Slow Sunday Stitching 12/11/16

I'll be joining KATHY today for some slow down time.  A day to just breath and relax with needle pulling thread.

The last two rows of circles for my Leap Year quilt.  I know there are 3 more weeks, but those last 6  circles are made and on the label for this project.  I will work a few of these as I wash, dry, and press the fabrics for my granddaughter's quilt for tomorrow's marathon.

This poor little piece keeps getting shoved aside.  I have just a little bit of hand stitching left and the rest will be finished with the piecing/quilting process.  I need to pull my 1.5" barrel and sort thru for pretty bits to use for the border.

I hope you get to enjoy a relaxing day with needle and thread,

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon 

Feline Friday with a Whoop - 12/9/16

It is bitter cold and the last few days we have had an occassional snow  flurry/squall pass thru - not the 12" reported thank you.  But, I guess there is more on the way.  We are happy to be stocked up and ready to just stay indoors.  I did venture out on the porch for a photo of one of the flurries (didn't really show up) while I booted two furkids out for a potty time and some fresh air - with a growl.

Moe went back to his current favorite napping spot.

And Bella decided to hold  a grudge - so laid where I was working to enable a bite or claw at me.

Progress on the paper piecing  even with Bella in the way.  There are two more blocks on the table.  I've decided to just go with the first 3 blocks in the first and second row, put them in a window pane setting - then it will wait for borders and embellishing for another time.

And yes, that is the BEAR quilt in the corner - DONE - even the label on it.  That has now gone into a bag for our Quilt Guild meeting for show and tell and then I will have a photo to share.  After that, it get's boxed and wrapped for Christmas - yup, she (daughter) has to wait to get it.

I am ready to finish off the last Adinkra block and then this project will go on the January 'finish' list.

Then I will get to this tub of my repro fabrics to work the November 'Westering Women' block.  After that is done, I need to browse my fabric shelves to see what I can find for the sashing - maybe even get it cut should luck find something.

I want to have this all wrapped up today so I can spend the cold, snowy weekend with catching up on the hand work projects.

* linking up with Feline Friday and Whoop, Whoop Friday *

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Finale Let's Book It Winners

Again, I want to thank you gals who have participated over the past three years with this project.  You have certainly inspired with your works and your resources.

We had the Quilt Barn Pin with Charms - 2014

We had the Antique Sewing Machine Pin with Charms - 2015

And the cute Road Trip Bug Pin with Charms - 2016

Our two winners are:

#1  -  Dawn

#5  -  Lisa

I will be in touch with them  for mailing information - again, thank you for a wonderful time.

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon

Monday Making 12/5/16

Since I finished my hand stitching goals on Sunday, I am treating myself to start working on this fun project with Marian and Janeen.  I know I said NO NEW, but I have not done a paperpieced project in a long time.  Even if I don't get to it all (and I know I won't), I will save all the patterns to play with during those snowy months to come.

I know they are making it as a 'Gingerbread House Village' setting, but I will play with it a bit different.  It will be part of my Scrap Problem Challenge, too.  The White is left from the BEAR quilt and Oyster is from a test quilt.  The rest will come out of this basket and new bag of scraps I received.

So the applique lovelies by Marian won't work for this, but I will save them for some other project down the road.

And the virtual cookie exchange is starting with Carol.  I put the button on the side bar so you can enjoy it thru the week.

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon