Quilts and Wedding Decor...

 I'm still working on my Metro Rings/Double Wedding Ring quilt.  I have a few more pieces ready to square up and add to my design wall but hopefully I will get those squared up tonight or tomorrow. 

 I'm sure I will be up late again tonight since Richard is working and I am having a hard time sleeping.  Hopefully I will have a chance to work on it a little more.  

Earlier in the evening I did get to work on it a little. 

 I'm hoping that I will be able to get this finished before my sister's wedding shower but it's not looking good.  :(

 I have been very busy working on other things besides quilting, like stuff for my sister's wedding.  Here is her bouquet to throw.  Most of the flowers in it are just leftover flowers from the other bouquets and stuff. 

 Here are the 3 bridesmaids bouquets and again her throw bouquet is in there too. 

 Two mother's corsages. 

 Next I will be making 12 boutonnieres, pew bows, archway decor, all of the wedding ceremony decor, and all of the reception decor too.  So if you don't hear from me for a bit you will know why.  LOL!  Her wedding is October 5th.  
Kristie

More Rings...

 I finally got some good sewing time in today and it felt good.  I started with some of these...

 and turned them into these...

 I took a little break and then sewed these...

 into these...

 those turned into these...

 then the last step before the final trim...

 after the final trim...

 Here is what I have finished at this point.  I do have more ready to piece tomorrow.  I probably will not get to sew as much tomorrow as I did today. 

 The pattern calls for it to be 3 rings wide and 4 long, but mom keeps trying to get me to make it 4 wide and 5 long.  I told her that I would have to wait and see what mood I was in once I got the 12 rings finished.  :)

 Okay...one last photo!  LOL! 

 Hopefully I'll have more progress to show you tomorrow.
Kristie

More sewing progress...

Just a quick little post to show you my progress!  I'm slow but who needs to hurry anyway?  :) 

I have ALL of my arcs cut, now I just have to cut the background pieces and corner triangles.  I've had a few ask about the pattern and ruler, it is from Sew Kind Of Wonderful.

Not sure if I will get to work on it much more this weekend.  Mom's job is having a "family fun day" at a little amusement park Saturday and then I have church on Sunday so that gives little time for sewing.  

Thanks for all of the nice comments about Richard's new job!  He had orientation for 6.5 hours yesterday and starts his actual shifts on Monday.  :)
Kristie

Blessings and Wedding Rings...

 Blessings...

I'm feeling mighty Blessed right now!  Hubby landed a NURSING JOB!!!!!  :)  If you have followed my blog for a while then you know how hard he worked for this.  Today was his first day, which was just orientation.  He just got home and you can't wipe that smile from his face.  He is so pleased.  Of course, he will get paid for today but he starts his floor work on Monday at 7am!  :)  I can't tell you how long and hard we have prayed for this and I just want to thank God for it all. 

 Oh, the vine above is one that Leo broke a piece off of my big one so I just planted it and put it on my kitchen counter.  Anyway...

Wedding Rings...

Or should I say, Metro Rings?  I have all of my strip sets sewn together but not all of the arcs cut from them.  I went ahead and pieced a couple of blocks so I could see how it was going to go together or if I was going to have trouble with it. 

 Both photos show the same blocks.  At first, I couldn't get it trimmed to the correct size and I had to walk away from it but it wasn't the pattern it was just ME.  Later I went back to it and it was fine.  Ever done that? 

 I think this will be the only blocks that I piece completely right now until I get all of the other steps finished.  So far, I LOVE IT!!! 
Kristie

Birthdays and Metro Rings!

* Quilt content at the bottom of this post...

I hate when I can't sleep and I have to get up at 5am.  It sure makes a long day.  So I figured I would post since I was up anyway. 

 Today...Friday is Richard's birthday!!!!  I thank the Lord everyday for putting us together.  He is a wonderful husband, father, Christian, and my best friend.  He turns 43!  :)  He is a jack-of-all-trades and such a handy guy to have around, but that is not the only reason I keep him around.  LOL!  I love him.  

I was sitting here looking through some old photos and they bring back so many memories...like this one of Richard and Ole Jim.  If you don't remember, Ole Jim was my precious mule that I lost a few years ago.  Giggle...I promise his head was not this big, it was just the angle of the photo.  

Little Hunter on Ole Jim.  I still have his cowboy boots.  He wore them constantly and I would have to wait until he fell asleep to take them off.  

Another one of Richard from several years ago.  This was an every night occurrence in the recliner...Hunter, Richard, Jazz, and Smokey.

Now on to some quilt stuff...

A dear sweet friend of mine sent me a pattern and ruler.  Let me tell you, I love it and I think it will be very addictive!  The ruler and pattern is from Sew Kind Of Wonderful.  You will have to look over her website.  There are so many patterns of hers that I would love to make.  I don't think I have ever really tried curved piecing until now and she has wonderful tutorials that make it look so simple.  

The pattern that I have is the Metro Rings, which is a Double Wedding Ring pattern.  I can't wait to get started on it!  I need to finish up my zig-zag quilt first but I couldn't help but try out the ruler on a tablerunner pattern that was included to teach you how to use the ruler.  

Here are a couple of the pieces that I have for the tablerunner, but I now have those sewn together and a few more ready too.  

I keep trying to think of what I have to do this weekend because I would really love to buckle down and SEW these!  LOL!  
Kristie