Myra finished her "Dear Jane" blocks. She decided to make them into a tote like the one I had made myself. She did such a great job piercing all the blocks and adding the sashing. I quieted the finished piece and put it together into a tote for her. The two smaller bags I made from the left over pre-quieted fabric we purchased for the back side of tote. Now she has a beautiful Tote for her crochet projects.

Wow!

I got 1st place in my category!

Space Art

Really a fun project to sew. Designed by me. The Central figure did come from North American Indian Motifs (a book of Clip art).

Still Stitching

Binding

I actually finished a quilt today! It has been waiting for binding since last July.

I also made a really large tote bag. The bag pattern is a altered version of the tote in the April 2011 American Patchwork and quilting. I made the bag an inch and a half wider and squared off the bottom instead of having gathered round corners. I also left off the ties on the outside of the bag that slightly gathered the sides. It is big enough now to hold a 16 inch laptop.

I plan to make more of these tote bags. (even follow directions.) I think it would make a great Knitting bag if I add a few pockets to the inside.

Space....

a buttonhole applique, with beads.

More bits and pieces for Dear Jane

I has been over a year since I worked on my Dear Jane. I am ready to jump back in and sew, sew, sew. I have this fresh collection of scraps to add to the fabrics I am using for my DJ.
I spent an entire afternoon ironing all the pre-washed pieces.

Seahorse Finish

A Yo-yo for the eye.

A lovely variegated thread used on the back, makes the back fun to look at.

Huge thanks to my mother for Quilting this on her professional long-arm machine.

Seahorse

A small cross stitch pattern makes one big block!
I am using 2 inch squares.

I have since these photos sewn the rest of the seems to obtain a finished block.
23 1/4 inches by 41 1/2 inches.

The worst of it is trying to keep the seems pressed the correct direction. I did pretty well, but there are a couple of lumps were 4-5 of them got turn the wrong way. I think that is pretty good considering how many intersection I had.

In the Mail Today

Thanks mom for finishing the piecing, quilting and binding this quilt. It is just terrific!
I love the striped backing!

Friendship Flowers Finished

Block 12

I added the oval cutout on the basket to break up the larger shape.

A shot of the entire top.

This was a fun quilt top to work on. A great use for scraps left over from other projects.
I think I will be setting this aside for quilting later in the year.

Purple Flowers

Block 11

One more block to go!

Birdhouse and Leaves

Block 9 Birdhouse

Block 10 Leaves

I only have two more large blocks. The remaining blocks are flowers and have several pieces. You can see the beginning of block 11 peeking out from under the lightest color leaf.

Watering can

I love the way this block turned out. This smaller block seemed so quick to stitch after the fence.
The next block is a bird house. I am having trouble choosing the fabrics for it. I think I will add some purples to the quilt.

Another Unfinished project returns.

This Fence block is month seven of a BOM I started last year.
I decided to make my fence brown, rather than white. The fence looks a little weathered with its warped boards. I like it. That is my story and I am sticking to it.
I have the next block cut and ready to start stitching. It is a Blue water can.

Unfortunately the Blog that was hosting this BOM no longer is there. I did save all the blocks, so I will be able to finish it.

A Finished Quilt!

The alien pattern for this block was taken from a pumpkin carving pattern found on the web. (I don't remember the exact site.) I was trying for an Andy Warhol look. I really like how the black thread used in the quilting turned out. The picture does not really capture the texture well.
The completed wall hanging is just under 27" square. I attached a Hanging Sleeve to the back. This was the first time I had added a sleeve to the back of one of my quilts.

Quilting by hand

I have been working steadily since Sunday to get this wall hanging quilted. I chose black thread to quilt with. I really like the way it is standing out in this project. I was lucky to find a border fabric that I really like. The same fabric is the used for the backing.

Noah is home with a high temperature today so we are watching Television (PBS). He is feeling better this afternoon, but his temperature got high enough that he will have to stay home again tomorrow. He had a stomach ache but no other symptoms, so I think it was just a minor virus of some sort.

Back to quilting.

Yesterday my youngest turned 6! Where does time go?

Four Blocks ready for eyes.

My fingers have been itching to get back into quilting. Over the weekend I picked up one of my unfinished projects and started stitching. Last year at this time I started a alien themed wall hanging, and Over the last few days I was able to finish applique on the main shape of the alien. Now I need to add the eyes.

Below is my Mothers Alien wall hanging.

Stars

This is another of my unfinished quilt projects. I had all of the pieces cut out and group into blocks and had maybe six blocks sewn before the project stalled.that was fourteen years ago. *sigh*
I have not been sewing in my cold basement. This is another project that my Mother generously finished up for me. It is not yet quilted but the top is all finished.
Thanks Mom!

Apple Tree

Buttons!