Finished the H2H for 2016

Just finished the binding.... pink.  Here's the quilt (held up by the Zombie Hubby Hands).

 Close-ups

and this is the backing fabric.

It's getting sent to Happy Chemo... in honor of my Daughter.  As long as I can quilt and Sarah runs her charity, I'll make one for this charity. 

Hope you are having some lovely spring weather. We got up to 65 today!

Hugs,

Terri

Spring? in Superior W

Pictures taken yesterday = Wednesday. (Saturday we are forecasted to have SNOW again.)

 Rhubarb - got any good recipes?  I need the kind with little sugar or a sugar substitute.  I'm too sweet already.

 Daffodils just started .... anybody know what the pink composite flower is? I've got a lot of it.

 Sorry this is so blurry. Anybody recognize it? 

I'm so happy to see the tulips coming up. I've got yellow and white in other gardens. (Notice it was so overcast the dandelions didn't open for the day.) AND there will be irises! I have missed having those since the 90s.

 

Today I'm finishing my H2H quilt. 3/4 of the binding left to do, then I'll show it off again.

 

Thanks for stopping in. I'd love if you left a comment.

 

Hugs,

Terri

H2H being quilted

I'm having a devil of a time getting this one done. The thread keeps breaking. I've rethreaded, changed the needles twice, next I'm checking the bobbin for near emptiness, and last I'll change spools.
Here's the quilt on the machine.

I'm quilting a zig zag pattern in the rows that parallels the row before. I like the look, but all that pivoting might be the stress on the thread.

Linking up with the H2H site.  Go on over there and look at the other charity entries. It's my favorite charity.

P.S. Happy Mom's Day!

Hugs,

Terri

Latest picture of GGson

Latest picture of the Great Grandboy! Just turned 3 months old and at 5-6 months old on motor skills, personality. Isn't he cute!  GG is so proud.



In sewing news - I started quilting the H2H quilt. Got 5 rows done. Just doing a zig zag down each row.  I like the look. Picture when it's done.

Hugs,
Terri

H2H Flimsy Finished and Ironed

Yay! I wish I had worked more steadily on this.... It looks so much better after it was ironed.

Here's a center look at the flimsy finish.   Some close-ups below.

I started with a busy and colorful focus fabric. I like using multiple white on white prints, too. Keeps me from getting bored.


And here's my Christmas cactus blooming waaay late or waaay early.

That's the latest here. Thanks for tuning in.

Hugs,

Terri

Latest picture of my Great Grandson

Here's the latest picture of my Great Grandson... Isn't he cute?




Just thought I'd keep you posted.

Nearly have the top done for my H2H quilt.  I'll take some pictures and show it off then.

Happy Monday! So glad I'm retired.

Hugs,
Terri

Return of the Prodigal Daughter - Me

Get out your fatted calf, I'm back.

I've been sad for a long time. Reading helped to hide, and napping too much. But now I've given myself permission to do what I want. Forget some stuff and glory in some other stuff and move on.

I don't like the quilt I'm working on for H2H... caused me to not touch fabric in months. So I decided to work on a few smalls that I've wanted to try for years. Here's one that was inspired by Monika KW  at My Sweet Prairie Studio - Love her work.  Sorry the pics are so blurry.

 Machine embroidery on top of fabrics for a landscape look. I'm thinking of a few "flowers" embroidered in the lower right.  What do you think?

And of course, this is paper piecing. Making a Cosmos from the Pieced Flowers book by Ruth B. McDowell.  I upped the size on my printer and used the straight seam design... but it's not quite a paper piecing design. I've had to change some of the seam lines to paper piece.

 

Hope you all are doing well, and thanks for stopping in to see my stuff.

 

Hugs,

Terri