Austen Family Album Quilt-Block#16 Lucky Pieces done

Block #16 is Lucky Pieces for Jane's Aunt Jane Leigh-Perrot (her mother's sister).

I continue to use blue fabrics from my bin and incorporated yet another of my mother's fat quarter fabrics into this block.  My reason is two-fold: I try to include my Mom's stash in every quilt I make and my mother's sister - my lovely Aunt Bonnie is very special to me.  

The sparkle in the outer fabric does not show in the picture - but the sparkle is in honor of Bonnie - she is an always sparkly person who brings love and support to all she knows.

Love how this block came out!!!

Garage Sale Find!!!

On Saturday morning I walked around my neighborhood and stopped at a garage sale.

I what did I spy but one of the tabletop ironing boards!!  I have wanted one to have for quilting classes and retreats but never got around to buying one.

Best part about this is that it was marked $5 but they were running a half-off day so I only paid $2.50!!!  Saw one of these in the Nancy's Notions catalog today and it was $35 plus shipping.

I love garage sales but finds like this are few and far between.

Austen Family Album Quilt-Block #15 King's Crown - Done

This week's block is called King's Crown for the Regent Prince of England that reigned during Jane Austen's lifetime.

I continue to dig into my Blue Fabric Bin and pulled out some of my favorites.

The heart fabric in the center is from my mother's collection - she was a heart patient and collected heart fabrics to use in her projects.  I have used the heart fabrics on my projects also and I am glad that I could use it again.  

Combining my love for my mother and my love of Jane Austen is sweet!!!!

Wedding Quilts Delivered

We had a bridal showed for my niece Kelsey and niece in law to be Sierra out in Freeport, IL at my brothers house.  

My Aunt Bonnie and I had made both of the girls quilts as gifts. Bonnie and I each made half of the blocks and then we combined them together.  

Bonnie finished the Charmed Pinwheel quilt for Sierra which included sewing the blocks together with the sashing, quilting on her long arm machine, making the label and binding the quilt. 

I finished the Anita's Arrowhead quilt for Kelsey which also included sewing the blocks together, machine quilting on Bonnie's Longarm and binding. Bonnie made the label for this quilt which includes a picture of the lighthouse painting that Kelsey had done for her grandmother when she was a child.  Also the backing material of lighthouses was part of her grandmothers stash. 

Bonnie and I love doing these projects together. Not only does it give us a chance to be with each other but they help to use up our own personal stashes of fabric!!!

Best wishes to both Kelsey and Sierra for many happy and healthy years with their future husbands !!

Austen Family Album Block #14 Home Comfort Done

This weeks block is called Home Comfort for Jane's brother George Austen II.  George apparently had a mental condition and did not live with the Austen family for most of his life.

Continuing the use of blue fabrics and combined two floral fabrics that are from my mother's stash.  Also used another of the sparkle fabrics from her stash - I love using them!! 

Go to Austenfamilyalbumquilt.blogspot.com to see this and other blocks 

There is also a Flicker group for the Austen Family Album where myself and others are posting pictures of our finished blocks.  Join and see all of the unique blocks!!

Tell it to the Stars - Clue #7 July Done

This months clue had us making six blocks of the same design. 

In my usual manner I figured out how to chain piece almost all of the sewing. 

The finished blocks are kind of plain but I am sure they will fit in the quilt top design very nicely

Getting it Done - June Status and July List

Getting it Done - June Status

Things I really want to get done:

Clue #6 for Tell it to the Stars - done

Austen Family Album - Make Weekly Blocks - Blocks #9-13 done

Quilt and bind Hearts Afire quilt - not even touched!!

Quilt and bind Anita's Arrowhead quilt - quilted and binding on but need to sew down and put on label

21st Century Bulls Eye - sew together 24 blocks - 28 blocks are completed

Finish Boy Baby Quilt for Naomi - done and given

Things I might get done:

Five blocks for Re-Piecing the Past quilt top - only 1 done (another done on July 1st)

Work on girl baby quilt for Kei - not touched

Start work on Disappearing Four Patch blocks - not touched

Continue work on Square Deal blocks - not touched

Getting it Done - July List

Things I really want to get done:

Complete binding and label for Anita's Arrowhead quilt

Make Shower Gifts

Clue #7 for Tell it to the Stars

Austen Family Album - make weekly blocks

Make Shower Favors

Things I might get done:

21st Century Bulls Eye - complete 20 remaining blocks

Work on Girl Baby Quilt for Kei

Five more blocks for Re-Piecing the Past quilt top

Quilt and bind Hearts Afire quilt top

Hope to use the Holiday weekend to get some sewing done in between biking and spending time with family.

Happy 4th everyone!!!