As Ozzie may have mentioned, there has been a lot of sewing going on around here. As a matter of fact, I have barely had a minute when I wasn’t either sewing or cooking over the past four or five days. I will share some of my projects with you.
My two color blocks are nearly assembled, and after I attend tomorrow’s UFO I expect to have them completely pieced. Then the border construction, which looks to be all triangles. Ugh.
For some reason (I guess I wanted a break from the two color project), I dug out my project box for an applique quilt I had begun some time back, using the Buttercream and Figs fabric. Some wise advice: If you are new to machine applique, do not ever stop mid-way through a project and put it away for a year. You have to learn everything all over again to get up to speed.
Here are all four blocks, finished. They will be surrounded by pieced blocks that are made up mainly of triangles. Ugh again.
Next, since I had company coming this past weekend, I decided I needed to redo the covers for all my patio furniture and make new seat covers for my kitchen chairs. I won’t even try to describe the sweat shop my sewing room turned into last Friday and Saturday. Here is a photo of one of the kitchen chairs. Notice the fabric matches my new dishes….. I will share the patio furniture with you all in a later post.
Now, I am off to visit my father for today and tomorrow, but will be back soon with more sewing news!
48 responses to “Lots of Sewing Going On”
You have been a domestic dynamo it seems. The seat cushions look great, as do your 2 color blocks, but I really love the colors in your applique quilt. The colors really show up in the pieced blocks, and I’m sure that the finished product will be eye-popping.
You have been a domestic dynamo it seems. The seat cushions look great, as do your 2 color blocks, but I really love the colors in your applique quilt. The colors really show up in the pieced blocks, and I’m sure that the finished product will be eye-popping.
What’s this UGH when referring to triangles? I LOVE TRIANGLES! lol Your projects are always amazing, Nicole. I don’t know how you get so much accomplished. Ok, I’ve got it, you don’t sleep, do you?
What’s this UGH when referring to triangles? I LOVE TRIANGLES! lol Your projects are always amazing, Nicole. I don’t know how you get so much accomplished. Ok, I’ve got it, you don’t sleep, do you?
that picture of Ozzie just made me laugh out loud. He has such expressions-What a dog! The buttercream & fig blocks are stunning. You needn’t respond-it sounds like the last thing you need is more time spent e-mailing and ignoring that handsome boy.
that picture of Ozzie just made me laugh out loud. He has such expressions-What a dog! The buttercream & fig blocks are stunning. You needn’t respond-it sounds like the last thing you need is more time spent e-mailing and ignoring that handsome boy.
I haven’t forgotten about the 2 colour challenge….I have the fabric, it’s just buried and by Thursday I hope to have a picture of my choices on my blog.
TTFN
I haven’t forgotten about the 2 colour challenge….I have the fabric, it’s just buried and by Thursday I hope to have a picture of my choices on my blog.
TTFN
Red and white is coming along nice. Love the applique and star blocks. Have a good visit with your dad.
Red and white is coming along nice. Love the applique and star blocks. Have a good visit with your dad.
Ohhhh! I love the colors, fabrics and blocks you used for your applique quilt! What a happy quilt that will make! :o)
P.S. I’m a machine appliquer as well, and if I put away my project for awhile, I write all the machine settings, threads used, etc. along with the blocks. It helps get me up to speed faster when I dig it out to work on it (whenever that may be. LOL!).
Ohhhh! I love the colors, fabrics and blocks you used for your applique quilt! What a happy quilt that will make! :o)
P.S. I’m a machine appliquer as well, and if I put away my project for awhile, I write all the machine settings, threads used, etc. along with the blocks. It helps get me up to speed faster when I dig it out to work on it (whenever that may be. LOL!).
Nicole, you’re amazing. The cover over the kitchen chair – I love it. Definitely does match the new dishes, too. Fantastic.
I’m just head over heels with everything you’re doing. Good thing I dont have a stump or I’d be injuring my self on the “heel” part! hee.
See you soon…
Nicole, you’re amazing. The cover over the kitchen chair – I love it. Definitely does match the new dishes, too. Fantastic.
I’m just head over heels with everything you’re doing. Good thing I dont have a stump or I’d be injuring my self on the “heel” part! hee.
See you soon…
They look great. You are making my slothe on the two colour challenge embaressing. LOL.
I love the toile on the kitchen chairs.
They look great. You are making my slothe on the two colour challenge embaressing. LOL.
I love the toile on the kitchen chairs.
Your toile chair seats are just as wonderful as those dishes! I was thinking about making a shower curtain out of black and white toile, might have to do it now. I love your applique and you are right about forgetting how to do it on the machine, only it doesn’t take me a year in between, just a few weeks! Cherish your visit with your father as I wish I could mine. I think about him every day. Nancy in WI
Your toile chair seats are just as wonderful as those dishes! I was thinking about making a shower curtain out of black and white toile, might have to do it now. I love your applique and you are right about forgetting how to do it on the machine, only it doesn’t take me a year in between, just a few weeks! Cherish your visit with your father as I wish I could mine. I think about him every day. Nancy in WI
Boy, I like those blocks!
Boy, I like those blocks!
I *love* the buttercream and figs blocks. I know what you mean about the triangles. Ugh!
I *love* the buttercream and figs blocks. I know what you mean about the triangles. Ugh!
Your red and white blocks look so beautiful, Nicole. This will be a wonderful quilt!
My DD and I got a kick out of the picture of Ozzie standing atop your sewing machine. Yes, I think he was trying to tell you something! lol!
Your red and white blocks look so beautiful, Nicole. This will be a wonderful quilt!
My DD and I got a kick out of the picture of Ozzie standing atop your sewing machine. Yes, I think he was trying to tell you something! lol!
Your two colors blocks are looking great! I need to decide what fabrics to use for my 2 colors challenge, so I can start on this project also.
I love the colors of your applique blocks too!
Ozzie is too cute standing over your machine! lol I think he needs two little doxies as playmates to keep him busy, eh? Want me to send them over? LOL
Your two colors blocks are looking great! I need to decide what fabrics to use for my 2 colors challenge, so I can start on this project also.
I love the colors of your applique blocks too!
Ozzie is too cute standing over your machine! lol I think he needs two little doxies as playmates to keep him busy, eh? Want me to send them over? LOL
Nicole I dont know where you get all the energy to do all the things you do.I love the chair looks lovely you are so clever Theirs no stoping you is their always a new project every week.
Hugs Mary.
Nicole I dont know where you get all the energy to do all the things you do.I love the chair looks lovely you are so clever Theirs no stoping you is their always a new project every week.
Hugs Mary.
I agree – triangles – UGH! I love the buttercream and fig fabric and blocks. Beautiful!
I agree – triangles – UGH! I love the buttercream and fig fabric and blocks. Beautiful!
A wonderful blog – just to say the flying geese method using one square plus four you describe was invented by UK quilter Pauline Adams building on the quick piecing methods of Ernest Haight and Barbara Johannes?.
A wonderful blog – just to say the flying geese method using one square plus four you describe was invented by UK quilter Pauline Adams building on the quick piecing methods of Ernest Haight and Barbara Johannes?.
Wow, those buttercream and fig blocks are gorgeous! What pattern are you using for it?
I have been making a little progress on my 2-color quilt. I need to post some update pictures.
Have fun with you Dad! I am very blessed, I get to see my Pappy everyday, he and my Mom live right next door.
Wow, those buttercream and fig blocks are gorgeous! What pattern are you using for it?
I have been making a little progress on my 2-color quilt. I need to post some update pictures.
Have fun with you Dad! I am very blessed, I get to see my Pappy everyday, he and my Mom live right next door.
Gorgeous work! I can’t wait to see your patio chair redo. I’m getting ready to do the same. What kind of fabric do you use? I’m debating because I have to consider the rain we get throughout the summer. ~Adrienne~
Gorgeous work! I can’t wait to see your patio chair redo. I’m getting ready to do the same. What kind of fabric do you use? I’m debating because I have to consider the rain we get throughout the summer. ~Adrienne~
Did you put the iron away before you left? LOL!
The quilt blocks are beautiful. I especially like the applique pattern. Where is that from? Right now I’m working on a small quilt for my grandson’s class to give to their teacher. Small, simple, easy. So why does it look like my sewing room threw up! Geez…..
Did you put the iron away before you left? LOL!
The quilt blocks are beautiful. I especially like the applique pattern. Where is that from? Right now I’m working on a small quilt for my grandson’s class to give to their teacher. Small, simple, easy. So why does it look like my sewing room threw up! Geez…..
I love those buttercream quilt blocks. The colors are delicious.
Got company coming so you recover your chairs. That’s so you, Nicole. I love those toile seat covers.
I love those buttercream quilt blocks. The colors are delicious.
Got company coming so you recover your chairs. That’s so you, Nicole. I love those toile seat covers.
I’m jealous again!! Your 2 colour quilt is going to be stunning, mine’s cut out but that’s all.
The Buttercream & Figs is beautiful, you must finish it, I want to see it, NOW!!!
I’m jealous again!! Your 2 colour quilt is going to be stunning, mine’s cut out but that’s all.
The Buttercream & Figs is beautiful, you must finish it, I want to see it, NOW!!!
Oh now you tell me… I have a machine applique santa that I took a classon in 200? before kids… I think it was around 2001? I do want to finish it but I am affraid I will have to take another class! 😉
oh, and I LOVE how those blocks are set with the triangles!!! What an eye catcher! Love those colros together!
Nice Blog – I’ll bookmark you. Love from Texas! ~bonnie
Oh now you tell me… I have a machine applique santa that I took a classon in 200? before kids… I think it was around 2001? I do want to finish it but I am affraid I will have to take another class! 😉
oh, and I LOVE how those blocks are set with the triangles!!! What an eye catcher! Love those colros together!
Nice Blog – I’ll bookmark you. Love from Texas! ~bonnie
I love those new toile seats! How beautiful!
I wanted to let you know that I created a tag for your Two-Color Challenge- it’s in the sidebar on my blog. I wanted an easy way to link to your post about the challenge… feel free to use it if you like!
I love those new toile seats! How beautiful!
I wanted to let you know that I created a tag for your Two-Color Challenge- it’s in the sidebar on my blog. I wanted an easy way to link to your post about the challenge… feel free to use it if you like!
Could you tell me what the pattern is for the buttercream and fig quilt? I bought the fabric and was waiting for the perfect pattern.
Could you tell me what the pattern is for the buttercream and fig quilt? I bought the fabric and was waiting for the perfect pattern.