In The Sewing Basket

August 26, 2016

Stitchin' Soul

Elation Day!! It was yesterday! Still feelin' it!!

My Dear Jane Baby (with attitude) got her souls last stitch at 530 pm
August 25th 2016!!! Started her journey in February and as some of

you may know I have had sciatica since I started her. I would love
to say the pain is gone....when I finished her up....but it is not, but it
is improving. I am going up stairs better now....we are strengthening
the smaller Gluteal Muscle.....my nights can still be problematic....
but I keep Quilting....just shorter times standing at my Suziebell or sitting
at the sewing machine....

So, I am happy to say I have 3 heirloom quilts ready for our 3 kids.....my gift
to them....later....2 Farmer Wives and 1 Dear Jane.....

I am figuring out what top to do next....I think it will be my Granny Square I

Last Stitch to Complete her "Soul"

pieced a couple years ago while snowbound in our cabin in Indiana.

My hub did finish the back metal roof....we did the pressure washer on theback siding (SC has a problem with algae growing on siding in summer)....
next job?....get the plastic up on our gothic greenhouse so we can order the2nd one.....retirement is a journey.....you have to have energy for!!!

Enjoy the photos and please have a blessed day.....rejoice in the Lord!!

Love My Suziebell!!

Just a Process of Patience and Perserverence

Quilted Blessings!!

August 22, 2016

Dear Jane

Now this is the sure way to do a Dear Jane or a Farmer's Wife Quilt.....

Jane Baby getting it's Soul in Stitches

I am over half way through the Quilting Process.....so many blocks......so many more designs to figure out!!......JANE!!!.....I even said Good Morning Jane yesterday...to her......


Just Amazing Art Work of God

Life is Amazing.....Quilting is My Journey now.....enjoying Sunsets with my best friend and Hub.....Blessings!!!

August 8, 2016

Sweet Clementine

Are you busy finishing up the summertime?   Painting? Getting kids
ready for school? Quilts for fall Birthdays?........

Just thought I would share an older link Cluck Cluck Sew   You just
have to love these quilts!!!

Recently, I purchased an new Stencil from Cindy Needham
I love her work and all she offers to help us finish a quilt top with great ideas of quilting it.

Have a Sweet Creative Monday-Friday kind of week!!

July 22, 2016

More Than Precious

No Words.....just Praise From My Heart to Yours......

July 19, 2016

POLICE

This made us laugh this morning...GOD BLESS THE POLICE!!!

BLESSINGS!

July 18, 2016

Markings

Leah Day did a great job in comparing Surface Marking a Quilt in this video.....so many ideas are popping into my thread bare longarmed brain!! How about you?

I am working on my married daughters Swoon Quilt....

Leah's Swoon

Some Clouds Do bring Us Rain

......with sciatica going on I work in shorter intervals than I did before this ugly attack....I am swimming everyday if the thunderstorms give me a break this summer in SC!!.

....we are NOT complaining about the rain......the holistic DR that I am going to started me on Thyroid support as my level finally fell below normal...it has been low normal before....so T3 is getting some attention and with that he hopes to see my sugar levels come down and THEY ARE!!....so that will help with my nerve inflammation also.....the Chiropractor moved me to every 2 weeks as he see progress in muscle memory with my adjustment to my L4.....rt leg shorter than left leg due to right hip higher than the left.....I still think it was growing up in a large family that always had babies to carry on my rt hip as I grew up.....even my Mom entered in and had 3 girls after she was 41....making my life spicey for sure!!........

Take care of your priformis muscle as you sit and quilt....stretch, exercise, use a good therapeutic chair cushion....don't go where I have been since February!!...

Have a blessed day......IT IS A GOOD DAY TO HAVE A GOOD DAY!!!

July 5, 2016

Felll In Love

Have you ever met a Quilt and knew it was love at first sight?
Well, this was it for me this weekend.....Oh BTW HAPPY BLESSED 4TH!!
Tiffany is just so talented..and remind me that yes, you can crochet around cotton....
My Mom did it all the time with hankies, etc.
So, here you go.......Are you in LOVE TOO!!?


SIGH!!

SEW! IT IS JUST GREAT! to know there is yet, another way to use Charms or Layer Cakes....right!....enjoy her tutorial.....so awesome.
Here are a few pics we got on our phone of the Grands this weekend...celebrating.....I went swimming for my therapy of hip....love my little pool..does the trick for me!
Wishing our families were all closer together so we could enjoy holidays together.......
Our sleeping Roomey is our 2nd born Grand...she is a busy gal, horses, work and college in the fall....helping Gramps on the little farm we have.....
Enjoy!! the photos.....I have my daughters Swoon loaded now and ready to start quilting....all in moderation sew my hip and leg does not BARK!!.....
BLESSINGS TO YOU!!!.......