Surprise Doll Quilt

We were up in Maine last weekend visiting Daughters #2 and #3, Son-In-Law and Grandbaby.  I did not bring anything to work on in the car or at the house.  I am in between project steps and didn't have anything ready to travel.

Daughter #3 enjoys threads as much as me, so we went to Annie's Teeny Tiny Quilt Shop in Limerick Maine.  I was looking for sashing for my second potato chip quilt and she was just looking.  I did find what will be used for sashing.  Now I need to get it washed and cut.

She was looking in the "scrap baskets" at Annie's.  The baskets (yes, it is plural) have different size and shape material left over from projects, big and little bits, ends.  You put what you want into a plastic bag and if you can close the top of the bag, it is yours for $5.00.  

This panel of blocks caught her eye.  We only used half of the panel for this doll bed quilt.  Super simple to do.  Just a layer of the material, batting and some of her left-over material from another project for backing.  The she did stitching between the blocks and a left-over material binding was sewn on.  

Moxie is showing how much she likes it.

Enjoy your threads today.  The beginning of Grandbaby's Christmas Stocking will be my slow stitching for today.  A decision has been made on a color change.  Shall see how it goes.  

Linking to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.

 

Squirrel, again

I only had ten blocks left to make on my little potato chip blocks.  I set up all ten and then finished them over two days.  (Everything else in the land of threads stopped to get them done.)  Here are eight of them waiting for me.  

Now all 64 blocks are done, the sashing color has been picked.  The little chips need to be sewn into larger chips, blocks of four, and then the sashing made and added.  (Had a video call with the youngest and showed her possible colors.  She liked the darker sashing colors.  Husband is color blind and was no help.  Friend came for lunch last week and we had a bit of a discussion.  We agree.  It will be the lighter color for sashing.  Here's hoping it works.  Need to look local first, maybe send for material.)  

Monday the mail came like it is supposed to.  But a squirrel was found in the mailbox!!  Delivery from Piecing the Past Quilts Tablerunner Club.  The July runner came in the mail and WOW.  Wow in that I really wanted to start it ASAP and wow in that it is almost together.  

Usually, I do needle turn applique but somehow a new to me product just jumped into my shopping cart a bit back.  Hand-Applique Paper by Masako Wakayama.  I tried it.  I had a longer bit ago bought the Apliquick tools and paper.  Only the tools had been used and I really like them.  

This picture shows the feather on the left ready to stitch.  The feather on the right has the paper ironed on, one side turned.  The blue that you see is Sewline Fabric Glue that holds the material nicely in place.  I have now added a new tool to my applique.  I am so excited.

The runner center is now stitched, (except for the Eagle's eye) and you can see the lay out for the sides.  Would you believe that I always need to be reminded to read directions carefully.  I mucked up on taking a piece out of the blue so the sides can't be done properly.  Waiting for replacement material to come in and then I will stitch the stars on each side.  This is the fastest I think that I have ever finished a stitch.  

Block seven from my A Bountiful Life Quilt has been started.  The leaves have used the paper technique, the little stems were made over a template.  Next will be the branch which I will do needle turn.  Nice to add different techniques in the same block.

Have a grand day with your threads.  

Linking to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.