The Quilty Barn Along #5

This Maple Leaf block was one of my favorites from "The Farmer's Wife" quilt that I made.  Maybe because I'm Canadian and the maple leaf is Canada's national emblem :)  My favorite season was the fall, when all the maple leaves would turn red and orange.

I'm also a huge fan of maple syrup :)

I used a light blue for the background because it looks like the sky.

I looked online for some barn photos, and found these beautiful aqua ones.  I had no ideas that there were any aqua barns out there...

Here's another aqua barn.

With all the snow, I wonder if this barn might be in Quebec.

I wanted to make my own aqua barn.

I used Lori's "Polka Dot Stitches" and stitched one up.  

I'm going to look for some other colors to create my barns.

Any suggestions?

Memorial Day

Thank you to all who have and are serving in the military so that we could enjoy freedom.

A special thank you to my father in law Walter Horst who is a veteran of the Air Force and to my brother in law Greg Horst who served in the navy. 

The Quilty Barn Along #4

I really enjoy making these barns, they come together quickly.

The red is Tasha Noel's "Little Red Riding Hood", and the little girl print I used for the door and the window is by the same designer.

I used some of my cherished"Sew Cherry" for the churn dash block.

The background fabric is linen.

I have the quilty barns hanging on my design wall for inspiration.

"Buttons & Bows"

My grand daughter's name is Kennedy, and she is almost 6 years old.

I made a slip for her to wear with one of her dresses. 

 The side seams and shoulder seams are all sewn with french seams.

I sewed five pin tucks on the yoke with a double needle, and embellished it with three little buttons.

The cotton eyelet lace is embroidered with hearts.

There is a placket on the back, and I sewed two button at the closure.  

The name of the pattern is called "Buttons & Bows", and the company's name is Golden Needle.

I have made so many of these little slips/nightgowns over the years, and you can be made as plain or as fancy as your heart desires!

Bee in my Bonnet Row Along, Outer Border

I have Lori's "row along" tutorial on my ipad. 

I followed the instructions very closely and cut out all the pieces for  my outer border. 
 Isn't the pink fabric with yellow polka dots cute?

I think it adds a warmth to the quilt.

I sewed 46 little white squares onto 46 polka dot squares.

Then I sewed 46 more little white squares onto the other corner of 

the same 46  polka dot squares.

There are 92 white squares sewn onto two corners of 

46 polka dot squares.

Wow, that was a lot of chain sewing!

46 blocks, all trimmed and pressed.

Voila, my finished quilt top!

It was really difficult to capture it on film because it's so big!

I am so happy to have finally finished it :)

I have an appointment with my favorite long arm quilter in July.

My quilt will be even more beautiful then!

Bee in my Bonnet Row Along, Inner Border

I sewed all my rows together, yeah!!!

I have been contemplating the order I wanted to sew the rows together for months.  The rows were taped to my wall with painter's tape and I look at them all the time.  

Now the quilt is too heavy to hang on the wall with tape.

I chose green for the inner border.

I really like the way it brings out all the greens in the quilt.

I am working on the outer border now.

I'm so excited to see the quilt near completion :)

The Quilty Barn Along #3

I used fabric from my scrap box, the squares are only l l/2".

It's funny when you use fabric scraps, the pile never diminishes....

I've never made a postage stamp block before.

I was really excited to make this block, I've always admired it.

It has a lot of potential for color variety.

I love Tasha Noel's fabrics and was able to use some of it in the barn doorway, window and roof.  They add the perfect touch!