The Christmas wall hanging was in one of my Australian magazines that I started a few days after Christmas. Quick, easy and small, resulting in a quick finish. The second you've seen before in flimsy form. It's Kimberly's lovely pattern Sassy Sixteen, which I've renamed Illinois Chills, there's a story behind that, that hopefully I'll be able to tell you about later in the year.
If you look closely you'll see that it's draped over a half finished rocking chair... Still needs the new wicker in it, which we had big plans of doing last weekend, only to discover we didn't have enough wicker. So I'll need to place another order for more, then we can get it finally finished.
I decided to go to the guild meeting on Thursday evening as I hadn't been in over a year, that's the problem when your DH works odd hours and you depend on him for transport. I'd forgotten how much fun it was, renewed my membership and drooled over all the lovely fq's they had for sale. Note to self take extra cash next month. Yesterday and today are rather blah days, I don't know if it was something I ate at the meeting or just a nasty bug going around but I feel like I've been run over by a mac truck and dragged in the backdoor by the scruff of my neck. So needless to say yesterday and today was and will be quiet days. I had big plans of quilting my appliqued hearts quilt, but I'm just not feeling up to it. So instead I think I'll go into the sewing room and play with scraps and cut them into usable squares. I like the idea of a totally scrappy quilt, so a little prep work will feed my need for fabric fondling without using the brain too much.
Thanks for all the links for the homespun plaids and kitchen towels and as for the picnic quilt I think Kim came up with a great suggestion that I think I'll use.
Happy Stitching.
27 comments:
Wow! You are really getting things finished up! I love them both. The fabrics are beautiful. I hope you get to feeling better.
Kristie
I hope the ill feeling is soon gone. You accomplish more than anyone I've ever seen. While I'm mulling an idea over, you make a quilt. I need to copy your get-down-and-work-to-it-ness. Take care now!
Now I want to know about the Illinois Chill...Here I sit in freezing Illinois and you have a warm quilt!!!!
Both are gorgeous finishes. I need that Kimberly pattern!
Your Christmas wallhanging is adorable, Linda!! And your quilt is a beauty! Way to go, girl, getting those two finishes done already---and this only the 5th day of the new year!! :>
Well done Linda the Xmas quilt is very cute. I hope you are feeling better soon.
I am so impressed! I'm amazed at how much you get done. Both look wonderful! I'm curious about the story behind the name too.
You've done well finishing two projects aready. Love the Christmas quilt. Hope you feel better soon.
Wonderful Linda, I especially love the first quilt! Hope you feel better soon!
Well La, De, Dah....aren't you the quick cookie.... I hope the sickness goes away soon. I was a week with mine...
What a sweetie little Christmas quilt . . . how great to have it done for the holiday- it'll be here before we know it *s*
Pretty wallhanging and quilt. Wish I could say I've finished something already!
Hope you are feeling better soon. Cutting squares shouldn't be to tiring and maybe just touching fabric will make you feel so much better!
Great job on getting things finished. One of my goals this year! I am a good starter but now I want to be a good finisher :-)!
Both quilts are really, really nice.
Love the Christmas "we believe" wallhanging. Very cute!
Lovely quilt. So sorry that mac truck ran you over! those things smart! LOL! Seriously, get well soon.
Well done on those finishes! They look lovely!
Great finishes, very cute. Hope you feel better soon.
Love the quilt and cute wall hanging...
Well this IS a good start for the year, two projects finished. I am waiting for a picture of the rocking chair when it is finished :) Take care so you will get better.
Congrats on two beautiful finishes!
Great. I have registred these two for my challenge. They are both beautiful
What a great start of a new quilting year, two finished projects! I love the quilt and the christmas wallhanging, well done Linda!
Congrats on your two finishes so early in the year! I love the Illinois chills quilt. I hope you can share the meaning behind the name sometime too!
Well done .... two that are being enjoyed now! Hope you are feeling better soon.
Congratulations on two lovely finishes so early in the year.
I love both of these quilts and, as always, am amazed at how much you manage to accomplish.
Linda you are very good.....I like them that are wonderful.
And you are better? I hope yes........
ciao ciao
Both of those quilts are just lovely! Hope you are feeling much better!
I agree, it is nice to get a few finishes under the belt during the first few days of the year. Nice job on your quilts. Keep it up, girl!
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