Thanks for stopping by my little piece of serenity. I’m a Tennessee transplant who loves to quilt, sew and cross stitch. I also love reading, gardening and baking. I share my daily life with 2 dachshunds, a tortoiseshell cat and a husband who puts up with all my crazy ideas. In addition, I have 3 grown children and 4 grandkids who I treasure more than anything.
Perfectly Pieced: Lattice Block Pillow
2 weeks ago
I have been working hard to get the 12 appliqué blocks completed, but so far I only have 8 finished. Some of these are much more complicated than others, but it has been an absolute joy making each of these. I really enjoy the creation process and watching these blocks come to life.
If this your first time to my blog you’ll need to check out the Part 1 post for Home Town Sew Along to see the 40 blocks I shared there. Once all the blocks are complete, I will add slashing and borders to complete this wonderful quilt designed by designer Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet. Lori is truly talented and creates many quilts that are a reflection of her childhood, several of which remind me of my own.
Below are the first 8 blocks that still need to have all the pieces sewn down as Sue glue is all that is holding them to the background fabric.
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| Beehive House |
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| Pineapple House |
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| Flag House |
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| Fireworks House |
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| Tulip House |
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| Topiary House |
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| Bird House |
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| Sunflower House |
My goal is to finish the other by the end of the week.
Back in September 2023 Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet started the sew along for her Home Town quilt using Sew Simple Shapes and her Home Town fabric collection. Since I was in the middle of moving I was unable to start this quilt then, but recently decided it was time to get this quilt completed.
There are 40 - 5 1/2 inch blocks plus 12 different appliqué blocks for this quilt. I started with the 5 1/2 inch blocks first. There is 10 different blocks used 4 times, so I done 4 blocks per session. Below are the 10 different sets of blocks.
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| Block 1, 18, 30 & 34 |
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| Block 2, 15, 28 & 35 |
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| Block 3, 14, 29 & 37 |
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| Block 4, 19, 26 & 32 |
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| Block 5, 20, 27 & 31 |
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| Block 6, 11, 25 & 40 |
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| Block 7, 12, 24 & 39 |
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| Block 8, 16, 23 & 36 |
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| Block 9, 13, 22 & 38 |
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| Block 10, 17, 21 & 33 |
All 40 of the 5" blocks are complete. Now on to the 12 applique blocks.
In August I completed several cross stitch projects and was able to get them made into pillows to add to my dough bowl.
The first completion was The Honey Bee Quilt from Primrose Cottage. I love the colors in this one. I didn’t put a border on this one as it is already pretty good size.
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| Honey Bee Quilt |
Another completion for the dough bowl was I Would rather Bee Stitching and on most days I definitely would rather be stitching than anything else. It is definitely my saving grace sometimes to just get deep into a stitching project and forget the rest of the world around me. I used Lori Holt fabrics to complete the project.
I decided this finish didn’t match the stuff in my dough bowl, so it was added to my display tray that is decorated with a sunflower theme. This is the September Nine Patch pattern that was also completed as a pillow. Finishing fabrics are from one of Lori Holt’s collections.
Happy Stitching!
I framed Holly Hobbie this weekend and hung her in my office so I can admire her every day. Stitching her brought back so many childhood memories. I keep meaning to ask my Mom if my lunchbox is still at her house. I think one of my brothers found it in the garage after my dad died in 2022. I have to remember to ask her because if it’s still there I would like to get it. In the meantime, her she is all framed up.
Happy Stitching!
This month I started a new cross stitch project, “Pumpkins for Sale” to go with my scarecrow quilt. I didn’t want the cross stitch to be the exact same thing as the quilt, so I picked a different scarecrow to cross stitch. When it comes to stitching, I can only stitch a few minutes or few hours per day as I have a full-time job that takes up my day time hours. I have progressed rather well this month and look forward to completing this in the month of September. Below is the progress I have made in August.
Here are the first 9 days of this project:
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| Day 1 |
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| Day 2 |
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| Day 3 |
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| Day 4 |
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| Day 5 - The scarecrow will have to be redone. |
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| Day 6 |
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| Day 7 |
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| Day 8 |
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| Day 9 |
I am happy with the progress so far although I do have to redo my scarecrow as there is a big mistake that I can't "not" fix.
I also completed the following items from Primrose Cottage Designs. These will eventually be turned into pillows for my bread bowl
that sits on my dining table or used on my tier tray.
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| Honey Bee Quilt Pattern from Primrose Cottage |
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| I Would Rather Bee Stitching from Primrose Cottage |
Last, but certainly not least, I completed this pattern also by Lindsay Weight with Primrose Cottage that is part of the Nine
Patch 12-month series. I started these back in June and have tried to complete
each month before the first of the following month, so it can be displayed the
entire month. I still need to get it made into a pillow which is what I am doing with all of the Nine Patch patterns.
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| Sunflowers and Crows - not what I think of for September, but it's still cute! |
Happy Stitching!
