Block 3

 

I'm going use this view to watch the ice melt this spring.

Here's Block 3 for Merry, Merry Snowmen by Bunny Hill.

Looking for the perfect spot

Where is the best place to take pictures when it's winter, cloudy and/or spitting snow?

Hanging on the stair rail to the loft?

Next to the French door?

Upstairs on our bedroom armoire?

And the winner is: the farmer's porch post right outside the French door. This view overlooks our lake in NH. I can't wait to take pictures on a sunny day in spring.

I've started embroidering the blocks for Merry, Merry Snowment by Bunny Hill.     

I don't always use a hoop or frame, but when I   do, I like to use this square frame.









I used the single strand Prescencia Finca No.12 pearl cotton for the black and orange.
I love it.
My source for this thread is Jane's Fabrics and Quilts.  (http://janesfabrics.blogspot.com/ )

Here's the block ready for quilting when all the blocks are finished. I love the noses.

Tea Time inspiration

Here's the inspiration for some tea time table toppers and mugrugs I 'll be working on this spring. It was a fun way to use some of my stash. 

 I finished this Holly Holderman pattern last week. I love the colors, the tea cups and the prairie points.

 

 

 

Today I finished the applique on my last 3 blocks  of Merry, Merry, Snowmen by Bunny Hill. I collected the fabric a little at a time last year at my favorite quilt shops, Kathy's Quilt Shop in Sanford,ME and Quilted Threads in Henniker, NH. I started the quilt in February so I'm making good progress. This quilt will be my entry in the 2013 Cocheco Quilt Guild show this October.

Now I can start the embroidery to finish the blocks and assemble the blocks. Can't wait.

I love to embroider and this is a sampler I finished last year. I found a perfect spot for it on the log wall near my TV.

I can't post my newest embroidery yet because the small projects are for a bloghop this month with Sew We Quilt this month called Stitch Me Up. Jane is our cheerleader and she has been sew helpful and encouraging. My date is on Wednesday March 27th, so I'll have some fun pictures to post then. I have one more project, a big quilter's tote to work on for the final project for the blog hop.

 

 

Today I'll get Jane's button and then work on my tote.

 

 

 

Trying to make a blog header

 I love loons. This is a quilt I finished in 2011 and is hanging over our big screen TV.  I am so lucky to live at a lake. I kayak and love to check on the loons from when they return to the lake in spring to when the last chick leaves before the ice freezes.

I spent way too much time today playing with blogger and trying to choose a layout and template for this new blog.

• I learned how to add blog buttons. I chose the Graphics Fairy and Sew We Quilt to start.
• I learned how to edit my blog's header, layout template and background.

Why am I making this blog?

• I've decided to use this blog as a way to journal the quilts I make. I hope to take pictures of the process and the finished products. That will be a great way to remember the fabrics I chose and the quilting designs I used.
• I'm trying to get this blog ready for the Stitch Me Up bloghop hosted by Sew We Quilt. I've done some cute embroidery for this bloghop.  
• I want a place to showcase the patterns I am designing from my daughter Kim's art. She has inspired my to design some nice wall quilts using piecing, applique and embroidery.