::the mom:: Santas Parade of Nursery Rhymes Part 3

Here are the last of the blocks from the "Santa's Parade of Nursery Rhymes"
quilt that I haven't shown before.
All of these blocks were hand embroidered and hand quilted.

::the mom:: Santas Parade of Nursery Rhymes Part 2

Here are some more of the blocks from a quilt that I showed earlier called "Santa's Parade of Nursery Rhymes". Can you name the character or rhyme?

::the mom:: for october

I wanted to make something using these fabrics. My goal was to find something fitting for October and November.

I cut a 6 1/2 x 8 1/2" rectangle from the orange fabrics. Then I cut some 2 1/2" squares from the white and laid them in the corners and sewed diagonally. I flipped up the lower triangle of the white square on the sewn diagonal and cut off (with a 1/4"seam remaining) the underneath triangle piece. For the lower corners I sewed 1 1/2" squares of white fabric in the same manner. Can you tell what I am making?
I pieced this brown piece between 2 white strips creating a stem and I'm ready to join the two pieces.

Here is my Pumpkin Block. I just have to sew small squares to the bottom corners.

- Vickie

::the mom:: monthly applique block

It always makes my day to do some hand sewing. It takes me a while to choose the fabrics (but really is fun) and prepare to sew the applique.

Here is the finished project. This is my December block for the "A Tisket, A Tasket" pattern from Bunny Hill designs.

-Vickie

::spotlight:: Eagle Patriotic 1976

The top was a gift from Anita and was made by one of the Cherry Creek ladies. It's a combination of quilting and tying when we lived in the two-story house north of Lawton. It has to be seen to be appreciated. The colors are red, white and blue with a tan eagle and yellow stars. The center square is hand quilted. I quilted around each star and around the eagle. What you cannot see are the hand quilting details of the eagle's feathers and also the eagle heads on hte borders around the stars. (Point of interest is that artistic Grandad drew the markings inside the eagle and made the pattern of the eagle head for the border.)

I had repaired two places on the quilt (remember to search for them on your next trip here), had washed it and hung it under the carport on my clothesline. When the husband came back from the north farm, he said it looked totally gorgeous from the road.

-The Gramma

::the mom:: Santa's Parade of Nursery Rhymes

I have added the quilt label and finished the binding so that means it is officially finished!

I chose the yellow fabric with red polka dots for the sashing and binding, because it seemed to go with the mood of the nursery rhymes.

The name of the quilt is "Santa's Parade of Nursery Rhymes" by Jeanne Poore which is a historic redwork quilt from The Kansas City Star. Each square represents a nursery rhyme or story. Of course, there is a picture of Santa, too.

Another favorite is the blue fairy. (mmm, guess she is really the red, blue fairy) Do you remember which tale she was in? Yes, the story of a little wooden marionette who got his wish!

This jack in the box is the last block that I embroidered and I went a little wild...adding colored thread for the balloons.

Now here is the whole quilt. All finished and ready to display at Christmas or sooner.

-Vickie