APIP #12; Debbie's Table Topper - This project was started in October 2014 when I took a class in wool applique. I thoroughly enjoyed the class and completed the applique within a week after I took the class. Then, like so many others, I set it aside to hand quilt later, hopefully in time for a Christmas Gift for my sis-in-law Debbie. Sooooooooooo, here I am, eleven years later, and I completed it this week. Wow, I have my first Christmas Gift for this year :) It really turned out nice and now I want to check out a local antique/consignment shop we have here in town to find a pretty candy dish or bowl of some kind to put with it, filled with chocolates. They have beautiful glass pieces and I will probably come out of there with more than one selection.
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Sunday, March 30, 2025
2014 UFO - Finished!
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Meryton and other project progress
Its been a good week, accomplishing many goals that I had set for this week. Having my APIP list (Active Projects in Process) is really serving to keep me on track.
APIP#1 - Meryton; I do love working on this quilt and this week I was able to complete the applique prep work on the remaining three Star Flower border blocks. Here are all the pieces I got prepped. The stars for Star Flowers are English Paper Pieced.
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Snowflake wreath - Mary Corbet Pattern
This week I have primarily worked on two projects, the Bloom and Sew (Gail Pan 2025 BOM) and some snowflake Christmas ornaments (Mary Corbet pattern).
APIP#2 - Bloom and Sew - I finished block 2 and now to move on to Block 3 which I received March 11. I love working on these blocks with all the hand embroidery and patchwork piecing. Is kind of like putting together a jigsaw pattern.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Joseph's Coat of Many Colors - FINISHED
APIP#4 - Joseph's Coat of Many Colors is FINISH as of this afternoon. I got it back from the Quilter on Wednesday and by Friday I had the binding sewn on, hemmed and today I made the label. I will give it to Kathryn after church on Sunday March 23.
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Finished Quilt Top |
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Meryton Applique Prep
Well my goodness, it is 11:32 Sunday night and I just remembered I had not posted my progress on my active projects.
APIP#1; Meryton - This week I did some applique prep work and even got two little star flowers completed. I need 16 of these, which translates to 96 EPP jewel pieces and 16 hexies. These are all 1/2" paper pieces and quite small compared to what I usually do. The center hexie will be bird images from the Moda Songbird Serenade fabrics. I just love these little birds and am featuring them in my quilt....the Chickadee is my favorite.
Sunday, February 23, 2025
New Christmas Ornament - Snowflake Wreath
APIP #10 - Snowflake Ornament; Today I started a new design by Mary Corbet for a Snowflake Ornament. I have modified her pattern just a little to add beads and sequins. I completed the stitching and beading/sequins today on the first ornament. I plan to make 4. I chose to use a "forest green" for the background thinking the snowflake would show up pretty on the tree, Next step will be to place it on a circle to form the ornament.
APIP #4 - Joseph's Coat of Many Colors; I have been mainly on this project this past week. I completed the third row and appliqued on the center circles on all the completed rows. Three down, two to go. Going to give this quilt to a young lady for her 14th birthday March 27. I have been told she has an "old soul" which refers to her loving things vintage. Since this is an old pattern and I am doing it scrappy, thought it would look fairly vintage. I hope to get it hand quilted in time for her birthday, so going to try really hard this week to complete the last two rows this week. I did get the remining pieces for the triangles and circles cut this morning....so ready - set - GO!
Sunday, February 16, 2025
Mary Corbet's Wreath with Candle ornaments
APIP#5 - Embroidered Wreath with Candle - This a pattern designed by Mary Corbet with a few modifications I made - primarily adding beads and sequins. I do love the sparkle it gives them when hanging on the Christmas tree. Mary also used a white candle against her beautiful linen background. I chose the red candle for mine. I made three of these - one for my tree, one to give to friends and family at Christmas and one to give to my guild for the Christmas Arts and Crafts festival.