Canning Jar TOBE

In my Treadle On group, we had a canning jar block exchange.  I exchanged 4 sets (of 6) blocks.  I got my exchange blocks in the mail while I was at my family reunion this past weekend.  I received 25 blocks instead of the 24 blocks I was supposed to receive.  Hopefully they will tell me where to mail the 'extra' block to.  I'd hate for someone else to be short a block.

I did some figuring, and out of 25 blocks, there were 16 different participants, and the blocks were made on 16 different treadles or hand crank sewing machines.  These blocks came from 12 different states and 1 block came from the UK.  What fun!

carrots, apples, blueberries and watermelon

chili peppers, broccoli, pears & apples and new potatoes

bell peppers, broccoli, cherries, potatoes

pomegranates, cucumbers, lemons and blueberries

strawberries, greens, okra and raspberries

apples, pickles, pears and blueberries

blueberries from the UK

Now to design my quilt and get it made. 

September NewFO's and finishes, etc.

Barbara, over at Cat Patches has her NewFO linky party.  I'm adding my finishes, etc, to this post, too.

This month I stitched 19, 60 degree table runner tops.  Each of these table runner tops still needs to be backed and quilted.  I made 4 of each of the table runners in the first picture below.

4 of each of these (8 total)

I also made these table runner tops.

This pattern also makes a 'bonus' round table runner.  I have these cut, but, I've only stitched the little topper tops from the top picture.  I didn't get pictures of these.  They still have one seam left on each of the 8 round toppers.  All of these will be Christmas presents this year.

I'm participating in a brand new Mystery Row swap that started in September (not too late to join).  I made 2 blocks, one for me, and one to swap (you have to make at least one to swap to get the pattern for free).  I'll make more sewing machines when things slow down a bit.

Mystery Row swap blocks (top block is mine to keep)

I'm in another block swap, with my Treadle On group.  These blocks have to be made on either a hand crank or a treadle sewing machine.  This swap is Canning Jars.  The 'contents' of the jars must be something that would be canned (fruits & veggies).  I made 5 sets of 6 blocks, along with some extra blocks for me to keep.

pickles, made on 1914 Singer 66 hand crank

carrots, made on 1925 Singer 66 hand crank

peas, made on 1925 Singer 66 hand crank

blueberries, made on 1941 Singer 66 hand crank 'Betty'

asparagus, made on 1959 Singer Spartan (192K) hand crank

I can't wait to see what blocks I'll get back in this swap.

I've also stitched over 250 HST's this month for a new Quilts of Valor top I'm working on.

Speaking of Quilts of Valor, I finished a top this month, for my next door neighbor, who is currently deployed.  He'll be coming home late October, early November.  My friend, Karen, quilted this top for me, and she also bound it and even made the pillowcase for it (all Quilts of Valor are presented with a pillowcase).  Sorry the colors didn't come out well.  It looks washed out in the pictures.  The background is a pale cream on cream, not white. 

Steve's Quilt of Valor

up close of Karen's quilting

backing and label in the corner

This quilt will be entered in a quilt show this month. 

I did do lots more stitching in September, but, I don't have pictures of most of it.  I did take a picture of part of what I stitched last weekend, at the Fall Festival, where I was showing off some of my vintage sewing machines.

more blocks and strips for 2 Garden quilts

some 1.5" 9 patches

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On another blog I read, JulieKQuilts, she mentioned a terrible fire, where another blogger's mother lost all her stash.  A request was put out to send Fat Quarters to the mother who lost her stash.  The first post/request is here.   Those of you who read my blog, know that I lucked into tons of fabric last Thursday at a local thrift store.  When I read Julie's post on Friday, I knew what I needed to do with some of that fabric.  I picked up a Priority mailing box, and, on Tuesday, this is what I sent.

priority box full of fabrics

If you want to help out (fabric, tools, notions, etc), you can send it to this address.

Joyce Wilson,
PO Box 352,
Pateros, WA 98846

Canning Jar TOBE Blocks

I am in an exchange with my Treadle On group (people powered sewing machines).  This exchange is for Canning Jars, all made on either a treadle or a hand crank sewing machine.  I can only send in 4 sets of Canning Jars, but, I've made 5 sets of Canning Jars.  Now to figure out which sets to send in.  I did make extra's for me to keep.  A set is 6 blocks in this exchange.

Asparagus Canning Jars

Asparagus blocks made on 1959 Singer Spartan (192K) hand crank

Blueberry Canning Jars (Asparagus jar left up, oops)

Blueberry blocks made on 1941 Singer 66 hand crank (Betty)

Pickles Canning Jar blocks

Pickle blocks made on 1914 Singer 66 hand crank (Lotus)

Peas Canning Jar blocks

Peas blocks made on 1925 Singer 66 hand crank

Carrot Canning Jar blocks

Carrot blocks made on 1925 Singer 66 hand crank

I know I'm sending in the Asparagus and the Pickle blocks (I have more of each of them).  I'm trying to decide if I should keep the Blueberries, the Peas or the Carrots.  The other two blocks will be sent in.  Hmmm.....decisions.

I used 4 different machines for the 5 blocks. 

August NewFO's and Finishes

Early in the month, while we were in Texas on vacation, I made 3 satin/flannel baby blankies for a friends great-granddaughters.

washable satin & flannel blankies

Later in August, I designed a Table runner for another beginning quilting class at my church, in September.  I cut out 11 kits and made up a sample.  The sample even has faux piping on the binding.  This was easy to do.  There is a great tutorial here.

Christmas table runner sample

I finished the 'Birds on a Wire' wall quilts for my son.  I hand stitched the binding down, then fused and stitched the birds onto the 'wires'.  I stitched the birds down, while watching Bird on a Wire with Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn.

Birds on a Wire wall quilts

 This weekend, I finally got started on my Canning Jar exchange blocks (they are due end of September).  These are for my Treadle On group, so, they have to be made on people powered sewing machines (treadles or hand cranks, no motors).

asparagus (8 blocks made)

blueberries (7 blocks made)(last block is a repeat of the asparagus)

We can make 4 sets of 6 blocks for this exchange.  I cut more blocks than needed, so that I'd have a few extra's.  I actually cut 5 sets of blocks.  Not sure what I'll do with the last set. 

Another New project and finish for the month is my new (to me) double sewing machine cabinet.  I repainted it, and got it set up last Tuesday. 

double sewing machine cabinet

I've been sewing up a storm since the cabinet was finished.