"Make what you want to make, and make it the way you want to make it." Gwen Marston

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Time to change my Profile

It's hard to believe that I started this bog just over seven years ago.  At that time, I was fifty-something, but as of tomorrow, I can no longer say that truthfully.  A birthday with a ZERO in it.  I've already decided that this will be the best year of my life (so far)!  I have many goals and dreams, including blogging more regularly.  We'll see how that goes.  LOL!


I've been spending much of my time sewing.  Here are the results from my recent retreat.

This is the first little quilt I made for my Prairie Women Sewing Group, by Pam Buda.  We have 8 people in our small group, and we're going to have a lot of fun following along with Pam's Prairie Women Journeys.


This is also a Pam Buda pattern, that I won in a drawing on her blog several months ago.  Making the first Mussy Tussy was quite a challenge to my little brain, but after the first one the process got much easier.  The fabric is Thimbleberries from approximately 2009?


And this is my doll quilt for RSC17.  It was inspired from a kit that I purchased while we were in Florida.  I hope to finish the original project soon and be able to show it.  I did a few hours of applique on the original at retreat.

Have I mentioned that I've finally tried my hand at hand applique?  I've worked on a few simple pieces, and then decided to attempt a few blocks of a Baltimore Album.  I committed to 4 blocks in a UFO Challenge.  My thought was that if I liked it, I could continue, and if I didn't like it, at least I tried.  Guess what!  I LOVE it!!


These two blocks are finished, and I'll put the finishing touches on two others later today at my sewing group.  Oops, this second bock actually got a little more embroidery last night after this photo was taken - some stems inside the circle.  As Baltimore Albums go, this is pretty simple, but it's a good starting point, and I'm learning a lot of new techniques.  Expect to see more applique on this blog.

What else?  Last weekend I attended a scrapbook retreat.  I finished up working on my trip to Nova Scotia in 2014.  It was a great weekend spent with my college roommate, reliving fun memories.

And next weekend is another Quilt Retreat!  It's too bad they all seem to come at the same time of the year, but that doesn't stop me from going.


Show someone you care today......Sunny

Anyone following April the Giraffe?  Maybe she'll have her baby on my birthday.....

26 comments:

  1. Have a fabulous special birthday πŸŽ‰ my friend...😘😘
    Lovely finishes Sunny and your Baltimore blocks are lovely....
    Hope you have a fabulous time at your retreat...

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  2. I hope it is a fabulous day as you enter a new decade!

    I love the applique blocks! That will be a stunning quilt.

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  3. I hope you have a fabulous birthday tomorrow!! I am two years ahead of you and still can't believe I'm in my 60s--where have the years gone?!?

    Lovely quilts and applique--enjoy your next quilt retreat!

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  4. Oh my--Happy Birthday--I had you down for mid-March so when I read your post--I am thinking that I am way off--then looked at the date--so where did the first 9 days of March goooo????
    love all your little projects--and am glad that you love applique--it is my favorite quilt method--good thing too as I seem to always pick patterns that require applique--have fun this week end--
    enjoy the moments,di

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  5. A Very Happy Birthday!! Your little quilts are all so pretty! Your applique looks fantastic! I would say you are a natural. Applique is where I started my quilting journey. Enjoy your next retreat!

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  6. So it's the big 6 ... well done you... enjoy... and have a lovely lovely birthday...
    Hugz

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  7. Wishing you a very Happy birthday Sunny. Lots more good times ahead. xxx

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  8. Wishing you a simply fabulous special birthday Sunny πŸŽ‚πŸŽπŸŽπŸŽπŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŒ»πŸŒ»πŸŒ» I love every one of your projects and your Baltimore blocks are beautiful. It is very addictive lol!

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  9. Sunny,
    Sure hope your day is filled with loads of fun! Happy Birthday my friend! Hope to see you Monday eve. Love your Baltimore blocks.....on my bucket list.

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  10. Sunny, what a wonderful post! Happy birthday! 60 isn't so bad. Love all your little projects. I'm getting ready to start a turtle quilt, too! Have fun at your next retreat. I've never been to one! I am so impressed with your Baltimore Blocks! I love, love, love the look of hand applique, but I'm not too fussy about the prep work, so I don't do it. Keep up the good work! XO

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  11. Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Sunny, Happy Birthday to you!!! I hope your day is as sunny as you are!!! I love all your mini quilts, those turtles are too darling - and hand applique, I wish! I've tried it, but my dumb fingers just won't cooperate. I much prefer the look of it.

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  12. Happy Birthday Sunny! I hope you have the most wonderful day filled with sunshine and a fabulous year! Christine x

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  13. Happy Birthday!!! Love your Tussy Mussy quilt...and welcome to the awesome world of hand applique! :-)

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  14. Happy Birthday Sunny 🎈Lovely Baltimore blocks :)

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  15. Happy birthday Sunny...it's wonderful to hear you feeling so positive about the year ahead...and welcome to the world of needleturn applique...there's no going back now ha ha x

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  16. Happy 60 my friend!! You are fabulous!! You have accomplished quite a bit since your last post. Those thimbleberries fabrics are timeless to me. Love them. Your appliquΓ© is gorgeous and love that little turtle doll quilt.

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  17. Hard to believe those are your first hand applique blocks. They are beautiful! Congratulations on hitting your birthday. Hoping this decade will be even better than the last!

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  18. Sunny that applique - so beautiful! blessings, marlene

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  19. Hard to believe those are your first needle turn blocks - they look like you are a pro. Very beautiful... and happy birthday!

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  20. Such beautiful circles in red on your second Baltimore Album block. Great job on the needle turn applique. 60 is a the beginning of a wonderful decade.

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  21. Happy (late) Birthday! You are going to love the 60's!!! I know I do! (64 for me this year!)

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  22. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!! You've done so well with the needleturn, and I love that little quilt... xx

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  23. Happy birthday Sunny,now we are the same age,i hope its an awesome year for you to my friend and wow your projects are beautiful,well done xx

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  24. I'm didn't realize you are a March baby. How cool is that? (what day in March?) If turning 60 is as much fun as turning 50, you will be having a great year. I like your Baltimore blocks. They are really great. And you are doing good keeping up with the doll quilts, real cute turtle quilt. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

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