An April Finish

I did these stitcheries in mid 2011 - not too long ago considering some of my UFOs,  I have spent a bit of the time since searching for a fabric to go with them.  I settled on the burgundy fabric from a Michelle Hill / William Morris collection.

This little runner will go on the hall stand in our entrance - and I am sure the cat will decide it's a lovely sleeping place - for a while at least.

RE-USING STUFF, NO WASTE

Years ago I made a big patchwork bag to protect my Cutting Mat while transporting it to my Patchwork Class.

Then I stopped going to class... and the bag has been rolled up in a corner doing nothing.

So, I decided to make it into runners for my drawers:

ABOVE: this was the bag... very big and too nice to just leave sitting in the corner of me 'sewing room'.

ABOVE: I had enough to make two big runners for our drawers, and also left over squares to make two small ones for our bedside drawers too.

AND before anyone asks:  Yes, our bedroom is in the garage.  We recently moved into the garage so our adult son Steve and his fiance Bex could move into the 'Master Bedroom' with their 4 month old baby boy.  They needed the bigger room more than we did.

And it's rather comfy in the garage.  My sewing room is there too... which is lovely!  I can lie on me bed and look at all me fabrics!  

Our home gym is in there too... so I can look at the treadmill and think of how I can hang me clothes off it!  *smiles*

This is my 3rd Finish for 2013.  Not many, but I'm trying hard to get more done!

Right, time to go!  
ONWARD...

Homespun Hill

Another finish this month.  This quilt is from the patten Homespun Hill by the Rabbit Factory.
Back in 2006 I belonged  to a group lead by Pat Wys of the Silver Thimble.  We made a different quilt every month.
The applique is fused and machine stitched and it is quilted using a stars and loop Pantograph.
Glad to have this on off the to do list.
Nancy R

Some more finshes!

Hi everyone!  I have 3 more of my BOM for Redwork Group I have been in.  June, July, and August.  these were prepped in December.  I have just Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec to finish and this big project will be FINISHED!  Yeah!!!  

 June

July

 

and August!  

 

I figured I used about 2 1/2 yards for all three.  I did buy fabric for August.  I just didn't have any beachy, watery fabric.  

 

this makes #23, 24 and 25 UFOs finished for this year.  Pretty soon I am going to run out of small things and will have to start on big things.  I do have a few of those!  

 

 thanks!

 

Lorene

 

 

Marmalade Diamonds

DH is away for two days (and one night) at a golfing retreat, and DD is staying over at her boyfriends house so I am home alone.
Well what does a girl do when she is home alone? -  Sew of course.

Marmalade diamonds has been sitting all pinned ready to quilt for a couple of weeks now, I have spent the entire night on this and have quilted this in an all over stipple.  Not long ago, I completed hand stitching the binding in place as I could not go to bed until it was done.

This pattern is my version of fresh diamonds designed by Anorina (Samelias mum).  She has an easy to follow tutorial on her blog on how to make this quilt.

I have named my version Marmalade diamonds after the name of the charm packs that I used in the quilt. Marmalade by Bonnie and Camille.

A Little Finish

I have a small finish to share today.  It was actually completed a couple of weeks ago, but it turned out that I took the pictures with my husband's phone instead of mine!  I thought the pictures had disappeared!

Birthday Bib front

Bib back

A lady from my church asked me to make it for her grand-daughter's birthday after seeing some other bibs I had made for a church fundraiser.  I have several more bibs in the works as well as quilts, and clothing for my baby girl.  Oh so much to do; I better get to it!

*Shanna
www.ssparrowinflight.blogspot.com
Edited 04/16/2013:
The bib and several like it were cut out in originally in December to be made for my daughter's First Birthday (in February), but I used another bib I made for her from my baby hope chest instead.  I pulled this out to use when asked specifically for a birthday bib.  Not exactly old, but technically started last year.

Whoo has some finishes??

Whoo??

Why me of course.

These little fellows have been hanging out in my house since last year (or maybe even the year before that).

They were appliqued on but not sewn.

Well not any more.  Last night these 2 were sewn into pot holders

 

and now they can watch the goings on in the kitchen

 and let me know if something is burning.

 and these 3 were finished off this morning.

That big orange one looks like an 'angry bird' rather than an owl.

So that is 5 more finishes for April and 5 bits of 'stuff' out of the mess.  I think the orange ones will be going into my stall stock and I will decide about the red ones after the local show.