Thanksgiving & Christmas

As I have said earlier, our youngest is the only one of three that likes threads.  

She  began her first quilt about 8 years ago, this Chevron quilt.  It was only a pile of blocks that lived on my design wall for a bit.  I took it down and put it in a box where it waited.  (She had three moves and two job changes)

In September we went up to Maine to visit the ocean and Middle and Youngest.  The box went with us and was left with its owner.  At Thanksgiving, we returned to Maine and the quilt was waiting to be sandwiched.  Here, Youngest is finishing the pinning of the layers with straight pins and Pin Mors, my favorite way to do this.

I sewed around the edges as she prepared Thanksgiving dinner.  (Their smoked  turkey, and all the sides, were VERY good.)

She machine quilted it (stitched in the ditch) and brought it home for Christmas.  

Christmas Day afternoon we trimmed the quilt.  We cut, folded and ironed the binding.  Then the the binding was sewed on by machine.  All that she had left to do was hand stitch the the binding to the back.  

Yesterday I received these photos on my phone.  Her first UFO is no longer.  Her first quilt is done.  

I must say that crochet is her favorite thread activity.  There are no UFOs found waiting with that.

Enjoy your day and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!  May your 2022 be filled with goodness and joy. 

 

Three Mats

This has been a busy week.  I really not sure why, but it was.  My Three Things did not get enough stitches placed to make a difference to show you. 

But, I did make three Reindeer Mug Mats.  These were made using the Foundation Paper Piecing technique.  The face was made as one part of the pattern.  The antlers were made using five parts of the pattern.  Then all the parts are put together.   

Two of these will be leaving home today to live with a friend.

Today's slow stitching will be Three Things.  Linking up with Slow Stitching Sunday.  May you have a great day.   

 

Late

By one year.

This bookmark, maybe longer.  

I don't know why it takes me so long to begin the final step, finishing.  I would like to believe that I am not the only one with this problem.

Our youngest (our three girls are all adults but still have designations) is the only one who enjoys threads and material like me.  She made this bookmark while in High school or College.  It was then given to me to finish.  I found it the other day and it took an hour to make.  Why do I....

This Christmas Tree wall hanging she made last year (after she had the material for a bit).  It also was given to me to finish.  This week I sandwiched it, free motion quilted it (using rulers), trimmed it, put on the binding by machine, finished the binding by hand and lastly put on a hanging sleeve.  About six to eight hours work.  It is now ready to be brought to the Post Office tomorrow.  

Why so long to start and get it done?  My forever question.

 

I have been working on Three Things in the evening.  This is the bottom row of flowers.  The last row of green thread is the border that will have a little red(ish) flower with it.  I began it to see what space it would take up;.  

The space between the house row and the flowers will have words.  What the designer has done is her name and a saying.  My full name is to long so I may just put in my first name as I do like her saying.  Right now I am waiting until the end to do those words.

Linking up with Slow Stitching Sunday.  

Three Things will be my focus today.  The New England Patriots have their Bye Week.  No need for (almost) complete attention to the games. 

 

Three Things Continues

I was slowed down a bit as Three Things did not travel to Maine over Thanksgiving. 

The house is done and I am almost finished with this section.  On the right I have flowers to fill in on the tree and another peacock to make.  Then there is that little tree thing to finish.  

The section below is a pattern of flowers and vine and then I begin the outer border.  The outer border goes across the bottom and up the sides.  When I get the border up to where I began, the upper section begins.

Linking up with Slow Sunday Stitching.  May your day have moments of thread.

 

Ella Maria Continues

Broderie Perse on a Pieced Block-Block 23

This block is first pieced. Then I cut out parts of a motif that was printed on material.  I then rearranged the parts and appliqued them to the center of the block.  This is the first time that I had ever used this technique.  I have several more blocks to make using Broderie Perse.

Pieced-Block 27

 

Pieced-Block 34

Applique-Block 40

We went up to Maine for Thanksgiving and to keep my hands happy, I set this up as a kit.  I also had another block ready to work on and my knitting,  I was able to knit in the car, four hours up and then five hours when we returned.  (Busy Pike around Worcester on a Saturday.)  Didn't get to work on my projects much while at our daughter's house.  We sandwiched a quilt for her and then just a little knitting for me.  I appliqued this Sunday and Monday during football time.

Have a nice day and may your hands be happy and busy.