There is a major happy dance going on at my house. I have finished the flimsy of the Log Cabin Star quilt (Judy Martin's Timberline pattern)!
Most of the seams lined up perfectly. I fixed those that bothered me and left a few as is. They are only noticeably off if you look real hard. I must say that I am so proud of this quilt. It is by far the most difficult quilt that I have ever assembled. It is only my 4th queen-sized quilt.
I am waiting for the backing fabric that I ordered to be delivered and then I will contact the long-arm quilter that I have used in the past. I hope she is still in business. It has been quite a while since I had a quilt that needed machine quilting. I am thinking of having it quilted with an overall pantogram as the log cabin pattern is the star of the show.
I have made progress on A Crow's Pick. It is almost finished.
I don't have the buttons that are supposed to be added and quite frankly I don't see the point of them as they are just triangles. I think I may stitch a bat or a smaller crow in the upper right corner. I am thinking on that. I may just leave it and add a bow there when I make this into a small pillow.
Now I will get to work on stitching the 120 snowball blocks for the first of 2 I-Spy quilts. I still have to fussy cut some more 3.5" squares.
I was in a baking mood this week and made a Cottage Loaf. This bread was delicious and so easy to make.
The recipe was clipped from a Family Circle magazine in 1989, but I only just made it this week. I have many, many clipped recipes. I think I qualify as a clipped recipe hoarder. I have more recipes clipped than I could ever hope to make in my lifetime even if I tried a new one each day. Never mind the many cookbooks and Taste of Home magazines that I have also. Sigh.....
I will be joining Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching.
Thanks for stopping by!
Your quilt top is beautiful! I don’t see any problems with the seam matching at all! You did a great job. This one took a lot of perseverance! Cute pumpkin stitchery too. It will make a great little pillow. I have lots of recipes in a couple of binders…some clipped, some from my mother and others from friends or the internet. I try to try something new every couple of weeks. We do have our favourites though. Gail at the cozy quilter
ReplyDeleteTimberlake is beautiful! I agree with an overall quilting design. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, your Log Cabin Star flimsy is an amazing accomplishment, Cathie! All that piecing is astounding. I can well imagine you are doing a happy dance right about now. I can't wait to see what quilting pattern you decide upon. I smiled at your hoarding cut out magazine recipes from years back. Back in the day it's a practise quite a few of us did.
ReplyDeleteOh that top is amazing! Great job. I too love the taste of home magazines and have certain ones that get reused a lot for some favorite recipes. I need to check out some fall ones and try a few new recipes. Your bread looks so yummy. Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt top! Love the cross stitch too!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is a stunner. Love the pretty greens in the quilt. The Cottage Loaf looks yummy. I have the tendency to want to clip recipes too. I have a collection of my grandmother's clipped recipes. It is a treasure to look through her recipe box. Enjoy you day.
ReplyDeleteOh, look at that! Your log cabin quilt top is gorgeous, Cathie! The design the blocks make is definitely the star of the show. Congratulations on getting all those blocks sewn together. Your bread looks yummy!
ReplyDeletea stunning finish!!! It is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe log cabin top is fabulous, well done, and j like the border design you have done.
ReplyDeleteThat is some quilt!!!! Lovely!!!
ReplyDeleteThnak you.
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