Sew'n Wild Oaks Class Was In Session

Hello Everyone,

 

Let's start your day with a smile and a mini quilt show from "my girls".  Barbara has a new beauty to add to her completely finished list of quilts.

 



 

In fact she has two quilts to add to her completely finished column. This is Barbara's family tree with family members names embroidered in the tree.  Trust me they are there even though you can't see them in this picture.

 

Suzanne stopped by the shop, and I asked her to debut her flimsy for us.  This was a block of the week offered by In Between Stitches.  She loved this quilt so much (for good reason), she made two of them.  She said the little blocks are very addicting.

 



Barbara G. put her borders on and added a flange to her Walk in the Park quilt.  Another beautiful quilt came out of the Let's Make a Diehl class.  What fun and a job well done!

Now we have Suzanne's little mini cutie just in time for Valentine's Day.

Kristi made this little guy using the new appliquick method of applique.  She really likes that method.

Melody is using her fabric layout sheet as she makes blocks for Scrappy Leaves.  This pattern is all about the placement of the background fabrics, and that is the purpose of the layout sheet.

 

Barbara B. is making good progress on her batik quilt.  During the last class, she just began work on the floral wreaths.

Isn't this the perfect fabric for a pineapple?

 

Valery finished her first block for Spoken For. I love the fussy cut flowers.

 



I prepared the parts and pieces for another Spoken For block for me!  I'm teaching this class at In Between Stitches on Saturday, February 25th.  Click HERE for more information. 

The new one is going to be entirely different than the first Spoken For while I combine reproduction fabrics with non-reproductions.  You know the saying, so many quilts, so little time. 

You've probably heard that California has been inundated with torrential rains.  We have gone from drought conditions over the past four/five years, to way too much rain.  Topping many news programs is the problem with Oroville Dam.  I lived in Northern California while that dam was built, so I watched it grow during my teenage years.  The dam looms over the town of Oroville like a beast ready to pounce.  Scary stuff.  I'm so glad the residents in the valley were able to return to their homes after they fled with little notice over the weekend.  Hopefully this next round of storms won't be as powerful as the storms at the beginning of the month.  Fingers crossed. Keep calm and quilt on.

Soon,
Lynn
 

Prairie Flower Progress

Hello Everyone,



 

Since you haven't heard a peep out of me in days, you were probably thinking I was slacking off again. Not to worry, I was working on Prairie Flower.  The center is finished.....now the three borders are on tap for this week's to-do list.

 

I have been machine appliqueing all of the leaves and red flowers on the squares, (which is about as interesting as watching paint dry), so I didn't post pictures of the entire process.  Toward the end, I did get pretty fast at the machine applique.  Yesterday morning, Mazey woke me up at 5am, and I completed the final 28 leaves and flowers before breakfast. (And no, we didn't eat at noon!)  In the afternoon, after a break to watch our grandson play Flag Football, I stitched the rows together.

My sister Gail made all of the 28 blocks for me for the pieced border!  So all I need to do is.....you'll see soon.  The fabrics I used in this quilt are called Conestoga Crossing by Pam Buda for Marcus Fabrics.  Check out Pam's blog HERE.

 

Today I have a bunch of orders to mail and computer work to complete before I can start in on the pieced border. Since I'm still nursing my leg back to health, I haven't been very attentive in the housework department.  Mr. Joe has been doing yeomen's duty, but his idea of clean and neat and my idea of clean don't always mesh. Since I can write my name in bold script across every surface in the house, I think it is time to dust!

Spring is just around the corner and that means watching the grand kids play Little League, fast-pitch softball, and flag football.  I don't think we will be home on the weekends until the middle of Summer.  I wouldn't have it any other way.

Soon,
Lynn

Magnificent Antique Sampler

Hello Everyone,

 

Just a quick post this morning to show you Laurie's finished Antique Sampler quilt by Sue Daley.

 

This was a BOM offered by In Between Stitches a couple of years ago. Laurie worked on it faithfully, and look at the heirloom quilt she has to show for it.  She is going to enter this quilt in the Amador Valley Quilter's show in April.  I think I see a Best of Show ribbon in Laurie's future.

But wait, there's more.  It is hand quilted too!  It is spectacular!

Well done Laurie!  You are inspirational!

Soon,
Lynn