Delayed

Well what a delay! I have been busy sewing on a king size quilt binding for a friend. it is sewn on so far by machine and is now ready to to turn to the back and hand stitch. came out  good. Hubby called and I stopped to chat then decided to  read some email.and said Oh I need to load that picture on my blog so I am here to get it on here. thanks all I will post it and then off to to do the hand sewing. enjoy your Sunday I am doing so  with mine so far. I have also posted a picture of the great grandson Blaze. He was dressed for his school program. they performed a  do not give me socks for Christmas. I have never heard. they were cute  his grandmother stated.

                                                                          BLAZE

                                                                 MY TREE block

                                              Have yourself a quilty little Christmas  quilt top

top sewn borders to go

I was sewing along with the Lori Holt gang and this is my top thus far. I am working on the borders.  hopefully it will get added this week. I had so much fun  looking forward to  each new block. She has done such cute things. I have made some of her kitchen towels they have the days of the week on them and some pretty fabric on the bottom for a colorful  trim.I hope to make the canisters next. I bought my jars  her pattern  and have some paint. so time will tell if I can get them made or not. the pattern is called Kitchen Love by Lori Holt.
 I have so many things going at this time of year. but I love it all. so will continue on and do my best to get some of them finished. Have a great weekend coming up and stay warm and enjoy  your time.

Newest doll quilt

I received this darling little quilt. so cute I love it. It is the friendship star  she said from book on small quilts.
the colors will great for Christmas and the new year.  so without further ado here it is ..

My Verteran's

Two veterans   my hubby and son. thanks guys for  all you did. Much appreciated and all the other veterans who give so much of their self's including their life. thanks from the bottom of my heart!!

Love Mom 

Some Embroidery

Been doing a little of this lately. these are from a pattern by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet blog.It is called Kitchen Love. I am hoping to make my canister covers this week.  They should be a fun time too. Boy how does the time slip away. I am going to be sewing a  small patchwork coat for the grand daughters before Christmas. I am hoping to get them made and mailed to them. One will be Pink and the other Purple,  I also need to make myself a new one, so sewing I will be doing  a lot of it.

Thanks all for coming by and having a look at the workings of me. LOL

Patty

My Quilts

I entered a few things into my local guild show. That was held this weekend. We have a show every 2 years. This was our first show in the new location and the feed back was great.I think they said we had over 300 items in the show  and on display I put in  3 different type bags, and a small quilt , plus 3 medium size quilts.  I did get awarded some ribbons. Here are a few pictures of the items I had entered.  I will try to put the name of the pattern I used and who made the pattern.
first up my Strawberry Social, by The Pattern Basket co. so sorry for the wrong info. I hope she forgives me
This was a 3rd place ribbon

then I made the next one for my great grandson Blaze

called Western Pinwheels. it is from a Fon's and Porter magazine "Love of Quilting"  several years ago. Theirs had the sail boats around the edges I chose to use the horseshoes

then I made  the big retreat tote from a Auntie's Two pattern

Get Away Bag  2nd place on the big bag

Next was my "Tall Tree"  a pattern from  Cindy Edgerton

and my  final one was my  set of 4 Projects bags. these I absolutely love to use!

The bags are a pattern  I picked up in Berlin Ohio  from the Country Craft Cupboard.the pattern
By Annie.com.
the Purse style bag with the patchwork was mine as well. It is  made with Fig Tree fabrics and called the Jumbo Drawstring bag

sorry  not wanting to boost just sharing a  some of the things  I like to make and sew.

Patty

Quilt show

Hi long time no post. well been a busy summer. I have been sewing trying to get the final touches on some items I plan to enter into  my guild show. It is this next weekend .
 Held at the Buckeye Event Center in Dalton. That is off highway Route 30.
 Starts on Friday and  will end Saturday evening at 5 PM. .
I will go out Wednesday and drop off my items and help if needed Thursday is judging day.
 Then work what ever day they may need a person.  I will take some photos and post some after it is over. I always have fun at the shows. We have at least 6 vendors coming that is double what we normally have. Hope to build it up even bigger for the next one in 2 years. If you are in the area come out and see the beautiful  quilts.


QUILT SHOW, September 26 and 27, 
Buckeye Event Center, 624 Henry Street, Dalton. 
Hours: Friday 9-7, 
Saturday 9-5.
 Admission $5.


below is a  couple items I enter in our last show.

My Arsema

This is her first time on a Carousel and she looks to be loving it. so dang cute!

LOOK who is Opening again !!!!

I am so happy, happy dance here  love her and her shop tis the very best!!!
Congrats Joyce and Sarah  on your next chapter and new adventure. Will be seeing you on Thursday Lord willing and all goes  well for me. They are right next door to the old shop location. so still easy to find for me.

Holey Moley time gets away

Hello All
I seem to not post much lately. I am so sorry to you all. Today was a bit of cleaning up around here. had a little sunshine and it brings out the  got to clean this  look at the dust! I have been out shopping a couple days in the stores. found some reds for a quilt I want to make. Also have been looking at a couple rulers (Fit To Be Square)by Monique Dillard. she has other rulers too.  to make the square in a square  easier to do. The square is on point in the center. I finished a doll quilt and got the binding on another one I have made called small bakers dozen quilt..
I belong to a group on yahoo named abcquilters and we are going to do a swap soon on some blocks with each other. we each  will make 2 blocks for each person  participating in the swap. I also do a doll quilt swap once a month. Regular quilt guild coming up soon and then I have class for a sweatshirt jacket on Saturday with the guild busy, busy. The quilt that I want to tackle next is one called Strawberry Social by Margo . I love the colors and her quilt.  I was in NC last week visiting my 2 sisters and sewing every day with one or the other or both. We made large tote bags  Aunties Two( Get Away Bag) love the bag!  just for the supplies it was around $100.00 including the pattern.
 Well it is time to jump off and get busy doing something besides here at the computer so for now ta ta.
until next time take care and keep your needle moving

Cold and Sewing

This past couple days I have been hold up in the sewing area. It is so cold who wants
to go out in it.???
Not me! So I have taken this time to sew up a new quilt top. I am post the picture of it  only the center am working on the borders yet. This is from the Missouri Star  Quilt videos on You Tube.
The name of it is Disappearing Pinwheels. I am having a great time recreating mine.
 This afternoon I plan to make the small pinwheels for border. see how far I can get on them.

In the meantime all stay warm and busy and in stitches.   HUGS

Some Sewing and Frustration

First Happy New year to you all. Boy those holidays went by fast to me!

I have come across a small quilt parts box. I love the colors and the fabrics. So thought I need to jump on this and sew it together, yep I do need to. Well started to sew the triangles together and looking great then I needed to add the plain triangle in between the others with the pretty prints. the solid ones were too big. what did I do  wrong?  I called the gal who taught the class and ask what I might be doing to cause this. Not much luck, but she did say she will try to bring the book  down on Friday and I can meet with her to pick that up. Maybe I am missing some tip or something. Okay in meantime I am trying other things to figure it out I am impatient you know. I managed to sew three half sections together and they look real nice. so that is as far as I got. I need to UN-sew the first  three blocks and see what needs to be adjusted on them. I hate to think of throwing them out, not me. I am also persistent when I know something will work and I just need to find out what that something is to make it all so easy!@ may take me a few more times but I will get it figured out. Here is the blocks I am sewing together. They are so pretty. I know I will love it when it is all sewn and usable.

The fabrics I am using are 30's reproductions they make me happy and feel good.The second picture is the parts just laying next to each other. Anyway I will now get the last strip of them I sewed and post it for you to see, the bottom 3 are the latest ones I have sewn. stay tuned will post a gain soon.

Thanks Patty