Fall Festival, Pine Tree Ridge, Show and Tell

Hi there...Long time no see!   I've been waiting to post so that I could include the Fall Festival quilt by Jan Patek.  This is a quilt a long with Lori of Humble Quilts.   Our homework for this month was to finish the blocks and flying geese on the inner portion of the quilt.

Here's mine.

But then, I was in the mood to put the whole quilt together, so....voila!   I'm finished.   

It's a really big quilt (82x92) but I have a wall to hang it on, so I'm looking forward to getting it quilted and ready for Fall hanging.  

Thanks, Lori, for organizing this fun quilt a long.   

I'm not sure if you remember, but Sandy and I also had another quilt a long going on. 

This one is Pine Tree Ridge by Jan Patek.    Sandy finished hers a couple of months ago.   

To refresh your memory, this is hers.

And I finally finished mine...

Now on to April's show and tell.   The first three are all Sandy's.  

Buttermilk Basin little quilt. 

Next up is this darling quilt called "Shoofly Delight" by Catherine Hughes.  

The pattern can be found in Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine, Summer 2014.   

And this one is called "Buried Treasure" by April Rosenthal.  This pattern is from 

American Patchwork and Quilting magazine, April 2015

A couple of years ago I picked up a Frivol little quilt kit by Moda.  

(or as a friend calls it, "quilt in a can")

This one is by Minick and Simpson.   All ready for summer. 

I had been wanting to work on this bunny from Buttermilk Basin called "Primitive Peter", 

so luckily, I got it finished in time for Easter.   

So, that's it for now.   

Have a great day. 

Hugs, Anne

June sewing with Sandy and some winners!

 

Things are heating up here.  It’s supposed to be in the 100’s the next few days.   Ugh is all I have to say about that!  (At least it’s a “dry” heat)  LOL

 

I picked the projects for June and here they are…

 

As always, Sandy’s are first and mine are second.  (I guess that’s obvious since there are only two of us).  Geesh, the heat is already getting to me.   Tee Hee.

 

First up is the continuing series of “Basin Banners Thru the Year” by Buttermilk Basin.  This one is for August. 

 

This tiny quilt is from Red Button Quilt Co and it’s called “Little Red Six”.   It measures 12” x 14”.   Sandy used buttons on the borders.

I made tiny little yo yos.   

This little snowman quilt is from Quilts by Cheri.  It’s called “Snowman Quilt”.   I think it’s one of my favorites that we’ve made. 

This one is in the Summer 2014 issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects.   It’s by Plays with Wool and is called “Berry Time”.

Sandy made her frame.  Quite the talented gal!

I decided to make mine into a pillow.   (I’m running out of wall space)!

And finally, another little quilt from 101 Fabulous Small Quilts.   This one is called “Civil War Baskets”.  Actually, this one is a carry over from last month so Sandy chose it.  

And my little Jack just had to be in the picture!  

Now on to the winners of the Buttermilk Basin patterns.  

Trio of Stars = Ann in PA

 

Sewing the Seasons = Wendy

 

Seasonal Flags = Lori. 

 

Congratulations to the winners.

 

I will email each of you for your address.  

 

Thanks again to  Stacy for the very generous giveaway!

 

See you next month!  Stay cool out there.

Hugs, Anne

March Sewing with Sandy

 

Here we are again with more projects.   Our projects seem to be getting smaller, allowing us more time to work on other things too.  

So, let’s start the show.  

First up is Sandy’s version of “Spring Has Sprung” from the Spring 2015 issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine.

This picture is a bit deceptive.  My border fabric is a pretty soft pink pastel.   

This next pattern can be found in the “Moda Candy” little pamphlet.  The design is by Primitive Gatherings and called “Old Glory Gatherings.

 

Oh, I just noticed that I forgot to put a star on the sheep’s blanket.    Guess it’s not really finished!   LOL

 

Continuing on with the Buttermilk Basin “Banner’s Thru the Year”, this one is May.   Sandy changed her basket into a pail, but when we had our show and tell, she realized she forgot the birdie.  

Mine is like the pattern.

And lastly, this is another pattern by Buttermilk Basin called, “Joy Table Runner”.   Both of us turned it into a pillow.   Sandy used Sandcastle fabric which isn’t being manufactured anymore.

I used Silk Matka and couldn’t decide if I wanted a dark background or a light one, so I made one of each.    Which one do you like better? 

So, that’s is for March.   We are still having lots of fun with our little challenge, so will keep it up!  

Thanks for stopping by.  

Hugs, Anne

July sewing with Sandy

I know I’m a little late with this post, but this time I really do have a good excuse.   Sandy’s mom passed away unexpectedly last month, so her world was turned upside down.   All of us who have been through this know that there is so much that needs to be done and quilting just kind of takes a back seat (as it should).   

Being the super woman that she is though, she got all the projects finished for our show and tell at Woolies last Tuesday.  

We both feel we bit off a lot with 7 projects.   It would be easier to handle 7 in the winter, so we’ve cut the next few months to only 4 projects.   Much more manageable.  

On with the show…

I chose all of the projects for July.   First up is another little quilt from the book “101 Fabulous Small Quilts”.   It’s called “Star Medallion”

Here’s Sandy’s…

And here’s mine.

This next banner is from the Summer 2014 issue of “Primitive Quilts and Projects” magazine.   It’s called “Hearts and Stripes Forever” by Diane Knott.  

This is Sandy’s…

And I’m hanging mine on our front porch.

And it looks like one banner wasn’t enough for us, so we made the next one from a pattern by “Cottage Creek Quilts” called “Family, Home, Friends”.

Sandy’s…

Mine…

Up next is the last Buttermilk Basin monthly BOM called “By thy Hands.

Sandy’s…

Mine…

And we always have a Christmas project, so this one is by The Woolen Willow, called “Snowtime”.

Sandy’s…

Mine…

Another little Christmas project is this next one by Plum Pudding called “Glory Be”.

Sandy’s….

Mine…

 

And last, but not least, is another little Buttermilk Basin project called “Half Pints” (August).

Sandy’s…

Mine…

This is where I put mine.

So, that’s it for July.    Our plan is to have our August projects finished by this coming Tuesday, so stay tuned.   I should be able to post the pictures before the end of the month and that will catch us up.  

Thanks to all of you who let me know I hadn’t posted July projects.  It’s nice to know you’re keeping me in line!   LOL

See ya soon,

Hugs, Anne

Primitive Quilts and Projects and Whole Country Caboodle

I just love the Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine.  It's one of the few magazines I subscribe to and read over and over again.  The quality of the magazine is wonderful and they have managed to gather all my favorite designers to feature.   Here are some of the projects that are in the latest issue.   You'll recognize this first one.  It's the cover photo.

If you haven't check out the magazine yet, you really should.  It's worth every penny.  

That's Leanne Anderson of Whole Country Caboodle in the center.   She designs fabric for Henry Glass Co and I met her quite a few markets ago when our booths were close to each other.  

 Isn't this a clever idea?   Everyone needs a checkers quilt!

This is Bari J's booth.  She won best single booth award and I thought you'd enjoy seeing it.  So much creativity.

Here's Alexander Henry Fabric Company's booth.  They also won a best booth award.

And so did Michael Miller Fabrics.     Their theme was the circus.    See the lions on the right?   They were walking all over market and it wasn't until they turned around that you could figure out who they represented.

Cute, huh?

We're on the downswing.   One more post and another giveaway!

Hugs, Anne