I have been MIA

Sorry about that, summer is busy around here, gardening, flower beds, mowing the lawn, (Well I don't mow but it sounds good doesn't it). SO now that fall is just around the corner (HIDING OUT TODAY~IT IS SUNNY AND CLOSE TO 80 I think) I am trying to get back into the swing of things. I have been working on a denim/shirtings quilt, WHO KNEW IT WOULD TAKE ME 4 days to cut all the strips and squares. Now that I have evernthing cut out it should go to gether pretty fast. Here they are, aren't they going to turn out WONDERFUL. This is supposed to be a gift but the more I work on it the more I think it is going to be hard to give it away.

SO what does everyone think?????

LOOK WHAT I FOUND

Such an awesome little quilt, nothing fancy, it is hand stitched but machine quilted. I LOVE IT. Think it is from the 1940's but am not sure, it has a couple of little spots that need to be restitched but other than that it is like brand new (smells and looks like it has never  been used) so this little baby is going on my quilt rack in my sewing room so I can look at it of pet it every day. :) And that is Dandy, our Rat Terrier who thinks the chair and the quilt both belong to her. :) Yes she is a tad bit spoiled in case you can't tell.

New Block

Worked on a "Practice" block last night and fell in love with it, altho I don't have enough of the strip fabric to use for the whole quilt, I think it makes this block. So my plan is to use the same strip fabric in all 4 squares I use to make a block to add a little continuity to the quilt. So what does everyone think????

ALMOST FINISHED

I have to finish the binding but I hope to have that done by next weekend, the long arm quilter did an awesome job and got it back to me super fast. I took it to a different quilter, my usual one was busy and this one comes highly recommended, the only thing I wish she would have done was the BINDING, my usual quilter does the binding on all her quilts by machine unless you request she not do it and leave it for you. So I am learning to do binding this week. Which isn't all bad since I have never learned how to do it, actually it isn't so bad, but I think I will stick with my regular quilter who does it for me. :) MUCH EASIER FOR ME.

Excitement is building

I took a quilt top I finished to a new quilter last night, she came highly recommended so I thought I would try it out. She called me today AND MY QUILT IS DONE!!!!!!!!! I am going to pick it up tomorrow after work, can't wait to see it. Here is a before quilting look at it. It can only get better right????? It is Vintage Linens and a Vintage Solid I had. LOOKS GOOD HEY!!!!!

This is my Memorial Weekend Post

Hubby is a Proud Viet Nam Veteran and we are a patriotic family. We always make it to the Memorial Day Services at the Local Legion Hall, Hubby belongs to the Legion and we made it to LZ Lambeau (Wisconsin Viet Nam Veterans WELCOME HOME) last weekend. So my wish for this weekend is for everyone to remember the Veterans in your Life, your Town, your State, your Country. There is a saying and it is "We live Free because of THE BRAVE" I couldn't agree more.

Quilt To Share with Bloggers Quilt Festival

This is a family quilt, belonged to Hubby's Mom, she started it, never got it quite finished, so I rescued it (NO ONE ELSE IN THE FAMILY WANTED IT DO YOU BELIEVE THAT) took it to Hubby's Aunt (His Mom's Sister) who was 90 years old at the time and she and I finished it. She did most of the hand quilting, the quilt is totally hand stitched and hand quilted. I helped with the binding, so I can't say I "really" made it but I defnately saved it. So I claim dibs on it from now on. :) ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL. The fabric is old feedsacks from the 30's.