January Schnibble parade!

Welcome to the January Schnibble parade!

I changed up my Full House quilt abit, I only made 12 houses, I have a spot in our guest room that required a smaller quilt. I used 30's that I absolutely LOVE!



And I made a spare house -- I guess you could call it a second home! LOL for the label

And here is just 1 row of houses.


I really loved this project and the best part is -- it is done and on the wall!
Looking forward to our next project!

Happy Stitches
Dorothy

Another Finish

Hello!

I have been sewing and quilting up a storm -- I have 3 more items sandwiched together that need to be quilted up in the next few days and I did manage to get this Uncle Sam complete, now this was a kit I got from Craft camp many years ago -- but I really am happy how he turned out.

He should look pretty good hanging up around the 4th of July.

So here he is...what do you think?




He is about 2 feet wide and 3 feet long.

Are you joining the new Quilting gallery swap? Click on the link on the top right of my blog and check it out.

Have a good evening!
Happy Stitches
Dorothy

Some Valentine Project and another UFO done!

Good Morning!

Can't believe it is Wednesday already and almost the end of January -- this month is flying by - probably because it is a month I really get to work in my sewing room!

I had some extra Valentines day blocks from a swap I did a year or so ago - so I thought why not make them into just table squares so I have 2 all sandwiched together just waiting to be quilted and one scrappy string table topper -- I just used my valentine scraps and pieced them on to a foundation and put 4 blocks together and I am going to use it as a table topper- These will get quilted up today.




I am currently quilting this UFO - Uncle Sam a great wallhanging for 4th of July -- I started this at Craft Camp probably 8 - 10 years ago - it is a Country Threads pattern -- and I think by the end of the day it will be done and ready to hang this summer!



This UFO is done :) It was a pile of bow tie blocks that I thought might make a cute table runner - great for spring or summer - I used a quilting stencil for the center it is 4 entwined hearts, very simple to quilt and then in the border I did free hand hearts - turned out cute I think - not sure if I will keep it or put it in the craft show crate -- I have so many table runners but it might work in the guest room it is a 30's type theme and it would be nice on the dresser in there.


How are your UFO's coming along?

I am off to the sewing room!
Have a great day!
Happy Stitches
Dorothy

Happy Sunday Evening!

Hi there!

Well I did not get much sewing done on Saturday -- Dear Hubby and I went to library and got some books -- now when we go to the library -- our town has a teeny tiny little library so we drive 45 minutes to go to a really really nice library - that lets us use our towns card to get books.

So we did that and ran some other errands, Dear Hubby got a baking book and I am the baker, he can cook, but I can bake, so last night I made this Blueberry Coffee cake -- perfect for a lazy Sunday morning. It was delish!

Then we kinda switch off cooking and I had taken a chicken out of the freezer - and I wanted to make Lucinda Scala Quinns (her show follows Martha on Hallmark every morning) recipe for Chicken and Dumplings....

Here is the finished dish -- it was so good, a little grease in the brooth, so next time I will skim the top but the homemade dumplings we awesome! I have never used parsnips or turnips before and the recipe called for both and they were very tasty. Maybe something we need to add to the garden this year.

So today I was back at my sewing machine and I got 2 of these table toppers complete! I just sold one on Etsy so I wanted to add 1 today and 1 tomorrow morning.



Then since the weather was nicer today -- windy and 32 with some flurries and/or sometimes rain - Poochie and I took our 3 mile walk, have not been able to go much this past week due to frigid cold and then the snow storm -- walked on the treadmill only 1 day - really prefer to walk outside.

Then I came back in and worked on this little penny rug -- got all the snowman on - need to sew on the back --


Very productive weekend!
I hope you had a good one too!
thanks for stopping by!
Happy Stitches!
Dorothy

Friday Night Snowed (Sew) In Results

Good Saturday morning!

How did your Friday night sew in go? Mine was fantastic, got lots done. I got 2 out of the 3 things on my list complete and I started sewing on my string blocks. This star block table topper can (yes you guessed it out of the basket) But it is another finish from there so YIPPEE!
And I got a little bolder with my quilting here, I quilted stars in the border -- It should sell this summer at a craft show - very patriotic I think.



Then this topper I made 2 years ago and I finally got I quilted. And I bound it yesterday so it is done and I put it on Etsy -- our kitchen was yellow and now it is green -- so I may as well try to sell it -- unless a family member speaks up for it. I am just glad it is off the UFO list :)

And here is my January Schnibble Full House COMPLETE! Well I have to put the label on it - I only did 12 houses I have the perfect spot for this wall quilt in the guest room and 16 houses would have made it too big.
I just love it! Of course it is 30's and those are my fav's!

I am really having fun with my machine quilting -- I have discovered a secret, I don't drop my feed dogs it gives me a little resistance and that slows me down and my stitches look sooo much better. How about you -- feed dogs Up or Down? Have you tried it with them up?

About 9 inches of snow fell here yesterday and it is cold - hoping to get my walk in this afternoon and I will be sewing up a storm today too!

Check back tomorrow to see what I did today and thanks for stopping!

Happy Stitches
Dorothy

Frinday Night Sew - First of the New Year

Good Morning!

What a great day it is going to be-- we are expecting 8 inches of snow today!!! AWESOME!

I love it when it snows - everything looks so pretty and I love to be outside in it -- the dogs love to play it in and then we come in and you guessed it - head right up to the sewing room!

Tonight is Friday Night Sew In -- the first of the new year -- I have lots I want to do and since I am off today -- it is an all day sew in for me!

My list of things to do today:

Scrap basket blocks for swapping

Quilting and binding my Full House Schnibbles

Finish Binding a table topper - I quilted earlier this week

And to work on whatever my little heart desires

Have a great day! And see you at the sew in tonight!

Happy Stitches
Dorothy

Christmas Through out the Year

Hi There!

I was doing a little surfing on blogs tonight and found a great idea, Christmas through out the year - they have lots of tutorials and idea -- check it out

http://quiltingdaze.blogspot.com/

Then on her side bar she has another link to click to see her partner in this effort. I tried to copy the button, but I think I am too tired, so I will try it tomorrow

Happy Stitches
Dorothy