Thimbleberries Sew Day!

I just joined this group. If you have read my blog for long, you know I love Thimbleberries. I have made many of Lynette Jensen's patterns. I did not think I would have time to do anything this month, but the deck went better than we thought. I will do a separate post showing it. We finished today.

Anyway, I drug out my Thimbleberries books and decided to make something from Pint-Size Traditions. I also have Pint-Size Traditions II and love both of these books. While it is so  hot, I like to stick to small projects. This book never fails me. (grin)

I chose to make Sunflower Glory. What better time to make a sunflower wall hanging than the dog days of summer! This little quilt should only measure about 15" square when done. Perfect to work on in this heat.

Then I headed to my stash to come up with the fabrics for this cute little quilt. Here is what I have chosen, but I can always change my mind. Happens all the time. LOL

Now I need to get it cut out and ready to sew on the next Thimbleberries Sew Day! I'll try to figure out how to add the button over in my sidebar later. Sometimes I can figure it out, other times I can't.

Thank you all for the happy anniversary wishes. We had a good day. I think we will be going out to eat in the next day or so. Just didn't have time on Monday. I bought myself a few goodies for my gift. Kevin got wood clamps. His cost as much as mine did. Those things are not cheap. Anyway... I received a 50% off coupon in my email box from Joann's. I decided to treat myself to a new quilting book. I found Fat Quarter Quilting by Lori Smith. I really ohhed and ahhed over these little quilts. So I decided to get it.

I was ready to go, then, what is this? Pat Sloan's Redwork with a Twist. Oh my goodness! I had to have it! Ok, I also had a 40% off coupon. Kevin wouldn't mind. I got both of them. (grin)

I have spent the past 2 days drooling over these two books. They are magnificent! Now I need to decide what to make first. That may be hard. LOL

After buying two books instead of one, I decided to just go all out. I stopped by Hobby Lobby and found some cute fabrics that needed to come home with me.

Rhonda is sharing a cute as can be BOM  called 'When Nature Calls'. I think I can use some of these fabrics in it. Rhonda just posted the first block this morning, so hurry on over and check it out. Again, if I can figure it out, I will put the badge over on my sidebar. After Hobby Lobby I went for a haircut. My dh says I was scalped, but I like it short in the summertime!

Well, that is it for me this evening. I was going to post about our deck, but I think I will save that for tomorrow. Thank you for visiting. Please come again. Have a good night.


Winona

Spring Flowers and Time for Tea Finished!

Hello everyone. I took an extended break from my blog. I have been dealing with some health issues and just needed to concentrate on that. I haven't even done a lot of quilting. I went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago and things are looking better. I did not want to go on any medications, but just could not get my blood pressure down. I am now taking a BP pill once a day and 2 diabetes pills daily. I am doing better, but still have a ways to go. I go back to the doctor in a couple of weeks for a complete blood workup. I am hoping my healthy eating and exercising for the past couple of months will help with the results. I have also lost about 13 lbs. I'm just taking things one day at a time. Well, enough of that.

I did manage to get a couple of projects completed. First I finished the Spring Flowers table topper. I think it turned out pretty good and was made completely from scraps. (Most sent to me from Cyndi.)

Here is a closeup of one of the flowers.

The back is pieced from some scraps too.

I also finished the little Time for Tea mini quilt. I had lots of fun with this one.

A closeup of the center....

The back....

I have been working on my BOM's too, but I will share them with you later. (grin) Now that I am feeling better, I hope to get back to blogging regularly.

I have also been working in the yard and the garden. We have 5 rows of potatoes and a row of onions all looking very good. They like the cold wet spring we have been having. This past weekend I planted 8 cabbage plants. They looked good this morning when I checked on them. I got the whole garden hoed earlier. I also have 3 rows of green beans planted, but not up yet. I have my tomato, eggplant, and pepper plants, but decided to wait to plant them. We had frost warnings out for the past couple of nights. I am hoping to get them planted this weekend.

I put this Thimbleberries mini quilt together very quickly. I will quilt it when I can get it sandwiched.

One final view of it....

I always seem to come back to fall colors and patterns. (grin) That is all for me today. I will try to start posting a few times a week again. (That is if I can come up with something to post about.LOL) I have lots of updated pictures of the grandkids to share too. We all got together at Carolyn's and Bob's on Easter for a BBQ. It was really good. I even followed my diet. (grin) Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day.

My favorite quilt so far!

We had a light dusting of snow yesterday and some really fierce winds, but the sun is shining this morning. Of course it is only 2* out, up from -2*. This is January in Missouri. I just keep saying spring is coming. (grin)


Today I thought I would share some pictures of a quilt I made that I just love. I took my time on it. It had 12 blocks and I only pieced about 1 a week. Then the hand quilting took a long time, but it was a labor of love. LOL This quilt is called Thimbleberries Village. I just love Thimbleberries patterns. I have made many of Lynette Jensen's patterns. I have several of her books. Did I say I love Thimbleberries? I picked out all of the fabric, but stayed pretty close to the pattern.

Anyway, here is Thimbleberries Village.


Here is the back. Love those backs. LOL

As I said, this quilt was so much fun to put together. It is for our bed some day. Can you believe that I have kept very few of my quilts? Most have found homes elsewhere. I have it spread out on the bed right now. Do you see what I have to put up with? Callie is in front and Aeris in back. Good thing I love my girls so much. LOL

Here is a picture of dh holding it up for me.

I told you I love this quilt. As you can see, Aeris still had to get into the picture. LOL

The current project is a small table topper that I put together from a charm pack. I am just doing a simple crosshatch in the borders. Already have the center quilted. I guess I just needed something to do for fun. I am also working on Bonnie Hunter's Double Delight. http://quiltville.blogspot.com/ Hers is a beautiful quilt with lots of pieces. I am using green where Bonnie used pink. I hope I didn't make a mistake.

Cathryn called yesterday. She said Ava had received her quilt and loves it. That made my day. All 4 of the grandkids loved their quilts. What more can I ask?

Don't forget that The Biggest Loser is on tonight. I just love that show. I haven't picked a favorite yet. After last season, I figured I would let it play out for a while before I decided who to get behind. LOL

Well, this is becoming rather boring. Sorry about that. I may have to give some thought to my blog posts instead of just doing them off the top of my head. Everyone have a wonderful day and please visit again. I really appreciate all visitors.
Winona