Red, White, Blue Quilt plus

I knew I was going to take awhile on this quilt but not nearly 3 weeks!!  But it was not because of all the marking ---  I just needed a break from the longarm to get my creative mojo back!! Here are some pictures of the quilt -- just lack the binding but my machines are in the shop so that will have to wait.

Littl' Bit has found her spot during this cold spell:

And my Christmas cactus -- how do you say cactus in plural?????

Here is the back of the quilt:

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!!!  Ours begin today when the kids get here. 

Red, white & blue

Happy Veteran's Day!!!!  We need to honor all of our veterans every day not just on Nov. 11!!!
So apropos that on machine Monday I have my red, white & blue quilt on the longarm. 

 

Six hours of quilting and all I have accomplished is the first 4 borders!!!!  It's going to be on awhile.  There is a lot of marking to do the red border.  I started this before 2004 -- don't know exactly what year but it was before we moved to the country.  The pattern is from an old Fons & Porter magazine.  It is going to be a pretty masculine quilt. 

Snowman Quilt Finished

I have no idea who did this pattern but it is pretty darn cute! 

Some close-ups of some of the blocks:

And more:

Well, you get the idea.  A early 2000 quilt finished!!
And another 2003 project finished:

I have it made into a pillow.  Just need to get the "stuffing" for the pillow and it is finished!  Ten years in the making!!!!

Machine Monday

This is what is on the machine today.  A snowman throughout the year that I taught at Klassy Katz in Bartlett many, many moons ago.  It will be on a bed this Christmas.

I don't remember who did the pattern and I cannot find it -- which doesn't mean anything!!  I just have too much "stuff".

String Quilt in Process

I loved Barb's string quilt so had to make my version of it.  Here are the appliques -- great eye candy!

I now have the two rows of the flower appliques finished and the center of the quilt sewn together.  I still need to machine applique the two side borders and get them sewn on.  Then it will be ready for the longarm.

So much fun -- and used so much fabric!!! 
My father turned what I think is my grandmother's cast iron pot into a flower pot.  My nephew, Bruce, had rescued it when my parents house was sold and brought it to me this summer.  It is now planted with pansies.   Sorry I didn't get a better picture.