EVERY QUILT HAS A STORY -KANSAS CITY STAR

Here is a quilt I made over twelve years ago when I first started quilting (self taught).

I was actually going to throw the top away,

I was not happy with the squares,

Not happy with the circles in the middle.

                                                          Just not happy with it.

My mother was visiting and I was going through my sewing and came across this top.  She loved it (I only rolled my eyes because I didn't think it was quilt worthy).  So I gave it to her.

Let us fast forward to now.

My 79 year old mother transformed this quilt into something priceless (hand quilted).  She took care of  some of the flaws, even tho I can still see them and you probably can too but this quilt now has a space on my prized quilt rack.

It also shows me how far I have come in my quilting experience.

YOU CAN QUILT BLOG HOP

Starts today!!!  How exciting is this?  A New book!  A chance to win this new book!  Fabric will be involved as well...so be sure to check out all of these blogs and enjoy!


                                 "You Can Quilt!  by Marlene Oddie and Leila  Gardunia

Oct. 9 – Ch. 1. Basics - Leila Gardunia  http://sewnbyleila.blogspot.com

Oct. 12 – Ch. 2. HST - Tammy Silvers  http://www.tamarinis.typepad.com/

Oct 14 – Ch 3. QST - Connie Kresin Campbell http://www.conniekresin.com

Oct. 16 – Ch 4. Flying Geese - Maryellen McAuliffe http:// teachpany.blogspot.com

Oct 19 -- Ch. 5. Wonky - Christine McCrann Martinez http:// madeinscraps.blogspot.com

Oct. 21 – Ch. 6. Improvisation - Connie Kauffman http:// kauffmandesigns.blogspot.com

Oct. 23 -- Ch. 7. Foundation Paper Piecing - Joan Kawano http:// moosestashquilting.blogspot.com

Oct. 26 – Ch. 8. Curves - Marlene Oddie  http://kissedquilts.blogspot.com

Oct. 28 -  Ch 9. One-Patch Blocks - Bea Lee http://www.beaquilter.com

Oct. 30 – Ch. 10. Applique - Barbara Gaddy http:// bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com

Nov. 2 – Ch. 11. Inset Seams - Pamela Boatright  http://pamelaquilts.blogspot.com/

Nov. 4 – Ch. 12. Challenge Blocks - Linda Stewart Pearl http:// www.onequiltingcircle.com

Nov. 6 – Ch. 13. finishing – Marlene   http://kissedquilts.blogspot.com

ONLY A QUILTER OR SEAMSTRESS WILL UNDERSTAND

I have been looking forward to this one estate sale for weeks....  The day finally arrived.

I went looking for fabrics but didn't find any but.....

when I saw this machine....

and it was a Janome.. (Janome Class Mate S-750)

My heart went pitter patter.  It came with the stool as well.  Trust me, it was a steal!  I originally thought I would give this to my sons fiance but when I got this home.

Sat down and turned it on.

Made the first seam

The sound of this machine was love music to my ears.  Oh...if you sew you know what I am talking about!!

The feel of the foot and pedal was all I needed to know that this machine was going nowhere!

Maybe a little selfish?  

She can have the Necchi that I purchased a while back but this baby is mine!

Here are some feet.  Unfortunately I found only five feet that belong to this machine.

She had two other antique machines so maybe I should take her these remaining feet.  Some are for a pfaff....hummmm  The last two machines were 18.00 and 20 dollars...hummmm

So...can a person have too many machines?

Then I got this bag of zippers for a dollar...OH MY STINKING GOSH>>>ONE DOLLAR!!

Got this bobbin winder that was never used....
well....if you don't consider me playing with it??

What a great day for an estate sale....

and what a wonderful birthday!!!

Stuffed Puppies

Anything lime green  I am all over it....

found this panel at Hancocks....what a fun baby quilt.  

I loved it so much that I went back and brought two more panels.

Started making these little puppies.  This one is made from my favorite muumuu that lost it's luster.

This is my first one....  This pattern is from  March 2014 Sewing World Magazine.

It took me forever (probably because I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer) but took me forever to figure out where to get the actual pattern page.  It comes to you digital and the pattern sheet is not sent with this.  You have to go to Sewing World click on pattern and then at the bottom page three.

Then (boy I have issues)....  I found the patterns but could not figure out what the base was.  So frustrating.  Then....I found the base on pattern insert 3.  Sheweee....  but I finally got it.  So it you are going to order this...you can learn from my time and frustrations.

This is sooooo cute, easy, and fun!!!.  Doesn't take long to make at all.

One thing I will suggest (like you asked for my suggestion)....reinforce your stitches around the neck and around the curve between the two paws and back stitch all of your seams especially where the tail seam is...just saying....will cause you less stress.

OUT MY KITCHEN WINDOW - CANCER RIBBONS

The view from my kitchen window!

So Peaceful!

Here is a little wall hanging I was asked to do by someone on facebook.  She sent me a picture

of what she wanted.

I changed things up a bit.

I loved the ease of having the Accuquilt ribbon die.  Made this task so simple.

DOING THE HAPPY DANCE (SO NO, THAT IS NOT THUNDER

Yesterday I woke up with nothing on my to do list..... all I had to do was take a prescription to town for my mother.

Trust me when I tell you this, that these days are few and far between.

So what did I do with all of this new found freedom?

You got it!!!

QUILT!!!

This  quilt has logged a lot of traveling time from the moment it became a flimsy to a quilt.
Has a history of laying on the quilting machine, to the cutting table, to the stool by the cutting table and then back again.  If I had a penny (let's make it a quarter) for ever time I have moved this from place to place I could probably go on a fantastic shopping spree.

I got brave and tried something different on my quilting machine...

Here is the back of the quilt.  Still in the Honeymoon process but I am getting used to the machine and it's quirks.

Had so much fun that I am digging through my UFO's for another top to put on my frame (the choices are great....and I should be embarrassed)...but NOT!!


Gotta run out this morning but am getting a head start so when I come back this afternoon I can get busy.....

Winner of Island Batik Charm Squares

The winner of the Summer in the country blog hop is

 Pam Geisel - For Quilts SakeAugust 28, 2015 at 1:22 PM

Love the fabrics!

What a fun hop this was.  The two winners of the batik bundles were announced on the Island Batik Blog

All I need now is your address.....will get those charm square out to on on the double.

This quilt top was done by my mother.  My sister asked me to sandwich it for her and well.....her birthday was the next day so I decided to just go ahead and quilt it for her.  She has a ton of projects just like  some of us (except me of course), smiling here.