Faces Pressed again the Window Screen

As you know, we are each making a SoTA Sisters wall hanging..I have finished mine, now it is hanging on my sewing studio door...I covered our pictures with tulle netting to add the screen look to my windows...This brings a smile as I walk by...The Ol'Blogger..

Scrappy Column Quilt

Heath grew up with my son Josh and are great friends. Heath is married and their first baby, a girl, is arriving this May..So I created this quilt for her..I used Nancy (from Sewing with Nancy) column quilts technique. Basically it is made in columns and quilted as you go...Scrappy columns quilt is as the name implies, small amounts of leftover fabrics, folded into dimensional inserts, accents the easy to sew columns for this quilt.. With this I used those decorative stitches (the ones we tend to forget we have) to stitch the front panel to the batting..Which for this quilt I used flannel. The first column was all stitched right sides facing out..where the rest of the columns are added by placing right sides together front to front and back to back..Then flipping front over and back out you have it all together..With seam enclosed inside the panels, no need to add any thing to cover the seams. I added quilting by quilting in the ditch between the rolls..There is an array of texture,color,and little flaps and pockets for baby to explore...

The Ol'Blogger

Grandmother Who Lives Far Away..

Rhona knitted mittens for Ashley...They match the hat, Ashley says "that was made by my Grandma who lives far away"...Even though Grandma lives far away, Ashely loves talking to her on the phone and receiving the gifts she sends in the mail. And she's thrilled when Grandma comes to visit or she gets to spend time at "Grandma's from Far Away"...The Ol'Blogger

Day Care Adventure....

The Elders home became a hospital for Ashley's doll..It seemed there was an accident at Sweet Ashley's Day Care..giggle..Rhona did the surgery while we visited with each other at Jody's...Grandmothers are good for everything even repairs to broken dolls..

The Ol'Blogger

Distraction....

If Jewelry takes people's minds off one's wrinkles...We are all set... Here are pieces of jewelry we have all made and had with us at Jody's a few weeks back...The Ol'Blogger

Tape Rolls....

 

Cindy went wild with the insides of tape rolls...





First she created a bracelet, using zippers parts, beads and the bone face cabochon. Next she had one roll that she wondered what would happen if she beaded it..Well, it turned into a ring...Now pictured on the right is not the bracelet the ring matches, that would be the first picture..To tell you the truth I have forgotten who made the bracelet Cindy is wearing in the 2nd picture, but I think it is hers...The Ol'Blogger

Future Projects

Fabric pieces the girls bought while at the Bloomington Quilt Show in March...Looking forward to seeing what they do with it...The Ol'Blogger

Spring has Sprung...

Spring has sprung....and just in time Cindy has finished her spring pillow...The center block was hand embroider with a few pieces appliqued...The pillow is stunning to say the least...The Ol'Blogger

Elvis

Being an Elvis fan....I wanted to make a Elvis quilt..The lady on the left was the school principal, where I worked, and the lady in the middle was the secretary..She also is an Elvis fan. Mrs Buckhan paid for all the supplies and I made this quilt for Vickie for her birthday.. I printed the pictures of him on fabric and walla we have an "Elvis Quilt"..The Ol'Blogger

Vesta Lou and Judith Shared our Special Day...

Vesta Lou join us at Jody's last Saturday.. She is posing with some of the pieces of jewelry which we had with us..The bracelet matches her nail polish, lipstick and earrings she was wearing...Very pretty lady...We love when she and Judith join us..

Judith is modeling Cindy's special ring she made..Using the inside of a tape roll she beaded around...Leave it to Cindy to find a use for everything..giggle..The Ol'Blogger

Irene

Irene sitting very proper with her cup and saucer ( which was made in Japan) Cindy made her with all the frills, necklace, pearl earrings and  floppy hat...The fabric for her dress is made from a cousins wedding dress. Looking down , her legs are covered with,..yes "Black Fishnet Stockings" Shoes are made from black leather with gold trim and a rose on top...

After spending some time with us on Saturday, Irene  seems to have lost her pose..legs uncrossed and knees bowed in...:)

Irene's jacket is made from a belt a cousin had in a yard sale and was going to toss...No way, with Cindy around...giggle She saved it till the perfect project came around..She cut the belt in half and made the jacket Irene is wearing.. Notice her hair in back, every detail so lady like....Great job, Cindy...The Ol'Blogger

Fabric Clock...

I so love this clock...Stitched, shaped, layered, and decorated—you’ve never seen a clock like this. Time flies when you make one of these fun clocks!

Cindy created this clock out of her fabric stash...For the numbers she used buttons she had gotten from yard sales..She drew the pattern herself and put timtex between the fabrics to give it body...Technique she used was paper piecing..The Ol'Blogger


•

Sweet Saturday....

The Elder rang our SoTA Bell to get our attention for lunch..We were treated to a special day Saturday March 11 for lunch prepared by Jody and her lovely sister Phillis...Yeast rolls were raising for the final time before entering the oven to bake..They also prepared roast and potatoes with carrots, a picnic ham that was simple out of this world...salads, sweet potatoes...I know I am leaving something out...oh well you get the idea...Simply heavenly was the dessert ..Pictured below..The bureau was beautiful to fix one's eyes on..

Brownies, truffles they had prepared...hmmmmm Really the whole day was just wonderfully delicious... Love, laughter, and food with great friends...Will be sharing more from this day in the days to come..The Ol'Blogger

Crochet Treasure

What a wonderful treasure...It was Sherry's grandmother, Myrtle who first introduced her to crochet..While in grade school Sherry helped her Grandma by placing the beads on the thread to crochet this beautiful necklace Myrtle made...Yes, Grandmothers can be thanked for first popularizing crochet and crochet designs...Since Grandma has gone on to Heaven to live, Sherry was blessed to get to take great care of one of her precious treasures...The Ol'Blogger

Annie & Kitty Days of the Week Quilt

I hand embroidery each of the days of the week blocks and appliqued the top two blocks. I colored the embroidery blocks....Hand quilted with embroidery floss and used a running stitch...This quilt was made for this special little girl pictured below...My Great Niece...The Ol'Blogger

Quilt for Car....

Look what I found when going through some old pictures...Front row: left to right Sandy and me...I made the purse sitting beside me..Back row: left to right..Rhona, Jody and Cindy..This was taken in 2002 at a Quilt Show we attended in Indy..We were intrigued with the quilt that was made to cover that car.. No, none of us made it and yes they did drive on the road with the quilt on the car... This was back when Sherry and I were still working...I must have taken a personal day and Sherry must have had to work...Or she may have been shopping at the Venders...She tends to get side tracked and misses the quilts..giggle...The Ol'Blogger

Santa

A few years back, the PTO from the school Bev and I worked at ask me to make a life size Santa for the Principal Sara for Christmas... I said I would if Bev would make his clothes...I hate sewing clothes...Bev made his clothes, I sculpted his face from polymer clay, using sheep's wool for his hair, beard, mustache...I used hair I combed out of our dog at the time and used for Santa's eye brows. Kodo's hair was perfect for eyebrows..He has since left us for Doggy Heaven...Harold made the frame for his body from wood and I stuffed him with quilting batting....Sara would bring him to school and share with the students by putting him in the lobby...It was fun hearing the children talking about him..I made four of them all together.  His head is removable which makes him easy to store...I lost count of how many little ones I made before my hands got where I couldn't kneed the clay anymore...  Left to right...Me, Santa, Bev.....The Ol'Blogger

Love

While looking at old pictures, I found some of quilts I had made years back...This one I made for my niece for her wedding... I used applique and hand embroidery...A reminder of their love and mine for them...She lives in South Carolina..So I don't get to see her but a couple times a year...The Ol'Blogger

Sherry's Christmas Bracelet

Cindy is holding a bracelet Sherry made for herself for Christmas..She used green holly leaves and red holly berries on a cuff..

Cabochons Cuff Bracelet

 

Another cuff bracelet I made...these are fun to make...I love the Cabochons...with three of them of different sizes I used size 11 &15 seed beads, tube beads, and a little of this-n-that I had on hand... The Ol'Blogger