New endeavor and a completion:

About to start a quilt I promised my sister for her 30th wedding anniversary back in May.  

And I finished this quilt for my SIL:

My grandson is going to be a musician, like his dad, who was at work when pic was taken, and his Uncle Brendan!  And one more pic of Ezra and his mom, Tara:

In just a couple of weeks on November 1, we'll be celebrating his 1st birthday!

Happy Autumn and happier quilting/sewing!

~ Jodi ~

Crumbing away...

and a bit stalled on my blue and white quilt:

but I'm almost finished hand-sewing the binding on my sister-in-law's quilt that I showed the previous post.
And I took some time out to make this little mug rug for the judge I work for.  She admired the one on my desk.  She's did an Ironman (for those who are unfamiliar, you run, bicycle, and swim, at least I think those are the three elements) and the Ironman coffee mug she received are these colors, so she asked me to match it.  I think it came out pretty good, considering I didn't have the mug in front of me to match:

Happy Columbus Day Weekend to those in the States, and Happy Thanksgiving to you who are celebrating Thanksgiving!
~ Jodi ~

Coming along

A while back I went to a Stack and Slash class and used a Dream On layer cake.  I was not thrilled with the results so I put the blocks away for a while.  Then when I was talking about making my SIL (who is very ill with lung cancer) a quick quilt, my sister reminded me about these blocks, so out they came, and, voila! 

I started quilting it Sunday and hope to have it complete by next Sunday.

This cabinet used to house cassette tapes.  I had the bright idea of cleaning it out and using it for my fat quarters.  So now it sits in my sewing room full of FQs!

Here's some close ups of my pretties:

Time to get ready for work.  Was going to complain there for a second, but then I thought, wait!  Be happy you have a job, and I AM, very thankful I have a job, AND a wonderful family, AND a warm, dry home, etc., etc.!  Have a thankful day, my wonderful friends!

~ Jodi ~   

Fabulous farmer's market this damp Saturday morning!

I just had to share this bounty with you all:  organic parsnips, carrots, green beans, two varieties of kale, beets, scallions, cauliflower, and a jar of pickled rainbow cauliflower.  Also, rosemary olive oil bread, and a small piece of local swordfish which I quickly put in the fridge when I got home.  I had a blast!  So many local farmers, a beautiful venue (Blackstone Boulevard park in Providence), I imagined it would be wonderful, and I was not disappointed in the least!  Now to find a great soup recipe!

Enjoy your Saturday, my bloggy friends, and fit in some sewing, even 15 minutes at least!

Paper-piecing prairie tablecloth

Please ignore the ugly hammock but it was all I could come up with at 7 a.m. to get this pic taken.

The "fields" in the middle look horrible, I think.  Too traditional for the modern paper-pieced borders, but, oh, well. 

See the schoolhouse with flag and fencing?

And the church with stained-glass windows up above?

For the backing I used this nice Kaffe Fassett that I got for 40% off - yippee!

Going to be doing some basting today, and then some hand-quilting.  I'm going to try to make the icky prairie in the middle more modern.  Any ideas?  I was thinking maybe some Aurifil thread?  Never used it before, though. 

BTW, I lost a follower.  Maybe because I don't blog often enough, or just nothing to their liking?  Maybe they have too many blogs to follow in their reader?  I know I do!  I can't keep up but I don't want to miss anything, either!  Or am I just nosy? 

I hope you all are well!  Please give me some insight on how I can make my blog better - or, better yet, wait till I redo my header, design, etc. 

Have a wonderful weekend!  May you bless and be blessed!

~ Jodi ~

First day of Autumn!

But my morning glories are still blooming every morning.

And Ezra on Labor Day at a family cookout.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!  

Okay, so my life has been in...

disarray:

But look at my cute little Tomte doll:

and one more:

She's a bit wonky, but it was fun making her.  The pattern is from the "Scandinavian Stitches" book, http://syko.typepad.com/syko/2010/11/on-tour.html.

Here's something else I accomplished recently:

I made this quilt last Christmas for my family Christmas party Yankee swap.  I told my niece (the winner of it) I needed it back to complete the quilting, which I finally did this week.  I had difficulty parting with it at the time, but I was rushing to finish it the morning of the party so it didn't bother me too much.  Now that I've had it back in my home for the past month or so, I hate giving it back!  I LOVE it.  It's soft as butter, and the colors are wonderful, especially the buttery yellow border. 

(Not-so-nice head shadow - a professional photog I certainly don't pretend to be)

It's going to be a chilly weekend - my niece will be very glad to have it back to snuggle under!

Tomorrow is Friday - yaaay!  Happy weekend, everyone!

~ Jodi ~