Sewing Ovals, Gifts & Acquisitions

While traveling (again!) this past week, I sewed some more ovals. Here are all the ones I have finished so far, along with a couple that Darlene had made. These are quick and easy to appliqué……any thoughts on what I can make with them? 

Before we left, I shopped hopped with a friend to a few shops we hadn’t been to before. What is with my fascination with panels these days? I am an Audrey Hepburn fan and hadn’t seen this panel before!

And I saw a quilt top made with this panel and just love the flowers.

I was gifted fabric from three friends, two I visited (thanks Debbie & Jessie) and one via mail (thanks Jan/Edna). I love, love, love that even my non quilting friends gift me fabric 😁.

Above is from four shirts and a dress!

Beer fabric found at an antique/flea market store.

And leftovers given to my friend who realized they are from the same fabric line as the panel I’m currently sewing with….talk about serendipity!! And I’d better get busy because this one needs to get made asap…..good thing we are home for a while now!

Cheers, Cherie

Doll Quilt Swap

The doll quilt I made for the Humble Quilts swap was received today so I can post pictures of the one I made. 

In honor of the 250 anniversary of the USA, I appliquéd an eagle and used red, gold and blue fabric. I hand quilted it and used single fold binding.

I’ve had the fabric I used for the backing for ages and was happy I had enough to center Lady Liberty.

Cheers, Cherie 

In the Mail!

I haven’t posted as I was waiting for Julie to receive her rock flower my Dad made and I was spending all my time on the Humble Quilts doll quilt swap quilt. First, here’s the quilt I made being mailed today, May 9th, (the deadline) in the oh-so-cute mailer Tish used to send the quilt she made me 😁.

Now for the flowers I sent to Julie, here they are when we arrived home. I sent this picture to Julie and now realize why the hummingbird was a surprise as she explains in her post. There’s no hummingbird in my picture 😂.

I have delivered all but two of the rock flowers we brought home….my dad is the best!!!

Cheers, Cherie

Winter UFO List Status

I am late in updating my progress on the UFO list from January 1st, you know, since it’s now spring despite the 45 degree weather 😂.  I completed 4 of the 12 items, so 33%. 🫤.

I will continue to focus on these UFO’s but first I have to finish the graduation quilt…..and there has been progress on it.

1) Finish the flannel donation quilt……NO PROGRESS 😟

2)  Quilt and bind the fall table runner…..NO PROGRESS 😏

3)  Finish the third quilt from broken dishes blocks made as part of the RSC many (many!) years ago.  NO PROGRESS on this one either!

4)  Quilt & bind Scrap Confetti - FINISHED! And gifted!

5)  Quilt & bind Starfire - NOPE 🙂‍↔️ 

6)  Quilt & Bind Quadrangle - NOPE 🙂‍↔️.

8)  Make the last “not quite to size” broken dishes blocks into a small baby quilt. NO, NO, NO 😳.

9)  Make progress on Celtic Solstice - YES, all Birthday Girl blocks are made & lots of 54-40 or Fight blocks are together as well. Spring goal is to continue assembling 54-40 blocks.

10)  Make a table topper from these waste triangles that have been kicking around for years 🙄. NOPE, and they are under a pile somewhere 🧐

11)  Sew the Mountain Majesty blocks into a top. YES!! The top is together and, bonus, the backing is made, the batting is cut and it’s loaded on Sophie. Spring goal is to quilt and bind it.

12) Finish Cheddar & Dill top to be sent for quilting. This I know will happen as I have a January time to get it quilted! FINISHED!!!!!!

Happy New Year! Cherie

Doll Quilt Swap Received!

I received an exciting package in the mail yesterday just as we were leaving to see the Cardinals vs Pirates day game. It was 48 degrees and just a bit breezy.  We had great seats. 

We are Cardinals fans, having lived outside St Louis for 28 years prior to moving to the Pittsburgh area, and they won 10-5 completing a sweep of the Pirates. We stayed the whole game because we came prepared with coats and quilts 😁.

As soon as we got home, I carefully opened the cute bubble mailer to find some lovely fabrics and funny card from Tish.

It was nice of Tish to send pretty fabrics that coordinate so well with the envelope 😉.  And here’s the sweet doll quilt Tish made for me as part of Lori’s 13th annual doll quilt swap. 

Isn’t it an adorable doll quilt made with purple & pink reproduction fabrics? You can just see a child wrapping her dolly in it to play, can’t you? Here’s the backing with a lovely flower repro print.

Such an adorable doll quilt….thank you, Tish!

Here’s a link to Lori’s swap quilt & reminder of the mailing deadline. Because I’m a high achiever procrastinator, who works best under pressure, I haven’t finished my swap quilt yet. It’s well underway so I will beat the May 9th deadline…..and I’ll reuse the lovely bubble mailer from Tish! Spreading the simple joy of receiving a lovely envelope in the mail 😁.

Cheers, Cherie