Baby Steps

This is a really busy time of year for me.

I thought I would give the instructions one more try.

It worked.

So I am ready for the next step.

New Project

I had an idea.

I am using a pattern.

I am just struggling with the big picture.

I put a boarder on this one.

I like it more everyday.

I'm in love with this tulip pattern.

I feel like I have found my summer scrap project.

Projects

I have a niece who is involved with a program that helps

refugees settle in her area.

I found myself very drawn to help also.

I decided to make some scrap quilts for our refugee center, here in the Magic Valley.

The first thing I did was start cutting.

Hello?

This made the task a bit more challenging.

I finished all the quilt tops, 

and then slowly,

started to quilt them.

 I am happy to say, that after a year,

I have finished all four of them. 

I look forward to delivering them.

I think I will do some more, 

but I will plan first and then cut.  

Full Bloom

Hello!

I have been here and there, but not here.

I made a few of these before I went out of town,

and estimated that I would finish this quilt top in late April.

I have no idea how it happened, 

but I had a few hours one day and I put it together.

Love it.

I want to put a border on it.

I promised myself that I would not keep it.

I sure don't need it.

I have thought of half a dozen people to give this to.

Good thing I have some time to decided who will get it.  

I finished it!

 I finished it!

I'm pretty happy about that.

We had a little bit of snow, so I took it out.

There is something about the light in the snow.  

Everyone who sees this quilt, comments on the back.

This is a cute back from Connecting Threads.

I love the binding.

I am going to keep it for a fair entry.

I also started the squares for my new quilt.

I like this block.

It is going to be a while until I get them done.

Frame

I had washed and pressed my cross stitch.

I ordered press-on mounting board and it had arrived.

I needed a frame.

My friend, Dixie, has me take her to a thrift store so she can buy frames for her paintings,

so I went to her favorite store and found a frame that I felt would work.

I haven't framed a cross stitch piece in years, maybe 20 of them

but it comes back to you.

   

I love pressing it on the board and watching it lay perfectly flat.

I did end up buying a box knife and then having to use our staple gun,

but it is an awesome feeling to complete something.  

While walking to the shop, I couldn't believe my eyes.

Tulips are on their way up.

Let's face it, everything is.  

Not much sewing time

I finished the binding on this little quilt.

I like it in the picture,

but not so much up close.

I have one more quilt to put together and then I will take them all

to the refugee center.

Then I will start some more.

So I finished half of the border.

It looks like another 3 weeks.

I appliqued the cursive part 

and found thread for the rest.

It still makes me happy.