Maureen and Jackie are giving away fabric to celebrate Jackie's birthday!
Lovely red Kona fabric........now get over there and enter.......you can't win if
you don't enter.
Happy 1st day of Summer :0), Kim
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Friday, June 21, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
New things
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Sew along
Second pieced border added to Lori and Randy's sew along. |
some sweet pink roses from my garden |
And a video visit with my granddaughter who is missing us . I hope you had a good weekend too, Happy Sewing, Kim |
Monday, May 20, 2013
Up to date on the sew along
I got all my pinwheels blocks in place, since all the edges are bias I had to be careful not
to stretch them or pull them out of shape. Do you think the medallion police will get me for having my vase off center? UH OH.
Even though I don't have a design wall yet I linked up over at Design Wall Monday why not come have a peek at all the projects :0).
Lori is having a linky party if you want to stop by and see the how the other medallions are coming along.
Happy Sewing,
Kim
to stretch them or pull them out of shape. Do you think the medallion police will get me for having my vase off center? UH OH.
Even though I don't have a design wall yet I linked up over at Design Wall Monday why not come have a peek at all the projects :0).
Lori is having a linky party if you want to stop by and see the how the other medallions are coming along.
Happy Sewing,
Kim
Randy and Lori sew along blocks. |
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Sew along part 2
How did I make these perfect pinwheel blocks without cutting one triangle?
It's a new trick I learned from Lori who learned it from this You tube Video made by Jenny
at the Missouri Star Quilt Company.
What did I change to make it even faster? I matched up all 40 of my 3.5 inch
squares into pairs then ran them through the machine with a 1/4 inch seam allowance
chain style on one side at a time. After all all four sides of all 20 pairs were sewn together I cut them into quarters on the diagonal just like directed in the video. Give it a try :0)
( so instead of doing one pair at a time and going around the perimeter I just quick ran them
through chain style)
What fun :0), now to add all the new blocks to frame up my center applique block.
It's not to late for you to join Randy and Lori's sew along........heck they are off
at quilt market having a great time and won't post another set of directions until next
week.
Happy Sewing,
Kim
It's a new trick I learned from Lori who learned it from this You tube Video made by Jenny
at the Missouri Star Quilt Company.
What did I change to make it even faster? I matched up all 40 of my 3.5 inch
squares into pairs then ran them through the machine with a 1/4 inch seam allowance
chain style on one side at a time. After all all four sides of all 20 pairs were sewn together I cut them into quarters on the diagonal just like directed in the video. Give it a try :0)
( so instead of doing one pair at a time and going around the perimeter I just quick ran them
through chain style)
What fun :0), now to add all the new blocks to frame up my center applique block.
It's not to late for you to join Randy and Lori's sew along........heck they are off
at quilt market having a great time and won't post another set of directions until next
week.
Happy Sewing,
Kim
3.5 inch pinwheel blocks |
step 2 of the sew along |
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Wine bottle cover
We are going out to a friends birthday party tonight, now I always know what to take
as a hostess gift for a woman but men are a little more puzzling to me. Last night I whipped
this up for the party :0) to cover a delightful bottle of wine from Chile. Happy Birthday Richard!
Okay so it isn't a finished quilt but it is a project I finished this week so I am linking up with Amanda Jean :0)!
Happy Sewing, Kim
as a hostess gift for a woman but men are a little more puzzling to me. Last night I whipped
this up for the party :0) to cover a delightful bottle of wine from Chile. Happy Birthday Richard!
Okay so it isn't a finished quilt but it is a project I finished this week so I am linking up with Amanda Jean :0)!
Happy Sewing, Kim
recycled shirt |
with a hand made mini-tie to close the shirt around the bottle :0) |
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
I've been sewing :0)
Lori and Randy are having a sew along and I thought it would be a good first project to do in my new half set up sewing room :0) because I've been itching to stitch. You can come over and see what others are doing on the sew along here on Lori's blog.
I've never tried machine applique until this project so it is not a work of art but a darn good start if I don't say so myself :0)
I finished it just in time to link up over at WIP Wednesday why not drop by and see what everyone is up to ?
Happy Sewing, Kim
I've never tried machine applique until this project so it is not a work of art but a darn good start if I don't say so myself :0)
I finished it just in time to link up over at WIP Wednesday why not drop by and see what everyone is up to ?
Happy Sewing, Kim
My first try at machine applique |
A visitor in the back yard........I must be back in the South! |
Friday, April 26, 2013
I joined a new group
Sea Trail Grandmas |
I joined a new group that makes baby gowns for premature babies in our local community.
So far I have made 5 of these gowns, a teddy bear and a snuggy for a tiny baby.
Have a look at their blog and see all the good work they have done over the years.
Next, I'll be looking for a quilting guild to join in coastal North Carolina.
Happy Sewing, Kim
Saturday, April 6, 2013
C&O Canal in Washington County , Md.
One of the old locks along the canal |
This is a state park now but use to be part of the canal system |
My younger brother recovering from open heart surgery and the reason I am here in Maryland |
An old barn we passed along the way. |
A historical marker next to the dam |
post-op. He is having good days and bad days but since he nearly died in December he mostly
happy he is having any more days at all. Life is good :0)
Happy Sewing, Kim
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Living by the sea
We are just 4 miles from this beach now that we have moved south. |
Sand dunes and beach grasses |
then the full moon rose out of the sea a bright glowing red! I am sorry I did not have have my camera with me it was a breath taking sight.
Happy Sewing and Happy Easter, Kim
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Everybody out of the box :0)
Friday, March 15, 2013
Get in the Box
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Spring is in the air
The first day of daylight savings time and only 10 days away from the first day of Spring!
We are having a few signs of Spring and the birds are definitely staking out there
territories to get their families started.
We are having a few signs of Spring and the birds are definitely staking out there
territories to get their families started.
snow drops in bud |
I bet they bloom this week |
Daffodils pushing up through the snow |
Here is a picture of my DH 40 years ago with his professor, Joe Rosson, taking the electric car project for a spin around the campus of Cornell. |
Friday, March 8, 2013
More Snow
Monday, March 4, 2013
Packing up 3-4-13
I packed up my sewing room this weekend, all the projects off the design wall, all the fabric, books and quilting projects packed up ready to go. I'll post this design wall one more time over at
Design Wall Monday with Judy, I'll be back in a few weeks when I get set up in my new home. Happy sewing, Kim
Design Wall Monday with Judy, I'll be back in a few weeks when I get set up in my new home. Happy sewing, Kim
Last picture of my design wall before I pack it all up. |
boxes and boxes of fabric |
Goodbye New York |
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Block 64 from "Just takes 2"
Monday, February 11, 2013
Snow 2-11-13
Swimming anyone? This is a picture of our diving board :0) |
DH manhandling the snowblower. |
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
WIP Wednesday 1-30-13
I can't believe it is the end of January! My goodness where does time go?
I have been working on these blocks for sometime now and look I finally finished all of them!
Now I am collecting ideas for ways to set them, if you have any ideas feel free to share them with me. I'm linking up over at WIP Wednesday, come on over and see what everyone is working on.
Happy Sewing,
Kim
I have been working on these blocks for sometime now and look I finally finished all of them!
Now I am collecting ideas for ways to set them, if you have any ideas feel free to share them with me. I'm linking up over at WIP Wednesday, come on over and see what everyone is working on.
Happy Sewing,
Kim
6 inch blocks |
The last red and tan block added to the sow along and now I am finished! |
Monday, January 28, 2013
Design Wall Monday
I'm linking up on Design Wall Monday to show off all my blue and gold
6 inch blocks, Yes I finished. :0)! Come on by and see all the terrific work in progress.
I also have all these blocks in reds and tans! Two quilts I hope to finish this year.
Happy Sewing, Kim
6 inch blocks, Yes I finished. :0)! Come on by and see all the terrific work in progress.
All my blocks are done, now I have to decide on how to put these together |
I also have all these blocks in reds and tans! Two quilts I hope to finish this year.
Happy Sewing, Kim
Friday, January 25, 2013
More six inch blocks
Four more blocks to make and I will have completed the Sow along by Randy.........I hope to get that done today! I know it isn't a finish but I am so happy that I am making progress that I am going to show it off over at Amanda Jean's anyway!
What are you working on? Happy Sewing, Kim
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