A snowy day here in Wisconsin. Guess it's a good day to upload the pictures that I have taken recently of currant projects. This is the BOM that we do each month at the quilt club. Everyone make a square [labels it on back with their name]and then it is put in bag and one is pulled out. The winner gets all the blocks to make a quilt. We are given the patteren and instructions. Usually colors are suggested. This last month we were given the multi colored fabric and had to use a white on white for background pieces and chose plain or marbled fabric to match one of the colors in the multi colored piece.

This just a baby quilt that I put together to try out a square that I thought was interesting. Made with flannel, both front and back... Nice and cozy... It hasn't even been pressed, so it looks kind of wonky....

We had a demo last month of this pattern. Sew 9 patch, any size squares, these are from Moda's, wild flowers IV... Once you have the 9 patches sewn together you cut it in the middle vertical and horizonlly. Like you do for a disappearing 9 patch. But by sewing each 9 square with prints in the 4 corners and the sashing colors [white] and the cornerstone color[blue] in the middle, you end up with the print patches with the sashing and cornerstones already attached. There is a way to keep all the prints the right way but I didn't think I would do it for this one.

Here are some laid out as it would be in a quilt....

Well, I finally got these darn pictures uploaded to my blog... For some reason, my stupidity,,, I finally did it. Last time I went to put pictures up to my blog it went so easy... Not this time... For some reason I just couldn't get the pictures uploaded on the blog... Would only get the last pictures ,from January that I took on my camera.... Don't know what I was doing.... I'll have to catch up with my DGD... She is my teacher with the internet and blogging.....
This is my GD's quilt, the middle of it... The plain centers of each section will have yoyo's in as below... The four fabric squares are called 10 min. squares with only 3 seams....

T I just placed some of the yoyo's on the middles to show you what they will be like. I will tack over in the middle of each of the sides to make it look like a cathedral window.... The centers are blocks that end up in the middle with folded sides on the bias that can be tacked in.... And I just may add a wild button to each yoyo... Don't know what kind of borders I will put on it, but my brain is rolling....LOL It will be bright and young.....

This is the square that I had to make for our quilt club this month... We were given the shamrock fabric and the pattern called for a dark green print which we provided and we provided the background fabric which was to be a white on white.... Guess that this will be an Irish quilt for sure.... Hope that this isn't the one that I win....Guess I'm not that Irish..... Enough................................................for now...

I just realized that I uploaded 2 pictures of the same panel, now I got one deleted. Will learn someday how to do this stuff. lol
Here is the other one. I really goofed on the other one. On the horns on his r. side I sewed it much longer than it really was, and of coarse when I caught it the stitches were so tiny, I couldn't unsew them. lol

Gosh, the sun is out and yesterday I finished quilting" GS "Austins quilt. a great day!!!! I should have taken a picture of it while I had it on the frame but thought of it too late. This is his huntin' quilt...

Here is a close up of 1 of the 2 panels of deer that I put in it. Otherwise the fabrics were all kind of hunting type fabrics, but didn't have deer on, except for the border.

I am trying to show a close up of all the meadering that the rest of the quilt is done in. It was fun. Now to cut out GD's quilt. She picked out the fabric, orange and purple. We'll see what happens with that. Certainly different colors and fabrics. Molly

Well I'm finally finished with the most of the cheer bows for the All Star cheer team. It seemed like it took forever to finish them. They have a competition tomorrow so they're done just in time. I still about 6 to finish, but for now they have enough for everyone. Have to make some extras, and ran out of some of the materials. This picture is all of them together.

These are the corker bows for the minis. All the little ones.

These are the ones for the Dream Team. This is a group of challenged kids. All ages from little on to adults. The senior girls work with them. My GD works with a little gal with CP. She is such a cutie and so proud when she is done with the performance...

These are the ones with for the youth group. The aqua on them are sequined fabric.

These are the bows for the senior group. They are wider and bigger. The back ribbon is 3 ins. wide, with sequined fabric on top. Then there is a white grosgrain ribbon on top of that with a narrow silver fabric on top of the white ribbon.

Their uniforms are black, aqua, white and silver. So that's what I've been up to for the last couple of weeks. They are very time consuming. Guess that's why they are expensive to buy.

Oh my, finally here I am again. I had to get my picture uploaded again after I had the problems with the computer. Finally got it done in between my projects. Still have many more in progress, so had better explain. These are the cheer bows that I have made for my GD's cheer team. They need them for Dec. 11th for a competition. Still have 4 more to get finished

A close up of the bows. They are made of 2 layers of grosgrain ribbon, with the red layer of sequined fabric cut in strips. They all are bonded together with heat and bond. Then to sew them together, as the bonding makes them stiff so they hold up better. It is a fun job...

Here's the chair cushion that I made for my old rocker. Picked it off the curb 50 years ago and refinished it. Wanted to have a rocker for my first baby girl. She will be 50 in Jan. Oh, how time does go on. It is still rockin'.....

I recovered my pillows to give my some accent color in my new colors. Just got a new loveseat that reclines and a recliner. Had sold my big hide-a-bed and 2 recliners. Needed to downsize a little. Went from hunters green to more beige or brown, and they are much more comfty...

These next 3 pictures are of jewelry that I have cocheted with fun fur and other fun yarns, added pony beads to give them a little bling... This one was more for summer. You can use just about any weird looking yarn or strings or ribbons..... just the chain stitch with any beads added...

I love wearing them with sweats and blue jeans as they just are more casual. Wish I had made them a little longer, but they will do.

Fun to make and fast...

Guess that's enough for today. If I get better at posting things on here I am going to try to post more often. I have so many projects going that I could probably add every day. But then, it just makes life soooo much more fun when you're so busy that you don't have any time to get in trouble... LOL

I finally figured out how to upload these 2 pictures of the purse that I made at the quilting show at Marshfield last Fri. The purse part is a quilted piece of 2 fabrics, and the handle and accent strip is made from a man's tie.


This is a shot of the back of it. Thought it turned out kind of cute. The colors are a bit brighter than it shows on the computer picture. It is lined and has 1 pocket inside. I must get busy with a few final chores outside...
Molly

Today I just did this wall hanging. It was part of a panel that I got down at the quilt show in Sept. When I saw it, it just screamed out [buy me.] A friend collects roosters and chickens. I got it done, and her bd was yesterday, so will take it over to her.

Tried to get some close ups but the color just doesn't show up good. The background is a warm yellow with black around them.

Did the machine quilting just on the background and quite dense, so the chicken and rooster kind of stick out. Have 4 more panels this same size to make for someone. There were 5 rows on the panel.