WHAT HAVE I BEEN UP TO......

 It's been a few days since I posted anything.  But I don't want to bore you all to death with the same thing all the time.  I hit a snag in Alexis's quilt...I'll have to get Mr. Seam Ripper out.  Last night I cut and pinned the last 2 baskets for my RSC 2021.  A dark brown and a black one.

I did a block for my Christmas Sampler...I really like this on, it's so cute.

And I put a few more stitches in my Band Sampler.  I finished the orange row of Sheaf Stitch and put the word July on.  

That's it for now...I'm linking up with...hop over and check everyone's Slow Stitching.

Slow Sunday Stiching

Oh! Scrap

15 Minutes to Stitch

Patchwork & Quilts

HQAL

Have a great......

STITCHING.....

 I've been working on my A to Z project for the last couple of weeks...trying to keep up.  Today is a break from that.  So I'm hoping I can finish up the embroidery on my Table Runner.

I've only got a couple flowers, stems and leaves to do...then I can start adding the border.  I'll be adding a border of flowers around the outside edges.  Hopefully I can figure out the placement so that it all balances out.  That's what I'll be working on today.  What are you stitching this sunny Sunday?

I'm linking up with:

Slow Stitching Sunday

15 Minutes to Stitch

HQAL

Hope you all have a wonderful stitching....

STITCHING AWAY!

 I've been working on Heather's quilt, she is my niece.  She likes cats...so I'm making her a cat quilt.  And of course where there are cats...there are mice.  So the quilt is a mix of cats and mice.  I got a couple done, but still have to put there features on.

It's also time to report on my HQAL(Hand Quilting A Long)....Well, August wasn't too productive...we were having a heat wave almost the whole month...temps in the 80's and 90's with high humidity.  My HQAL is my Bee Quilt.  I worked on one of the bee blocks...

Did some quilting around the be flight lines and some on the left bee.  I'm not sure what I'm going to quilt in all those empty spaces of white...does anyone have any suggestions...any info will be very appreciated.  This is the first quilt I've attempted to hand quilt.  Mostly I'm winging it, but not sure about all that white space.

Go check out what everyone else is working on...

Kathy, Margaret, Tracy, Deb, Susan,  Nanette,  Edith, Sharon, Karrin, Gretchen, Kathi,  Bella, Daisy, Connie, Monica and Sherrie

Since the weather has cooled off so far this month, hoping to get some more done on this quilt.

I've been a little per-occupied with Heather's quilt and starting my Christmas Sampler.  I've also got the patterns cut out for a Fall Sampler.  Way toooooo many projects bouncing around in my head.  But I'll work on all of them some time or another this month. 

Linking up with:

Slow Stitching Sunday

15 Minutes to Stitch

HQAL

Have a great STITCHING....

 

HQAL AND RSC 2020.....

 Hi everyone...I've been kind of slack about blogging the last couple of weeks...haven't had much to say or show you.  Working on the same things...which gets boring after a while.  What have I NOT been working on????  The Bee Quilt for one....way toooo HOT to have a quilt laying on my lap...so I'll be showing you what I HAVEN'T got done...

 I didn't get any of the bee hives done...the quilt is laying on my cutting table.  I think this will be a winter project.  On a good note...I did get the last of my purple crazy quilt blocks embellished.  So I'm all caught up for August, which is Purple...here's a couple blocks I've finished...

 

Today the plan is to cut some rain drop fabric for borders for my umbrella quilt.  First I have to lay it out and see how I want it organized...I have a picture of it in my mind...we'll see how that comes out.

I think I'll throw in a few blocks of the rain drip fabric with umbrella's on it.  I'll have to see how that goes...you know when you get picture of what you want a quilt to look like?  That's what I'm thinking about now...but haven't got it all worked out yet.  Well, that's it for now..have an awesome....

HQAL UPDATE JUNE 28

I haven't worked on the Bee Quilt this week..had to take it out of the hoop to get Zoey's quilt in the hoop to tie it.  Zoey's quilt needs to be done by August...and the quilt is kind of bigger than I usually make my quilts...so it's going to take a while to get it done. 

I have started on one of the large blocks of my bee quilt.  I was waiting for my black and brown quilting thread to get here.  I finally arrived last week.  This is what I've got done so far.

Here's a close up of one of the bees...

I'm a really slow quilter and I'm sure my quilt will never win a ribbon...but I'm doing my best and  it makes me happy seeing the progress I'm making...joining this HQAL has gave me the inspiration to work on this quilt.  Thank you everyone for the push!

Hop over and check out what everyone else in the group is working on...
Hand Quilt Along Links

Kathy, Margaret, Tracy, Deb, Susan,  Nanette,  Edith, Sharon, Karrin, Gretchen, Kathi,  Bella, Daisy, Connie, Monica and Sherrie

I'm also still working on my Crazy Quilt blocks...have a nice little pile done...

I'm also linking to...

Slow Sunday Stitching
Oh! Scrap
15 Minutes to Stitch 

Hope everyone has and awesome stitching....

SOME STITCHING GOING ON.......

I am still stitching away at some of my projects...I've got way to many going on...some days I can't decide which one to do..

....working on my frog(wall hanging or small quilt) haven't made up my mind on that one.  Need to get the ABC quilt sandwiched and in the hoop.  Add the last row of leaves to my Indiana Leaf Quilt.  But I've got one project I really want to get started on....My Bee quilt...I want to hand quilt it.  It's been tucked away in storage for about 15 years.

This is just the lower left corner.  I've started quilting it and quit.  I've joined a HQAL to get some motivation.  Hoping this helps.  Here are all the folks joining this HQAL....check them out.

Kathy, Margaret, Tracy, Deb, Susan,  Nanette,  Edith, Sharon, Karrin, Gretchen, Kathi,  Bella, Daisy, Connie, Monica 

..I've got a bunch of Crazy Quilt blocks to embellish

 Sew.....I think I have enough to keep me busy for a while....

I'm linking to
Slow Sunday Stitching
Oh! Scraps
15 Minutes to Stitch

Have an awesome sewing....