Sower For God = Updated!

Dear Readers, 

I know since February I had not had many finishes.  I had started too many things and was moving all the projects forward, but could not seem to get them across the finish line.  So all of a sudden they are all coming to a conclusion, which is very satisfying.  This is the latest finish! 

I have wanted to make Ellie her big girl quilt, for a bit, and talked to Sue about what she liked and what were her favorite colors.  Her favorite color is yellow with pink being a close second.  I saw this pattern and sent it to Sue and she and Sally (Ellie's mom) both loved it. The pattern is called Hello Spring, and it is by Pen and paper.  I picked Tula Pinks white with pink dots for the background and her yellow with pink stripes for the binding, I also bought a couple of bright yellows as most of what was in my stash was either very light or more golden. The rest is left over from other things or basic colors that I had bought for my stash.

So before I went to the retreat at Quiltville Inn, I kitted up each ladybug, stem and bloom.  

I got most of the stems done while I was there and a bit more than half of the blooms, although I didn't take a photo of them all, then when I came home I made rest of the blooms and the ladybugs.  

 

Finally I got it on the quilter and I used a lemon ice color of glide thread for the quilting.  I chose a fairly open pattern that is butterflies and swirls.  

I had found a wide back with yellow butterflies on it, so that was perfect.  Will helped me come up with some options on a name and verse and Sue, Bill and family helped me pick the winner.  

This was such a happy quilt to do.

UPDATED:  Bill and Sue, the grandparents, sent me these photos....

I am so pleased she loves it!

Sew on,

Terry

Be Like Mike

 Dear Readers,

One of Celeste's dear friends is having a baby boy.  Celeste called me and wanted me to make a quilt with an LSU theme as the parents to be are both big LSU fans.  I am a big MSU and Ole Miss fan, so it is hard to make an LSU quilt, but the mom to be is such a sweet lady, that I did it.  I decided with would be happy to make her a quilt.  So I found a pattern by Elizabeth Hartman called Antonia Tiger.  Celeste and I decided to make it in LSU colors.  

I had enough purple and gold fabrics from the stash but found the purplish grey for the background and purchased it.  I also bought small cuts of any SEC school that I did not have in my collection and LSU fabric for the back and for a pillow slip.  I usually give my quilts with a pillow slip to store the quilt in and to be used with the quilt.  I also remembered from when Celeste and Jill lived together that Celeste said Jill liked to watch all the SEC football games.  So I put a panel in the back with a patch for all the SEC schools that will be current next year.  I did that because the grad school that Celeste and Jill attended was University of Texas and they will be in the SEC next year, so if I was including that I needed to include the other new schools.  

I did something new with the label.  Celeste had the idea that the girls that she and Jill were friends with would each make a label to go on the back to I sent them each a couple of white squares and a fabric marker, but the postal system only got one of them to me on time, so I put a bunch of blank blocks on the back and will give Jill a marker to have them write their messages to the child or parents on the back.  

Baby shower is tomorrow so I might add photos before I post this.  I did not take any pictures of her getting the quilt, but I sure enjoyed her reaction.  

Sew on,

Terry

Summer Dreams

 Dear Readers,  

Had a long time finish last week, but had not had time to write it up.  I finished a Bonnie Hunter quilt that I had started in 2018.  Bonnie's pattern was called Winston Ways, but I renamed it Summer Dreams.

This quilt has a somewhat weird story.  I took a class from Bonnie Hunter that Mississippi Quilt Association had sponsored for their annual Summer Gathering.  This pattern takes a lot of red and white four patches, I won't give the number as it would violate copy rights.  So after the class I made lots and lots of 4 patches.  Within a short period of time I had the four patches done.  I then I kitted up the other the other parts, putting the parts for each block in a ziplock bag.  Then it sat for a long time.  It was sidelined for other projects took priority.  Then last Spring I took the position of temporary librarian at Winona High School.  The librarian monitored 4 classes of on line learning, but that left 3 free periods a day.  After two days, I knew I had to bring a project up to work on when I just had to keep the library open, but not in charge of students except if someone came to turn in or check out a book.  So I went home and packed up the project a travel iron, featherweight and other sewing supplies.  I decided this was the time to work on this Bonnie project.  This quilt is in her book, More Adventures With Leaders and Enders.  That means it is designed to be done in-between other quilts, but I decided to do it in-between the other classes. So I would try to finish 2 blocks a day, so that I could be done by the end of school.  So I did it.  I finished by the end of school, but I had a couple of trips planned and didn't get to quilt it till July.  

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