October Show and tell

It's November! Can you believe it?   We are having unseasonably warm weather here in Central Oregon.  No snow yet.  I think this is the latest it's been since we moved here 14 years ago.   I'm okay with that although I do love watching it fall and making everything look so clean and pretty.   There's lots on the mountains tho, so I can look out my window and see how gorgeous they are.  

Sandy and I were the only ones who had show and tell in October and I didn't have much at all.  We were travelling quite a bit and once we got back, I kind of lost my mojo for awhile.  

So, here we go. First are the projects that Sandy accomplished in October.

I took these pictures at our Woolies gathering.  If you are on Instagram and want to see how she has them displayed in her home, she's @sfeigner.   She has a real knack for decorating.  

This pattern is an old one by Blackbird Designs called Midnight Silhouette.   The pattern had been out of print, but the wonderful Blackbird ladies have brought it out of retirement.   I read that The Quilted Moose has them in stock.

Here's a kit that we got from Buttermilk Basin.  

Sandy reduced the pattern by 25% in order for the towel to fit on an old tote that she has. 

(She also cut an inch or so off the sides of the towel     

I can't remember who the designer is for this darling snowman.   

Sandy, can you help us out?  

(Check the comments if you're interested.) 

The witch is from a pattern by Country Threads called Witches.

It's actually a quilt pattern but she just made one block.   

And...it's NOT paper pieced.  Those are some pretty small pieces.   

This wonderful pumpkin was inspired by a post she saw on Instagram and 

whipped it out without a pattern.  Smarty pants!

Here are mine....

Looks like white pumpkins are "in" this year. 

This is a pattern by Plays with Wool Designs called The Great Pumpkin. 

There were a lot of berries to stitch on this one.   

Needless to say, by the end of making it, I was really sick of berries!

Aren't you loving the little pillows for bowl fillers that you're seeing on blogs and Instagram? 

These are from a pattern by Wooden Spool Designs called Happy Halloween. 

They are actually blocks in a quilt but they are small enough to make into little pillows.   

I finally got this one back from the quilter.   

It's a design by Norma at Timeless Traditions called  At Home in the Garden.

I'm looking forward to putting it up after the holidays are over.    

And here's my version of Stacy's Fall Towel.   

There you have it.   

I'm making some Christmas gifts so I probably won't have much to show you for November show and tell.  I'm sure that the other gals in the group will fill in!  

Thanks so much for stopping by. 

Hugs, Anne 

 

December and January sewing with Sandy

Hi there….It’s been awhile, huh?   So sorry.  

It seems like the less I blog, the harder it is to get back to it. 

We didn’t have a show and tell in December because it was such a crazy month, so we showed both December and January projects last week.

  

Like always, Sandy’s quilts are first and mine are below hers.  

This one is called“Winter” by Country Threads

And this one was a freebie on the internet a few years ago.  

It’s called “Trees on the table” by Marcie Patch of Patchalot Patterns. 

 Check out how different they are. The pattern gave different ways to make the trees.

We can’t get by without doing our Buttermilk Basin monthlies.  

This one is called “Sew Simple BOM” and it’s the Feb installment

Create and Decorate magazine had this one as a project back in 2007.  

It’s in the Holiday issue. 

Last fall, we signed up for the Kindred Spirits Club through Fat Quarter Shop.  

 The patterns and fabric are by the talented ladies of Yellow Creek Quilt Designs.  

 This one is called “Split Decision”.  

Funny thing, even though we had the same fabrics and the same pattern, 

we still managed to make them a bit different. 

This next project ended  up being both of our favorites.  

It’s called “Autumn Time” by Norma Whaley of Timeless Traditions.  

We each interpreted this next one very differently.  

It’s called “Block Garden” by Mountain Patchwork.

Another monthly by Buttermilk Basin in the Sew Simple series.  

This one is March. 

And last up is “Prim Valentine” by Primitive Stitches

Oops, I forgot to put the little bells on my bow.   Darn!

So….that’s it for show and tell.  And….that’s it for us for awhile.  

We both decided to take a break this year from these projects to work on things that we’ve set aside for the past 2 years.   

Lot’s of UFO’s to get done and some larger quilts that we didn’t have time for.   

We did over 100 projects and had so much fun. 

The biggest accomplishment for me was tackling the quilting on all these little goodies.   

I now know that I’m not very good at freemotion quilting and will leave quilts that need it to the professionals, but I can very confidently do straight line quilting using my walking foot.   

Sometimes, even making decent curves with it. 

 

We both hope you’ve enjoyed our journey.  

We are so appreciative of all the nice comments you’ve left. 

 

I promise to continue to show you what we are working on and, hopefully, 

I will  post at least once or twice a month.   

I’m not going away!

Hugs, Anne

October and November sewing with Sandy

 

It looks like I’m a little late for the October show and tell and a bit early for the November show, so I guess we’ll just call it “even”.  

 

We only had 3 projects for October because I was gone on a cruise and a bit of other travelling on the East Coast for 3 weeks.  I took some projects with me to work on, but somehow they never made it out of the suitcase. 

 

Both Mr CnW and I caught nasty colds before we ever even made it onto the ship.  Mine ended in a sinus infection.  We powered through the trip tho.  

 

Anyway, I digress….now on with the show.     As always, Sandy’s are first and mine are second.   (I sound like a broken record, I know, but you never know when new blog readers might have just found me.)  

 

This is a Country Threads pattern called “Basket and Pumpkin”

And, finally, we have finished up a year’s worth of banners by Buttermilk Basin.  This one is “December”

And the last one for October is by Plays with Wool, called “Pumpkins”.

 

Now on to November projects. 

First up is one we did last year, but decided to do the whole series this year to put on the cute little wire hangers.  Sandy hasn’t gotten her hanger yet. 

It’s by Buttermilk Basin called “Sew” Simple BOM.  This one is January.

Here’s what the hanger looks like.  These little mats are 6 inches square.

Next up is a little stitchery from the book “Hollyberry Sticheries” by Kindred Spirits.“

And here’s another Buttermilk Basin design called “With thy Needle – Thy time is mine”.  It’s the one for December.

continuing on….the is a pattern from Quilts by Cheri called “Merry Christmas”

When I was pulling the patterns to get the names for you, I realized we really are huge Buttermilk Basin fan.   Another BOM from Stacy is the Basin Cotton Club.   This one is “January”.  Looks like Sandy and I were both thinking “fall” with our choice of colors.   It’s funny because we don’t talk to each other at all about our projects before the reveal.

Sandy added some cute little pumpkins on hers.

So, that’s it!   Who knows what December will bring?  It all depends on our free time.  So much going on at this time of year.  

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I know you all have busy lives so I just want you to know how much I appreciate you all.

 

Hugs, Anne

September sewing with Sandy

 

Hey there,   Today is the first day of Fall and boy am I ready for it.   We’ve had a crazy couple of weeks, weather wise.  All the way from high 90’s to snow in the mountains and freezing temps at night here.   I have to say that I’m not ready for snow, but when it’s just in the mountains, I love looking at it.

 

It was my month to pick the patterns and since it’s fall, I’ll start with the autumn projects.    First up is the Buttermilk Basin Banners thru the Year, November edition. (It’s hard to believe we only have one more to do)

 

Like always, Sandy’s are first and mine are second. 

 

This next pattern was one we found while in Minnesota visiting Karen.  It’s called “Tiny Quilts” Thru the year, November by Front Porch Quilts.  

Sandy decided to frame hers.

And I stitched mine onto a towel.

Moving on to Winter, I picked a pattern by Country Threads Inc, called Frosty, itty bitty quilt.  

It measures 10 x 12, so I decided to hang it on a wire display.

And last, but not least, is a Springtime wool and stitchery called “Tall and Small” by Waltzing with Bears. 

I think mine will hang in my entry way on a cute quilt rack when spring arrives.   In the meantime, I’m just gonna leave it on my quilt wall to enjoy when the weather gets cold and I’m ready for spring.    Have you ever noticed how we are always ready for the next season to get here?   LOL

So, that’s it for September.   Come on back next month to see what Sandy picks for us to make.  

Hugs, Anne