Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Lucky Charm Pillow |
Happy piecing, happy sewing,
Quilting Nan
<a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/7385039/?claim=nywmw7p3fks">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>
Family, quilting, embroidery, and my pound puppy are my loves's blogging about them is something I do every now and then. Thank you for stopping by, I'd love to hear any comments you might have.
My man and I prepared a feast for 4 + a little more, and enjoyed every moment of Thanksgiving. Our daughter's and their families were not coming to our house for dinner. One family lives out of state, the other went to her mother in laws house for dinner. I Facetimed with them both, and missed them, but know that they were here in spirit.
Traeger Smoker |
Tom turkey looking good |
Purple & Aqua/Light Blue |
Dragonfly Garden |
Ever year I follow along with RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge) https://superscrappy.blogspot.com but never make any blocks. Each month is a different color fabric to work on from your own scrap stash. I'm a quilter, and I have plenty of scraps! I always intend to play along with the RSC, but end up following Cynthia Brunz over at Quilting is more fun than housework https://quiltingismorefunthanhousework.blogspot.com. She does more scrap busting than I can, and I enjoy seeing what she's working on. After reading her blog I want to get sewing some, and I'm seeing Pink in April.
But as usual my mind runs wild and I decide I have to make some fabric Easter baskets, So now I am playing catch up to get them done by Easter next Sunday. My friend Beth Ann would be happy to see I am using batting tape to heat press my batting scraps together,
Piecing batting scraps |
One side of the basket |
One side of basket |
I traveled down to North Carolina Sunday, February 27th to help out DD#1. Here is my adorable grand-dog Mac. I stayed for a week, I wanted to stay longer, but I had a doctor's appointment scheduled on Tuesday March 8th.
Cheers to March |
Quilt Lizzy |
I bought a couple panel's |
28 total made in time for St. Paddy's Day |
My sister bought me the pillow...Love it! |
Close up of the Shamrock candy holder |
#putalabelonit |
Binding |
Jungle Friends Quilt |
Quilt Back without the label |
Football and sewing on a Sunday in January. I am making a back for Orca Bay a Bonnie Hunter mystery from 2010, maybe? It measure's 77 X 84 and I found a 4 1/3 yard piece in my stash that I decided will work for the back. I normally piece my backs, so I am happy to be getting some of my bigger pieces out of my stash. So, 5 inch leaders will be added to all four sides as instructed by Spring Water Designs https://www.springwaterdesigns.com in order to use their long arm quilting machine. Wednesday is my scheduled day to come in and rent. I am working regular schedule on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday this week, and then I am taking some time off for some me time.
close up of backing fabric |
Orca Bay |