Over the Hill and Running: January 2019

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Another January Finish

Well, I finally finished the early 1990s Trip Around the World. It was a true lesson in perseverance. In addition, it was very humbling. Despite ripping it apart a couple of times, I still ended up with a wavy corner. I went ahead and added borders and called it done. It will either quilt out or it won’t. I was just at the end of my rope with it and it was on it’s way out in the trash can if I didn’t just finish it.

I also got the first block done on A Little Happy Christmas Quilt from Pretty Fabrics and Trims. It is such a sweet little quilt with simple appliqué.

Thought I would also show you the progress on my camp rug from Caraway 2018. A little more background done, but I am clearly giving more attention to quilting.

That being said, Kathie, Laura and I headed back to Caraway for a long weekend hooking class with Eric Sandberg. He has dubbed it the “Class Reunion “, as it is a group of 15 of his old hooking students. And our dear Diane has driven from West Virginia to join us.

Oh, did I mention that I am starting another rug????

Take Care,

Jennie

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Resurrection from 2014

Having enjoyed making the little Christmas Burgoyne Surrounded quilt so much, it made me think back into the recesses of this poor memory of mine to another quilt I had started by the same name. Yes, there it was, neatly boxed and labeled. This quilt.....

Yes, you are reading that correctly. A BOM from Temecula Quilt Company, October of 2014:-(.

This was their antique inspiration quilt...

Beautiful, but so glad they didn’t go for all of those grapes. Here is their version...

And this is how far along I got before putting it away...

Three blocks. I have no idea why I stopped. I have nine blocks and an appliqued border left.

Tonight I got these out...

Read over the instructions and made some progress in getting the remaining blocks cut.

Here I go, one more time.

Found on FB....

Take Care,

Jennie

Friday, January 18, 2019

Yep, Another Finish!!!

Believe it or not, I have another quilting finish for January. Woohoo!!!

Actually, I started this top as a Leader Ender project when I was working on the little Christmas quilt last month, so a lot of the work was already done. Made entirely from stash, I pulled two charm packs from this collection....

Using this pattern....

From this book....

My version....

I would really like to use up some of the precuts that I have amassed ....perhaps this will be the year.

I have a few ideas, but it is going to take more than a few, lol.

Take Care,

Jennie

Monday, January 7, 2019

Finally, Finishes!!

Christmas was wonderful, with family and friends. I got the decorations up before the last minute and down before the new year. I have already broken my NY’s resolutions...which is why I rarely make them. And my word for the year has already been a bust. Perhaps I should choose another or just hit reset. It is only the 7th, after all. I will think on it.

In December I FINALLY bound Homespun Medallion and my daughter was able to put it on her table at the farm. She loves it and I am so pleased.

After the first I finished two quilt tops and am hoping that I can keep the momentum going.

First of all was Flowers by Linda Brannock, which was a BOM with my Prim Yahoo group.

My first needle turn appliqué in a very long time.

And I got the Temecula Secret Santa top finished, so hopefully I will be able to enjoy it this coming Christmas!

Both of these were made entirely from stash!!

Took a class at InTown last month for Wildflower Bouquet...you may recognize it as the traditional Nosegay Block. We are EPPing the block using our own stashes of non traditional fabrics. I am using Moda grunge dots for the holders, mostly Kaffe’s for the flowers and low volumes for the backgrounds. This will definitely be a project that I work on sporadically (because I am already on project overload), but I do love the two blocks that I have completed.