  It is a queen sized fall quilt she designed herself.  In fact she designs most all of her quilts.  Last year she donated 43 quilts to Community Service, and this year so far I think she has done 12-14.  These are just some of Nancy's quilts.

These are some of the other quilts in the show.

My daughters and granddaughter had an opportunity to come over on Friday and see the quilts I entered below.

I look forward to a bit quieter week, although I need to give my house a good cleaning.  Community Service ladies meet at my house on Wednesday for cutting batting and binding.  I look forward to working outside.  We are getting into the 80's, and because of all the rain we have gotten recently , I have tons of weeds.  

My wisteria is looking really pretty, as is this Cymbidium orchid.  

What I will be working on this week for Slow Sunday Stitching is one of my Ella Maria Deacon blocks.  I have 3 applique blocks to applique, and 2 pieced blocks and I can start putting this together.  After John passed away, I sort of set this aside, but I am ready to finish it up now.  I worked on this while I was sitting with Nancy our Featured quilter. 

I am also still working on this Kathy Schmitz stitch along.  

I'll be linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.    Head on over and check out what everyone has been up to.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Say What? Sew It-Show It Challenge, My Day

 

This is the last day of the Say What? Sew It-Show it Challenge hosted by the fabulous Joan @MooseStash Quilting.  She is one of the ladies that come up with the greatest challenges!  Many thanks to Joan for letting me join.   There have been some amazing projects the past few days.   The entire schedule is posted at the end if you haven't had a chance to view previous days.  

Joan's challenge this time, in her words:

"You can share a story, or show us a project or technique that you can't believe you tried.  Or how about a quilty word project.  There are so many different ways you can interpret this hop."

I love putting words that have a message in my quilting projects.    This is a project I did several years ago.  I cut out the letters on my Cricut and used iron-on vinyl on the back.   The front said "Crazy For You"   

I had numerous projects I wanted to do for this Say What? Sew It-Show-It Challenge.  I had intended to use my embroidery machine and stitch out numerous projects.  I had just picked up my machine the week before from the spa and was looking forward to using it again.  My first project was going to be embroidering 4 of these sentiments.  It is coming up on 2 years since my husband passed away and I intended to make one for both my daughters, myself, and granddaughter.  

Well I got two stitched out and my machine decided to go kaput.  None of the buttons responded.  I took it back to the shop and they couldn't get any button to work either.   So my multiple projects did not happen.  

Like Joan, I am always collecting sayings off the internet, things I intend to do something with some day.    I love the beach, and I always collect things that related to the beach.  

I intend to make a little wall hanging for my daughter and include this picture of the last time we went to Half Moon Bay last July.  I cut the letters out on my Cricut and used iron-on vinyl.  This isn't finished yet.  

These are some other ideas I have collected, usually on Facebook.  

Be sure and check out the other talented bloggers below.   And thanks again to Joan for another fantastic challenge!

Monday, April 17

MooseStashQuilting

Selina Quilts

Quilt Schmilt

Patchouli Moon Studio

That Fabric Feeling

Scrapdash 

Tuesday April 18

Inflorescence

Creatin' in the Sticks

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Just Because Quilts

BeaQuilter

Joyful Quilter

Wednesday April 19

Quilting Gail

Voormans Quilts

Quilted Delights

The Quilted Snail

Ms P Designs USA

Kathy's Kwilts and More 

Thursday April 20

Just Let Me Quilt

Karrins Crazy World

crazy'boutquilts

Pinker n' Punkin Quilting

Songbird Designs

Days Filled With Joy

Thanks for stopping by!

Say What? Sew It-Show-It Challenge Starts Today

 

The Say What? Sew It-Show it Challenge starts today, hosted by the fabulous Joan @MooseStash Quilting.   My day is Thursday.  Can't wait to see what everyone has to say. 

Monday, April 17

MooseStashQuilting

Selina Quilts

Quilt Schmilt

Patchouli Moon Studio

That Fabric Feeling

Scrapdash 

Tuesday April 18

Inflorescence

Creatin' in the Sticks

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Just Because Quilts

BeaQuilter

Joyful Quilter

Wednesday April 19

Quilting Gail

Voormans Quilts

Quilted Delights

The Quilted Snail

Ms P Designs USA

Kathy's Kwilts and More 

Thursday April 20

Just Let Me Quilt

Karrins Crazy World

crazy'boutquilts

Pinker n' Punkin Quilting

Songbird Designs

Days Filled With Joy

Thanks for stopping by!

Slow Sunday Stitching

This was a relatively non-busy week, with the exception of basting day.  I had plenty of time to finish up quilting my Father Christmas quilt.  This is one of my entries in our quilt guild show which starts this next Friday.  I am pretty pleased with the way it came out.  I just need to make a label and it will be ready.  

I extensively quilt it, and at times my shoulder and back and neck started cramping up on me. This was a 1995 BOM by Laurene Sinema called Father Christmas.  She was the founder of Arizona Quilter's Guild.  For 25 years she owned the Quilted Apple Shop in Phoenix, Arizona.  In 1998 I went to a quilt convention in Phoenix and met Susan Nixon @Desertsky Quilts.  I bought one or two of the above BOM, and then when I got home I asked Susan if she would go get the rest of them for me.   I started this around 1999 with the guy up in the right hand corner, and he hung around my sewing room lonely until around 2018 when I started working on a few blocks at a time.  I finally completed the top in 2020.  Now it is finally finished, I am thrilled!

With all of our "atmospheric river" storms recently my yard was a mess, especially the back yard.  I was finally able to get out and mow the lawn.   It took two days to do this much weeding and mowing.  I still need to weed my flower beds and put vegetation killer in my front sections that I had redone last fall.  Apparently the guys that took out my grass didn't put black plastic under the bark, and I have crabgrass coming up all over the place.  

This is the side yard, that dandelion in the corner was almost 5' tall and had to be cut with a branch cutter.

This was where John used to build his boats and is undeveloped.  

After pictures, looks a lot better.

I have a lot of nice flowers blooming including the wisteria.  

I mistakenly called this peony before, but it is a Ranunculus.   My peonies haven't bloomed yet and it will be awhile as they frozen late last year.  

The other thing I have been doing is working on Missouri Star's block of the month. 

I am trying to get the first month done as I received month two on Saturday.

I apparently wasn't paying attention and did this.

That section on the right bottom, should be going in like the left side.  I got it straightened out, but decided it was probably time to stop for the night.  

What I will be working on this week for Slow Sunday Stitching will be my  Gnome block of month.  The one on the left needs a few finishing touches, and then will finish up the one on the right.  I will be linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.    Head on over and check out what everyone is up to.

This week will be a particularly busy one.  Tuesday night is our Begonia Society meeting, and it is my month to bring refreshments.  Wednesday is our guild meeting.  Thursday I will be working to help set up our quilt show.  Friday and Saturday I am also working at the show, and takedown Saturday evening.  

Thanks for stopping by!