Plaid Farmhouse Quilt and A Recent Trip

Plaid Farmhouse Quilt designed by Stitching with the Housewives and published by It’s Sew Emma.

I shared about it in several previous posts a few years ago. I started the quilt during the summer of 2021 while we were camping. 

The piecing was completed in November of that same year.

My long-armer worked her magic at some point in early 2022. Then, it was tucked away as we moved and traveled, and I got distracted by that “other” hobby 😊

Well, it is bound now. I remember wanting a chicken fence looking design for the quilting. My long-armer didn’t have one in her repertoire so we went with something else.

I took a photo outside in the hopes the quilting may show up a bit better.

This is quilt number three from the binding pile. Only six more to go!

Hubby and I recently made another whirlwind trip to Florida. This time for a medical check-up…all is well.

We most always take the back roads through South Carolina and Georgia when we go to Florida. We can avoid some of the crazy traffic on interstate.  This also provides us an opportunity to stop at one of our favorite farmstands.

They always have a fun game setup as you approach the building.

This time we bought fresh peaches.

Those peaches became a cobbler by me…

And ice cream by my sweetheart…

It’s a good thing that I am power walking 6 miles at the lake, four days a week.

I’m off to do some “cipherin’”, as my papa used to say. I’m going to look at my mid-year cross stitch stats and compare them to where I was in January. If I can get it done in time, I’ll share it in this week’s Floss Friday update.

Linking up with:

Jennifer's Wednesday Wait Loss

Enjoy your day and I’ll see you soon!

 

The Next Quilt WIP

Now that my last 5 quilts are with the long arm quilter, I’ve pulled the next WIP to work on. This is Halloween Figs Sampler by Fig Tree & Co.

Fat Quarter Shop offered a block of the month for this pattern in 2020. You can read more about the beginnings of this project here:

-        Introduction on July 14, 2020

-        Month 1 blocks on December 20, 2021

-        Month 2 blocks on February 4, 2022

Month 1 blocks

Month 2 blocks

And here are Month 3 blocks

There are a few applique’ blocks in this pattern and I doubt that I will make those. I’m hoping to be able to substitute with pieced blocks of the same size.

I’m slowly working through the quilt projects I previously started. This is the same goal I have for my cross-stitch projects. So, I hope you come back on Friday to see that progress.

I am joining WednesdayWait Loss  hosted by Jennifer – The Inquiring Quilter. I’m always amazed at the eye candy shared there.

And I’ll leave you with photos of a few of my rhododendron. These were blooming when we returned from our recent trip. Such a sweet sight to come home to and they’ve even produced more blooms since taking these photos last Sunday.

See you soon!

Floss Friday—WiP Progress

This has been a busy week and I didn’t have a lot of time for stitching.  I did manage to make a little progress on the two old WiPs I shared last Friday.

First is the Red Bird Sampler

Last week’s starting point…

This week’s progress…

I finished the grass and started the middle arch next to the flower on the left

And this is Memorial Day

Last week’s starting point…

This week’s progress…

I frogged the mis-aligned words and finished the main stitching on the first flag

I’ll continue to work on these. We are making a quick driving trip to Florida early next week and I’m expecting a lot of stitching time in the car.

 

Hubby and I have been spending some time decluttering and purging so that is my plan for the weekend. We are supposed to get rain. Praying that we do because the western North Carolina fires have reached our county. It is so dry here and there is still a lot of debris from Hurricane Helene that hasn’t been removed yet. As you can imagine, it is fuel for the fire.

 

Enjoy your weekend and I’ll see you soon!

 

Snowy Weekend

We were treated to a nice bit of snowfall beginning last Friday morning.

Everything was well covered by nightfall.

Can you spot the male cardinal in the tulip tree?

The front drive

I made a pot of chili and buttermilk cornbread for our supper.

The skies had cleared on Saturday but it was still very cold.

I peeked out the front door and noticed the neighborhood kitty cat had tracked across the front driveway.

Hubby bought himself a snow shovel last week, anticipating the storm. He was like a kid with a new toy.

I baked him a buttermilk pie as a reward for clearing the drive. And…to use up the last of the buttermilk 😊

Santa brought my husband a Bird Buddy so he can see who visits the feeders during the day. I’m sure these two were grateful they didn’t have to scrounge through the snow for some vittles.

I love this photo of our little town, still adorned with Christmas lights and a bit of snow.

Tomorrow is Witching Hour Wednesday. There are still quite a few stitchers working on the SAL.

 

Hope to see you then!

 

A Weekend with My BFF

Hello Friends!

My best friend from Florida visited over the weekend. We mostly hung out and chatted but did get out and about a little bit.

Our local leatherworks shop was hosting a toy drive Friday night so we dropped off toys and stamped our own leather ornaments.

We spent Saturday afternoon antiquing with my mom and hubby. We got a little silly at the ice cream shop in Maggie Valley.

My hubby suggested we treat my friend to the Candlelight Tour at the Biltmore Estate. This is our third year attending and it never gets old.

The Chihuly blown glass exhibit is on display at the Biltmore until February 2^nd. They have a few pieces scattered across the property, probably as a teaser so visitors purchase tickets to see the large exhibit. We hope to do that before it ends.

This piece was in one of the courtyards in front of the main house.

I literally take hundreds of photos each time we visit the Biltmore. My favorite thing to see at Christmas is the gingerbread house.

Biltmore Gingerbread House Front

Biltmore Gingerbread House Back

Of course, the big tree display in the center of the front lawn is always fun, too!

We were up and out early Sunday morning for coffee at one of our favorite places, Panacea. As I was enjoying my Chai latte, I realized I hadn’t shown you the quilt they have hanging on one of the walls. Each block represents something about the Frog Level district, which is where the coffee shop is located.

Once we returned home, my friend and I started cutting t-shirts.

These will be for my husband’s DAD quilt.  We planned the layout and I prepared the shirts with interfacing.  

I cut one block but then decided to wait on the others until I find sashing and border fabrics. I am short on both by a bit ☹

We went out for Sunday dinner and then enjoyed some downtown Christmas lights.

The weekend passed way too quickly but we all had a great time.

I have some Christmas decorations to show you, so I’ll be back on Friday with those.  My book club meets Thursday night, and guess what?!? I haven’t started the book yet! I’ll do that right after work.

Hope you are having a lovely week…see you soon 😊