I've been putting off posting I guess I am just being a coward.  Big confession... I tend to start a project and then head a whole different direction than when I planned.
Its some sort of thing where I expect bigger and better from myself.  Its as if I am a perfectionist that sabotages herself.


It goes something like: "It's not perfect, it won't be perfect so why am I even trying.


I did my first DP4 square and it looked like this

I did not like it at all ; it is just not what I imagined it should be it was too small or something.
So I added a piece to make it a little bigger.

Nope there was no way (I decided) I was going to make a bunch of squares that I wasn't liking because they were too big or too small.


I decided to just start playing around and cut and reattach and recut and ...... well you know what I mean.

I then became way too overwhelmed and wanted some immediate satisfaction. I skipped on over to Crafty Gemini and found a Great Crafty Gemini Drawstring bag tutorial  and came up with these

I got a little bit of satisfaction and now its off to try to do something with the colors I insisted on having and create some sort of a quilt with it.

I think when I am finished I am going to sneak on over to This great fabric store/site Sky Reves Fabrics where Natasha was nice enough to answer my question.  (Thank You hope to hear from you soon)

Be well everyone-- say hello

It seems every time I  take a minute to look over everyones newest addition in the land of quilts  here in blogger land, I look up at the clock  to find it has been much longer than a minute. Anyone else have that challenge? There is such beautiful work it is all so inspiring. I then find I've given away time that I could have used at my sewing machine.  Sigh---

I started last night  cutting fabric for the Disappearing four patch that will be my next project. I've never really followed a set pattern before and  I had been admiring the turquoise / red quilts I've been seeing on all of the wonderful blogs I follow. I  decided to make one with those beautiful colors for myself.

This weekend was the first time in a very-long-time, my family was all home together without a few extra teens. I love it when my girls have their friends over but it was kinda nice just us. I decided I would work while we watched a movie together. I hauled my cutting mat, fabric and all the needed doo-dads to the family room and started in.

Two yards  of material later I realized I was cutting the wrong fabric for the squares.

  I either sighed really loud or my husband had been watching me cut because he said-- "uh oh, thats the I need more fabric look, I know that look".  I had actually wanted to use the fabric I cut for the backing.  I will have to think of something and what I'm not sure yet but I set it aside for the night and grabbed a bowl of popcorn and  kicked back under my "too small quilt" that I finished earlier.

After I complete my Sunday chores or groceries and laundry catch up , dinner and dishes I think I will try a practice disappearing 4 patch. However, it occurred to me that I just might try some square in square pattern and use all of the fabrics. You see--- this is why it takes me so long to complete a quilt: because it takes me a while to decide how to begin the quilt.

Will post the results of my "maybe's" .... soon.

Be well my friends! (and say hello)

So I am not sure what to call my newest completed quilt.  I have a few thoughts in mind thought. When I finished and proudly showed it to my husband he asked---- " why don't you make your quilts bigger, so somebody can sleep under them?"  Well----- because I am just learning and it is more difficult to fit under the sewing machine that I have: hint hint hint....... deaf ears.

Just took a little nap under it and it suits me just fine: It measures 41x55.

Why the strange measurements?  well,  I just kinda start sewing and quit when I run out of fabric.  I never really have a planned result in mind.

This is the first semi planned pattern I guess its a stacked coin.  I had purchased on ebay a bunch of 5" squares and when I got them I just stashed them away.  After a few months I got them out and started slicing and sewing. I think there may even be a few fabrics from another set I picked up along the way.

So I sewed the top adding white , sandwiched the quilt and stuck it away to start something different.

Just a week or so ago I pulled it out again and decided to change the backing.  I'm glad I did.

The binding is machine sewn, there is no way I think I can take the challenge now to learn to hand sew the binding,   someday- uh - maybe.

I learned to do the binding  from crafty gemini-- have you seen her tutorials? She is awesome--
click here to watch


So: here is my latest: "Outta the closet"


Be well,

I feel like my quilting is getting a little better. Or, maybe I just am having a better time and feeling a little more confident. Either way, I am having a great time.

I should have a new quilt to show soon. The quilt I am talking about is a stacked coin quilt, I finished the top about a year ago. Not wanting to invest a lot of money in a back I folded it up and stashed it away.  About a week ago I decided to pull it and use a backing I had purchased a while ago but forgot I had. (Big oops, am I becoming one of those fabric hoarders? )

I also picked up a book from Amazon "Quilting and Color made easy" by Susan Mckelvey and Janet Wickell.  Great book takes the guess work and of how and why color goes together.

I also found a tutorial on Jeni's website: In color order, I follow her blog religiously.  She does a fantastic job and her quilts will have you drooling!  Click on the button for a great tutorial on color, you will probably find many other helpful tutorials!
click here



Drop me a note, let me know you've stopped by and just say hello!

Be well,

Promise I Promise

I still remember that I have a blog and my "promise" or word to post my quilts. I just have suddenly found myself with no time to actually put that into action.

I have completed three quilts.. NO, not created but completed.

Quilt number one-- needed binding.
Quilt number two-- needed quilting to be finished and binding.
Quilt number three-- well, that was done a long time ago and I'm not sure I want to display it.
The quilting is not so good and I actually picked out some of the stitching hoping I would re-quilt it.
It was before I knew you shouldn't shove and push your quilts through AND to be sure the tension was correctly set.  So, the quilt has those long threads that appear as if they are just laying accross the top of the quilt-- if you know what  I mean. Quilt three also has different colors of thread in the quilt top because I was trying to convey a message. What a funny thing to do with your first quilt, you would think I would stick with just getting the quilt together, but oh no, my mind wants to make it more intriquing than that.  I'm not going to tell you the message I wanted to convey because I still like the idea and I'm determined to get it done at some point.

So I will post them with in a couple of days.  Keep in mind: I have basically taught myself to quilt and sew, but for the 6 week lesson by my dear friend Shirley many years ago. So-- really not so bad.

Gotta tell you my dear husband asked why I spend so much time sewing, cutting, and ironing but he is not seeing any results.  Sigh---- who wants to tell him that a quilter has many projects going at once?

Off to take my daughter to visit a couple prospective colleges.

Be Well

Pardon the loose threads. I guess there are certain things you don't see until you get them into a frozen moment. I will do a better job at clipping for posting. Maybe even take better pictures.

I have always felt a desire to be one of those people that is artistic. The person that express themselves through either painting, photography, or even dance. The problem was that I could never get those thoughts or feelings from my head to a form of art. Trust me, I've tried.

About seven years ago a friend in the church took on the task of teaching me and my daughters how to sew... a quilt.  It was a great summer.  Once a week we would pack our sewing machine and scraps of material and head over to Shirley's house. One of us would sew strips on a 7" block of material, one would iron and the other would cut. It took an entire summer but we ended up with a queen sized scrap quilt top.  We never did get around to quilting it.

Now, seven years later I've found myself with a passion for quilts.  It was "renewed" when I one day went to a fabric store just to kill time and wander. I wanted something to do.

Well--- here I am. 

I hope to post the pictures as I go.

It will be me and only me thought. I am pretty okay with that.
My girls have moved on in age and being in high school they have no desire to be at the sewing machine, or ironing board with mom.

Be well



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