Paducah Nine Patch

A few months I completed my Dear Jane quilt. I had a lot of Civil War fabrics left over so I decided to do a Paducah Nine Patch. The Paducah Nine Patch is on the cover of the Nickel Quilts book by Pat Speth. I did wind up purcashing a small amount of some new Civil War reproductions fabric I spotted at my favorite quilt shop. I just couldn't resist.

This is just the top. It has not been quilted yet. I still have my 30's sampler that needs to be quilted.

My 30s quilt in progress.

This is my five dollar 30s quilt. I started it in 2002. This was a block of the month at the Quilt N Stitch in West Monroe, LA. We paid $5.00 for the first block and if you completed your block and showed it at the next meeting you got the next block free. I finally got an applique border on. My next step will be to sandwhich the three layers together and baste the quilt. After I do that I will quilt it. I haven't decided whether I will machine or hand quilt it.

What I did this weekend: a new purse

Put together this little purse this weekend. Was fun to put together. The first picture is the purse back. Has a zipper where you get into the purse. Purse is lined inside with a pretty fabric. Second picture is the purse front. It has a pocket in front too. Purses measure 8 by 10 inches.

Made another charity quilt

This is one I did for our quilt guild's quilts for kids in need. It is done in a modifed Turning Twenty pattern.

Finished my Locker Hook Rug

A few weeks ago I took a class at the LQS on locker rug hooking. I made a small project which I have already posted previously. I decided to make a small rug for the front door. The size is approximately 22 x 36 inches. I mainly used scraps from my stash and only worked on it while watching tv. I finished it Tuesday night while watching American Idol.

Pillowcase for DART

The Piney Hills Quilt Guild of which I am a member has been making pillowcases for DART which is the domestic abuse shelter in Ruston, LA. Here is a pillowcase I made the other day. The method which we learned is very easy. It only took a few minutes to make this pillowcase.

An Apron made from a tea towel

On February 23, 2008, I attended the Cotton Corner Quilt
show in West Monroe sponsored by the North Louisiana
Quilter's Guild. It was a wonderful quilt show with some
beautiful quilts. As always I was inspired to complete some
of the projects I have going and found ideas for future
projects.

At the quilt show they had a Make It and Take It session on
making kitchen aprons from tea towels. They provided all
materials for this class free of charge. This is the apron I
made. It only took about one hour to make. Probably would
not take as long the next time I make one. I'm wanting to
make some more. I think these would be an excellent gift for
people. It's not too early to start on Christmas gifts.

Locker Rug Hooking Project

A few weeks ago I took a class at Quilt N' Stitch called Locker Rug Hooking. We used the book by Cindy Murray called The Happy Rug Hooker 3. There were lots of laughs floating around about the title of the book we used. Locker rug hooking is fun to do once you get started. It's a great way to use us your fabric scraps because you use 1 1/4 inch strips of fabric. All that you need to get started is a locker hook tool that looks like a crochet hook on one end and on the other end is an eye like a needle. You also need 3.75 gridded canvas, cotton locker yarn like the Peaches & Cream thread and of course your fabric strips. This project I finished is about 9"X 12". It's a great take along project while waiting. I've started a new one which will be a rug which will finish 22" x 36".

2008 UFOs

I have one big quilt on my UFO list. This is the smallest it has been in years. I made a vow a couple of years ago to do my best to finish my current projects before I started any new ones. I am currently working on a project that was started I believe in 2002. It is a 30s block of the month sampler from the Quilt N' Stitch. I completed the quilt top several years ago but just never got around to putting on the border.

Christmas Ideas

Yeah, I know Christmas is only a few weeks past but I think this ideas deserves mentioneding. It's a really cute idea and I'm going to ask people I know who drink this coffee to save the containers for me.

Charity Quilts

I belong to the Piney Hills Quit Guild and our guild makes kid's quilts for various organizations such as for DART which is our domestic abuse shelter, Shriner's Hospital, and the Crisis Pregnancy Center. We do Christmas stockings for the Methodist Childrens Home which houses troubled teens and preteens We have also done a Quilts of Valor for the wounded soilders and our most recent project is pillowcases for DART.

Here is a couple of the charity kids quilts that I have done recently. These quilts were fun to construct.

My Jane Stickle Quilt Finally Finished

I don't remember when I started this quilt but it was at least five years ago and probably more than that. I first started making a few blocks and then would put it down for a year and then start back on it again. Well in 2007 I decided that I wanted to be done with it. In 2006 I had finished all the five-inch square blocks and still had the tris to do. Early in 2007 I decided to get the tris finished. I finished quilting this in mid Fall and in December of 2007 I finally found the right binding. It was a challenge doing the scalloped edging but I finally got it done. It's not perfect but it's completed.