Wednesday, May 12, 2010

MAY'S FINISHES

Aprils FFF was finished into a note book cover for my quilt scrapbook--cute!!

And May;s design I put on a t-shirt--

Finally got Aprils Bouquet block done--
So I did May's block up first this time--
May's sentimental Journey bom is done--used one of my actual cameo pins on it!!
 May's cat block is all done
May's Snowbound block done--
Aprils block of Flirting with Flowers by tozz
Gifts of the spirit--
Fruit of the Spirit--

Got all 3 color groups of the Jelly roll challenge caught up to day!!
Ruarl Jardin ones
Gift ones
and the Honey bun size ones--

got one more row done and all quilted and attached to the Round robin quilt top--

 next set of sides--

Sides are quilted and sewed on--the next set of rows are stitched--

I decided to rip out this fabric--
On the bow tie quilt--it took me 3 hours--but I just could not keep it in there!!!
Now to sew the bow tie blocks back to the main body of the quilt!!!!

this is my OPAM challenge for May--which I did not get made!!!!!

And I sent for some new threads this month--
from the Raspberry Rabbit site--

From Thistle needleworks--
From McCrady Enterprises

My Mary died on May 1st--so it was a very hard month for me--But on the following Wed I got this in the mail--
Robin in
Cape Coral Fl emailed some of my blog friends and they sent her a block and she put them together into a quilt for me to remember Mary by---how beautiful and how sweet!!!
Thank You Lord for all these great new friends--

Friday, April 9, 2010

APRIL'S FINISHES

First project on the String challenge
These strips were all cut as leftover 1" strips from charm squares for--
This months Schnibbles--
TAGALONG--only I added the sashing in white to the original pattern--
other wise it was way too busy for my prints
Used "Spring Magic" by April Cornell for this one
I got 21 comments on the post for this quilt top!!!!!

This is the Round Robin Quilt so far--it has been hand quilted to this point also


got another block done for Gardener's Journal that I started last year--

BOM's--
Cat block by Browyne Hayes-
Fruit of the Spirit
Sentimental Journey--

Snowbound--


Gifts of the Spirit--


Started--but??

First Friday Freebie--Nearly finished the stitching--but??

Jelly roll--
Bag sew in--

Made a travel bag for the computer--

a couple days later I used the scraps and made a bag for the rest of the equipment--like the mouse!!!


OPAM challenge--

Quilted Sunday Best-


Make a pillow for Sunday Best-


Birds from Tilda book
This birds are cute and fairly easy to make--

CG&GC GOALS---

Next 3 Patchables are done

finished Bliss Class Quilt--
This is the blocks from the Bliss class--2008-2009 taught by Sharon Stroud at Sue's and was a hand piecing class--so this is all done by hand--even the borders and then it is hand quilted!

Make the New design with Verna line
Finished April 28th--yes--love it----


All in all it was a busy month--and I got lots done---loved the bag sew-in day!!!
tomorrow starts a new month!!!

Friday, March 12, 2010

MARCH'S FINISH'S 2010

BOM'S
Sentimental Journey--Kaaren
CATALIOUS--B. Hayes
FIRST FRIDAY FREEBIE-Kaaren
SNOWBOUND-


BOUQUET-


FLIRTING WITH FLOWERS--


FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT--


GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT--


SCHNIBBLES--Roundabout--used 2 parts of charm packs--Flower baskets and Objects of Desire--then did my own border idea--this is all hand quilted too!!!

From the corner pieces of the blocks I made this --
Am putting it under OPAM challenge

JELLY ROLL BLOCKS--1st week--and 2nd week--

Mine in Rural Jardin
3rd week--
gift one in Santorini
And I am now doing one with a Honey bun in Cherry 'O' line--


ROUND ROBIN -- posse
The first week was the center block--2nd part was the braid border on the sides and 3rd one was the border on top and bottom--am only using "scraps" from under the dresser!!!

OPAM --
Tilda--geese 
 Eggs--


Charming girls--
Finish Spring sew in quilt--Done

Mary's Sunny Bunny quilt--finish of Spring Sew-in with Kelly
I have entered the Sunny Bunny in a contest at quiltinggallery.com/

Set of Easter place mats

made this pillow--using Blush line of fabrics and it was a week end challenge from Jenny--was suppose to make a table runner--but I did a pillow for the one rocking chair--just love it!!

3 more blocks of Patchables for frames
And I did get the top I designed with the Whimsy fabrics I won from Kelly finished--
Won a Honey bun and a charm pack--I ordered 3 pieces 1/2 each for finishing--the teal for the lattice and the coin print for the outer borders--did a windmill block in each of the four corners--it was a fun and fairly easy one to do--but I bet others have already done this design--oh well!!!!

Plus I got the '4' baby hats knitted for the hospital--busy month!!!

The End for March----------