happy new year....

May your friends be added,
enemies subtracted,
Joys be multiplied,
sorrows divided...
may you enjoy 2012 to the fullest....

off to do more shopping....

yes more shopping to be done, spending the day with my daughter & sister at the mall, i know lots of crowds but don't get to spend much time with my little sis so we'll be having fun & she's never been to Anthropologie, going to be amazed!!!
enjoy you're day....i promise soon i will be back in my sewing room, still having a little playtime!
   cheri

a christmas greeting....

"there's more, much more, to Christmas than candlelight and cheer; it's the spirit of sweet friendship that brightens all year. it's hope reborn again, for peace, for understanding and for the goodwill to men"
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
cheri

ho ho ho .....

only four more days, YiKEs!  i always think "i'll be so prepared this year with nothing but relaxation & stitching going on these last few days"  NOT! 
but as i'm sweeping my floors, before the wrapping, baking & more wrapping begins i keep getting drawn in by my wonderfully primitive santa by the Burlap Owl, how could i not?
enjoy your last few either busy or relaxing..... cheri

priceless....

$15.00 spent by papa on makeup kit for granddaughters, grandma's visit to the beauty parlor priceless.....
and it wasn't even 7:00 in the morning i'm sure i'll need several touchups!

primitive angel.....

sharing my new primitive angel i purchased from Primitive Basketcase, love, love love her....don't make dolls myself, i'm deficient in the stuffing skills needed for that art.....not alot or any sewing being done lately to many other holiday activities going on, today we're making our Christmas Sugar cookies & decorating them, taking the grandkids to the 99 cent store for their Christmas shopping and they're staying with us for a couple of days, definitely no sewing but lots of laughter, snuggles, dress up, legos, and such.....
hope your enjoying your holiday season.....
cheri

december's primitive quilt giveaway....

have chosen the little bit naughty&nice Katie "alltheseboysx5"  as the winner of december's primitive quilt.....just need your address & as one of santa's helpers i will put in the mail to you....

twinkle twinkle lights.....

loving my twinkling snowman in his vintage marshmellow can, a new decoration this year i bought from Sweetpeas Primitives, she has lots of wonderful primitive treasures.....

glitter ornaments.....

another Pintrest pin inspired these glitter ornaments, the original is a little house....changed mine to a tree shape first, then a simple circle....i did use old cards for one tree but found the scrapbook paper worked the best and added glittered edges, so pretty.....
original design and how to information on my "holiday must do" board, click on the how to make a little house ornament.....
enjoy

wool bird ornament....

now you all know that i've totally been taken over by Pintrest, so i just wanted to show you some of the primitive creations that have sprung from my pinning over the next few posts.....first is this wool bird, what i pinned was very soft & sweet just changed the coloring of the wool, they were so quick made two just in an hour.....
to get the how to & pattern click on my Pintrest button, find the "holiday must do" board, click on the free pattern for little bird ornament picture then go to the how to site & it's all there for you....

december's primitive quilt giveaway....

tell me have you been naughty or nice?

december's quilt.....

december's little primitive quilt, inspired by an antique doll quilt....
all half square triangles are made with 2&3/8" squares cut once diagonally and alternate squares are cut 2"
enjoy your holiday season..... cheri

almost done....

my two little quilts for december were finally washed last night and are ready for their tea dye today, will be posted tomorrow, finally....

got our tree....

just thought the tree looked cute in the rumble seat of the Model A ....
although after getting tree back home and taking off again to run other errands, then having a car full of stuff and greg leaving the turn signal on (has no beeping noise to let you know that) low & behold the car in dead!!! what now dear?  so since i know nothing about driving a stick shift i get the fun of pushing this cute green car so he can pop start it....as of this the car has lost it's cuteness for awhile....
now sweaty....
but my Genie bra held up just fine!
enjoy your weekend  cheri

as seen on tv.....

i'm a child of the sixties and that means going braless most of the time, i know this is way too much information!
anyway have started to be more cognizant of wearing at least a sports bra during the day, still find it uncomfortable.....my daughter told me about the genie bra said everyone raves about them and now i'm a proud wearer & raver of this most comfortable bra i've ever worn.....
enjoy your bra on or off day.....

everyday patchwork

lots more blocks....
star block....
cut two 4&1/4" squares, cut diagonally twice and four 3&1/2" squares from yellow....from black cut two 4&1/4" squares, cut diagonally twice and one 3&1/2" square.....
bowtie blocks two cut muslin squares 2&1/2"  from print cut two each 2&1/2" squares and 1&1/2" squares.....snowball corner of muslin squares with small print squares....
half square triangles are cut 2&7/8" squares cut diagonally once  alternate squares 2&1/2" ....
pink block  center square 1&1/2"  first border 1&1/2" wide  second border 1" wide   add 1&1/2" wide piece to top edge
nine patch cut 1&1/2" squares  border 1&1/2" x 3&1/2"  corners 1&1/2"
enjoy   cheri

some sewing time.....

yes i got out into my sewing room today and made some progress on several projects....laid out fabrics for new everyday patchwork blocks, pieced together several half square triangles for december's primitive quilt, pieced together the top of my thursday class quilt project, it's a sawtooth star block with half square triangle corners, i added the economy square for the alternate block and will add some applique on top border and i finished the ornament and little quilt for a primitive quilt swap, tea dye tomorrow and then into the mail, can't show you pictures of those as they need to be a surprise for someone.....
plan on spending wednesday sewing away also because it feels so good.....

vintage Christmas....

greg & I went out toodling around in our Model A yesterday for our anniversary, drove along the coast & of course made some fun purchases.....
don't you just love these vintage Christmas pieces....
greg picked up this 50's clock, doesn't work but he will enjoy tinkering with it, loves fiddling with gadgets, most be a guy thing.....
I got greg an antique wine bottle Corker, he's got a little vineyard going, for our anniversary.....I'm posting this post on my new Motorola Zoom he got me & I'm loving it....
put away tables & chairs this morning, did a little more cleaning in the kitchen & now off to get in some sewing time, that is if I can unplug myself from my tablet!
enjoy your weekend
cheri

Happy Thanksgiving

enjoy your family, friends, feast and festivites.....

pieces from days gone past....

these are some of the tole painted pieces i did long ago....my ex mother in law passed away and in cleaning out the house her daughters gave me pieces that i and my kids had made for her years ago....so many memories of those long ago painting days befor i ever thought of picking up needle & thread....will donate these to a local thrift store of course keeping all my children's art work....
sorry haven't been posting on a regular basis lately have been busy putting together a baby shower for my daughter last weekend and now getting all ready for a house full for Thanksgiving....all hustle & bustle not much sitting and stitching, in fact i haven't been at my machine for over a week and i'm starting to feel it....need to get out there for a day of creative rejuvenation, hopefully soon....
enjoy  cheri

everyday patchwork....

blocks 3, 4, 5 & 6....
block 3...
cut four 1&1/2" x 2&1/2"  from yellow and  one 2&1/2" square and four 1&1/2" squares from green.
block 4....
large triangles cut 2&7/8" squares cut once diagonally and for smaller triangles cut 3&1/4" squares cut twice diagonally.
block 5....
cut 1&1/2"  squares from red and yellow.
block 6....
cut 3&1/4" squares cut diagonally twice for center block....
all strips around center are 1&1/2" and corner squares are 1&1/2"
i added a 1&1/2" strip to top of block one....
enjoy  cheri

november's little quilt winner....

is Diane M place another seat at the Thanksgiving table....
just need your address and little primitive quilt will be on it's way....
enjoy  cheri

everyday patchwork....

block two....
from blue cut four 2&7/8" squares, cut once diagonally and one 4&7/8" square cut once diagonally....
from brown cut three 2&7/8" squares cut once diagonally and one 4&7/8" square cut once diagonally....
from muslin cut six 2&7/8" squares cut once diagonally , one 4&7/8" square cut once diagonally, one 2&1/2" square and two 2&1/2" x 6&1/2" 
setting corners are two 8" squares cut once diagonally....
enjoy  cheri

everyday patchwork....

starting a new quilt project for me, greg's got his quilt now i need mine....i will
be using blocks that i have always wanted to make and some old favorites, it will be my everyday patchwork...
i will post blocks as i make them and as they become patched together...
feel free to sew along with  me....
block one....
all large half square triangles are cut 3&7/8"  then cut once diagonally....
small half square triangles are 1&7/8"  cut once diagonally....
bordered with 1&1/2" strips....
all blocks will be listed under the everyday patchwork label
enjoy  cheri

stitching....

stitch together pleasant thoughts, always works for me....

november's primitive giveaway....

this is the little primitive basket quilt i am giving away for november if you would like to count this little quilt as one of your Thanksgiving guests, leave me a comment....
enjoy  cheri

november's primitive quilt....

this is november's little primitive gathering baskets quilt....
i have listed my block cutting info in the post below....
enjoy

november's quilt sharing....

my cutting sizes for a 4" finished basket block....
for half square triangles cut background & print fabric squares 1&7/8", cut diagonally once....
cut a 2&7/8" square, cut diagonally once for basket....
cut a 1&7/8" square, cut diagonally once for basket feet....
from background cut a 2&7/8" square, cut diagonally once and two 1&1/2" x 2&1/2".....
center print block is 4&1/2"
setting side triangles cut a 7" square, cut diagonally twice and corners are cut 3&3/4" square, cut once diagonally....
borders are 5&1/2" wide.....

a little of this & that....

another rainy day tucked in the house, fire burning while i stamp manilla envelopes for pattern orders, finish the other baby sock for new granddaughter Lucy Rose, due in February and on my cute red laptop do some more pinning (my new favorite pastime & obssesion).....i have found so many inspiring ideas & recipes i'm going to have to live a long, long time to accomplish them all....
under the pile in the photo are November's little primitive quilts waiting for the sun to come out so they can soak up the tea, hopefully tomorrow....
enjoy the rest of your weekend  cheri

just wanted to share.....

while pinning on Pintrest, if you haven't checked it out yet you NeeD too, i was inspired to make this little hexagon christmas tree from one i pinned by emilyellenlee....her's was contemperary in  look so i gave it my primitive style, used 1/2" hexagon paper, made it into a little quilt then stitched to a background fabric and framed it.....
so excited it's actually my first ever finished hexagon project....
to see the original click on my Pintrest button and look on the "fabric, thread & scissors" board.....
enjoy  cheri

Happy Halloween

day of hopefully lots of treats no tricks...

greg's leftovers quilt....

i did not make this block pattern up....first saw & was inspired by Lori @ Humble Quilts when i saw it on her blog, which i know most of you have followed way before me...didn't pay attention to her block size & did do a different layout....
my finished block size is 6"
the four patches were made with 1&1/4" strips
the alternate squares are 2" for small & 3&1/2" for large
i made 100 squares and most are with a light & dark four patch & one background but then every once in a while i threw in a more scrappy looking block for just because....
enjoy

all done....

greg's quilt is finished and in the wash, he's going to be a happy boy when he comes home....i know i love it!
enjoy your weekend

new holiday designs.....

new little holiday quilts for your handmade & homespun holiday decorating.....

Homemade Hoidays

Vintage Christmas

A Good Night

Greetings Sent

December

the beginning....

watching Dancing with the Stars, who's your favorite? mine's Ricki Lake she's so cute...just finished the binding of five new holiday quilts, they're in the wash now and tea dying tomorrow....and in these are the beginning of a scrappy hexagon quilt....are your hands always stitching as mine are?
enjoy  cheri

a little christmas....

i've decided a little quilt.....

my favorite homespun.....

was so disappointed to learn that Indo US would not be printing any homespun fabrics any longer, has always been my background fabric of choice....now I'm excited to let you know that Michelle Fat Quarters owner has found for me & you the perfect replacement fabric same feel & colors, especially the red solid, as i use it lots and it is the red used for the winter project in Primitive Quilts & other Projects...

http://www.fatquartersquiltshop.com

pumpkin cream cheese bread....

pumpkin cream cheese bread.....

was deliciously gooey.....
here's the recipe link   http://nancycreative.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/pumpkin-cream-cheese-bread
enjoy

a little christmas.....

in the mood for some new stitching projects might be ornaments, little quilt or who knows, just going to stitch them up then let them guide me along....
going to be baking later pumpkin bread with a cream cheese filling, okay i'm hungry now just thinking about it, will post the recipe soon....
back to fun, enjoy
cheri

ooops....

spending the day machine quilting on a few finished xmas designs, ran out of bobbin thread and while changing the bobbin found this little spring had sprung, probably not good....machine is still sewing with feed dogs down going to try and get through them all before the machine possibly goes boing!!! 
wish me luck....

voila....

remember that misplaced triangle from post below, can't see it now, quilt's as good as new in fact probably better....
so remember picking apart isn't always the best strategy....
enjoy & explore all possibilities
cheri

a little more green....

working on my red & green quilts today just had to show you my quirky mismatched border, not on purpose but also not coming out....that is why i can only call myself a "primitive" quilter and say it proudly!
enjoy your weekend  cheri

red & green baskets....

red & green must be talking to me right now and i always do as i'm told....well no not exactly, in fact i probably rarely do that but i am feeling the red & green vibes lately....

october's primitive giveaway....

paulette you are receiving the "treat" no "trick"  of october's little primitive quilt....just need your address emailed to me & your treat will be on it's way....

leftovers...

look at how much i've accomplished on greg's quilt, just need to sew rows together....i love it and he can hardly wait, nights are starting to get cool...

Primitive Quilts and Other Projects

the winter issue of Primitive Quilts and Other Projects will be ready soon and i've been given a picture to share with you of my small quilt design to be in this issue along with lots of other ever primitive quilts and such....
and if for some reason you don't have a year's subscription yet i've been told they are giving away a free pattern with any new subscriptions, i've got their link on my sidebar, check it out....
have an enjoyable weekend
cheri