LUS BOW 9, Democratic Watchman

My block for this past week-the ninth BOW.

The blues are new fat 1/4s-and I thought I wouldn't be buying any blue!

The BOW is on a break until after the first of the year. That will give me time to work on other hand work projects. What shall I prep next? Maybe I will get back to my Michele Hill William Morris style sampler that has been put away for awhile....

LUS BOW 8

A quick one this week! 20 pieces and 2 hours. My hand sewing group met today, and I was able to finish this at the meeting. Woo hoo!

8 straight weeks of keeping up with this BOW. I also went and picked out 5 new blue fat 1/4s. Thanks Mary for the gift certificate :)

Loyal Union Sampler BOW 7 Peace and Plenty

Only 24 pieces this week. But it took me a bit longer to finish. 

Both kids have been sick and home from school all week. Both are on the mend, and ready to get out of the house!

Just in time for Ethan's Paint Ball Birthday Party tonight!

LUS BOW 6, Charlie Stokey's Star

Woo Hoo! Another BOW finished. And wow did this take me awhile.

Unfortunately I think my corner points will be cut off-so I have to decide whether or not I will redo them. 45 pieces.

Loyal Union Sampler BOW 5 Beacon Lights

Beacon Lights.

I love doing this Block of the Week, and staying caught up!

The light blue is from a fat quarter I just got in Kingston weekend before last. I know I thought I had plenty of blues, but I couldn't resist adding more. I may have to start looking for more whites too!

Loyal Union Sampler BOW #4

LUS Block of the Week #4.

D-9 Gerda's Puzzle.

I have a few pieces from a fabric line that is blue, white/cream, and a little gold.

I love these fabrics! 

I picked up a few fat 1/4s this weekend to add to the mix too! 

 

Loyal Union Sampler BOW #3

Still keeping up! Three weeks in a row!

Hand stitched. I think I am going to try keeping track of how long each block takes to complete. I spent 30 minutes last night putting it together and it got me wondering how much time I do spend on hand piecing. Most of my hand sewing is spent while watching the kids at various activities-but I am still curious :)

2nd LUS block

This is my second block from the Loyal Union Sampler. 

So far so good-2 BOWs finished in time!!

Loyal Union Sampler!

I made my first block from the Loyal Union Sampler by Jennifer Chiaverini.

I have decided to make it all blues and whites and creams. 

I have plenty in my stash to choose from.
This first block is hand pieced, and I will attempt to hand piece the entire top.

I hope to keep up with the Block of the Week with the LUS yahoo group!

Wish me luck :)

Almost finished....Henrietta....

Here she is- `Henrietta Whiskers'!

Just one little bit of the binding to finish and she'll be done!
All of the fabric is from my collection of William Morris Prints.
It may be a tad busy, but I love it! I love to see all of my favorite fabrics in one place.
Soon Henrieta will be hanging in my entry for fall.
The town next to mine has an annual quilt show in September.
The quilt guild I belong to is sponsoring a category for the town's centennial.
I am going to enter this quilt as it has been stitched at our monthly hand sewing meetings.

This pattern is from Bunny Hill Designs and was a block of the month.
I only made one, just right for a wall quilt!

Tristan's Stuffed Animal Signature Quilt

Ta-Da!!

Here is Tristan's Stuffed Animal Signature Quilt!

I will mail it to him, as it wasn't finished when we visited 2 weeks ago.

2 down, 5 more to go!!!

Kayden's Doll Signature Quilt

Yea!! 

My first Doll Siggie Quilt finished!

This one is for Kayden.

I swapped blocks last August. The blocks all have a Doll's name and the owner of the doll. Kayden's is for her and her doll McKenna. Pictured is V's doll Victoria.

6 more to finish!!

The Strawberry Thief in SHOES!!

I love William Morris designs and now I can get them in shoes!

The pattern is the Strawberry Thief and printed by Liberty Fabrics.

The shoes are by Vans-which I haven't worn since high school!

Should I make a matching skirt with my fabric already in my stash??? :)

UFOs and New Projects

So I have been trying to finish some of my UFOs. 

Like Always!!

And in getting some crossed off of my list, I am dreaming of new projects to start.....

My DJ secret pal sent me a gift certificate to Keepsake Quilting a couple of months ago. So I finally decided on what to purchase. I chose a McKenna Ryan small wall hanging pattern that has a Wren atop a birdhouse. I also chose a new-to me-product called Inn-Spire. It is a moldable, fusible interfacing that I am going to use to make fabric bowls. 

I also *think* I am going to start a Loyal Union Sampler quilt from the new book by Jennifer Chiaverini. I ordered it yesterday, and it should ship today! What is extra special about the book is that I made 2 blocks that are included in one of the quilts in the book! 

I am so excited to receive my copy!
Another quilt that I have seen lately is the Love Entwined 1790's coverlet.
Love Entwined
It is really gorgeous but wow, that would be a lot of work!!

Toddi's T-Shirt Quilt

Toddi and Andi came to visit us here in Woodinville!

I had Toddi's T-shirt quilt ready for him to take back to Hungary.

The sashing, binding and backing are made with a fabric line called Hungarian Blue.

The batik is from scraps leftover from when I made Todd, Andi, Toddi and Grandma matching shirts.

I like how it turned out!!