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I took a pic of a new project this morning to show you the size of my next project . I needed to put it in perspective for you, so I used my thumbnail in the pic also. It is sooooo  cute!  So here is a sneak peek! This is quilted and bound and ready for the last meeting of Prairie Women's Sewing Circle. The last quilt is being quilted as we speak. This will make a nice ending to Prairie Women's Sewing Circle! I also have two of Pam Buda's patterns for door prizes. During my travels this week , I went to two more stores that had the row by row free patterns! Love different interpretations of each store!  Check it out online " Row By Row Eperience ". It is going on now all over the United States and lasts until September 2! Martha.

Today and yesterday have been  fantastic weather-wise , hope you are sharing this also! Mr. Sew What is out fishing for the day ,leaving me at home to do some more finishing up of projects. Hurrah!  I have put the binding on a third quilt and have it to show.... It is a Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts pattern. And a quick peek of the scrappy back in Lynn 's Kansas Troubles fabric . After all they are close friends. See it is labeled and ready ready for Prairie Women's Sewing Circle. I have also finished one more top that I was working on. I just need to get it quilted.... I have put the binding on the front of another quilt but have yet to sew it down, so I will show it to you next time.  Martha.

I had four quilts come back from quilting and they were all given out at different times. So I have been knee deep in binding and putting on labels. The first is my favorite, my handsewn hexies... Those are buttons on top of those yo yo's. There is a little blind on the right hand side too. I did a wavy edge and used what I put on my backing on the binding. As you can see it has a label too! This is my hand appliqued pitcher quilt from January's Quiltmania magazine. It is quilted and bound. It is also quilted and bound with a label.  My arm may break from all this patting of my back. I have been working on another Pam Buda quilt. These are the first two rows. I will show the two last quilts in the next post. Chatter later, Martha.

First of all I finished another embroidered block and have it to show you.... I have also finished another small quilt from Pam Buda's Journey five , just needs to be quilted, as it is a flimsy at the moment. I used up some 10" squares of Kansas Troubles to piece a backing for this .... We had some beautiful show and tell from our  Prairie Women Sewing Circle group. Just awesome! Karen is hand stitching her star blocks! Bunny Witt's Pam Buda! Karen DeVries  nine patch. Karen DeVries civil war soldier's quilt. Mary Theurer with her wool and cotton applique. Colleen Both's bowtie quilt. So cute! Bunny Witt with embroidered pouch. Table runner from left overs by Bunny . Linda Johnson's baby quilt. She is so lucky to have twelve grandkids! We will chatter with you later this week, Martha.

I got a couple of small quilts back from Rebecca Annakala, who quilts for the store. One was a baby quilt made from Julie Herman's "Science Fair". It took one half a jelly roll and one yard of backround fabric , for the top. The other is called "Something Blue" By Pam Buda. I also did some work on my applique quilt from  Jan/ Feb issue of Quiltmania magazine. I counted my pitchers and found out I only have 35 and I need 42. So I am preparing the last 7 blocks.  Tomorrow I go to the Aitkin Guild meeting so goodnight to all, Martha.

Yes I am still out here and have not left the planet!  Just been a little busy. I had a Prairie Women's Sewing circle meeting last Tuesday and I remembered my camera. So I thought I would share with you some of the show 'n' tell that was brought. Sharon Nelson shared her start of the first quilt  of Journey 5.  Sharon Livingston tried to hide when she showed  her version of "Rock Candy" by Julie Herman . She moved pretty fast! This is a 1600 quilt from a jelly roll by Linda Arganbright. This is Mary Theurer with her finished candle mat  from my beginning wool applique class. This is Dawn Leitch with her small quilt. Sooo cuuuute! I prepared the last nine blocks for applique and finished sewing them to the backgrounds. So now all I need to do is to put together the broken dishes blocks.  I have three quilts that I need to bind and then I can show you next time. So chatter later, Martha.

I have finally finished "Something Blue" by Pam Buda. So many little pieces .  They are cut 1 1/2 " but are 1" finished. The whole quilt is only 33 1/2" square. I have almost finished the second block in my embroidery project "Cake Walk". It will be done in Taupes fabrics and I am useing a varigated brown  taupey cosmos thread. We got in some fabric that was 80% cotton and 20% linen and it is a dream to embroidery on. I taught a class at the store on sunday on wool applique with some of the nicest ladies you will ever meet. I asked them if I could share pics with you all. They said I could,so here they are!  I enjoyed their company and they accomplished so much. So proud of each of them! All for now, off to work, Martha.

Just thought I would clue you in to what is going on in my world this past week. I did my taxes , I have a habit of putting this off until I just can't anymore. I hate doing them because we always have to pay. So I generally avoid the task. But it is done and out of the way. I have been working on Brenda's block for the exchange with Pinetree Patchworkers Quilt Guild. I even finished one for me. Brenda wants to take it from this and do a split nine patch and plan out her own setting. She plans to use her quilt for a QOV quilt. I made her a total of three blocks. Mine I went ahead and cut apart and sewed together again. I started back again on my "Something Blue" quilt by Pam Buda. Finished making my blocks. In one pile we have block I and the other pile is Block II. So now I just need to start to put together. I cleaned out a few cupboards and got rid of some plastic. I also told hubby he could not take anything out of trash. All for n...

I worked on my stars (EPP) for Temecula Quilt Co. Supposed to do one a week , I have  enough to cover me until March 8th. I only got 4 pitchers done, last Tuesday at hand sewing . And  I have finished five more this past week! These are the two blocks my "Something Blue " quilt by Pam Buda are made of. Must make 20 of the ones on right and 16 of the ones on the left. This is the block I made for myself for the 2nd month of block exchange with Pinetree Patchworkers Guild. Thanks for stopping by and letting me show you my stuff come back and chit chat with me again. Martha.