W.I.P. Wednesday

I am linking up with The Needle and Thread Network for W.I.P. Wednesday. One thing about joining this on Wednesday it gets me motivated to get something accomplished to show. The next two weeks will be slow as I will be away for warmer weather. Can't wait.

I had a good week getting things done. I bought this kit from Connecting threads a couple of years ago to make a baby quilt. There was enough material to make these two Quilts. My daughter n law Jodi's sister just had twin girls last week. I got one machine quilted today and hope to have the other done tomorrow. They are so cute. I love the material. I didn't make the original pattern but saw this one on the Missouri Quilting Club. I love watching the U tube for quilting ideas.

I also made a couple more sets of these towels to have on hand for a quick gift. I love how these towels look. I made a set for myself and they work  great in my kitchen. One set is for my mother n law.

I also finished  the other two baby quilts. They are both quilted and binded. 

I am going on a quilting day with some friends on Saturday if the weather is permitting. The girls at my craft night and a few other ladies are meeting at their church to have a day of sewing. It should be fun. I am just taking another kit to work on. A Birthday gift I need for April. 

Well head over to visit Monika to see what other wonderful things are over there.

Baby quilt week....

It feels like Baby quilt week for me here as I have four on the go. They are fun to do and gives me good practise for machine quilting.

I had this 4" Charm pack that I won last year and decided to make this little baby quilt. I love the colors in this one. A nice fast one to put together. 

I finished  binding the Jacob's ladder.  I love the soft colors of this one. 

I just machine quilted little hearts all over these and really liked how they looked. My daughter n law's sister just had twins last week. Little girls. She has two little boys now. What a busy house hole that will be. I have another two little quilts on the go for them. I hope to have them done this week before I go away.

One week from today we leave for our trip. I am starting to get excited. Just got the suit cases out and washed the summer clothes. Now ironed and in the suit case. I am not a big fan of the travelling but love it when I get there. I don't mind the trip home just getting there. Always worried about the weather and delays. Driving to Portland, flying to New Orleans and then taking a Western cruise on the Carnival Sunshine. Can't wait.
Well very happy to have two more gifts off my list. The first one is just to have on hand in case I need a gift.
Starting to see a few more flakes of snow. I went for a walk and it was still to cold.

W.I.P Wednesday

I can't believe it is Wednesday again. Where did this week go. I am linking up with The Thread and Needle Network. Last week my goal was to make a gift and make something for myself.
 Well I ended up getting two gifts ready to machine quilt and nothing for me. That's OK. The faster I get my gifts done then I will make myself something wonderful.

 

I saw this quilt last week on someones blog and thought it was so cute. I used up some scrapes that I had from other projects. I will do this for my mother I think. It ended up being 71" by 71" s. A nice size to wrap up in. I love the soft colors.

 

This is a Jacob's ladder. Our youth pastor's wife is expecting so I decided I would try a baby quilt. Since his name is Jacob I thought I would do this.  I have never made a baby quilt before. But since I will machine quilt they are a nice size to practice on. Hopefully I will do this tomorrow.

 

We are having another snow day here. It does look pretty but I am ready for some warm weather. In a week and a half  it is  vacation time. Looking forward to New Orleans and a Western Cruise.

 

So I am linking up with Monika. So stop on over and visit some nice ladies and see what they are up to.

 Let's see what my goal will be for next week. Well to have those two quilts machine quilted. I also have a pattern from Sew Karen-ly Created called Oriental Beauty. She is from Amherst Nova  Scotia. This is a paper piecing piece. A little difference in pace.

W.I.P Needle and Thread Network.

Hi I am linking up with The Needle and Thread Network W.I.P. Wednesday. Last week I posted that my goal was to finished the Star Weave Christmas Tree Skirt and the Quilt as you go lap quilt and as of half hour ago I accomplished it. It took me all day to put together the lap quilt.

This has been an on going project since the first of the summer. As much as I was having trouble with the blocks I am very happy with the result. I like the quilt as you go and can see me putting another one together with different blocks of course. This will be a keeper for the back of my couch.

By looking at this picture I need to change the quilt that is there. With grand kids I like to keep it covered.

The Christmas tree skirt went together great and will be a great Christmas gift.

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Even the back is finished that it can be reversible .

Little gingerbread men. So I must say that the week went by quite well. So stop by the Needle and Thread and see what everyone else got accomplished.  Now what is my goal for next week. At least one Christmas gift and one thing for me. Sounds good. 

Sara's new doll dress

Sara thought I should make her a outfit for her doll.  I am a quilter, not sure about doll clothes but was lucky enough to have a pattern in a kids craft book that I have. Once I figured the pattern it went together nicely. She was very happy with it.  I can see that there is a few things I need to pick up if I need to make more outfits for her.

My other grand daughter Lauren was never interested in dolls to much other than taking the clothes off of them. With having just boys I never had to make to many doll clothes, but Sara is more of a girly girl where as Lauren is more of a tom boy.

I am really excited about a trip I am planning for next October with my mother, aunt and cousin to London, Scotland and Ireland. We are going to do a 11 day bus trip. We are in the process of booking it. I was talking to my cousin and aunt who lives in Ontario about it this week. We don't see each other much and it is going to be an exciting time. I haven't seen my cousin probably in six or more years. She was home for my grandmother's funeral but my grandmother died the day my husband and I arrived in Pureto Rico. So I missed them. We were very close as children but when her mother moved to Ontario we don't see each other much. This is one trip that I can't wait for. We are booking it Monday. So excited. My mother always wanted to go to England. She said when she sold her house she wanted me to take her. She is 73 and still in very good health so I better do a few trips with her while she is able. We have been on two bus trips so far and have had a great time.

My husband and I are going on a trip next month to New Orleans and than a Western cruise. Looking forward to that. It is the same trip that my son and his wife are on now. They will be home tomorrow night. The week has gone by quick. It will be quiet Monday evening when Lauren, Owen and Jake the dog goes home. Tuesday will be cleaning dog hair and putting the house back to normal, but we have had a great week. Jake will miss the walks.

 Well time to get a couple of kids to bead and I won't be to far behind.

Star Weave Tree Skirt.....Finished.

Another gift done. Love how these colour's came together. This is the same pattern I did for my mother n law before Christmas. It went together a lot quicker as I made sure I had my pieces going in the right direction. I made this with Batiks. They are such a rich colour. 

Tomorrow I have to concentrate on making a doll dress for my grand daughter. Reading the directions on making clothes are so different than making a quilt. I read it over last night and it didn't make much sense so I will make it the way I think it would go together.Sara will be down tomorrow night looking for that dress.  She picked the material out last weekend. 

We had a beautiful snow day yesterday. Love how clean everything looks.  

W.I.P. Wednesday

I Thought I would post for W.I.P. Wednesday with The Needle and Thread Network. Where does the time go. It is already the middle of the week. I finished this little quilt this week 

Also on my board I started another Star Weave tree skirt. 

I hope to get some more done on this tomorrow unless it is a snow day and the kids are home from school. Then it will be playing cards and entertaining my grand son. We shall see but hope to finish this this week. 

I also hope to get to that Quilt as you go with Amira also this week. That is it for this week so linking up with The Needle and Thread Network