Cock- A - Doodle Do! Rise and Shine, Sunshine!
We need to head to the quilt room. I have a whole lot of fun going on in there, and I just would love your company as I sit and work. Hmmm ... I even have an extra rotary cutter - maybe I can put ya' to work. Hee! Hee!
First off the quilt blocks! Earlier this summer, dear Penny sent me a Blessing box filled with beautiful treasures including a number of quilt blocks made by her Great Aunt Leona. One set of blocks were a gorgeous grouping of sweet calicoes that were foundation pieced on muslin in the log cabin design.
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| Each block has the most lovely and unique fabrics. I have been oohing and aahing over the prints. |
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| Penny's Great Aunt foundation pieced the log cabin blocks. |
Great Aunt Leona pieced 26 blocks. One block was already machine quilted-so so pretty , but way beyond my skill level. ( I never learned to machine quilt.😏 ) So I am going to bind it and use it as a small quilt to display throughout the house.
Roll, Snip, Cut
25 more blocks to go!
Save those trimmings. I will use those later.
In fact, I used this measuring bowl of scraps the other day to stuff , stuff , stuff my cross stitch berry which I shared with you . Did you see that berry? Well, let me show it to you again. 😀😊
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| The basket was stitched in blues . My sweet sis had beautiful gray blue eyes. |
I stuffed the berry very tightly with the scraps. It made the berry heavy . I used my hands to smooth out any lumps and bumps that the scraps created in the stuffing process. It gives the berry a different feel than using sawdust or polyfil. But enough of that - we are quilting! Hee! Hee!
Eeeh! Stop the presses . Did you notice the scrumptious purple calico as you were trimming?
Oh my ! How gorgeous! 💜💜💜
Hmmm.... While you are trimming, I will press and then play with some designs on the "design floor" . Or would you rather do that? Either one is fine with me.
Oh, very interesting.
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| Playing with arranging the blocks. |
Still moving and grooving the blocks around.
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| Hmmm... I think a block is out of order. |
Oh how about this?! Oooh, I like it! How about you?
Well, let's stew on it for a spell, and then I will get to work sewing the blocks.
Meanwhile, how about we head to the kitchen and whip up a little bit of egg salad for dinner. You just sit back and enjoy a cup of coffee or glass of iced tea, and I will get our lunch together.
Dilly Egg Salad Recipe
8 eggs, hard boiled, peeled and chopped
1/4 cups of mayonnaise
1 1/2 Tablespoons of Dijon mustard
1/4 cup of celery, minced.
2 Tablespoons of green onion, minced
2 Tablespoons of chopped fresh dill
2 teaspoons of white vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingredients; mix well and chill until serving time. Spread egg salad evenly on your favorite sliced breaded add lettuce and enjoy!
Thank you for the sweet Saturday visit, Sweeties! Love ya'! 😘
Now let's fill our bellies full!
May your day be filled with beautiful scraps of fabric to wrap you in love and happiness! 😁💙💚💛💜❤
As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
"Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all of the world. "- John Evelyn
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy
I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo.
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| A beautiful card sent by Penny. |
UPDATE ON APPLE JAM JAR:
Yesterday, I shared a CHOOSE YOUR OWN COLOR chart for the Apple Jam Jar. Well after much debate, I decided to stitch mine in muted colors and settled on 3 red apples rather than a variety of colors. BUT I am stitching each apple in a different red. So here are my floss colors thus far. I will keep you posted on what other colors I choose as I come to them.
DMC 414 (O) Mason Jar lid
DMC 3371 ( • ) Jar
DMC 3721 ( R) 1st apple on the bottom
DMC 355 (R) 2nd apple on the bottom
DMC 610 (V) Apple stem
DMC 640 (P) Quilt star in the apples
