Plugging Away at Star Struck

I have to say that Hubby did very well in choosing the Featherweight.  Is sews great and is so quite!! I pushed my Brother 2002 ULT to the side and have been using this ever since.

I had 4 days off of work for the New Year holiday so what did I do? I started work back on Bonnie Hunter's Star Struck from the class we took in Shepherdsville, Kentucky in the fall.  I have made lots of progress on this quilt. I only like 17 of the 99 blocks having them all made to complete the quilt center.  I cut the strip sets for them lastnight. I hope to get those finished by the weekend so that I can lay out the blocks and start assembling the center. 

Once this quilt top is complete I will go back to working on Bonnie's Oklahoma Backroads which was the second class we took in Shepherdsville.  I only have 7 blocks finished for this quilt but all the pieces are cut and ready to go.

I also pulled and cut the pieces for Bonnie's Scrappy Mountain Majesties class that we will be taking in Alpharetta, Georgia on February 2nd.  Can't wait, another road trip and Cricket and I have so much fun in these classes with Bonnie and we get to meet other quilters from all over that share our passion for quilting.

Happy Quilting Everyone!
Anna

Merry Christmas

Hello Everyone, sorry it has been a while since I last posted but a lot has been going on around here.
Dear Hubby had a knee replacement the first of the month so I spent almost two weeks taking care of him before returning to work.  He is doing great on his recorvery. 

Then there was finishing shopping for Christmas and the baking and cooking, you all know the routine.  We did have a very good Christmas this year.  I have to brag on him because he got me something I have had my eye on for a good while now.  It is a 1950 Singer Featherweight and I am one happy gal.  Can't wait to figure out how to get the bobbin out of it so I can change from red thread to neutral and do some sewing.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas this year!!!!

Happy Stitching Everyone!!

Sewing Up a Storm

Sorry it's been so long since I posted.  I have been busy, lots going on around here.  Leaves to be blown and a garden to take down and all that good stuff.

I have however managed time for sewing and quilting.  I made 4 pillowcases for our guild that went to ADFAC and I managed to get my blocks for the block drawing finished in time. 

I also have been working on a very special project for Christmas.  Sorry I can't reveal to much about it just in case the person it's for stumbles across my blog.  I will post pics after Christmas with the story. 

I have also made 2 of the 3 pillowcases for the great neice and nephews for their Christmas and I have a pillow to make for the youngest great nephew, as he is not big enough for a regular pillow yet.  I also have my fabric for their stockings that have to be made and hung on the mantle at Mom's for Christmas.  I am going to embroidery their names on the pillowcases and stockings for them.

I hope this will be a very good Christmas for the little ones!!!

Happy Quilting Everyone!!!