NC VA Home...Quilt Top Finished!!!

Now for some red binding!!!

Blessings all,

Kathy 

Neuse Quilters Guild....Block of the Quarter

 Neuse Quilters Guild Block of the Quarter...all complete

Blessings all

Kathy

Signing our Duke Family Signature Quilt...

On our trip to Louisiana, while visiting with family, we began signing our Duke Family Signature Quilt!

cousins signing...

my sweetie signing...

and the 80th birthday girl signing!!!

We had a wonderful time visiting my husband's family

on our first trip to Louisiana...

the mighty Mississippi

Nottoway Plantation on River Road...

LSU and Mike the Tiger ...

New Orleans of course...

our wonderful tour guides and hosts...cousins Ginger and Howard...

beignets at Cafe' DuMonde...



BUT
 what we both enjoyed the most was family...

just family

cousin Jean...cousin Alice Katie...

cousin Billie, the 80th birthday girl ( we were her surprise too)...

for what else is there but our family!!

Blessings all,

Kathy

prior posts on this quilt progress

Duke Family Quilt

Cousins Reunion after MANY years..

quilt finished...


enjoy!!!

Sew OR No Sew...???

Does anyone else have a hard time with NO sew projects?

I mean really...no sewing for a Home Ec teacher???

Well, of course, I have found a great window treatment that I like that is YES

NO SEW...

Roman Shade- No Sew  

by Centsational Girl

If I make it, I am sure there will be some sewing!!

Anyone else have this problem?

Blessings all

Kathy

Hand Piecing Apple Core...

Any hints on hand piecing the apple core ?

Blessings all,

Kathy

Quilt Finish...

Finished up the Duke Family Reunion Signature Quilt today...well, all but the label.

I am pleased and now it is all ready for our signatures. 

Here is the post about the reunion and

the quilt top...

Duke Family Gaathering

We are hoping to go to one of Cliff's first cousins 80th birthday party in Louisiana in January and get it started...pictures then.

Blessings all,

Kathy

Pinterest Paying Off...

Finally got around to trying one the recipes that I "pinned" on Pinterest...Pistachio Cranberry Cookies!!

The recipe said it makes 2 dozen but I make 31 cookies..

tasty and so festive for our Christmas season too.

Here is the site with the recipe...

home baked memories

Blessings all,

Kathy

Special Gift...

I have a wonderful and very talented quilt friend

who keeps blessing me by sharing her many talents with me !

Knitted socks,

knitted scarf,

and

now this wonderful pattern complete with 

her hand embroidery!!!

Didn't it turn out just lovely...

and she gave one to all of our Guild members too.

Check out her blog too...

The Thread and I

to see all the many projects that she completes and just how talented she is!!!

Blessings all,

Kathy

Finishes and sneak peaks...

 Finishes...

 

 

Sneaks...

More later...

Blessings all,

Kathy

Making Faces on a Saturday...

I have started on two snowmen table toppers

 And used the machine to appliqué and free motion

But just had to add some handwork!!!

using a double sewing thread (cotton)

up..down...same hole...
and my needle is a bit big, but it was the only one that would
accommodate the thread??!!

here is the back view...
and I know NOT to use a KNOT...
but I just did??@#??$$??

How do you like my stabilizer...Pellon interfacing wrapper...we must be thrifty so we can purchase MORE fabric you know!!

Keep posted..

Blessings all,
Kathy

Child's Dress from a Man's Shirt...

I just love this idea that I cam across from Pinterest!!!

So, I thought I would try one...

will let you know how it comes out.

Blessings all,

Kathy

New Scrap Project...

I have sorted my favorite fabric scraps...including just plain throwing some AWAY!!!!!  YES, I said I actually threw some fabric away. Why? Well, I just did not like it and was tired of it...enough said.
(They were really small pieces though )

As I sorted my red, white, blues, yellow and tans, I decided to start a new Veterans Home quilt. Here is  Beth's Blog post about the paper foundation blocks that I have wanted to try and this seemed like the project. 
Love, Laugh Quilt

Lovely star, isn't it!!
"Thanks Beth"

My friend, Betty from Guild, has been helping us make old fashioned string blocks which we had made for charity quilts so I am used to the process.

Betty on the right with one of her many creations .. a method that she learned from her mama.

Anyway,
here are the really quick and easy steps to making the star block.

I just kinda measured the same from the center point
and drew a line to the bottom part of the triangle
(sorry, but I forget what the sides are called...maybe one of you can correct me)
to make the template for the "star". Then I cut all of the yellow pieces.

Sew one strip, any size of scrap, both sides of the yellow star piece

Keep pressing and adding strips until finished...
I only used a 1/8" seam to keep bulk down.
But if you are not too sure of your seam allowances
you may want to use 1/4".

trim all sides...

and voila`
you are done....


with one triangle
that makes up the star bock of four.

Blessings all,
Kathy