Here's something special to save....

Do people still treasure keepsakes and family heirlooms from long ago?

As I was sorting through my dresser, I discovered my Mama's little silver purse that she used in the 1920's.
My husband popped the lock and to my surprise, there was a tiny picture of my Daddy.  I'm guessing he gave the little purse to my mother, way back when.  I was always intrigued when I would see it in her dresser drawer, hidden away as a special remembrance from younger days.

Mama's 1920 silver Flapper purse

I would like to pass these heirlooms down to the next generation but is anyone really interested?

Veteran's Top Complete

Our weekly sewing group has been busy sewing tops for some of our local veterans.  They are smaller than a QOV, since they will be used by veterans who live at the Veterans Home, many whom are in wheelchairs.
This one measures 40 1/2" by 49".  Since we will not be adding batting, our group plans to back them with flannel or fleece.

Veteran's Patriotic Quilt Top

Design Wall Monday

Yes, I know it's Wednesday but I am finally caught up on my 365 Quilty Circles Project.  I'm now ready to post a picture, which covers June 29th, 2016 through Oct. 12th, 2016.  Last week, I worked on getting (3) weeks of daily journal entries completed.  Even though, I've let it get behind, I'm still enjoying the project.

For next year 2017, I'm considering a "Weekly" challenge or a "Theme" challenge.  If I can't decide, maybe I'll put several ideas in a box and draw one out.  This "Daily" challenge is truly a challenge for me.

My UFO's are not being worked on and that's been bothering me, plus I've had to hold up sending all my quilts to my favorite long arm quilter since we've had to invest in (2) new air conditioning units.  They both quit within two days of each other.  We can't complain because they both lasted 25 years.   I've been blessed with a husband who does all the maintenance on our house and appliances.

DWM  Oct. 12, 2016

   I am linking up with   Patchwork Times.com   a few days late.

Finally after 3 days of making Quilty Circles...

I've been helping my husband outside with our yard work and the Quilty Circles were put to the side.  It was quite difficult to remember what I did each day plus I've been trying to use different fabrics to make the daily blocks more interesting.  Here it is 11:00 at night, and I'm caught up.  In the last 3 days, I've made 23 Quilty Circles.  Hopefully, this will be a reminder "not" to continue this method of making HST squares & circles.

It took me forever to remember what I had done on Oct. 5th--I purchased  (18 1/2) yards of fleece from my friend at $2.00/yard.

Just (82) Quilty Circles to go and I'll be done with this Challenge.  This was an amazing Project.  Next year, I may try doing a block each week with a common theme.  Since it is so late, I think I'll post a picture tomorrow.

Design Wall Monday

Last week, I helped my friend, Sandra with her Yard Sale.  Lots of fabric and fleece for sale...Here's a picture of what the fleece looked like on the tables.  The fleece was just $2.00 per yard.  The only stipulation was that we didn't cut any fabric, so you had to buy the whole or partial bolt (it just depended on how much remained on the bolt).  It was still a wonderful deal.  About five ladies from our Sewing Group came and purchased a sizable amount but as you can see, there was plenty for everyone. 

Lots of fleece for sale

Last Tuesday, at Sewing, we sorted through about 10 bags of donated fabric.  We tried to sort it by color and/or theme.  I took home the "I Spy" fabrics and a kit with hexagons and purple triangles.  Since I wanted to see what the quilt top would look like, I started laying it out yesterday afternoon and began sewing it together last night and today.

Hexagon Quilt Kit with "I Spy" fabrics

I'm not sure how many rows I can create before I run out of purple triangles.  I have cut some of my
fabrics to add to the quilt, but I don't think I have any dark purple that will match.  We shall see.....
Hop over to Judy's at:  Patchwork Times.com
to see what other quilters have created this week.

Photo Transfer Quilts

Success!!  As of this afternoon, I finished sewing a slim border (fabric strips cut at 1.5") around each photo transfer on (52) photos.  It's amazing how you can put off a project for so long.  I found notes that I planned to begin this step on Jan. 22, 2016.  Now, the fun begins.....
I'm not sure how I will choose which photo for which quilt, since I only really know the two quilt recipients. 

Two Photo Transfer Quilts in Process

I've been working a couple of hours each day, attempting to get strips sewn around all the photos.  As of this afternoon, I have 30 photos ready for placement.  Since I'm making two wall hangings, I want to get all the photos completed prior to placing the photos.  I have no idea how big these wall hangings will be.  Not very good planning on my part, since I allowed my excitement about making these quilts for two special people to take over my common sense.