Warming the Cold Front

I took part in Beth's 'Neighborhood' block party.  We sent one block for a block lotto and one block for a charity quilt.  

I came home from the hospital and catching up on some e-mails - there was a lovely note from Beth that I had won one of the block groupings.

As you can see I have quite a lovely variety of houses in my neighborhood.  Once I am a little more able, this will be a priority project.  Since there are 9 blocks and I would like a nice couch throw - some sizing up, sashing, borders are going to be planned.  Thank you to all who submitted blocks.

Since I only showed the tote of my 'something old' , I thought I should pull that project out so you could see - I actually have an old project.  I taught the 5-minute block at one of last year's Quilt Guild meetings.  We showed Suzanne McNeill's U-Tube demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc2gj6VkDJA

And then I demonstrated step by step for a little more visual understanding.  So I had all those components and units in various steps.  Time to put this puppy together.  Besides, the fabric is too pretty to just sit in a tote.

   
And the day I fell, this box had arrived and I only had a quick lookie thru it.  This was a surprise from my dear friend Tonya @ Hillbilly Quilt Shop.  Filled with Thimbleberry fabrics and buttons, beads, notions.  If I can ever get Moe from his new found bed, maybe I can go thru this again - to really pet this fabric.  Oh, and him too.

CLOSING THOUGHT

At the end of six weeks I did spy
A dawning of light in the southern sky
Though it didn't last long
It started a song
As a blowing sound passed by
For its warming wave
Caused the artic to cave
And move out to the world around

As the north begins to warm
The cold fronts start to form
In a move to the south
From the foul bear's mouth
It's January's frontal storm
The arctic air glides
‘til the bear subsides
And moderation in temperatures abound

by Udian

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Slow Stitching Sunday

I am seriously committed to this one and my first Sunday with Kathy's Quilts.

I know where everything is - and I am organized.  BUT I have to wait for people to appear, give specific instructions on what I want, what it looks like and where it is.  20 items appear before the right one.  At one point I had four of these very large DMC floss storage boxes - you got the entire collection in them.  I am down to just the one - BUT I have 3 large tins and 10 of those plastic compartmented storage boxes full too - terrible.  Since this is my 'oldest' floss I want to use it up when I can as new colors/dye lots just can't match up to them.  So I was a little slow in getting the threads I wanted for my Doll Quilt stitching.

Seeing my photos - Think my camera needs charging - LOL!!  I had visitors today which led to need of some nap time, so I only got the red sign portion done today.  I changed from a 14 count to a 16 count - and no where on the chart was how many strands to use - I want a 'weather worn time period' look so just using one strand thru-out.  And I did make out in the fine print - this Stitch World pattern is from 1995.  I need some of my lights and set up changed so I can work on this Aida.  Wonder if the three-stooges will show up to do that - sometimes things are comical.  But, you have to enjoy life and laugh!!

I found all those 'extra' items brought by mistake are not going back where they came from - so I have a bit of a mess that is irking me - I am labeled as an "at risk" fall patient - things are everywhere.

Everyone stay safe and warm with this next wave of weather....

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon

Something Old, Something New

Due to my unforseen accident and set-back, I missed posting/lining up of the finale of the ABC QAL with Blossom Heart Quilts.  I chose to put just A- Y into a quilt top - this is huge!

The 'Z' will be a 16" pillow to go with the quilt.

I wanted to use up left over - so pieced a back.....

and kept piecing - I did say it was a huge quilt.  Not sure now when this one will get quilted, but top, back, and batting are boxed and waiting for their turn.

When I saw this on Barbara's site I had to investigate and this is so going to work into my 'recovery' lounging time.  Please check the button out and visit as I think it is better explained there - or pop in HERE.

I don't have a lot of 'old', but sure I can find enough to play with.  And Something New - oh yes!!  With NewFO and all those other buttons.  And there is no reason why you can't combine some of these projects and buttons to work together.  One project just might fit into 5 catagories - see where my mind is at.

Now I didn't want to step on Barbara's NewFO, so asked her first.  I had so many reply about my outlook for NewFO into 2014 to include all those books, magazines, etc... that 'WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE'  - that it would be fun to grab a book and make that project we so wanted to.  And I can see this working so well with some of those other buttons - hint, hint...

So this is my old book that I just had to have - perfect with FQs which I love.  And they are all small projects so should work up quickly - maybe. It is all about starting, isn't it?

And this is the project I chose.  I do love tiny piecing.  I pulled the FQs from that gorgeous bundle (an RJR designer)

And I have no idea when or where this came from, but it needs to be played with.  I also want to join in with the Sunday Slow Stitching with Kathy, so I will combine these.  My Sundays are booked.

OK, now that I see this photo - the top tote has an old project, so I have my 'something old'.  And my other two projects for the month are in their respective totes with all supplies.

I will link up with Never Too Hot To Stitch for the Something Old/Something New.  

The 'Let's Book It' button will be going on the sidebar - my first time making a button and grab it code (hope it works).  I have ordered these quilt barn pins that hold quilt charms (our Quilt Barn Trail committee is selling these as a fund raiser for our Quilt Barn Trail - you can see the story HERE).  Various quilt block charms are on their way, so once all is in place I will update with a true pin and charm for the month.  A linky will be the last day of the month - see, you can combine your linky posts to match all those buttons/projects, too!  You just need to share your book and progress on your project - and like NewFO and others, it's about the start, not the finish.

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon

December NewFO 2013

Like so many others, Celtic Soltice has been my Newfo and I have not been in a rush on this one - may even be a while for a 'finish' with the reveal given NY'sDay.

Some cross stitch happened, but it may sit and wait for a finish.

I always keep my empty spools of thread as an inventory for the new year's re-order.  I am actually missing two of the blue spindles as I gave them to someone to experiment  a project with them. And if I had not crawled in December that 'almost done' spindle would be finished up.  So roughly 365,000 yards of thread.

I would love to list more and I know I have been a bit absent - not just due to taking a leasurely month.  I am just home from the hospital - the feared falling down the stairs became a reality and I broke a hip.  I am home but will be requiring another month or two of 'leasure' sewing and projects as I mend. 

Thankfully I have my Kona project finished - just need a photo shoot and a post set up - so hope to have a little help with that this weekend and I'm good to go.  My Doll Quilt Swap project is at the point of quilting, which I planned on doing by hand, so my slow sewing. I have a post link with QuiltDoodleDesigns for the 2013 sampler finish later this month,  And I have something new to announce, but will wait until next week (when I can sit longer at the computer).

** linking to CatPatches **

Sewingly Yours,
Sharon