Bespoke

 Finally finished my Bespoke quilt top and I love it!!

The Cutest Tinsel

My friend Michelle finished her Tinsel quilt (Sue Spargo pattern) and it's the cutest one I've seen!  I love what she did with her borders with the holly leaves and scallops! 😊❤️👏

 

Circle Close Ups

As promised, here are some close ups of these amazing circle samplers!!

 

Toned Down Circle Sampler

Five of the nine ladies who started the Toned Down Circle Sampler class in August made it to the very end, most finished their circles and one even finished her whole project! Congrats to all!! 👏😊

Barb's (above) - she may frame or make a wall hanging.

Nancy (below) finished her book pillow!

Sherida (above) has a few to go and is making hers into an oval shape!

Lori (below) finished these 90 circles and started  more - this time 1 1/4 inch circles.  I have some close ups of some of her bigger ones I'll post later.

Cindy finished all 90 circles. I'm not sure if she's framing or making a wall hanging.  

I will share some close up pictures soon!

 

Toned Down Book Pillow

 Nancy finished her Toned Down Circle Sampler into the cutest book pillow!  I love it! 👏❤️😊

Bespoke

After a few months, I'm back to working on the Bespoke quilt again.  I am loving working with Anna Maria Horner's fabric!  She actually changed her professional name to Anna Maria Parry, after a remarriage - or you can look up Anna Maria Textiles. Such beautiful fabric lines!

 

Two Finishes!

I finished two small wall hangings this weekend, both of which I've been working on for a year!  This is my finished Leaf the Week Behind.  It was a lot of fun to work on. 😊

The second finish I can't share yet because it's the "lite" BOM from Sue Spargo for 2025 and the book is not out yet.  It turned out so cute though!  I'm excited about it.  This was the first BOM designed by her daughters Kelly and Aimee. 👏

I just happened to have this leaf fabric that was perfect for the back.

 

Toned Down Circle Sampler

 The girls in my Toned Down Circle class are getting creative!! 😂

There's a Mouse in the Tree!

I've been stitching on Leaf the Week Behind and Birdie - trying to finish those two up before starting Sue Spargo's new BOM Kith and Kin!!

 

Leaf the Week Behind

 This is my friend Rena's owl in her Leaf the Week Behind tree 👏😊

More New Year's Wishes 😊

My friend Nancy's fish - look at those lips!!

I've been working on Birdie, which I can't show yet, and Leaf the Week Behind, which I'll show soon!!

 

Leaf #52

Here it is!  Leaf #52 of the Leaf the Week Behind Challenge with West Coast Wool!

Mine is the one above and I followed her instructions pretty closely.  My friend Rena's is below and she did some creative stuff with hers 😊. Now to figure out how to finish it!!

 

Toned Down Circle Sampler

Two more classes to go!  The ladies who've stuck with this class are doing an amazing job! I didn't get pictures of Sherida's or Nancy's this time but I will next time.  These belong to Barb, Cindy and Lori 😊

 

Leaf #51!

 Leaf # 51

and a poem just for fun!

14,287 Pieces of Fabric

by Jean Ray Laury

Behind the painted picket gate

There lived a quilter known as Kate

She had one son, a boy named John;

One daughter, whom she doted on.

She had one husband and one house

One pup, one cat, one little mouse....

And 14,287 pieces of fabric.

😂

Oh Christmas Tree!

My friend Nancy finished her Sue Spargo Christmas pillow! 👏😊❤️

 

Only Two Left!

Leaf of the Week!  Only two more Saturdays in 2025! 😳

 

Always Seek Shelter at the Quilt Shop!

Tis the Season!  A beautiful Christmas pillow made by my friend Becky!

 

This Week's Leaf

Actually this is not this week's leaf!  This week's leaf was supposed to be a ladybug, which I already did 😊.  So I googled some ideas and came up with this - I like it!

Here is a thought for the day ❤️

 

Three Leaves

I finished three leaves today!  Four more to go!  (Plus some finishing work 😊)

 

What?? Only one??

 Granddaugbhter's face when she found out the advent calendar I made them only yields one candy per day 😂❤️