Some Things to Share

First of all....have you noticed the picture at the top of blog changed.  I've been thinking of my Mom a lot lately.  She died in June 2010.  She loved living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and loved living on Big Lake Manistique.  After she died I moved up there to take care of my Dad.  I loved taking pictures around the property.  This was a piece of driftwood she found and kept it down near the lake.  Pleasant memories.

Now for some sewing.

Last week I was asked if I would make a baby quilt.  They don't know if it is a boy or girl and she wanted a rubber duck on it.  This is what I came up with.

The blocks are 8" finished.  And the quilt is 40" square.  I used a Moda white jelly roll for the background.  For the pinwheels I used a Layer Cake called from Baby to Bump.  The duck is hand appliqued and I got the design from a free image web site.  I just had to enlarge the image.  I hope she likes it.


Next up....I finished hand quilting my little log cabin quilt.

I'm really happy with the with the way it turned out.  It took longer than I expected to hand quilt it.


I recently purchased a small Tumbler die for my Accuquilt Go.  I cut a couple hundred of them from some charm squares I had.  This is what I made from a few of them.

I quilted this 1/4" inside the tumblers only in one direction.


And finally....

I started working on Cheri's Sew Along that she has generously shared on her blog.  There are 25 blocks and it has an applique on the border.  I have the 3 blocks above made and have plans on making another one today.  I plan on making a block a day.  I was so busy working on my Ohio Sampler quilt that I didn't have time to work on this.  

The sun is shining and a nice breeze is blowing.  The windows are open and the birds are singing.  And I am happily going into my sewing room to play.

Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Cathy

Summer is Finally Here!!!

The sun is shining and the temps are up...so is the humidity.

I have been working on my June "To Do" list.  I'm going to be 2 blocks short of what I planned to do.  But that is okay.

These are the 5 Log Cabin Bow Tie Blocks.  I've been working on this quilt for about 2 years.  I don't work on it too often.  I had 32 blocks made and now have 37.  Not sure how big I want to make the quilt but I know I need quite a few more.  So I will try and make at least 5 blocks a month.  Obviously I'm not in a big hurry...lol

Next...

I finished another APQ QAL Block.  Another 15 blocks to go.  Another slow but steady quilt.

I finished the binding on my Log Cabin quilt and it is now hanging up on the wall.

It looks so cute hanging in my living room.  

I started working on a Season's Block of the Month by Pat Sloan a while ago.  I am such a great fan of her work.  I started this last year in April...and only finished the April block.

This is April's block.

This is the book the quilt is in.

This is the quilt.

This is May's block.

Now I need to get some more blocks prepped.  Hopefully I can get this one done by next year.

The only thing missing from my "To Do" list is some of my Common Threads blocks.  I have the appliqued block prepped.  But I still need to make a couple of pieced blocks.  I guess they will have to wait till next month.

Next month will be a slow sewing month.  Hoping to get away for a couple of weeks traveling.  But we'll see.

For now....thanks for stopping by and keep cool.  Enjoy your weekend.

Hugs, Cathy

So Much Done....

First of all a question.  What do you think of my new header picture?  It reminds me of the end of summer.
I've been busy this last week.

This is September's EQ7 BOM.  It was a difficult block that I made easier by dividing up the block into squares and triangles. 

Here is the nine blocks all together.  It is going to be a nice wall hanging when its done.

I got behind on my Barbara Brackman CW Blocks.  Now I'm up to date. 

I really love the 15 minutes play BOM.  I ran out of cheddar and bought some new fabric.  It is slightly different but I think it will work.  This is the Anvil block.  Victoria posted a tutorial for the block on the 15 minutes play blog.  The link is on my side bar.

Here is Cowen's quilt.  I just finished sewing down the binding this morning and had to hang it up to get a picture.  I love how it turned out.  I machine quilted in the ditch on the pieced blocks and had quilted either a heart or star in the plain blocks.  I backed it with some flannel fabric.  Now we await the arrival of Cowen.

I've mentioned before that I belong to a group called "Quilters, Books and Bindings".  We are all reading the same book and then we are making a quilt from some aspect of the book.  The book is The Lover's Knot by Clare O'Donohue.  It takes place in a town on the shores of the Hudson River.  In the book there is a scene along the river where the main character in the book is re-proposed to .  This is what my quilt is based on.  I made it small so I can kill two birds with one quilt.  When I'm done it will be my September AAQI quilt.

And finally.....

I'm changing out my quilts again.  I love this Log Cabin quilt.  I was given a ton of strips from a quilting friend.  At the time my daughter, Kim, was just starting to sew so I offered them to her.  She declined by saying you can't make anything from them.  Well I just had to prove her wrong.  This is what I came up with.  You know my scraps are getting bigger so I think it is time to make another Log Cabin quilt. 

I hope you have had a nice time visiting with me today.  I've enjoyed sharing. 

Wishing you a quilty weekend.

Hugs, Cathy