This has been a crazy week around here… almost NO blog-reading occurred this week… but lots of other stuff DID!!! Come see >>> 😎 !
Happy August!!!!
As I was making good progress hand quilt this past week I looked out the windows near me and saw this… what a way to bring in August … with goodness 😀
And a closer look at our current resident osprey. (Corrected thanks to my readers to specifically be a Heron) …
My honey went outside to catch this shot too 😀
They migrate all through this area of North Carolina and we are blessed they choose to stop at our pond and peruse the available fish for lunch! lol
First I want to link to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitchers at Kathy Quilts blog HERE!!!
Slow Stitching I finished this first pass across the second set of swoon blocks…
Then I rolled… but got a bit overzealous in the amount I moved so (after shooting this photo I realized I had rolled to far… adjusted and started quilting !!! lol
So here is a close up view of all I completed this weekend …
I expect by next week to be on the last pass of these swoons hopefully as we DO NOT have plans for a very busy week… then again this week we didn’t either! hahaha
I also finished 1 – 6″ block with the hand done blanket stitching…
I still have 10 prepped to sew into these squares to prepare for marking and stitching (20 blanket stitches per side plus corners to make our pattern work)
This now gives me 8 finished blocks for my crochet quilt… and I will need 80!!! But this is my travel project too so I am not too worried about it actually.. this will get done around other things I am hoping 😀
And I am halfway or a bit more on Jasper’s… using Cleopatra with her walking foot on for this and Julius for my 6″ block conversions…
I am linking these 2 quilts to Wendy’s Peacock Party… Check out her blog party… she has wonderful eye candy this week HERE <<
I am in the midst of making a great new friend… her name is Jannessa.. isn’t that a fun name!!!
She is close to my age and lives not too far from me…
She has this piece …
And she wants to make it a valance in her sewing room… like how she has it posed here…
This is hand marked with pencil on the sewing lines and hand pieced… I have some ideas for how we should attack making this a longer and skinnier piece to be the front of a valance by adding fabric on either end and cutting off the top 1/2 row of hexi’s to reposition 2 of those 3 half hexi’s like this…
That leaves a half hexi for a label!!! None wasted but is this the best way to use this ?? I know how to make a valance using regular wall hanging quilting plan and layering the finished top with batting and backing that is more sun resistant in color/quality 🙂
Jannessa gave me and my honey tips on grooming Molly… by grooming her with us!!!!
She is much happier groomed too!!!
In return I gifted Jannessa my PVC quilt frame 🙂
In return she gave us what she thought was a 301 case because she got this model vintage Singer in the trapezoid shaped case…
You can see it with a machine in it below…
But after doing some research we think this could be a musical instrument case… hmmmm! Any ideas anyone???
While I was doing the slow stitching the last couple days I have been listening the “The Stitch TV Show” on Youtube… You can find their latest episode HERE <<<
Last Sunday I spent some time video chatting with my daughter and her beau… at the end of the chat they sent me this photo by request…
She is very happy in her new house.. her and her beau Timmy will celebrate 1 year together this coming week too ❤
I got this fabric Saturday when I checked the mail from my good friend Debbie…
The goal is to make a Halloween themed banner for 1 1/2 year old Amelie. This is my post office guy’s daughter 😉
Any ideas on a bunting or banner for a child’s room with this fabric and a Halloween theme for year round use????
I had liked this idea initially >>>>>>
Finally… the reason I made time to blog today besides to say hello to each of you is to take our own walks down memory lane today….
What is…. YOUR FAVORITE QUILTING MEMORY!!!
Mine is…
So share yours and more feedback on this post if you would please… if you can’t respond to my blog then email me directly here with your favorite memories related to quilting… or help with Amelie’s banner… or feedback on the valance to be … or what is that suitcase for really??? 🙂
And when Monday comes around have a fun philosophy to get you through the day…
Have a Fabulous Week Y’all! Hope to hear from you each too !!! Hopefully I will visit lots of you too today in blog land ❤ and P. S. Any link in this post that you click … should open in it's own tab 🙂 Enjoy the youtube link too!
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