KatyQuilts

I cannot tell you how happy I am to say that my sawtooth star blocks are all done! Here are the last of them.

And the whole lot piled up.

 I started these back in November of 2014 and this is still very much a WIP, but progress has been made! And now, they are going back in their plastic box for a bit. This project is too big and overwhelming for me to focus on now. I need smaller projects this time of year where I can see more progress!

I need to squeeze some housework in before the day job so I better get to it!

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I hope you all had a great weekend. We did. I had time to sew yesterday and worked on the baby quilt that I cut out last week.

This is my favorite print.

I also got another QOV in the frame and hope to get this quilted today.

I just need to decide how to quilt it.

But first, Little E will be coming over to play while his mommy has an appointment.

Have a great day!

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I’m definitely looking forward to a bit of this today:

I really want to get one corner of Brinton Hall done.

Yesterday was a wonderful time with Daughter #1.

And Daughter #3.

 Daughter #1 brought her Cricket over and helped her sister make this beautiful garland.

Daughter #3 stayed longer and decorated this wreath for her door.

I worked on quilting this QOV.

And embroidered some parts for Baby E’s stocking.

This one will go to Daughter #1’s house.

I did cut the curtains to length and hope to get the appliqué started today.

Have a lovely Sunday!

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I’ve felt a bit restless this week and seem to move from project to project without focusing on any one thing for long. This morning I started cutting for a new project. Like I needed something else to distract me!

These are cut 3.5 by 6.5 inches. I will be needing a few baby quilts for gifts soon and these fabrics should work well for a boy quilt. Not sure how I will set them yet.

Either way, this will be a quick, mindless bit of fun to put together.

I purchased some cheap stockings to embroider with the new babies’ names to add to the mantle.

I couldn’t find the felt ones I’ve used in the past. I’m not thrilled with how the embroidery on fur turned out. But a bit of trimming seemed to help.

Have you jumped on the adult coloring book craze? My hubby bought me a couple of the books and I did this one with fine line Sharpie markers the other day.

The markers bled through and I think I like the back as much as the front!

I’ve also been making a bunch of calzones for the freezer. I know, me cooking. Crazy! But they are nice to have on hand for a quick meal or to take to a family going through stuff. And so many people that I know are right now.

Today I will be receiving 10 more Quilt of Valor tops to quilt.

I should start thinking about Thanksgiving preparations.

And about those curtains….

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Last week, we stopped at an antique mall and had a wander through. I didn’t bring anything home, but I was tempted by a few quilty things. In the end, I decided pictures were all I needed. First, was a pile of huge Grandmother’s Flower Garden blocks. 

These were 20 inches across!  

  
 
They were beautiful and not a bad price. But I have enough hexie projects of my own to finish! I also loved this quilt top. 

Such a great block pattern! Sadly, someone had washed this unfinished top, causing the seam allowances to fray badly. It needed lots of repairs and was a bit out of m budget anyway. I want to remember this block pattern though, I can see myself using this. 

Hope you are all having a great week!