WORKS IN SLOW PROGRESS (Wisp)

I decided to post four of my future wisp projects. Hopefully I will get these done this year.LOL
I am involved in so many things right now, haven't had the time to work on them. So I plan on taking Tuesday to work so I can post my progress on Wednesday. I probably shouldn't post till I get it done, but I like sharing. Show and tell is great!

Arkansas Adventure

This was a block of month that Jaynette Huff came up with. She has written books on paper foundation piecing. Jaynette turned template patterns into paper foundation piecing. This quilt is called Arkansas Adventure. Jaynette wanted to know more about her home state, the facts, the legends, and tidbits of info because she wanted to make a quilt representing Arkansas. And that she did and she made it available for us to join in on fun. The kits came with enough fabric (Civil War)to make either a 6x6" block or 9x9" block. I have always made the bigger blocks so I chose to do mine 6x6". The block on the left is called Arkansas Crossroads: Jaynette chose this block because Arkansas is placed right smack in the middle of the South and you only have to travel on interstate 40 to understand that we truly are a busy crossroad. The block on the right is Square Dance: The Arkansas State American Folk dance is the Square Dance. Adopted by the General Assembly in 1991. I have 10 more blocks to go and 25 3x3 Star blocks to make to have this one finished. I have decided this is the project I am fixing to work on for WISP. I will post each block when finished and tell what that block represents. Till then.....

Thimbleberries

This is from a Thimbleberries Club I had joined. All I like finishing this one is to machine applique the leafs on the blocks and sewing them together for the border. This is going to be my tablecloth when finished. I will buy some of that clear plastic stuff to go over the top so it won't get ruined. Wouldn't take me to long to get this one done if I just get busy.

Classic Folk Art

This quilt will have pieced blocks and applique blocks. I have a ways to go to get finished with this one. I have 4 pieced blocks to finish and 9 applique blocks. My preferred way of applique is to trace my pattern off and sew or pin it to the background. I make freezer paper templates and iron them to to top of my fabric and then use the pattern as my guide on placement of fabric, pin in place and use the freezer paper as my guide to needle turn.

Scraps of Our Past

As you can see in the picture above, I have a ways to go to be done. Several of the pictures posted below are still not finished. But that is the way it goes with us quilters. I like 6 blocks having this one finished then all those little pieced pieces. Oh,boy. Lots and lots of sewing.