It's been way too long!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  

Lucky Charm Pillow

I'm hoping to get myself together and start Blogging again.  Wish me luck! LOL!

Happy piecing, happy sewing,

Quilting Nan 
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Thanksgiving is over, Christmas is coming

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.   

Seasoned and ready for the Traeger    

Let the smoker do it's magic

Traeger Smoker

Tom turkey looking good

Thanksgiving Leftover Pie was made Sunday 11/27/22, this is a great way to use up those leftovers.

Left over Thanksgiving pie prep

Oven ready

Thanksgiving Leftover Pie

I have been sewing, but mostly working on Christmas presents so I can't show pictures yet. Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving, and Black Friday shopping (if that's your thing).  

Bonnie Hunter's Mystery started on Black Friday I wasn't planning on doing the mystery until I saw the colors.  https://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/chilhowie-mystery.htm 

Purple, Aqua/Light Blue, Orange, White/Neuturals I couldn't resist.  

Purple & Aqua/Light Blue

So I did make a few blocks and will see where this goes.  Until next time, (hopefully later this month).

Happy piecing, happy sewing, 

Sheila (aka Quilting Nan)

Getting those UFO's done

This is what happens when you join a Facebook group "Quilter's in Place" doing a UFO challenge to help motivate you to finish quilts or craft project's.  At the beginning of the year you number your UFO's from 1-12. (I have way more than 12 UFO's)  Every month a new number is chosen and each month you should work on that numbered UFO.   This months number is 10.  

Dragonfly Garden 

My #10 small (6 x 12), but DONE! Dragonfly Garden by Patch Abilities, Inc.

Back of Contra Dance

Contra Dance

Here is another May finish! It still needs a label and binding, but I'm getting those UFO'S done, and I'm happy about that. Contra Dance has been sitting in a stack with lot's of other UFO's waiting to be a quilt or wall hanging.  Finishing is such a good feeling.  

Sew until next time, happy piecing, happy sewing,

Quilting Nan

Seeing Pink in April

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 

 Making an in the hoop Easter basket.  There will be pink.

One side of the basket 

Funny though, I didn't use much of these fabric's for the eggs.

One side of basket

I will make the rest tomorrow.  It's past my bed time, good night. 

Until next time, happy piecing, happy sewing,

Sheila aka Quilting Nan

Marched into and out of March!

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

It was a super fun week with my daughter, grandson's, and my sister who lives nearby. I had so many plans to blog, but life got in the way and I marched into and out of March!!!  So happy April everyone.  We went to Quilt Lizzy in Jacksonville.  

 

Quilt Lizzy

We went to this quilt shop on Friday, and bought lots of fabric. Who would have thought that would happen?! Haha!  DD bought fabric too, and when we got home we started cutting up said fabric and sewing pieces together until 1:00am.  We had such a good time laughing, cutting, sewing and just enjoying each other...  

I bought a couple panel's

We went to Wilmington on Saturday, came home at around 8:00pm and finished piecing DD's quilt top!  I'm not going to lie, I am so proud of this lady here!  The past two year's have been life changing for her and my grandson's, but she has alway's stayed strong, and take's anything that is thrown at her.  Love her to the moon, my Ray of Sunshine!!

DD's finished quilt top!

I made some Shamrock candy holder's for my grandson & his classmate's when I got home.

28 total made in time for St. Paddy's Day

Poor little guy was sick on St. Patrick's Day and stayed home Thursday and Friday.  Anyway I hope they enjoyed St. Patrick's Day on Monday...These Shamrocks are made in the hoop, and they are from SmartNeedle https://smartneedle.com I really enjoyed making them.

 

My sister bought me the pillow...Love it!

Close up of the Shamrock candy holder

I also made several label's for friend's and guild member's quilt's.  #putalabelonit 

#putalabelonit 

I had some finishes back in February that I wanted to blog about, but like I said life got in the way.  Maybe in April I can blog more.

Until next time, happy piecing, happy sewing,

Sheila aka Quilting Nan

Tuesday, 2/22/2022 Also known as Two's Day,

I'm binding a shop sample for Spring Water Designs. 

Binding 

If you look closely you can see an elephant ear,

Jungle Friends Quilt

It's a good 66 1/2 X 93 1/2.  After the shop kits sell out this adorable quilt will be for my first adorable baby girl grand daughter Lydia.  She has already approved of this quilt.  Wish I had a picture of her showing it some love.  

Quilt Back without the label

This is on my design wall.  You can purchase this cute quilt kit (less the backing fabric) at Spring Water Designs https://www.springwaterdesigns.com/

This is my second quilt finish of 2022, not counting one I can't show you right now. (Future blog).

Until next time, happy piecing, happy quilting, 

Sheila aka Quilting Nan

First finish of 2022?

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

I have no idea where or why I bought this fabric.  I think I bought it from Seminal Sampler during their going out of business sale, so 2015?  

5 inch leaders added

    

Orca Bay 

https://www.quiltville.com/index.html Bonnie Hunter mystery 2010?  I lost this beauty for awhile!  I'm excited to load it on the long arm.

I'm looking forward to my first finish in 2022.

Until next time, happy piecing, happy sewing,

Sheila (AKA QuiltingNan)

Thankful

This weekend will be spent with our youngest grandson so I won't be sewing too much.  But I am hoping to get down there when he's sleeping. 

Guess what?

 Hope everyone has a nice weekend, and until next time, happy piecing, happy sewing,

Sheila (AKA Quilting Nan)

Still sewing T-Shirt Quilts

I've been sewing this month since "What I did on vacation in October".  Mostly on the T-Shirt quilts for a friend who's husband passed away, and a little re-arranging of my studio.  I'm embarrassed to show picture's of the mess that is my sewing space..

Faded words on a T-Shirt got a little embroidery thread .

Gone Fishing

Reading pillows were made.  

5 Reading Pillows

And two T-Shirt quilt's finished and all were mailed off to Florida yesterday.  Huge sigh of relief...

 

T-Shirt Quilt

T-Shirt Quilt

I also made label's for backs of quilt's.  This font is called "Gregory" which is my new favorite for label's.

Embroidered label 

One more T-Shirt quilt is on my design wall, and should be on the long arm next Friday (Black Friday) the 26th.  Then I will be free to work on a couple Christmas presents, and a small shop sample.  I can't believe the holiday's are here.   Time sure fly's when you're having fun!  

So until next time, happy piecing, happy sewing,

Sheila (AKA Quilting Nan)

What I did on vacation in October

So before we got on the road to the beach I went to Giant and got my 3rd COVID-19 shot.  Happy to have that last step of protection.  Then week 40 here we come!

After unpacking, we went out for Pizza and a nice glass of Chianti. Albertino's is a favorite of ours.  

 

Late evening yummy dinner

My third vaccine took me out for the whole first day of vacation.  I woke up at 3:00am with aches and joint pain, and I felt hot though I didn't have a thermometer to take my temperature.  So in other words, no sewing got done on Saturday.  

Sunday brought a 3.75 mike walk, feeling much better, and ready for the week ahead.  

A little bit of mending

My Grandson's elastic broke on the truck face mask's I made for him.  I repaired them with the Gypsy Quilter drawstring mask elastic.  They are great, comfortable, and adjustable.   https://www.gypsyquilter.com

Good as new!

Sunday's around our house include football, and that doesn't change when we are at the beach. 

Beach, Binding, Football

At work we are doing a Tiny Nine swap. I was a couple month's behind, but I'm happy to report that I'm all caught up, and working on getting ahead.  I did ask my fellow swapper's if we can put the swap off until after the holiday's since I have several things in the works.    

Tiny Nines

This baby quilt was only a top until Thursday 9/23/21 when I quilted it at Spring Water Designs Quilt Shop.  It has been a UFO in my stash since maybe 2012?  Working at Spring Water Designs and the pandemic has gotten me moving these UFO's out of my basement, and that's a good thing.  

Baby Quilt for SCQG    

This reading pillow is #3 of 5 that I am making for a friend who's husband passed away this year.  He had 5 grandchildren so these pillow's are made out of his clothing, and on the front book pocket I embroidered "Paw, In my heart is where your story lives."  I did the embroidery before we left for vacation.  I will finish the other 2 pillow's when I get home.

  

Reading Pillow #3

Long walk's, reading, dining out or cooking in also happen on vacation.  On Monday I didn't take one picture.  We did walk our walk up Wight RD. in Maryland, and Bunting in Delaware and back to our condo for a total 3.75 mile walk. 

Baby Seagulls at Assateague Island

Tuesday took us to Assateague Island to see the ponies, but the ponies must have had other idea's about that.  We only saw one after our one mile walk on the beach. Thunder booms had us checking My Radar App and confirmed the impending weather headed toward us.  We only ended up getting a little rain, and did see one pony on our way out of Assateague.

These baby seagulls were so cute hunting for food, and all took flight at the same time!  They made me happy.

Storms heading our way

Pony of Assateague    

Thursday morning and where did the time go?  Vacation goes by way too fast.  

Thursday morning sunrise

It's going to be a beautiful day

My man has some business calls today so it's a solo walk for me.  

3 Mile Solo Walk on the beach

It has been a wonderful week 40, I finished some things, and have some rough layouts for the T-Shirt quilt's I'm making for a friend.  

Sewing at the beach is always a good thing

Until next time, happy piecing, happy sewing,

Sheila (AKA Quilting Nan)

Getting a little something, something done in 2021

Getting a little something, something done in 2021

It's been awhile since I last blogged. During these crazy time's (still Pandemic crazy) I mostly stay home, and work at Spring Water Design's Quilt Shop 3 day's a week.  

Missouri Star Quilt pattern 4 patch Lattice, Journey Map (was a shop sample), SCQG 2012 Mystery Quilt (paper pieced), T-Shirt quilt for Kennedy, SCQG Retreat Mystery 2009, Perfect 10 Halloween (shop sample), 3 Yard Quilt (SWD shop sample), Strip Table Runner's (shop sample), and Nite, Nite Stanley, 43 year old Cross Stitch baby quilt made for my son, and now fully quilted.

Personalized blanket's for a "Friends weekend August 2021", Easter Basket's, Embroidered T-Shirts, Pin Cushions for co-workers, and a Box bag

 I'm currently working on some T-Shirt quilts and a Denim quilt for a friend who's husband passed away earlier this year. (not from COVID).  I hope to share picture's soon, and get back into blogging in late 2021.  Until then, Happy Labor Day.  

Happy piecing, happy sewing,

Sheila aka Quilting Nan.