I had no intentions of being absent for a month, but life happens. Was busy in the beginning of the month getting ready for the grandsons visit and helping Mom get to appointments. The boys were here for 3 weeks and we had so much fun. Hate that it was so hot already, not good for June and is rough on the pastures and cattle. Ben loves to build things and while I was getting in a little sewing he decided that he would use my rulers and rolls of toilet paper to make a secret fortress. Quite a site. So cute he was All month this has been up on the wall I've made 30 blocks and now I'm working on the sashings Since I don't have a pattern I've had to figure this all out. Been a lot of adding more to what I thought I needed Have this portion of the sashing done but ended up over doing it. Have too many nine patches now. My Goal for the month is to get this top finished. Figure this is plenty to work on
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This was finished the Long and Rocky Road a couple days ago, it's just now getting this all written down. As I had mention before I had started this quilt 22 years ago with many long breaks between working on it. I paper pieced the blocks from scrap fabric left over from my sewing clothing days. Some of the fabric is older than that, up to 40 years old. And being that it's fabric used for clothing it's not all 100% cotton. It worked out just fine. Ended up being 64 1/2 x 86 1/2 Now I very rarely even piece my backs but this was when I had very stash and leftover blocks I could use. In a way it's like having 2 quilts in one. I tried to center it up to match the front as far as aliening up with the star. Was pretty close, maybe a quarter inch off. I tried something new at the time for me was colored thread and varied my stitch size. Insides the stars I made my stitches like I have on all my oth
After 22 years, my Long and Rocky Road is completely quilted Last night I put the last stitch in. Started yesterday morning quilting on the last side of the border I had started this quilt back in 1996, wow in the last century..... It's been a love hate relationship. I love the look and the fabric used because it is from items I made for my girls and myself. A lot of memories. But I hated the fact that it has taken so long to finish. I would work on it and for longer periods of time put it away. That is why I'll call it my Long and Rocky Road Today it's time to attach the binding and once that is done I'll wash it. Heaven knows after all these years of toting around how dirty it is. YUCK Now I need to see which quilts are waiting to be quilted. I haven't taken time to think about what next seeing how this one was so time consuming. Wish I had kept track of the time spent making this quilt. Bet there are over a 100
It's been a long week, so glad all went well. I was in Tulsa Tuesday thru Friday with Mom and surgery and recovering is all going well. Being gone to Doctors and Hospital I took handwork with me. Was able to get some of the Hexes for Winterse Hejxes Mystery Working on weeks 6 - 10 now Along with some embroidery works. I had started this quilt Winter Wonderland at least 5 years ago with this being the largest section to stitch. I think I have 4 other sections completed. These were easy projects to carry with me and do. And any sewing done at home was on Scrappy Nine Patch It has taken over my room Mainly the table area of the quilting machine. I am making good progress The bag on the left was 3/4 filled with a section for the nine patch and now I have only a small amount witch I put into a smaller bag. Unfortunately I did not have enough of the cream color fabric, so before I can start
I have two projects up on the wall Been working on the scrappy nine patch and mystery Winterse Hejxes. I've picked out the next fabric for group of hexagons but haven't prepared them yet. Figure I would take them with me tomorrow. Mom has an appt. I had last week finished the binding on this quilt. Pretty windy today, the quilt just didn't want to stay up. Did my best at trying. such a beautiful butterfly. I think its a Black Swallowtail.
I hope all the Mothers out there had a good day My day was, very relaxing. Stayed home and spent a few hours in the sewing room. Decided yesterday what pattern I wanted to do for this month RSC, color is pink so went and found some. I wanted something easy but baby appropriate. Always like the Gingham patterns I've seen out there. Simply enough, just 5" squares Put them up on the wall to get the pattern straight and in just little over an hour I'm done with the top. Love it. Some of today was finishing adding the hexes to the Winterse Hejxes mystery. Now I need to figure out the next colors to use. Yesterday I did get a little more done on with nine patches. Started making all of these, need 30 blocks Hard to believe that there are 81 -1" squares in this block Just plugging along Do hope you had a good day. till later Linking up with So Scrappy Kathy's qui