I used Amy Butler's Belle line for this quilt.
I had enough leftovers to make a pillow. That was interesting. I didn't really measure anything except at the end to make it fit a 20" pillow. So I had to add a little here and a little there.
I quilted it with the Plummage pantograph in a light beige thread.
And I finally got to use a nice bias print plaid from my stash for the binding.
In other news.....got one run of pickles sealed up.
Great weekend. Hope yours was equally great!
Before I get to my normal Saturday sewing, I am doing a bit more canning.
I used Mrs. Wages salsa mix on the left, homemade on the right. I hate to admit it but Mrs. Wages beat my homemade hands down. Mine was too bland. The mix was nice and hot. I suppose if I made the homemade often enough I'd figure out the right blend of spices. The salsa made from the seasoning mix just looks prettier too.
I've organized my canning jars in preparation for the two batches of sweet pickles I am making. One batch is already to the last stage of soaking in the sugar and spices.
The crock looks pretty rough, and it is an antique, but I assure you it will do the job.
One of my favourite fabric and quilt designers is Heather Mulder Peterson. She had a giveaway for a set of fat quarters from her new line, "Here Fishy Fishy" and I won it! Isn't it adorable? She used the colors and theme in her own little boy's bedroom. Check out her blog and store.
I saw this on the Missouri Quilt Company web site, but I am not sure if it is still available. This is a very simple method to make a custom ironing board for your quilt studio. I have a small 30x30 table I use for ironing and have used a little 12x18 ironing board for years.
It is really too small, and I can't easily wash it when needed. My friend gave me a piece of 1/4 inch board, about 18x27. I think it came off of an old stereo/radio.
Take an old towel. Measure and cut so after sewing the sides up, the board will slide into it.
Sew the side seams together. I had to use my walking foot.
Slide the board inside. I also slid in some insulated batting I had on hand, but I don't think that is really necessary.
Fold the extra under the side away from you. You want to leave it so you can slide it off and wash it as needed.
Simple. Frugal. Functional. Since I used batting inside, I could also make a cover from some really pretty fabric. I love having more space to iron.
Started my next project. I am making a new lap quilt for our living room. The idea is to bring in some new colors with a quilt and some pillows. I purchased a couple of layer cakes in Amy Butler's new Belle fabric line. Big prints, lots of different colors. To me it looks like a modern take on flour sack fabrics. It is different than my norm but I think I'll like it. I decided to use a simple brick pattern to highlight the varied fabrics.
Pretty good progress for only a few hours work.
After all the canning yesterday......
There was still something I wanted to get done this weekend....
Another Round and Round wall hanging (pattern by Camille Roskelley).
The one on the left will go in my office at work, at least for now...
The tiny stippling on the Christmas one took a while, so I did a wider stippling on the left. To be honest, I like the smaller stippling better. I'll try to remember that for the future.......
Our little town postponed the Fourth of July fireworks to tonight. Below is the view I had walking down our hill to where Jim parked his truck, where we sit and watch them. Beautiful.
Have had a very productive day. Ran four miles, then we changed and picked wild blackberries for an hour and a half. Three ticks later, I have enough for three cobblers. Then picked beans. I'm thinking I've got enough for about 16 quarts.
Ahhh.....summertime.
I am so blessed. I have a friend who has a marvelous garden. She called today and told me they still have plenty of white half runner green beans in their garden and they have canned and frozen all they want. So....they are mine for the pickin! Getting all my canning stuff together this evening......
I also hope to have a wild blackberry cobbler tomorrow. After a morning run, my young friend and I are going to go to a U-pick-it place for blackberries. He has both the wild and the tame. I've still got blackberry jam from 2011 so I don't plan to make any more but the wild berries are so sweet and good for cobblers and smoothies. Maybe I can get some for the freezer.
I absolutely LOVE canning. Makes me feel like a pioneer.
Finished this beauty this afternoon. I used 8 charm squares from Nancy's Holiday Favorites by Nancy Halvorsen. And white. That's it. Well, except the red ticking I used for the binding. Single ply. Not fun, but it worked and it was the only red stripe I had. The pattern is by Camille Roskelley, Round and Round.
Love this. I may have to make the big quilt using this pattern. It uses seven of these big blocks.
One of the patterns I ordered this weekend is called Round and Round by Camille Roskelley. It is pretty neat being able to download a pattern and have it in your hand to work with. I found a Christmas charm pack and made this little beauty in only about two hours. It measures 25" x 25".
I think I need some red stripe for the binding. Now, to figure out how to quilt it.....
