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Bedroom Full of Green Leaves

Posted on January 12, 2020 by heARTs Creations

I’m also working on an applique wall hanging for above the bed. That, however, won’t be finished for a long time. Then came the window treatment. Our bedroom doesn’t have much light, so this is the best I could get for a pic.

This bedroom makeover is quite a change for me, and I’m glad to say I like it. It was a project that seemed to take me forever – and it’s done! A nice way to start off the New Year.

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Nine More Days!

Posted on December 16, 2019 by heARTs Creations

It’s been a fun and busy week. A friend has a family farm and invited two of us for a 3 day sew-in. All that time concentrated on sewing and friends (and food) was such a treat! I put the main body of this batik and black & white quilt together. I cut the squares after I reorganized my batiks a while back. Now I’m working on the borders. I need to cut a little more and look forward to a finish before the end of the year.

Yard/house chores have taken some of my time. We mainly heat with wood – it’s nice and warm but there is work involved. We used the beastly wood splitter and then there was hauling and stacking. Whew! I’m not used to so much manual labor!

A friend that I meet once a month for a day long sew-in made these two lovely ornaments for me. I love their elegance!

The house has been decorated since the begining of Advent and I have been intentionally sitting and enjoying it all. The living tree is a skinny tree and adds enough festivity to make me happy. Ornaments from when the kids were little still adorn the tree and yes, we hang tinsel! Can you spot the little boat and water skiier? That’s from the early years of our marriage. There’s also a little lit tree with ribbon on the kitchen island and a slightly larger little tree in the dining room with bright lights and a little ceramic angel on the top that I made years ago.

And, of course, there’s all the wood carvings my son did many years ago. There’s even a carved candle! He no longer carves, but oh how I hope he’ll take it up again one day.

I’d almost forgotten that I stitched these pillows a couple of years ago and put them out about a week ago.

I hope you are enjoying this wonderful season and that all your prep work is progressing along merrily!

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A Few Finishes!

Posted on December 8, 2019 by heARTs Creations

Oh how I like to say “finished!” Two of these are little, one bigger, but all make me happy.

First, for a couple of little Christmas time gifts, I embellished these towels. From my stash, I made prairie points and cut strips. These make great hostess gifts and guild gift exchanges. They’re also pretty quick!

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These next are, as my hubby declared, “Cute, Cute, Cute!” I found these little dishes at our local Habitat Store. Buttons added around the rim and magnets on the bottom and voila! Pin dishes. I am struggling though, I want to keep one. I already have other pin dishes and a LOT of pin cushions. Let go, let go.

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And finally, I got the last border on my Tula Strings. I know, technically not a complete finish because it’s not quilted. That, however, won’t happen for quite some time so I’m declaring a victory – a finished flimsy! Off to Flimsy Land it goes.

I’m also prepping for a two day sew-in that I am really excited about. I have two projects prepped and packed and am working on a third – just in case.

As the year is coming to a close, do you find yourself finishing?

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The Geese are Flying!

Posted on December 1, 2019 by heARTs Creations

Busy week – blowing leaves, Thanksgiving, decorating the house and family. I did manage, however, to work on the flying geese for my Tula Strings quilt. I sewed two cutoffs together and from that made the flying geese using a paper piece pattern I drew on EQ. What I love about this is the accuracy.

I narrowed the inner border and the geese borders are on three sides. One more to go – yippee! Then, unfortunately, it will go to the land of unquilted flimsies until next year. This will make five flimsies and there are 3 Hospice flimsies. There’s also a quilt at the Jazz that I’m slowly getting quilted. It will be a joy to get this one to the stage of binding.

I keep telling myself “One Quilt at a Time.” Except it’s always many more than that!

Linking up with: Oh Scrap!, Needle & Thread Thursday

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Tula & Shot Cotton Strips

Posted on November 24, 2019 by heARTs Creations

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Progress! Yeah! I first brought this project to a retreat in SC and got a number of blocks completed. It then it made its way to the Fall Quilt & Sew-In and I completed all but about 4 blocks. At last they are all complete, sewn together, and the first border is on. This solid border, however, is probably going to be reduced. Unfortunately, there was gobs of rain today and could only get this inside picture – pretty dull.

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The border is my next step. There are a ton of the cuts from the strip sets that will be stitched in pairs, solid fabric added, to make flying geese. At least that’s the plan now!

A not so fun house project is taking up the bulk of my sewing time. Once that’s complete, I hope to attack this for a happy finish!

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Prep & Progress

Posted on October 31, 2019 by heARTs Creations

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Lots of prep has been going on here. Saturday I leave for the mountains for the Fall Quilt & Sew-In! Even though I’ve been doing retreats for thirteen years, I still get a little antsy and anxious a few days before it begins.

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Blocks have been prepped for the charity quilts from the bin of precut scraps above. There are a couple of layout possibilities for one:

And here is the layout for another quilt:

A bucket of blocks with instructions are available for anyone who chooses to complete one or more blocks. They then put their name in for a drawing and on Show & Tell night names are drawn for prizes. I and another quilter put the blocks together for a quilt – it certainly helps to get more Hospice quilts completed!

My projects – I always bring more than I could possibly complete. When you are the facilitator, time sewing is reduced. I love it though, and wouldn’t have it any other way! First and foremost, I plan to work on my Tula strips. I already have several blocks complete and all is very organized (completed block above).

A nine patch I worked on at a recent sew-in is also in the queue. The plan is to do a disappearing nine patch, but I just haven’t decided which pattern I will be using.

For when I don’t want to actually sew, there is this bin of half-square triangles that need to be trimmed to size. There’s a bunch, so trimming a little at a time will make the task less daunting.

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And finally, a bin of 3 1/2″ squares for a leader-ender. I recently spent two (exhausting) days sorting my batiks by color. There is now a bin full of scraps, and six bins of larger pieces. The batik squares will be paired with black and white squares. I think this will be quite stunning. I love to have a leader-ender project going – makes me feel so productive!

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A fun and productive week is ahead! I can’t wait to share all that is Quilt & Sew-In!

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A Finish & a Bonus!

Posted on October 27, 2019 by heARTs Creations

In May of 2018 I finished my Big Shabby Chic. There were lots of blocks leftover – enough for a small Hospice quilt and enough for a throw. Good news for me, another WIP is done! The long armer used a pretty swirly pattern. Unfortunately, rain outside left me no choice but to photograph this quilt indoors. It is definitely a low volume quilt and its destination is going to be as a gift.

And now for my bonus! Several years ago my daughter acquired an antique chair and had it upholstered with Kaffe fabric. I have always loved this chair! She recently decided that it no longer brought her joy. Good news for me – it now sets proudly in my living room. AND…it’s comfortable!

I have no doubt that this chair will bring me joy for a very long time!

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