Hello my Friends! I know, once again, that I've been remiss in writing a blog post...there just has been so much going on and not enough hours in the day!
Pumpkin Hollow Quilting
Friday, April 16, 2021
Grey House by Threadwork Primitives - Finish
Monday, March 22, 2021
Let's Try This Again....
Jane Austen Coverlet Quilt by Riley Blake Designs
Last week, the hubby and I did a little Antiquing. The first time in over a year! We were only able to explore for about 45 minutes, but it was totally worth it! I scored some vintage sewing notions and my love of finding antique tomato pincushions has been born! I also found an antique ceramic crock that I have been searching for.
I couldn't resist putting a cut picture of Freddy in! He sits in the chair next to me while I sew and looks at me just like this as I work....such a cutie!I finally worked up the courage to fully finish Sally Spence by Birds of a Feather. I finished it in 2019 and she's just been hanging out in my box of finishes ever since. Originally I had planned to have her professionally framed, but after finding the perfect frame on Amazon..I finished her myself! She now hangs in my dinning room.
That about wraps it up for this post! I have a finished quilt to show you next time, just have to grab my quilt holder and head outside to photograph it.
Freddy on our morning walk today...we jumped outside in between rain showers.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
It wasn't my fault ;)
Hello Stitchy Friends!
Okay, I know I'm late in getting my blog posts up...but in my defense, we lost power for 7 days! It was all due to a nasty ice storm that swept through our area. It made a huge mess! Even now there are still lots of people without power. So I'm going to try and get back on track again!
Once the power came back on, it was all about catching up with household chores...but once those were done...I fully finished Addie Sutton Sampler by Country Rustic Primitives. I had a frame that was just the right size, but not the right color and gave it a fresh look! I painted it with some Folk Art Paint in black and once it was dry, I took a piece of sandpaper and roughed it up a bit. Once my frame was ready, I dipped my stitching in a bowl of coffee to dye it and then baked it in the oven until it was dry.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Just A Few Things I'm Working on....
The next BOM is the Temecula Album Quilt and I was able to finish the 3rd months blocks! I have all of the blocks for every month, as it was gifted to me! I just absolutely love it and can't wait to have it finished! I'm trying to work on each month about every other week and shooting for a summer finish.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Parson Brown ~ A Finish!
So lets try this blogging thing again....
I know it's been awhile since I last posted. I never intended for it to be so long. I'm going to try something a little new and set a reminder on my phone to let me know, "Hey it's time for a post!". Then I'll pop on and share about what I've been working on to date. Hopefully there will be a finish now and again to show!
I did make a few color changes....
What I used is listed on the left,
DMC 839 for 300
DMC 3031 for 610
DMC 3781 for 612
DMC 780 for 783
DMC 3857 for 921
DMC 422 for 3033
I stitched him on a piece of 36 count Summer Khaki, that once the stitching was finished, I sprayed with some antiquing spray by Primitive Gatherings and baked it in the oven to dry;)
I'm going to shoot for another post to come out on Thursday...so until then...Happy Stitching!
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Anniversaries of The Heart Progress
I've been trying to get better about showing my color conversion when I'm finished with each block(I have a few more blog posts to do for the other blocks I finish;)) Here are the colors that I changed ~
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Prim Pumpkin Jack
Eek! I just love how he turned out so much!! I also picked up a few other patterns, so look for those in the days and weeks ahead!
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Boo Pillow Finish
Friday, August 7, 2020
Olga's Tart ~ A Finish!
Once she was finished...I mounted her onto the pedestal that I'd painted/antiqued earlier in the day...I attached some black mini pom poms around Olga and attached her to the top of the pedestal. It's hard to get a perfect picture of the whole finish. I love how she turned out and I'm excited to have her ready for my Halloween decor this year!
Before I go..I thought I'd show you my beautiful Black Eye Susan bush that is growing in the front flower bed. This is the second year for it and man is it gorgeous! I just love it.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Good Morning! It's been awhile...
I finished it as a simple pillow with red ticking fabric, a prim style safety pin and added a double wrapped piece of jute that I then tied in a bow. I just love it! Simple and Prim!
Friday, June 26, 2020
Constitution Quilt ~ Finish
Hello Friends! I know it's been a few weeks since my last post...I've been working on lots of stitchy goodies, but have forgotten to drop in and chat about it;) About a month ago, I started my Constitution Quilt by Primitive Gatherings out of the book Stars and Stripes Gathering. I bought it as a kit from Primitive Gatherings and all the fabric is from their fabric line Stars and Stripes Gathering.
I worked on my Constitution Quilt in the evenings over several weeks...those log cabin blocks look super fast, but they take a bit of time to construct.
Monday, June 1, 2020
Queen of Freedom Finish!!
Last week on Memorial Day I finished my Queen of Freedom by Mirabilla!! She was an absolute labor of love and I'm so excited to have her finished!!
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Quarantine Mystery Quilt Finish!!
Or Everything But The Kitchen Sink as I like to think of it! I finished it the day before yesterday..after many sweaty hours of unpicking...re-attaching..and then unpicking! But finally it was done! I did make one small change to the middle block..
I wasn't loving the finally mystery quilt block release. I just felt like with the one larger star motif in the middle, that mine needed something to stand out...so after flipping through all my quilt books, I found the perfect block in Lori Holt's Vintage Christmas Quilt book.