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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013 Quilting

 
Was looking at pictures over the last year...didn't quilt as much as I would have liked but got a few things going.
 
 
A UFO of charm packs with grey.

 
This is finished and bound and kept me warm on the sofa during football. A Christmas Turning 20.

 
Lisa shows off her fine long-arming skills, on my jelly roll twist Christmas quilt that is bound and in use!

 
This will be a fall table topper when it is quilted, still needs the print border.

 
This was a Christmas fabric swap I did with my friends, the Barefoot Quilters. I received the blue Grinch fabric and made this piece for Colleen. "Maybe Christmas, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps... means a little bit more!"

 
A quick kit table runner.

 
Civil War braid will be the backdrop to some wool applique, I think.


 
Father's Day sewing, a new apron for my husband.


On retreat in April, scrappy trip around the world, a Bonnie Hunter Pattern.

Love my modern Christmas Trees!

 
Fall table runner.

 
A throw down challenge....ridiculously small blocks....remains a UFO.

 
Playing with applique on the machine.

 
A little more progress on the throw down.

 
A Turning Twenty at the Fall retreat out of Laurel Burch cat fabric for a cat enthusiast friend who lost her mother in October.

 
Another top stitched at the Fall retreat, added the borders below for a finish!


 
A closer view of the Grinch!

 
Hoping to spend more time at my machine this year!

Monday, December 30, 2013

A Little of This and a Little of That


 
The problem with taking down the Christmas decorations, is what to put in the space that is left when "festive" is removed! I found these great prints that combines January snowflakes and February hearts into one table runner, the "10 Minute" variety. I am pleased with this bit of décor.
 
 


Work continues on the Owl Quilt, and I slipped in some chain piecing of Celtic Sunrise Clue 4. At the least I have all of the clue cut and now half sewn. 

We are tucked into the dining room today so we can support each other...haha. I am not sure who is supervising who!

Now I need to remember that little twist trick that makes the center lie flat. But that can wait until tomorrow.

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Hoot, Hoot!

 
Whenever my Step-daughter is with us for a stretch, we usually get into some sewing project. We hatched an idea for a raffle quilt for her school trip and went on the hunt for some owl fabric and coordinating prints for a Disappearing Nine Patch pattern that is popular on internet quilting sites. (Not sure who originally came up with this nifty idea.)
 
 We found some owls that we liked and got to cutting..


Sewing away...

Next the magical cuts...

 Here's our block...I like the color pops!