February quilt

 Working on my February charity quilt.

I have made this pattern before. It's  a free pattern available on All People Quilt

  

                                       Sew and Tell

                                       NTT

                                      Midweek Makers

                                      Put Your Foot Down

                                      Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?

                                      Finished or not Friday

                   

My happy place

 Isn't it fun to go fabric shopping? Especially when you get inspired! 

Beautiful selections of fabrics.

And of course lots of beautiful sample quilts made up.

Sigh.... so much fabric to choose from.

Happy Quilting!

Rocky Road

Rocky Road by Becky Wade is the second of Sons of Scandal romance series. And it has proved to be such a fun story.

Jude Camden is a straight laced undercover FBI agent set on a mission to catch an illusive criminal by posing as Gemma's boyfriend.  Gemma Clare at first is resistant to helping the FBI since they put her father in prison. But knowing her cousin was part of the reason, she agrees to cooperate. Then the fireworks begins.

Although it is against FBI regulations, Jude falls hard for the feisty red-headed Gemma. Even though they are so opposite. But their relationship is a slow burn, drawing Gemma in as well. 

Becky Wade has such a way of taking you on this journey with humor, insight and a bit of mystery. Her  dialogue pulls you into the story, with family interaction, a WWII mystery and faith realization. Although you do not need to read the first book, Memory Lane, it would help introduce you to some of the secondary characters. I did laugh out loud at some of the banter between Jude and Gemma and the ending held me on edge. I definitely loved this clean contemporary story. I look forward to learning about the next family relation in the series.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary advanced e-copy of this book. All views expressed are my honest opinion

Share the Love

 This past year had me thinking about making quilts to give away. When we made the quilts for the nursing home residents, it was a fun easy way to use up fabric and bring a little bit of sunshine into a lonely heart. When Christmas time came, I thought about the many residents who have no family or memory loss where they don't recognize family members. What would it take to make a small lap quilt or two a month, and then deliver them to a facility that could share them with the residents.

I am going to try to make at least one quilt a month (maybe more if I am able). I started with this one.

I know it isn't fancy, but I had orphan 10" squares that worked nicely. 

What about you? Is there some charity, nursing home, widows, lonely friend that would love to have a quilt for Christmas? It is 11 months away, so I think it would give us enough time to share. I know I have way too much fabric sitting in my closet that will go to charity eventually. So let's share the love.

                                      Sew and Tell

                                       NTT

                                      Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?

                                      Finished or not Friday

                                      Peacock Party

If the Boot Fits

 

If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer is a delightful twist of a fairy tale. 

Samantha Dearing is put in a situation where her father tries to marry her off to a cattle rancher. She is having none of it. Asher Ellis is determined to find out why Mr. Eli Dearing has evicted his step mother and his brothers. But in the process, he loses one of his boots when he rescues Samantha's brother from drowning.

When Asher comes face to face with Samantha, he is sure his days are numbered. But she doesn't recognize him. And so begins our tale, when Samantha falls for the handsome heroic Asher, before she learns that he was the one who trespassed in her home.

I loved this story. It was delightful, full of adventure, and a sweet love story. Karen Witemeyer knows how to play her characters to their best side. Mama Bess, Fergus, and Jake were great second players.  Clint was such a sweet younger brother to Samantha. Always looking out for her. As secrets unfold, there is suspense that you cannot guess the outcome. 

The second novel in the Texas Ever After series, this is definitely a must read if you enjoy a good story. I love how Witemeyer weaves how God is working in their lives. All in all it's a beautiful well written story. What we have come to expect from Ms. Witemeyer.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Bethany House through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

String Quilts

This one was made when we moved into our new house.

And then a couple of years later, I found my self with a lot of pink scraps.

It's kind of my favorite.

So I thought I would look to see if I had enough blue scraps to make a companion string quilt. I know there are lots of string quilt tutorials but I found the one that was free on Craftsy by Amy Gibson from her Block of the Month, to be the one that I liked the best.

Lots of different blue fabrics have gone into this little quilt.

My plan being a kind of a Where's Waldo" quilt.

Animals, trains, cars, basketball players, dinosaurs.... Hoping the little guy who gets it will be able to find the somewhat hidden pictures.

How about you? Have you ever made a string quilt before?

Sew and Tell

NTT

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop

A surprise

 Christmas has come and gone, but I neglected to share what my sweet hubby gave me. I have always admired the antique thread boxes. We have seen them throughout our travels. And last year, when we were in Texas, we found a small one.

I was quite pleased to bring it home.

But THIS Christmas hubby surprised me yet again. This one made it's way to my sewing room.

Woo-hoo! Isn't it a beauty? It was a total surprise. 

Hope you are staying warm and having a happy quilting day :-)