a post to update progress on projects

 I have not posted for awhile due to family events and just forgetting to post, but  been have been working on projects in the background. 

I concentrated on finishing a needlepoint bell pull that  mother had bought me many, many years ago. I am calling this my 40 year project.  It had been put away for many years. So I worked on it in the evenings and any where I went that had time to work on it.  Now to finish it, I finally found hardware to put on top and bottom to hang it.  

After I finished that project, I started another Cross stitch project. I forgot how much I enjoyed cross stitching which I had done before we moved to Sullivan. I started back doing it in 2020.

I made a snowflake quilt for winter.  I have a quilt rack behind the couch and am making quilts to change out for the seasons.  This was a fun and easy quilt from a pattern by Pat Sloan. 

I made a quilt for husband's United Bowhunters of Illinois's annual fundraiser 1st Sat of March. It was in the live auction. I was pleased that it brought $250.00.  It was the highest item sold.  Enjoyed making it. 

I was asked to teach a paper piecing class in Flora Il.  So this is the project I put together for them. A small quilt.  Will be teaching this in April.

The next 2 blocks are from scraps. I had made a lot of 4 patches from 2" squares as leader and enders while working on other projects. I found the inspiration on the internet to join these 2 blocks into a quilt. I laid out a few blocks and it will look great, will post when I have some of it together.  so watch for it.

I have a good friend that is getting a first grandchild that is going to be a girl. I had these blocks partially made so finished them and a quilting Friend helped me with the sashing and border. I love it even though she pushed me out of my box.  Now to quilt it and be ready for the baby in June.  Wow I am a head of schedule for once. 

Now I am going to get the longarm stitching and get some customer quilts done now that I am able to concentrate on them.  

well this is some of the things I have gotten done or am working on since the first of the year.   

Happy stitching

Sharon J