Carter's Giraffe

I am going back in time (6 years)  to find the quilt I made for my Great Grandson Carter whom we call Carty.   I'm sure when he gets just a little bit older we won't get away with that any more but for now he still lets us call him that.  I am doing this so I can link up to Tuesday Archives with Val .   

Here is the quilt I made for him 6 years ago.  Wow I've learned so much in the last few years but I'm still proud of this. 

This was the label I put on the back. 

I have to include a couple of pictures of the recipient.  Proud Grandma.  

My Beautiful Granddaughter and Carter.

 As of a year ago he became a big brother. 

Have a Blessed day  Lynn 

Choo Choo

I have trains - 

The other day I got the tracks ready

Then I got the tunnels done - 

 And today I got the tracing and fusing done to put the trains together.   Yay!

Next I need to do the topstitching and then put the windows, doors and trees on and around the houses.  But that will have to wait a couple days. 
Tomorrow I am going to the Cottage, first time in a month so I will be working on my the Farmhouse Threads BOM.  And then getting my nails done.  
Have a Blessed Day!  Lynn   

Houses and a Turtle

I have been working on a little tiny embroidery since we were on vacation.  But at the end of the evening when I normally do my embroidery - I've been tired and haven't gotten much done.  Finally last night I finished it and will be able to start catching up on my Bee-Utiful blocks.   Here's the Turtle.

Then today I worked on the House blocks for the Peaceful Holiday Quilt. 

This will become the chimney.  

See... 

Here are the 6 narrow houses 

Here are all the houses stacked up.  

And here are the house strips 2 at a time.  

The top left pictured below is the church. 

All of the houses will be getting window's and doors appliqued on them.  That along with the trains will be the next session and what I will hopefully be working on tomorrow.   I say hopefully cause Hubby said something about going to the lake to swim so I guess we'll see.  

Happy about the progress I'm making 

Have a Blessed Day! 

Lynn 

Peaceful Holiday

It feels like it has been a little slow going on this BOM "Peaceful Holiday" by Jason Yenter that I'm teaching.  I am still working to get the top put together,  It took me a couple different days to get all of these square in a square flying geese units together. 

Here's where they started..... my little cut pieces

They became these.

All my little trimmings

And then,  they became these - 

And this will become the borders around the center block. 

I also got the green and white corner blocks done.  They are part paper pieced and part regular piecing. 

Once I finally got that done - I started cutting out the next months section.   It will be the train tracks and tunnels and the houses.  It took me a whole day just to do the cutting - Whew.   

Yesterday - despite a few interruptions, I did make a little progress.  My train track, tunnel backgrounds are done.  The trains, however don't get done until session 4.  

Today I'll be working on the rest of session 3 which is piecing the houses together.   

Well I better get at it - I'll let you know how I do. 

Blessings - Lynn 

July Progress and August Goals

Well How did I do? 

July Goals

I was on Vacation - can you call it that when you are retired?  Anyway I was gone 12 days almost half a month and it does show a little in my progress this month.  :)

1.  Make another Scavenger Hunt Block.  July's Clues were:  Flip Flops, Thimble and Polka Dots. I have all kinds of Polka Dot fabric and a couple different pieces of flip flop fabric so I'll have to see what I can come up with.   Complete 

2.  Buttermilk Basin BOM -   Finish the S Block and Prep the N Block when it comes out.  Complete

 

3.  Bee-Utiful BOW.  At 2 blocks a week that means I will be getting blocks 6-15 there are 5 Friday's this month.  Since I will be gone for two of those Fridays, I fear I'll be getting behind.  So I will say that out of 10 possible blocks I need to have 6 of the 10 blocks done and the rest prepped.  (Yikes) 

*** UPDATE***  I was wrong about the release of the blocks on the Bee-Utiful BOW - they are released 2 per every 8 days.   So this will work so that there are only 8 blocks this month.   Updated Goal - all Blocks Prepped and 6 completed.

Only 1/2 Completed.  All Prepped - Only 2 done.

Bee Sweet  Block 6

Block 7  Bee Charming

Blocks 8 and 9  Bee Simple and Bee Fruitful

Blocks 10 and 11 Bee Kind and Bee Industrioud

Block 12 Bee Grateful

Block 13 Bee Romantic 

 They are ready to go when I can get to them.  

4.  Farmhouse Threads  Mystery BOW. 5 Blocks (#3-7) so I my goal is to have 4 done and 2 prepped.  This includes finishing block #2.    

1/2 done - All are prepped - need to be stitched.  

Block 1 and 2 Completed

Block 3 Prepped

Block 4a and 4b Prepped. 

(I traced the wrong sheet so I now have it in two sizes.  I will use the small one to do a pillow or something.)

Block 5 Prepped

Block 6 Prepped

Block 7 Prepped 

(Isn't it adorable) 

Again - they're all ready when I can get to them.  

5.  UFO Buster # 4   It ends up being the Christmas Quilt again.    :)   

Beginning Status:   

 As always the goal is to make progress.     Complete.  

My Progress on this quilt this month really mostly consisted of prepping new blocks. But they will be ready to pick up next time I work on it so that is good and yes I did make progress.  

6.  Binding.  I've done good on my quilting goals - now I need to get all of the hand sewing of the binding done.  With all these BOW and BOM's I now have lots and lots of hand work.  Train Quilt, Bee Hive Wall Hanging, and Charity Quilt binding needs to be finished.  

All Complete.

Caleb and his Quilt.  

Bee Hive Wall hanging

Charity Quilt 

7.  Blog Minimum of 6 times.   Complete

Bonus Points   - No Progress 

Bonus #1.   Quilt one of my flimsies - Bee Hive Baby   

Bonus #2.   Quilt another charity quilt.

Bonus #3.   Continue with Gift making.  

No Points for this  - However there is a very large  "Not Planned"  Item that came about this month.   

Peaceful Holiday by Jason Yenter   My original post about it is here.

I was mistaken she is offering it in both colorways however I was given the white to make for the shop sample.  Above is the center block. 

The month was very busy with our travels - but oh so fun.  So happy to spend the wonderful time with our family and friends. 

And now it is time to do some planning for our next month.  

August Goals

1.  Scavenger Block(s):

August - Something Plaid - Spool of Thread - Hankercheif 

September - Appple - Roman Numeral 9 - Dragon Fly

October - Zig Zag - Acorn - Sewing Notion or Tool 

Goal:  Do the August Block.  Bonus Points if I do more.

2.  Buttermilk Basin:  Finish "N" Block and Prep "O" Block when it comes out. 

3.  Bee-Utiful QAL - 

I have 6 blocks prepped that need to be stitched - Pictured above.  

 There will be 7 new blocks that come out in August.  

      Goal: Prep blocks 14-20 and have 6 blocks stitched. 

4.  Farmhouse Threads  "Harvest Mystery"  I have blocks 1 and 2 completed -Pictured above. I have blocks 3-7 Prepped - Pictured Above.  There will be 4 more blocks in August.  

      Goal: Prep the 4 new blocks.  

5.  APQ UFO Buster # 6 - Wool Crazy and Wool Ark Crazy

Beginning Status - 

There is still so much to work on here.  The stitching between the blocks, around the appliques and more appliques added.   

Wool Ark Crazy - I have all the background put together.  The next step will be to do the crazy stitches around each block and then start adding the animals - 2 x 2.  

                   Goal:  Make Progress 

 6.  Peaceful Holiday - Pictured Above - Goal:  Finish the top! 

Since #6 is my major priority I am trying to keep the rest of my list a little on the lighter side. Once I get the top done I will concentrate on catching up all the other blocks. 

Bonus

B1 - Extra Scavenger Blocks

B2 - Stitch more than 6 Bee-Utiful Blocks

B3 - Stitch some of the Farmhouse Blocks

B4 - SNR Guild Monthly Projects. I have 3 Items I need to create. I have  part of it designed just need create it.    

Well I think this is more than enough.   As always I will keep you posted on my progress.  
Have a Blessed day - Lynn