What are These?

Not much sewing today. Record high weather, helped take one of the boats out, watched the dock taking out procedure. Endless waiting on hold on ATT to change phone service for my dad. Darned a hole in one pair of jeans. Shortened another. Didn't get the "I spy" quilt basted or quilted. But, I did get a little spot of time to do some beading. I made three necklaces and made two longer African bead necklaces that I thought I would use for glass tile pendants. On a whim, I wrapped them around my daughter's wrists and snapped a shot. She said "How Jennifer Aniston!". Hmm. Not sure if that was a compliment or not, but I like them. Necklaces or bracelets? Jerilynn

Done!

It is finished and I like it very much. A little smaller than I thought it was going to be...I know, I own a million measuring devices...you would think I would know in advance the size! Anyway, it will be a nice bit of color for the blue bedroom. It did take a very long time to get the quilting done. After doing all the rows in the middle of the quilt, I still had to do all the rows around the outside border. It is a bit hard to see but there is one row of a wavy stitch, next to the inside colors. Breaks up the lines a bit. I think I may make a pillow case to match. Tonight I have been working on an "I Spy" quilt for my grandson's second birthday. Simple and fun. Jerilynn

Jeri Sews and Sews and Sews.....

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING, JERISEW??? The last few days I have been making the quilt that I talked about back in September. I got all the pieces sewn together, and, just as I feared, those 1/2" finished strips between the blocks were a bit tricky to keep straight. The original pattern had all the blocks lined up and you could really see my slight variances. So, I got the idea to offset every other row...looks good. Well, THEN I got this idea to channel quilt it using the side of the presser foot as a guide. Turns out the rows are 3/8" apart. Soooo, I have been sewing slightly wonky straight lines (I used a very slight zig-zag so the stitching isn't so harsh) over and over and over and over....still not done. Of course I do other things when I just can't take it anymore, but mostly I have been sewing rows. I should finish this tomorrow and then it's binding time. Jerilynn

Master Bedroom Quilt?

Preview of the quilt I made that may find a home in the cabin master bedroom. It is made from a fat quarter bundle of September Light by Lida Enche for In the Beginning Fabrics. I took each fat quarter and cut it into 6" width strips. I made a little mistake of not making sure the width was consistently 22". I just cut off the selvedges and started to sew. Some of the blocks were just a bit narrower. I had a little trouble making them fit good, but it is not too bad. I now need to machine quilt it. I think I will do some sort of channel quilting - stitch in the ditch between rows and then three rows of something in the blocks. Kinda wild, huh? Jerilynn

Punkin Coaster...A Year Has Gone By!!!

I missed something big yesterday...it was the year anniversary of my first blog post! When I started this blog last September, I vowed to myself to post a little something every day. I usually do make something every day, and I thought this blog would be a good place to record what I created and talk a little about it. I was hoping a few people now and then would stop by and take a look. I have had fun, had some good comments, and missed a few days here and there. Life has a habit of stepping in sometimes, and blogging gets shoved aside. I never was too good about journaling, so maybe this is my version of that. Journals can get personal, and, even though I have shared personal things on my blog, I wouldn't post all my secrets on the internet for everyone to read...gosh, it sounds like I have a secret life! Anyway, thank you for reading now, in the past, and in the future! Today's project: inspired by the BHG pumpkin pincushion, I didgitized a punkin coaster. The result you see is the first stitch-out. I want to make some improvements/changes, but I thought it was cute enough to show you. I didn't add any buttons to the coaster - drinks would tend to tip. Duh. Jerilynn

What a Cute Little Punkin!

Talk about a cute pincushion! Just the other day I thought I needed another pincushion to add to a little collection I have going and then I remembered this BHG craft I saw. Another fast and easy project. There are two other pincushion pumpkins and I may try another day. I put a couple of small rocks in the bottom, then the poly fluff. The rocks help weight the pumpkin down and now he stands up, ready to help with the pins. The mouth is stitched Woolfelt, but wouldn't a zipper as teeth be adorable?!! Jerilynn

Happy Flowers

Another purchase at Quilt Expo was the book, Quilts from Textured Solids by Kim Schaefer. I have been a fan of her style/patterns for quite a few years. She also publishes Little Quilt patterns that first came out in 1996. This wall quilt is called Seven Happy Flowers, and they seem to be just that! I mostly used solids with a few dots thrown in and antique white buttons for cuteness factor. I had the tree quilt from yesterday over the windows by the lake, but this little quilt just begged to be there, so there it is. The Duluth Trees now grace the top of the stairway to heaven. I also made a mug rug that was so awful that I just couldn't bring myself to take a picture of it. The old hand picture was painful enough for my readers. Jerilynn