Progress on the Snowman

I think I need to dirty up his face some.  He still needs a scarf, will add that after I stitch the backing.

Hospitality Sweets by Jan Patek and Sue Spargo

I was happy to find this old BOM from Jan Patek and Sue Spargo in one of my quilting boxes.  I had completely forgotten about it.  It's a very old BOM from the ladies of prim, especially to see the combination of Jan and Sue, goes way back. Will have to keep it out on my ladder as a project that has to be made.

My neighbor brought over this apron for me to see.  She is always looking for a way for me to get back into business making and selling creations.  I love this apron, it's entirely made by some excellent seamstress, the apron is handmade and the giraffe is hand appliqued.  Hope you can see how she made his ears.  The ears are wide strips of fabric that have been folded over.  Very creative.  I can see it made Montana style with bears or cabins.  There is no tag, wish I knew who made it.

I sewed for 4 hours on the third block from Imperial Blooms today, no painting today, I said to myself, relax and sew.  I worked on all the embellishment stitches and still only half done.  I don't know how Sue sews so fast.

Prim Quilt from the past, present and some painting

 My Prim String quilt from the past.  I don't remember when I made it, many years ago, but an online friend said it looks like fabric stacked on a shelf.  Lots of Brannock and Patek fabrics.  It's hanging on the ceiling in the dining room.

 Another Cross quilt for a sister-in-law.  Love the dark muslin I found for the background.

 Painting a little trim red to match the red roof, lots more to go, but taking my time, it's so hot and the biting flies. And there's a ladder involved.  The old metal chairs were found at the green dumpsters, a great find since they have Yellowstone stamped on them.  Nothing fancy, but it suits me.

And that other find, you were probably thinking, "what", painted in a white wash and now projects I need to finish are looking at me.  The Zipper purse, the jumper wool tote, the angel fabric, vintage, from Brannock and Patek, to be quilted for a little lap quilt, Lynda Hall's A Little Porch Time, only have two blocks made so far and the magazine.  There's a project in it I want to make.

Cross Quilt

Started on the Cross quilt, I cut the the crosses out first from Jim's shirts and am appliqueing them instead of sewing them to strips as Linda did. Then I'm adding the strips to the center cross. Linda's is a wallhanging size, going to make mine just a little larger and then see what I have left of the shirts.

Noah

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I love any quilt with a Noah theme. This one is from the designers from Country Threads and Primitve Gatherings Quilt store is also offering it as BOM. I already have one on the ceiling in the livingroom that I made years ago from Brannock and Patek.

I was able to bury Jim's ashes on Easter Sunday, a beautiful day to remember and celebrate for years to come.

Bailey and The Family Quilt progress

Have to finish The Family Quilt this weekend, have all but one photo left to transfer, need the photo from Julie, told her I wasn't going to be running that quilt up to her on Christmas eve. Just can't decide whether to sew them on with the machine or applique, think I may sew with the machine, close to the picture to anchor it and then needle turn the outside trim. Sounds like a plan.

And then this cute story about my Burmese Bailey. It is very cold here like most of the country, think it was 9 degrees last night. Bailey sleeps with Jim on his bed, has his own heating pad as do the other two, Marvin sleeps in the living room on his sleeping pad since Sidney and Bailey still hate him. Sidney has her own heating pad on the floor next to Jim's oxygen concentrator, puts out hot air, Bailey has the newest heating pad with an automatic shutoff every 2 hours. Jim had been telling me that Bailey has been waking him up in the middle of the night by licking his face. Really, but then the other night, it was very cold, Bailey woke him up by licking his face, then went and sat on his heating pad, it had shut off, Jim turned it back on and both went back to sleep. Now is that a smart cat or just spoiled.