Crazy week

Here are two of my Lucy Boston blocks that I have sewn together by hand. It is taking a lot longer than I expected. Lol

When I first started this quilt I found a really cool cream/ beige fabric that i thought would look good  for the border . Decided to only get 1 yard of material to see if  it would work. On Sunday started adding around one of the blocks and decided I really love the colors all together. So Monday I went to a quilt shop in Waldo Ohio called Serendipitee and bought more for quilt.

While I was there I found this barn quilt book. I have always loved old barns. So you know me.... had to get. Also ordered another barn book that came in mail today. Can't wait to start a quilt using both of these books.

On Tuesday I canned 8 more Quarts of Apple pie filling. We have 4 apple trees and this is the 1st year one is producing apples. I am so glad all 4 didn't produce this year. But next year we will have apples out our ears. Lol

Last Thursday and Friday I went to Michigan with Bruce for his work and while I was there found a great antique/craft shop and found a lot of antique buttons that I'm still sorting thru. Finding some really cool ones and looking up on internet.

Here is a picture from the Lucy Bostons book that I said on my last post that I would post to give you a idea of what I am making,

Can we say hexagons?

It's been awhile! But my buddy Delana has inspired me to blog again.
I've been quilting a lot lately and been working on Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses.
It's a very long process. First you start with a 1 inch template.

Then you choose fabric and trace then cut.

Then I used fabric glue to tack down edges on back.

You make a lot of these. I mean ALOT!

Then I used a print out and taped down pieces how I want them and put in protector page.

Here is all of the blocks ready to sew. And I mean hand sew. Crazy am I:)

I still have to cut about 500 more for border and around each block and also have to cut little squares to put in also. I just started sewing.

On the next 2 pics is where I sewed together 2 and sewing all together on 1st block.I'm getting about 30 to 32 stitches  a inch. Wow! This is gonna take forever.lol

I'm doing mine in all creams and reds. Pics don't do it Justice:)

I will post a pic of cover of book pic.  so you can see end result. I was going for a queen size and now .........well.......

Wall hanging size. Lol

I have been really bad at posting. But only been working on save the stitches .It has been playing mind games with me.lol

I thought it would go fast but its a lot more than I thought.I have pulled out a lot of mistakes but finally have blocks 1-5 done. Let's hope next set goes better.

But I love how its looking.

I'm gonna do some puffs tonight.

Worked all day and only this much done!

Wow.  I thought it would go faster. Lmao

It's been a long month :)

So I've been really bad at getting my daily posts up because really not worked on anything. Last Tues. I skyped with Delana and it was really cool how it felt like we were together at Starbucks crafting again. While we skyped I got 2 puffs done. That was Tues.All was good until that night and the flu hit me hard and kicked my ass! Lol

I was in bed wed thru Fri and could not do anything. Flu and I had a fight and the flu won .lol

Then Yesterday had to go move Brandi out of dorm and in her apartment . It poured rain the whole day and driving home it snowed. What the hell is up with this weather?

Left at 5 am and didn't get home till 10 pm. Long day! But got her moved in and took her dog and 2 gecko's to her.

Today I  did 7 puffs and had enough of one color to join flower.

So here is the puff breakdown.

Did 16 puffs for march as of last Tues.and did 9 puffs total this week.so tomorrow I have to do 6 puffs to catch up for March.

I decided I'm gonna go around flower puffs with this green apple color . So main color of quilt will be apple green.I ordered 10 balls and have one.Hopefully it will be enough.

Talked to Delana last night and she helped me figure out what I did wrong:)

So started over and I think its all good now.Did not make puff but did put together 2 that needed joined.

I'm really enjoying cross stitching again. I need Delana to motivate me to get puffs going again:)

I think I need Skype time tomorrow with my bff Delana:)

Found this cute window box tray at JoAnn's today and it works great for my finished ABC red work I finished.

I've been working on save the stitches cross stitch. Its been giving me fits!!!"

Hopefully now that I got it started it will settle down and be nice to me. Lol

 I also pulled out the red work embroidery
Quilt I'm making for Brandi. I still have 10 more blocks to embroidery. Here are the ones I got done so far.

Not been working

On puffs. Need to start them again.