Happy Saturday!

I know it seems like a while since I've posted~ even though it's just been a few days! I guess when you are crazy, or hmmm, make that busy, or crazy busy :-) time gets away from you. ;-) Well, yesterday was a 'me' day! And I had a ball! I rented the APQS Millennium from my LQS and went to work. First I did a big quilt for my mom and once she gets it, I'm sure she will show y'all photo's so I'll just give some teasers.... ;-) I used a panto called 'Feather Me' by Meredith England. I didn't always get the roll quite perfect, but I think I got it close enough that only someone who knows the panto will see my little blips. The machine had, at one time, had strong velcro on the roller bars~ even though it has a motor for rolling. Well somewhere along the line, the super duty velcro came off and left a sticky residue and that residue put a death grip on the bars when it was time to roll~ yikes! It was very hard to get it to stop in the right spot! :-/ I am sure learning a lot by renting. ;-) This (above) is the back, and the other photo is of a part of the border. Sorry my lighting isn't very good~ it was raining when I took the shots at 6:30 this morning, so still kind of dark. ;-)
I had a little time left, so I quickly put on a length of backing and got 2 Schnibbles quilted too! :-) I'll show y'all better photo's of those when I get them bound... that may take a while. ;-) We are in major down-sizing mode for our next move. And house-hunting. Busy times! :-)
Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!!

Sew Day Up-date~

I sewed all morning, then had to run out and didn't make it home until late. But I got some good sewing in while I could! :-)

First I finished making more blocks because I stopped last month with the idea that I wanted it bigger~
Then I got all the horizontal rows together, and 3 of the vertical rows. I was thinking that next time (yes, there will probably be another~ this is such a good scrap user pattern) I would put 4 blocks together and then join rows... I think there would be a little less futzing. ;-) I'm happy~ and next month I can get the rest of the rows sewn... I don't have any border fabric picked out yet, so slow progress is good. ;-) I am also thinking about adding one more row to the bottom.. if I do that, I might not even need borders. :-)
If you are stopping by for the first time~ welcome! You can find this free pattern on-line at Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville. It's called Bricks and Stepping Stones. I am growing it though.

How was your day? I hope it was fun!

Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!

Thimbleberries Sew Day!

I've got this to start stitching together. What are you working on?
I'll be back with an up-date. ;-)

Happy Stitchin'!

Mindless Sewing~

Today is not my day! Did you notice how this posted with only a title? I hit 'enter' by accident. :-/ Whoops! What I intended to say about mindless sewing, is that I should've been using my mind!! I am ripping. :-( But only 4 blocks. It's manageable. Can you spot my boo-boo?


Yep, I drew the lines wrong! My square is not square!! :-o I didn't realize you could do that~ until I did it! LOL :-) Oh well, only 4 blocks to take apart and re-draw. ;-)

Do you want to see one of my 30's tops? I am just tickled pink that it is on the frames and my Mom and her friends are hand-quilting it for me! Go Here. :-) Thanks for the photo Mom! :-))

And tomorrow is Thimbleberries Sew Day! Whoohoo! Are you ready? I will be pulling out the Bricks and Stepping Stones and trying to sew rows together~ with my mind on my work! ;-) What will you be working on? Let me know so I can come and cheer you on!! :-) Remember you can use a T-berrie fabric, or other fabric and a T-berrie pattern, just show a little Thimbleberries love! :-)

That's all for now~ time to quit delaying and go rippin'!
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!! :-)

Design Wall Monday~

I worked on lots of things last week in little fits and spurts. :-) One was getting this table runner together. I have 2 seams left and then the trimming. :-) Sorry the photo is bad~ it is sunny today!! Yay! :-)) It is going to look great on my dining room table! :-) The pattern is 'Whimsy Diamonds Table Topper' and is the second project in this year's Fig Tree Club. (link in sidebar)

For lots of inspiring design walls check out the Mr Linky at Judy L's~

And don't forget to check for the new block in the Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along at Moose on the Porch. (link in sidebar)

Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!

~Catching Up~

I finally finished up last week's Dear Jane blocks, and as long as I was at it, I did this weeks too! Whoohoo! :-)

K-2 Grandpa's Chickens, H-2 Jacob Anthony~ that one gave me fits! I do not like set in seams and I am still considering remaking it and just putting a wonky frame around it. ;-)
C-3 Rayelle's Fence, and K-6 Ann's Folly. The last two were pretty quick and fun. ;-)
While the CW's were out, I did block 6 of the Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along too. I altered the final borders, because it looks better with my other blocks this way. ;-)
Hope you found some time to sew today too!
Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!

Bloggers Spring Quilt Festival~

Today is the day! :-)

Lots of wonderful quilts and quilt stories all over blogland! Go to Amy's Creative Side to join in the fun! And then look at all the links to wonderful quilts! A girl could sit and dream at her computer allll weekend!! ;-)

I was digging around nicely looking through ;-) my quilt cupboard this morning and decided to show y'all this one~ it is a quilt of many firsts! :-)About six years ago I hosted a block swap for red/white Monkey Wrench blocks. Any red print and any white-on-white could be used for the blocks. I had no idea what I would do with my blocks, but my love affair with red/white quilts began then! I love red and white together! :-)

This is the first quilt that I put all my playing around with my Electric Quilt program to use. I don't remember if it was EQ 5 or EQ6, but I do remember that shortly after I had the parts for the top sewn together, our computer crashed, so I don't have a pattern anymore.

At the time, my design wall was our bed, so I made lots of trips from the bed to my sewing machine and back to bed again. LOL Maybe that is why I got the top together so much faster than I do now! ;-)

I quilted it myself during one of the first times I rented a longarm. I used a panto of butterflies and loops.
I used an allover red/white print for the back. At the time I had enough left for pillow cases, but I inadvertently used it for something else. :-/ Now I mark fabric's that I'm using in a project. ;-)

This quilt just makes me smile~ all those firsts wrapped up in blocks made by my friends. :-) I hope you enjoyed my little story too.

Thank you Amy for the fun festival! Now hop on over and start looking at great quilts!

Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!