Man! I can't believe how long it has been since I came to my blog. I am, as usual in a big muddle of unfinished projects but have been plugging along on a few hand projects...cherry quilt mostly. I have 6 or 7 tops that I consider worthy that need to be put together. Unfortunately, once you use cotton batting , there's no going back so it's more expensive and I need to get a bunch. Fabric Depot will be having it on sale soon but I can't afford to stock up like I used to. I had some nice new large flannel blankets I was was thinking of shrinking and using but ended up donating them to a safe house.
Here is a pix of an old 1976 Blazer logo when they won the one and only championship game. I am thinking cross stitch maybe, for my daughter in law who works there. Problem is (besides ever getting it done) is that I really don't think she appreciates stuff like that and it is a lot of work. It came from an actual newspaper from the 76 victory and I would have rather transferred it right onto a piece of fabric but it's discolored at the fold and I couldn't scan that out. I have not tried freezer paper for that purpose yet but what I bought for my printer is too hard to peel off the fabric. Freezer paper would be MUCH cheaper so I need to try that. Plus the unlimited fabric choices! Don't get me started thinking about that. Anyone want a copy of this?

Another one finished!! Went pretty well but had small pieces and pattern you had to pay attention to. Made a mistake right in the middle but was easy to fix. It's almost inevitable that I would not get away one small fix. All I had left was the border and the hem so it should have been relatively easy.
But....when I measured off 5" for that from point A to C, I cut one length A to B which put me 3" short. dhhhh! So, had to piece it back together at which time fabric decided not to cooperate. But, I finally won and had it finished at 3 AM this
morning and am basically happy with it.

I actually made this one for my oldest son (he's been gone 10 years) but saw the way his dogs had ruined a couple of other ones so decided to wait until he moved into a better situation. That never really happened so I never gave it to him. I did make him a gorgeous green & gold one w/lions (for Richard the lion hearted, I told him) shortly before he died but it disappeared. So, I wasn't totally neglecting him. I can't believe it's been 10 years....seems like a couple of days ago! They say you never get over losing a child and it's sad but true. Rich was 39 so not really a child. His youngest brother now uses it for a bedspread.
Anyway, here's a tip...if you make a large quilt with heavy corduroy, it doesn't need a thick batting. I only found that out when my washing machine told me.

Not keeping up very well, am I? Have been having camera problems and I wanted to get a pix of my grandson's Michael Jordan quilt before I gave it to him. But not. It consisted of a poster size panel of M J's Looney Toons movie w/matching fabric + basketball fabric. Turned out great and, of course, it had a secret pocket w/Michael Jordan sports cards. I still have a couple of the poster panels but cannot find the same fabric that matches. If anyone has that overall fabric and wants to trade, I would be happy to do so.

Tole & Teddy

This picture didn't turn out very well, either, I'm afraid. But, this is a piece of tole painting I did in the 1970s. ...I loved tole painting not because I was any good at it but the women that took the classes were really special and it was nice just to be a part of that group. The teacher was a REAL artist who did commissioned landscapes and they were gorgeous. We were only allowed a few colors of oil paint for any project and had to learn to mix colors. This was an invaluable lesson for me as I could at one point match up any color which helped me repair or restore any number of things when I got in the antique business. The bear..."Blue Bear"...was from my bear stage in the late 70s-early 80s. I gave most of them away.

Purple Quiltop finished...ahead of schedule

This was supposed to have been a watercolor pattern but by the time I figured out it wouldn't work, I already had the fabric cut up into 2.5" strips. I wish the colors would show better because this top really turned out pretty. I'll try the watercolor effect when I'm a little smarter.

I can't believe how long it has been since I added to my quilt blog. They say time goes fast when you're having fun but I haven't had much of that lately....much be another appropriate saying I need to check into. This is a Civil War quilt block someone put together by hand all those many years ago and it is still in very good condition. I have a couple more but not the right size frame
for them. The Sandman poem is from the 1980s...I did it because it is such a great piece to have in a bedroom. I use to really love cross-stitch and still have a couple of small Xmas ornament projects going. I am finishing some for this year that I started about 3 yrs ago.