Quilting on the Wall

Greetings Blog Friends!

I have some new décor items to share with you!  Well, not exactly new, but being displayed in a new way. 

Remember CORONA (the quilt, not the virus), the quilt I made earlier this year as part of a quilt-along?  It has been finished since August and waiting patiently for it's quilt hanger to be made.  I'm happy to report that husband Denis has made it's hanger and it is now on display in my office/craft/sewing room.  It hangs just above and partially behind my collection of vintage children's schoolbooks.  I love it and gaze at it every day.

Christmas Memories.  This quilt was made for Christmas last year (2019) and was displayed for a few weeks, then put away in storage until December rolled around again.  I fell in love with it again this year, just as I did last year.  When displayed on my living room quilt rack, you can't see the entire quilt, especially the borders (and I think they are what really make this quilt pop!)  So, I asked husband Denis for another quilt hanger, found some suitable flannel in my stash and added a hanging sleeve.  It really added the "WOW" factor to my holiday living room décor.  I'll be putting all Christmas decorations away soon, but will leave this quilt hanging for awhile.  It adds so much warmth to the room! 

And now, of course,  I'll have my work cut out for me...to make seasonal quilts to hang in its place.  To no one's surprise I'm sure,  I have some already in the stash!  LOL

January Queue up next.   'Til next time....

Quilts for Christmas 2020

Greetings Blog Friends!

I have exciting projects to share with you!  Since I have gifted the following quilts to their rightful owners, I can now show you what I've been up to this fall:

1.  Harry Potter, Wizard of Gryffindor.  This was made as a wall quilt, complete with wall quilt holder, for my daughter Kim.  She loves everything Harry Potter.  The main blocks were purchased on Etsy, the setting and quilting was my own simple design.  I used Moda Marbles in Black for sashing and outer border.  Finished size:  52" x 64".  Quilting was done in long one way diagonal lines spaced 2" apart.  A matching pillow accompanied the quilt.

2.  Stag at Sunrise.  This quilt was made from flannel stash 10" layer cake squares, some left over from other projects, some cut from yardage I had.  The top row featuring the stag and rising sun was my design, loosely based on the pattern Sunrise Stag by Nite Owl Quilting.  I cut the patterns for the stag and trees using my Cricut machine.  All elements in the top section were appliqued to the blue background using a tight zig-zag stitch.  Sunlight rays were quilted in the center section, with loose free motion lines in the dawning sky in the other areas.  The lower block section was quilted with a cross hatch grid.  Finished size:  58" x 74".

3.  Penelope Pachyderm.  This quilt was made for my youngest daughter, Kerri.  She loves elephants!  It is a wall quilt, again complete with wall quilt hanger. This is a foundation paper pieced quilt with 97 foundation units in all.  The pattern is is Elephant Abstractions by Violet Craft.  She is quilted with straight parallel Lines 1” apart from top to bottom.  This quilt took me more than a month to make.  Finished size: 54” x 60”.

Quilt hangers courtesy of husband Denis.  The hangers for Kim and Kerri both feature a flat top shelf for display.  These are shown on my quilt hanger just for photographs only.

More quilting on the wall next time.  'Til then...

2021 New Year Resolutions!

 Greetings Blog Friends on this 1st Day of 2021!  

My New Year Resolutions are simple this year:

1.  Beat Corona!  I resolve to do everything I can to help beat this thing into submission by taking the vaccine when available and continuing to social distance, wear my facemask and to hand sanitize.  

2.  Continue to sew and scrap down my stash of paper and fabrics in 2021.  The focus this year will be home décor items for (gasp!)...me, with a few gifts thrown in the mix.  

I did pretty good in 2020 and I can actually see something of a reduction in the fabric and paper stash!  Is this a good or bad thing...hmmm...a question to ponder.  I finished 57 projects, large and small in 2020, as compared with 62 in 2019.  

Here is a cute folded star hot pad that I made for a friend for Christmas.  Pattern is by PlumEasy Patterns, it is all done by machine.  I have made folded stars in the past, but they were all hand sewn.  I had a hard time giving this one away...lucky for me I still have all the fabrics to make one for myself! 

Quilts for Christmas coming up next.  'Til then...

Happy New Year!

 Greetings Blog Friends,

As years go, 2020 turned out to be a pretty crappy one!  

Restaurants closed, Graduations cancelled, Sports teams playing to empty stadiums, Runs on toilet paper and Facemasks in public.  A tiny virus bringing the human race to its knees.  Human beings, however, are a resilient breed and we found ways to interact, complete our studies and do our jobs by remote means.  Spring became summer, summer faded into autumn, and now winter is soon upon us.  Time goes on just as we go on.  Human beings have an uncanny ability to hope.  Optimism is innate in us.  We have had to accept and make the best of what is and hope for better times to come.  And now it is that time of year again for New Year resolutions and toasts.  I hope for things to return (as much as possible) to pre-COVID19 days.  Dear friends, please join with me from afar and raise  a glass on New Years Eve and  drink a toast to to getting our lives back…

 

        To Better Tomorrows in 2021.  Cheers!

 

Jingle Joy Christmas Pages

Greetings Blog Friends,

Our December scrapping group met on the 17th and we made our second set of Christmas pages for all those great holiday photos.  The kit is "Jingle Joy" by Close to My Heart.  Designs per daughter and group leader, Kristy.

Winter sewing projects are in the queue!  More on that next time.  Happy New Year!

A Christmas Skate Stocking

Greetings Blog Friends!

I have another great finish to share with you today.  Completed and ready for display is this beautiful felt stocking by Bucilla...A Christmas Skate.  I mentioned this project back in early February and even took her with me to Florida in February.  I worked on her there, but once we got home in early March, COVID concerns and other projects stepped in front.  She spent nine long months patiently waiting until just a few weeks ago, and now she's done.  And, her reward (for waiting so long to see the light of day)...she will grace my mantel all winter long.

I fell in love with this kit as soon as I saw it last January.  I'm so glad she has joined the others in my felt stocking family.

Holiday papercrafts next time!  'Til then... 

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS!

 Blog Friends,

Merry Christmas from our home to yours...

Have a wonderful and Blessed Christmas!