Sorry for my tardy wrap up of the year, I have been enjoying a bit of time with my son who is a senior in high school and is usually just a blur as he goes from his classes to his volunteer work and his paid job to his outings with friends. He has so many deadlines right now, it is a bit stressful to keep up. A mom needs to soak up the down time when it presents itself :) So I did! We even went to the Star Wars movie this week...of course he went to the premier with a friend opening night but he was willing to come along and see it a second time with me and his grandpa...good son :)
I really was fairly pleased with this year's batch of finishes...the goal of the year was finish up the UFOs...
Such as this X-Plus quilt started way back in 2013.
This finish is a Buttermilk Basin (free at the time) Block of the Month that I was glad to complete this year!
This is a quilt I modified from a Bonnie Hunter Christmastime mystery sal
from 2013.
And this is another Buttermilk mystery qal finish.
But not all my finishes were oldies...this is the Long Time Gone Quilt from this year's sal.
This is my Colfax County Quilt finish from this year.
These quilts were the finished objects for 2017 and there were many other fun projects started that I will continue on into this next year.
On another note, I would like to thank these two ladies for the lifts of joy they sent me...
Does my friend Patty know me?? yes I believe she knows me well...so nice for her to share a bit of the scraps from her EPIC quilt in yellows this year, what a sweet fabric card, my fave color, fave quilt block, fave fabric from that quilt, matchstick quilting. Just so perfect :) I am going to hang this on my wall of minis!
And my friend Colette also appears to have heard me shouting about how much I love a good yellow and she sent me a box of sunshine, what a fun thing to find peeking from my mailbox today, it is beautiful - thank you :)
I am behind in blogging my progress on the Brimfield Blocks, I am currently about halfway done with number 7 so I will try to get those posted in the next day or two.
Happy 2018 my friends!
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.
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!
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.
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
December 6
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...
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.
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.
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 :)
