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Hexies, Stitching and yes Butter! from Quilts....etc.

I guess I will share the butter first – Melanie had some leftover cream she wanted to use up so decided to make some herb butter. I have a couple antique butter molds so on her lunch break she came over to visit and get the butter done. She participates in a group of friends […]

added by Karen 1 hour, 23 minutes ago. under baking , cooking , noriko's star - hexagons , stitchery (Comments)

Progress – It Was a Good Day from Quilts....etc.

For the first time in ages I felt pretty good yesterday – still a bit of a limp and numb toes on my right foot but not as bad as they were and I finished off the day with my first walk outside in almost 2 weeks for enjoyment and not the car for a […]

added by Karen 4 days, 1 hour ago. under baking , cooking , noriko's star - hexagons , rsc 24-under the big top , stitchery (Comments)

Over the River and Through the Woods - Progress! Other stitchery updates and the Destiny of Dear Nina from Grandma's Red Needle

Hello dear readers and followers! I hope you all are doing well.

It has been way too long! I call it 'vacation' (from sewing)!

As you may remember from my previous post, 'dear Nina' had to go to the spa.

The handwheel (mechanical part) got fixed. Unfortunately, the S-board (motherboard) is pooped and has to be replaced. To make a long story short; the S-board is not available from Bernina Switzerland!! The S-board is not made anymore since the 440 model is +20 years. The S-board is available at Bernina SA, hence a dear friend has offered to take the ...

added by Astrid 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under apq ufo challenge 2025 , bernina , cross-stitching , homespun elegance , little house needleworks , over the river and through the woods , stitchery , ufo challenge 2025

January 2025 - Time (again!) for UFOs from Grandma's Red Needle

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Here we go again! UFOs / WIPs 2025!

I know I'm one week early, but I also know there's no chance I'll get any of these UFOs / WIPs finished before 2025!

I've been a slug the last couple of years, finished only a few.

The list does not differ much from January 2024, just added a few more! Haha!

1) New York Beauty

Progress 2024: blocks pieced together, thread basted, ready for quilting

2) PSQ 36-patches

Progress: more blocks added

3) Wedding Ring quilt

Progress: Zero!

4) Scrappy Christmas ...

added by Astrid 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under apq ufo challenge 2025 , crocheting , cross-stitching , knitting , quilts , stitchery , ufo challenge 2025 , wips

Our Early Christmas is Done from Quilts....etc.

The girls and I with Honey supervising got a lot of cookies and coffee cake made on Saturday. We had been so busy baking and the heat of the oven going that we never realized until evening that our heat pump had stopped working. When the temperature all of a sudden started to go down […]

added by Karen 8 months, 1 week ago. under baking , broken star log cabin , cooking , stitchery (Comments)

Sentinelles update from Bizarre Quilter

These Australian sentinelles were lino printed onto hand dyed fabric by artist Dijanne Cevaal.

I bought them years ago when I was still living in a caravan. Blush. That must be 10 years ago. Far too late to join the stitched creations by other stitchers which travelled around in an international exhibition.

But, I have these out, and the stitchingis finally done.

Next, to think about fabric to go with them. I've had one picked out for years, and it inspired the thread choices. Its possible I will need 2 or 3 fabrics though. Wanting 2 or 3 posh ...

added by Unknown 1 year, 5 months ago. under sentinels , stitchery

January 2024 - Time (again!) for UFOs from Grandma's Red Needle

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

So, here we go again; UFO's 2024!

I was a slug last year! Out of 18 UFO's (quilts), I finished only one! And that was an Advent Calendar. I also finished two small cross stitched wall hangings.

Did I make more UFO's to add to the list in 2023? Of course I did!

Thanks to the RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2023), I can add 4 UFO's to the list! Plus some scrappy blocks I started and a Patriotic Table Runner I had forgotten about. That makes it a total of 23 UFO ...

added by Astrid 1 year, 7 months ago. under apq ufo challenge 2024 , crocheting , knitting , stitchery , ufo challenge 2024 , wips

Batiks from Quilts....etc.

As I was looking at my batiks wondering what colors the next NYB block would be I thought I needed to search through my boxes for more of them for variety of color. I got started on the brown box and started pulling and then the purples, yellows etc. and from what I had gotten […]

added by Karen 1 year, 10 months ago. under new york beauty - paper piece , rsc22-arkansas traveler , stitchery (Comments)

right on time . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

You would not think that I'd have much to share, seeing as I just posted four days ago ... but, surprise! I have another photo-laden post, with a variety of content!

Thursday evening was our guild's last meeting of the guild year ... our birthday party, so to speak. It was decorated beautifully!

There's always a shot of the outgoing board. You'll notice me at the very top, right. I won't be on the 2023-24 board; my plate is rather full right now.

The quilt behind us is our 2024 Fanfare Quilt Show opportunity (raffle) quilt. Isn ...

added by Denise :) 2 years ago. under camp , cheesecake , cross stitch , granddaughter , guild , photo , sleepover , stitchery

Basket Blocks, Over the River and Cyclone Freddy from Grandma's Red Needle

Thank you everyone for your input on the basket blocks (previous post)! It really helps getting others opinion.

I've been pondering what to do and in the end I decided to rip off the outer rectangles and replace them with Moda Marbles / neutrals.

This is how they looked like...

.... and how they look now. IMO, the rectangles were too busy. Now they actually look like baskets, don't they?! :)

A few more. The colors on the right one looks a bit washed out, brighter in real.

This is my favorite so far. The colors are blue/greyish, really beautiful ...

added by Astrid 2 years, 6 months ago. under basket blocks , stitchery , weather

Batting & Quilting from Quilts....etc.

I got one bag of the scrap batting that I showed yesterday squared away and hope to get the pressing tape on it today. I knew I had some of the pressing tape but had to really look for it! It was hidden among all the treasures stashed here and there. The one section that […]

added by Karen 2 years, 6 months ago. under crochet , knitting , noriko's star - hexagons , rsc22 - rainbow crossings , stitchery (Comments)

A Little Progress on This and That from Grandma's Red Needle

'Nina' returned home Monday! Nothing wrong, just a good cleaning. She's happy now, I can hear it! A lot of dust accumulated of course, after the last service, about 5 years ago. (Shame on me for not doing it earlier! Have to improve on that!)

While 'Nina' has been at the Spa, no sewing has been done of course since I don't have a spare machine. The last days I've made a couple of blue blocks, that will be for the Saturday RSC post.

I enjoy working on 'Over the River...' stitchery. It took some stitches before ...

added by Astrid 2 years, 7 months ago. under nyb , stitchery , ufo's , wips

While waiting for 'Nina'.... from Grandma's Red Needle

...to return from the Spa....

The Scrappy Pineapple Quilt (UFO #3) is thread basted

Snowman Wall Hanging (UFO #18) is thread basted

I have another UFO (the NYB quilt) to be sandwiched. Two pieces of the backing fabric has to be pieced together

I borrowed MIL's vintage Singer. We are not sure how old the machine is, she bought it in 1956, the year she got married. Actually it was a gift from her late husband.

We have tried all day trying to set the thread tension right. MIL came to rescue, but no way is it possible to ...

added by Astrid 2 years, 7 months ago. under apq ufo challenge 2023 , cross-stitching , finished ufos 2023 , stitchery , wips

And, Just Like That... from From the Strawberry Patch...

... Christmas is over and, as of today, packed up and put away again until next time! I always wait until Epiphany, Three Kings Day, to take it all down. January 6 was my grandmother's birthday; she's be 120 years old today. She was the one who impressed upon me the importance of leaving Christmas for the full twelve days. When we lived in Puerto Rico we experienced first-hand the true

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 2 years, 7 months ago. under augie , christmas , epiphany , gifts , pantograph , stitchery

And, Just Like That... from From the Strawberry Patch...

... Christmas is over and, as of today, packed up and put away again until next time! I always wait until Epiphany, Three Kings Day, to take it all down. January 6 was my grandmother's birthday; she's be 120 years old today. She was the one who impressed upon me the importance of leaving Christmas for the full twelve days. When we lived in Puerto Rico we experienced first-hand the true

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 2 years, 7 months ago. under augie , christmas , epiphany , gifts , pantograph , stitchery

one day in . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

I love the new year . . . the roll out of new resolutions, new challenges, a new word, and a fresh opportunity to get it right. A clean slate, so to speak! Mind you, I do not do resolutions, but I do enjoy selecting a word to focus on for the coming year. This year my word is . . .

Yup, aware. That works on a lot levels. Yesterday, it was important for me to be weather aware.

When your temps get up to eighty degrees ahead of a cold front, chances are good severe weather will follow. It was a balmy, windy ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 7 months ago. under aware , challenge , embroidery , new year , photo , pompom , slow stitching , stitchery , storm , word

counting down . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Happy, happy, joy, joy!! Christmas is . . .

Whoa! I think I've got a handle on it this year . . . our last day of work was last Thursday, which has given me more than a week of off-time to make sure I'm prepared!

Not a lot going on here that I could show. Ellie spent the weekend with us, though, and she had a lovely finish!

I'm so proud of her! Her first time using the sewing machine, too. She did a fabulous job and enjoyed the process. I think she was a little astounded that 1) she actually made ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 8 months ago. under ballet , christmas , grandchildren , photos , stitchery

all the things . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

What a great weekend! Thursday evening kicked it off (I am so grateful that our office is closed on Fridays) with our monthly guild meeting. We had a good turnout.

Our program featured our Comfy Quilts Committee, along with one of the services that receives our quilts. There was also a nicely stocked free to a good home table. I dropped off a stack of magazines and grabbed some pretty fabrics that caught my eye!

Speaking of fabric, Diann of Little Penguin Quilts had shared a cute stitchery she was working on, and it was framed with the cutest pumpkin ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 9 months ago. under camp , camp macoba , fabric , football , grandson , guild , photos , pumpkins , stitchery , wool

a repeat stitcher . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

What a great weekend I enjoyed in Hendersonville, TN! We went up early Thursday morning for a Lifeway Women's Leadership event. Three days packed full of fabulous speakers, great teaching, encouragement, fellowship and fun. But whew! I was worn out. Hence my slow stitching post didn't get written for yesterday, and that's a shame, because I have some fun stitchy stuff to share! So Monday it is. ;)

Ellie (oldest granddaughter) had shown some interest in embroidery. For Christmas two years ago I gifted her with a sampler kit that I put together for her. Once we started ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 9 months ago. under embroidery , floss , grandchildren , ministry , photos , quilting , slow stitching , snowman , soccer , stitchery

trick or treat . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

. . . and Happy Halloween! I am participating in the Trick or Treat blog hop, offered by Jo at Serendipitous Stitching!! If you haven't visited her blog yet, head over there and definitely check it out. She's got a list of participating blogs, and at each blog you'll find a clue to the mystery Halloween phrase! You'll find my clue at the bottom of this post!

You know how there's spooky fun and spooky scary? For the most part, I'm definitely a fan of spooky fun! When I was trying to figure out something new to ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 10 months ago. under blog hop , embroidery , halloween , jackolantern , mystery phrase , photo , pumpkin , slow stitching , spider , stitchery , wool

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