Most Recent Projects & a Spring Bouquet

I have mentioned several times to those who know me (and even on the blogs) that I have been sewing a lot lately...now's the time to share some of my finished and unfinished projects:

I made an oversized cushion for the seat of my Arts & Crafts rocking chair that belonged to my Great Aunt.  A&C is my style, as you can see, and these are my living room colors (my couch is red).

Newborn bibs and pj's for the Children's Home

An over the chair arm organizer for a shut-in at church.

I've had plans for a pineapple quilt for absolutely ages, and all the strips were cut.  One day I just had to see how it was going to look once I started sewing it all together.  This is the first block (but I will wait and work on it again in a couple of months).  It's a breeze with the pineapple ruler Mom bought me ages ago.  Works like a dream!

I am working on a wall hanging for my husband that is about his tour in Viet Nam.  Going to add fabric photos and his patches, etc.  Should have it done by next month.

These are the first two squares of the baby quilt I am making for a dear friend's first grandbaby, a little girl (I guess you could tell! :-) )  I am embroidering Scottish fairy tales on the blocks and then fabric painting them.  Our friend (the new grandmother) is from Scotland.

Here I am doing the fabric painting on one of the blocks. You add fabric medium to acrylic paint.

And these beautiful spring flowers came from Trader Joe's.  The bodhrain is from my trip to Ireland with Mom (as is the crystal vase and little dish in the next shot).  The green vase is very Arts & Crafts!  The table runner was made by me a long time ago and needs to be replaced with one of a more Arts & Crafts design with more of my lr colors....but it works for now.  All this is sitting on a A&C library table that belonged to another Great Aunt.  I am fortunate to have some family pieces!

Two special Robert E. Lee prints also hang in the living room. 

So, when the unfinished projects find an end, I'll be posting the finishes!  Till then...hope spring has come your way!

Still Working on Two Projects

I am now quilting the quilt top I finished early last year.  I will of course show you the whole thing once it's done.  I am machine quilting it with light blue thread (the red threads you see are my basting stitches).  It's a compilation of different squares (I started some of them when we lived in Texas, and did some while living in NC and attending the Va Quilt Bee, then I did a few more squares plus the center panel and all the applique and embroidery work here in Tucson).

I am also working on cutting out the pineapple quilt strips as well.  Had a hold up on that for a while because I ran out of a certain piece of green fabric with pink roses.  I am now doing the last section of colors (the pinks, purples and lavenders) and then I will be finished cutting out all the strips.

This is the pineapple quilt I will be making, except I have changed the colors from the reds and greens to  pinks, purples and tans. I also have a quilt partially pieced of Sawtooth stars for my daughter that I have to get back to.  And of course, I am embroidering that red, yellow and blue panel of flowers for a future quilt as well! :-)  Too many quilts to make, too little time!

Quilt Top Finish Last Fall

Yes, I have been away from my blog for quite a while but I HAVE been busy quilting!  Here is the War Between the States top I finally finished.

Close-ups of some of the squares....I hope to hand quilt this one!

Rose and Grey Baby Quilt

It took me a while to finish this one but it is now an officially completed UFO! (unfinished object) I was given some of the fabrics and I loved the colors! I designed this quilt myself. Click on the pictures to see a close-up view.





I hand quilted around the birds and then machine quilted the cross-hatching on the little squares, and the "ribbon" designs in the borders.