After finishing up all my Christmas preparations, I felt like working on something festive. My daughter, Emily, suggested I make a Christmas quilt we could hang in the living room during the holidays. Of course, I can’t bring myself to make a quilt that’s not for some kind of bed, so it will have to…
Month: December 2009
My Favorite Christmas Ornaments
My mother made these ornaments for us when Elliott and Emily were in elementary school. It was a happy coincidence that they match our Christmas stockings which were made years earlier. My mother was obviously attracted to these Charles Ross designs, just as I was. Mother was self taught in all kinds of needlework, and…
Just a Few More Days…
The tree is decorated. The houses are lit up. The stockings are hung. Presents are bought and made, but not wrapped yet. Emily and I are spending the whole day baking cookies. Life is Good.
Filet Crochet Baby Pillow
I found this filet crochet piece on ebay. I’m not sure of it’s age, but it is in perfect condition and not yellowed at all. It makes a perfect little pillow to go with Marjorie’s Rhyme Land Quilt, which I made for her when she was born last December. I think the pillow looks pretty…
Diamond Field Quilt Blocks
One of the things I love about making scrap quilts is selecting each little print for a block. Having so many different fabrics to work with makes the process much more fun. Every step — prepping the pieces, cutting, piecing, quilting — made more interesting because I am always looking at a different little vintage…
Embroidered Basket Quilt
The basket quilt is finally done, and I’m very happy with it. You might remember that this quilt started out with a print border, but I just wasn’t happy with it. After I decided to do the blue floss quilting on the white border, it seemed like a good idea to add some blue quilting…
Vintage California Tablecloth Quilt
Gordon and I decided to forego the usual Christmas gifts since we just finished a remodel of our kitchen. Of course, I have to give him some little presents, so I decided to make him his own little quilt to use on the couch. Because we lived in California for 11 years and our kids…
More Vintage Christmas Embroidery Transfers
I realize the posts have been a little thin the past couple of weeks — mostly because of the events (some good and some bad) that are taking place in my life right now. We are in the last stages of a complete kitchen remodel 🙂 and have to be out of the house for…
Cross-stitched Christmas Stockings
These stockings are Charles Ross patterns and were all stitched in the 80s. I made Gordon’s stocking first, then he cross stitched all the rest — I sewed them together. It’s funny — the decorative alphabet letters provided in the booklet are all upper case. Elliott’s name was too long to fit in the space,…