25 Days of Christmas Wall Hangings Day 24

Day 24

Merry Christmas Sign.  This is original.  I just drew out the letters and appliqued with heat n bond and quilted.



25 Days of Christmas Wall Hangings Day 10

Day 10

This was a picture from my daughters Christmas coloring book.  Cool. Huh?

Bumble Bee's, Apple Blossom's and a quilt

My Neighbor has two big apple tree in the front yard.  Today it was in full bloom.  I snapped some pictures.  Enjoy.

This is one of the bumble bees enjoying the tree.  They don't hold still for very long so this was the best of all the bee blossom pictures I took.

I live in Washington, the apple blossom important to the us.  The bees and bumble bees were doing there jobs today.

  Thanks Bumble bees.

So after I posted this I remembered! I have a Bee Wall hanging pattern that I made years ago and is hanging in the girls room. 

I made this pattern when I lived in Ohio, 7 years ago, when I sold Longaberger.  I don't sell anymore but this was part of the theme of their anual event.  I made it into a wall hanging.  Lost the eyes of the last Bumble Bee. He is cute!

I'm linke to:

 

April showers bring May flowers

So I made these for my April visiting teaching handout.  I put flowers on the bottom but I took the picture before I put the flowers on the bottom.   Simple yet fun.  The message I made up, to go with the lesson and mini quilt, while I was in the shower.  Hee Hee shower.  Most of my better ideas have come when I  am in the shower.  The whole thing took about an hour and a half from thought to completion.  I like quick projects.  Happy Spring!

Missed the due date for the quilt but I had pitty on them

Well I finished the quilt for the reserve center and it is in the building.  looks good right.

A close up view

So after I finished the quilt this a patch came in. ha! ha!

So now that I have made this patch I need to put in the building.

It figures though, some one always want to cut in at the last minute.  Sometimes it works for them and sometimes it does not.  This time it didn't.  Oh well. 

better luck next time.  I sure enjoyed making this quilt.  Sad now what to do?

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It is finished!!!!!!!

I have finally finished this quilt.  I have worked on it for months.  You can see past post under custom army quilts to see the progress.  I am so pleased at how it turnred out.  It measures 63" X 63".

I will be hanging it in the reserve center this week or next.  It all depends if I can afford to frame it or not.

So what do you think about it let me know?  I also need to have a plaque made to go with it.

Valentine door hangers

Here is what I made for the ladies we visit teach.  They turned out great.

I used my valentine family pattern and made little heart door hangers.

Valentines Day Wall Hanging

A few years ago I wanted to make a valentines wall hanging.  I looked around and found some but I didn't like the blocky look of paper pieced hearts quilting patterns.  This is way before I started doing any applique quilting.  So I drew my own pattern for paper pieced hearts.  I call this "Hearts Family"  At the time I only had 5 members of my family.  One for each of us.  Now that I have more children I guess  there are not enough hearts but I can live with that for now. 

Ok here is a funny funny for ya!

This is my Emma. She picked her clothes today.  Notice all the colors.

Pink shirt, Brown skirt, and Red tights.  I guess they go together somewhat, however the skirt is fall material and the shirt has hearts.  Or as my daught would say her kirts and hirts.  She has a hard time saying the "S" sound at the beginning of a word. It is very cute.  Sometimes it takes a few minutes to figure out what she is saying.  That is the only letter she has problems with.

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All I need now is a boarder

Ok I know I am missing a square but I need to call Tue and find out if it is a go for the patch.  But look at all the patches together.  I am so excited.  I am thinking to different kinds of boarders.  but I can't decide.  First since the Army colors are yellow and black that I would do a thin black than yellow than black each 3/4 inch and then a 4 to 6 inch white boarder.  Or a thin dark blue 1 1/2  inch and then 4 to 6 inch white boarder.  If any one out there has a good suggestion for me let me know.

I want to have the boarder figured out by the end of the month and the quilt done by mid Feb.  After that I want to make the patterns so if others want to make these for there soldiers they can.  Or if they want other patches made I can make up a pattern and make them too.

The new Army Reserve Retention Patch

Ok So yesterday I said that I had to replace this patch because they had the nerve to change there shoulder patch.  So here is the new Reserve Retention shoulder patch.  I do not think that they are even wearing this patch yet.  Last I heard they were still in production.  So If it is wrong I will scream.

Have a good evening.

new army patch

I am getting close to being finished with the quilt I am working on.  This is a new patch. 

I got a couple of email's this week from the other units that will be using the building this quilt will be going in.  Wouldn't you know it, some of the patches I have already made will not be going to use the building and one of them had the nerve to change there shoulder patch so I am currently making a new retention patch of the Army reserve.  It use to look like this.

tomorrow I should have the new one finished.  It looks nothing like this one but is cool non the less.  So now I have two of these patches made.  I had one for my husbands quilt and one for the new reserve center quilt.

Ok so the actual block that I no for sure will be used for this quilt are as follows:

Well the top left patch is not going to be at the center

I am working on another patch that I need the right color fabric for so hopefully I can get to the fabric store some time this week and get it,  I really want this quilt to be finished I have some other project I want to start and well I hate not finishing project and starting more.  Makes to much of a mess on me sewing tables. 

Holiday Favors

I have been working hard this last couple weeks working on christmas favors for various event that I must attend.  Monthly Bunco, OSC Meeting, Visiting teaching, hostess gifts. etc. 

For visiting teaching

For OSC meeting and hostess gifts.

Ornaments for Bunco this month.

New Army Shoulder Patches for the quilt

I have new patches to add to the two custom quilts I am working on.

   

104th    

                                                             

415th

WA Army Natioal Gaurd

                     

70th RRC

Forces Command

                                      Old Recruiting Patch for chucks quilt

Army Reserve Command

I am working on two more that I know for sure I need.  However, I am still waiting to find out if I have all the units that are moving in the new building for which I am making the quilt.