Embroidery for Eavesdropping

I've been using the scraps left over from my Triangle Tiles quilt to frame some muslin for embroidery.  I've finished the embroidery on another block and have more prepped with embroidery transfers. My husband has had a lot of diagnostic testing done lately and this has been a nice take along project for me. I've tried reading a book but I'm so nosy I have to listen in to all the conversations in the waiting room. I can't do that while reading but I can do that while embroidering. 

More later. 

Hand Embroidery

 I finished the embroidery on four more blocks...

...and I have another block in the hoop. 

It has been a nice take along project. 

Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts

It's About Time I Started Something New

 A quilty friend asked me if I'd like a bunch of old embroidery transfers that belonged to her grandmother.   They arrived last week and I couldn't wait to look at them all. And then I couldn't wait to use some. 

I immediately whipped up a quilt block with an eight inch muslin center and some scraps, picked a transfer to till the spot and I had it embroidered in no time.  I liked it. 

 So I made a second block. 

 I've had these 3 inch scraps laying next to the sewing machine ever since I finished a Triangle Tiles flimsy in January.   I was trying to figure out what to do with them. Several ideas have gone through my head but nothing got started. Then I almost cut them all in half to use in my Spider Webb quilt that I'm making with 1.5 inch scraps. But that didn't get done either. 

 I have enough of those scraps to make 23 blocks that finish at 12.5 inches.  I'm aiming for a large quilt so after I use those scraps to make these Puss in the Corner blocks I'll probably use other sizes of 30s reproduction scraps to make a variety of smaller sized blocks - still with places for  embroidery.  I think I may even use odds and ends of rick rack here and there in the blocks. I used to pick up a lot of it at thrift stores.  I've also picked up a lot of embroidery threads at thrift stores over the years. 

I've made a few blocks and have them stamped and ready for embroidery. I have a few short trips in my future and this will make a nice little take along project. It will also make a nice summer project for when it is too hot to hand quilt. 

I have another quilt with embroidery planned - a Crochet Fusion type quilt with rose themed scraps on the front and embroidered squares on the back but first I have to finish my Blind Man's Fancy Tea in the Rose Garden quilt so I have those rose themed scraps. 

Thank you, quilty friend! 

I'm having fun. 

Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun than Housework

Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts

Yes, Sir. Yes, Sir. Six Baskets Full

For Bacon Lovers or Piggy Lovers 

I've been making sets that consist of hot pad, crochet dishcloth, crochet scrubbie, 4 coasters and a hand embroidered dishtowel.  These sets will go into baskets for a silent auction benefit on September 24 for my son-in-law diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). 

This is the Bacon Lover (or Piggy lover)  set.   Piggy tutorial was compliments of Sally of Objects of Design and the Four Squared four inch  coaster pattern was compliments of Beth at Love Laugh Quilt.   The back of the hotpad has bacon themed fabric. 

Bacon Lover Dish Towel

For Cherry Lovers

Cherry Lover Dish Towel

For Chicken and Rooster Lovers

Rooster Lover Dish Towel

I'm not sure anyone loves dancing dishes but there are some strange people out there...I'm one of them. 

Dancing Dishes Dish Towel or maybe Kool-Aid, Kool-Aid Tastes Great. 

For the Chocolate Lovers

Chocolate Lovers Dish Towel

And for those who think Chocolate and Bacon and Chicken is unhealthy I have a healthier alternative for the 

Fruit and Veggie Lovers.

Vegan Dish Towel

That's enough for six silent auction baskets or actually six Batter Bowls full. I'll add in some other miscellaneous items, add some shrink wrap and maybe a bow and call it good. 

Since this involved quite a bit of handwork - crochet (dish cloths and scrubbies), embroidery (dish towels) and hand quilting (on coasters and some hot pads)  I'm linking up today to 

Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts