Roping Log Cabin

Traveling in Arizona, a couple years ago, I found this cowboy, roping group of prints at a quilt shop in Benson, Arizona.  So fun to make a small quilt.  Just 16 log cabin blocks makes this project.  Each log is cut 1" wide.  I placed a sleeve on the back so this piece can be a wallhanging or a table topper.

Roping Log Cabin

Quilting Together

We have had the most beautiful fall weather and it looks like it will continue a little longer.  A friend, Michelle and I quilted this past weekend.  I came into the weekend with my small quilt called "Coins" pieced.  I cut pieces for Michelle and she also pieced her small quilt.

Becky's Coin Quilt

The Coin Quilt is from the book
Bits and Pieces

Michelle sewing her Coin Quilt

Michelle's finished piecing her quilt.

I pieced two small projects.  

1.  A table runner called Nine Patch Star by Pieced Tree #TINY34.  

I find these pattern cards from Pieced Tree a lot of fun.

I also cut pieces for a second Nine Patch Star.  

2.  A long cabin table topper inspired by a table runner my sister-in-law pieced. 

Becky's Nine Patch Table Runner

Becky's Log Cabin Table Topper

Becky's Log Cabin Table Topper

The Photo above and below show Michelle's quilt in progress that she worked on over the weekend.
 It is called Stretched Star passed down from a friend.
Will post a photo when it is finished.

Happy Stitching to everyone.  Thank you for stopping by.

The Vintage Baby Cap is something that Mother and I would knit many years ago for baby gifts along with the booties that I posted recently.  They fit a newborn by folding back the front.  As the baby grows the folded back part becomes less and less.  For most the cap will fit until they are a year old.  When I started knitting again about 3 years ago, this was the first project I picked up to knit.  Once again I am using the caps as baby gifts.  I have been knitting caps through the summer and just completed the finishing work on them.  


My Mother always claimed that there were less ear aches with these caps.  Because of the pattern, they fit very nicely around the ears.  A fun and easy project to knit.

Vintage Baby Caps - See my model Aria in an earlier post.

Small Quilts

A fun time making some small quilts using my fabric stash.

A stuffed animal quilt and a doll quilt for some little folks.

A Tree Dimensional Bow Tie Quilt.   

A playful fabric for the back of the Bow Tie Quilt

Marti Michelle Book used for the
Three Dimensional Bow Tie 

Doll quilt inspired by a photo found in a book.  Made from fabrics in my stash.
 Backing is a delicate rose print.

Vintage Baby Booties

Vintage Baby Booties

My mother and I would knit these baby booties and a cap to match for baby gifts using a baby acrylic yarn.  A few years ago, I starting knitting again and my first knitting project was the baby caps, which I have knit many.  Recently, I decided to try the baby booties with washable wool sock yarn on a size one needle.  They were so fun to knit and so fun in this self striping sock yarn.

Tumbling Block Quilt

Baby Blocks - pattern by Sharon Hultgren for EZ International Quilting

The quilt top is finished ready to be quilted

Fall Is In The Air - Wood Cutting

Beautiful day.  Fall is in the air. 

In Northern Minnesota, we are preparing for the long winter ahead.  In July, we had a couple of storms with high winds.  Our neighbors had many trees down on their farm.  Since we do some of our heating with wood, Hubby is clearing up the fallen trees.  He is enjoying his new Stihl Chain Saw.

Ahhhh, a new toy, but it's still a lot of work.

Just a portion of what is to be cleared.

The backing on this quilt was my inspiration.  The quilt is made with flannel fabric on both sides and cotton batting.  It was machine quilted by Kathy Fellbaum.  Photographed at a friends house.

Aria

Aria is the beautiful model for the baby cap.  I have knit many of these baby caps over the last few years.  My mother knit them for me, my cousins and others starting in the 1940's.  She claimed the caps fit around the ears which prevented earaches.

Helmet liner side view

Helmet liner side view, originally uploaded by Becky J14.

helmet liner front view

helmet liner front view, originally uploaded by Becky J14.

I recently completed this knitted project. The helmet liner pattern can be found online. They are being knit for our military to wear under their helmets. The military requires them to be knit it wool. My first one was knit for my husband Curtis. He served our Country during Viet Nam era in the Army.

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Wool Clogs

I was shopping at a yarn shop a few months ago and spotted some clogs. They were knit with wool yarn and very tough. I thought, boy, I sure would like a pair of these, so purchased what was needed. In preparation for a knitting retreat in October, I got busy making my clogs a few days before just in case I might need some help. I started knitting and found these slippers were huge and didn't look too promising. They didn't look like much once they were knit either. I had received some advise at the knitting retreat and hoped that what they told me was true. Once they are felted they will look great. I kept hoping. Well, last night, I put them in the wash, followed the instructions and like magic - here they are. Before and After.

I liked Ruthi's story. She has knit these clogs for gifts. She watches as they open their gift and waits to see how diplomatic they can be. Then she tells them how to felt them to fit their feet.

Christmas Table Topper

A quilt that can be used as a wallhanging, drapped over the back of a piece of furniture or a table topper. I started this in 2008 and completed it in 2009. I plan to use it on my table during the holidays as it goes nice with my Hearts and Pines dishes.

Norwegian Wool Cap

A Wool Norwegian Cap Picot Hem Stranded Snowflake Hat by Kathleen Taylor. I started this in the middle of December and finished it on New Years Day 2009.

Happy New Year - 2009

Happy New Year - 2009

I have been getting gentle nudges from a few people about my blog still being empty. I guess you could say - my mind has been on other things. If I wasn’t paying attention to my husband, he made me sit up and take notice. With two stints placed in his heart just before Christmas, many things came to a stand still for a time. Curtis is doing very well, keeping busy and looking forward to our trip south.

Christmas came and we enjoyed being with family. The youngest, in the Johnson family, is just a year old now. She has a second cousin that came over for a visit and he is the same age. They are so cute together. Her older cousins enjoyed spending time and playing with her also. After Christmas, I felt Natalie needed a soft sock doll, so I just had to get busy and make "Hilda". She is made from two socks and some stuffing. A new adventure for me.

Curtis and I live on a farm in rural Northern Minnesota with our two cats, Claire and Blackie and our Cockatiel bird, Lizzie. They keep watch over us and keep us entertained. Curtis keeps busy with many projects around the farm and a personal interest in carving kubbestols. My interests are genealogy, knitting, quilting and taking pictures. This blog will be mostly about my projects and travels. Pour a cup of coffee and join me when you can.

Hope your 2009 is one of Good Health, Happy Stitching and Photo Opportunies.

Becky

In Progress

Check back in a few days.

Becky