Jane's Quilting

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Are you Ready..Flags on a Stick is Coming

Is Spring really here??? We set the clocks ahead...the first day of Spring came....Is it finally here??? I sure hope so, it has been beautiful at our house. The sun was out all week and each day kept getting warmer and warmer. My daffodils are blooming, the grass is getting greener. (my hubby is getting his equipment ready) It reached 74 here 2 days in a row. I did some house cleaning, washed windows, etc. When I was finished, I sat and relaxed on my swing. Did some hand sewing and designed another quilt. (I enjoy my swing as much as I can).

Well, are you READY???

I hope so, Let fly our flags and join everyone.......

Flags on a Stick hop is starting on Tuesday (March 25th)

Here is the first days schedule:

March 25th

Pig Tales and Quilts

Fishkopp

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Jane's Quilting

Seams To Be Sew

Come, be a cheerleader

Watch all those beautiful Flags wave high.

(I myself can't wait!)

Hope to see you all there, till then,

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!!

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

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Dancing Spring in with "Ruffles"

I can't believe it is the last day. How times flies when you are having fun. Today is also my day.

Lets all give a BIG thank you to Madame Samm and Amy Warner for coming up with this "Ruffly" idea and putting it all together for us.

I must say, I am not a "Ruffles" person. I was not raised with fancy things. Only practical, plus I had a big brother. So when I got older and did get something a little fancy....he would tease me. Then I had boys, and only grandsons. Well, lets say this was a challenge. I wanted to make something different.

Then it hit me. We had such a cold winter, everyone can't wait for Spring and for everything to come alive again. For the trees to bud, flowers to bloom, birds to, well, you get the idea. I remember one day when my 2 aunts and mother were having fun in the yard at Easter. So I decided to make them kicking up their heels and celebrating. So I set the scene with a sky and some green grass.

OK, I drew my girls and now I need to make ruffles.

I don't know if I made them correctly, but I did this:

I cut 1 inch strips, then with small dots of glue and my iron, I folded each end in.

Next I used a basting stitch on one end leaving lots of thread for pulling.

I then pulled to make my gathers.

When I had all my applique on, I did some embellishing also,

I painted some glitter to the butterflies,

So lets see the girls, all in their Spring Dresses,

kicking up their heels, celebrating the coming of Spring.

Here is Elsie:

All spruced up with ruffled collar, glitter glasses, those are little pearls I glued on,

(oh, and real feathers for her hat)

Meet, Erma,

Bow on her hat and Rhinestone button on her fancy ruffled dress.

Last, but not least is the oldest sister, Effie:

Ruffled collar...oh, but she better watch,

she is kicking so high her garter is showing

Unfortunately I no longer have my Aunts around anymore. My mother came from a family of 17 (same mother - no twins) She was the youngest, and turned 88 this year. I told her how I made this and named them after her and her sisters. She was excited! I then mailed her a picture of my quilt and cannot wait for her response. I want to take it to my Quilt Guild in April, then am going to send it to her. She will be surprised.

I sure miss my Aunt Elsie, I was VERY close to her. Here are a few doilies she made me long time ago:

OK, it may be the last day.....

but there are some beautiful "Ruffles" out there to be seen.

Here is the list for the day:

March 14^th

Thimblemouse and Spouse

Bear Creek Quilting Company

Ipiece to Mary

The Quilting Queen Online

Miss Priss Quilts

Sew We Quilt

I had seen sooo many beautiful projects, I can see more"Ruffles" in my future.

Till next time,

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!!

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

Monday, March 10, 2014

Did you Spring forward?

Did you Spring forward? I sure did, I am ready for Spring! They say that March can either come in like a Lamb and our like a Lion or in like a Lion and out like a Lamb. Well it sure came in like a Lion.

What a week last week for us here in West, TN. Our weather went to 60 degrees one day to 20 degrees the next. That day, Monday, we also got approximately 2 inches of ice and 1/2 inch snow on top. Well needless to say, it put everyone in a total stand still for 2 days.

To me.....I hate saying it for I kinda felt guilty.....was perfect for quilting and just doing what I wanted to do. (We hardly ever get these days in this busy world)

First things first, I sat and had a cup of coffee and watched the news. This is what I seen right outside my window:

I was not the only one watching the birds....

I know the weather was distracting to others, but we were fortunate that it did not shut off our electric, and no damage was done anywhere. Sometimes we must just stop and smell the roses, in this case, Mother Nature.

By Wednesday, our temperature started rising, everything started melting. That was also the first day of the "Think Ruffles" hop.

Did you check it out? If not, please go do so. Here is last weeks schedule:

March 5^th

On the Banks of Frog Creek

Sparrow In Flight

March 6^th

Lily Patch Quilts

Hill Valley Quilter

Missy's Homemaking Adventure

Quilt in a not-Shell

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Quilt Doodle Designs

QuiltnQueen

March 7^th

Ridge Top Quilts

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Just Let Me Quilt

MooseStashQuilting

Childlike Fascination

It Seams To Be Sew

Meadowbrook

By Saturday, we reached 64 degrees and the ice was almost all gone. Everything is now muddy and water running everywhere. I must say, I did get my "Ruffles" project done. ( I had some help, LOL)

Now this week we are to reach 75....Oh, my. (I only wish it would stay)

I have been seeing some really beautiful ruffles out there.

Here is the list for this week, I hope you join me:

March 11^th

Needle and Hook

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Blessings From Our Nest

Little House on the Dairy

Just One More Stitch

Creatin' in the Sticks

Just Sew Quilter

March 12th

Quilted Delights

Patchwork Breeze

Sheila's quilt world

vicky myers creations

Words & Stitches

Sew Many Yarns

Sew and Sow Farm

March 13th

More Stars in Comanche

Stitchin' By The Lake

March 14^th

Thimblemouse and Spouse

Jane's Quilting

Bear Creek Quilting Company

Ipiece to Mary

The Quilting Queen Online

Miss Priss Quilts

Sew We Quilt

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!!

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

Monday, March 3, 2014

Ready for Ruffles???

Oh, what a busy week! I only got 3 quilts that I am working on. (but I am not complaining) I love keeping busy.

Last year some of our Quilt Guild members decided to swap 10 inch blocks of batik fabrics. Each month we did a different color, and would bring one for each that joined in. (January, Red - February, Purple, etc) Well, I ended up with...A LOT! I decided to do something different with some. I made 13 different log cabin blocks:

And 13 Dresden blocks....Which I am still hand sewing.

They actually look better together than you think. But is is still in the making, I got sidetracked so many times. But it is good to have some hand sewing again.

I will show it when finished, honest.

I also cut out another quilt that I made with the batik fabrics. But that one is also still on the cutting table and being sewed together.

Meanwhile.......

Think Ruffles.....

This week starts the Ruffles hop.....

So I am now concentrating on my creation.

Come join us all.....

For the full schedule go to Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy

Here is the first day's schedule:

March 5^th

On the Banks of Frog Creek

Sparrow In Flight

Hope to see you all there...

Wait till you see what I made!!

Till then....

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!

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

Saturday, February 22, 2014

What are you up to??

Ahhh, does the Dreary Winter Blues got you down? Don't let the cold weather get you...find warmth in your room sewing and getting all those UFO's finished.

I just want to go and hide.

Last year our Quilt Guild here in Martin, TN, had done a "Block of the Month" together. Oh, what fun we had. January we were given an example of what the quilt could look like. The blocks were given either one or two a month. The center one was first. We also were given the pattern to make a 12 inch block. Now, we could do whatever we wanted with the blocks, make them any size, add any extras, change boarders, etc.

Well, I got my blocks finished along with everyone else, each month. But come November we got our last blocks to do. Since the holidays were approaching and everyone was busy with family, etc. I just got overwhelmed this year with the Holidays. I was making all kinds of things and they just got left go.

I got them out the other day and put a boarder on to look like ribbon, with a block in each corner. I also shrank my blocks to half the size. Mine are only 6 inches instead of 12.

Close up of corner, I did an all over Curly pattern with Butterflies:

Here is one that is sewn together but not quilted. Made by one of our ladies in my Quilt Guild:

And a finished one from another lady:

What fun a block of the month can be. We laughed and shared our fun and problems with each block.

Speaking of fun....

And something that will definitely help you with the Winter Blues

Come join us in the "Think RUFFLES" Hop.

Starts March 5th...So mark your calender..

Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy and Madame Samm

are working hard on this one, and you can find the full schedule there.

So, come Ruffle your feathers...here is the first day's schedule:

March 5^th

On the Banks of Frog Creek

Until then.....

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!

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

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Hugs and Kisses, How Sweet!

So what is your first thought when you hear the words "Hugs and Kisses"? I bet you don't think of what I am thinking!

Before I tell you mine, I want to give a big "Thank You" to Soma from "Whims & Fancies" and Madame Samm for all their hard work and to let them both know how much fun it has been for me.

When I first seen your post on "Hugs and Kisses", I knew exactly what I was going to do. I quickly blurted out to my son, and he started laughing. He said he knew what I was thinking. "HERSHEY"!!!

Oh, yeah, I lived there most my life. I sat with the security guard when I was young. My mother worked 2nd shift, and she sat me with them till my father came out. He worked 1st. Most of my aunts, uncles, even my brother worked there. Eventually, so did I.

Well, before I show you my guys....let me tell you I also had a "Love - Hate" relationship with this. I Love doing Applique, that is part of what I was thinking....but as I read on, I seen it was Paper Piecing, Which, I Hate (only cause I am not good at it) That didn't stop me.....

So here is my Kiss......

Hershey Kisses were introduced in 1907 by Milton Hershey.

He dedicated the Plume (paper pull) extending out of the wrapper in 1924.

And here is my Hug......

Hugs were introduced to the Kiss family in 1993.

They are a delectable combination of Hershey's Milk Chocolate hugged by sweet white cream.

Together they make a great combination of sweet treats.

The name Kiss, came from Milton. The machine dropping them on the conveyer belt, makes the sound Kiss. He also said that they taste so sweet...just like a Kiss.

The first Kiss made was 2 inches tall. That didn't last but a month. The Kiss also became the first automated candy made in the factory. As of 1921, no human hands touched the kiss till they were in the bags themselves. Those that were unwrapped, or missed, were melted down and put in Milk Chocolate bars.

1,300 kisses are wrapped in a minute, and there are a total of 90 kisses in a 1 pound bag.

The Large Kiss was discontinued in Hershey, PA and sent to Mexico to be made in 1994.

The rest of the Kisses and Hugs were then transferred to the West Hershey Plant.

All the Main Street lights are Kisses. Every other one is wrapped in Silver.

They especially look good in Winter with snow on them.

I must say that I started my diet the first week of January. So I must give a special thanks for this hop...It also gave me.........

(Well, I had to buy these. I needed them for a picture, LOL)

Sad to say...the original factory was sold 2 years ago, and was torn down. The only thing remaining are the large smoke stacks that say "Hershey".

(but don't listen to the rumors, the candy was not shipped to Mexico, they are still being made in Hershey in a new plant that was built on the West end of town.

I hope I didn't bore you too much. I seem to get long winded.

Here it is, now hanging in my kitchen:

Now, lets grab a handful of the kisses, and hop on over to get more

"Hugs and Kisses"

Feb 17th

Lady Mary

I piece 2 Mary

Lady Vickie

More stars in Comanche

Lady Anne

Stitchingbythebeach

Lady Selina

selinaquilts

Lady Theresa

bumbleberrystitchn

Feb 19th

Lady Bente

Lady Kristen

Lady Linda

Lady Marcy

Lady Susie

Mdm Samm

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day....I sure did....I got a dozen Yellow Roses from my husband. (he has gotten me either yellow or pink roses every year since we were married...and that will be 39 years this year)