FROSTY FRIENDS SNOWMAN DRESS

Hello Blog Friends,

I completed a cute, little project this past week -- the Frosty Friends Snowman Dress.  

I've had this project for many years, buying it before I had grand-daughters...more than 11 years ago!  Since then, I've had it safely tucked away in the fabric stash, forgotten, until I cleaned out and rearranged things last year.  And, guess what I found again?  Only now, my two granddaughters have outgrown it, so I've sewn it up and it will hang as a part of my winter decoration theme in my home.

This project is made of flannel.  The bodice is a pre-quilted panel.  In addition to the panel, coordinating yardage was needed for the skirt as well as double fold bias tape.  It was made by Daisy Kingdom and I remember buying it at Hobby Lobby.  

This was an easy project to make, bringing me back a little to garment making days.  All edges of the bodice we bound in the bias tape, along with the cute little snowman face purse.  The skirt was gathered on the bodice.  The pattern also called for two tabs at the sides, but I chose to leave those off.  

So...another UFO item done from the stash.  It had been a productive year so far.  I've been working on bringing my quilting diary up to date (a fun scrapping project).  I'll share some of my favorite pages with you next week.

On deck...UFOs to finish!! 

QUILTS FOR CHRISTMAS 2017

Hello Blog Friends!

Well, Christmas is finally over for the Meyer family!  We have had the last of our family Christmas get-togethers, taken down our trees and put away all of our decorations for another year.

Did you know that I made five quilts (the following four, plus Le Jardin-posted previously) plus accessories for Christmas 2017?  Here is my Christmas Quilt report of the four I made for my kids:

My youngest daughter, Kerri, received this fun Minions quilt.  She loves Minions, and when I found the pattern and a fat quarter bundle online, I knew I would be making this for her.  Finished size is 62" x 70".  I used one of the two panels in the bundle on the front, the rest of the piecing is from "Yellow Brick Road" pattern.  The second panel in the bundle was used for a pillowcase front and on the back of the quilt.  This quilt was a zero-waste project--I used every bit of fabric with no leftovers!  This quilt had the most quilting of the four.  I did quite a bit of outline and tracing quilting on the Minion characters in the panel, and a medium free-motion meander in the pieced blocks.

Kerri's husband, Doug, also received a quilt this year.  This one is aptly named "True Blue Brew Crew".  Doug loves the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team.  This quilt is based on the pattern "Square Peg, Round Hole" and is 55" x 63" in size.  I quilted this in a cross hatch pattern on the squares and outlined the Brewers logos in the round center and in the corners.  This quilt was the quickest of the four to piece.

"Wisconsin Winterland" is Kim's quilt, plus four matching pillows.  I purchased this quilt as a kit from Jeri's Quilt Patch in Norway, Michigan several years ago.  This quilt is the only flannel quilt of the four and features snow scenes fussy-cut from a printed panel.  This was a fun quilt to make and is quilted in a cross-hatch straight line pattern.  It finishes at 52" x 63".

Last, but definitely not the least, is "Woodland Rose", a quilt I made for Kristy.  This was the most challenging quilt to make, as it required many triangles of various sizes and is also set on point.  Finishing at 64" x 82", I used a modified cross-hatch quilting pattern.  I purchased this as a kit several years ago from Quilt Essentials in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  As soon as I saw it, I knew it was for Kristy, since she loves grays and browns.  Two pillows also accompanied this quilt.

Well, there you have the report.  Now, here are the four "children" with their treasures:

I'm working on a fun, little flannel project.  I'll give you a full report next week.  Till then...

2018 UFO WISH LIST

Hello Blog Friends,

New Year's Resolutions be what they may...here is my "UFO I'd Like to Complete These" list for 2018:

2018 UFO PROJECT LIST
	Name	Current Status	Date Finished
1	2015 Christmas Pages	--
2	2016 Christmas Pages	--
3	2017 Christmas Pages	--
4	Seeing Red Quilt	Top, back done.  Ready for quilting
5	T-Shirt Quilt	Fabrics gathered
6	Patterns II Quilt	Pinned.                       Ready for quilting
7	Prairie Cupboard Quilt	Top, back done.  Ready for quilting
8	Colonial Williamsburg Ornament Book
9	Mary's Quilt	Top done.
10	Baby Quilt	Fabrics gathered
11	Fran Memorial Book	--
12	Towne Square Quilt	Top, back done.  Ready for quilting

I'll post progress in monthly updates!  Stayed tuned...

PRAIRIE POINT PINWHEEL WREATH

Hello Blog Friends,

Here is a new, albeit late addition to my Christmas Decor...the Prairie Point Pinwheel Wreath. This was a project that I started last year (cutting was as far as I got).  I really didn't want it to languish in the UFO pile again this year, so voila! It is done!

As with most projects that I have, I purchased the pattern, extra supplies, and fabrics several years ago.  The pattern is called "Pinwheel Wreath" by Happy Hollow Designs.  This was a multi-media project, using both sewing techniques and hot glue work.  The pinwheel front of the wreath was made with prairie points, all sewn with wedges to form a large circle.  The circle was then hot glued to a cardboard form.  The black hairy gimp trim was added next, then another cardboard form (covered with a backing fabric) was added.  Finally, red buttons and a hanger were attached.

I like this project and it seems a shame to display it for only a short time.  This year it will be part of my winter decor for a time, just so I can enjoy it.

Till next time...

Le Jardin...The Garden Quilt

Hello Blog Friends!

Well, Christmas was a total success, although we still have one get-together yet to go.

I was very busy this past fall!  Here is one of the projects I was working on.  This quilt was made for my sister-in-law, Bev.  Everyone in her family has received a quilt in Christmases past, and this year was Bev's turn.  

This quilt finished at 60" x 60" and was made from the Botanical Blooms collection by South Sea Imports.  I love the pretty pastels, florals, and bird motifs, as well as the heartfelt sayings in the center blocks.  I quilted this project with a combination of straight line and free motion meander.  Leftover panel blocks and border print allowed me to make the back using only 2 yards of fabric...and makes the back pretty to look at too!

Assigning a name to this quilt was easy...it reminded me of a French garden, hence the name Le Jardin (which is french for The Garden.)

Next week's post will be a showcase of other Christmas projects for 2017.  Until then...Happy New Year!