Sentimental Stitches

This breath of spring block now has a few more layers, some hidden stitches found and a cute cheddar bird but I think it’s complete.

Here’s the center flower with the additional layer outline stitched and the tiny bird.

It turns out the two flowers on the sides of the block are not the same as I [...]

Last night I kept looking at the two block pictures I uploaded for this month’s Beyond The Cherry Trees block and darn it all, there were hidden stitches staring me right in the face. It looked like a simple fix of just adding the quilting designs to each side of the block. Not too worry, [...]

I hope everyone’s enjoying the blocks from the Cherry Tree quilt. It was fun taking pictures earlier this week. It’s amazing what you see when a quilt is hanging and your eye takes it in all at once.
Block 6 is like the breath of Spring we’re longing for in snow covered Michigan. It’s filled with [...]

As Clutch and I put the finishing touches on Block 6 of our Polka Dot Garden Beyond The Cherry Trees quilt I thought you might enjoy seeing one of the photographs we took today. I got out my trusty adjustable quilt stand, shoved furniture out of the way and took over 150 pictures. Halfway through [...]

This is about as excited as Clutch is going to get over Valentine’s Day

but if you take a trip over to Bunny Hill’s blog you’ll see Chelsea has captured the spirit of the day.

Be sure to tell Chelsea how cute she looks because Anne has a nice give-a-way to celebrate Valentine’s Day too.

Love to [...]

Short Stems, originally uploaded by sentimentalstitches.

Working on hidden stitches in this month’s block and found the stems
on one side of the block stopped before they reached the center stem.
The ends are finished so it must have been done for a reason but why???

Sometimes I come across something I can’t wait to share with you and I’ve really had to hold myself back as I work on the My Life In Stitches pages.
With my continuing lust for all things polka dot I knew I was doomed when I came across the hand tinted print for the Corsage Bouquet [...]

The picture of the gentleman in the last post is my Father, Garrett Raterink, as a young man.

The picture of the quilt is Wurzburg kit quilt No. 3579 Bunnies. I have a top finished, layers basted together and ready to quilt but at the time I made it I didn’t have any of the antique [...]

Let’s start at the very beginning,
A very good place to start.
When you read you begin with:
A – B – C
When you sing you begin with do re mi
Do you know this song? It’s the one Maria used to teach the children how to sing in the movie The Sound of Music. It’s been going round [...]

It’s been a busy time around here with all the parties and family gatherings for Christmas. I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and were able to sneak a few stitches in here and there.

I think I’ll keep the tree up until just after New Years. I’m not quite ready to pack it all [...]