Stitching Society Weekly Update

This week, I had to get my December Stitching Society project finished--the January meeting is this coming Thursday and I hadn't decided what design I would use for the project-an ornament. 

I decided on the Snowflake.
I can leave this ornament hanging out in Minnesota until May and it will look perfectly in place!

I wasn't sure about the ribbon hanger--it's from a package I had just received in the mail and was the right color.

 I finished a few other wool hexagons this week too:

Mittens

Frosty

Ice Skate (my favorite this week)

I have lots more hexies set up to stitch on--perfect for staying out of the outdoor deep freeze that set in today.

Linking up with Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching HERE

My Own Tiny Lemoyne Stars

Last Autumn,  I shared a few quilt show photos that I was quite taken with--tiny Lemoyne Star quilts all set differently:

I assumed that the stars had been hand pieced  or sewn with inset seams, but my friend Sharyn clued me in to how they really were made.

 If you look closely at the star block, you can see the seam through the light squares--turns out they are cut from strip sets using a special ruler!

Of course I had to search out a ruler for myself--it's the Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star ruler that you can find HERE.
There is also a video that show you how to use it HERE.
  Deb Tucker (who invented the ruler) demonstrates how to use it--much better than I can show you!
Of course it also comes with thorough instructions.
My one tip: put a dab of rubber cement on the underside tip of the ruler.
When it is completely dry, you will have much less slipping of fabric at that narrow point when cutting your strip sets.

Aren't they cute? 

 

Mission Accomplished

As usual, I am down to the wire with my UFO finish for the month!

But, I am pretty relieved proud that I finished at least one (okay, probably just one) each month--twelve quilt tops out of the UFO bin--yay! 

There was a little sunlight and even less snow, so I decided to take photos outside--wish it was still warm too!

Over the River and Through the Woods pattern by Crabapple Hill Studio.
I competed the embroidery and piecing in 2008--the top hung for a couple years at Colorz for Quilts....

...so it was about time to bring it out of the bottom of the bin and make it into a quilt!

The embroidery was done with brown floss on a sampler print from Blackbird Designs. 

It's always so hard to decide how to quilt embroidered blocks.For the lyrics block, I Googled the sheet music for the song and quilted the notes above and below the embroidery.
I don't read music, so I hope it's accurate!

 I decided to just enhance the landscapes... 

and do plumes and scrolls in the flying geese.
I'm so happy to have this one done--and it only took six years!!

I couldn't resist using my "Punch-card Sale" postcard at Gruber's, so on Friday Mr. Moosebay and I took a little road trip to St. Cloud.
I'm concentrating on adding to my homespun stash---I have a plan.
I only purchased about eight yards--well--maybe more like nine--oops!

New Year Wishes

Wishing you a peaceful and blessed New Year!

Stitching Society Update

I have lots of completed hexagons to show... 

I wish the photos were a bit nicer--dark days this week!

 Hummingbird

 Pineapple

 Barn

 Schoolhouse

 Pony

Gone to Seed

Daisy

Dandelion

Sunflower

Today I plan to complete the machine quilting on my December UFO and work on the binding this evening! 

Linking up with Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching HERE

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Catching Up--a little....

The latest issue of Simply Vintage finally arrived in Brainerd--I have been waiting anxiously for the final part of the Bonnie Sullivan mystery Susie's World. As soon as I got home with my copy of the magazine, I dug into my Susie's World tub and got to work!

The last block!
Little Susie in the garden....

and the piecing that surrounds it.

Yes! I finished the whole top! I love it!
I'm hoping to get it quilted sometime in January--fingers crossed!
You can see past posts about Susie's World HERE and HERE and HERE

Before this kit got buried in piles of stuff on my cutting table, I thought I better get it put together.
It's this years Black Friday Weekend freebie kit from Primitive Gatherings.
I have to confess I switched out a few of the fabrics--too many blah ones included--now it's a little happier.
I only have a half bag of crushed walnuts left, so I can't stuff it until I replenish my supply--this pin cushion is huge-almost 5"x 9"--it may end up as a door stop!

I forgot I had this little wool felt ornament kit until I started clearing a space to cut my flying geese for Susie's World. I decided I better get it put together before it disappears again.
At our October long arm meeting, Rebecca brought some things she was weeding out of her sewing space. Rebecca had started the ornament, but lost interest in finishing it, so I pounced on it! I added the pine branches since it looked a little bare. When I completed all the blanket stitching, I spritzed it with a little distress spray so it would look a bit vintage-y. 

Sunday I will be spending 6 hours in the car, so I am hoping to get at least a couple of my wool hexagons stitched--we'll see!

Linking up to Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching.