This is a quilt from 2025!
I finally finished constructing the backing and got it to my quilter. She had it back to me the next Thursday!. One week.! I’ll get a better photo of the quilting after I get the batting trimmed and the binding sewn on.
So I’m linking up with Alycia at Finished or Not Friday. I haven’t been here for a very long time.
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!
No quilts finished. NOT even a flimsy finish. But there was a bit of embroidery and some sweet patchwork surrounding them. So I’ll share at Alycia’s Finished or Not Friday
There will be more, and maybe a quilt!
On my walk this morning in saw 2 couples on a double date. Enjoying a swim, no kids!
Enjoy the weekend everyone. It’s graduation weekend in our small city. 3 HS , all on the same day!
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!
Finishing up this final post. I’ll link up to the Parade on Kathleen McMusings blog as soon as it opens.
I started with an embroidered block that I never fully finished. My Post from January 17th
Then came Round #1. Hourglass Blocks
Round #2 was ‘Make It a Double”
Round #3 Animal Kingdomand #4 Curves followed.
Round#5 . Two Colors and the final Round #6 Quilter’s Choice
And now the finish, I hand stitched the binding down at my Thursday Stitchers gathering last Thursday the 19th.
As I was studying where I might add some final touches of beads, I discovered I missed quilting the left Double Tulip block. I marked it with a pin so I wouldn’t forget.
I put small triangles at the two upper corners on the back. I like to use small 1/4” dia. dowels to hang small things.
And it’s done! Hanging for an outdoor glamour shot:
It does need a label, but I call it done.
Also linking up at Finished or Not Friday ‘cause ya gotta celebrate every little finish !
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.
And :
After Round #6. quilters choice.
I’ve begun the quilting.
This week, Round #6 is hosted by Anja Quilts. Anja chose Quilter’s Choice. Hooray! Thanks, Anja. That gave me a chance to use the first hourglass blocks I made that were too small for the first round. And to combine them with the purple and yellow pansy fabric that I wanted to use, made for a relatively easy border.
My plan is to use the pansy fabric for the binding also. I haven’t picked a backing fabric , but it will be purple! I think I am pleased with this SAHRR.
I’m linking this up at Anja Quilts.
And at Alycia Quilts for Finished or Not Friday.
I haven’t had an almost finished in a long time.
And a final thought, found on the internet.
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.
They are both small, but small steps lead to sometimes bigger finishes.
Project Quilting 17.1. A Clean Slate You can read more about Project Quilting here.. And about my project Here
Project Quilting 17.2. Scads of Plaids. My post about plaids is here!
I’m so glad to be able to join the bloggers at Finished or Not Friday.
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.
It’s cold and we got a bit of snow. Those of you who are in the grip of the major storm, Be Safe and Stay Warm.
I’ll link to Finished or Not Friday because it helps ME keep track. You can go check to see what other more productive quilters have been working on and have completed.
Sadly this is the state of my string blocks. They are sewn together, but that is all.
The small cream border is cut to size, but still waiting to be attached. Why? Because the light green, from September, is still under my needle.
Our quilt show is this weekend and I hope to visit a vender and find the perfect border fabric. I’m not sure what I’m looking for. The string blocks are dark and busy. Hopefully I’ll find something.
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.
I’m reluctant to share this before the binding is done, but next Friday it will be hanging in our quilt show. So here goes. I started this project in October 2018. I’m a good starter. Not so much of a good finisher. I purchase the pattern, from Shabby Fabrics, intent on using us some Christmas scraps.
I started by cutting the light background rectangles from muslin. Then tracing the designs for embroidery in black. Some progress was made as this Post on Feb 3, 2019 shows. Then by September 6th there was this.
Some progress photos:
March 27th 2020 there was this.
A trip to the fabric store….. I chose the black and red buffalo check
Finally this:
I waited for a special friend to give it her special touch with the long arm. But medical issues caused a pause. Then I finally delivered it to her, a month later she had to return it unfinished due to early onset stenosis of her spine.
In June this year I dropped it off at Blue Bike Quilt Studio , my LQS. Deanna does fabulous work. There were several quilts ahead of mine.
Last Thursday the 19th of September she had it finished. Then there was binding to attach.
And now it is almost finished. Mr Busy holding up in the bright sunshine today. You will notice the row of wonder clips along the bottom. Almost Finished.
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.
Linking to Alycia Quilts Finished or Not Friday
How can it be Friday already.
I completely missed I LIKE Thursday, yesterday. Mr Busy had a doctor appointment early, there was a grocery pickup, my stitching group met and went out to lunch together.
So I’ll answer LeeAnna’s conversation starter. Do I like Dairy Queen.? We have a local DQ, and stop every now and again. The treats are kinda expensive in calories. Mr Busy always orders a Peanut Buster Parfait. I will get a a Blizzard. My favorite is Cookie Dough, but I’ll eat any flavor except cherry. LOL.
Some good thingthis week. I have 7 tomatoes on the 1 plant that made it into the ground.
The string blocks are slowly being sewed together. I’ll keep you in the loop.
I made baked banana oatmeal this morning. It was a new one for me. Both of us thought it was really good.
Or go to fivehearthome.com.
Banana Baked Oatmeal.
One last thing: the baby has arrived. I’m embroidering her name and birthdate on the back.
I do not have permission to share her whole name yet. But it’s beautiful.
I’m sharing with Not Afraid of Color, go there to find others.
And linking with Finished or Not Friday
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.
Charmed I’m Sure aka Glowing Hearts is finished except for a label. I will wait for the name and birthdate of the recipient before completing that step.
You’ve seen lots of progress photos, so only the Glamour Shot today.
My long arm quilter got it back to me in record time. She received it on a Thursday and Sunday she called me to say it was completed. I kinda gave here carte blanche as to the overall quilting design. It’s flowers and swirls, in a peach thread. Perfect the Nancy Halvorson fabric Charms features flowers and swirls.
I’m linking up with Alycia for Finished or Not Friday
There is lots to see at her blog.
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.
