Work In Progress---Christmas edition

Making progress on Mother-in-Love's quilt.  Top is finished, back is pieced and ready.  This will be the first time to use flannel.  I wanted it to be warm.  Did you know that even if you sweep before working with navy flannel, it really doesn't matter.  Every piece of lint within a mile comes for a nice long visit.

This will also be my first time working with wool batting.  I will let you know how that goes.  Just wanted it to be warm, super warm!!

This is what polyester batting looks like after 10+ years.  Our picnic quilt was made some time ago, before I would have thought to call myself a quilter.  This was the last time I ever used poly batting.  Thought it would be good to share the lesson!!  ;0) 

After years of heavy use, it is just done.  I was trying to glean some of the denim for the next picnic quilt.  I don't know what I was thinking.  These were worn out jeans that got ten more years of heavy use out of them.  Not much worth using again!!

The little pile of denim scraps are all that was worth keeping of the original quilt.  The drooly pile are scraps that I am going to cut up and use.  Peeking out is the little container started blocks.

This is the little stack of blocks that are already done.  I had a pair of jeans bite the dust a couple of weeks ago.  These fabrics are left-over charm squares from other projects.

So WIP update:

1.  Treasure's Quilt---FINISHED!!

2.  Mother-in-Love's Quilt---Much progress.

3.  Peacock quilt---Haven't touched it.

4.  Picnic Quilt---Started, and collecting more denim.

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Christmas Blessings,

KT

Friday Coaster Finish

Well, almost. Going to be gone most of Friday, so I wanted to get this up early. I will try to update, but just as sure as I promise, the day will be nuts-o!

All but the purple coasters are finished. My hope is to do them Friday evening. Just stitch & flip, quilting & closing left. Then I will have four cute sets of six rainbow coasters. My plan was that people only had to remember their color to know which glass or cup was theirs!

One set is for a secret Potholders Pass Partner, the other three sets will be tucked away for various Christmas gifts.

Above is what is left on my cutting table. The purple bin is full of ROY G. BIV strips that should join nicely with some scrap gray and sewing themed scraps for some mug rug love. Yup, I am thinking Christmas goodies! And just so you know I am honest, I was going to make myself a set of rainbow coasters. That is what the blocks on the right are. At the last minute I chose to save them back for a wall hanging.

The little white milk glass cradle is holding some small scraps for a ticker tape quilt. Maybe also a Christmas gift!

Am I the only one that loves seeing the colors in my little trash bin? Having a hard time throwing such sun-shiny goodness away!

Also, many appologies for the terrible pictures.  (Not that mine are ever that great anyhow!)  But my computer is still in rehab.  Ipod blogging...

I will link this to Sew & Tell in the morning. Be sure to visit all the other lovely finishes by using the updated button on the side bar.  Amylouwho has had some trouble with her domain.   Everyone please be sure to update her links to keep up with the fabulousness on her blog.

Blessings,

KT

This, That, and the Other

Over the holiday, my family went with Dee's family to an antique mall before going to watch fireworks.  I saw this quilt, and had never seen the stars in the circle like that.  This may be on my bucket list!  Anyone know what the pattern is called?

The poor quilt was so loved and tattered that it is no longer useful, so I didn't bring it home.

I did bring this home though!  She is a 5 quart!  I only paid $12.50.  Now I am finally able to make double batches of our favorite meals.  This way I am off cooking duty through the weekend!!!  Great use of the money if you ask me!!  She is holding Chicken Teriyaki that was a recipe posted on a blog...so long ago that I forgot where.  It is one of our very favorite meals.

Spotted all these aprons yesterday at Marshall's.  They were around $13.00, great if you need an apron, not so great if you just want to pillage the designer fabrics!! 

As I dug through the racks, I just saw more and more.

Can you believe it?

Everywhere I look, I see the Farmers Wife Quilt A Long.  I long to join, but really don't have the time, or need the guilt...

I plan on borrowing the book from the library to read all the fun stuff.  I just have so many patterns already that I should get more use out of.  But oh, those small blocks are cute!!  So I made a list of 12" blocks that I have access to, yup 47!!!  Told you I shouldn't buy another book!  So my plan is to reduce them by 50%, as well as collect some more (without buying more patterns).  This is going to be a scrap project, and it may not be finished for many years. 

The first block that I have done was from an ipod app!!  The app is called Block Fab.  You should check it out if you have an ipod, iphone, or ipad.  It took all the guess work out of reducing a block from its library.

Of course, I still had to make the block!!

It gave me a little break from this!  Now I am on to adding the background to these!!

Boy am I loving this quilt!!

Blessings,

KT

Late, but Thrifty Fabric Tuesday

Those who regularly put up with my weird ramblings may recall the doo-doo list I had when my sewing machine decided to take an extended vacation.  Well I am trying my best to stick to it even though this is calling to my Neptune stash.

So, this quilt is finaly finished and bound.  Made entirely from crib sheets and recieving blankets, the batting is an old cotton thermal blanket.  The only thing that I bought was a yard of the blue fabric for binding.  Only used less than half a yard.  Total cost would come to about $5.00.!!  Yeah!!!

Back.

Used this quilt as a chance to practice FMQ in a meandering pattern.  Fun!!

This quilt is already broken in, even though I can't was it up.  (Dryer is now on vacation!)

Since the dryer is in a coma, and the laundromat cost about $55.00 a couple weeks ago, there was need to shorten some play jeans.  Since I noticed that our denim picnic quilt is starting to fall apart I decided to prepare the denim as I come across it for a new picnic blanket.  Cut it into charm squares.

Used odd charms that I had laying around.  This winter I plan on scavenging the denim from the old quilt to make some more.  This is just the beginning!  No cost here, I already had this stuff laying around.

This is my answer to disappearing coasters.  All this fabric was scrap from wall hangings and such for the same room.  Binding was leftover as well.  The back was stash, and I pieced the batting from scrap.  Total cost...

Sick of all the dark ipod photos?  Sorry!

Be sure to visit all the other Fabric Tuesday entries by using the cute button on my sidebar.  Now I am going to get something hot to drink, soak my binding finger, and do the same!

Blessings,

KT

Hanging Around

This is STILL in progress.  I have been on the go for the last two weeks, so it has been slow going.  I will admit though, that I am getting antsy to move on.

I have chosen two blocks for my Sew Bee It bee.  This is one.  As part of my process pledge, thought that I would show you my scribbles!  Nope, no graph paper.  I have a Gremlin that keeps "borrowing" it. 

When I have quilted all I can stand at a sitting, I am trying to keep up with my other projects by doing the cutting.  These are my final four pinwheel blocks, and two trial blocks for Sew Bee It.

These hexes have been carried with me on my harried way the last couple days.  All scraps.  Think that I will let you wonder what they are becoming.  Not sure the white background is a keeper, but wanted to use up scraps, so we will see.  Might tea stain it!!

On a brighter note, I won Joan's giveaway last week, and already received my Kate Conklin's Charm Bracelet Pattern!  It looks so fun!  Since I already won the most wonderful fabric (Paganelli), I am not going to enter any more.  But you should (read:  Anna Maria Horner's Good Folks)!!!!!

Blessings,

KT

Ah Hex!

I joined another quilt along.  See my sidebar.  Practiced with scraps.  Don't know wether to use Verna or Hunky Dory.  May have started a scrap project...accidentally.  (Sorry Dee.)

Blessings,

KT

Doo Wa Diddy Diddy Dum Diddy Doo...List

I decided that the Doo-Doo list was getting me down!  So I have re-named it.  Finished these pj pants for some Lovey Littles using the tute I mentioned on Monday.  Too cute, and loose and flowy soft.

Made this slip out of kona muslin, because those nylon things should be out-lawed!!

Have these cut out.

Scraps ready for the Linus bin.

Selvages saved.  (Yes, I am one of those!)

Scrap bag for Dee is getting full.  I get to spend time with her next week!!

Be sure to click on the Sew & Tell Friday button on the side bar, and visit all the other lovely finishes!!

Blessings,

KT

Week in Review: Sew & Tell Friday

Still waiting to have enough time and space all at once to baste my siggy gift quilt.  :0(

It will probably happen this weekend since we are having near white-out conditions.  Treasure hurry home safely!

Did get some other cool things worked on:

Three toddler sized a-line drawstring skirts for Haiti!

Five more are cut, and waiting their turn.  One of these is toddler sized, the other 4 are about a girl's 7.

Scraps from skirts, and siggy quilt are cut into 4" squares for future project Linus blankies!

Siggy babies!!!  My swap babies are becoming stars!!  Fifteen down, and 12 more to go.  I already have a quilt in my brain for these!!

Be sure to click on my side bar Sew & Tell button to visit some fabulous finished!!

Stay warm and safe!

Blessings,

KT

Babies!!!!!

Only three more sets of Siggys left!  The milk glass cradle is a Goodwill find that for $1.99, made my week.  I have a thing for milk glass anyway.  Perfect.  Siggy babies are resting comfortably.  Below are the last three prints left.  Couldn't resist adding a couple more fabrics to the set after I came up with an idea for the babies (Nods to amandajean of crazymomquilts).  That's all that I am saying about that!

I am in the process of getting all the signatures for this quilt!  I need to square these babies.  Who would have ever thought that I would get sick of babies?  These may go into the "stash" as my mind is not enthralled with them like it is the Wildwood babies.  We quilters can be fickle.

Here are the babies all tucked in.

Is it weird to think that this is pretty?  I am always a little sad to throw this away.

Summer Breeze?!?

First off,

don't these look lonely?
There, that is much better!!!

The burp clothes were entirely made from scraps. You can see Heather Bailey and Amy Butler in there. I mentioned the tutorial I used in yesterday's blog post. It was great! I used some selvages too. Also, I didn't have any fleece scraps. No worries, I had great lime flannel, and in the spirit of scrappiness, used it instead.

Found a selvage(From Dee I think) with the words "New Chick on the Block" the N and E got lost in sewing, but I think the funny is the same!!!

I loved the over all effect!

Then, as it is cold and very wet here. I felt the need to escape to Summer. I have four more blocks!!! I also believe the quilt has told me its name. I used it in the title of the post.
This may be my favorite block so far. I love the orange flower and the ladybugs!!! I hope to get a couple more of these sweet things done today. But I have errands, in the cold, wet weather.

Yuck!

Summer breeze, makes me feel fine.......

Many blessings,

KT