Wagon wheel and patient quilts

Good morning to you!  I have finished the Wagon Wheel quilt center!  All the "wheels" were hand applique, so it took a while.  It especially takes a long time if you are not working on it, as this quilt idea languished for several years before it screamed out to me..."FINISH ME!"  I am delighted with it, and now I am looking of a border in my stash.  Well, I WILL be looking for that border, when I have a day off from work. 

 I have worked overtime this week, due to the high price of living these days.  Frankly, it is unsustainable.  Groceries are crazy expensive here!  I cannot imagine people who cannot find extra work, as I have been lucky to do.  I am going to try and pick up one extra shift per week, working at the hospital.  I am also cutting back on a number of things....I don't shop much...but some things I can economize on.  
 

I recently received these quilts for patients back from the quilter.  Above is a close up of the variegated thread the quilter chose.

This is the whole quilt, and the donator of the quilt top said her mom made the quilt top from a class and kits from Joann's, years ago.

Here is the second quilt top.  I love this one a lot....just a down home, fun quilt.  It is soft and cuddly.  Hurrah for some finishes!!!  Well, almost...I have the binding cut, but still need to apply it.  I always hand stitch the binding down, but am thinking maybe I should do it by machine, so that it can be washed over and over again without worrying.  After all, these are for chemo patients for the most part, and they get sick, etc....these need to be sturdy. 

Any thoughts of hand binding versus machine binding?  Is it sacrilegious to bind by machine??????????  Haha!

Hope each of you is finding joy...it is a tough world out there, these days!!

Julie

Patient Pillows, and a completed set of Snail Trail blocks (Storm at sea)

 I found the last Snail's Trail block, that was missing in action!!  It needed to be finished, so I finished and trimmed it today.  Hurrah!  All the blocks are completed!

I finished these patient pillows, but the credit goes to Mary G, from Idaho.  She made all these pillows, sent them flat, and I stuffed and finished them.  So, these are already going to the hospital for distribution, for any patient that needs a little color or support.  These are just perfect, and big thanks for Mary for all her work and fabric!

I am not sure of what this flower is, but it seems to like life here in the backyard!  

The tomatoes are still trying to put on little tomatoes.  It is 103 degrees right now...I have to water night and day to keep them going.  SO HOT!  How are the temperatures where you are?

 This is a pot that the neighbors sold in a yard sale.  It is huge, and I snapped it up, filled it with potting soil, and planted Zinnia seeds.  The seeds seem to approve and will be a riot of blooms in a couple of weeks.  

Hope you are staying cool...or warm...depending on where in the world you are!!!

Julie

Churn dash progress, and circle of friends!

Good morning to all!!!  Above are my churn dash blocks.  Progress is being made!  I have other blocks cut out, but I am out of background, so I will look for something similar in my stash.  

I appliqued nine more Wagon wheel blocks.  Some of them look like the wagon wheel hit a rut...lol!!!  

Throwing a wheel back in the Covered wagon days was disastrous.  Glad that my folk-art quilt is not that serious.  

I finished the applique on this tiny tumbler quilt.  Next up is the hand quilting part.  Love that!

Remember, all you log cabin lunatics?  Remember these blocks?  I made substantial progress on these blocks!  Yahoo!!!  Quite labor intensive, using 1-inch strips.  I think this is the LAST quilt I make from one-inch strips, LOL!!!  Even though I love it!  Maybe I will use them all up???

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS:

If you need a specific fabric or scrap or something for a current project...just leave a note in the comments.  I will publish your email address on a blog post...and if friends have something that would help you?  They can email you and you can arrange to get it to you!!  It is working very well!!  For example, if you need 2 inch wide green strips...or orange stripes...or brown plaids...maybe someone can help you, and we can all share what we have with others!!   Just for fun!

Julie

Have a super day!  

 

Circle of friends!!!

 HI all!

Debra needs some orange or orange/white string scraps; can anyone help her?  Please email to her at:

dwdame@att.net

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, helping each other!  Thanks, Debra!!!

Wagon wheel progress

I finished the second row on my Wagon Wheel quilt, from long ago.  It feels good to have something coming along toward a finish, Especially a quilt from long ago.  

 Dot found out about this amazing quilt, from my last post!  Thank you, Dot!

Here is the information about the quilt and it's makers.  

https://christianscholarsconference.org/arts-civil-rights-and-the-csc/

I just thought is was a fun idea, but so often there is more to the quilt than meets the eye!

Hope each of you is having a great day!

Julie

Churn dash!!

I have started my churn dash blocks!  Chooky is having a churn dash quilt along.  I have mine all cut out, so the fun sewing is commencing.  Yahoo! Are you making churn dash blocks along with us????????  Mine are 9 inches finished...fast to make!

I found this quilt on the internet.  I love those smiling people...and love their quilt.  Isn't this a fun crumb quilt?  No mention of their names was given, so if this is you...please comment so we can honor you!

Julie

 

Calming the Storm at sea, and a tiny tumbler quilt!

It is slow stitching Sunday, and so this is what I am stitching away on.  A tiny tumbler quilt!  My friend Janet sent a package of tumblers, precut...what fun!!  This is what I am making from that gift.  I am loving it!

I am sewing more and more blocks for the Storm at Sea quilt.  I am making progress!  Why oh why am I missing that one block in the corner???????

Hope you are doing great!

Julie