plain and simple.....

just finished putting the binding on the next antique quilt inspired sew a long little quilt and as the name suggests it's really easy and will only take a couple of days of sewing.....
a little look at the main fabric choices i used.....a fat quarter of yellow and a quarter yard of red will be more than enough, the other fabrics used were just scraps i had on hand, of course.....
i will begin posting for plain & simple on monday.....
enjoy  cheri

designing day.....

spending my day working up a couple new design ideas....do you think i have enough wool scraps, oh no never enough wool, going through the scrap baskets for flowers, leaves, etc.
now i've got a little hand sewing ready for tonight...
enjoy cheri

lucy.....

sweet lucy rose showing how adorable she looks in her new quilt.....
she's six weeks old, starting to show us her winning smile, just such a good-natured and lovable baby.....

sewing day....

after sleeping in this morning and my fresh eggs for breakfast i finally got out to my sewing room since getting back home and my now clean Pfaff hummed along so quietly.....put the binding on a lap quilt for Lucy, got some little quilts ready for quilting, pieced the blocks for the next sew along and did some tea dying....now off to clean the  chicken coop then i can sit and stitch the binding on Lucy's quilt.....
my weekend is going along just splendidly hope your's also.....
cheri

apple brown betty's new home.....

apple brown betty is a house warming gift going to katie "alltheseboys" , katie just need your house's address and your little primitive quilt will be on it's way.....
hope you enjoy it  cheri
p.s. i'm back at home, no more airport mishaps, just long lay overs due to the previous flight and having to changes flights back home, as i was not in Illinois but in Missouri where i wanted to be....wonderful visit, lots of play and snuggle time with my grandkids....need to take a couple days to catch up on my house stuff and pick up my sewing machine, left it to be cleaned while i was gone, so needed it.....then i'll finish up the next little antique quilt inspired sew along for april and a couple other projects in the works....till then enjoy

here i sit....

so i should be in Missouri squealing, kissing and hugging Dominic & Olivia but....let me tell you i did run my butt off, well it could use some more.....anyway barely made it to the gate to be told i was not only at the wrong gate but my ticket was for Springfield Ill.....no way, Yes Way!!!  i now have a new ticket, luckily for tonight and will be back on my way after i sit for a few hours.....and they must think it's snowing because it's about 100' in here, my body temperature runs cold and i'm roasting.....
what a fun way to spend the day NoT!!!
enjoy cheri

all packed up....

i'm all packed and ready to go to Missouri to visit two of my grandkids, whom i miss terribly, will be spending the next week with them and i'll be back with all of you after vacation.....i'll pick the new owner of apple brown betty as soon as i return.....
enjoy and keep busy while i'm gone....
cheri

apple brown betty.....

finish day....
put top together with all the rows & half square triangles you've made and you're finished....don't you just love it!  if you do let me know because mine is already finished and ready to decorate someone else's home with apple brown bettyness, just need to figure out who....
enjoy  cheri

apple brown betty....

day six....
cut 2 & 1/8" squares of muslin, cut once diagonally, twenty-one of each of muslin and a brown.....you guessed it your making more half square triangles.....
the unfinished size of these should be 1 & 3/4" .......
tomorrow will be the grand finale and i think your going to love it, i know i do......

apple brown betty.....

day five....
cut one 2" x 14" from your light print i did scrap mine up a bit, now this is the length measurement that worked for me, yours might be a little different and it won't make a difference in the overall quilt assembly.....
sew your half square triangles to either side, you will notice that one ended up "backwards accidentally"  and i decided to use a "plain square, on purpose" instead.....
be back tomorrow with more....
p.s. i thought this was six days, but of course i counted wrong, it's really seven, me & my math issues!

apple brown betty sizes....

sawtooth stars should be 3 & 1/2" unfinished..
half square triangles should be 1 & 1/4" unfinished....
"should be"  remember whom your sewing along with!!!
it's going to be so awesome when done you won't care what size the blocks were, sorry for stressing you ladies....
talk to you tomorrow....

apple brown betty....

a day for making half square triangles in various shades of brown and muslin....
cut sixteen 1 & 5/8" squares of each muslin and browns, cut in half diagonally once and so them back together, you should have thirty two half square triangles when done, that's enough for today......
see you bright and early tomorrow.....
p.s. i did throw in one odd color, go for it.....

apple brown betty....

using your sawtooth stars and the setting side and corner triangles, sew together two rows, like this.....
be back tomorrow....

apple brown betty....

day two....
just a little cutting today in case some need to play catch up sewing sawtooth stars....
from a light print cut two 5 & 1/2" squares, cut diagonally twice and four 3" squares, cut once diagonally.....
back tomorrow with more.....

apple brown betty.....

day one....
for each sawtooth star cut....
from muslin four 1&1/4" squares and one 2&3/4" square, cut diagonally twice....
from brown print one 2" center square and four 1&5/8" squares, cut once diagonally....
make six sawtooth stars total.....
see you tomorrow.....

apple brown betty.....

my antique inspired little quilt is done and so it's time to start apple brown betty.....giving you a look see at the main lights and browns i used, there are also lots of small scraps in shades of brown used, you won't need any piece larger than a fat quarter.....
this sew a long will take place over six days, starting on monday.....
see you then....