Block 2

And another one finished...Block 2 of Reiko Kato's Sunbonnet Mystery quilt:

All the little kiddies having fun jumping rope and swinging on the swings.  :))

Veggies

Did you eat all your veggies as your mother told you when you were young?  Well.....I didn't necessarily eat all of them, but some of them.

I showed you a preview of Annabelle with her basket of veggies.  Now it's time to show some of the veggies...made from wool felt and fabric and floss.:)
First, one that turned out to be one of my favorites...the mushrooms, along with a bit of polka dot lettuce:

 Now...I can distinctly remember my mother saying..."eat those peas and carrots!"  A cute little radish added to the mix, too.

 I can smell the pumpkin pie baking now:

 And I love corn on the cob...some juicy, red tomatoes and well...not so much (unless they are in soup) the string beans.  I really like how the string beans turned out.

So...some veggies for cooking...some for salads and a few for pies!

Digitized Annabelle

Wow!  Look at this:

Annabelle - digitized! Diane, who has done my long-arm quilting, loves digitizing patterns for her Babylock embroidery machine.  Take a peek at what she did with the first block of Annabelle's Christmas.  The actual embroidery for this took approximately 30-45 minutes.  A completely different view of how she can be done, instead of hand applique.

Trying again

I have had a he__ of a time trying to upload pictures to Blogger the past few days.  So I am doing one of the recommended 'fixes' and trying a different browser...here goes.

Well, what do you know... finally.  Here she is..my little Annabelle girl, although this time she is quite a bit larger..about 13" tall.
I have to decide how things will all fit together for something new for her.  In the meantime, here is my completed Block 3 for Born to Quilt's Miss Rose:

 Unfortunately, I really did not care for the mouse that was intended for this block.  So my Mousie has paid a visit to Miss Rose's quilt.

What do you think?  Are the pictures better than they have been in the past?

All the angels

Here's a quick picture of my angel quilt.  Now it has been folded, and has not been pressed yet...so plenty of wrinkles. 

Still, you get to see what it looks like overall.  I am especially fond of this guy (who was created at the suggestion of my friend, Anne Marieke.)  :))

 

Another favorite part is the teddy bear (which I did show in a previous post, but will show again):

 

..and the raindrops on my 'April showers" angel (which actually showed up in the picture, for a change!).

 

and another one

BOM (block of the month), that is....you know I have actually lost count of how many I have in progress, joined and am a  current member....tut....tut...tut...., but what can I say?  They make me happy...and keep me out of trouble. ;)

This is the second block for the Born to Quilt Mystery for 2013...Miss Rose.  I have made several changes to mine, including leaving off her hat and giving her a new hairstyle.  I also do not usually like 'words' on my quilt blocks.  Sometimes they are OK...but I left them off for this block.  Here she is, my Miss Rose.

You have probably already noticed...she is not stitched yet.  It took me quite a bit of time today to get this block together.  I'm pretty happy with it...with the exception of those pleats, that will be straightened when stitched.  Check out those boot buttons! :))

Thanks for visiting my blog and for your always generous compliments.

Last angel

...and here is the last little angel for my quilt.  Still a bit wrinkled, as she has not had a pressing yet.  A close-up of her dress embellishments: