I couldn’t resist that title because really – a pickled lady in a silent garden? The thought makes me laugh. But before I get to the new Pickled Lady, there are a couple of Silent Garden and Harpsichord blocks to … Continue reading
A very dark one. A medium one. And a very light one. Four more to go and I’ll be finished with these. I think in a way I’ll be sad to finish making the little pickled clamshells for this quilt … Continue reading
Since the red and white quilt top was finished, I’ve felt almost lost and just flitted from project to project but nothing really captured my interest. That changed last night. I decided that Pickled Ladies is the next project up … Continue reading
… is definitely in my future. Remember the Joseph’s Coat shabby chic project? It feels like forever since I’ve worked with my favourite shabby chic fabrics, so once the red and white top is done it will be the shabby … Continue reading
A new Pickled Lady is ready to join the bevy of beauties. When I started putting the original Pickled Ladies together, I realized I wanted it to finish larger. So more florals were fussy cut/printed and more of the blocks have been and are being made as well as the partial blocks to square it up.
While I am still working on the red and white Feathered Star/Sunflower quilt, the Pickled Ladies are going to get equal time. As will Scrappy Star. In fact, Scrappy Star may need only a couple more evenings of work until it’s finished. So I may have three tops finished in relatively quick succession.
Pressing of the latest Pickled Lady took only a second and grading the seams took not much longer. This one is now ready to add to the group.
Baxter has completely taken over the blue and white quilt on the couch. I don’t think he could get more relaxed!
The additions for the Pickled Ladies quilt are underway.
The second addition.
The third addition.
The fourth addition.
The fifth addition. Just about 20 more to go and I’ll be finished with the additions.
Baxter is fascinated by pens. If Mr. Q.O. leaves his puzzle and pen within paw’s reach, this is what happens. What isn’t shown is that shortly after this photo was taken, Baxter had the pen down on the floor. Pens and fabric, he just can’t resist them.
The fourth row is now added. They’re easy to put together, thanks to the stitching liens and matching points.
It’s a little difficult to tell from this photo, but the intersection where they meet is easy to press by pressing one of the arcs over the other beside it and then pressing the one below it over both of those. It may look a bit bulky, but it actually isn’t.
Quilting on the Ferris Wheel quilt is going rather slowly but I am getting it done. Baxter is insistent on helping whenever there’s a quilt on my lap, whether I’m quilting or tacking down binding. At one point last night, he was right under the hoop. He seems to think it’s play time as he attacks my hand that’s underneath the quilt.
Sounds like a funny book title, doesn’t it? As it’s time for the February Clamshell Club report, I’m showing the Pickled Ladies that got finished this month. Not as many as I had hoped, but half a dozen to add to the mix is progress. To see more clamshell reports from other participants, check in here at Cybele’s Patch to find those links.
On the weekend, a new Inklingo Pies and Tarts collection was released. While I’ve often thought the quilt was appealing, there was no way I was going to make anything that required English paper piecing. Now? Now I can make it with a simple running stitch and some continuous stitching as I’ve got perfect shapes with stitching lines marked on the back of my fabrics.
Of course, I had to start making some of the blocks and have printed enough shapes now to make a small quilt. Mr. Q.O. suggested naming it Pastry Shop. And that’s how the Pickled Ladies have ended up in a post with the Pastry Shop. The back:
We had yet more snow on the weekend, but it sounds like today we’ll have rain and who knows what else. I had a migraine Sunday afternoon that was rather nasty, but it lifted as the storm got closer. The cats decided to find cozy spots to curl up.
Smudge’s new favourite spot is where the heating pad is.
Lester prefers the loveseat. I think this is one of the best shots of Lester, as it shows how rich the red colour is in his coat.
Lots of stitching and talking on Tuesday resulted, for me, in six more finished Pickled Ladies. I think this will end up as a large wall hanging with a narrow stop border in black and a larger border in a shabby floral. When I have all the ones that are currently prepped done, then I’ll assess its size.
Tuesday was chilly again with temps in the mid 20s. But it looks like we’re heading into a nice warm-up, so I’m hoping that maybe we’ve had the worst of winter and now it’s just a matter of waiting for the warmer weather to arrive.
Smudge was reaching for the kitty toy basket from the kitty bed. Always makes me laugh when he does something like this.
Lester was having a snooze.
I realized that it’s the middle of the month and no new Pickled Ladies have been stitched, so last night I put together some arcs for another dozen or so of them. They go together quickly and it’s even faster to add them to the clamshells, so I’m hoping to get these all stitched today.
Monday I met up with another Inklingo’er, who is here with her husband. We had a prime spot in front of the fireplace in the lobby of the hotel at which they’re staying and stitched and talked our way through a good part of the day. Today will be more of the same. Monday I worked on the triangle bands for another Farmer’s Delight block, but today it will be the Pickled Ladies. I’m behind again on replying to comments and visiting blogs, but will catch up on Wednesday.
When I’m upset about something, I have a tendency to throw out things that I don’t mean to toss. Last week, when Lester had the stroke, I apparently threw out my finger pincushion. It’s hard to believe just how lost I was without it. Thanks to my friend, I now have a new one. This one is going to be very carefully taken care of and tucked away each evening after I finish stitching so that there’s no chance of it getting tossed out!
Lester is definitely on the mend. Monday night he was spilling out of the kitty bed as he stretched and then slept in this position.
An hour or so later and Smudge had taken over the kitty bed.
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