A Little Side Step..,.,

I just finished something I started almost a year ago.

 I know I'm a little slow but hey I finished it!

I saw this video from Missouri Star Quilt Company...Zipper Quilt.

To find it click here.

I kind of fell in love with this quilt.  I liked how simple it looked.  Hey I can do this quilt....I hope.

I didn't like the pictures I had on the wall and thought this quilt would be perfect!

I just love the fabrics!   

The colors are blacks, greys and beiges.  I love the color red and have touches of it in almost every room in the house so I had to add a little red in my quilt.

I used a variegated black to grey thread with a meandering pattern..love how it looks on this quilt. 

Now this is just the second quilt I machine quilted. 

The first one I did was My Twisted Heart a little quilt for Valentine's Day.  You can read about it here and  here. The heart quilt is 16 inches square.  

This zipper quilt is 41 inches by 47 inches, a lot bigger!

I think it took me almost 6 hours to quilt and a lot of thread.  

Now on to finish my little 4 patch.

Enjoy your day,

Leanne

Finished.....

I finished "My Twisted Heart" 

pattern by Primitive Gatherings.

I thought I would frame it but after an email from my cousin, Janet I changed my mind. 

She is an amazing quilter!

She suggested I quilt it, bind it and hang it. 

This scared me a little because I never machine quilted before.

 I have always been afraid to try but after watching several videos I thought I was ready to try.  

I made up a few quilt sandwiches and practiced meandering. 

On with the quilt....

See the quilting on the back.

I used red thread for the heart and border, off white for the light beige around the heart. 

You can see the heart shape on the back. 

 Don't look too close because it's not perfect.

I love how it turned out!

Here's my next project.  I'll show you more when I get closer to finishing it. 

Yes, it's another Primitive Gatherings pattern.

Stay warm and happy stitching,

Leanne

My Twisted Heart

I'm done! 

Well at least the top is done. 

I know you can't tell from the picture but the fabric squares in this quilt are small 1 inch square...1 inch. I can't believe I did this.  I love how this turned out.  The whole quilt top is 16 inches square. 

I'm not sure what to do now.

I think I want to frame it.  

Now what do I do?

 Do I add a thin batting? Do I quilt it?

Any tips on framing?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Enjoy you day,

Leanne 

Having Fun....in a Twisted Way

I'm making my first little quilt.  

I was shopping at Primitive Gatherings last fall when I fell in love with the 

Primitive Gatherings My Twisted Heart.

I thought it was so cute but looked soooo difficult.  

Well after talking to the gal at the counter I thought I'd give it a try and I bought the kit. That's not all I bought that day I assure you...I can't leave there without buying a bag or two of fun projects and wool and fabric and patterns, oh my!

Now that it's February I better get going. I laid out the blocks.

Sewed them together very carefully... I'm more of a beginner quilter.  I do a lot of craft sewing, wool appliqué and watched many quilt tv shows but still  I'm still a beginner.  

Yes! Everything lined up almost perfectly. Look at those corners!

I added the borders and...

 It doesn't look anything like the front of the pattern. Does it? 

Well the next step was really hard for me to do. All my corners were perfect, it looks so good and now I'm going to cut it up.  Yes CUT IT UP!

You use this little twister tool,..itty bitty twister tool, line up the marks on the tool and cut. After the first few cuts it wasn't so hard. Really. The more I cut the more I liked it.

One bit of advise stay really focused and organized. 

After all that cutting this is what you get....

 A pile of little pieces and this....

My Twisted Heart.

I'm not done yet but I will show you the finished product.  Hopefully I get it done today.

Enjoy your day,

Leanne

Getting Ready for a "Sew" Day.....

The snow is coming so I had to prepare for a "sew" day.  

I have to say many of you quilt bloggers have inspired me to start quilting.  

I always wanted to be a quilter.  I've done a few projects many years ago but never considered myself a quilter. 

So to get me started....

I signed up for  my very first B.O.M. through Primitive Gatherings Quilt Shop (I have my eye on another one).

 It's How Does Your Garden Grow by Norma Whaley....I love her quilts!  

It's wool appliqué triangles with homespun triangles.

I have the first two triangles done.

The third and fourth triangles are prepped and ready for stitching.  

I'm going to do the stitching tonight and tomorrow.

I'm mostly a stitcher so this project is a little out of my comfort zone.  

What I lack in knowledge I'll make up with enthusiasm.

Enjoy your day,

Leanne 

It's Snowing again.....

I thought it was time to put all the snowmen away

but NO

it's snowing again!

I made this runner using a pattern from Primitive Pieces by Lynda.
I had to give it my own touches of course.


 So I'll just start...

thinking spring and keep stitching.
This runner is made from a Country Stitches pattern.

Enjoy your day,

Leanne

I listed these table runners and a few more

on ebay.

Click here to see them.

Happy Winter....

I have been taking full advantage of the cold winter to work on some cross stitch, wool projects and unfinished projects.

I started this before Christmas and just finished the cross stitch portion a couple of weeks ago. I just love the frame around Santa with the snowman, trees and houses.

The above is a pattern from Brenda Gervis of With Thy Needle and Thread. 

I'm almost finished with this table topper. I just love all the scrappy pennies....it's a great way to use up all those little pieces of wool. I'm not sure how I'm going to finish the edges yet.

This is a pattern by Lynda Hall of Primitive Pieces by Lynda.

I also tried my hand at quilting. This was a kit I bought many years ago. I had everything cut and marked but that was as far as I got. So one very cold day I finished piecing and hand quilted it.  I really haven't done much quilting but I hope to do more.

Don't look to closely because some of my points are gone.

 Now to bind it and I'm done.  It will be great to finish this off.

I love this penny rug!

It's a pattern from Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings.

All ready to be stitched. I'll start this tonight.

I listed a few things on eBay...

You see my offerings by clicking here eBay.

Have a great day,

Leanne