I've lost my steam on this one. This is my last block on my "little stitchies" BOM. Maybe I'll get it finished in December. hahaha

Some spider webs stitched on my Halloween quilt top.

A button added to Mrs. Wilbur's Christmas gift.

Blogger's Quilt Fest and more

Amy over at Amy's Creative Side is hosting the 4th annual Blogger's Quilt Festival.

Here is my favorite quilt I've made so far. And of course it has hand embroidery work in it. It is a 'Bareroots' pattern, though I changed 3 of the embroidery patterns to more represent the way we camp. We VW bus camp! So I had my sweet talented husband draw up some buses for me and I substituted then in.

I believe this is my favorite quilt so far because of the colors (my favorite), the hand embroidery ( my favorite sewing to do), and the camping theme ( our favorite family time spent together).

In other news.... the progress on my Halloween quilt, the Jacob's Ladder one. Lots of orange and white 2 1/2 squares being sewn together.

October 'Little stitchies' is done. I love the pumpkins and the Fall colored leaves in this one.

The 'Hoopla' swap is on it's way. I've finished the stitching on mine, using cross-stitch. Here is a sneak peek. I am sure you can guess what she is. She still needs to be hooped up and the finishing touches up to her before 'send outs'. I'll be posting the finishing photo after my partner received it. I don't want to spoil the surprise for her.

stitching some Kaffe

My September block is complete for my "little stitchies" BOM by Bareroots. I've been putting some boarders on the blocks as I go.

Using some Kaffe and friends. And a small inner boarder of a solid light blue Kona fabric. I'll add another outer boarder after I get them all stitched up.

I am not yet sure what I am going to use of the outer boarder.

And this is the progress of a bag I am making for my Nana for her birthday which is this weekend. I'll be making the "Charm Party Tote" by Quilts Illustrated. My husband, who is good with the computer , has been re sizing photos of her grandchildren and great grandchildren and printing them off for me on 'Ink Jet Printing' cotton sheets. He still has a few more to print. But I can't wait to see how it turns out. I'll be sure to take a photo of it when I am done and post it.

Aug block

Only enough time to show you the August block from Bareroots' Little stitchies. I've got to go meet teachers, take kids to doctors appointments, pick up medications, get hair cuts, get groceries, study for a chemistry quiz , and pack for a trip this coming weekend. :o)

January blocks...

This is just a photo my son took of his toys. He has been playing " air station" or " air base" for the past few days. We are stuck in the house due to snow. Lots of snow.

I've been gotten all of my January Block of the Months done due to snow. :o) No where to go so I stay here and sew....... hey, that rhymed. LOL . Here is my January block for the "Under the Sea" BOM. ( the photos are dark because I couldn't take them outside)

Here is my January block from the "Snow Bound" BOM..... I am machine appliqueing it and hand embroidery of course. :o)

My Bareroots " Little Stitchies" BOM for January. The snow and snow flakes are hard to see in this picture.

And last..... My first block from the " A Boy's Story" is done. It's not a block of the Month, but I am trying to get a block done each month. I love the airplane in the this block. My son is so in to airplanes right now, it's perfect.