Having fun with wool!

When I first saw the wool appliqué projects, I said," Oh I don't think it is something I will get into. It is a bit too country looking for me." Well I must admit I have to eat my words because I am enjoying the appliqué with wool. I still see it as a primitive look but my daughters décors fit this category.

My first attraction was the quilt

 " Words To Live By "

 And I ordered the BOM from Primitive Gathering  

Here is Block # 2 

Loyalty 

Of course once the block is finished you have to wait till the next month so I found this cute cushion pattern  

 made with wool appliqué 

in the Spring 2014  Primitive Quilts  Magazine.

I am also on roll with Place-mats  

Using the machine embroidery and layer cakes in my stash I am having fun   

trying out new designs.

Pattern is by Designs to Share with You  

 Spirals 

Once in a while I like to venture away from large quilt projects and these place-mats are perfect projects for now.  

The guild's activities are winding down and the preparations have started for the

Quilt -Expo-Couvertes  

http://www.quilt-expo-couvertes.com 

which will take place the week of July 28 to August 1. 

Is it spring yet ?

By the looks of my sporadic posting it does seem like I have been hibernating but, no, I have been busy. This winter even with its fierceness I have enjoyed the adventures it brought, both new and old. My sewing is always in motion and the guild was very active even though we had to cancel many Wednesday evenings due to bad weather. After many cancellations we did have our mystery quilt night and all you could hear in the  hall was 

Oh! AH! Wow! 

The challenge was to make a project using a square! 

Here are a few in the Mystery Quilt Parade:

 Anna

 Lorraine

 Alisa

 Cecile

 Carmen

 Charmaine

 Simone

 Deanna

 Gisèle

 Yvette and Emma

 Elise

 Elaine

 Lorna

 Rose Marie

 Suzette

 Linda

 Rosa

 Nicole

 Nicole A 

   Kathy

And ... mine    

made with Kansas Troubles . The appliqué pieces were all pieces I had prepared when we went on a bus tour to St Antonio Texas. At the time I had no idea how I was going to use the appliqué pieces but it was fun sewing on the bus.  

It was a fun night with so much eye candy to see. 

The guild also celebrated its 3rd anniversary with an Open House. 

A very successful event with many visitors coming to see what we have been up to. We have a display for our projects we worked on, we have a quilt in the frame for people to hand quilt and we have various booths with members demonstrating different techniques.

Such as: 

 Ruching

 Wool Appliqué

 Beading and hand embroidery

 And the hand quilting 

We also have 

a pie sale. Yum! Needless to say they all sold !  

For lunch we served rappie pie. 

A fun filled day for sure. 

I am now counting the months I have left to work. I gave my letter to my manager indicating I will be finished December 31/2014. My feelings are mixed as I try not to look at it as an end. 

I have been working for 46 years in Health Care Services and now new adventures await.    

One of those new adventures ( which is not really new, but has been going on for 4 years)  is that I am following Theology courses with my husband who is preparing to be ordained a Deacon in November of this year. We have an excellent team working with us making this mission an exciting calling  we both rejoice in serving. 

This week-end I made Gerald

his first "Deacon Stole" 

 In the Green for "Ordinary Times"  

with the Celtic cross on the shoulder and inside the strap 

I had to embroider our "signature saying" that we have been using for 45 years. 

" je t'aime plus + hier, -  que demain " 

which translate into 

♥I love you more than yesterday but less than tomorrow♥