This past week was a real roller coaster but we made it through and my honey even surprised me and bought a miniature daffodil plant to enjoy for now and plant later… AND he bought the Raggedy Ann an Andy partner that looks like he is from the same era she is from … mid 1960’s !!!
I really needed these boosts this week… now to give sweet Ann a new outfit and some new striped socks too… those will be a project you see coming up in the future… Andy is a smart dresser so Ann needs to step up her game a bit and get a rejuvenation session … Jannessa will help me she promises!!! ❤
Last Sunday I enjoyed slow stitching alternating with block making for the Beads table runner I planned to make…
Here is a close up of 1 block… made with strip sets is how Donna Jordan shows it made… I didn’t use her sizes but made mine smaller blocks to make a more desirable sized finish for my needs…
And for the table in our kitchen… a couple of smaller placemats were pieced.
By working through the week when not slow stitching… I got all but 1 seam and the final border completed…
Friday I had it all together & handed this flimsy runner with batting and backing to Jannessa. She is going to fmq it for us to enjoy ❤
I will use that deep burgundy for the binding… our kitchen is mainly the barn red and creamy tan colors… but we have a quilt in there (my spiral log cabin quilt) that this will look perfect close to.
Friday when Jannessa came over to pick up the table runner we took time to let her pup Max visit with Molly… we also made coordinating bracelets pooling our resources of glass and nicer plastic beads!!!
My honey had found the 2 silver hearts (one in each of our bracelets) in the fish vendor cart when we got it home. Jannessa loved them as much as I did so we made them a stand out on our bracelets 😀
I am definitely blessed with good friends… my blog prize winner from December was Penny or as other readers may know her as Little Penpen. She loved the winnings and then proceeded to make me this sweet thank you gift….
I received it on Saturday and promptly called and thanked her and caught up with her too ❤ It is a pattern by Kathy Schmidt and is a Hare and Needle… so stinking cute y'all!!!
I then signed it for her with initials and year… and sewed circles to the back for hanging…
Look how beautiful it looks in my room !!!!
Thank you Penny for making my day with your sweet hand stitches just for me!!!!!
Molly got a groom and a photo shoot earlier in the week while we ran to Asheville for doctor appointments at the VA for my honey….
She looks so great scissor trimmed and nails ground short. She is so good for the groomer too we are told!!!
Most every day I wake early and spend the early morning hours hand quilting… this is my zen and my fave place to be… I enjoy machine projects intermittently and it gives my hands something different to do as well.. but I never get bored hand quilting!!! Appalachian Delight is no different!!!
Pictures I took this week as a spritzed away the blue markings once quilted and let it dry… giving this great texture to the outer border of this quilt…
Here is where I will be today… getting the corner done…
Here is a look back at where I have been….
And a close up of THIS MORNING….
And my set up that lets me tiptoe around in the mornings without waking anyone as I stitch with my headphones on…
this week I finished this book on audio books from the local library.
I thought since the service is free I could listen and quit if I didn’t like it… so I did and you know what… Michelle Obama is a wonderful speaker and had lots of great info to share in this basically nonpartisan look at what it was like to live life in her shoes. And what an interesting life she has lived thus far y’all!
I have kept up with my calendar this week… I am planning to switch to bullet journaling in February when I can get myself a dot paged book that is small enough to not take up much room to keep handy. Or maybe I should keep printing these sheets and put them in a notebook…
Any calendar fanatics out there have a preference????
At Jannessa’s request I joined a 9 patch a day club on facebook.. it is quite an international group and has me pondering 9 patch variations like this one for a possible future quilt …
Hoping to find the pattern for this one but look at that quilt closely.. the light and medium blues give you an awesomely intricate background pattern in the quilt… friendship stars… churn dashes… all kinds of patterns within patterns and basically it is 9 patches with some hst’s and solid squares too to make it come out so mind bendingly cool!!!
I did one of those silly things on facebook yesterday… it is like reading a horoscope or something 😀 This hits quite close to home for me though!!!!
This has been a chatty post .. hope you have enjoyed it … so much hand work here I am linking it to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching… my fave blog to visit on Sundays >> right HERE <<
I will chat more next Sunday… for now I sing cheers for a cap on a very busy week and a hope that the coming week that looks busy will be relatively quiet in reality.
Next Sunday I should be into the next phase of quilting … the blocks !!! Come back then!!!!
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Good Morning! Your bracelets are so cute. The table runner is really cool , I like the pattern. My mom collected Raggedy’s; they are still in a bedroom at my dad’s house. As for the little wonky rabbit….you should have used him as a mug rug. Lol 🥰🥰🥰 have a great week, friend!!
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That table runner and placemats are so pretty. I was confused about the \”beads\” name until I saw the three strips. I love how you are quilting that border. What an interesting pattern. It really complements the fabric. Molly looks adorable. My mom has that book and I have been waiting for her to read it before I borrow it, but I think I may do so soon.
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Lots of nice accomplishments despite your roller coaster week which we all have at some time or another. I tried the dotted bullet journal and it did not work well. May I suggest you apply those same principles to a smaller size inexpensive spiral notebook. A thoughtful & sweet thank you gift from Little Penpen! Hope this upcoming week is more calming.
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I made raggedy dolls for my girls back in the mid 70's from very small to very large – I wonder what ever happened to them they did play with them a lot they probably eventually fell apart! nice to have developed close friends since your move a year+ ago and seems you have settled so well into your new area that is so nice. Hope you are feeling well and winter hasn't been to harsh for you. I am not good at journals – and my lists seem to be constantly tossed
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Hope this week is better than last week. I really like the design you're quilting on AD. I'm always so excited though when I'm able to start quilting the blocks. Quilting a border always kind of feels like treading water. I LOVE the 9 patch quilt, I love 9 patches and have made several 9 patch quilts but not the setting you show. I'll have to bookmark this post so I can come back here to look at it.Have a lovely week, I enjoyed seeing your daffodil too. My Amaryllis are terribly slow this year. They have lots of buds but are just starting to peek through the soil. At this rate they'll start blooming in May, I need the flowers now!
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Cute bracelets, and lovely stitching!
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I love the quilting pattern you have chosen for your quilt!! I also love the early morning hours when everyone is still asleep to sit quietly with my coffee and stitch. https://stitchingirlblog.wordpress.com/ . I added my blog address because Blogger does not let me sign in with it.
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Isn't it amazing that some simple ninepatches and some hst's you can come up with something so spectacular! I love stitching with my earbuds in, it helps me focus I think and not be distracted with everything around me Happy Stitching
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Lovely bracelets–I have a similar one from our cruise to the Bahamas–they had a special on board and i couldn't resist…all ocean related colors and danglers;))) that 9-patch-a-day blue piece is simply gorgeous…love the blues and browns hugs, Julierose
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Great post. I hope next week is filled with things you enjoy. I didn't know you joined in on the nine patches as well! I need to pop in to the sewing room and make a few more… I missed making one yesterday.
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Gosh, my head is spinning with all your lovely pretties in progress. All are looking lovely. Isn't your honey a sweet man. He certainly gifts you with fabulous presents. Cute Raggedy Ann and Andy and as for the pot of cheery daffodils, they would certainly add a touch of Spring to a chilly day. I hope you enjoy a pleasant week filled with lovely stitching.
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Wow, you've been so busy! Your quilting looks terrific; I love handwork! The Raggedy dolls are darling…we have a special affinity for them in our home! 🙂
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