Busy, busy

Maybe it's the hint of spring in the air; it has certainly perked me up a bit.  I worked on quite a few things the last couple of days.  I finished attaching the binding for my Bewitched quilt.  I still have to take pictures, but will  have to take Blessings of Spring down off  my quilt rack/shelf first. :)

Since it's release I have been working on Raining Cats and Dogs by Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs. I am up to date on this one, with only the applique remaining for Block 4.  Here are a few pictures.  I (once again) have to apologize for the wrinkles.  I have had these put away since completing them in the past few months.  I kept forgetting to take pictures for this project.

Block 1.  I did change the style of the wording in the window and added a few little paw prints.

Block 2....love the little plaid doggie!

Block 3...another cute little plaid doggie, plus a plaid kitty!

Another update for my Christmas quilt.  I seemed to keep stalling on this one; every time I start to do another part, I change my mind about what I want.  Remember those funny little reindeer?  Now they are in their own completed block!

Another small section of a different row...my Santa key.  You know...not all houses have chimneys.  So your children will ask you, "How does he get into our house on Christmas Eve?"  The Santa key, of course!  It's the one he carrries with him that magically opens any and all doors, so that he can deliver the presents.:))  I actually bought one of these keys to hang on our doorknob at Christmas when my sons were small, since our house does not have a fireplace or chimney. ;)

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~ S w o o n ! ~

I absolutely, positively LOVE picking up a finished quilt from the quilter!  The only part left to be done was the binding....took me a day and a half, for some reason,.and...Drum roll, please........
My Blessings of Spring:

I know, I know,  not showing the entire quilt.  But there are portions of it to follow:

Notice how the glass beads for the water from the watering can sparkle in the pictures.  Little star buttons; little heart buttons; ribbon rosettes, to name a few of the over sixty (that's right SIXTY) buttons embellishing this quilt.

The ladybugs!  The one part of the design that immediately attracted me to this quilt. 

And, of course, pinwheels galore!  One of my favorite blocks of all time, two of the larger ones shown here with the cute little umbrella with the heart buttons on the tips.

My "Bewitched" quilt has been quilted, too!  I still have to attach and hand stitch the binding in place for it.  I have to say it again...I LOVE picking up my "quilt" when the quilting is done! :))

Blessings of Summer - Block 4

The two little mini quilts are done!  Phew!!  Each one took a little longer than I had thought they might.  Very tiny....but very cute, too!  Check 'em out...hanging out on their clothesline with their little teeny clothespins, while a pretty little kite catches a summer breeze. :)

This is a huge block, more than half the width of the center portion of the quilt.  Sorry for the weirdness of the shape of the block.  I had loosely placed it on top of another quilt on my quilt rack...it looks a bit wavy, but is really flat.

The next block is almost done, as well.   All done with the exception of the wording on the heart.  It has a huge heart with the words "In God We Trust" across a ribbon. I am not really happy with how the words look hand stitched on the ribbon.  Plus,  I am conflicted about using those words, only because they seem out of place in a "summer" themed quilt.  I was looking for either an alternative wording or was going to use a bow for the center of the ribbon instead.  Any suggestions?

Tiny Town

Ta Da!!  A finish....(this is a picture before the last borders were applied).  Another top complete...I am trying to tidy up that huge WIP pile.  Not to worry....there are plenty more to replace the ones I have completed.  Tiny Town started last year as a BOM with Shabby Fabrics, completed a little later than anticipated...but nevertheless, DONE!

Lots of fun things going on in this one...the little owl on top of the firehouse,  a dragonfly, a quilt shop, a polka-dotted "Beetle" car, and a very pretty birdie in a cage, to name a few.

A BIG CHRISTMAS FINISH

What?!!  I actually met one of my goals for this year?  Woohoo!!! I wanted to finish the top for my "The Night Before Christmas" quilt before this Christmas.  And...believe it or not...I put the last applique star on it yesterday!  Above is almost the entire top.  Here is the upper portion:

And, the lower portion:

Whee!

It's done!  Le Jardin's last block was completed on Sunday.  I added the outer borders after joining all the blocks together yesterday.

It turned out to be quite large, and yes, I know you have the dimensions to start with, but actually seeing how big it is, is a different story!

Now a new Block of the Month (BOM) will take it's place next month!  Merry Christmas to All:  take a peek.  This one has a ton of embellishments...ribbons, buttons galore, bells, etc.Merry Christmas to All

Lovin' these bunnies!

My third bunny - inside the cabbage or lettuce (I'm not sure which).  I love the little radishes on this one.


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3 Friends

Well, I should have said "two" friends.  "Three Friends" is the name of this block. There are three characters for this block from the Friends for Christmas quilt.  A penguin, a snowman, and a long-legged reindeer. :)  I have two of them attached for now.


There will also be a small star block in upper left-hand corner, as well as a stocking, a birdhouse and a little birdie.

More Bunnies

You know what they say about those bunnies when they get together.....;)   My second block for the Baltimore Bunnies quilt.  I am really enjoying working on these blocks.  The next one will only have one little bunny. :^}

Block #8

Here he is!  My little snowguy for Block #8 for the Snowbound Block of the Month by Bunny Hill Designs.  Too cute with his little red wagon.  I added something a little different, just an experiement really to see if I liked it or not....he has popcorn trim on his scarf.  Something new instead of the fringe I occasionally add.

Baltimore Bunnies

When I first saw this pattern, it was the one that got my heart racing and thinking...."It's time to start quilting again," (after a very long hiatus).  It is Baltimore Bunnies by Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs.  I have always liked the Baltimore Album quilts, but would never have considered making one.  However, when I saw Anne's vesion with the little bunnies...well...it was love at first sight.  But I did not start this one right away.  It was quite intimidating to think about all those little applique leaves, the skinny, skinny bias binding for the stems and the tiny, pieces involved in completing this quilt.  Now with a few pieces of applique "under my belt", so to speak...I started it.  Here is my first block on my Baltimore Bunnies:


I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the birthday wishes.  Another year!  They sure are flying by so fast now. :))

No pictures, but...

It's time to "crow!"  My Mckenna Ryan "All "Cooped Up" quilt top is done!  Cock-a-doodle-doo!!  Pictures tomorrow...it will be making a little trip with me tomorrow, then it really needs to be nicely pressed.

And...my Snowbound snowmen are together...those that are done anyway.  Three complete rows of those cuties....(they will be going with the roosters tomorrow, too!)

All updates tomorrow!

The neighborhood grows

My first block for Tiny Town is done!  It looks a bit crooked in the picture, but it it is straight. I guess it was just the way it was on the table.  I think I am caught up with my BOM's (Blocks of the Month) quilt projects...well, except for Baltimore Halloween.  I have decided I really do not like the background fabric that was provided.  So, I kept putting off doing the blocks.  I have only completed three, but I think I am going to redo them all on different fabric....maybe a nice Halloweeny purple!

I started working on my Baroque Gardens again last night and finished the outer border for Part 2.  Now for all the vines and flowers!

Block #8

Here it is..Block #8 for the Le Jardin quilt by Bunny Hill Designs.  Can you believe it?  Only one more block to go in this Block of the Month...well, of course, there are still the borders. :)

New Neighborhood

My first house in the new neighborhood of Tiny Town (a little squished from the scanner), Bunny Hill Designs.  Lots more little houses to come in the first block.

Here is the top of Block #8 for Le Jardin, three pretty hearts:and...

my three penguins from the Friends for Christmas quilt.  These three guys were supposed to be wearing crowns a la the Three Kings bearing gifts.  But, I really did not like the fabric that was used, nor the actual idea of the crowns. 

A big thank you goes out to everyone who pays me a visit.  Thanks for your wonderful comments and support.:)

White Pumpkins

White Pumpkins!  This is a portion of the third block I appliqued for Bears Paw Fabrics.  The vine continues with a few more additonal leaves on either sides of the pumpkins.  Since I used my scanner for this picture, this is the portion that fit on the scanner bed. :) 

Now I am off to work on a few of the newest projects for which I received the kits.  My latest Le Jardin block...the first block for Tiny Town...and to finish up my three penguins for my Friends for Christmas quilt.

Block #7

Finished attaching the little button for the door and the bunny's eye this morning!


The little heart flowerpots are my favorite part on this block. :)

Gold

That's what I have been stitching!  Five pretty gold rings.  Two of them need a few large Mill Hill Treasures that I should be getting soon.  Now to finish up the right -hand side ribbon and the banner on the bottom.

And look who it is!  A bit early for the year....here is my Flying Santa block from the Friends for Christmas quilt by Lynnette Anderson.  This quilt has more of a "folk art" appearance than most of the quilt projects I am working on right now.  I did receive the second block, which is the large pengin with the skinny Christmas tree with presents.

Borders

I finished the last rooster block yesterday afternoon.  Then spent a little time cutting the borders for the central part of the quilt.  It's actually starting to look like something now! :))

Next are the little "houses" or coops as they are called in the pattern....

Oh, and look!   The guys have eyes!

Roosters

Blocks #2 and #3 are fused!  Take a peek!

(Still no eyes yet for these guys...I may add buttons for them instead of embroidery, when I put the quilt top together.)

Working on the last rooster....then onto the rest of the quilt!