Good Morning

It is a cloudy cool day here today. I see plenty of people are viewing my site. Please come over and leave a message. Show me something new you have made or just say hello.I hope to add some tutorials very soon. Probably on Wednesday or Thursday. The 1st will be a quilt block the next will be something totally different. You ladies have a great day! I am just in after a 12 hr shift, the first of 4 so I will be heading for bed now. See ya later.

Change in plans

Today, I was planning to get lots of sewing done. My last day off for a couple weeks. Oh well Hubby was sick and had to go to the Dr. He has severe acid reflux. He has a ulcer and Hiatal hernia..anyway, had to get meds, get him settled and then pick up Grandson from school. I did get started on some more Cathedral windows. So hopefully I will attatch to the first little bit and then post another picture. We will see.. I do have to watch American Idol tonight. LOL Have a good evening!!

Cathedral Window blocks

I have finally for the first time done a trial of Cathedral Windows. I have always loved the look but it just seemed like it would take forever. Thanks to the tutorial by http://hyena-in-petticoats.blogspot.com/2007/08/cathedral-window-quilt-tutorial.html I finally gave it a go. I absolutely love it. I love the idea of adding batting to it as well.. You are all finished quilted and ready to use in the end. What a great way to use up scraps. Now, I have to find some more white. I bet it would look good with black too. Hmmmm Or maybe Navy. I love scrappy quilts and easy no think piecing but this cool too. I did sew the windows in with the machine because my thumbs are not bothered with flat sewing as with hand sewing having to bend the thumb. Anyways, I am sure I could make it neater but now I know how. Thanks again to Hyena in Petticoats.( What a cute name). Any comments are welcome or suggestions or whatever.

BOM finished

Here you go.. This is my version well, my two versions of the BOM pattern from http://bunnyhill.blogspot.com/2009/01/free-block-of-month.html I love fat little snowmen and I could not resist. So I am anxious for February to get here to see the next one. I hope I can continue to do 2 of each block and then someone will get the extra quilt. Hope you like it.

BOM

This evening I just put the finishing touches on the BOM from Bunny Hill. I will post tomorrow when the lighting is better. Not only did I do 1 but 2 of those blocks. I thought as long as I am doing 1, I should do an extra for maybe my daughter. I have had a long day and am turning in early .

Mom's Memory

My Mom died when I was 5. I have a worn out dry-rotted quilt that I remember lying under on snow days on my bed hoping we did not have to go to school while listening to a transister radio. Those days were after I moved in with an aunt who took my sisters and I in. I got some Aunt Gracie fabrics one day and tried to copy the quilt. The only difference is the print should have been the stars and solids were on the outer part. Anyway, I used some of the same colors and the same green for the backing. I was not thrilled with green but I wanted it to be like hers. This is just a small quilt I will use for wall hanging. This pattern I found out later was published in the newspaper and is a Kansas city Star quilt. I would love to have a modern fabric one someday. I did figure out how to do it on the machine. The original was made by hand. I dont think I could ever do a big quilt by hand. My mother accomplished a lot by the time she was 38 when she died. So, this quilt is called Mom's memory.

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