Last project of 2023

Mr ME was gifted table clothes for each day of the week. One of his grandmothers made them. I wasn’t sure what to do with them so I made a wall hanging. A wall hanging that it too long to hang on a wall! OOPS!! 

The stitched images are super cute but don’t really fit in our house. Until I find this a permanent home, it is going to hang in the stairwell. 

Happy New Year! 

Me

Macrame Christmas ornament

Here is a macrame Christmas tree. 

I found a link on Pinterest that sent me to YouTube. I watched the tutorial and decided that it was to big for what I wanted. So I cut the measurements in half and it is still 6 inches long.

You were suppose to use a different weight of cord, I used what I had.  Plus I didn't have a hoop for the top, so I used some thick wire that I had.

Viking inspired flower

 A traditional beaded flower inspired by Mr. Her’s school colours.

Western Red Lily

 

The Western Red Lily, as imagined by Her ( thanks to The Crafter for picking up the frame).

Matching Christmas Quilts

I was asked to make 2 Christmas quilts for two cute little boys!! 

A bag of Christmas clothes that these two brothers have wore, a plan, red and green fabric and thread, a Hallmark movie to set the mood and some bubly to keep me hydrated!! 

Two piles of clothes

The plan 

The material

Hydration

The movie 

Now time to lay out the clothes!! 

Happy making! 

Me

Balcony decor

So I was wanting to add something to my balcony this year. I went to Pinterest for some inspiration. 

This is what I came up with.

I started with 12 kid plastic hangers.

Then I made a snowflake shape and zip tied it together.

Then I decided to add some extra snowflakes to it.

Then I painted and attached the snowflakes.

I made one to see if I would like it and decided to make 2 more.

This is them hung up.

This is a week later when I decided I needed to have two more.

Lest we forget

 

Curved Binding

Check this out: https://sewnhandmade.com/blogs/sewn-handmade/curved-corner-quilt-binding?page=2

Curved binding might be my new favourite thing. I’m going to give it a try. 

Happy Friday 

Me

Then Came June in September and a Puff Quilt

The top is done. 

And I love it. 

This pattern is makes it so easy to make it look scrappy and it comes together quick!! 

I don’t have a back for this one. I thought I did but I don’t!! I am going to see what I can find tomorrow so I can finish this one!! 

Remember this one: 

Look at those cute puffs!! 



Why in the world did I think I could ever finish this one?? Good news, this is the next one I am going to work at. And by work at, I mean finish!! I’m sure it won’t take long as soon as I find a rhythm, right?? 

I didn’t realize I’m not done all the squares or rows yet! Just found a few in the bottom of the storage bag. This one could take a while. 

Happy Friday 

ME

Earrings

 Good morning ladies,

Here are two pairs of earrings I have made. One is a brick stitch around a pair of simple hoops and the other is loops on thread. The triple loops were definitely the easier of the two. I’m trying a couple different tutorials for a wide fringe but it’s making me crazy so it may have to wait until later. Keep up the creativity! Her

Then Came June

This should be called Then Came September!! 

Three squares done

9 more to go! 

I might even have something to put on the back of this one!! I may be able to get it done before I go to work on Thursday!! This could be wishful thinking!! 

This pattern is super simple once you figure out how the Suarez go together. I love the method used to make the flying geese squares. There’s no waste, it’s easy and very little trimming!! 

I’m off to bed! I need to get back into routine. 

Me

Jam Cupboard now Quilt Cupboard

We did some furniture moving a while ago and this cute jam cupboard was sitting empty.

Not any more!! 

Now that I am on a roll finishing quilts, I need somewhere to store them all and this little cupboard happens to be the perfect place. 

I was able to add one more quilt to the finished pile today. 

I started off quilting this one with circles but soon stopped because my machine and I don’t seem to be able to free motion quilt. I ended up with broken thread or the thread bunched up underneath. So there are some circles and squiggles on this one for quilting. 

The dark lines are pencil marks. At one point I was going to do some straight line quilting and had drawn lines on the quilt. They will wash off, right?!?!? 

You can hardly see the squiggles on the quilt in that picture but I can ensure you that they are there!! 

Here’s a few pictures of the circles. 

And the back … I love that material!! 

While on on the finishing train, I might as well keep going!! 

On to the next one! 

Happy Monday

ME

Next Up

I pulled out the Crazy Mom Quilts’ quilt top.

That is upside down - fyi

When she quilted her version she did little circles. I thought that I would give that a try. However, I don’t want to take forever to get it finished so instead of little circles, I’m going to do medium circles. Or circle like shapes!! 

I’m so excited to be using up this fabulous fabric for the back:

I can’t remember when or where I bought it but I love it. I’m going to wrap it around the front for binding. 

I should have this one done by early afternoon, that is, if I don’t get distracted by something else. 

Happy Sunday! 

Me

Vintage Lace

What does a teacher do when she realizes summer is over as of Thursday??! 

She works at finishing as many quilts as she can!! 

I started the Vintage Lace quilt in 2020!  Here’s the proof: 

One of the quilters that was in the test group pointed out I had an error! Imagine that!! 

Anyways, I fixed it and kept going. This one has sat on the shelf because I used the turquoise material to finish something else and had to order more. Just order more - sounds so easy! Let me tell you, it wasn’t!! It took a while to find enough to finish the front and for the back! I found some and finally got the top finished. 

Here’s the finished product: 

It was a little windy when I was trying to take a picture. 

Here’s my first picture!! 

I have to wait for my roll of batting to arrive before I can quilt this and put it in my bed. 

I may add a small 3 inch border before I quilt it. Not 100% sure yet!! 

Next project?? Maybe some paper piecing or maybe finish another quilt!! 

Happy Sunday! 

ME

Number 4 Done

August have been productive!! 

Not sure why I am surprised by this! 

Time is running out on summer. 

6 days left! 

I can’t find a post about this quilt top. It has always been that quilt that was out of my colour comfort zone but I do love it. I bought this light grey sheet thinking it would work for a different quilt back but it just wasn’t right for that other quilt. However, it looks great on this one. 

I quilted each row by stitching in the ditch and then putting an x across all of the teal/blue blocks only. 

Here’s what the back looked like: 

You may need to zoom in on that picture. 

Here are a couple close ups:

I should finish a t-shirt quilt from 2020 that I was asked to make now that I finally found enough material to finish it. It took me forever to find a quilt store with the material. 

I need to order another big roll of batting! I only have a little bit left of this one.  I wonder how many of them I have gone through?!?! My guess is 3 - 1 in Weyburn, 1 in our apartment and 1 here!! 

Anyways! 

Off to get something done! 

Me