jolo

I have 2 quilts to bind,hope to get that done and am taking a break from quilts to knit some Christmas gifts.My everybodys are saying we dont really need another quilt ,Nana. lol

unfinishedbusiness

I'm with you! I finished the tote I was looking for the pattern for and am so inspired that there was a pattern on the cover of McCall's Quilts 2002 . It will be done by Thanksgiving and it will be cut out by this evening ! How is that for a lot of bluster? LOL

AUQuilter

I will be joining in for a few hours. Will finish a snap sack Fall piece and cut more backing for a Scrappy Bargello.

retiredteacher09

Good work, everyone!
I am finally finished with my second 'beans and corn' block! The picture on the left was done by the instructions and had me cutting squares in 1/2 for triangles. Lots of bias edges and I wasn't happy with the outcome. Then I found a variation of the pattern and used that variation to make the block over. This time I sewed HST's using the 4 or 8 at a time method and I like the second block much better plus it came out at the right size of 6.5 inches.

I would have given up on this block but it has significance for my niece and her husband and I am trying to make blocks that have meaning in their wall hanging. My niece grew up on a farm and they raised field corn and beans along with a family plot of sweet corn in Minnesota. Her husband grew up in Nicauraga where they live and beans are staple foods. So it was worth the hours and struggle to get it right.

Now I am off to try paper piecing. I think I will start with a house. Wish me luck!

Connie

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kristakz

Your second block came out beautifully, Connie. Maybe the first should go on the back of the quilt, as a reminder to never give up, even when the going gets tough

GailG

Krista, that is a great idea! I pin mine up to the Roman shade next to my sewing machine. That shade is pretty "decorated" right now.

Anne P

Oh, I can so understand! I have a tabby who sits right in front of the needle when I'm trying to sew or right on the spot where I need to cut at the cutting table! Gotta love 'em! Really, I have to give her pets and loves or she won't leave me alone!

thimblebug6000

DD arrived and is sewing for the 1st time in about 20+ years as she wants to make a friend some placemats. She has the 1st two pieced and stitched and working on the 2nd two. They are a DP4 design with greens and blues, I'm staying out of the room to "let" her do them. I just want to jump in and make them for her

jtquilts

Happy Holiday Everyone! I have been checking in all weekend to see all of the lovely pictures and read about all of the industrious folks! My DD was here this week and brought her 'new for last Christmas' sewing machine so we could have some lessons. She even promised that if we ever get to live near one another I can show her how to make a quilt!

This week I have my mother with me-one week here and a week with my DB and SIL-and I have been spending time in her sitting room with her working on a graduation quilt for a DGS for next May. I am hand quilting with the utilitarian Big stitch. So I have been quilting and feeling a closeness with all ya'll out there!

butter14562

Finished my fitted chair cushion, complete with new foam and wrapped with [ATTACH=CONFIG]530087[/ATTACH]mat. Getting ready to put spice blocks together,to go with them sugar blocks.