Showing posts with label Turkey Giblets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turkey Giblets. Show all posts

Friday, October 25, 2013

Piecing Turkey Giblets...

 More sewing today!  This pattern is called Turkey Giblets.  This is what I had done earlier today.  I have a little more if it done now.  These are not sewn together but when I do all of the points should meet up.  I did a wallhanging several years ago using this same pattern but in one piece of RED.  I loved it and wished that I had made a big quilt out of it.  So I started this one in assorted blues and I'm not really happy with it so I will finish it up as a baby quilt!  At least it will not be a UFO.  I plan on making it larger than this photo here and adding a blue border on it, quilt it and call it finished.  Hehehe! 
 I still need to piece 14 of the triangles with the white in the center and then I can assemble the top.  Hopefully I can get those pieced tomorrow. 
 I also quilted a little bit on this but then my thread broke so I stopped.  LOL! 
 If you remember the other day I posted a photo of the mess in my sewing room.  Well, one corner of it.  

 BEFORE
 AFTER
 At least it looks a little better, for now anyway.  :)  

Yesterday after school Hunter had "Safe Trick-or-Treat" at school.  Here he is in his costume before we left.  He was Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty.  He loves that show. 
 And last I will leave you with a photo of Leo and Mammy.  LOL!  See Leo's ear!  I caught him in the middle of a head shake.  :)  They had just finished romping. 
 Off to do some dishes...  :(
Kristie

Thursday, October 24, 2013

I've got my mojo back! :)

Oh I'm loving my dear friend Annie!!  She doesn't have a blog but she sure is wonderful friend and quilter.  I've been in a quilting slump lately.  I know yesterday I pieced the flag potholders but I just couldn't bring myself to quilt them so I stopped.  

Today I got a small package in the mail from Annie and it was a little kit of houses to make.  Twelve tiny 3" blocks!  Nothing too overwhelming but just enough to get my mojo back.  :)  I cut all 12 out and pieced 2 of them.  As you can see on my design wall they are super tiny.  I pieced them two different ways and didn't realize that until I put them both on the wall.  That's okay because it will all be covered in the seam allowance.   
 It felt so good to sew on the tiny houses that I decided I would drag something else out.  I needed something new to get me started again.  So I got out some blue scraps and copied a pattern out of a book that I have and started paper piecing this simple block. 
 I know it looks a little odd up there alone but once they are all put together it takes on a whole different look and pattern.  It is called, "Turkey Giblets"  Years ago I made a wallhanging with this same pattern only in red.  I would like to make this one a lot bigger than the wallhanging but not sure how many blue scraps that I have.  I'll post another photo of it once I get more of it done.  

A little pick of my design wall.  It is a mess!  I still have my DWR (Metro Rings) quilt blocks up there.  Those need to be finished by Christmas so that I can give it as a gift to my sister.  You can see the flag potholder blocks along with the flag fabric backing for them.  Last but not least, the new blocks from tonight. 
 I even changed out machines tonight.  I was sewing on one of my Singers but changed it out to this, Princess Deluxe machine.  It is a Japanese Singer Clone that sews wonderful.  I just love the color of it.  This is one that I have had for a long time. 
 Last but not least....my little Mammy!  This is her last night.  She was trying to let me know it was her bedtime.  :)  She sleeps in her crate at night and I leave the door open on it but when it is her bedtime she wants me to shut the door on it.  :)  She wants to go to bed around the same time every night. 
 I guess that is all for tonight.  It is after midnight, hopefully I can go to bed in a little while.  I'm still not sleepy...
Kristie