vintage family quilt

Sharing another as I promised.
This is small size , not baby small just somewhere between a twin and a cot.
Worked on by my paternal Grandmother Hancock and great Aunt Mary who was like a teen ,

maybe in the 20’s or earlier.
It is thin but there is batting of sorts just thin, seems a summer weight quilt.
I know they traveled a lot in their Model T car to lots of parks etc, camping

out with tents and cots.

So I like to think that it may be one they used on those trips…;-)

I do have old photos of some of these trips need to look at the camp closely!

A pretty blue and white cottons were used, now aged.
A lot of feed sack scraps used in those flower baskets too.
All by hand, pieced and quilted.
In very good shape for its age.

Today I also quilted my feed sack bunny runner…;-)
Finished but still have to put label on it and put it on table.
Finished pic later, camera needed new batteries!

Oh No! Where are they?? I know I have some!!!

Heavens to Betsy!!!!!!!

I am just floored!!!!!!
Lani of The never ending adventure! blog fame had her Hunky Cowboy Hubby do a name on her fun Giveaway it was mine !!!
Lordy Mercy!!
I reckon I can never again say I have not won anything!!

Some think I should maybe try for the lottery after these 2 days… ha!!!
Well if I don’t win lotto I am still happy with what I have been blessed with!!!!
Thanks so much Lani and I MAY have my pic taken in the bunny ears… ha!!

Lani has such a fun fun blog please check it out ,she is a hoot !!!
We all need laughter in our lives and she supplies it a plenty!

Our great big blog world is full of such wonderful folks, caring and sharing!

I have made some wonderful pals and got to know some awesome folks I otherwise would have never known!!

Don't ya love this BLOGG'N LAND!!!!!!!

Lucky Me

Oh my goodness!!!!
My name was drawn …me….can you believe it!!!!
Look at these goodies from Linda of Thistledown & Co!
Can’t wait till I see it all in person!!
Will have a gal pal over to enjoy the goodies and we can work on that BFF pattern too!!!
Thanks so much Linda for the great GIVEAWAY sharing your talent and allowing us all to play!!
Go check out Linda's neat patterns on her web page too!!


I got lots done yesterday!! For some reason I was energized.
I am blaming the sunshine...yes I tried to soak some up!!
Hope I am not into slow mode today!!
Have my goals set so better get to it!!

Weekend that was...

Was spent inside mostly. Had the horrid rain Saturday then Sunday was sunshine and 70’s.
Sadly wind was huffing right along so could not enjoy it outside!!!
I tried to do my morning coffee on porch but had to give it up.
I did have to run out , well hobble out, once to catch my small table I use at clothes line to put basket on. Was headed across field down to the woods… ha!!

I did get some things done, just in a slow lazy fashion.
I had personal mail to catch up on, some orders to place and I also did some blog hopping!!
Always such fun to visit new ones and catch up on some as well.
Also spent some time chatting on the phone with some of my sweet fav folks, catching up on all the news of family and friends.

Really just spent a lovely weekend hanging out.
DH cooked French Toast for breakfast Sunday..yum!
I prepared the later meal of comfy(diner) food, beef sirloin burgers in onion gravy , mashed taters and garden peas.

I will have to say I did get the sewing room sort of cleaned up again…getting ready for my next project!!
I also got some BOM patterns printed off.
I have some ready to take to machine to appliqué.
I also have my Feed Sack Bunny runner ready to quilt.
Did pull out a SPRINGISH runner to put on sofa chest.
This is a Pat Sloan design I did from a magazine a couple years ago.

Today I am determined to clean out some clutter in our guestroom.
It is not a large room and I use it as my closet/ dressing room too.
I am getting bad about not putting things away! Got to nip that in the bud!!!

I want to get the dining room ready for some company sewing…;-)
So today and Tuesday I will be the maid , organizer, cook, etc.
Maybe I can squeeze in some fun quilting in the afternoon!!!
I mean it can’t be all work and no play!!


Some Easter Cuteness!
Now if you have lil ones coming for Easter you have to check out these cuties
from Bakerella!! Oh my my such stinking cuteness!!!!

Next is Peeps from Pumpkin Patch Primitives. Cute lil quilts to be sure!!

Rainy Friday....

I sure hope all this mess will bring us some pretty flowers and more green!!!

We are up to an inch so far today. Got most over night.

More water in the well and swamp and pond and creeks and lakes...yes we may not sound like it but we are grateful indeed!

Our local market farmer did get his potatoes in finally. He also put in some other things from his green house.

Just too messy and wet to work in our garden this weekend. Reckon I will just have to force myself to play in my sewing room and eat DH's home baked bread... oh dear me I suffer soo...;-)

Yesterday was spent at BFF Deb's(no blog) home. We sewed up the oven dresses.

Here is mine. Deb's was not done when I left so no pic to share.

Here is a pic of Deb working on it though...ha!!

Here is a pic of Cocoa Kitty this AM.

"oh do hurry Mama I am so HUNGRY..." ;-)

LOOK!!
GIVEAWAY at Thistledown &Co. ends Sunday night so check it out!

Very fun pattern, goodies and some fabs too!!

A Finish...

...from a while ago! I begin this shopping bag and it got laid aside. I used an old tablecloth that had some issues. So I did not mind using what I could from it for a new purpose.

Anyway here is is. I do think maybe the handles could have been a bit longer but I am happy with it. Nice size bag..18" tall by 16" wide at top, down to 12" and the bottom is 6"...will add maybe a plastic canvas bottom inside. Is lined with a new fabric to support the vintage fabric. Thought I could do a TUT for it but not sure how to make sense of the pics I managed to get!! Some were blurry.. did not look that way till I loaded them up..ugh!!

I have my own way of doing 'things' and can be hard to explain... ha!!

Like the pot holders, if there is a step I am not 'fond of' will find an easier way, at least to me!

I do have some 'retro' sheets that I want to make more of these bags from so will try very hard to set up tripod and get 'my very easy (lazy) way' recorded with pics!

I am off tomorrow to BFF Deb's for a sewing day.

She wants to make some of the oven dress towels.

These have been around for a long while now.

Simple and fun you can really have fun doing them up!!

selvages and sweet lovelies

My selvedge collection is growing. I sure wish I had kept all the ones that got tossed in the trash!
Would have enough for my bag by now….who knew I would need them one day! ha!!


Are these not sweet loveliness !?!?!
They are a group of fat qts from Windham Fabrics 1930’s Feed Sack line.
Bought them this past Sunday at LQS, Bella’s Fabrics.
I love the small cottage blocks Lurline made up and had a swap with!!
Won’t they be sweet in these 30’s prints!
Maybe a bit of rick rack here.. a wee bit of lace there.... ;-)

Hello!!!

Ya know on the one hand I am glad this past week is behind us but yet I do feel sad that it sure seems like time is flying by!!
If only the bad stuff would fly by and the good stuff would linger…would that not be wonderful??
We have a nice fresh new week ahead of us so best to make the most of it!!

We have sunshine and pretty flowers all a bloom!
Cool with wind yes but gotta love the SUNSHINE!!

Here are some of the gifts I was working on the past couple weeks.
They were for my niece D, who is very good to me and we adore her!
She is a lover of all things Fall and Halloween!!
So it is not odd for her to receive such gifts on BD’s and at Christmas!!
As the saying goes “it is not about the GIFT but the RECEIVER.”

This is a Thimbleberries Panel quilt called Punkin Boy from the Cover Story line.
All layered and quilted.

Remember Pat Sloan’s OP(orange pile) Challenge?
Made the runner below using 3 of the 12 blocks I did.
Quilted it with Superior’s King Tut ‘fallish’ colors variegated thread…LOVE THAT STUFF!!
Bought some to try at the past quilt show. I am sold on it so now I have to order more!!

Last here she is with a pilla I made using her own cross stitch project!
CUTE!!!
She seemed very pleased with all her goodies so I am a happy Auntie!!

Today is National Quilting Day!

The National Quilting Association has said so! ;-)
They offer a nice free pattern for a block called Welcome Home, which is sporting a pieced house in the block's center surrounded by a star and Four-Patch design.
To get a printable copy of the pattern, go check it out.

Sadly I will not be doing anything quilt related today…;-(
Will have to make up for that later!!
Look forward to cruising your blogs to see what you all got done though!!

Here is another one of my Favs from the MAQ Show. Just love the color and FUNK of it!!!

Spring...it is trying

In between the cold and rain Spring has still pushed forward.
All the hyacinths have bloomed out..some purple, pink and a few pale yellow ones.
The japonica and baby’s breath is also blooming.
I did cut some forsythia branches a week ago to force in the house, and they are all bloomed out now.
Yesterday and today we have sunshine..finally.
Sadly it will not last long as rain coming in again later this evening…and cold! UGH!
I am happy about the rain cause it helps fill our well with water and bring us out of drought.
Only thing is a I wish we could have a day or two of sunshine then maybe day rain, etc. Ha!!

I am working on some sewing projects I can’t show as they are gifts.
After they are given will share.
I HOPE to get caught up on all my BOM’s next week.

We also have some family health issues going on too.
We just never know what the next day may hold .
So may posts may be few for a bit.

If you have sunshine enjoy it!!!!