Flimsies done before Christmas

I really thought I would have this quilt done before the 26th but that didn't happen.

This is going to be for the gal at church that has been diagnosed with bone cancer. I'm going to back it with white minkee (she is always cold). I hope it brightens her days some. College girl chose the Moda Verna layer cake from my stock of fabric, thinking that this friend would like some color to enjoy during our long winter. Gotta love when there is someone here to help with decisions like that!

This one was finished on Christmas Eve and quickly wrapped up. I am giving this to College Boy's girlfriend (and family friend) who just graduated from Wheaton College. This was her combination graduation/Christmas gift. Fabric is Moda Origins. Backing this one with brown minkee.


Both quilt tops were made using the Easy Bake pattern by Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew. Great pattern, goes together quickly, clear directions. Thanks, Allison!

Praise - that doctors were able to give our friend from church a diagnosis - multiple myeloma. A drug company has offered to give her the drugs for the first part of her treatment - HUGE praise!

Prayers - for the treatments our friend will now undergo, for her immune system, for her strength, for her spiritual well being.

Friday Night Sew In- results

I do wish I would have gotten the top of this runner completely finished last night so that I would be sandwiching and quilting right now.


As it is, I need to get busy and get this done, get it sandwiched and quilted as well as the Moda Fruitcake runner flimsy that is waiting in the wings.

I do love Friday Night Sew-In! Now back to the sewing machine.

Praise - College Girl made her travels safely, even in the snow that the storm brought.

Prayers - for hubby's safety while he is out hunting.

Yes, I've been busy

In case you thought I wasn't working on anything;

Nicey Jane flimsy

I didn't take any pictures of the sandwiching, basting and quilting but here is the stage I am at now;

This should have gone with College Girl last week but...let's just say, it didn't. Must get back to work.

Praise - Hubby and I signed papers today to close on the property sale (it isn't closed yet though). This whole process started in early March.

Prayers - for a young lady we know who is spending a semester in Israel. She is very sick and has finally gotten some antibiotics. Prayers that she would be on the mend very soon.

4/13 A little change of scenery

The next step in POSH is applying the binding. I wasn't sure that I could get that accomplished tonight so I opted for a change of scenery and put the final borders on to the Verna quilt.

Verna flimsy complete;


Praise - my son was offered a job this morning. Part time to start with and then probably full time this summer. A friend of his referred him to the boss.

Prayers - for my attitude towards the woman/prospective buyer of the property. I was praying for her earlier today and realized that it was ME that needed the prayers.

4/10 Great progress today

I got up fairly early for a Saturday, especially since I stayed up late last night and I got right to work on the quilt. Sewed on the borders, pieced the backing, laid the backing out and the batting. I just gotta say - I LOVE THE PERSON WHO INVENTED SPRAY BASTING!!! Genius! My son hates when I use it but he wasn't home today - bonus! My hubby was sitting right by the table I was using and I suggest that he leave but he was busy working on something. He got a call a few minutes later and had to leave the house - bonus!! Weird as this may sound, I actually like the smell of the spray. I also like magic markers, old time mimeograph ink and Staz-On ink. Not that I sniff the stuff but I don't have to open all the windows and doors when I use it.
Not a great picture but it is all I have. I tried to hand the flimsy on my clothesline since it was a beautiful day but there was too much of a breeze and I could not get a picture. I tried hanging it over the deck railing and it kept blowing off.


I am ALMOST done with the middle section quilting (but I had to stop to do this post before the day was over). I am going to stipple in the outer border tomorrow and get to work on the binding.


If I can get the binding applied and have that to do while watching a show in the evenings then I can get back to my Verna quilt or the Blush table runner. It is supposed to rain all week and that is perfect weather for quilting.

Praise - hubby and I have come to an agreement on the real estate deal that we can have peace about. Thank you Lord for that!

Prayers - for the other party in the real estate deal, that they can make a decision and we can all move on - one way or another (Still this won't be until near the end of the week).

4/4 Easter -not according to MY plan

But always according to HIS plan and I am so very thankful that God is in charge and I am not. I went to bed last night not feeling all that great and woke up this morning not feeling well at all. When I looked out the window and saw this though;

That certainly was a fun pick-me-up! At 5:30 it was snowing hard, the trees were covered and it looked like it might add up to something. My hubby had to decide if an outside sunrise service was a go or not. It was a GO! I stayed home in bed.
I missed the breakfast at church which means I missed my ONCE A YEAR opportunity to have biscuits and gravy. Oh, I know that they are available year 'round but it is something I really don't handle all that well since my gallbladder was removed. I make an exception once a year when a friend makes her special recipe just for Easter breakfast. I missed the main service as well which is when the play was performed.I would have gone to assist with costumes if the young lady that was helping me wasn't able to handle it. She assured me that she could take care of it. So I stayed at home and slept on and off.
When hubby and my son arrived home just before 1 p.m. this is what it looked like outside;

Isn't that crazy??? Temperature got up to 50 degrees!

I was feeling a bit better by this afternoon and fixed a dinner of barbecued salmon,roasted red potatoes and garlic bread. Time for a little sewing before anyone was ready for dessert so I got all of the rows stitched together and now I have a table runner flimsy.

Time for strawberry shortcake!

I also have the sashing strips cut for the Verna quilt so that should be tomorrow's project.


Praise - He is RISEN!!! This really could be my praise daily. If it weren't for that truth what else matters?

Prayers - That I would get over this bug and be able to have a productive week ahead.

Big ol' list!

Here we go for the April edition of;

Since my goal is to sew EVERY day this month I figured I might actually get a few projects done so I could be ambitious with my goals for the month.

First up a copy of a purse that I made in 2008;

College girl's BFF loved the purse that I made in February and so college girl has asked me to make one so that she can give it to her BFF. This green is so springy!

I received this charm pack for Christmas and wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it. I like each and every print in this line so I'm thinking of making a simple 4x10 or 4x9 tablerunner. No pattern. Nothing fancy.Just gonna let those prints shine!

The Verna 'lap' quilt;

I would like to get the flimsy done for this Cotton Blossoms quilt. I've listed it before but then set it aside for other projects.

Another project that I have set aside too many times. This is for a good friend of mine. She probably thinks I have forgotten all about it.

This for another friend of mine. She has no idea about this so hasn't been disappointed that it hasn't happened yet.


Quite the list huh? I am already dreaming of other things I would like to work on. A pair of baby shoes, half square triangles for a quilt, little zipper pouches and a couple of other purses. I guess I'd better get sewing!

Praise - for the snow that we've gotten today. It is so pretty on top of the spring brown.

Prayers - for college girl's weekend. Because of snow in the Pacific NW her plans for Easter weekend have changed (the pass is probably going to close).

Final February Finish

I completed EVERYTHING on my list for February and even made a couple of extra things! I'm as surprised as you. Maybe more so.
Here is the All Star flimsy. Very hard to take a picture of when no one is around to hold it up.


Fabric by Riley Blake for Alpine Fabrics (was originally scrapbook paper designs for My Minds' Eye). The pattern is Charming Baby Log Cabin by Threaded Pear. I have yet to decide on borders and if I will use the prairie points or not.

Praise - the women's retreat starts tonight.

Prayers - still for the offer/counter offer process (and that my head does not explode from the stress).

November Projects

Again I have a LONG list for the Charming Girls Quilt Club. I may not always get everything done but the motivation I get from the club is WONDERFUL! It keeps me somewhat focused on the 'next thing'. In addition to what I am listing here I have also sent Kelly a few images of 'secret' projects that I can't post here. EEEK!!


First up is the Arcadia Scruffily Quilt. The project is to get the binding finished.I am ALMOST finished sewing the binding to the top, then I need to get it all ironed and glued to the back and hand stitch it. I hope to get the ironing and gluing done today so that I can stitch while we watch movies. I get to be covered up by the quilt, I get to be with my hubby and son and I get to watch a movie or show AND I will be accomplishing something.

Bringing forward from October - this is to be an apron using Jona's One Hour Apron Tutorial.


Also from last month - sew the blocks,add the borders - have a flimsy by the end of the month.


These beautiful Glace fabrics are going to be made into a Scruffily Quilt, found on the Moda Bake Shop (same as the Arcadia Quilt). Goal for the month, have the top finished and have the sandwich layered, ready to be quilted.


This fabric is going to be made into simple curtains for college girl's dorm room.


Again, quite the list. I know. I KNOW!

Prayers - a man from our church was hunting this morning (fortunately with someone) and had a seizure. He is at the hospital now.

Praise - for the glowing reports that we got from college girl last night in regards to all of her midterms!! She is such a hard worker.

Another finish - in the nick of time

I finished the Cotton Blossom quilt top! I think it took me longer to get the photo off of the camera and on to the computer and find it and resize it than to sew the quilt top!



Thanks for the July Challenge Kelly! I have a list building in my head of my August projects.

Prayers - for my family and all the other church members that are camping together this weekend.

Still playing catch up

So I am still behind on my Red Barn Quilt Along. Here are all my BLOCKS on the ping pong table;


and here are all my ROWS on the ping pong table;


and here is my FLIMSY hanging on the line (I had to fold over one row so it wouldn't drag on the ground);


and here is the FLIMSY on a CA King size bed (it just hangs over the top edges);


This is going to be for a LONG twin as I am going to give this to my daughter to take back to college with her. It is all ironed and ready to make a sandwich. I am thinking that will have to wait until Monday afternoon, being that tomorrow is Father's Day (and we will have church until noon and then lunch) and Monday morning I need to help out at VBS for registration. I am going to measure it now and start getting the backing ready since it will need to be pieced.

Stay tuned - I have something to show you, probably tomorrow

Praise - college girl got the job that she interviewed for and my hubby got a call for a job interview on Monday. My son and his friend have been safe while cutting firewood.

Prayers - That the woman looking at the home we have for sale would make an offer. For my hubby's job interview on Monday, that they would see his potential and offer him the job (it is a GREAT company to work for!!. For all the children attending VBS and their parents, especially for those that don't know the Lord.

Houston - we have a Flimsy!

Of course it took me WAYYYYY longer to accomplish this, but what's new. I am excited about it. I don't think the pictures show off how pretty the colors really are. Taking the pictures is not easy either, is it?? My hubby took these, so he got an aerial view. He did need to use flash though since the light in the room was not the greatest.

Now I am wondering. How to go about quilting it. I don't have a fancy quilting machine. I have a sewing machine. I DID just get a darning foot in the mail today and I am thinking about ordering a walking foot. I am NOT going to use the darning foot on this quilt. I would like to practice with that first. A lot. Soooooo, opinions on using a walking foot on this as opposed to just the regular ol' foot on the machine.

What about opinions on how to go about quilting this. Stitch in the ditch? All the ditches? Stitch diagonally across the squares? Something else? Part of me says take it to be quilted (which I have never done) and part of me says I should quilt it myself. I want to send this off to school with my daughter in September so that is a factor.

Tonight's project - cut out fabric squares for a project I want to do with a little friend that will be visiting for a few days. She is 11 and has recently started sewing. I hope it goes well. I also need to get a grocery list made. I will be feeding 6 kids, Friday night to Wednesday morning. :0 (well some of the meals they will prepare themselves, but I need to get food for them!)

Prayers for my friend who will be driving here tomorrow (6 hours if you don't stop) with her kids and my kids.

A flimsy at the end of the tunnel

I can see a flicker of a flimsy at the end of the tunnel! If I had gotten an earlier start today. If I had taken fewer breaks today. If it hadn't been so hot in my sewing room again today. If. If. If. I DID get all of my rows sewed together. I DID get all of my sashings and border strips sewed together. I could not bring myself to iron. It has cooled down in the room now but now I am tired. My plan is to iron all rows, sashings and bindings in the morning, then sew the sashings to the rows and iron again. Then I can sew the borders on. I will have achieved FLIMSY status!

I WAS going to post pictures of the tote bag that I made for the swap, since my partner received it. I WAS going to post a picture of the apron that I made for the swap, since my partner received it. Blogger will not allow me to upload any images. :( Says internal error. The apron IS up there in my slideshow now. Sorry. No pictures.

I love to get mail. While I was gone this weekend a couple of packages came. That was fun to come home to. Today I got a package from Quilt Taffy. The Line by Line (or Jam Bars) pattern, the Sewing Edge (which I used today...LOVE IT!) and a yard of an Allspice Tapestry fabric. Mmmmmm. My apron swap partner notified me that she has mailed my apron! WOOO HOOO! I can't wait to receive that package.

Prayers for my nephew and his bride, for their marriage - their future. Praise God for safe travel to and from the wedding. Prayers for my kiddos, as we left them in the big city with friends for the week.