A Feast of Photos

      What have I been up to lately? I'll let my photos tell the story.

Park Bench - Jaybird Quilts - Rows 1 & 2

The Sewing Bird - With Thy Needle and Thread

Betsy's House - Plum Street Samplers

Plum Street Samplers

Luciana Delgado - Needlework Press

A Parrot, A Leopard, A Lion - Scarlet Letter

Bird in Bough - Scarlet Letter

ES Spot Motif Sampler - Of Female Worth

We are ready for Spring at Corgi Cottage!

What Did I Accomplish During the Sochi Games???

      I was very productive during the Sochi Games... but did not accomplish what I set out to do. Remember this pile of quilts waiting for hand sewn bindings? I managed to get half the binding sewn on one tablerunner.... that's it folks... the pile remains undisturbed. Hopefully this pile will dwindle to nothing before the Summer Games in 2016!

      Thankfully I did better on Susan Singleton... my new start to honor the Winter Olympics.

Susan Singleton - The Scarlet Letter

Love the sweet spotted deer!

     I've been collecting small pieces of Liberty Tana Lawn fabrics and have finally decided to use the prints in the charming Monkey Wrench block. Here's my start on my Liberty Quilt blocks.

      Also, I continued piecing blocks for my Park Bench quilt.

       And Drum Roll Please... I've finally completed the finishing work on several needlework smalls. I will not admit how long the time span between completing the stitching and doing the finishing work. Much too long!

       I have a head start on my Christmas smalls for 2014!

     

Wintertime - Threadwork Primitives

Beggar's Christmas - Threadwork Primitives

Noel House - Chessie & Me

Way ahead of time for July 4th!

Glory House - Chessie & Me

Stitcher's Name Tag - La-D-Da

A Lady's Trimkeep - Plum Street Samplers

A Valentine's Stocking - Plum Street Samplers

Valentine Sampler - With Thy Needle & Thread

       I've completed a few more smalls... but I'll save them for my next blog update... this post is getting long!

I'll leave you today with one very dejected Corgi. I broke the news to Owen this morning that the Polar Vortex has returned to our little corner of Iowa. We won't have temps above the teens for at least the next ten days.

When is Spring going to arrive!!!

And the Winner Is...

      Carol of Stitching Dreams... you are the winner of the box of fabric scraps. Thank you all for leaving a comment and requesting your name to be part of the draw. I wish I could send you all boxes of scraps.
I've sent Carol an e-mail asking her to send me her mailing address. If you didn't get my e-mail Carol... please let me know where to send the box.
    
      Have you all been enjoying the Olympics? I've spent countless hours glued to the TV watching the coverage. Of course I couldn't let such an event pass by without starting a brand new stitching project, because I don't have enough projects started, in honor of the Sochi Games.

      I've been wanting to stitch Susan Singleton for some time now and she was my first choice for my Olympic sampler.

Susan Singleton - The Scarlet Letter

I'm stitching Susan on 40ct. Lakeside Vintage Chantilly Creme linen with AVAS silks. I wonder how much I'll get stitched by the end of the Closing Ceremonies?

      Before the start of the Games I put in a few more stitches on A Parrot, A Leopard, A Lion.

A Parrot, A Leopard, A Lion - The Scarlet Letter

      I've been working on some Finishing projects and had hoped to have more completed by now. I do have one to share with you today.

Strawberry Marking Sampler Bag

      Two new patterns were released for the Blogger Girls II BOM. These blocks are so much fun to piece together.  I used the Open Gate Fit to be Geese ruler for the flying geese blocks. It's a wonderful ruler and you can't help but make perfect flying geese blocks with the aid of the ruler.

      When I saw the beautiful Fussy Cut Stars that Margaret, Days of a Sampler Lover, was making I wanted to join in on the fun. Temecula Quilt Company is responsible for starting us both down the path of Fussy Cut Fridays.

If I make two more fussy cut stars this coming week I'll be caught up!

      My local frame shop called earlier this week and two of my samplers were framed and ready to be picked up. I'm very happy with the framing for both Emma Miles and Jacob's Ladder.

Until next time.... happy stitching and quilting!