arrival

Today was a good day.  I spent the morning and early afternoon with good friends quilting and going to church service and lunch.  Had to come home early to let out Cecil and decided to take a nap.
Right before I left for Maundy Thursday service the Fed Ex arrived.  Yippee Skippee.
Here it is.  I have been waiting for this.

I just love it.  The next thing is to thread it and start sewing on it.  What fun.
I have finished some projects or at least the tops and continue to work on the monthly hangings and stitchers garden class.

I had a great day Tuesday going with C to Elegant Stitches to find some beautiful new batiks as if I need any but we all know it is not about need. Then we went to the Farmers Market Restaurant and had the most delicious lunch followed by a run through (first time for me) of Cosco.  Love that store and all the prepared foods. 

Now to try to get some things straight so I can sew sew sew!
 Spring sewing!   

FO's and UFO's

I have finally finished the quilt for my cousin Art who stops by here on his way between Florida and Canada in April and again in October.  He has cousins in NC and PA and we get to see him at least twice a year.  Sometimes my friend Mary and I go down to Florida in January ( I know great idea huh) because she has a son and his family in Florida.
I hope he will use this quilt when he rests which is not very often.

 

Well I thought I had a bug it took so long to get this up.
I did this in Judy's class at WCC.  Love the fabrics and border.

The UFO is a top from BOM the guild was doing with donated fabrics.  Hope we can use it as second prize in "opportunity quilt" drawing.  The top is finally done.  Now for quilting.
The colors are prettier than the computer shows.

Glad to get this part done.  Now for this week of business.
Cooler quilting.
Sally

Catching up

This has been a busy month already and it does not look like it will get any better until after Easter.
Projects and Meetings, and Yoga Oh My.

 

Here is my march flower for "Stitchers Garden" Block of the Month class at Mary Ellen's.  It does not matter how much I get done before class I always seem to be the last to finish.  Anyway I am using Kaffe's fabrics to make the flowers interesting and am learning new things about my machine. I really
like using black and white fabrics for the backgrounds.

I am trying to control my batiks but it is difficult.  I got a good deal on another set of cubbies at target and put it together last week.  I have just about all my batiks in here that are less than 2 yards.
It is nice to be able to find the piece I need just by looking at the collection.

 

I am doing a second table runner for spring and will do the binding tonight.  It is a donation for a relay for life auction tomorrow night.

Windy quilting.
Sally

March is here

It is so hard to believe that it is March.  We had a good guild meeting Thursday winding up a hectic week.  I have two quilts to put on binding and one top to quilt.  Blocks to make into a quilt for the Day of sharing and two quilts for which I have begun to make blocks.  Oh well we have to stay busy.
This is a table runner I like and I wanted to do it in Spring colors. 

The daffodils in the center I stole from a field because I cannot make mine grow and bloom. I just don't have enough sun or they are not in the right place.

My class at Thistle Bee was making a small hanging quilt each month.
Here is the one for March.

I decided to jazz it up with some beading.  Not sure it made it any better.  I tried to quilt shamrocks in the background but not much shows.  Probably a good thing.  I like making these one at a time.  Some who are in the class had already done the ones for April and May.  Go figure.

I cleaned up some today and had next door neighbor to put my sewing tv on top of the cabinet to give me more room....for... oh boy for more fabric. 
Today was nice.
Clean quilting.
sally

Jewel tones??/

I am just trying to get the colors right but it is so subjective.  Oh well these are some of my candidates.  Hopefully when M gets back from the show I will have a better green.

Now I have been quilting a lot but not a lot to show for it.  I did finish the community quilt from some orphaned 9 patch blocks from the first BOM at the guild.  I had to add three blocks to make it large enough.  I like it though.  It is a great opportunity to practice my quilting. 

 Now for the bulls eye.  Can't show that yet.  Have to wait until March guild.

The Easy Street mystery quilt of Bonnie Hunter is at the quilters in Hampstead.  Cannot wait to get it back.  But the thoughts of binding the 412 inches around is daunting.  Oh well.

We did work hard at bee last week to make the ornaments for favors for our Day of Sharing in April.  Thanks SB for all the help and SC for taking pictures.

Cold rainy quilting.
Sally

Machine poor

In searching for a machine to have painted I now have three new/old machines.  The first one I got on ebay.  It was like charlie brown's christmas tree.  I was the only bid and it looked pitiful.  Now it is in my safe warm home.  I think it will clean up nicely. Don't you??  Her name is "Grannie"

 

 

The next machine was the one I had planned to have painted as it was in pretty bad shape cosmetically but after talking with my fabric shop person and Mr. Gurley the guru on Singer machines, I have decided not to touch it.  After cleaning and tuning up it works great. Her name is Gracie.

Finally there is Lady.  She is in better shape than my black 221 so I have decided to send my 221 off to be painted. 

Well now I don't have any excuse for not sewing. Yes?

I took my "Easy STreet" quilt to the quilters and cannot wait to see it finished.  The backing is a piece from Mary Jo's that I got on our field trip last July.  It is perfect. 
Time to watch tv.
Warm sewing.
s

 

I heart quilting

My february calendar hanging is a little dark but still trying to find the flash setting on my phone camera. 

I had gotten some heart buttons at Hobby Lobby in December just because I like hearts so I used two blue ones for the eyes of the blue birds.  I like doing these but not the letters. 

I have finished the top center of Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt.  Well I guess it is my mystery quilt now.  I am trying to decide on the borders.  I have put on a 2 inch purple border and think I want a piano keys border of strips 3.5 inches and then binding of purple.
I guess I will have to make a practice strip to see if I like it. I finished it around 5:30 but have done nothing since but watch tv!!!
At least Eddie and Teddie seem to like it. 

 

 

 

 

The church is having a blood drive tomorrow afternoon so I will go there then to Ex Bd meeting of the guild.  The meeting was good last thursday.  A good crowd and a lot going on. 
Diocesean Conference in New Bern this weekend.  Have to sew a lot before Thursday.
Chilly quilting.
sally