Another Brimfield Block and a Winner

I have finished another Brimfield Block ring in some of my favorite fabrics:

Here is Block 4.  It is an EPP block that you assemble then applique to a background square and you can find the details here if you want to play along, they are hosting a SAL on Instagram right now.

Here are Blocks 1-3 again...
 


And just a quick note that Random Number Generator chose this comment on my last post's giveaway...

Farm Quilter said...
I live in Washington state but I'm currently taking care of my dad in Nevada. My favorite Christmas cookie is a frosted butter/sugar cookie.

December 8, 2017 at 12:12 AM

Congrats Farm Quilter!  She has been contacted and I will send on her prize when she replies :)  Thank you to all who participated it was interesting to see how quilters near and far were part of Carol's fun hop, glad I could be part of it!

Virtual Cookie Exchange and Giveaway

So when my friend Carol announced she was going to host this blog hop again, I had to play along!  I have been enjoying everyone's fun creations this year!  Thanks for a fun idea and for hosting Carol!!!

Welcome to my day for sharing a cookie!

Oatmeal-Cherry Chocolate Chippers
1 2/3 cup flour
2 1/4 cup rolled oats
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract
1 cup dried tart cherries
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Combine flour, oats, and baking soda and whisk together in a bowl. 

In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugars.  Gradually add the vanilla and eggs.  With mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture above.  Add dried cherries and chocolate chips last.

Bake for 9-11 minutes in 350 degree oven.

If you made it down this far, surprise...I have a small giveaway -

This is a kit with wool and pattern to make a cutie snowman pin cushion.  To enter the giveaway, just comment and tell me where you live and your favorite Christmas cookie :)  (I am in Indiana and my fave Christmas cookie is my Grandma's Date Pinwheels!)  I will draw for the prize on Monday. GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED.

Please be sure to visit all the other participants in this great cookie exchange below.

December 7

 Quilt Doodle Doodles

Kris Loves Fabric<--you are here!

Life in the Scrapatch

Home Sewn By Us

For The Love Of Geese

Stitch Days

Val’s Quilting Studio

Tu-Na Quilts

It’s A T-Sweet Day!

Just Let Me Quilt

Thanks Carol for a fun chance to share and celebrate this Christmas season.
 
A favorite quilt of mine, this is a Fat Quarter Shop BOM pattern.

And be sure to check these blogs out as well if you are just joining us:

December 5 

Creatin’ in the Sticks

Creative Latitude

Gray Barn Designs

Domestic Felicity

Pieced Brain

Quiltscapes

Ms P Designs USA

Cynthia’s Creating Ark

December 6

 Sew Incredibly Crazy

Freemotion by the River

Moosestash Quilting

One Old Goat And Her Little Farm

A Little Bit of Everything, from Mike & Alisa

Hazel’s Daughter

Patchouli Moon Studio

Bumbleberry Stitches

Selina Quilts

Brenda’s Blog

Brimfield Blocks

 Here are my blocks two and three of the Brimfield Block...

And here is block one...
 

It is an EPP block that you assemble then applique to a background square and you can find the details here if you want to play along, they are hosting a SAL on Instagram right now.

Here they are together so far...I am still mulling over background fabric....hmmm...

 

Working Through a Bit of Quilter's Block

I haven't been sewing much lately...managed to get most of my son's recent awards sewn on his letter jacket but not sure that counts as sewing - that is mostly trying not to think bad thoughts while wrangling leather-like sleeves through the machine and sewing down letters.  Why is it so much more fun to sew patchwork than repair or embellish clothes?  I suppose it's all in the eye of the beholder.

Anyway, I thought I would change gears and try a new handwork project to get back in the mood to sew...

I believe it worked and I am looking forward to starting another...

This is my first Brimfield Block...

It is an EPP block that you assemble then applique to a background square and you can find the details here if you want to play along, they are hosting a SAL on Instagram right now.

Firefighter Block

It's been awhile since I've done any paper piecing, but today I share with you my version of Whims and Fancies Firefighter block.  I bought this pattern from my friend Soma who designed it as a fundraiser for firefighters.  If you have not already, please consider purchasing it or the companion embroidery pattern, it is a beautiful design and such a worthy cause  :)

 I am so proud of my brother in law who is a firefighter.  They are true heroes.

A bit of Sewing

I have simply lost the motivation to sew this last month...I have been working on other things but for some reason haven't been much in the mood for quilting.  The weather is gloomy and overcast and rainy and cool - usually that would cause me to run to my sewing machine but I ended up there today for a different reason...

I needed to finish the October step for Meadow Mist Design's Magnolia Mystery QAL - http://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2017/10/magnolia-mystery-quilt-my-half-geese.html

And sew together the pieces I cut out awhile ago to make the first of two Chuckles fish blocks for the Awesome Ocean QAL I am playing at with Colette.

 Both these projects have been great fun but I just lost the momentum these last few weeks...I finally got back to it because I needed to clear space on my cutting table in order to do a bit of paper piecing of this pattern I bought from my friend Soma who designed it as a fundraiser for firefighters.  If you have not already, please consider purchasing it or the companion embroidery pattern, it is a beautiful design and such a worthy cause  :)

September Already?

Time is moving faster than I am these days!

Been awhile since I posted, but not much I can share as much has been secret sewing.  

Prayers are being lifted here for all affected by hurricane Harvey and we are watching Irma close as we have family in Florida that appear to be in the path.

I did get September's clue done for the Magnolia Mystery http://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2017/08/magnolia-mystery-quilt-cutting.html.

 That chartreuse just wakes you up doesn't it?  :)
 

And here is the first of two Octavian the Octopus blocks I am planning to make from the Awesome Ocean Elizabeth Hartman pattern that Colette from What About Rheema so kindly sent me in a surprise package last week.  I held off for a couple days but the lure of a new project called me into the sewing room and demanded I make this first block this afternoon.  I am wondering if the fussy cut beady eyes may be just a bit too much??  Thank you Colette, you shouldn't have but as you can see it is entertaining me already :)

I was able to hold an octopus "hand" tentacle? one time at a visit to the Toledo Zoo when my son was small...the rascal tried very hard to remove my wristwatch.  It was very impressive to feel how strong it was!  Made me wonder if it could pull me into the tank with it...but surely the keeper wouldn't have encouraged the contact if it could have...right?

Magnolia Mystery - Cutting For Month 2

Cheryl from http://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2017/08/magnolia-mystery-quilt-cutting.html has released the second clue in her latest mystery quilt SAL.  Still plenty of time to join in, so far we have picked our fabrics (month 1) and cut some of it (month 2).  Only took me about an hour to cut this step.

My attraction to this project is a that this is another chance to stash bust a bit and that Cheryl is kind enough to send you a sneak peek of the design so you can better pick fabrics and decide whether you would like to participate...I have decided that mystery quilts are not really my thing but non-mystery mystery quilts?  Well, now you are talking :)

My X Plus Quilt is Done

I have been attacking my UFO quilt tops this summer. This is a finish for which I need to thank my friends from the Flickr bee Mo-Stash from March 2013 when I was queen bee. I made more blocks to double the size but I so appreciate the blocks made by those special ladies. This is such a cohesive quilt to have been a group effort! Love it!!

 A lot of my favorite texty prints and AMH fabrics...

 There is a bit more detail in this post if you want more details...http://krislovesfabric.blogspot.com/2013/02/march-is-my-month-for-modern-stash.html

 My quilt buddy highly approves of this one, good thing we have air conditioning as she pinned me beneath it once the binding was attached this afternoon.

 How can I resist such adoration for my quilt?!!

 Or maybe it's just her cute little toes?  

Have a great day!!

A Wool Wallhanging Finish

I have been using this summer to clean up some piles in my sewing room...one of those piles was full of finished quilt tops.  This is another of those that I have now finished with quilting.  

It is a Buttermilk Basin (free at the time) Block of the Month design you can find here: free Buttermilk Basin Mystery QAL of 2015. 

 I am happy with the decision to do a kind of scribbly quilting in the background...

 These designs are so cute, Buttermilk Basin never disappoints, love them!

I know this last picture is too dark but I included it because I think it shows best how the scribble quilting I did in the background makes the wool appliques pop up  :)  This piece was a practice piece to prepare for a larger quilt I am planning to quilt in this same manner.  Onward....    :)  Have a great day!!

 

Another Finish a Bit Late in Coming...Celtic Solstice 2013

This is a quilt I modified from a Bonnie Hunter Christmastime mystery sal from 2013, just put the last of the binding on this afternoon.

Here are my first two posts for this quilt...http://krislovesfabric.blogspot.com/2013/12/quilting-along-in-between-getting-ready.html and http://krislovesfabric.blogspot.com/2014/02/this-is-where-i-want-to-be.html...sure took awhile...hehehehe.

Long Time Gone Quilt : A Finish

I love so many of Jen Kingwell's designs and when I heard there would be a SAL using her sampler pattern Long Time Gone of all machine pieced blocks, I decided I needed to play along.

The details on the SAL can be found here at  http://www.gnomeangel.com/week-1-long-time-gone-sew-along-bow-tie-block/. 

Today I have the pleasure of a quilt finish reveal!

This is among my favorites of quilt finishes...just a happy scrappy jumble of goodness, Jen Kingwell's pattern is wonderful and I am very happy with my decision to use some of my favorite prints truly making this an "I spy" for my quilter's heart.

Thanks for sharing this journey with me my friends!

Week 17: Checkerboards and Assembly of Top for Long Time Gone SAL

I love so many of Jen Kingwell's designs and when I heard there would be a SAL using her sampler pattern Long Time Gone of all machine pieced blocks, I decided I needed to play along.

The details can be found here at  http://www.gnomeangel.com/week-1-long-time-gone-sew-along-bow-tie-block/ if you would like to join in the fun. 
 

So last week was an amnesty week for the Long Time Gone SAL and I didn't have any catch up so had nothing to share.  This week is for the last blocks, Checkerboards...you can see them between all the other blocks in my finished quilt top...

Sneak peek of the quilting...I had my local long arm quilter just do a meander with all the busy fun of this sampler.

I am actually binding the quilt now...

 I believe the reveal is scheduled for next week :)

These are my other blocks for this SAL: