HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015

Happy New Year

2015

I am sitting here waiting for my grilled ham and cheese

sandwich to finish grilling, happy with the

results of a big embroidery project, 

that had some rocky moments.  

It is freezing outside 6 degrees at 1pm

a warm fire is going in the stove.

The Christmas tree is still up and lite, 

it will remain so until the needles begin falling, it 

is the only sign of spring to come,  it 

has slowed down on it's water consumption so I fear

that is not far off.

2014 has been a busy year, and I sit here surrounded

by embroidery hoops, stabilizer and temporary fabric adhesive

my mind wonders back to the events of the last 12 months.

My sewing machine, embroidery machine and longarm have

been very busy.  

If you have been following along you know I was given

the honor of making 4 custom quilts

and two bathrobes for one family.

Have lost track of how many beautiful

personalized embroidered towel set I have done.

I have also been able to quilt a number of quilts for other quilters.

You can see these things here

 http://galynn-bhmc.blogspot.com/

We have made a few trips to Ca., to help with the 

MORE off road races.

In fact, I just finish a jacket with the logo on it.

Doing something new can sure be a challenge, but  more

so a learning process.

Here are some pictures 

(a blog post without pictures is boring, right?)

Sure turned out great, and thanks to

Mark Sweeney's amazing work digitizing of the designs,

(making the artwork so the machine understands

how to stitch it out) we have great success.

I am thankful to have found a good digitizer.

I would like to someday learn how to do this but right now

I am still working on learning how to embroider.

Here is another design Mark helped us with

 I also have some ideas for girls hoodies and will share them

once done.

I am expecting this will be a year of embroidery.

So you will see alot of posts, I have no doubt.

So from a fall and injury in January, trips back and forth 

to Ca.,  lots of sewing projects, gardening,

having two of our grandsons and son-in-law here for hunting, 

and a very cold snowy start to 2014-2015 winter,

it has been a busy, fun and sometimes waring year

but I would not trade it.

We have be so blessed, we have our health,

we will be fed and stay warm.

Happy New Year to you and your family

and May our Father in Heaven

Bless you richly with health, peace and love

Kirk and Gail

End of Year Quilting and Embroidery 2014

End Year Quilting 

2014

Well, here we are at the week between

Christmas and New Years

A lot has been accomplished this year.

4 custom quilts

3 bathrobes

countless sets of towels

hats galore

quilting done for others

Just this last few days I quilted a top for 

my friend Kathy, did manage to get it done by Christmas eve day.

  She did a beautiful job on the design and piecing

I got to add to it with quilting.

Today I finished a small bear quilt for my husband

It is now hanging in its place.

 The new owners of

3 of the quilts I was honored to make this year.

The Pooh quilt, the White Camo quilt and the Taz quilt.

Hope they find lots of comforting

snuggles under these quilts.

Towels for the grandchildren

 

 Robes made for Terry and Billie

I am looking forward to new quilting and

embroidery adventures in 2015

I see many hoodies in my future as 

the embroidery machine stitches along.

My hope is to finish my Ruffled Roses quilt in time for

Cowboy Carnival at the end of May.

So stay tuned, I have

more to share.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

Long Arm Work

Long Arm Work

My next project.

Quilting this beautiful quilt for a friend

She did such nice work on this.

Close ups of the quilt, 

loaded on the machine.

Quilting begins tomorrow.

Monogram Towels

Monogram Towels

Christmas Sneak Peek

I feel somewhat safe posting this before Christmas

the kids do not see the page and if

the adults happen to their gifts are not here.  

Towel sets for the grands

 Instead of wrapping paper the towels

are wrapped in cloth bags, with their 

initial embroidered on them.

So just a sneak peek

Have also been working on some hoodies

will share once we have them pulled together.

Christmas Projects

Christmas Projects

I am working on Christmas projects

so I will be giving a few hints but not full

pictures until after.

  

I am working on two items right now, 

in fact only one more step on both

of these.  

 Here are some teasers

That is it for now, just wanted to let you all know I am 

still sewin away and that more pretties are being

made.

Until later......stay warm.

Eagle Camo Quilt - Finish

Eagle Camo Quilt

Finish

The Eagle Camo quilt is finished

Here are a few final pictures

The binding is of matching fabric from the center.

 The lower right corner, some of the pictures and Terry's eagle

 some more pictures and quilting, I tried to avoid the faces on the pictures.

 this shows both the front and back.  The pictures are 

hidden behind the sashing just below the tree trunk.

Getting this lined up took some doing and it still could have

been better.

Normally a quilt back is just a plain piece of fabric this one has

7 pictures pieced into it.

 an over all look, this just refused to photograph well.

So onto the next project.

2 quilts to quilt for a gal in town

2 robes to make

6 sets of towels to embroider.

4 hoodies and 4 hats to embroider

Will share when they are done.

Eagle Camo Quilt - Quilted

Eagle Camo Quilt - Quilted

Yes the quilting is done, just the binding to go.

Here are some pictures of the finished front

back will be shared later.

 Details

Very happy with the outcome.  

Eagle Camo Quilt-Quilting

Quilting the Eagle Camo Quilt

 I am working on the quilting for the Camo quilt.

There are many different kinds of quilting, 

This quilt would be considered custom quilting

and art quilting.

Today's work is on the bear.  

and one of the deed scene

it has been fun doing the thread work on this

Here are some close ups.

The full scene

trees, trunks and grass

 Up next.