The Splendid Sampler

First block of the Splendid Sampler Quilt. 99 to go. It's going to be fun 

Stitched by me

Stitched by me block 3 ready for stitching!

Stitched by Me Blocks 1 and 2

I have joined the Stitched by Me Group hosted by Nicola Foreman Quilts.  I started this quilt in 2012 but it has been sitting for awhile.  This group has me excited again and I have picked it up to get it finished this time.  Here is block 1 and the beginning of block 2.  My colours are darker than the kit available now from Lynette Anderson.  I got my kit when the BOM first came out.

 

Sock knitting

These socks are so pretty. I love the way the colours are working up. Lots of time to knit and stitch right now!

Broken Ankle, Not much sewing

Unfortunately, I have fractured my ankle and am in a cast for another 3 weeks!  Not much sewing going on here.  I am lucky that I have finished August of my Nature's Journey quilt.  I did manage to sew on one border yesterday with my left foot!  I can't drive either so have been very housebound.  I am lucky to have my Mom here helping me and I am not that steady on crutches.  My good friend, Holly, gave me a walker to use which really helps me scoot around the kitchen.  I cannot manage stairs very well though!  Lots of hand stitching and knitting of socks going on so that's a good thing!

Stitch-A-Long 2015

Wow I can't believe I have not posted in 2 years! a lot has happened since then.  I lost my job which was very hard, but am on the way to getting back on my feet hopefully into a job that I love.  I am so excited to start this new Stitch-A-Long.  I completed the ones for A Gardner's Journal, Tis the Season and SKoW.  They are so much fun and stitching has helped me through a lot of hard times.  So excited to begin this new stitching journey!

SAL/Betsy's Closest

i finished my January project for the Stitch-A-Long.  Thread catchers - one for me and one for my mom for her birthday.  They are so cute and so quick to make!

I also finished stitching my Betsy's Closet and finished the quilting and binding a couple days ago.  I am going to hang it in my sewing room!

Raspberry Rabbits, In My Garden, Merry Merry Snowmen

 Here is block 7 of the Harrington and Hannah BOM

 Block 1 of In My Garden - my first attempt at needle turn and I am loving it!

 

and 2 more blocks of Merry Merry Snowmen

Busy, Busy, Busy.  Between working full time, 2 busy daughters,  I have no idea how I got all of this done LOL - no sleep!

Stitching Betsy's Closest - New Stitch A Long

So excited to have joined this new Stitch-A-Long - so sweet. Stitching Betsy's Closet.   Hosted by Jenny and Kathy. Have just ordered the pattern and floss and am going to start digging through my stash for perfect fabrics to match!  Can't wait to get started.

Red Raspberry Quilts Pattern Giveaway

Red Raspberry Quilts is having a pattern giveaway.  Go here to Red Raspberry Quilts to check it out!

Pumpkinville!

I just could not resist this one by Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs.  I signed up through Quilt Patch Lane.  If you're interested go take a peek at the Quilt Patch Lane website.  This is my third BOM through this shop and Gail is awesome and so generous with her fabric cuts!

 I had better get back to sewing!  I am going to be very busy LOL!

SKOW, Raspberry Rabbits, Fernhill

I finished my SKOW top - I love it so much!  It was so much fun to make

First block of the Lynette Anderson Button Mystery BOM - Fernhill - so much fun to stitch!

Lacey loves the bunnies!

First 6 blocks of Harrington and Hannah free BOM by Michelle so talented! -  http://www.theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.ca/

May Blocks - Merry Merry Snowmen

I have finished my May blocks for the SKOW stitch-a-long

Sewing Block

Best Friends

And the gorgeous quilt so far - I love it so much!

I have also finished the third block of Merry Merry Snowmen and am stitching Block 4 right now!

Our new kitty, Lacey, has found a new special place to sleep! Too cute!

 Such a gorgeous day outside!  Will be sitting and stitching later!

Merry Merry Christmas, Raspberry Rabbits, Some Kind of Wonderful

I have been busy doing lots of sewing and stitching, but just so slow at posting.  Here is my Merry Merry Snowmen Blocks 1 and 2 - block 2 isn't embroidered yet.

I am almost finished the embroidery on block 2 and will post a picture soon, together with Block 3 - such a beautiful quilt!

Here is January, February and March of Raspberry Rabbits.  I am loving this and am working on the April block.

and Some Kind of Wonderful

April blocks
A tree to sit under and think

 Rainbows

 three rows together!

oh and an update on our ginger tabby rescue cat, Lacey.  she is doing amazing, so awesome and lovable - take a look at this with my chocolate lab, Molly and tabby, Rory. Our vet said she is doing great and now weighs 8.9 - in fact she she said Lacey is getting porky LOL. No one else is allowed to sleep in the bed!

Rory and Lacey love each other!

 and they also love my lightbox!

Lacey has truly found her forever home with Rory and Molly and the rest of us!

Happy Stitching everyone!

Lori

SKOW, Harrington and Hannah, Lacey, Rory and Molly

February SKOW is finished yippeee.  I so love this quilt.

 

Ice Cream - sorry some pictures are a bit fuzzy!

Hot Chocolate

A Good Book

My strip and blocks for February

And the quilt so far

It love it so much!

Here is my first block of Harrington and Hannah.  This is so beautiful and so much fun to make.

and so another bit of a story.  We have a chocolate lab, Molly.  She is so sweet.  Here she is.

She loves her pool so much!

and our cat Rory - he was a stray - we are so glad to have him in our family!

and we have now been asked to foster a rescue cat, Lacey.  Lacey is 7 months old and so skinny.  She was found almost starving to death.  Lacey will be moving in on March 9!  We will be home on March break for a week, so it should be a great time to slowly introduce her to our family.  We are so excited to be saving her and loving her and giving her a great life and at the same time so anxious about how she will fit in.  This is Lacey a couple of weeks ago when she was rescued.

she is a sweet ginger tabby who so deserves a great life.  I think we love her already!

Taffy Pull

Yippeee just finished stitching down the binding on this quilt.  I am teaching a class on this in a couple weeks.  The border took a long time to piece as I pieced it one by one.

and a closer up shot of the quilting.  I quilted this on my sewing machine.  I bought a long arm but haven't quite figured out how to use it yet!

my kitty loves it too!

I will have to make Rory his own quilt.