SEW-ALONG, FRIENDS STITCH, AND NEW DESIGNS

i hope you have been able to follow the Crazy Seasons Mystery Quilt Sew-Along.  If not, learn more about it at Farmhouse Threads.  You'll see a schedule of all 12 designer blocks and links to the free pattern downloads.   Here are first 5 blocks.  Our block will be released June 15.

 Aren't they Great?!!

You can use your own fabrics or each designer has a kit available with the flannel background and

the wool appliqué pieces.

 Love this creation stitched up by Kathleen.  She chose this whimsical fabric to stitch up the small case that is part of our Nifty Little Pouches pattern.  Love her choice of fabrics.

I'm working on the instructions for these two new patterns.

Box Bottom Slide Clasp Purse

and

Time To Bloom

They'll be on the website soon.

What are you stitching up?

MARILEE'S PRIZE APRON

REVERSIBLE APRON WINNER

Marilee won this wonderful apron at her quilt guilds Pirate Gift Exchange.   Stolen . . . but she stole it back.  Just happens it was from our Reversible No-Hem Apron pattern.

Love their fabric choices for the front and the reverse as well.

Aprons are a great gift anytime.  I had a request from my daughter-in-law to make one for my 2 year old grandson . .  his sister received one last year . . so it was only fair.

That was fun . . Truck fabric . . what else.

Hope you are all having some

HOLIDAY

STITCHIN'

FUN !!

JANET'S LITTLE SANTA

Which is cuter . . . Janet's Little Santa . . .or her adorable son?

This is from the pattern Little Santa Things.

Love the Sue Spargo ribbon down the front.  What a wonderful piece of art and such a beautiful setting . . perfect!   Thanks Janet.

STITCHIN' FRIENDS

Renee made this adorable Little Drummer Girl Tag in a recent class at Bunny Hop Quilt Shop.

Love her style.

The pattern is

Christmas Tags
And Bags

Sally's Holiday Ornament

Made from this pattern . . 

Holiday Tags and Ornaments

Holiday Tags and Ornaments Pattern

And some more wonderful wool art from June Cornell

June's Festive Wool Stockings

AUNT BERNIE'S CHARITY QUILTS

My Aunt Bernie, 87, is visiting her family in southern California.  She has given us so many wonderful stories but this has to be the best.  She is still making blankets and quilts for charities.

Here is the tale from My Stuff Bags Foundation in So. Cal. ...

This story just came to us from Jenn, and it was just too precious not to share! Jenn’s mother Bernice Knecht, lives in Westerville, Ohio and has been making blankets for My Stuff Bags for years. Bernice came out here to visit her grandchildren and wanted to personally deliver some of her blankets. Unfortunately, she arrived at My Stuff Bags on a Friday and we were closed, and returned on Sunday, but we were still closed. Bernice was determined to leave her blankets, so she ingeniously stuffed them through our tiny mail slot! This is her story in pictures.  Be sure to read the captions. 

We're here!

Uh oh . . closed

What do we do? . . Mail Slot??

Hey Grandma . . I think we are breaking the law!

"Well these people are really nice .  I think we'll be okay.
Great job everyone.  God Bless My Stuff Bags!!"

SNOWMAN DANCE ON A STOCKING!

My SIL from North Carolina has added four more stockings to her long list of Reets projects.  She is putting me to shame . . . she has made a stocking for almost everyone in her extended family!  I love how she changes the patterns.   Snowman Dance looks warm and wonderful . . he doesn't have to be a Bellringer.  Why didn't I think of that.  Love the neutral background and plaid toe and heel.   She made two pink Santa Brings The Tree stockings as well.  Beautiful appliqué job Antoinette.

 Never too early to get going on Christmas projects!

But whatever you are stitching up . . 

I hope it is adding joy to your day.

CINDY'S I CAN FLY QUILT

I love how Cindy created her own version of our I Can Fly Quilt.   She replaced one block with a little singing bird from our Sing A Little Song pattern . . perfect!  You will see more from Cindy at a later date . . I think she stitches in her sleep.   Thank you Cindy for sharing the photos.

Now it's back to preparing for Sewing And Stitchery Expo, Puyallup!

LULU MOONWOOD MURAKAMI CLASS

Lulu Moonwood Murakami. of lulumoonart.com held a class in her studio.  I see some Vancouver friends there working away.  Lulu is an incredible mixed media artist and doll instructor in the Portland area.  I love how she added a Mrs. Claus to go with Santa.  Her faces alone justify taking her class.  This is from Little Santa Things pattern.   Love every one of these.  Click on the photo for an enlarged view.  I would love to be in that studio wouldn't you?

ANTOINETTE'S LITTLE SANTAS

Antoinette never seem to do just one.  Here are three wonderful santas from the Little Santa Things pattern.  And i love the setting too.  Thanks Antoinette for these festive treasures.

Lucky Somebodies!

STOCKINGS WERE HUNG

Just look at these. . .  Jean used one of our stocking patterns and created a mantels worth of gorgeous stockings.  I love ALL of the color changes and the pieced multi colored backgrounds. 

More stockings from Antoinette.  I think she has stitched up almost every one of our stocking patterns multiple times.  I love how she put Santa On The Way on two different sized stockings.

Time to stitch!

EIRA'S WOOL SAMPLER QUILT

Right now i am working on a new BOM wool quilt.  Here is what Eira Makepeace created using our  Wool Sampler Quilt pattern.

She changed it up a good bit.  Love it don't you?   Thank you Eira.  

Keep those photos coming . . i eventually get around to posting them.  They are greatly appreciated.

SNOWMAN DANCE BLUE RIBBON

Linda's Snowman Dance won a blue ribbon at the Amador County Fair.

I can see why. 

She made a total of 5 of these and i'm sure each is just as wonderful.

This is from the timeless pattern

Snowman Dance.

The pattern, and a separately sold kit, can be found on our website.

I greatly appreciate all of you that email photos so that i can share them with all of our stitching friends.

Thank you Linda and

Congratulations!!

Keep on stitching everyone.

❤️ Reets

FRANKENSTEIN AND FRANKENSTINA

I hope that you followed the Halloween Blog Hop link i posted on our FB page last week.  You may have found the free "Frankie" pouch pattern posted by Debbie from The Wooden Spool Blog.  One of the granddaughters wanted to do a girl with hair so we added Frankenstina.  The other wanted RED eyes instead of black.  Love that don't you?  This was their first stitching lesson and they were beyond enthusiastic.   With a little help they stitched the eyes on, stitched the hair on and followed the little line across for the mouth.  They were so tickled with these that they jumped out of bed early in the morning and dashed downstairs to retrieve them from their special little hanger.

I think that i had almost more fun than they did.

Thanks Debbie . . for the adorable pattern.

H A P P Y   H A L L O W E E N !!

REBECCA'S SALTBOX ANGEL

Rebecca took my Saltbox Angel Class at Bolt Cloverdale and sent me a photo of her completed project.   I don't know . . look at that angel face . . makes me think that i should just maybe redo my own.   Isn't she perfect?   Wonderful stitching Rebecca and thank you for sharing the photo.  The class was so much fun - hoping to add more classes to my 2017 schedule.

There is another version of Saltbox Angel pattern on our website - with a kit also available.

I have a whole file of photos from many of you . . and from shows and events . .  and will be catching up with the posting now that this years' shows are behind us.

Rebecca's Saltbox Angel

LOST COAST INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION QUILT

Lost Coast Interpretive Association's Quilt - County Fair Winner!

Our local group, Lost Coast Interpretive Association displayed their quilt in the county fair.   A group of artists, not necessarily quilters,  designed and pieced together this incredible quilt.   It was huge and of course this photo does not do it justice.

This group's main focus is on education: "education about the landscape, the geology, the plants and animals, and the cultures of the Lost Coast region."

They travel with their quilts to schools and organizations to teach  about the environment and to light a spark in young inquisitive minds  They do this . . and so much more.   Such an asset to our community.

WOOL APPLIQUE CLASS

I had forgotten how much fun teaching wool appliqué is.   Thought you might like to see some photos from our Saturday and Sunday classes at Bolt Fabric and Home in Cloverdale.

You can tell they are fun ladies.

Lindy won Saturday's free Wickedy Jig
Pattern

Sharon stitches away!

Like the red-headed angel

Cathy got right busy

 Bolt Cloverdale not only has lots of fun fabrics but also a great collection of home goods.

Kate was a very welcoming and accommodating host.

Will look forward to returning to this great shop.

Cloverdale has become a wonderful little town too.  Just off 101 north of Santa Rosa.

Be there - you'll love it!