Thumbies,Pins, and Frog Skin

Well I was told to make a 18" by 22" pieced and quilted rectangle for a frog door stop. We are going to make them Monday night at the Orchard Quilters Meeting . Luanne is the hostess this month so she thought we should make frogs. I am not sure if it will make a good frog. I like all the greens together. We will have to see how he comes out with his new skin.

I have made about 50 of these, for quilt friends gifts. They were very handy for the Christmas quilt groups party favors. It's a lot of fun to use you 4" scraps of fun fabrics. I find mine very handy when sewing at the sewing machine. I don't miss place it.

All they are is a 4" sq. folded in 1/2 corner to corner and sew around the edge with a 1/4" seam leaving a opening at one corner to turn .Stuff firm and stitch closed Put the 2 points together and stitch. Your Quilt friends will love them.

We have been watching the geese flying and landing across the highway from us. There have been hundreds every day. They spend the night and go in the morning. We saw eagles following them today. They get the stragglers. The Robbins are all back for all most 2 weeks now. We have some that nest in and apple tree in the front yard.

It's nice to think Spring is just about here.

New Post Card and Fabric Wrapped Hand Bag.

It just had to snow last night and has been trying to all day. That makes it a good sewing day!
The bag is one DD Jennie made me for Christmas. After I showed her and the rest of the Orchard Quilters how to make them she went to town and made bowls and hand bags for Christmas gifts. I love mine. The best part is she made it for me.

I had a group of 10 in my Material Girls Quilt group in O'Neil last night . That made bowls and hand bags. It was fun showing them how. I think we all had a great time. I did!

This is the last post card I made. The theme was something beginning with O. I went with the color orange.

Monday and Post Cards Old Stuff

It's Monday another week. The post cards are some of my 1st I made . I have had fun with them. I think I have made about 200 swaps. I think my 1st are some of my best. Joan Mc. on my quilt-with-love group on yahoo ask to see some as she has never seen any. I posted these and so I thought I would share them on my blog .

the post cards got me through a time where I could not do much after a car accident. They are also a great way to try new things and use colors and fabrics together you may never have used.

It's very freeing . Every one has a theme. The cow has a saying on it- Moooove over, the upper left corner is a self portrait, The one with the fan and F on it was made with fabric I won with my name on the salvage in a contest for my favorite flower. I got a 15 yard bolt for the prize. The theme was the 1st letter of your name. I also make post cards for Christmas cards.

Sunday Afternoon

I made this for a swap I am in for Easter. It's just a little quilty thing. It is only 7"s sq. I love my embroidery machine!
The color was all ways my favorite color for Easter eggs (out side of green) when I was a kid and died Easter eggs.

It's snowing out now. Yesterday was all most 60 and now it's snowing and blowing again.
Every day is a surprise living in Nebraska.

Another Block of the Month

Here is the second block in the Quilters Candy Shop in O'Neil NE. Thangles block of the month. It is a 16" block so it will make a nice sized quilt when it's done.

As you can see I am spending Saturday getting small things done for last month. Now I get to start all over.

I still have bindings to work on tonight . I got all 4 quilts trimmed and the binding sewn. I still have to press them and sew them to the quilts. Then I can sit down and put my feet up and finish hand sewing them. That's when it's move time.

Orchard Block of the Month

This is the second block for my Orchard quilters group. There are 8 of us that meet on the second Monday of every month. Some of us are these blocks and doing the flower how ever the want to. I am doing mine with free motion on the sewing machine.

It's a gorges day today. It may get up to 60 or so. That makes it 1 more day closer to Spring. I am ready!
I think DGD Sara is coming to spend the night. She is good company. We all ways have fun.
I have been working on bindings for Jennie's charity quilts and one for Kristin, she made a baby quilt for a teacher that had a baby.

How I Made My Tea Wallet

This is how I made my tea wallet

You need 4 rectangles of fabric-41/2" by 71/2"

1 rectangle of thin cotton batting-41/2"by 71/2"

1 thin elastic pony tail holder to match fabric

1 button to match

Take one rec. of fabric and place on batting face up for in side

Take 2 rec. for the pockets and press in
1/2 long ways will be 21/2" by 71/2"

Take one of the folded pieces and lay on top of the in side fabric with the folded edge to the bottom. Stitch a 1/4" seam a crossed the raw edge, flip up to the top and press

Take the 2ed folded rectangle of fabric and line up the bottom raw edges with the bottom of in side

Stitch down the center to make pockets

Pin pony tail band in place with it going to the in side on the edge

Take the last 41/2" by 71/2" rectangle and place it face down on top of the pockets

Sew all a round it leaving a opening to turn it right side out.

Whip stitch it closed and top stitch it all the way a round the out side edge

Sew button to the front.

If you have a ? let me know flicsha@hotmail.com