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Apr 25, 2011

May - Lazy Hearts BOM



It's time for the next Lazy Hearts block.  Here's what May block looks like.
Remember to look for Block #5 on my sidebar.
Enjoy!

Apr 23, 2011

Happy Easter!

This photo is from Easter Sunday 1961 - Grandma, Granddad, me and Brother David.  My brother and I   were so ready for the Easter egg hunt.

Apr 22, 2011

Border Quilt

This is the quilt minus any solid border I plan to sew on at a later date.
 This is a close-up of 4 blocks which the pre-cut maroon border fabrics come together around the cream colored fabrics.
This is a close-up of the secondary design I got by sewing light fabrics to the opposite ends of each block.

Apr 21, 2011

Another Use .....

 See the paisley fabric in the block above. It's from a border fabric I bought a few years ago.  You know, one of those moments of impulsive buying. You get the picture.  Well, after much thought as to what to do with it once I bought 6 yards ........ I know, I know ...... crazy!
I decided to use it in one of our "wacky" challenges, which turned out beautifully.
I love the look of this quilt because of the effect of the dark and light sides of the blocks.  The border fabric was placed in the center diagonally across. Hope that wasn't too confusing.

 Now, I was left with the rest of the border fabric.  BTW, I hand cut (no rotary involved) the border sections apart.
I used an ugly not so pretty fabric as a base to flip and sew. Note that I also placed the border fabric off center in these blocks.  I also sewed light fabrics on opposite ends to get a secondary design.

I need to make several more blocks before I decide how this will be sewn together.
This is a FQ that I bought recently. Not enough to make a quilt but maybe an apron.
So the next time you're in your favorite quilt shop, don't pass up that border fabric.

Apr 16, 2011

Bugged Out - Part 2A and Carrot Recipe


Well, as you can see, I haven't gotten very far.  Mom's minimal back surgery went well and I've been watching over her so very little time for sewing these days.
I did get to stitch around two critters.  I used stitches that looked prickly and generally would make your skin crawl...... LOL.... I know, what am I thinking.

Fresh Carrot Recipe  
  If you love carrots then this is a great recipe for you.

6 to 8 medium fresh carrots diced
1 Tablespoon maple syrup or your favorite syrup
1 Tablespoon butter/margarine/your bland
salt/pepper to taste
1/4 cup water

In a sauce pan, place diced carrots, water and all over ingredients. Bring to a boil and reduce heat.  Cool until carrots are fairly tender.  Serves 4



Apr 14, 2011

Quilt Show Photos Continued


 Aren't these two little ones cute?  They were paper pieced and made into pillows.
 The shadowing on this leaf makes it look 3-D.
 This is a  cute "sampler" .... I love the red and green fabrics usage.
 This quilt was made from a fabric and design package.  I know this because I watch a couple of ladies at a retreat put one together a couple of years ago.
 This "Peace" quilt takes me back to the 60s ...... yes, I'm that old and older ...... LOL

This quilt is one of my favorites. I love the barns and varied fences.
 Cute kid's quilt
 Reminds me of a church window.

 
This quilt was made from mens flannel shirts and pockets.   Love it!

Apr 12, 2011

Bugged Out - Part 2



I decided to make a large area to place the insects and arachnids.  I then decided to  add a flower and leaves for interest.  The next stage is to stitch everything down and add antennae on the butterfly and grasshopper.
I found an embroidery design of a spider and its web to add to one corner.  I used soluble webbing so that the web is free-standing (used warm water to dissolve the webbing).  I straight stitched around the web.  This technique, I like because there's less puckering.

Apr 11, 2011

Another Quilt Show

My "wacky" girlfriends and I visited yet another great quilt show in Waco, Texas a few days ago.  Kathy had entered a few quilts of her own, so we enjoyed viewing her work as well as so other talented quilters.

This lovely quilt greeted us on arrival.  I love the mono-chromatic theme coupled with the wonderful floral vine.

This is a great "sampler" quilt.


 These types of little girl dress quilts are very popular these days.

 This was a stunning quilt quilt with excellent quilting.
 Great use of Civil War fabrics.


This trio was very interesting.  They were made to slip over your sofa cushions to add a little something of a holiday or season.  The cushion or pillow just slips through and is visible with the ends sticking out. Hope that made sense because it a great concept.
There are many more pictures that I would love to share with me but I feed them to you slowly so that you don't get too bored.  ;-}

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