Borders...

I got a border on the doggy quilt, just today.  I tried several puppy prints, but none looked right, so I am calling it good with a solid.

 This quilt...I am really trying to use what I have, so this fabric will be the border!  Hurrah!!!

Hope you, each of you, are doing really well!

Julie

Mystery quilt progress

I received this quilt back from the long armer. She did an all-over small stipple, which is just what I would have done.  Hurrah!!

The pieces in this quilt are 1/2 an inch finished.  Whew!  That is a lot of pieces!  It is a very heavy quilt.

Just some trimmings...

 And here is a terrible picture of my progress on the mystery quilt, from Quilt Ville.  I am all caught up...wow!  amazing...I usually drag behind, LOL!  There is this little thing called work that interferes with what I am quilting on!

Merry Christmas Eve!  I am headed off to work...the hospital does not stop for holidays!

Julie

Last Year's mystery quilt

I don't think I ever showed the mystery quilt all finished from last year on the blog, so here it is.  It is prettier than the pictures, full of a variety of fabrics and colors.

It is a monster quilt!

 At least king sized!!!

Anyone doing the mystery this year...the Quiltville mystery?

Julie
 

On we go toward Christmas!

Good morning!  Above is an old quilt, one that I love.  I guess I love them all, though...but this one is special.  It was a block of the month, from the now defunct "Nostalgia" quilt store.  I was a newer quilter...this was a challenge.  I just love it!!  I pulled it out to enjoy.  

This quilt is my monthly mini!  My friend Janet had a baggie mini quilt challenge, and this was just the ticket to use this baggie of pieces up.    The border is new, not in the baggie, LOL!  I hand quilted this one.  I thought this candle looked good on top of it.

I found some flowers that will go right along with this theme!  Thank you dear Janet,

 https://roguequilter.blogspot.com/2021/12/november-monthly-mini-and-celebrations.html

and also Wendy, at the Constant Quilter, 

https://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-monthly-mini.html

I found a cotton field, recently!  So much cotton was blowing around, and I found this little twig, with cotton bolls still attached.  The very beginning of our quilts!  Well, I guess the seed came first, but...

My dear friend Lyn, in Australia, makes dolls, and I have received some of her treasures.  This is a nursing dolly!

I cherish them and display them all year!  This is some of her work...a fun rabbit, an Amish lady, and my raggedy Anne nurse.  I love them!

KENTUCKY AND SOUTH TORNADOES!  

Anyone from there, please check in!  

 I am sending bedding to this quilt store...the famous Hancock's of Paducah.  Samaritan's purse is a good one to send money to help. Maybe you can help; I believe these are good places to start, to help someone who has lost EVERYTHING they own.

This is from Hancock's of Paducah, Kentucky.  

Thank you to everyone offering thoughts and prayers for our friends and neighbors. If you are able to do more, here are some suggestions.

The best way to help right now is to give financially: https://secure.kentucky.gov/formservices/Finance/WKYRelief

If you wish to donate warm bedding, bring donations to our store or mail to:

Hancock’s of Paducah

Attn: Tornado Relief

3841 Hinkleville Road

Paducah, KY 42001

Please label the outside of the box with the number of items included, and if they're baby/throw/bed sizes.

If you are an individual or organization impacted by the storms and NEED BEDDING, please send us a direct message or come to the store if you can.

Store hours are Tuesday-Friday 9am-5pm, and Saturday 9am-3pm. We will have a shopping cart on our porch or inside our front doors today to accept donations.

For more information: https://www.hancocks-paducah.com/tornado-recovery

Hope you all are doing great and are safe today!

Julie

 

Progress for the week

Hello, everyone! It has been a bit since I updated my blog!   I have sewn three more blocks for the 1930's quilt.  This was a free quilt along from Lori's blog, A Bee in my Bonnett.  From 2019!!

I have all of the rest of the blocks cut out, and that is a huge thing for me.  Yahoo!

I finished four more blocks of the Spider and the Fly quilt.  On I go...so close!

Two more of these solid bright blocks were accomplished.

Clue two of the Quiltville mystery quilt ...but I am short 30 pieces...will make short work of that!

I am working on hand quilting the above quilt.  It is a favorite of mine.

And lastly, I finished hand binding this quilt.  I love the quilting that my friend did.!

Have a lovely day, each of you!  I hope each of you is finding some joy in this season!

Julie
 

A rainbow project approaching the finish line

 

Good afternoon!  Attention, attention please.  I have gotten this far on my rainbow scrap project...and that is as many blocks as I am making.  So there!  I am sashing it and calling it good!

I am rather please to check another one off my list of to-dos for 2021!!!

How are you doing on your list??

Julie

Just needs a border!

 Good morning, everyone!  

There is a story accompanying this quilt.  My son loves dogs...LOVES them.  He had one in college, (a dingo) and lost that one to illness and age.  They also have a dachshund, who is a joy.  Well...here is how the story goes.

In a coal mine in West Virginia, there were some explorers, who found, back away from the entrance of the mine...11 puppies!  Ragged and starving little babies, they were rescued! Not sure if they were dumped in there, or something happened to the momma dog.  Turns out they were a Duke's mixture of breeds, (yes, they did DNA testing on their dog!), but American Staffordshire terrier was among the breeds evident.  These puppies, after vet attention and care, were transported up to Maryland, via pickup truck,  to a friend of my son's.  There, one was adopted by my son and DIL. 

This dog, after training and nutrition and much love, has become a nanny dog to my grandson!  His name is Shiner...named because he is the same color as Shiner Bock beer!  I asked my son how he knew that, and he demurred...but anyway, Shiner's story reads right out of a western, to me.  Coal mines, and pickup trucks!!!

So when I saw this quilt, I just  had to make it for my grandson.  I will put a cute dog fabric border around it, to make it a bit bigger.  You can find the pattern here:

https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/p/dog-gone-cute.html

I hope you have a great day!

Julie