The Nieces & Nephews Join Us In the Sewing Room

Quite a few of my nieces and nephews were in and out for our week of sewing. Here Hope is starting to sew squares together.

Hope’s husband Ryan does some ironing for her.

Laying out the blocks for a baby quilt.

Hannah works on a velvet doll quilt that Grandmother pieced for her.

A happy Grandmother & granddaughter.

Javonne is making a quilt for Jermey.

Her smile says she’s pleased with the end results.

Jennifer weaves a small basket.

Autumn started a new quilt “Storm at Sea.”

She is graduating the colors for a non-traditional look.

Hope worked on sewing dresses, …

… four of them!

Jolene made this quilt with sweat shirts she has saved from working with the fire department.

Then she made a small throw using different fire department emblems.

Jillian decided to try a “Disappearing Nine Patch …

… for her daughter’s bed.

Claire Bleu …

… made this doll ….

… as a princess for a backpack for one of her nieces.

She also made 2 little purses and started a wall quilt of the world.

And don't forget to see other blog posts from our family.

Coleen

Polly

Barbara

and our nephew Josh's wife Hope

Sewing With My Mother & Sisters

This has been a great week sewing with my Mother & sisters. Here Mother is making velvet squares for a doll quilt.

Her grandaughter Hannah is the lucky recipient of this one.

June is also working with velvets.

Coleen is making quilt blocks for her "Hidden Wells" quilt.

I am working with Father's shirts.

Sheila is showing three of our aunts the velvet comforter that she is working on. 

She finished making the last block this evening. 

Polly is making this red and white quilt for a wedding gift for her son Tim & Diana. 

Emily marks the antique quilt top she found in Ohio. 

She also made this modern quilt for her son Adam from a bandana square of cows. 

Barbara is working on a quilt for her third quilt book.

This one has diamonds running through the honeycomb.

And Oren Jr's. wife Cheryl is working on a heart quilt.

Sewing Retreat

My sister Emily found this postage stamp quilt treasure at an antique store in Ohio. She plans to repair a few spots and hand quilt it to finish it up.

Mother is the first to finish up a project. She made this reversible ragged edge lap quilt from some flannel she found at the thrift store.

 

This afternoon I was delighted to have a visit from some long time friends that I haven't seen for years. Grace Anna and I go way back to Bank Church and high school days. 

Louise and I go back to preschool days when our parents took us to the Smokey Mountains. We grew up as childhood playmates in church and school.

Timmy & Diana watch my sister Polly working on their wedding quilt.

My sister Barbara doesn't know it, but her grandbaby Brighton is learning to whistle at an early age.

After church this morning we took the long way home and crossed over the slab at the Bank Church.

My sister Sheila is showing us a wonderful quilt that she started years ago. I hope she can get it finished this week. She is such a busy hostess and taking such good care of us. Thank you so much, Sheila.

Jacket, Wedding, & Sewing Retreat

Remember a few weeks ago when Joel started sewing a jacket for Sheila? Here’s the happy model with the finished project.

This label graces the inside lining.

Today my nephew Benjamin & Melissa became husband & wife.

There was all the pink cotton candy that you could wish for with lots left over.

Our annual Heatwole Sewing Retreat has begun. Mother was the first one to start sewing.

Claire Bleu is making a cute backpack for a lucky niece.

And there is sure more to come.

Pharaoh's Tombs

I am thrilled that my quilt "Pharaoh's Tombs" has been selected as a finalist in the NQM contest Baskets -- New Quilts from an Old Favorite. The 5 top winnners are pictured in the link and are marvelous quilts.

I love the challenge of this annual contest and used EQ7 in designing my baskets. Here are some of my potential basket deisgns.

I liked this fresh modern look of the Baskets in the Courthouse design, but my family didn't think it to be a winner.

And then some other EQ7 designs that I considered are

... Basket in Baskets ...

... Pineapple Basket ...

... Rows of Baskets ...

and then ... Blue Baskets ... which went on to become "Pharaoh's Tombs."

The name "Pharaoh's Tombs" came from my sister, Emily. She thought the baskets looked more like pyramids and suggested the name for my quilt.