Farm Girl Vintage Blocks (13-18) Part 3

#farmgirlfridays

Getting my sewing on with once again Farm Girl Vintage blocks by Lori 

Holt!  Six more blocks!  

Egg Basket Block

#eggbasket

Farm Fresh Flower Block

#farmfreshflower

Farmhouse Block

#farmhouse

Feed and Seed Block

#feedandseed

this one was 

Fresh Pears Block

#freshpears

Furrows Block

#furrows 

Check out my 

other blocks 

Farm Girl Vintage Blocks 1-6

Farm Girl Vintage Blocks 7-12

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 I am so excited to share that I won second and will

be receiving my Weekly Photo Calendar very soon 

in the mail!!  I can't wait!!

Thank you Yvonne for hosting this giveaway!!!

Check out her blog by clicking below!!

Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl

Psalms 143:5

I remember the days of old;

 I meditate on all that you have done; 

I ponder the work of your hands.

Mug Rugs

I haven't posted much lately, 

sad! However, I've been

 busy doing things.  Recently, 

I've made a couple Dog Gone 

Cute mug rugs using   

Sew Fresh Quilts by Lorna 

pattern. #dgcqal

I just love this pattern! I made 

two of the smaller blocks

 and added a strip of white to 

embroider the names of 

these two cute pet's name!

Quilted around these cute

faces and zigzagged 

the binding!

Simple, yet cute!

I plan on making a whole

litter of them too!

New Charm Packs

Ordered some new Charm packs

from the Fat Quarter Shop

with my $50 gift card!!!

You can place your 

order here too!!

Can't wait to open 

up these sweet packs

and start creating!!!!

     Not only did I get four packs but six!!

       Ooooh la la!!!

       I'd like to take this time

             and wish each and every one 

      of you a Blessed and

      Happy Thanksgiving Day!!

       Thank you all for

        stopping by!! hugs

         Here are some Thanksgiving 

        quilt ideas on my 

        Pinterest Board here

    Philippians 4:13

     

          I can do all things

          through Christ which

          strengtheneth me.

Tiny (Tim) Quilt

Recently, I've been interested in 

making some tiny quilts.  These #tiny

 #quilts would add a splash of 

color to my already  adorable 

 sewing machines 

I have displayed around the house.

I was hoping to finish up a few of

these cute quilts, but was only able

to get one completed.

I purchased the pattern 

here from Temecula Quilt Company

The small book is called T for Tiny

and you get a total 

of six quilts.

I used scraps from my stash.  

Cut, marked and

assembled my blocks.  A total

of twelve blocks. T for Tiny

was the name of the block

used in the book, but while sewing

I decided to name it T for Tiny Tim,

after my youngest son.  

Haha! 

Attached by blocks

Sandwiched my Tiny Tim quilt.

Here's the back of my tiny quilt.

Sewed the binding and attached a

label to the back of my quilt.

Here you have it. An adorable

 quilt displayed with my 

antique sewing machine.

A note of caution!  While making

this quilt, I did have to adjust 

the pattern some.  My finished

quilt measures 10-1/2" x 13". In

the book it measured 8-3/4" x 11".

I don't know about the other quilts

in the book.  I do plan on making 

more.  You do get a total of six

quilt patterns in the book.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things

through Christ which

 strengtheneth me. 

    

My Favorite Sewing Weapon Against Lint

What does a pipe cleaner have to 

do with sewing?  Well, let me tell

 you, it's one of my favorite tools.

I discovered it years ago,  and have

 been using it ever since.

I'd love to share it with you!

That favorite tool of mine 

happens to be a pipe cleaner.

I use pipe cleaners to clean my 

sewing machines from lint that 

gathers into my machine from  the

fibers of the fabric while

I sew, quilt or craft.

  

It fits in all the nooks

and crannies of your machine, whether

it be a serger or a regular 

sewing machine.   I guess you

can use it for your belly button lint, 

too, haha, just kidding!

It's such a great tool.  Once you

go in and remove the lint from

your machines, you just wipe

off the lint on your pipe

cleaner and you can

reuse that pike cleaner 

over and over.

  

  

So make a pipe cleaner part of your

sewing tools.  They don't cost

much and pipe cleaners

work great to get to those 

unreachable places of your 

sewing machines.

What's your favorite 

sewing tool?  

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He hath made every thing beautiful in His time

    

Sneak Peak Dog Gone Cute!

I've been so excited to show of my 

Dog Gone Cute block from 

 Sew Fresh Quilts by Lorna McMahon 

Just a sneak peak!

More blocks to come!!

Woof woof!

Head on over and get your copy!

Still time to join!

 Sew Fresh Quilts - Dog Gone Cute

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He hath made every thing beautiful in His time

Flight / 54-40 Quilt Block

Fabrics from my stash!!!  

I decided to make these quilt blocks 

from fabric I already had. I ended up making four blocks of each color, green, purple and pink, ending up with 12 blocks.  Just got the blocks done. Yeah!!!!

This block is a combination

of an eight pointed star

and four block squares

  

I haven't had time to sew the

 blocks together.  Once I do, I will

 share my quilt with you!!

I'm excited to see them put together.

Thank you for stopping by!!!

Psalm 100:5a

For the Lord is good and

his love endures forever...

Log Cabin Table Top Quilt

#Logcabinquilt

#tutorial

I've been busy quilting away on this log cabin quilt.  It's for a gift for my husband's Aunt and Uncle.

The finished quilt measures

25-1/2" x 25-1/2"

I used thirteen different fabrics

from my stash to complete this quilt. 

 The center square is a

barn red color fabric, which you 

won't see on the strips below, 

but you will see the 

red square on the examples 

following the strips.  Each strip

was cut 1-3/4" wide by the

length of fabric.  Depending on

the length of your fabric you 

may have to cut two or three

strips of some fabrics.

I find it helpful to lay out the strips in

the order you will be sewing them. 

Center block- red

2 light color fabrics

2 darker color fabrics

2 light color fabrics

2 darker color fabrics

Repeat with 2 light and then 2 dark

fabrics if you desire your block

to be larger.

I started with a 1-3/4" 

square.  Cut one square

for each block you plan on making.

I have nine log cabin blocks, so I cut

 nine red squares.

I took the next strip and placed

my red squares right sides

together and sewed a quarter inch  

seam allowance.

Trim to 1-3/4" square and press 

open. Add the next 1-3/4" strip.

Working counter-clockwise around the

center square, continue adding strips

Finished block 5-1/2" square.

Arrange your blocks to your 

liking and sew blocks

together. Your block should

measure 15-1/4" x 15-1/4".

I added two borders. Measure 

your quilt to get the proper size

of your quilt. The first

border (dark green) I cut

strips 1-3/4" wide by the length

of the fabric and attached

them to the top and then

to the bottom.  Next you will

 add the side border. 

My next border I cut 5-1/2" wide 

strips by the length of the 

fabric, and sewed them just like 

the first border. 

Sandwich your quilt together, backing,

batting and top.  Safety pin

or baste quilt to prepare

it for top stitching.  Remove

any safety pins you come

close to while top stitching.

Here you see me top stitching 

the quilt. Remove safety pins

as you top stitch.

Add your binding. Make a label for 

your quilt and it's ready to go.

Psalam 143:5

I remember the days of old;

 I meditate on all that you have done; 

I ponder the work of your hands.