Sentimental Stitches

My progress on the Shipshewana Amish quilt came to a screeching halt. I started to put some of my sections together

sorry this picture is so lousy!

and just wasn’t happy with some of the colors I’d chosen. No design wall here at the lake and I only had a small basket of solids with me so…………..it’s [...]

I am happy to say we are on the home stretch with this fun Shipshewana Amish Mystery Quilt. I am pretty darn pleased with the way it’s coming together.

I uploaded Section 13 this morning.

This is an easy section with a rotary cut, machine pieced block and three quarter square triangles sewn together for a filler [...]

You’d think after quilting for over 30 years I’d be making practically perfect blocks with every one I stitched. Well, what a joke that is! In the last couple of days I’ve flubbed up two of them!

At first glance this Snail’s Trail block looks pretty darn good.

If you look at the illustrations for the [...]

I finished my two basket blocks from the Shipshewana Amish quilt and have been working on some of the other blocks. As I was sewing I wondered how everyone was sewing half and quarter square triangle sections together. I know I’ve tried just about every known technique and keep coming back to the same ones. [...]

I’ve been keeping busy catching up on my own blocks for the Shipshewana Amish Mystery Quilt. Now that the drawing for the whole quilt is complete I’m jumping all over the place making a block here and a block there. I should focus and put a section together so you can see.

I just uploaded the [...]

I know it seems like I’ve fallen off the face of the earth but I really haven’t. It’s just been one deadline after another and as my dear friend Brenda said “you need an assistant”. Problem is, I can’t afford to hire one so it’s just lil’ ol’ me for now.
If you haven’t already downloaded [...]

I have some news to share with all of you and wish I had a recording of one of my favorite people who is blessed with the most lyrical way of making announcements for our table at the Dear Jane Retreats in Shipshewana. Did I mention the retreat is coming up in about a [...]

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 [...]

There isn’t very much free time once I get home from the retreat.
I’m baking, cooking and cuddling Clutch today. Still have to finish thawing out the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow! I look forward to a few restful days with family and hope to do some hand stitching on one project or another.

I thought I’d [...]

The Kit for the Minkee quilt, originally uploaded by sentimentalstitches.

is going home with me. It matches one of Clutch’s favorite blankies.