x-rated fini...

i've been showing

snippets

here and there...

.

of the x-rated schnibble

by carrie nelson

of the miss rosie's quilt company

that i've been

stitching by hand

it's finished

just in time for

the front window display

of hello luscious

by basicgrey for moda

i'm pretty pleased

with how it turn out

gave me the impetus to

start the next one...

from the back...

i had a teacher

who once told

me the sign...

.

...of a good quilter

was the look from

the back

straight rows

 even stitches

snipped tails

i better get to work on

the snipping part

the rows and stitches

i'm rather pleased

six months...

that's how long

it has

taken me...

.

...to get to the border

of my tiny

little table topper

stitching by hand

is clearly not the quickest

route to completion

but the love

and satisfaction

can be twice as nice

making progress...

i'm so very far

behind

in my paperwork...

.

...but it's quite boring

so to reward myself

each month i finished

i stitched one more row

i'm up to november

which means

ten more rows

of x-rated

 are complete

loving luscious...

and making some

progress

with the hand...

.

stitching

one of the most

frequently heard

comments

when i announced

i would be opening

 a quilt store

nice

you'll be able to sew all day

not

doesn't happen often

until i started

my hand stitching project

i'm addicted

once again

hand therapy

i believe

the current

word is...

.

...retro

reminiscent of things past

remember when i introduced

hello luscious to x-rated

after some thought

i decided to take it back

a decade or two

ok maybe three

or nearly four for me

when all blocks

were stitched

by

hand

oh yes i can hear the gasps

you should listen when

customers come

 into the store

and see me pulling the needle

through the fabric

while i'm walking about

i'm loving it

the best hand therapy

ever

does a great job on

the mind too

total relaxation

the end product

retro in the best way

although i've heard

that look is current once again

lusciously x-rated...

my mind

and body

are aching...

. 

...for some

sewing time

it's been much too long

since i've had access

 to a machine

 so tonight

 i am sitting down

with needle and thread

thought i'd do something with

hello luscious

the newest release

from basic grey

it won't arrive in stores

until february

which makes

x-rated

a carrie nelson schnibble

 the perfect pattern

for a

 valentine

 creation

for abigail...

new little wonders

so full of grace...

.

and sugar

and spice

and everything nice

welcome to life

precious little girl

sweet confections..

so cute

are these little

bags finished

.

they look so sweet

sweet like candy

good enough to eat
almost

zippy strippy by

atkinson designs

now onto finishing

the next...

snuggles...

i'm sure

loving

this snuggle

.

baby pink

for this project

so soft and

cuddly...

zippy strippy...

i am digging

this clever technique...

.

using fusible fleece

and lots of little

strippys...

a passion for paisley...

i'm often asked

to pick a

favorite fabric...

.

i would never

be able to choose

just one

yet all the best

would likely be

a paisley

i just love them

the randomness

the swirls

the overlapping

and touching colors

the dots

this one from blush

by basicgrey

would be high on my list

i guess that's why it is the backing

on the lastest quilt

fini...

there is

something

magical...

.

... therapeutic actually

when the

needle comes up

for the last time

through the binding

a project

complete

done

fini

finished

accomplished

ahh...success

another small hint

if you were confused

about me

utilizing items...

.

...from a grocery store

in a project

worry no more

there is fabric in sight

blush reminds me...

...of spumoni ice cream

and i love

...both of them

the ice cream and the blush

by basicgrey

i'm trying something new

do you recognize this

quilt pattern?