The Tickled Pink Blog Hop starts next week, on Valentine's Day, hosted by the fabulous Carla @ Creatin in the Sticks. Can't wait to see what everyone has been working on!
Monday, February 14th
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Friday, February 11, 2022
Saturday, February 05, 2022
Hand Quilt Along, Slow Sunday Stitching
Three weeks have passed since the last Hand Quilt Along update. Welcome to Theresa for joining our group! I am not even working on the same things I was working on back three weeks ago. I have another block for my mini quilt guild group to make this week. They needed another block done, and I volunteered to do one more block. I need to get it done before the mini quilt group comes to my house next Friday. The theme is different houses. I did a Victorian house and Lighthouse last time. This will be for a community quilt for the guild or to auction off. They gave me the choice of igloo or teepee, and I didn't like those choices. I suggested a hen house or chicken coop. I found one in a coloring page, and decided to do this one.
What I have also worked on this week is my Stay At Home Round Robin project. I put the wonky stars my project. You can read about the SAHRR here on Quilting Gail.
My grandson Keaton got his letterman jacket this week, so they brought the patches over for me to attach. Look at all that curly hair. Half the time it is not even combed!
My slow stitching project this week is this Valentine project. I don't have that much more to stitch and should be able to finish it within the next day or two.
Check out what the other hand quilt along bloggers are up to below.
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 and Theresa
I will be linking up for Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts. Check out what everyone over there is up to also!
Friday, February 04, 2022
Stay at Home Round Robin, Round 3
This is the third week of the Stay at Home Round Robin. You can read all about it here at Quilting Gail. This week's prompt was by Roseann & Sue @ Home Sewn by Us and was for wonky stars. I had wanted to elongate my block, instead of keeping it square, so I just put my wonky stars on the top and bottom. I am planning on donating this when it is finished to the community quilt project of my quilt guild. I am keeping it scrappy.
I'll be linking up at Home Sewn by Us.
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Wednesday, February 02, 2022
One Monthly Goal, February
It's time for the February One Monthly Goal Link-up at Elm Street Quilts.
What I plan to do for February is to quilt this quilt and bind it. I picked it up at the guild meeting in January for community service.
I will be linking up at Elm Street Quilts, one Monthly Goal. Many thanks to Patty for this link-up and all she does.
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Monday, January 31, 2022
Tickled Pink Blog Hop Coming Soon
The Tickled Pink Blog Hop is coming up soon, February 14-17, organized by the fabulous Carla @Creatin in the Sticks. I have my plan, and need to make up my project. The full schedule is listed below.
Monday, February 14th
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Sunday, January 30, 2022
Slow Sunday Stitching
I had a not so busy week this week, and can't say I have much to show for my time. I did do my last two weeks' borders in the SAHRR (Stay at Home Round Robin) hosted by Quilting Gail. You can find out all about it here. Each Monday one of the co-hosts gives you a different border to put on your block. I started out with an orphan block I had lying around. I didn't get mine done last week because I was working on blog hop project and Kristen's BD gifts. But I got caught up this week and got two borders on. Last week was curves, this week's prompt was diamonds. I'm happy with the way it is looking.
My daughters have a tradition with their friends. On their birthday their friends take them out to dinner. Each of the group put $20 in with the BD card, and they pay for BD girl's dinner. My girls invited me to go with them this time as it was Kristen's BD. I have known all of these ladies for years and years, except one of them. Their children have grown up with my grandchildren.
My daughter Katie is holding the phone and Kristen is right behind me. We had a really good dinner, and lots of laughs. I think we closed the place down.
One day this week, I assembled care packages for grandchildren Kyleigh and Jaeger who are off at college. I made Jaeger chocolate cookies, with peanut butter centers, and had gotten him 2 kinds of trail mix and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Kyleigh is more health conscious and likes my homemade Gingerbread Granola, dried mango slices, pistachios but then some Starburst because she likes those. Jaeger made sure to ask before he headed back to college if I was going to send him a care package!
This week I did finish this Ella Maria Deacon block. I had to rip a couple of pieces out as the last couple of pieces weren't going to match up.
I have the next one prepped and ready to stitch for Slow Sunday Stitching.
Also if I get bored, I ordered this kit from Bird Brain Designs. It will be Redwork.
I will be linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching. Head on over and check out what everyone is working on. My favorite thing to do on Sundays!
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Saturday, January 29, 2022
One Monthly Goal, January
It's time to link up January's One Monthly Goal for January at Elm Street Quilts. I continue to greatly appreciate this monthly goal-setting and link up, and again many thanks to Patty for all she does!
My One Monthly Goal for January was to make my project for the Polar Plunge Blog Hop. I stated my goal here.
I did finish my project. My day for the blog hop was here. This happened to be my blog hop project, as well as a gift for my oldest daughter for her BD on January 21.
I will be linking up for One Monthly Goal @Elm Street Quilts.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop, My Day
When Joan@ Moosestash Quilting announced the Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop, I knew I needed to jump right in. The challenge was to make something with a polar bear, blue or something reflecting the cold.
I knew exactly what I wanted to make. It was an old unstarted kit I had gotten from my LQS I think in 1998 for a wool table runner. The book doesn't have any copyright date it it, but on the back is the price sticker and it says 12/98. I have always meant to make it up for my daughter Kristen. I have been meaning to make this for her for years and it has never gotten done. Since her BD is January 21st, this was the perfect impetus to make it.
This project/kit came from the book Snowflake Threads by Need'l Love.
This is my finished product. I love it, and so did Kristen when I gave it to her last week.
Thanks so much to Joan @Moosestash Quilting for another delightful hop, and giving me a kick in the pants to at long last get this done!
The full schedule for the Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop is below. Be sure to visit all these creative bloggers and see what they have come up with.
Monday Jan 24
Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
Tuesday Jan 25
Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel
Wednesday Jan 26
Quilting & Learning - What a Combo!
Thursday Jan 27
Friday Jan 28
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Stay at Home Round Robin, Weeks 1 and 2
Gail @Quilting Gail is hosting the SAHRR (Stay At Home Round Robin) again this year. You can find out all about it here. Each week one of the co-hosts gives you a border to put on your original block. This is a list of the rounds.
- January 18: 1st Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts
- January 25: 2nd Round: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
- February 1: 3rd Round: Roseanne & Sue @ Home Sewn by Us
- February 8: 4th Round: Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
- February 15: 5th Round: @ Quilting Gail
- February 22: 6th Round: Chris @ Chrisknitssews
- March 21: Parade – showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
Last week I was busy working on my daughter's BD presents, and didn't get around to getting my round on. This was my original block.
The first round was suggested by Anja @Anja Quilts, curves. This is my first round of curves.
This week's prompt was by Emily @The Darling Dogwood and was diamonds. This is my diamond round. I was going to do an economy square in the corners, but I miscut my brown fabric several times, and misjudged the dimensions of my cut pieces, so I had no more brown fabric left.
I will be linking up @Anja Quilts and @The Darling Dogwood. Thanks so much ladies you are challenging me to try new things!
Sunday, January 23, 2022
Polar Bear Plunge Blog Hop Starts Today
Monday Jan 24
Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
Tuesday Jan 25
Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel
Wednesday Jan 26
Quilting & Learning - What a Combo!
Thursday Jan 27
Friday Jan 28
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