Jade

September 12, 2018 leafthroughmylife2 Comments

Over the Labor Day weekend, I gave my Brother 6000i to one of my daughters. That left me without a machine up north. So I did a little research and decide to buy a Husquvarna Viking Jade 20 sewing machine. Now if I was a little more nevarious I could have gotten this beauty for free.

How you might ask. Well let me tell you. My husband and I drove up to the Joann’s in Escanaba, Michigan on Labor Day. I knew they had this machine. We bring the box up to the check out. If you can picture this the check out counter is on one side and a cutting table is on the other side. The clerk works in the middle. So the clerk is on the cutting side talking to what I believed to be a friend of hers. She doesn’t ignore us long but it was a minute or two before she turns to us and says “We don’t sell those machines here.” At first I think she is kidding because she had ignored us. I start to say something and she says, “We don’t sell those here you can’t return it.” Could have, would have, should have said okay and walk out the door. But, of course I would never do that. So I tell her yes you do. Do you think she check us out then. No my friends. She has to check with someone to make sure they sell the machine. Twice. Needless to say she finally checked us out. I couldn’t wait to get home to try it and I am happy to say I love it. Quiet. Beautiful stitches. Jade and I will spend a lot of time together.

I will be posting some Patchwork Barn blocks shortly. In the meantime here are pictures of Hunter’s quilt.

I quilted it with a pantograph from Urban Elementz by Natalie Gorman called Bossa Nova.

Happy Quilting

Patti

So May blocks are finally done

July 18, 2018 leafthroughmylife1 Comment

It’s funny how life gets in the way some times. I have been very busy trying to get the place up north ready to move in. If all goes well I should be retiring in 364 days.

The kitchen is coming together nicely. Here are some before and after pictures.

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I did get some time though to work on my blocks. I got my May blocks done and some of June.

May blocks are as follows:

The bottom one is my favorite for May.

I also was able to finish Hunter’s college quilt top and its on Ava as I write. I should be able to post June’s blocks and Hunter’s quilt soon

Hope you are getting time to quilt this summer.

Patti

Busy Times

June 9, 2018 leafthroughmylife6 Comments

It has been a while since I posted and I must admit that May’s blocks are just a distant thought in my mind. I’ve been busy updating my future home in the U.P. So I went from this

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to this

Then I set up my own little sweat shop in the Moosefeathers (not to worry bar was still open)

And the finished cabinets. I just love them.

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A side by side comparison.

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Now to add a black splash on the wall behind the stove and on the bottom by the sink. I am thinking of using this

Then to paint. It will be a busy summer as the whole house needs to be painted and I will be ripping out all the carpeting and installing wood like floors.

I have done some quilting though. I am working on a graduation/off to college quilt for my granddaughter Hunter as she heads of to Madison. Couldn’t be more proud of her. Will post pictures when it is done.

Happy Quilting.

Patti

April’s Patchwork Barn Blocks

April 23, 2018 leafthroughmylife1 Comment

My April blocks are done. Each month I find a different block to be my favorite. This month is the Churn Dash. I have always loved this block.

I really like all the blocks. Here are the other two.

The wind was blowing a little bit when I took the picture of the Thread Spool block.

This weekend I sew my Delectable Mountains quilt sewn together. It finished at 73 x 104 so I will have to piece a back.

I will post pictures soon of the quilt pattern my granddaughter picked out for her off to college quilt along with the fabrics I’ve collected so far.

Happy quilting

Patti

Inspiration and Fun

April 9, 2018 leafthroughmylife3 Comments

I always love the first weekend of the month because I meet my peeps for breakfast on Saturday morning. It’s a great way to start the day with good food and lively talk. The talk is not always about quilting though it is always inspiring.

I didn’t work on my April Patchwork Barn blocks yet. Instead I pulled out some 10-inch triangles that I inherited from my good friend and mentor Jeanne Bronikowski, my she rest in peace in quilter’s heaven.

There were a few light triangles paired with dark triangles so I continued pairing the triangles. While I was doing that I realized that some of the triangles were from my stash. Then I remembered that we were in a triangle exchange together along with quilter from all over the U.S. I don’t know what Jeanne had in store for these triangles but I decided to make Delectable Mountains. I still need to make a few more blocks and play with the layout.

Once the triangles were sewn together I trimmed them down to 8 inches because that is easily divisible by four. That left me with all these little scraps. I just love how little scraps look when they are piled up. They look so pretty I didn’t want to throw them away.

So? What to do with them. This!

Not sure what I am going to do with these babies, maybe coasters for the MooseFeathers.

It has been a great weekend. Next weekend will be starting out pretty awesome also. I’m taking a bus from My Material Matters to Rosemount for International Quilt Festival. It’s going to be so much fun.

Happy Quilting

Patti

Patchwork Barn March Blocks

March 21, 2018 leafthroughmylife2 Comments

I finished my March blocks a while ago but was distracted by other projects I was finishing and forgot to post them.

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This block was more difficult than I thought it should be. It’s interesting that taking pictures of the blocks outdoors and on the grey deck really brings out the greyness of the blocks.

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Who doesn’t love a Bear Claw’s block. Last but not least Flying Geese.

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I now have 27 blocks done.

My friend Nancy is also doing this quilt. She is using Grand Traverse Lake from Minick & Simpson. She recently sent me pictures of her blocks. I love seeing the blocks made in a different colorway.

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These are Nancy’s January and February blocks.

The two quilts are going to look completely different even though they are the same. Love that!

I will post other projects I finished shortly. In the meantime have fun quilting.

Patti

The Blocks of February

February 25, 2018 leafthroughmylife1 Comment

Here are the blocks of February.

This one was an easy block to put together. Next was a block that was a little harder.

The last block almost took me out. As you can see it is a little wonky.

It is going to look great on the quilt though as this is another one of those blocks that will appear to float on the quilt.

I also quilted two UFO’s this month. Will post pictures soon once the binding is sewn down on them. My UFO stack is getting depleted. I LOVE THAT!

For those of you who consider Sunday the last day of the week, I hope you end your week with some quilting. For those of you who consider Sunday the first day of the week, I hope you start your week with some quilting.

Patti