Mom's Finish

No, this is not the finish. I just really, really like iris. Hope to have more blooming next year.

Mom finished the first of the boat quilts. She hasn't finished a quilt in I don't know how long. She kept having sewing machine problems. I let her borrow my Molly Babylock and she has been busy sewing on quilts for great-grandbabies. 

Easy to use and portable-Molly

Block in progress

Quilted and waiting for binding

Ta-da!  All finished but the label. Ready for baby John David who will be here Monday.

Great finish and hope for a wonderful start for baby.

Thinking about entering a quilt show

I am thinking about entering a nearby quilt show. The theme is "Stars". Do you think the Norway mini looks kinda starish? Not a traditional 5 point star but sorta 8 points?

This is the other possible entry. It is machine quilted and has a little applique.

The rules say the items must have been finished in the last two years. These both fit in that time frame. Good thing I have this blog with most of my finished projects documented. 

I have given away so many things and wouldn't want to ask for them back.

Now I have to fill out the entry forms and get them in the mail.

I gave "Orange POPS" to a friend today. She just lost her father and needed something snuggly.

Hope to link up with Amanda Jean today.

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.