Here it is.............. I added a narrow green border to give some contrast to the cream border and then a narrow cream border for contrast with the hourglass border.............
I am going to take the hourglass borders off and trim down the cream border. It seems to pull a bit and the center does not lay flat as it should...... That should solve the problem...........
Yes, that will be added effort but it is necessary to get a good finished product........... No sense in rushing it and not having something I can be proud of...............
This is the Round Robin I am working on...... I have added the log cabin border and the next one is an hourglass border. I have the border almost complete and realize that I will need to add a spacer border so that it will fit.............. I have put in a red fabric on the right and a green fabric on the left.........
Joyce came by early today and it was warm enough to sit on the porch to have our tea.... She helped me trim Wade Hamilton........ Please remember that neither of us knew exactly what we were doing so the poor puppy looks like he got caught in a weed eater..........
Well, it will grow......... At least he is too small to see himself in a mirror and it hasn't dampened his spirit at all.
I began working on the third border of my stay at home round robin being hosted by Sunny of Quilting dreams......... It was supposed to be a log cabin border and it took me quite some time to decide exactly what to do......... I finally came up with a plan........... Drafted my block.........
Got out my basket of fabrics and began.............
A wee bit of cutting and I was ready to sew once more............
Voila!!!!!!!!!!!!
The contrast between the log cabin blocks and the other border fabric is not quite so stark in real life.. Joyce and I discussed putting some applique on the plain parts but I am wondering if I should leave them for some nice feathers when it is quilted............
The next border we are to add incorporates hourglass blocks or pinwheels.......... Since I made that for this border in error I have a good start on the next border..... I might catch up with the rest of the group yet. VBG
I got the corner cleared out in the studio and I now have The Nativity all set up and I am ready to stitch...............
But first I want to make a couple of smocked dresses for a niece that is having a little girl in March.....
It has been a long time since I have done any smocking............. I couldn't find any batiste around here so I called Murray's in Orleans and they mailed it to me............ It finally arrived......
I found my pattern and brought the pleater downstairs....... It is just great to be able to go upstairs and find the things I need right away....... When I finish unpacking and organizing the attic it will be much better.
I had forgotten how long it took to get a dress ready to pleat but here it is.........all ready...........
I actually got the smocking done last night while we watched the Nascar race.................
Now to smock the second one and get both of them ready to sew together........
Today is my Bible study day and after that I have errands and when I get home we will need to go to the grocery store............ Another busy day planned with no stitching...........
Hurray, a finish at last........... I have taken the last stitch in my wedding sampler....... Now I will need to take it to be framed............. That will wait for another day...............
First I need to get this corner cleared out to work on my next Major Project..............
Marbek's Nativity............... I bought this many years ago.......... I have all of the books, the fabric and all the thread................ I have enlarged color working copies of the graph............
I started with the Angels first and even got some work done on it before it was packed away for one reason or another............
Now to get it done............ I want to hang it over the sofa in the living room........
I made King Cake Monday for two occasions on Tuesday..............
Oh and they were as good as they look...............
So it has taken me a week to get these pictures posted............ I am not sure just where exactly the time goes but it seems to be slipping by at an alarming rate....
I have gotten very little sewing done.......
Today I have a list of things that need to be accomplished........... We will see just how things go.
This is what came home with me.................... New shower curtain and other accessories for the guest bath...........
Here is the bedroom with boxes to be unpacked, sorted and put away........ It only took two days.... No, I am not really that slow but this does have to be done while I also cook, clean, do laundry and other fun things..........VBG
Here we are again......... All the boxes emptied and things put away....... Now for the big stack of filing there on the desk.......... Maybe next week..........
That large stack of boxes is gone from the garage......... Most went to the attic to be sorted later. Now we can get the car in the garage............ There are still some things I want to reorganize out there but for now I am pleased........
Sunday we cleared out the storage unit we had........ More boxes to be unpacked..........
If all goes well today I hope to get some weeding done....... The weather is nice right now.......
Last night I had some friends over and we watched Steel Magnolias............. It was great fun......I fixed popcorn and had chips and dip and candy bars.......... After the movie we sat and talked till 11:00.............. I meant to take pictures but got caught up in the moment and just never picked up the camera..............
January is leaving us quickly this year.......... It is amazing how time is going by this year......
I did manage a finish this past week. I got the binding put on this quilt that I made several years ago.............. Now I am making some pillow cases to match it......... I have two almost finished and I have two more planned......... The second set will not have the scalloped edge and will go much faster....
This is the progress so far on the garage........... If the weather warms up and I have a light schedule I could actually get it organized by the end of February......... That is my goal.......
Since I have spent the last two weeks having company I am behind once more on my Thangles quilt........
I am also behind on my round robin and the new month came out for the Hartfield quilt that I haven't even started............
Maybe I can get to sew some by the end of the week.................
While clearing the garage I spotted this sock yarn. Just the thing to put in my Sock Bag that Peg made for me. I like to keep my sock bag hanging on the chair in the breakfast nook..... That is where we sit when the girls come over for tea and I need something to keep my hands busy...... I am going to make some for Jean and Bill but I am waiting for the yarn to come in that I ordered so this will fill the gap.
Kim saw this sweater when she was looking at the Mary Maxim catalog and liked it..... I ordered this the same time I got the hat kit for Andrew............. This is my LAST order from them. Their shipping is scandalous. I only ordered this time because Kim had made those selections..... Now their catalogs go straight into the trash............
Jean bought the yarn to make a cream sweater like the blue on I made...... In fact she found the pattern and shared it with me........... She is so busy and has not had time to knit hers so I said that I would do it for her...................
Some blogger had started making these Christmas ornaments......... I had to try my hand at them too........... Yes another project going...........
This was also a garage find............ Who knows just how long this has languished waiting for attention. Well, it has found its way into the studio now so I will leave it there to see what happens......
The baby sweater I started is now ready for assembly....... I am looking for my yarn needle. I had them recently and put them where I would know where to find them.......... I just wish I knew where that was..................
Now off to the kitchen.......... We are out of bread and the cookie jar is empty........ While things bake I can get them menus made for next week and this afternoon we can grocery shop.......
Maybe by Thursday I can get back to sewing............
It has been over a week since my last post......... So much to report of very little interest to anyone but me.................
Last Wednesday I was on track and had a nice little schedule going. I was getting the list checked off at a reasonable pace......... I only had four pages left........
Kim and Jason had stopped by with Andrew wearing his new hat......... Another finish for me this year............
Wade Hamilton was enjoying his new sofa....... He likes to have it all to himself........
Then Thursday morning Ernie Everett's office called to say they were going to demo the house that day..............
I won't bore you with all the pictures I took....
This is the beginning...............
And this is the end.............
How sad to see it go........
Friday Rebekah came with Kate........ It was wonderful to see them both....... They left Sunday... I did fix breakfast for everyone before they got on the road.
Monday I cleaned the guest room to get ready for Jean and Bill. They got here after lunch and were with us till Wednesday.
It was grand fun to cook for them and have people drop by to say hello.
Bill did like the socks, in fact he liked the ones I made for Jean so he took them and I will make another pair for her........ Jean and I selected some yarn and when it comes I can make them several more pairs...........
Right now my current project list has grown again..... I really need to cut back soon.....
I started with the Angels first and even got some work done on it before it was packed away for one reason or another............
Here we are again......... All the boxes emptied and things put away....... Now for the big stack of filing there on the desk.......... Maybe next week..........
If all goes well today I hope to get some weeding done....... The weather is nice right now.......
Jean bought the yarn to make a cream sweater like the blue on I made...... In fact she found the pattern and shared it with me........... She is so busy and has not had time to knit hers so I said that I would do it for her...................
Now off to the kitchen.......... We are out of bread and the cookie jar is empty........ While things bake I can get them menus made for next week and this afternoon we can grocery shop.......
