Millennium Blocks

On the shelf in my sewing studio the lived a stack of Millineium fabric. It had grown accustomed to living there for the last 11 years. Fortunately I found a star pattern I thought would be perfect for the fabric. Seems there was enough for a whole quilt. Even the backing.

I am lovin it coming together.

The star points are made using half square triangles. I trimmed down the squares to use creatively somewhere else in the quilt.
The scraps will be used to fill small pillows or something. This is the about 1/3 of them. Some were used already.

Time for a break.
Rhonda

A new Header and More

I just love the colors in this post card. Don't you just love the ducks.
That's what it feels like around here in SW PA. The rain seems like it's never ending.

I know I'm the minority but I want some snow. I really love the snow.

Or is it I romance the idea of fires and cuddling under a handmade quilt and working on one of many hand projects.

Speaking of hand projects I want to post the progress of a rug I'm hooking from a kit I purchased from Hungry Hook Primitives.

My hope is that if I post my progress here I might get it finished.

I think it's coming along nicely considering I started working on it a few days ago.

I saw a 10 min hooker button on a blog and thought I might try that. At least it's worth a shot.

I also finished an embroidery project I began before Christmas. So technically I'm early for Christmas 2012.

This pattern is from Jenny Hoffman at Country Rustic Primitives I have several of her patterns and love them all.

I also participated in a snow man swap with Julie from Country Girl at Heart blog. I have followed her blog for awhile.She's a sweet gal. here's a sneak peak at the project. The finished one goes out today. After she receives her package I'll post the finished piece.

Sneak peak.

And last but certainly not least but MIL passed away today. She unfortunately left us some years ago but physically left to be with The Lord today. Keep my hubby and his family in your prayers.

Blessings for all,
Rhonda

Giving Thanks

We returned home from Texas yesterday. Tori and I drove down to visit family for the holiday. She was a most excellent co pilot. it is a 22 hour drive from PA.I am so enjoying having a teenager. She shared in the driving and that was a big help.
This is a picture of Tori and my SIL Theresa. Theresa was diagnosed in March of 2009 and she is still with us. We are celebrating just having her still with us.

This is part of my Texas family. My brother Ron, SIL Theresa me and my sister Renee. Yep we are all "Rs". Gets a little confusing at times.


It was a great visit but glad to be home.

Finished a project too. In my "glass half full" attitude I am early for next fall.


Time to clean the house so I can begin decorating.

Blessings,Rhonda

Secret Sister

I wanted to send out a big thank you to my secret sister for a wonderful Halloween doll.



See her big green eyes. Aren't they just the cutest!!

Hope to have lots of pictures when I come home.

Rhonda

Finishes

Don't you just love the look of produce all canned and ready for the canning cupboard.

There's something about the colors that just put a smile on my face.

Here's the hot banana peppers-

that the stink bugs didn't get-

all "put up" and ready for the winter.

I also finished a couple of things for my secret sister.

The cross stitch was done on a coffee dyed piece of Aida.

It turned into a cute pillow tuck.

This pattern is from Jenny at Country Rustic Prims.

Take a peek at her patterns....love them.

I prefer general fall/harvest things to just Halloween because I don't have to move them around too much.

You know put up and take down then put up and take down.

Too much like work for me.

Although I am getting a few Halloween patterns for pillow tucks.

Hope they come soon. If not I guess I'll be making them up for next year.

So then I will be really early NOT too late.

Like how that logic works.

Here's the mug mat I also finished for my SS.

It was a tutorial over at Stash Manicure (one of my favorite quilting blogs) .

I read it in the morning and whipped it out in no time to get in the box .

Not my best photo but I was in a hurry.
Time to go. Happy Harvest.

Rhonda

Quilting retreat

I sure am a lucky girl. I get to attend a quilting retreat in September,October and November this year. The following are pictures from the September one. One of my friends said she was going for a walk "where the sound of music was filmed". It was such an appropriate description of of the hills surrounding the area.

i was wandering the grounds and playing with my camera. Hope you enjoy them.




The pinwheel quilt is from my summer challenge. We do a block a day from May until August. I love the challenge because I get a whole top done in 3 months. But I must admit I don't do one every day I do a bunch a couple days. Of course I do more than the total that the one a day would be too. I love to piece big quilts but HATE to make backs for them. Something I'll have to work on. The story for this one is that I wanted to use up the 30"s feedsack repos I had . There is a pinwheel of every print I have. 101 to be exact. The remaining 2 leftover from the front are pieced in the back. I will write on one of them for the label.

Some finished projects from my friends.



This is this gals first quilt top. made from her grandmas fabrics for her granddaughter. Super duper special!!!!!





And quilting friends ..........helping with pictures.


Blessings,
Rhonda

Magazines and my Secret Sis

I have been remiss in thanking my secret sister. She had a run in with the postal service last month. For some reason they crushed my box and then sent it back to her. Nice guys !!! But it reached me at last... with no interference this time.

It was full of "goodies" just for little o me. She sent me wonderful magazines.I am a magazineaholic.
The candles smell wonderful and will get put to good use now that it's getting towards fall and we're starting to be inside more.

This was my "double dip". She sent both months in one box.
More magazines which I will be with me today as I leave for a weekend quilting retreat. I can pass them around the girls there also. They will enjoy that.
My girls of course scarfed up the frozen slushie bars. I almost didn't get them frozen!


While out antiquing with a friend I came across a few magazines in a prim shop. Can you believe I bought more magazines. Two of them were reduced because they were old issues but I loved them just the same.

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The fall issues of Mercantile gatherings are 2010 and 2011. I enjoyed them as well as the current edition of A Primitive Place and Country Journal

But the find of the day had to be a reduced copy of Primitive Quilts and Projects. I was going to order this on pay day and to my surprise I found one in her reduced basket. It is full of wonderful prim projects I can't wait to try.



I should be going. I need to finish packing for my retreat. My camera is already in my quilting basket so I'll be sure and take pictures. This bunch of ladies is really talented. Can't wait to "Show and Tell" here when I return.

Thanks again SS. I have lots to read and share thanks to you.

Blessings,
Rhonda