If you would like to see my Mom's students' quilt show at the Schoharie Library, our guild Historian has done a lovely post HERE.
The banners were made by the guild and presented the day of the Tea.
Steff, our Historian, also did up a nice presentation of the Catskill Mountain Quilt Show the day we hung the exhibit. You can see that HERE.
In that scrap bag I found this strip of Fall fabrics - a cut off from a project? I got the seam ripper out and seperated those and have a little project planned to use them up. I, also, pulled the 'Harvest House' pattern and plan to make a couple of minis from different sections. I really love this pattern and maybe some day I will actually make the whole thing as is. BUT, it is fun to use bits of a pattern and make good use of some of those smaller scrap baggies of goodies.
** And the found little elder pup has been returned to it's owner. My daughter and I both put out a facebook blip and within hours we got word. The newly opened Senior Complex - a new tenant. I wasn't aware that they allow pets, so now if we come across another lost cuddle we will check with them. **
A good Day to Play,
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
I wish to thank so many of you who e-mailed me to see if everything was fine here after my little stay away and then the awful story of the tragic accident in our community went across the news. I am safe, my family is safe, friends are safe. But my heart and prayers go out to the families who lost a loved one.
I was taking the weekend to try and work thru that pile on the quilt rack. I changed up the 'Beginnings' quilt a bit to make it my own. This needs some borders, but for now it will wait. I hate borders.
I did get the borders on the Kim Diehl miniature. This has been hand basted and waiting for hand quilting. I want to use black floss, but need to pick some up - a bit of a road trip is planned.
My Mom's two runners got their binding on - I did go with the plaid.
The two Bow Tie little runners got quilted and bound - again, using up another plaid.
The plaid/shirting quilt got a good pressing and a backing pieced - another large piece of plaid. This will be my Monday Making project.
I had 6 more quilt tops in that pile on the rack. They were pressed (again) and put on hangers with backings; hung were I can see them and finish them. I am waiting on a thread order and then they are going under the needle. And Moe is loving that he has his 'bed' back - he was not the Princes and the Pea sort of sleeper.
And another little heart ache. My daughter came out for a visit, some quiet time from the kids and work on some school papers. We went out for dinner and when we came back, we found this little guy trying to make his way thru the tall pasture grass in front of the house (I thought is was trash thrown into the field - again). He is blind and possibly deaf, an aged little fellow who was very scared and lost. We really think he was tossed as how would such a dog could find his way in the country side or our field. Since I was afraid my cats would harm him, my daughter is going to foster him while we search for a 'possible' owner. If none is found, they will give him a loving home into his twighlight years.
Hold your loved ones tight,
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
I did a simple quilting on these table runners my Mom had made many years ago as teaching samples. I used a red-check flannel on both backs.
Now time to decide if I want that red check for the binding or hunt for something else. My problem being these are old fabrics with such different 'hue' than anything that I have on hand.
I'd like to finish getting all the borders attached to this piece so the hand quilting can be worked on for Slow Sunday Stitching. Yes, border! I have all the scrappy ones made and the plain ones are cut - it's just doing it.
Then it will be a play date with scraps from the gifted bag filled with wonders. I have wanted to work on the 'Beginnings' QAL project for some time, but I wanted to finish up a few things in 'that pile'. So with the runners quilted and (keep kicking myself) the borders done - I can allow myself to start working on this one.
This is from my Mom's B'Day Tea at the library. She was presented a citation from the Legislation by our Assemblyman as well as a service award from the Cooperative Extension for her years of work with the
4-H program and a certificate for service from the local ambulance squad as one of their founder members. In the photo is our Asemblyman, Chris Tague, Mom, my eldest brother John, and her sister Lois (the aunt whom I do the quilting for). The quilt is my Mom's T-shirt quilt.
I don't have a photo of the two gals that came dressed in the T-Rex costumes - so my Mom wouldn't be the only dinasour at the party.
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
The weekend was filled with quilts. I attended a Crazy Quilting lecture and trunk show by friend and guild member, Betty Pillsbury. It was presented at the Dr. Best House which was the perfect backdrop for this event.
Then the 'gang' that has taken quilting lessons from my Mom put on a quilt show of their works that she assisted them with. A special Birthday Tea was held celebrating her 90th birthday. This is one of Mom's quilts that has photos of several of her past pieces. This was held at the Schoharie Library.
Today is the last big trip of the year. The Catskill Mountain Quilters Hall of Fame Fall meeting. The program following the business meeting will be an old fashion Bed Turning hosted by the Board of Directors. I have 10 antique quilts loaded and ready to travel. This should be a treat!
Maybe I'll get to sew when I get home,
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
