A different type of Stitchery!

Some days you just have to change direction. Today I am " mom sitting " while my dad goes to church. My mom has dementia, and so she isn't left alone anymore at this stage. So when I sit with her, I tend to knit dishcloths as it's an easy pattern and mom likes to watch me as I knit. She's where I got all my crafty talents from, and I think it makes her happy to know she passed this talent on to me.

This is the only thing I know how to knit. I am a much better crocheter. I can read and follow crochet patterns, but when it comes to knitting, I get overwhelmed and don't think I can do it, so I don't try. Except for dishcloths! It's so easy, knit, yarn over, knit together...easy Peasy! Besides, trying to find time to make these seems to be nonexistent, so I take this with me whenever I can. I take this with me in the car if I am riding, and to the doctor's office or anywhere else I just sit. It keeps y hands busy and I  can get some of my Christmas gifts done throughout the year instead of stressing at the last minute,

My mother used to knit beautifully! She was a seamstress and loved to do all kinds of arts and crafts! She is German and could never read a pattern, but she could look at something and just replicate it. She was amazing in that way! 

Anyway, this little snippet was just to send your way to enlighten you that stitching is not just on fabric. It is something that I do in numerous ways. I will continue on for today (since it is now Monday)

and, sew I stitch!

Baptist fan part 2!

I was asked to post a video showing how to continue on a row with the baptist fan pattern. It can be confusing but thanks to so many quilters who are always ready to offer advice, I was able to figure it out. So now I can help others as well! I hope this makes sense to you!

While continuing on my merry way, as I continue the final clues of 2018 Bonnie hunter mystery quilt “On Ringo Lake”, I thought I had lost the last few pieces of the last clue! I searched all over my sewing room, only to finally figure out that I had sewed ALL the parts of one clue without saving the required number for the final one! So now I am am busy undoing what I had done!

Sigh....And sew I stitch!

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Still plugging along.

Happy Memorial Day!!!

 Before I begin, I want to make sure that I send a heartfelt message about the meaning behind today.
 Today we remember those who lost their lives for our country.


 I know I am way behind, but I am trying to catch up before the next mystery! This year has been a busy one and this summer will be even busier! But I am not giving up! So here is where I am at with my On Ringo Lake quilt.

Clue number 8! Then I am off to begin this years mystery “Good Fortune”! I just love Bonnie Hunters patterns and she is so good when it comes to teaching me how to sew these beautiful patterns! I was fortunate enough to take one class with her a few years ago after i first began to quilt. She has helped me with my fear of colors and my OCD of having to ‘match” everything! It’s a beautiful day out there today, as I sit here drinking my coffee and wondering if I will ever get back to my cross stitching. sigh...

This is a Kooler classic chart titled “Bless This Home Bell Pull”.



It seems that the only time I get to sit and cross stitch is when I am on vacation and not home.
Does anyone else have that problem? I can go down into my sewing room and take some time to sew, no problem. But to actually sit and cross stitch? Nope, for some strange reason I have a hard time bringing it out and sitting in my comfy rocker and just cross stitch. Which is funny since that is where I sit to hand quilt. Go figure. But this is the progress I have made since I last stitched on it. Who knows, maybe once I finish quilting my “Grand Illusion” I will bring it out and get busy on it. However, for today, I need to finish clue number 8 on my “Ringo Lake” quilt...and sew I stitch!

Quilting my Grand Illusion

I love Bonnie Hunter!! Once I discovered her, I have never looked back!  My first accomplishment was, The Grand Illusion! I am currently hand quilting this as I didn't was to send it out to be quilted as I wanted each of my "Bonnie Hunters" to be unique to me!
I wasn't sure how to quilt it buy after input from my wonderful facebook group "Celebrating Hand Quilting" the majority suggested doing a baptist fan. So that is what I did!
I am one third done, and after having posted a picture of what I was quilting, someone had asked how I did this. So I made a video (real quick) and posted it. I am sharing my post so you all can see it!  I can (and will), go on into deeper depth of how I made this, and how I marked my quilt later. But for now, I will share this with you. My day has been a crazy one, and sew I stitch!

Where has the time gone!??

Where has the time gone!??

Oh my!! I can't believe it has been so long since I have posted!
I think I know, just by counting the new wrinkles on my face...but I am back!

Let's see what I have been up to.  Or maybe I should say, let's see all the UFO's that have accumulated.  Actually, I am currently working on some quilts for family members. The one I am working on today is a Double sliced Layer cake quilt that I found on one of my favorite sites The Missouri Star Quilt Company https://youtu.be/jxC-0T5lXw4
I love Jenny! Thank goodness for her, cause she makes my quilts look like I have worked so hard on them when in fact, they really are easy peasy!

I tried to go rogue and make a quilt without a design, and it came back to bite me in the ...well you know. I don't like it and so now it sits half finished and I have to finish it soon because it is a gift for Christmas eeek!  sigh... Anyway, here are the squares that I am working on.

They are almost all done squaring up. (yes, I now square up my blocks before I put them together!) Its funny how you learn things after a few years of making quilts that do not come out right. What I mean by that is that they aren't square, or they don't line up with my backing, and every one of my quilts is wonky! But that's ok, because the quilts I have made so far have gone to love ones and they don't seem to mind.  Did I mention that I have only been quilting for about 5 years? So yes, I am a newbie, but I am learning lots from some amazing quilters!

One of these great quilters that I have learned from is Bonnie Hunter!  I discovered Bonnie Hunter and scrap quilting about two years ago and I am now hooked! I just finished my first mystery quilt of hers called the Grand Illusion.  Here it is!

 And then last November I found myself in the frenzy again with Alleitare!  I have not finished it yet but am aching to get back to it. She is amazing! You can find her at http://quiltville.com/...but I digress...

Having said that, the quilt blocks that you see being squared up today, aren't scrappy, but they "need" to get done! And so, until next time...who knows, I might even get a chance to do some editing on that book...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Who am I kidding? I'll be busy quilting!

And sew...I stitch!