Embroidery and a winner!

I was just texting with my friend Patty in Calif, and I asked her to pick a number between 1 and 70.  Not knowing why, she picked #25 which is PEGGY who left a comment on Sept 2 at 5:16 and loves Notre Dame football.  

Peggy, email me your address and I'll get your goodies in the mail.   (you are a "no reply", so I can't email you).

Thanks Patty.  

Yesterday I went to the Wednesday embroidery group at Sew Many Quilts.   It's been awhile since the group has met because of all the summer activities that go on in the quilt shop.    (I think they met a couple of weeks ago, but I hadn't gotten my mojo back yet).    Anyway, here are some of the projects the ladies were working on.   It was definitely a full house.    (Warning...picture heavy).

Then...when we were all stitching away, guess who came into the shop?   Why it's Bonnie Sullivan of "All Through the Night" patterns.    I showed you her booth at quilt market back in June.    She was vacationing in the area and decided to drop in the shop. I had her stand in front of the rack with all her patterns.  She was so excited to get her picture taken.  NOT!    LOL    But, she was extremely gracious about it.   It was so fun to see her in our neck of the woods.

A bit of trivia:  Did you know that Bonnie's sister is Kathy Schmitz?    A lot of the ladies in the group were working on Kathy's designs. Perfect time for Bonnie to show up!

The shop had her trunk show during the Sisters Quilt Show week but had shipped them back to her already.    These next two quilts were made with Bonnie's patterns.

And now a trip around the shop. 

Christmas is gonna be here before you know it.   Yikes.

Lots of wool!

Check out all the new bolts of flannels that just arrived in the shop. 

My favorite part of the shop.   Civil War and Kansas Troubles fabrics.   Yummy!

So, that was my day yesterday.   Hope you're having a good week.

Hugs, Anne

More embroidery

While we were stitching away last week, one of Linda’s former students came in with her quilt top to look for border fabric.  When I saw her colors for the “Susan’s Dresden Plate” pattern, I instantly fell in love with it.  

I love the colors she used.   She picked out a pretty green floral fabric for the outer border.  It’s amazing how projects can look so different just by changing the colors and fabrics.  

Linda was working on more little floral blocks.

And I finished up 2 little stitcheries.   Not sure what I’m going to do with them yet.

Pattern is “Snow Much Fun” by This and That patterns.

Hmm, looks like I’m getting ready for Christmas or something! 

This pattern is “Marlene” by Primitive Stitches.

Embroidery

I’ve recently joined an embroidery group that meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month.   We meet at Sew Many Quilts (where I used to work) and we are headed up by Linda, one of the employees who is an embroidery “guru”.  

 

She showed us a new technique (new to us, anyway) of doing the satin stitch. 

This is the front of the design…typical satin stitch.

 

Here’s the back.

 

Now, I don’t know about you, but when I’ve done the stitch, the back looks like the front.   She starts her design by outlining with what she calls a “split backstitch”.  She then kind of weaves the satin stitch part thru the backstitch, but only on the front of the fabric.   I know that sounds very confusing, but maybe you could google the stitch and get an explanation.   Her stitches are always perfection and can answer any question anyone might have.

 

She just finished up this Crabapple Hill Designs pattern “Susan’s Dresden Plate”

 

I love how it combines embroidery, applique and piecing.   It’s a stunner!

 

Margaret was working on this  preprinted  panel called “Covered Bridges of Oregon”

 

and she had just finished up this “Redwork Sampler” by Betty Alderman Designs.

 

 

Here’s another goodie being worked on.  It’s called “Bluebird” by Crabapple Hill.

 

 

There was lots more going on, but I must have been flapping my mouth too much to remember to take pictures.  I’ll do better next time!  

Hugs, Anne

Leavin on a jet plane

Well, it’s off to Houston tomorrow bright and early.   I never did figure out how to load pictures onto my blog from my iPad.  Anna suggested I send her the pictures and she’ll post them on her blog for me.  That works.  So, if you’re interested in seeing all the goings on at market, visit Woolie Mammoth for pictures.   (Do you believe that I’ll even send them to her?  LOL)

If you haven’t seen Anne’s blog about her new patterns, then head on over there and you can see what’s been keeping me and my sore arm busy.   6 Quilts!    If you’re going to Houston, stop by the booth and say “hi”.   It’s #552.  Oh…and guess who is going to be right across the aisle from us?   Primitive Gatherings.   Heaven help me! 

I’ll leave you with a few pillows that I’ve made.   It’s all the decorating I did this year.   I couldn’t stand the thought of unpacking and packing more boxes.  So, the full out décor will have to wait till next fall.

The stitchery pattern is from Primitive Stitches. 

This was a project in the fall issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine.

Sorry, I can’t remember what pattern this is.

Hugs, Anne

Ashamed

I promised more pictures of the house, but in true fashion, I just can’t seem to get my act together. So, you’re just gonna have to go over to Anna’s blog to see some.

She showed up yesterday morning (unannounced, I might add ), and brought her trusty camera with her. I was still in my PJ’s planning on a nice quiet morning to putter around. You know what they say…”the best laid plans…”

Since she showed you house pictures, I’ll show you what I’ve been working on. I’ve definitely got my mojo back since getting settled in here.

Stichery:

made into a pillow.

and another one. Not sure what I’m going to do with it yet…

but I think I’m going to make it again in wool. It’ll be fun to see them side by side.

Both patterns are from Primitive Stitches. I just love her patterns.

Here’s another one from the same designer. I got the kit from my friend Karen and am in the process of machine quilting it. There are a couple of rows that have to be ripped out because of tension issues, so I have that still to do.

I am NOT a quilter but I figured “how hard can cross hatching be?”. Well, now I know. UGH!

By the way, Karen is having an AWESOME giveaway. Head on over there. You might still be able to get in on it.

Wool:

Am getting this BOM from Primitive Gatherings. It’s called Autumn Quilt by Heart to Hand. I can’t believe that I’m caught up on it. The next 3 blocks are on their way. (I know this because my bank statement shows it!)

And you can’t get ready for Christmas too soon.

Pattern is called “Seven Santas” by the talented Bonnie Sullivan of All Through the Night. Just have to add the borders and I’ll be done.

Last week when the latest issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects arrived, I fell in love with so many of the patterns. Instead of dog-earing the pages, I decided to just get busy and start on one of them. This one is by Cheri Payne and it’s called Autumn Wools.

If you haven’t seen this magazine, you need to head over to their site and get yourself a subscription. It’s well worth it!

Cottons:

I’m trying to get this next quilt done as fast as possible because I want it to hang in the entry.

This is my progress so far.

Actually, I also have the center block finished but didn’t get a picture taken.

The pattern is called Folk Art Blooms and it’s by Buggy Barn.

We’ve also done a few projects around the house. The latest being recovering our dining room chairs.

Before:

After:

I think they will look nice with the Buggy Barn quilt which will hang on the opposite wall.

So, that’s what’s going on around here. Have a great weekend!

Hugs, Anne