Mini quilt finish

I was so excited when I won this mini quilt kit from the linky party at Ho, Ho, Ho And On We Sew earlier this year. Then I cut some of the strips too big and got discouraged. Went on to some other projects but last week end I got this back out and corrected my mistakes and here it is.

Don't look too closely. When I put on the top and bottom borders I wasn't careful and the seams did not match. So...I ripped the seams and tried again.

See below. Much better.

I quilted a little differently from the picture on the pattern. I wanted to stay off the navy. I like how it looks with the navy a little puffier than the rest of the quilt.

Here is the back. I put corner triangles for hanging and one for a label.

Here it is hanging in its new home. Love it!

This is what happened at our house on Thursday- pea size hail and lots of rain.

Do you ever get discouraged with a project? What's your remedy?

Reviving a quilter

My mom turned 91 this last Wednesday. She has wanted to make baby quilts for her two great-grands but couldn't seem to work any of her four sewing machines. (Don't know if it's the machine or the quilter.) 

Anyway, I took the fabric home and organized it again. My SIL, Doreen, had originally helped her get started. Then I took my little portable machine to mom's house. It is very basic and easy to use. Success! 

Here are some pictures of the quilt in progress. Sailboats attached to sails.

Sails and sky.

My dependable little Molly.

Mom is excited to be sewing quilts again. Yea!

Now to get on with some of my own.

Sewing again

Maybe my sewing slump is over. I finished Orange POPS and got these pics between the rain storms.

Still not sure how much to charge for it. There is no batting-only pieced front and minky back.

This morning I put these cute little tissue holders together as a thank you for some helpers at work.

It just took two fat quarters to make 8 tissue holders. 

What are you finishing this week?

Orange POPS!

A rainy storm front is moving through with flash flooding. I'm glad our house is on a little hill. You can see the water rushing across the back yard. Perfect sewing weather.

Yesterday I took my new sewing machine to mom's and got her started on two baby quilts she wants to make for great-grands # 2 & 3. She is having trouble with her sewing machines. I hope mine works for her.

Monday I put this top together. I used a layer cake of blue fabrics from Connecting Threads. I think it is Denim but not sure. I added some orange prints from Good Neighbors. I wanted a pop of color and really like the orange with blue. I have pin basted gray minky dots to the back. The binding will be navy with white dots. I have never sold one of my quilts but a friend saw my post and wants to buy it when finished. I have no idea what to charge. It is 37" X 55". Any suggestions?

Beach Blankie Bingo

I'm having trouble getting motivated to sew. 

Along comes a baby shower at work and what to do?

I looked for boyish fabric and found a recently purchased fat quarter with beach toys and another of fishies. I added an orange and white dot for this giant nine patch.

I wanted a flannel back and this zigzag seemed wave like.

Here is the finished blankie. Not much quilting and no binding. 

Shower is tomorrow. I found a baby board book with a fish on the cover.

Ready to go.

My sewing machine went to the spa a few weeks ago. Spring break is next week. Look for new finishes soon.

Surprise from Sew Hot UK

What a surprise came in the mail yesterday. I won the Norway Mini Quilt kit from Sew Hot UK by linking up with the Ho Ho Ho and on we sew linky party. I didn't know it was coming from the UK.

Love the fabric and the pattern! Can't wait to sew it and share it with you.

Busy week end with a read-a-thon at the children's museum tomorrow and 3 year old visiting tomorrow afternoon. Hope to start this mini quilt after that.

It is great to have a surprise project to work on in this chilly winter weather. Really cold for middle Mississippi- 25 degrees F with wind chill. I plan to stay inside.

Thanks to the ladies at Sew Hot!

Two weeks into a new year

Two weeks into the new year and I can't seem to get motivated to work on quilty things.

I made another kimono jacket-super fast. It took about 3 hours including ironing the fabric, cutting out the pattern, and sewing. This is the longer version in a cotton lawn. I made a few changes to the pattern like a side slit for easier movement.

Here is what I started working on-my row by row quilt from the summer. I have done all the rows that are simple piecing and now have blocks with lots of applique'. You know how I feel about that.

This tugboat was the easy part. Now I have to add the barges, doors, windows, and cargo. Can't seem to get motivated.

I should make a 2016 To-Do list, so here goes.

Bind the king quilt-Jamestown meets Ramblin' Rose

Finish the row-by-row

Make an Around the World quilt from a jelly roll I bought last June

We'll see how that works out.

How is your new year quilt list progressing?