One Flower Wednesday and My Jane H5 and H3

Encouraging Words of the Day:

Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life." ~ John 8:12, NLT

Once again we find ourselves at "One-Flower Wednesday." It seems like I'm always working on hexies and loving it. I just finished two pink hexies for my June swap partner in the "Inchy Hexagon Flower Swap." Since I'm getting ready for vacation, I quickly placed them in an envelope and mailed them off the Australia. Yes, I mailed them and forgot to take a photo so I don't have those to show you. Instead, I have my Flower Ball to show you. I've finished sewing the flowers sent to me by my friends in the "Get Your Hex On Hive #3" quilting bee.

I embroidered the name of each seamstress on the flower she made. Now I need to applique the ball onto the background and quilt it.

Click on “One Flower Wednesday” to see flowers others have made.

I've also completed a couple of "My Jane" blocks. Here are two easily paper-pieced blocks. I now have 143 of 169 inner blocks done. 26 to go...

H-5

H-3

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Hands 2 Help Quilts On the Way

Encouraging Words of the Day:

My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. ~ Psalm 62:7, NLT

Well, two charity quilts are finished and ready for mailing to "Hands 2 Help." I've made these quilts for chemo patients. Ginger Johnston is the founder of Happy Chemo and has set a goal of 1500 quilts for Happy Chemo. Maybe these quilts will bring a little comfort and joy to those who are facing the fear and uncertainty that trips to the chemo lab bring.

 

This is a quilt I created in the "Argyle Quilt-Along" Jess at "Quilty Habit" hosted recently on her blog.

 

And this is an I-Spy Quilt made from a pattern for a fabric slab I found in the "Sunday Morning Quilts" book.

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One Flower Wednesday and My Jane E-12

Encouraging Words of the Day:

The Lord will work out his plans for my life; for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don't abandon me, for you made me. ~ Psalm 138:8, NLT

My husband and I walk a little for exercise and I can't believe what I found on a recent walk.

Yep, that's a hexie tile on the sidewalk and just in time for me to show it to you on "One-Flower Wenesday" along with ONE little 1/2-inch hexie flower.

Check out Karen's Linky at "One-Flower Wednesday" to see flowers others have made.

I've been spending time trying to sew my Hexie Flower Ball together so haven't finished much lately. Oh, but I did make a block for "My Jane." Here is E-12, easily paper-pieced.

E-12

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Voting Begins at the Bloggers' Quilt Festival

Encouraging Words of the Day:

God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. ~ Ephesians 2:8, NLT

 

Voting has begun at the Bloggers' Quilt Festival! Now's the chance to vote for your favorites. There are several categories, all with photos of fabulous quilts. Check them out. you'll be amazed. Click HERE to get to the main page, which will connect you to all the pages for the different categories.

I have two entries and appreciate your vote if you think they're worthy:

Hilachas Applique Quilt #17 is found at here.

 

Hilachas Scrap Quilt #28 is found here.

Front side of Crazy Quilt.

Back side of Crazy Quilt.

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One Flower Wednesday and Civil War Fabric Swap

Encouraging Words of the Day:
And if you search for Him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.
~ Deuteronomy 4:29b, NLT


"One-Flower Wednesday" today and I have ONE flower to show you. My friend Julie from "My Quilt Diary" is always teasing me about making more than one flower for "One-Flower Wednesday." Well, lately that's all I've been getting done. We traveled to New Mexico to visit my parents recently and I finished this flower...

and then worked on this little hexie sewing machine for the current Queen Bee in the "Get Your Hex On Bee #3." She's also the recipient of the little-bitty 1/4-inch flower I showed you last week. Oh, there it is again along with the hexie sewing machine :)

Click on “One Flower Wednesday” to see flowers others have made.

I also like the Civil War reproduction fabrics and have joined up with a fat-eighth swap. If you're interested, sign-ups are at the flickr site.
These are the fabrics I've chosen.

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Penny Haren Applique Quilt in Bloggers' Quilt Festival

Encouraging Words of the Day:

For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. ~ Ephesians 2:10, NLT

"Amy's Creative Side" is hosting the Bloggers' Quilt Festival where we have the opportunity to share quilts we have made and be inspired by all all the great quilts entered. Each person can enter up to 2 quilts and there are multiple categories.

Although this is the 9th festival, it will be my 1st time entering. The quilts I've seen are awe-inspiring and although I am not making award-winning quilts, I have decided to enter two of my efforts.

Entering in the Applique Category:

This quilt was begun in January, 2011 and finished in January, 2013. It's made of 100% cotton which I purchased from various shops especially for this quilt. Every time I saw a turquoise/brown combination, I checked it out to see if it might work in some of the blocks. The blocks are machine pieced and appliqued on my Kenmore. The quilting was also done on my Kenmore.

Close-ups so you can see the applique:

The next photo shows the applique I chose for the middle. I flipped the corner of the quilt up so you can see the backing.

Quilt Stats:

Category: Applique

Pattern: "Pieced Applique - Intricate Blocks Made Easy" by Penny Haren

Dimensions: 60" x 60"

You can go to this link to check out the other entries in the "Bloggers' Quilt Festival."

 

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Crazy Quilt in Bloggers' Quilt Festival

Encouraging Words of the Day"

As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength. ~ Psalm 138:8, NLT

"Amy's Creative Side" is hosting the Blogger's Quilt Festival where we have the opportunity to share quilts we have made and be inspired by all all the great quilts entered. Each person can enter up to 2 quilts and there are multiple categories.

 

Although this is the 9th festival, it will be my 1st time entering. The quilts I've seen are awe-inspiring and although I am not making award-winning quilts, I have decided to enter two of my efforts.

Entering in the Scrap Category:

I’ve been working on this crazy quilt on and off since 1982 when I started it. I sewed the 12 crazy quilt squares and then put them away. I had three growing children who were occupying all my time. I love being a mother and preferred to devote my time to them. Then they grew up and left home. That’s also a good thing, right? Don’t we raise them all those years so they can grow up, become independent, and leave us? Anyway, back to the crazy quilt - I would periodically dig out my squares and embroider something on them, then back in storage. When my husband and I started taking more road trips, I again dug them out and continued with the embroidery. Finally finished them and sewed the top together. Back in storage because I couldn’t decide what to use for a backing. Then I won a giveaway held by Julie at "My Quilt Diary." What I won was a panel of a "matoi" showing the standard and happy coat of firefighters during the Edo period. It turned out to be perfect for the back of my crazy quilt and now it is FINISHED after 20 years.

The following are close-ups of the blocks showing the embroidery:

This photo show the interesting Japanese "matoi" panel.

This quilt was begun in 1982 and finished in March, 2012. It is made of vintage damask, satin, velvet,vintage ties, lace and other assorted fabrics from my stash and my Mama's stash. The blocks are machine pieced and all the embellishments are hand-embroidery. The quilt was quilted on my Kenmore.

Quilt Stats:

Category: Scrap

Pattern: Crazy Quilt

Dimensions: 38" x 50"

Thanks so much for stopping by. Check out the Bloggers' Quilt Festival and enjoy taking a look at all the gorgeous quilts.

 

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