A Stitch in Time

This is Abby with her quilt that my quilting partner Carol and I made. Please pray for Abby and her family and that the Lord will give the doctors wisdom to keep her alive as long as He wills.

N2 Quilting
Healing Hearts

TBLovers2

Lottery Block & Sept BOM (Nancy Rink)

Thimbleberries/Moda Bee

Gift from Karen

Thank you!

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen....But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Hebrews 11: 1,6

The Rest of Feb Sewing Projects

My Initial challenge (with N2Quilting group) top is finished. I decided to make it wall or lap size.

Here is a purse I made. The pattern was free from Connecting Threads

This is a top I finished from lottery and Charity blocks from my TBLovers 2 group. The top is going to the LA quilter and then to the Children's Home. I love the way the block combination makes your eye dance.

Aug

Nancy Rink BOM
I'm doing this with my TBLovers2 group

in Pink and Teal

And last I have been working on my Thimbleberries Hometown Christmas Quilt. It was this quilt project that got me started into blogging. I am almost finished with the top. This month I finished the last three sections, sewed the sashing, first dark border and the rail border. It is awaiting its finial border.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. II Timothy 1:8

Mail

My first Package came from Mel we swapped Spring Cottages. They are very soft a springy. Thank you Melissa. Thank you Nanette for the cottage tutorial.

I received 2 very lovely and extremely generous Secret Sister (Pal) packages.

From my FLS SS for January and Febuary.

Thank you!

And from my N2Quilting Secret Pal these gifts. The ribbons tied up some very beautiful special nickels that her mom had cut. I feel very priveleged to be able to have and work with them. Pictured are my SP gifts and the quilt I made with the nickels.

Thank you!

N2 Quilting Initial Challenge

My Colors

Teal green, Tan, Dark red, Dark brown, Goldenrod & Green

My Fabrics

To begin with I thought I would make a teapot quilt…
But after working with the design I decided I wanted to save the teapots for some pretty delicate florals.
A pattern I bought while visting TN had been speaking to me. So my inspiration
came from the This and That Prairie Star pattern.

I changed the actual center block to
Dutchman’s Puzzle

Then I made 4 flying geese blocks
The pattern had these blocks made up from HST.

Using the pattern's idea I designed my corner squares
Making fried egg flowers
These were machine appliquéd.

Then putting all the parts together

I really like the way the center medallion has came out.
I want to make my top bigger than the original pattern.
Also,I want kind of a theme to follow.
So I decided to make some flying geese to go on my 2nd round.
Thinking I would use my extra HST for the 1st round.

After completing a few Flying geese and HSTand sewing the HST round I changed my mind
And wanted the 1st round to be Flying Geese
So I had to rip out the rows of HST blocks (Oh how I hate ripping) and cut out more pieces for FG.
Finally 1st round added.
In the corners are Shoo fly blocks.

After another plain border and added HST round.

This is as far as it is done. Now I’m deciding if I want to just add a plain border or one with appliqué, make it lapsize or go bigger. A lot depends on if I can find more fabric like the tan and goldenrod. I used all but a little bitty pieces. Do you think the fabrics need to match or be the same? Do you think the top needs to be bigger?

Thank you for your input.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

Colossians 3:23,24

Here are my 2 color challenge blocks for the TB/ Moda Bee. Shades of Violet and brown I remade the Jacob's Ladder, because I fudged too much on the colors of the the first one. Cats and Mice is the 2nd block. 3rd is a TB SnowFlake. I still don't care for this color combination. yuks!

Next I worked on some charity blocks. The block is called Ozark Trail. It is suppose to be done in 2 fabrics. My 1st one is, but I wanted mine to spark so I added.

My 1st Dear Jane block (triangle). I bought the Dear Jane book back in 98 or 99 and have read through it and admired the work. But until now haven't made a single block. This one is for my friend Mel. I'm also swapping some cottages with her. Pictured is one of them and directions can be found at
http://fredashive.blogspot.com/2008/09/cottage-tutorial.html

And Feb TBL2 block

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil is understanding.
Job 28:28

January 2009

Here it is the last day (night) of January and only one post. So much for blogging more often. But in my defence I have been busy sewing.





One of the groups I belong to make members a 6" heart block, HOF (Heart of Friendship) to share joy or sorrow with other members of the group. This is one I made this month.

This next block is 9" Friendship Star

variation and is a for a friend in another group.We are swapping One on One.

Here is my youngest son,Paul's birthday present.
I had planned on making 3 of my sons rag quilts for Christmas but time got away. Paul turned 23 this month.

Paul and my grandson Daniel

More of the purses or totes that I made.

I also finished my 1st quarter Thimbleberries 2009 BOM

plus a little extra (pinwheels)

I also wanted to work some more on my Nancy Rink BOM that I'm doing with TBLovers2... so my 31 sashing blocks are done. Woo Hoo!

I'm also working on my initial challenge quilt, but will post more about that latter.

2009 Are you Sure?

I can't believe we are already in the year 2009. Where has the time gone? It is day 9 of January. Whew!

Well here are some pictures of things I've made so far this year.






This is a bag I made from Pat Sloans pattern I found while reading her blog at








http://patsloan.typepad.com/pat_sloans_corner/sew_along/



The next is my blocks for a BOM by Nancy Rink.
Mine is in pink and teal. These worked up pretty fast.

Pattern can be found at: http://www.nancyrinkdesigns.com/free.html


Next are a couple of blocks I'm doing with an online group.


Last, but not least is my scarf. I just finished it today. I crocheted it from silk yarn I bought from my friend Nikki who lives in TN. She has an Etsy store you can find and buy her recycled yarn at: http://my7kids.etsy.com/




Some of my time has been spent visiting blogs with givaways found through http://www.whirlintowinter.blogspot.com/
Maybe you can enter some too!