September 's Monthly Mini

 Pink isn't one of my

favorite colors, 

but  occasionally, 

I'm Tickled Pink to use it.

Tickled Pink

31" x 31"

September's Mini Quilt

You might remember from my last post

the BOM I finished.

Each month I received the fabric in the mail

for another border or for the appliques.

Homestead Hearth was very generous in

the amount of fabric they included.

So I had lots of the pinks leftover

from the appliqued flowers.

Those fabric scraps had sat on my

sewing table for a very long time and 

now it was time to use them or loose them!

I wasn't sure what the plan 

should be, but then I 

remembered some of the fun patterns

I had from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

This is a Carrie Nelson's snippet pattern

called X-Rated.

The pieces are sewn with a diagonal layout

so it takes up quite a bit of space on my design floor.

The good part is there was very little

of the pink fabrics left!

I machine quilted around each of the X's.

I quilted half of an X and then went on to

the next one.  When I got to the end of the 

row I turned around and did the other half.  

You can see where I travelled

from one X to another.

It's good to keep some things simple

when you life can fill up with

other more complicated things.

I hope you've recently had some 

tickled pink moments.

Be sure to take a look at 

some of the monthly mini's organized

by Wendy

You might be tickled pink

by what you see!

Until Next Time-

Kyle

Phew! A Finish

 The only thing for certain

is there will be plenty of curve balls

for the remainder of 2020,

so when you have a quilt finish

 it's reason to celebrate.

"Social Distancing"

2020

"The Lewis Coverlet", 

pattern by Susan Smith

I started this quilt over a year ago 

as a BOM from 

Homestead Hearth quilt shop.

I thought it would be fun to receive 

a bundle of fabric each month to

make this delightful medallion.  

It is the perfect size to be a topper.

73" x 73"

The applique was done the 

needle turn method and the

stripe fabric made fun stems.

Even these squares were appliqued 

rather than constructed as a pieced border.

I had my LMQ, Kathy, 

quilt a variation of a clam shell design overall.

 The quilting needed to be as light

as the quilt design. 

Karen, of Log Cabin Quilter,

is also working on this quilt.

Take a look at how she's putting 

her fabrics together.  

Running Man and I left home for a few days.

We went to Manitou Springs 

to the west of Colorado Springs.

It was nice to escape the smoke and ash

of the fire still burning west of Fort Collins.

We stayed at the lovely historic hotel

The Cliff House.

tucked in the mountains

at the base of Pikes Peak.

Enjoying the change of scenery

and having a quilt finish

was just what I needed.

Hopefully,  you've recently had a

 reason to celebrate too.

Until Next Time-

Kyle

Crossing Over - One Over Two

It wasn't until recently

 that I discovered what a comeback

 cross stitching has made.

There are all kinds of wonderful

designs and designers,

antique sampler repros,

smalls,  folk art,

and contemporary.

I did do some cross stitching 

back in the day, but not for many years.

It was in the late spring that

I caught wind of a Mayflower and

Pilgrim 400 year commemoration design 

by Brenda Garvais.

It was only last year that

I discovered my ancestral link to

Francis Cooke, 

my 12th great Grandfather,

a member of the Separatist 

group from Leiden, Netherlands, 

that boarded the Mayflower and set sail 

from England heading to the New World.

                                                                                      2009

After 66 grueling days at sea

this small group of 102 along with about 30 crew

dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod on

November 11, 1620.

Francis and his oldest son, John (13)

came on the Mayflower in 1620 leaving behind his wife, Hester

and their other 4 children.  After the Colony was better

established he sent for them

and they came to Plymouth in 1623 onboard the ship, Anne.

I can't even imagine.

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Brenda Garvais's cross stitch design

honors the Women of the Mayflower.

Of the 18 married women that

came, only 5 survived the first winter and

only 4 were still living for the first

Thanksgiving the autumn of 1621.

For the next 66 days

I will be stitching on this cross stitch design

on a 40 count linen, one over two.

I imagine I might be as slow as 

the original trip, but

I'm looking forward to this journey

to commemorate these brave women who

courageously boarded that ship crossing 

over that expansive ocean

looking to a new future.

Until Next Time-

Kyle