350 Blocks, April Report

The goal for this month was 30 blocks.  Here is how I did. 

Frolic Mystery Quilt:  8 blocks  I actually finished the top.

Hands 2 Help Comfort Quilt Drive:   34 blocks/3 baby quilts.

Cassandra's Circle:  1 block

Ella Maria Deacon:  4 blocks

Pieces from the Past:  2 blocks

Private BOM being done with friends:  2 blocks

Buhl-Bushong:  8 blocks    I counted each flower group as a block,  hand appliqued.  There were 4 flowers and 4 of the center blocks.

Stitchery by Kathy Schmitz :  1 block

So my total was 58 blocks.  I will be reporting my total to Prairie Moon Quilts.  

Hand Quilt Along, Slow Sunday Stitching

I don't know where this year is going, nevertheless the past 3 weeks.  Time to check in again for the Hand Quilt Along.  

This past week I worked on finishing up the border on my Buhl Bushong Quilt.   This did finish off the fourth border.

I started working again on the centers of the quilt.  I got one of these blocks done this week.  This one I still need to applique the blossoms around the edges.  This will be my Slow Stitching for Sunday.

I will also be working on this towel, the embroidery from Stitcher's Revolution .   

I also wanted to share one of my pretty indoor orchids.  It never fails to bring a smile to my face. There is a begonia beneath it.  I think I need to stake that one up better, it is leaning a lot, but the blossoms are so gorgeous!

Please visit the links below and see what everyone is up to.  I'd also like to welcome Monica to our group!

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, Tracy, Deb, Susan,  Nanette,  Edith, Sharon, Karrin, Gretchen, Kathi,  Bella, Daisy, Connie and Monica

I will also be linking up at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching, another great source of inspiration.  Head over there and see what everyone has been up to over there!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and Stay Safe!

Slow Sunday Stitching, Some Finishes

I don't know how these weeks keep flying by, I know I keep myself busy, but can't believe it is already March!  Time to check in again for Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.

I have had a few finishes this week, mostly hand-finishes.  First I finished February's Ella Maria Deacon blocks.  This is offered through Sentimental Stitches.  Last week I think I had just prepped the blocks.

I also finished the block for Pieces From the Past by Melva Loves Scraps.    This will eventually be a quilt for my grandson Jaeger who will graduate next year.  This block was called the Mayflower.

I finished March's block for Cassandra's Circle called Mulberry Wreath.  This is the 2020 applique BOM by Barbara Brackman on Civil War Quilts.

I spent this afternoon getting my Slow Sunday Stitching ready.  It is the next border on the Buhl-Bushong quilt offered by the Virginia Quilt Museum.  I got this month's assignment ready, which consists of 4 flowers.  

I actually finished one of them tonight, but have 3 more to do on Sunday.  

I will be linking up at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.  Be sure and pop on over and see what others are working on.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

350 Blocks Report-February

I got quite a few blocks done in February.

Buhl-Bushong:  3 blocks.  This was finishing the border, and I counted each flower section as 1.  I counted the other 4 last month.

Hattie's Baskets:  4 blocks.  

Cassandra's Circle:  1 huge block

Couch Project:  25 blocks.  I actually made this quilt into a slipcover for the chaise part of my couch.  Part of the blocks were made long ago in a swap with quilting friends.

Frolic:  3 blocks.  Not much progress on this due to other projects.

Ella Maria Duncan:  4 blocks

Lucy's Bag:  1 block

Dust Off a Book Blog Hop project: 21 blocks.   This is going on right now, and my day is Thursday so can't share yet. 

Pieces from the Past:  1 block

Pillow Cover:  1 block

Total for February 64 blocks.

Reporting in to Prairie Moon Quilts for my total last month.

Slow Sunday Stitching

Time to check in again for Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.   

This week I finally finished February's assignment of the Buhl-Bushong Quilt offered as a BOM by The Virginia Quilt Museum.  It was to finish this border.  

These are all three borders so far.  

Today I prepped two of the Ella Maria Duncan Blocks for February's assignment of this BOM offered by Sentimental Stitches.   So these will be my Slow Sunday Stitching this week.

I'll be linking up in the morning to Kathy's Quilts.  Be sure to pop over and see what everyone else is working on.  I continue to appreciate this weekly motivation and inspiration from other quilters!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hand Quilt Along, Slow Sunday Stitching

Three weeks have passed since the last Hand Quilt Along check-in.  During that time, I finished hand-quilting my Color it Red project, a 15" piece called Hattie's Baskets designed by Jo Morton. 

I am really pleased with how it came out.  This is only the third piece I have hand-quilted and the Hobbs Tuscany Collection Silk Blend I won last year worked a lot better for me than whatever I had used previously. 

I also finished this morning the Cassandra's Circle center piece for the 2020 BOM by Barbara Brackman @ Civil War Quilts.  I was having a hard time getting these plumes placed.  I had all of them sewn on but 1 when I noticed there was not enough room, it was going to be overlapping its neighbors.  So I took 3 of them off, and resewed them.  They are placed better, but I think I need to loosen where they fit under the flower and straighten a couple out.  I'm still thinking about that.  At least it is done. 

What I will be working on the next couple of days is the Buhl-Bushong Quilt,  finishing up the assignment for this month, to finish this border.  This is month 8 of a BOM being offered by the Virginia Quilt Museum from one they have in their collection. 

I still need to piece a lot of my crown blocks that go in the center of the quilt. 

The others in the Hand Quilt Along are below.  Pop on over and see what everyone has been doing.

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, Emma, Tracy, Deb, Susan,  Nanette,  Edith, Sharon, Karrin, Gretchen, Kathi,  Bella, Daisy and Connie

I will also be linking up to Slow Sunday Stitching on Kathy's Quilts.  Be sure and check those links out too.

I really appreciate the inspiration I find on both of the above.  My favorite Sundays are the ones where both happen to fall on the same Sunday.  

Thanks for stopping by!  

What I Have Been Up To

I wanted to document a few things for the 2020 Finish-A-Long so I can find it later. 

One of the items on my list was to finish January, February and March assignments for the Buhl-Bushong Quilt, the BOM I am working on through the Virginia Quilt Museum.  I finished this part of a border which was the assignment this month.  I suspect we are going to finish this border in February.

Another item on my list was to finish January, February and March assignments on the Ella Maria Duncan BOM offered by Sentimental Stitches.

Also this morning, I finished the Love Sampler, by Kathy Schmitz.    I love how it came out.  I have it hanging up already!  I really got going on it this week as I had no applique to work on!

Well now that that is finished, I need to prep the new BOM by Barbara Brackman called Casssandra's Circle.  The first block came out on Wednesday, and the first center block is 36".  

I am also current working on my project for the Color It Red Blog Hop due to start February 17-21. hosted by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt.  My day will be on the 21st.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Slow Sunday Stitching

Hard to believe it is time to check in again for Slow Sunday Stitching @ Kathy's Quilts. 

DH had two appointments this week which I need to drive him to and push him into the appointment.   I tried to quilt my China Dishes quilt for the Winter Blues Blog Hop, and got frustrated that my machine was still not fixed after being in the shop for three weeks.  I've been messing with the same issue (timing off after a couple of broken needles going at top speed).  My old machine was a Juki 98E.  DH took pity on me and ordered a new Juki 2000Qi, which arrived on Wednesday after one of his appointments.  My day of the blog hop was Friday, and I completed quilting it on Thursday, so just in the nick of time. 

The new machine works great, unfortunately it doesn't work with the old speed controller I had for the old machine, and I had to drag my foot pedal around to complete the quilt in time.  I have a new one on order that should get here one of these days.

Meanwhile this week, I have had time for a lot of slow stitching.  I finished the Buhl-Bushong for this month.

The past two days I have been working on this month's assignment of the Ella Maria Deacon Quilt.

For Slow Sunday Stitching this week, I will be working on this last block.

I'll also be working on this Love Sampler by Kathy Schmitz.

I'll be linking up with Kathy's Quilts.  Pop on over there and see what everyone has been doing!

Thanks so much for stopping by!