Wooly Wonder

Hey y'all there is a giveaway over at Pumpkin Patch Primitives.

You could win this kit.

Be sure and tell her that I sent you, cause it will get me an extra entry.

Grandmother's Quilting -Memories

Ryan over at I'm Just a Guy Who Quilts posted about his grandmother and her quilting supplies that he inherited. When I commented I realized that my comment needed a picture but that it would make the beginnings of a blog post. So here goes!

Sadly, I didn't quilt when my grandmother passed away. I didn't even think to ask for any of those things. And I can't think of anyone else who would have wanted them. Happily, I have several quilts that she made in her primitive style. One of them graces the back of my sofa. It is extra special because it was made with recycled fabric from many things I remember.


Now, let me tell you, I don't need or want any "quilt police" comments on this. It has lots of "flaws" and would never win a quilt show. I don't care, I love it.

Here is a detail view. The green fabric and trim was once part of kitchen curtains in my mother's house.



If you look closely at the first picture- that striped piece near the bottom is really like what you see. She has a fold in PART of the strip and it is sewn down.

All of her quilts were made totally by hand and quilted in her lap with no frame or hoop. She made them not to be art work, but to keep you warm. Honestly they remind me a lot of the Gee's Bend quilts.

Half the way

I did some work on my blocks for Linda's Birthday Swap yesterday. I am happy to report that I am half the way to the finish of making the dozen blocks. I am showing three of them. I didn't take such good pictures, the blocks are more square than they look here. But for the sake of sharing, I am posting them here for you to see.

I was surprised at the comments on my doodling on these. Someone said I set the bar too high. Ha! My sewing may lower that bar a bit. I don't claim to make a perfect block, but if I can manage to make them work in a quilt I am sure the other 11 in the swap can too.

After the pictures I will share a little secret.


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Ready for that secret?

As I was laying these out to make the photos, I thought, I would love to make a quilt out of these. I mean, just keep all the ones I made and make a quilt out of them. Shame on me!
Ha, Do Not FEAR Linda, I will send them in. I won't make a quilt out of them. But I don't promise that I won't use the block design to make some more blocks. Hey, I will need more anyway when I get my friend blocks from the swap. I see this requires some more thought.

For the Swap - Block Pieces

I have been working on the blocks for Linda's Birthday Swap. The first picture shows one of my signature strips. Linda asked that the blocks reflect our personality. Ha ha. I am wondering now if my personality is psychotic. Just kidding. I tried to include representations of "me" in each one. This particular one has a male face. Not all the strips have a male face, some have female faces, but each has a face. That is representative of the fact that I have always drawn faces when I doodle. There are music notes one each. I play (or play at) the piano, pennywhistle, guitar, and harmonica. I prefer to compose my own music on piano. Guitar is just for accompaniment for singing, which I enjoy. The other doodles are quilting line patterns. I do them better with a pen than with a machine! Ha.




This second picture shows some of the fabrics I have chosen to use. (unless I change my mind!) The Yellow floral is from a trip to Mexico. The teal is leftover from making some pillowcases. The reds are stash fabrics. And the wild one, green purple yellow, is from a charm pack I may dive into if it feels right once I start sewing. I bordered two edges with a couple of the signature strips.