WOOLY PINE TREE

WELL...HELLO BLOGGER!

It's been a long time since I have posted anything

so, I thought I would show my latest project ..

A WOOLY PINE TREE...

This is made totally from wool strips.. doesn't it look real!

WOOLY PINE TREE

WOOLY PINE TREE with WOOL MAT

I also make a little wool mat for my wooy tree to sit on...

Hope that you enjoy these photos and short post!

Will have some Christmas photos coming soon!

HAPPY STITCHING,

Peg

HAPPY EASTER!

Happy Easter Everyone!

 

Hope you are having a wonderful day with Family.

 

Just thought I would share some pictures .......

 

 

 

Peg

 

SAMPLER BLOCK SHUFFLE

 



 

MODA SAMPLER BLOCK SHUFFLE

 

FREE....SAMPLER BLOCK PATTERNS 

 

Yep, that's right...FREE!

 

Beginning Nov 1st and ending January 4th, 2016, Moda will provide us with 2 to 3 (6") block patterns each week along with tips and teaching tools. The 6" blocks are FREE downloads for you and will be posted to our website and facebook page for you to print out, however you will only have 2 weeks from the time the pattern is posted to print it out, then it will be removed.
 There is a total of 30 block patterns and a finishing layout at the end of the program.  I know this is a lot to do each and every week , but don't worry....just be sure to follow us and collect all of the patterns so you can do them now or later.. ( I did all three blocks in an afternoon).

The recommended fabric to do all of the blocks is ...2 layer cakes or 2 jelly rolls and some background fabric. Of course you can use your own fabrics , but lets support Moda and use there fabrics for the blocks.

I am making my blocks from Moda's Richmond Reds collection and will be putting the sample blocks on this blog and my facebook page each week for you to see.

 We have layer cakes and jelly rolls in the Richmond Reds collection, also we have many other fabric collections to choose from....How about Kansas Troubles " Sunflower Song" or Barbara Brackman's " Alice's Scrapbag". The possibilities are endless ...so lets have fun! Send me a photo of your blocks and I will post them to our facebook page. * Link for the 1st 3 patterns at bottom of page.

 

Block # 1, 2 and 3

Moda Layer Cakes and Jelly Rolls

 

To download first 3 patterns go to ...https://www.facebook.com/groups/1000384870020209/

You will need to join the group to download your patterns.

 

HAPPY STITCHING,

Peg

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

Great Saturday

 

ANNUAL LAWN SALE...

 

 Saturday was our annual Quilters Lawn Sale and what a great day!

 

The weather co-operated and we had a great turn out.

 

I wanted to get more pictures, but it got so busy so fast

that I was only able to take pictures of us at the very start

 and of a few early birds....................................................

 

There were hundreds of bolts of fabric on sale along with books,

patterns, pre-cuts and lots of miscellaneous items and FREE Hot dogs!

 

Although the sale was good and the weather co-operated it has been a stressful week.

To start with the hubby ended up in the hospital for 3 days on strong antibiotics for diverticulitis in order to prevent having surgery, I was knee deep in preparing for the sale and the Row by Row shop hoppers were in all week long. I am exhausted but relieved that my husband is ok and that everything went well.

 

So now onto next week and our annual picnic for our sewing group.

 

Here are a few pics that I was able to get of the Lawn Sale

Evie and Maureen admiring the fabric

View from the road

Some early birds getting started..

Rushing for the best fabrics

 

Hope that you are having a great Sunday!

 

HAPPY STITCHING,

Peg

 

 

 

 

 

 



Happy 4th of July!

HAPPY 4TH of JULY!!!

 

 

WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY AND SAFE INDEPENDANCE DAY!

 

 

This is a little patriotic door banner that I just made.

 

I love Americana and needed something to hang on my door

so this will do it!

 

 

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

 

Happy Stitching,

Peg

 



President's Pride

President's Pride

 

Hello Everyone......

 

This is the start of a quilt called "President's Pride".

Its from the new book " Civil War Remembered".

I just love this book and could make almost every quilt

that is in it.

I have been using a lot of my civil war fabric scraps,

but

you could also buy a bundle of Fat Quarters

or

yardage of your choice.

We have a good selection of Civil War fabrics at the shop

so...stop by if you are close.

 

Hope your having a great day!

 

Peg

 

Happy Flag Day!

 

SIMPLY PATRIOTIC

 

Happy Flag Day! 

 

Hope your Sunday has been a good one.

I have been busy sewing , cooking and cleaning

and

I am now ready for some relaxation.

 

Happy Stitching,

Peg

 

 

" Hard Crackers" Finish

 

I almost forgot to post a picture of my finished little quilt

" HARD CRACKERS"

so ..here it is! (It still needs to be quilted and binding).

 

Recently.... a customer came into the shop and saw the

quilt hanging and replied,...Oh , you finished the quilt!

I didn't see it posted to your Blog and had been watching for it.

So sorry...my fellow bloggers!

I find myself going in so many directions sometimes that

I forget about the little ( but important)  things that need to be taken care of.

Hope that you get inspired to make one of your own!

 

HAPPY STITCHING,

Peg

 

 

 

 

Hard Crackers

HARD CRACKERS... Civil War Legacies pattern

Row # 1 and #2

 

I don't know about you...but I am always working on several projects at a time.

AND

I get a lot of scraps...so this pattern just seemed perfect!

I must admit that this "little" project is time consuming ,but the end result

is going to be worth it.

 

First....plan to make a MESS! Sorting thru all those fabric scraps takes time.

and is a messy job.

 Also working with such small pieces of fabric has its challenges.

So, here are a few of my favorite things......

.

 

 

I love my small creative grids ruler and Rowenta travel iron for any small

piecing projects...Magic sizing or MaryEllens spray to stabilize the fabric.

Small applique pins,a sharp rotary cutter, pigma or frixion pen

and

Do I see Chocolate?

 

Row #3 and #4

 

Working with such small pieces does have its challenges and you

 have to pay attention to your seams allowances.

I am not a fan of the so called scant 1/4" seam, but in this case I had to keep

the seam really close to the 1/4".

Also, all the seams had to be pressed open in order to lay flat.

Now to finish the last 2 rows and decide on the borders!

Hope you all are having a great day!

 

HAPPY STITCHING,

Peg

 

 

 

 



 

SHORTBREAD COOKIES

 

Why Shortbread Cookies?

 

Well...recently we had our Civil War Club meeting

and

Everyone brought their favorite cookies for our annual

TEA PARTY.

 

Boy, did we have cookies and lots of them...

BUT...

The one that everyone seemed to really love...

was the delicate, simple and delicious

SHORTBREAD COOKIE!

One of our ladies (Lee) that made the shortbread cookies shouted out the simple

3 ingredient recipe for us all.....but most of us didn't hear her.

So with Lee's permission and her suggestion to post it.

Here is the recipe...

 

2 Cups Flour

2 Sticks Butter

1/2  Cup Sugar (granulated)

 

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add flour slowly to creamed mixture

with spoon ( work with hands until it forms a ball). Roll out to about 1/2 inch thick.

Cut out with favorite cookie cutter and prick holes in top of each cookie.

Bake at 350 about 10-15 minutes.

 

* I tried the recipe on Sunday and added 1 teas of vanilla ( optional).

My oven baked the cookies just right at 12 minutes ..so check your oven temp.

 

Enjoy this recipe and Thank You to Lee !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Quilts

TRUE BLUE

 

Just finished this quilt from Kim Diehl's " Whatnots Club".

I love the rich colors in this Vintage Farmhouse collection

and

the wonderful feel of the fabrics.

Can't wait to make the next project from the club.

 

HUGS AND KISSES

 

Also just finished this quilt from Creekside Stitches.

This will be the 1st project of our Monthly Club....

Just in time for Valentines Day or anytime of the year.

Who doesn't love a heart quilt....and its just the right size

for a wallhanging or table topper.

 

HAPPY STITCHING

Peg

 

 

 

 



Sunday Musings

Sunday's are always a day of catching up ....cleaning, baking, bookkeeping or sewing.
Today I baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies for my oldest sons birthday, did a little cleaning and worked on setting up my ETSY SHOP. 
Since I didn't get to put away most of my Christmas decorations yet, I thought that I would share some pictures with you.....

Caw the Crow...a gift from my grandson

 

A favorite Wreath on window

 

Top of entertainment center

Side table with greens and snowman

Gingerbread boy with some greens

Favorite Snowguy ( he also visits the shop each year)

 

 

Coffee Table

Wreath on Kitchen door

 

 

 

Dining room window

 

Have a wonderful week!

Peg

Warm Kitty

Brr....has it been cold outside.....

and

I am not the only one that thinks so!

I thought that I would share this cute picture of Mia snuggled under one of my quilts!

Mom's quilts always keep me warm.

 

Hope that you are having a warm and peaceful evening!

 

Peg

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope that everyone is having a great 1st day of the New Year. I have been sewing like a mad woman trying to get ready for a new Block of the Month . It will be a Sampler BOM quilt made with 12" blocks and in two colorways. The 1st will be from Moda's Kansas Troubles fabrics and the other from assorted Civil War prints. The blocks are traditional and go together fast. The cost is $10 per month for each months pattern and fabric. It will run for 12 months with an optional finish kit.
Here is a sneek peak at the blocks made with the KT fabrics.

Sampler Block of Month

Stop by the shop or call if you are interested in this Block of Month program....607 648 8956

Happy Stitching,
Peg

 

 

Layer Cake

Cutting Cake Book by " Creekside Stitches"

Layer Cake Lap Quilt


Good Friday Everyone,

Just thought you might like to see this latest quilt I made for the shop using:
1 Layer cake
Binding and Backing

Its that easy ....the cutting and sewing go fast
and
wouldn't this make a great gift!

I used Moda's layer cake " Ladies Album"
I do believe this quilt would look good in any fabric .
Watch for more to come.

Happy Stitching,
Peg
 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

New Groups

Happy Monday Everyone,

For those of you that do not know me, let me tell you a little about myself.
I reside and own a Quilt Shop in a tiny town in Upstate New York. I love all things primitive including rug hooking, needle punch, wool applique, stitchery and quilts.
My shop keeps me busy with the day to day business, but I like to find time to do some of the other things that I love which include all of the above.
So I have decided to join a couple of online groups to keep me inspired and motivated . I have followed Lori of Notforgotten Farms for a while now and she is one busy lady. She recently started a rug hooking group called "The Out of Hand Rug Hookers" and has invited me to join. Yippee!
I also joined a stitchery group called " Prim Stitchers Society" that has captured my heart.
I will be posting some of my projects along the way.....you never know what they will be.
For my quilting friends, I have not forgotten about my love for traditional, primitive and civil war quilts. After all, I am still a quilt shop with a lot of fabric and a lot of wool!
And lets not forget about my two furry girls ( my M&M girls) Molly and Mia  they will appear from time to time.
So lets get started....
Although I am not much of a rug hooker yet, I am having fun with this pumpkin pattern from " The Old Tattered Flag" called ...Jack O with a Crow. He just called to me and I love him. I have been hooking him in my spare time and he probably wont be done anytime soon, so hang in there with me.
I would love your comments and feedback and any tips for this  newbie hooker, but for now I am flying by the seat of my pants.

                                                                Sweet Mia

                                                                     Sassy Molly

                                                                HAPPY HOOKING,

 

                                                                            Peg

                                                                                                                                       

Laundry Day

" Laundry Day"

 

Here is the 3rd project that we will be doing in the

" Simple Whatnots Club" by Kim Diehl called

" Laundry Day"

This quilt was also done by Debbie Wick.....great job!

We have a great group of ladies doing the club and they are having so much fun.

This little quilt makes a great table topper measuring 20 1/2" x 20 1/2".

 

Have a wonderful week !

Peg

 

 

 

 

Idaho Lily

" Idaho Lily"

 

This is the 2nd project in our " Simple Whatnots" Club by Kim Diehl called

" Idaho Lily"

This beautiful quilt was pieced, hand appliqued and hand quilted by our talented teacher

Debbie Wick

Quilt was made using fabrics from Kim's new collection " Vintage Farmhouse".

The colors are so pretty and rich and the prints are just awesome.

Idaho Lily is a perfect size measuring 27.5 x 27.5 .

If you are interested in purchasing the club kits contact me for information.

 

Happy Stitching,

Peg

 

 

Widdly Tinks

Widdly Tinks

 

Have you seen the new " Simple Whatnots Club" by Kim Diehl?

We are running the club at the shop and this is the first project that we are doing called

"Tiddly Winks".........isn't it sweet!

This sweet little quilt was all hand appliqued and quilted by our talented teacher

Debbie Wick. Just look at the happy colors and all those sweet little yo yo's on the borders

and center blocks.

Our next project is called Idaho Lily and it is a winner....Watch for our next post!

 

Happy Stitching,

Peg

 

 

 

 

 

Strawberries Anyone?

 

 

 

Strawberry Pincushions and Needle Book

 

Loved making these wool strawberries for shop samples.

The large and small strawberry patterns can be found in the book...

"Buttonwood Farm"

by Maggie Bonanomi

and

the small strawberry needlebook pattern can be found as a FREE pattern at:

www.thehappyzombie.com

 

WOOL KITS for all three strawberries can be found at the shop.

We also have the "Buttonwood Farm" book needed for the pincushions.

 

Happy Stitching,

Peg