Long time since my last post, no excuse to offer. I've been dreaming up posts but now that I'm here, can't seem to remember even one of them!
Found a "kit" at a local quilt shop with twelve fat-eighths and directions for two quilts. Even after I added all the white fabrics from my stash, there was never going to be TWO quilts in this project. So I made it up as I went along, determined to use every last thread of those "kit" fabrics. Here's what came of it, a small lap quilt -- or maybe a large crib quilt
AND -- ta-da!!! -- The Drunkard's Path tablecloth! Finished at last, and I'm so happy to be using it. This was on the frame when DS The Elder came to live with me for a while. There wasn't enough room then, so down came the frame and the quilt went into my UFO pile. Machine pieced, hand quilted and hand embroidered. The teacup and saucer are from a cafe in Oslo, bought one dreary, cold, night of hectic last-minute Christmas shopping. I'm sure Dear Son the Younger was terribly embarrassed that I hornswoggled our waitperson into selling it to me. But I was so glad to sit down and the coffee there was so perfect, I just had to have a keepsake! (Notice the little wall hanging? It's called "Love of Two Sisters" and was made for me by my baby sis in Oklahoma, representing our closeness, and featuring beads and buttons inherited from our mother. Very precious to me...)
But I've been quilting up a storm:
Antique Dresden Plate
The "plates" were the gift of a friend who found them at an estate sale. I rescued the plates and their muslin backing, finished them, and made setting blocks, all by hand. The quilt is reversible, pretty snazzy, yes? This was several years in the making, and I'm so proud of it.
"Windmills and Flying Geese"
Found a "kit" at a local quilt shop with twelve fat-eighths and directions for two quilts. Even after I added all the white fabrics from my stash, there was never going to be TWO quilts in this project. So I made it up as I went along, determined to use every last thread of those "kit" fabrics. Here's what came of it, a small lap quilt -- or maybe a large crib quilt
"Happy Hearts at Home" -- a tablecloth I'd planned to have done for Valentine's Day. What with life happening while I was making other plans, I finally finished it in September. So much fun embellishing it with lacy stitches from my little Brother BC1000 -- one of my all-time great buying decisions!
AND -- ta-da!!! -- The Drunkard's Path tablecloth! Finished at last, and I'm so happy to be using it. This was on the frame when DS The Elder came to live with me for a while. There wasn't enough room then, so down came the frame and the quilt went into my UFO pile. Machine pieced, hand quilted and hand embroidered. The teacup and saucer are from a cafe in Oslo, bought one dreary, cold, night of hectic last-minute Christmas shopping. I'm sure Dear Son the Younger was terribly embarrassed that I hornswoggled our waitperson into selling it to me. But I was so glad to sit down and the coffee there was so perfect, I just had to have a keepsake! (Notice the little wall hanging? It's called "Love of Two Sisters" and was made for me by my baby sis in Oklahoma, representing our closeness, and featuring beads and buttons inherited from our mother. Very precious to me...)Well, enough for now, and let's hope I'm back again a lot sooner than in the past. Hugs to all...
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