So, I haven't been blogging , but I have been sewing! (This ended up being a very long post so I decided to divide up in to a couple of post, so look for the second part soon.)
I wanted to get a head start on items for our guild's silent auction this summer. This little quilt finished at 15" X 21". It is from a Waltzing With Bears pattern, Quilt with a Happy Heart. Their's was done in wool, I did it with cotton and needle turn applique.
I am working on this one too. I have the embroidery done, but am having a terrible time choosing fabric for the cat.
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| Embroidery done, but what color to make the cat! |
I made a baby quilt for our vet's daughter. She had a little girl in January. She was his assistant for many years. I used some cute princess panels. They are so cute a got two more to make my youngest granddaughter a quilt with them for her first birthday in July.
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| The center is the panel and then I fussy cut fabric from the same line for the rectangle blocks on the sides. |
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| The back, had to add fabric to make it wide enough. |
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| This is what the back panel says, you can see the words better on this internet image. |
We are starting on next winter's firewood supply. Since wood is our only source of heat and since we have such long winters here, this is a very essential part of our life.
We found a new supplier, The Firewood Boys, they brought us a truck load the other day. We will still have to cut this up and stack it.
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| This truck is called a "self loader", he has a grapple hook at the end of the boom to unload the logs. |
And our regular wood guy delivered a load of cut wood. Just have to get this in the basement and stacked.
Happy Quilting, Rebecca!
Good to see your post - and very fun projects. Your load of firewood looks just like ours...except this coming winter will be the last one...we will convert over to a pellet stove insert. With my husband’s shoulder replacement, he just doesn’t want to push it anymore after 44 years of heating with wood - but boy, there is nothing like it! Know I will miss sitting by the fire on a cold winter night.
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy. It was good to get caught up. You've been working ahead with your quilting project and that giant pile of wood.
ReplyDeleteYour little Live Well quilt is perfectly adorable. You are a fine applique-er. The leaves, hearts, and berries must be very tiny but they look so perfect! Did you embroider the letters or use a permanent pen?
ReplyDeleteWhat a lot of wood! Do you use a fireplace, a wood stove, or something else?