Almost done a UFO

 

An old rsc quilt getting towards the finish line. I just measured this and it is 82x93 inches. I started hand stitching the yellow binding down last night. 

In 2014 I started hand stitched (not epp) the flowers. Another year I basted the edges down and appliqued to the black squares.  Sewed them all together another year and added borders. Then it sat. I rolled it onto boards last month.  I finally pinned and did minimal machine quilting down the long column lines as a squiggly in black. The around either side of the blue border. I added the yellow binding to pull the yellow center color out and finish it off. I'll be hand stitching the binding during hockey games this week. It feels good to move a old quilt top into the almost completed column!

Linking up with the RSC.... sometimes it takes a while but those RSC quilts do get finished eventually!  

Friday

 

I love my Merlin bird app. I think Diann pointed me to this a couple of years ago. The birds were chirping a lot yesterday. 

I spent time Thursday working on this. It got pinned, machine quilted and then I got frustrated making the binding. No discernible right side for my fabric choice threw me. I've not made binding in a while.  Ill try again this afternoon, sine I have hockey time tonight and hand stitching binding wold be a good fit. This is a big quilt, I think 84x93ish? 

Hoping for a finish this month.

Hexagon qayg

 

I was stitching on these Sunday while watching my lightning lose in overtime. The column on each side is completed. 

 I prepped some reds and a couple others to go with 2 that were done as a set of two. No clue where their partners are.  That should fill the three empty spots with the pinks I prepped this weekend. I should have all for this row completed by the time game 2 ends tonight. Then it will be assembly time.

I think I'll just get these 3 sets done, washed a few times to shrink a bit to better match the existing quilt, then add them on and call it done.

That will have this checked off the list so I can work on Brimfield.  I might have got more fabrics for that project last Saturday. 😁

Little house sew along

 

I was able to get the next block completed! I love the little block in this one. So fun to make.

Linking up with The Little House Sew Along over at Melva loves scraps.

Sunday slow stitching.

 I've been plugging away at these Hexagon QAYG blocks to add to the existing quilt. I was thinking 4 rows but might just do 3 as these will become the third row to be added. It is a little blue heavy, but will work overall in the scrappy quilt. I purchased some pinks yesterday at a quilt show and prepped 4 of those to stitch this week. I'll be working the rest into sets of four and then will stitch them together into a column. These are all hand stitched. I've been enjoying stitching these on the back screened in porch in my new comfy chairs while listening to audio books. I finished a CJ Box book Back of Beyond this week. Thank you for the recommendation of the author (Jenny I think?) I'm waiting on my Libby app to have a copy of the next audio book available... but I might just get it off Audible. It was that good!

I've been adding to the bottom grassy part of the cross stitch this week. I'll probably work on the last part in the quilt and then go back to the grassy area this week. Linking up with Kathy and the other Slow Sunday Stitchers.

I was able to attend a local quilt show on Saturday. Lots of pretty quilts, although almost all were long arm quilted. I did see some variety with machine embroidery, cross stitch worked into quilts - I forgot to get a photo of that one, but it was really neat with various Halloween themed stitcheries. Lots of 1st time showing a quilt awards were noted with a pretty red ribbon on their quilt, at their Ruby anniversary of the guild. I took a few photos and made sure to get the quilter information on the quilt tag.

I loved this one. Lots of hand work went into this one.

A Kim Diehl quilt. Which reminds me I have a kit of her pattern to do!

This one made me smile! Actually, one of the awards to vote on.

There were two of these quilts. I saw this one and went WOW! Two friends bought the kits and worked on them together. I like how this one finished. Although the use of colorful buttons was a neat addition in the below quilt.

A little retail therapy. I felt it was only fair to support those vendors. I think I got something from all but 3 of them. I was low on pinks so was trying to add there. There is a new cross stitch shop opening across town (45 minutes away or so from me) next month. I'll have to go check it out. I might check out the guild and see if I 'fit in' there or not. Now that I don't need to shuttle kids and they are pretty independent, I can get back to doing a few things for me!

Pink Chickens for the RSC

I made a couple of pink chickens this week. I had made 2 pink ones a couple of years ago and decided to add a couple to the collection. I have 4 purple and blue ones so will work away at adding other colors of chickens to the mix this year. Linking up with the RSC on Saturday morning.

I had some yellow hexagons prepped and got them stitched up and quilted this week. I need to make a set of 4 pink ones to stitch this month.

I saw another Little House block was released on Thursday, so I grabbed some pretty purples and made the 6 inch block. I will be adding some log cabin strips to surround it this weekend for that sew along over at Melva Loves Scraps. 

I saw there is a local quilt show on Saturday, so I plan on heading to see that and oooh and awww over quilts, vendors booths and raffles! The boy is having a long day and enjoying Grad Bash at Universal on Friday evening with lots of other high school seniors around Florida. He should get back to school around 4AM... and has the car there so can get himself home. The girl was home with an ear ache and all stuffed up and slept until after 10. She will be helping her Dad build some cat walks in the house this weekend so the cats can venture into the living room and kitchen area up high in the recessed walls. We will see if they venture out. They do not mix well with the dog..... they run and he chases.

Good news, we put my FIL's house on the market last month and it is under contract for a 30 day closing! Fingers crossed all goes smoothly with the buyer.

 

Bear paw

 

Aidan went with the traditional layout for the Bear Paw quilt I am making him. I will be setting it in a diagonal setting since I showed him one I had done as a baby quilt that way and he liked it. So, decisions made and lots of sewing to go! The Graduation quilt - so far. Each block will finish at 14 inches. I have not calculated how many I need yet.