Welcome to my day of the Color It Red Blog Hop, hosted by Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt. Many thanks to Carol for thinking of this blog hop, as it prompted me to start and finish several items I have wanted to do for a long time.
I first started searching through my books for a project, and I came up with this book, in which I love all the projects!
I had always loved one of the small quilts called Hattie's Basket, and it was red, perfect for this blog hop. I pulled out the Civil War reproduction scraps I have cut up and started putting the quilt together. This measures 15 inches square.
I really love how it came out. I hand-quilted it, and it was a small enough project I could get it finished too! I used the Hobbs Tuscany Collection Silk Blend which I won last year in a contest from Hobbs. This was so much easier to use than whatever I used in my first and second attempts at hand-quilting! Loved it! I think I have enough to use for another hand-quilting project.
Sometime in January, Kathy Schmitz came out with the Love Sampler. I bought it, and thought maybe I could get it done for the Color it Red Blog Hop. Stitching went pretty fast, and I was able to finish it up before Valentine's Day!
I have a number of stitchery projects that are not quite finished. I had this one from a Redwork Club my LQS used to have sitting in a pile, along with a baggie, with some fabric and buttons. This UFO probably goes back to 2003 or so.
I made it into a cushion. Didn't use the buttons. The baggie didn't have any instructions about what I was supposed to do, but it was enough fabric for the back of the cushion and a border. The little border around the heart says LOVE.
One last project I made was a bag for my grand-niece Lucy. I found the pattern for the bunny here on Just Let Me Quilt with Therm O Web.
Today is the last day of the Color it Red Blog Hop. The list for the whole hop is below. Hope you have been having as good a time as I have with this hop! Thanks again Carol for organizing it!
February 17th
February 18th
February 19th
February 20th
February 21st
