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I live in the Black Hills of South Dakota with my husband Bill, 3 sons, 2 dogs,, 2 horses-now 1, bottle calves and Chicks. I love to Quilt. I enjoy Horses,Gardening, Flowers, Archery, Camping, Fishing, Bottle Calves and all things with animals. I started sewing when I was 8 for 4-H, and have sewed off and on since. I discovered how fun quilting was over 7 years ago. I still sew on a Kenmore that was a graduation gift in 1981. I have a New Kenmore 385.19, and a Viking 400, a Singer Treadle, a Featherweight. and a Viking Ruby. In February 2010 I purchased an APQS Longarm , and Love everyone of them. I taught my 1st paper-piecing class, it was such a blast!

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

A Quilty Weekend

With our cold and snowy weekend I managed to get quite a bit accomplished.
The first being the Table Runner for my mother. I had previously made her a couple of placemats and just finished the binding on this table runner to match those.
Here are the the matching placemats I had posted earlier.

Then I had fell behind in my Farmers Wife Blocks (or what I think is behind-really it's a go at your own pace) so have gotten my 3" blocks all caught up so wanted to post them. I have to admitt a couple of them were pretty interesting paperpiecing with so many "tiny" pieces. Now will have to get busy with my 4" ones.
Block# 27 Darting Birds
Block # 28 Duck and Ducklings
Block #29 EconomyBlock # 30 End of Day
Block #31 Evening Star
Block #32 Farmers Daughter
Block #33 Farmers Puzzle
Block #34 Flock
Block #35 Flower Basket
Block #36 Flower Garden (this one I ended up having to do 2 inset seams-they are really getting easier to do)

Yesterday afternoon I threw this Project Warmth Quilt on the LA and quilted it. I used a double feather plume for the design. It was only 48" square so went really quick. I so love doing feathers!
Project Warmth # 40
Back of #40
Close up of the Double Feathered Plume design
I did manage to get a couple of my 4" Farmers Wife Blocks done but will save them for another post another day.
I must run now and pick my Mother in law up for a Dr.'s Appointment so hope this finds ALL having a Wonderful Day and a continue of a Wonderful Week!!


















2 comments:

  1. Goodness! Lots of itty bitty pieces!

    The blocks look really nice!

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  2. Your Farmer's wife blocks are just adorable. It is hard to imagine how many you will need to make a quilt.

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