Teddy Bear Quilts

Our guild makes quilts for teddy bears that are given to children at Christmas time.  This year I have started to make mine now so that I am not rushed when November comes.  I have 2 finished.

My first Teddy Bear Quilt.

It is 22 x 28.

Big enough for the child to use

or wrap a doll or teddy bear in.

Number 2 Quilt.

Both quilts are basically the same

but the borders and the backing

are different.

My Sons birthday is in a few weeks, and I saw this panel and couldn't resist buying it for him.

Wild in the Wilderness.

This is a complete panel and

gives you the impression 

that you are looking through

a window at the moose.

Peggy

Quilt Therapy now moved to Tuesday

Quilt Therapy Thursday has been moved to Tuesday from now on.  There were a few conflicts on Thursdays so Tuesday seemed to be a better day.

Joyce is cutting some lovely fabric with wine glasses

and grapes that will become

placemats.

Maria is working with blueberries.  

She is also making some placemats.

Pierina has some beautiful mauve's and blues.

She is making a bag to carry her

quilting supplies in.

I am working on my third Teddy Bear quilt.

A small quilt for a child that will have

a Teddy Bear wrapped in it.

Peggy

September Blocks

I am busy doing Christmas projects which I will post after Christmas and I have finished most of my September blocks. 

This door hanging I made is actually

called O Canada but I thought

autumn leaves would look really

nice on it too.

Joined at the Hip

All the Blocks of this quilt can be found here.

The gal that has this blog is a little behind so

I decided to just continue on my own.

She has some nice ideas for blocks

and I want to complete this quilt

with her blocks.

In Color Order

This block of the month uses four colours 

in some of the blocks, but this one

only uses three plus the background.

Apple Avenue September 

and we have 4 apples.

Morning Glory Designs

Country Junk'tion

I like this one with the

sunflower and the crow.

Peggy

A Busy Weekend, lots Accomplished

We were at the cabin on the weekend, so it meant some sewing and some work done.  We got 2 loads of wood so that had to be stacked and also the wood shed had to be tidied up.

YKW did a good job on the wood shed.

 Terry and I helped to stack

the 2 new loads of wood.

The guys went to sight in their guns for hunting season so I did a bit of sewing.  I managed to make 8 placemats and 2 table runners.  Just the tops, not quilted yet.

Trimming 4 patches

I made this one a little while ago and just

finished it up with the patch for

the silverware and napkin.

I plan on using this one for pot luck suppers.

I picked this kit up at a quilt shop

in Beaver Bay, MN.

I finally got 4 of them finished and ready

for fall.

A dressed up Dragonfly.

I didn't like how this one turned out

and Wendy thought that maybe a satin stitch

in a fun colour might help it.

I think it did. Now you can see

the green dragonfly.

Peggy.

Getting Caught Up Continued

Blogger wouldn't let me post any more pictures because I had used up my allotted space and I am not buying space so I spent the last day and 1/2 deleting pictures from 2010.  I figured no one reads that far back anyway.

Some more blocks that were finished this weekend.

Country Junk'tion August Block

I am disappointed with the green dragon fly

it is too pale, but I love my ant.

 

Block 12 Cranton Village Quilt Works

 

 

 

Getting Caught Up

I was so far behind on my BOM's that I spent the last 2 days doing nothing but blocks.  YKW was up at the cabin and I was alone at home with outside temperatures too hot to enjoy.  So what does one do under these circumstances?   Well you sew, if you are me.  The temperatures the past few days were in the 30C range with humidex around 37C.  Far too hot to be out and about.

Block #15 Yellow Roses

Morning Glory Designs

Block #16 Three Tulips in a Vase

Morning Glory Designs

 

 

Block #15 Ohio Star

Craftsy Block of the Month

 

Block #16 Double Star

Craftsy Block of the Month

 

August Block

Apple Avenue

This block took me a long time to do because

of the small pieces all around

the outside edge.

 

The Letter P and Pretty Pinwheels

Lyn Brown's Alphabet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Gifts

Theresa had her baby the other day so Grandma Pierina will be leaving town soon to be with her.  My little gifts will be tucked inside her suitcase. 

A receiving blanket

and 2 bibs.

This little blanket has 2 pieces of flannelette

of different sizes, sewn together.

The pattern is found HERE.

 

I also made a little bag for babies

toys and things.

 

Right now the bag contains the blanket

and bibs.

Congratulations to the new parents Theresa and Brad.

 

 

Lynda's Birthday

Now that Lynda's birthday has past and she has received her gift I can post some pictures.  She really likes roosters so I finished using up the fabic she purchased when we were in Lake Tahoe last November for Christine's wedding.  I had already made her placemats out of the this fabric so I thought a table runner would be the next logical thing.

 

There was one rooster block left

and I didn't have too hard

of a time deciding what

to do with it.

 

Everyone who gets a gift from me

also receives a bag so

a new bag it was.

 

I found this grey/black fabric

and thought it

complimented the bag really well.

I put a zipper in the bag also and pockets

so now it has lots of uses.

I am happy that she was really pleased with both.

 

Retreat Time And Some More Blocks

The Quilt Therapy Group needed a little bit of therapy so we decided to have a 3 day retreat.  It was held in Joyce's beautiful sun room this year and we all accomplished a lot of work and even went shopping one morning for more fabric.

Pierina was working on making pumpkins.

Four delightful Pumpkins

Three more and a little bit of decoration on 2 

of them.

She also made placemats to match but

I didn't get a picture.  I will

on our next therapy day, next week.

Joyce is making a purse.  The fabric could be summer or fall so it isn't too late to get started on it.  She picked up this beautiful fabric in Duluth when we were there in late May.

Lovely fabric

Joyce is quilting the inside of the

black flowers with black thread,

and then filling in some of 

the lines around the white and black

areas.

Maria has made 6.5 inch squares that she will

add to a wall hanging.  They will

become pockets on the wall hanging for 

baby essentials.

She appliqued a heart on the top.

This wall hanging is for a niece who is

expecting her first child.

I was working on some doll quilts.

They came out a little larger then

I thought but they will be great.

Doll Quilt number 2

The borders are different and that will also

be the backing and binding.

These little doll quilts are for Toys for Tots

 and are given to less

fortunate little ones for Christmas with a

Teddy Bear wrapped in them.

I have also made up more blocks from my BOM quilts.  I'm a little behind but catching up slowly.  Summer is such a busy time that it is hard to keep up, but with summer winding down I will be up to date in no time.

Morning Glory Designs

Letter N and Nostalgic Nine in Nine

Letter O and Old Oak on Point

In Colour Order August Block.