Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Put your Stamp on it!

It is my day to show my stamp.  I am not sure my stamp will hold up to all the other beautiful stamps I have seen.  I have been so busy, my mind kept coming up with blank ideas.  But before I show you my stamp,  I want to thank Madame Samm and  Thearica Burroughs  for all their hard work.  There is a lot of hard work and time goes into a blog hop.  And I know WE all appreciate all that you do.

Now it is time to show you what I did. (or should I say, tried to do)   I had a tough time deciding what I wanted to put onto a stamp.  My first thought was to make a Photo type quilt for our son and his fiance.  I wanted to make something special for their new home, and thought perhaps, I could incorporate it in.  It almost worked. I took lots of pictures of them from moving to playing with their dogs in their new yard.   I took some really good pictures. My thought was to make a collage type and have two stamps so it looks like it was mailed to them.  Here are the two pictures that I wanted for my stamps:



Delia


Morgan

After I downloaded all the pictures I did some fancy photo adjusting, and got my fabric sheets ready for the printer.  First, I cut my white fabric,


Then, carefully, I glued it to my paper for printing. 



I know....I am cheap, I always use quality white fabric and heavy paper so it will glide through my printer with ease.  But you can always buy your fabric sheets.  Here are some that I have purchased a while back.  I didn't want to use these for they were an off white fabric and would not match what I had in mind.
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Well, to my surprise....my printer DIED!!!  Of all times!  I tried everything.  I cannot copy, nor print.  (But, I did find out that it will scan pictures into my lap top yet.  Wow, that is no good to me.)  Guess I need to do some research and find out what is a good printer, I definitely need to get one.  Any ideas as to which one is best?  

OK...Plan B.....I need to re-think my stamp....So I drew the truck that my husband is dreaming of buying some day.  He would love to purchase a 1930 Chevy, one that needs a lot of work, for he wants to restore it his way.  I could not draw exactly what he wanted.  So I drew this:




I decided to make it RED.  Now when my husband gets his truck, he wants to make a Street Rod out of it.  To make it all original is time consuming and VERY costly.  Trying to find all the original parts and all.  He says he wants to get it up, running and looking good, so we can go cruising together in it!  I know it is not quite what he is thinking of but this is what my drawing turned out to be.



He seen it and just laughed.  He said it won't look quite like this but he would take this.  LOL

OK, next I appliqued it on very carefully with tiny stitches on the machine.   Then I cut it a little larger then the size that I wanted my stamp.  I added the lines on the truck to show the hood, door, wheels, etc.




I made it larger for I wanted to cut it with my Pinking Shears.   Gee, I didn't use these for a long time.  My mother got these before I was born.  But surprisingly they are still very sharp.   




Now that I got them squared and cut, I found a fabric that I liked for a background.  I wanted to make it look framed on a board.  I layered and quilted it along the pinking cut edges then around the truck.  I also did the binding different.  I turned it under and to the back and hand stitched it down.  I painted the 12 cents on and then carefully drew the postage seal on.    



OK, so it ain't perfect...but I tried.  



 Thank you for stopping by and seeing my stamp, now, lets go see what everyone else made.  After seeing all the beautiful stamps yesterday, I can't wait to see today's.  Ready?  Grab your coffee and lets go:










BUT don't stop today.....here is the rest of the schedule.......
You will not want to miss a one, believe me!

June 28












July 1













July 2













July 3












After you have seen todays Stamps....come on back....I have a great Giveaway that you will want to check out.

I am so proud to be able to give this away to one lucky winner.  It was given to me by a special person that wants to be kept anonymous.  I can do that.  Anyway, It is a great quilt book called:  "Wonderfully Whimsical Quilts".



Written by Carol Burniston, you will get 10 adorable projects to make.  Enlarge them, shrink them, it has great patterns and directions with each project.  They are all  color-splashed quilts with a sense of humor.  Come on....We all love that, right??

All you need to do is be a follower and leave me a comment.  What kind of printer do you have?  Which one would you recommend to buy?   (I truly need one bad!)

 The last day to enter will be the last day of this hop, July 3rd.  I will post who won on July 4th.   Also, please make sure I can contact you.   

 Till then........

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!


To get special designed quilts or to see my gallery, check out my site at: http://janesquilting.com
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Ready for the Beach???

Summer is finally here and vacations are on their way.  One of my favorite places to go was on the lake.  (I am definitely a water bug, love the water)  When our son was young we had an open-bow boat called "Sorry Charlie".  Then we traded it in for an 8 cylinder closed bow.  Named this one "Lady Jane"



This one we stored in a friends yard near Raystown lake in PA.  Oh, every Friday night when we got home from work....we headed for the boat for a weekend on the water.  My husband and I slept on the boat and the kids in tents on land.  Then we would tow them all over that lake, on ski's or the tube.

BUT, when our vacation came......We headed to the beach, Chincoteague Island, VA.    My husband would tow the boat down along with us.  We would fish, swim, etc.  So much fun, made lots of memories.

That seems so long ago.  We since, sold the boat and moved to TN.  But the memories are close to us!

Well, I was given this cute pattern:




Bountiful Beauties designed by Amy Bradley.  Oh what fun it was to make.  I just love digging into my stash bin and hunting for just the right pieces.




Then taking my time to put them just where I want them.  I then appliqued them by machine using my manofillment thread.  When all was done, I did some embrodering for the faces, etc.




Then I quilted it.  I made circles and lines in the sky to represent a sun shining.  Then the bottom half I did ripples.  I wanted it to resemble sand.  

When I was finished, I added glitter paint to two of the sunglasses, and a red button in the one's hat.




I also added reddish buttons on the flip flops, and little pearls on the shoes of another.




It was a lot of fun to make and it was nice to change things up a little.  I am always doing piece quilts and every now and then I like to have fun.   Total size is:  26" X 26 1/2"  (as usual, I customized the pattern to me)



 Hay, I also want to remind everyone of the next hop, starts June 26th.  

I sure hope to see you all there. 

 I am making something special for this one.  Talk about thinking out of the box...........I need to find mine,  LOL    

Till then,

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!



To get special designed quilts or to see my gallery, check out my site at: http://janesquilting.com
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Learning to Quilt

I was never so proud as I was this past week.  Our niece and her family came to visit with us.  She has 3 beautiful girls.  The oldest is Noel and she wanted to learn to quilt.   Well, when I heard that, I got her this beautiful fabric:




Her favorite color is purple and she loves butterflies.  When I found this I knew it was perfect for her.

Her mother, father and great-grand mother, great-aunt and 2 little sisters were also coming.   I knew that they were only going to be here a week and that she would want to go sight seeing, swimming, etc. with the family.  That means not much time to sew.   So I pre cut all the fabric to 5 1/2 inch squares.




I cut equal amounts of each so she could lay them out in whatever design that she wanted.  Then I rearranged my room so that I could be right there with her working on my quilt at the same time.

What fun we had sewing together.  She was so proud and tried to hard to get all the seams perfect.




After her rows were made....time for Dinner and we all went fishing in our pond.  Here are her two sisters:



We had soooo much fun with these girls.  Noel even caught the biggest Bass. 



The next day was another busy one.  Then that night after dinner our son set up his Karaoke machine.  Those little ones just did not want to let go of the mic.  Tooooo Cute!!


Photo: Having fun sitting on the porch and singing


The next day, we had a  little more time to work together.  




She tried hard to get it done.  But I kept telling her to take her time.  She got all 10 rows finished.  Then laid them out and marked them as to which goes where.  She did a GREAT job.  She got all but the last 2 rows on.  




 Unfortunately, we did not have enough time to finish.  I cut her backing and batting and wrote notes for her to remind her how to finish it.  She is going to tie her blocks together instead of quilting it.  I am soooo proud of her.  She did GREAT, and was soooo careful to make perfect 1/4 inch seams.  She sure was the perfect student.  Who knows....maybe her quilts will be "Famous" someday!

What a good summer project.  We were sorry to see them all head home.  We are going to miss those girls. They take after their mother, beautiful, smart,  nothing gets in their way of what they want to do.   We will always be there for them all.

Well, off to my next project...

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!


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To get special designed quilts or to see my gallery, check out my site at: http://janesquilting.com
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY...Summer is Here!!

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY, That is what I am anyway.  Our son has moved from Hershey, PA down here close to us in TN this weekend.  YEAH!!  Oh, I forgot what a mess, confusion, boxes, etc.


He rented the largest truck he could, loaded it in one day, then the next morning headed down.  He and his fiance drove 22 hours striaght to get here.  They came straight to our house, ate and had to meet the realtor for settlement.  Then fell asleep till the next day.  

I was told that  their 2 dogs, Deliah (a St. Bernard) and Morgan (a Pit Bull) rode in the back seat of his fiance car.  She said they were no problem at all, stayed laying down as long as the car was moving.  They stopped regular to let them out, run, give them water and eat.    I thought they looked so cute...this is when they got back in to go to their house.  They just sat so patiently till we were all ready to go.



What a weekend.  Monday, I went with to take the truck back to Jackson, then to put the electiric in their name, post office, etc.  

Yesterday I got caught up on the "Say it with Flowers" Blog hop.  WOW, did you see all those beautiful flowers??  I was total amazed at all the beautiful projects everyone had.  The creations and ideas, well, I was truly amazed and I enjoyed reading each and every blog.  

A  GREAT BIG thank you to CAROL at Just Let Me Quilt  and MADAME SAMM  at Sew We Quilt  for all their hard work and for making another great hop for all of us.  

Well, unfortunaltely I did not get any quilting done this past week and half...but I got this great pattern from a friend and I can't wait to start it.


Before I do...
I want to announce my winner for the 
CD  from Electric Quilt company...."Quilt Designs".  

Here I go to Random.com and it says..........

BONNIE,   

CONGRATULATIONS....
I will be e-mailing you shortly to verify your winnings. 

AND

As soon as I do.....I am off to my quilt room digging into my scraps and starting "Bountiful Beauties".

Till next time..........

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!!!!















To get special designed quilts or to see my gallery, check out my site at: http://janesquilting.com
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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Flowers, Oh, so Beautiful

"SAY IT WITH FLOWERS"  Oh, it is my day, YEAH!!   I truly want to thank Carol and Madame Samm for their hard work.....and for coming up with the idea of a Flower hop.  I am enjoying it sooo much.  Everyones flowers are all so colorful and pretty.   I always had flower beds all around my house.  I would love going out and tending them.  But due to health reasons, I cannot go out anymore. So I have large pots on my porch and patio, and also some hanging baskets.   (it is so much fun going to the green house and picking them out)



  (My husband made me a special watering system to make it easy so I can still enjoy some flowers, so all I need to do is turn the right switches.) 

 Well, when I heard about this hop.....I had to join in.  I grabbed my graft paper and pencil and came up with this:

I decided to use my yellow rose printed fabric.  Since I knew it would be all yellow and green, I  decided to add some rose applique in the center.  


Then I drew my rosed that I wanted.  I  started with an 8 inch square on my paper.  Then  I drew my roses where I wanted them placed in the block.  This way I can cut my applique pieces out, lay the white block on top of the pattern and place the pieces where I drew them.  Now all the blocks will be exactly the same.



Then I started making my blocks.  I just loved this fabric.  The roses are so dainty and neat.  I added some dark green here and there to set the quilt off.  

I made 4 of these blocks:



I made 12 of these blocks and fussy cut the center:


12 of these blocks:


Then 12 of these blocks, again I fussy cut the centers.


Then I made my applique blocks, 4 blocks of roses with a butterfly:



Then I made 5 of the circle of Primrose.  I appliqued them all on with 
my machine using monofilament thread. 



After all 9 applique blocks are sewn on, I added some embroidery 
to each block to help show off the flowers.  
Then squared them an 8 1/2 inch block.


Time to put all the blocks together in the order I wanted them.
Oh, then the boarder...wanted to do something different.
I came up with this.  I made 4 of  these:


I added them to the center of each boarder to look like
the blocks flow into my boarder.
I did put a 3 inch green boarder all around the outside.

AND HERE IT IS:


Total size is 70" X 70"

Then I decided to draw some different rose buds.  
Every Anniversary since we were married (38 years) my husband would get me a dozen of red roses.  (He is the best)  So I made a small wall hanging:


I didn't stop there....I made a large bouquet of different colored roses:


I also made a special bag for a special little girl. 
 Our niece and her family are coming down here to visit us in June. (can't wait)
 Their daughter is 11 and would like me to teach her how to quilt.  
So I got special fabric and have a cute little quilt pattern she will like.  
But to put it in, I made this tote for her:


On the front pocket I put a flower, bee and her name.



Oh, what fun this hop is, I just love seeing all these beautiful flowers. I am now going to pour myself a cup of coffee, and one for you, Cause I hope you come along and join me in checking out all the beautiful flowered projects.    Here is todays list:


May 31st
Squawk That
How Art You?
A Little Bit of Lorene
Handmade By Mama
Blooming Where I Am Planted
Just Quilt It
busybeequilts
Lisa In Port Hope
Les Quilts
Quilts My way

BUT DON'T FORGET THE REST:

June 3rd
Marla’s Crafts
Hanging On By A Thread
Moments
Lixie Makes It
Tied Up In Ribbon
Made By Me In Red
Nanny’s Nook
Sew Incredibly Crazy
Cindy’s Crafty Creations
Meadowbrook

June 4th
Seaside Sewing
Kwilty Pleasures
CeLynn’s Sunflower Patch
Words & Stitches
Cherry’s Prairie Primitive
MooseStash Quilting
Bumbleberry Stitches
Just Keep Swimming
Quilter In The Closet
Les passions de cliodana
Timolily
Sew We Quilt

What?  A giveaway?  Oh, why of course!    
I am have this DVD from The Electric Company with over 800 patterns and designs to complete your quilts for one lucky person:  




       
Just be a follower and leave me a message.  "What is your favorite flower?"  Mine...Roses, could you tell?

This giveaway is open to everyone no matter were you live.  Just make sure I can contact you.  The winner will be announced on June 5th.  So I wish you ALL luck.  I have this program and I use it a lot, it is great!  I enjoy picking out different patterns from it for my quilts.

Till then

 HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE  and don't forget to check out the rest of the hop.  I promise you will enjoy it.
To get special designed quilts or to see my gallery, check out my site at: http.  ://janesquilting.com
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Flowers are Blooming, Spring as Sprung

My flowers are blooming all over the house.    YEAH!!   I love sitting out on my porch and just watching them.  With the spring rains, the dark green grass...everything looks so fresh and clean looking outside. It can really get the creative juices flowing.

I found some really cool fabric at a yard sale the other day.  Normally I will only buy from a quilt shop but for some reason this just caught my eye.


When I got home I drew this:



Oh, I was going to have a little fun with this print.  First I cut my white background to the size that I wanted.  Then cut out my green grass and added it to the bottom with steam a seam.  Then sewed on my bottom boarder.




 Next I added the remaining three boarders on.  Then I added the flowers and the bumble bee.  Oh, I thought he was cute, reminded me of the one with the Honey Cheerios commercial. 




I machine appliqued them on with Monofilament Thread so not to be seen.  then I quilted my little hanging.  Oh, check out my bee now that I painted his wings and face on:



OK, here is the finished project.  This didn't take me long at all today and I had a lot of fun.....
  




 Speaking of fun.....Don't forget the next Hop coming up:


"SAY IT WITH FLOWERS"
Starts May 27th..
Sponsors are:  
Carol from   Just Let Me Quilt
&
Madame Samm from   Sew We Quilt

Now don't forget, I want to see you all there.  I can't wait to see what is blooming.....  
Check either for the complete schedule.
Oh, my day is the 31st.   AND WAIT till you see what I made this time!!  (Oh, and I have a great Sponsor that is giving away something you all will want.)

Don't forget to mark your calendars........Starts MAY 27th.

TILL THEN

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!!


To get special designed quilts or to see my gallery, check out my site at: http://janesquilting.com
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