BOOT BASH BLOCK #8

BOOT BASH #8 is finally finished.  Please find the link on the right sidebar.  The boot top stitching is done with freezer paper templates adhered to the wool and then stitched around with 6 strands of embroidery floss.  Any less sinks right down into the wool.  Less would work for cotton.  So not happy about my machine stitching on the boot top but no time to redo.  Have to work for now, but YOU do better, ya hear???

Thanks for all the comments and prayers for my family.  Our little family is still in turmoil, but we are pulling together to heal.  I may have to raise my grandsons--still not sure of the outcome.  At any rate, my quilting life has slowed down considerably.  I am going to do my best to finish my Boot Bash Block of the Month, but will have to do it in my own good time so please be patient with me.  Oh "by the way"--this is the newest pic of me.  A bit frazzeled, don't you think???

Quilt Inspirations has inquired about doing a special post about my blog and Boot Bash.  I will let you know when it is posted so that you can travel over to take a look.  I am excited about it.  They have a great blog.  Be sure to visit.  They have a great TEXAS quilt up right now and some great "FREE" patterns.

While I am here, let me show you that I finished another Henrietta Whiskers block. You know, the one by Bunny Hill?

I now have six blocks finished and one more almost done.  The newest one is only a dream at this point, but not for long. 
Ok, now for my Civil War Block World. Poor Barbara--I am so far behind, but have done four more. I will post them here and hopefully on the Flickr Group sometimes today along with Miss Henrietta and friends. Sorry, forgot to crop--no time to fix them. WHEW! Baby's awake!

 BLOCK 19, Missouri Star

 BLOCK 18, Union Square

 BLOCK 16, Whitehouse

BLOCK 17, Comfort Quilt

BOOT BASH BLOCK #6 IS FINALLY HERE

Most of yoou know that I lost my mother about a week ago.  For this reason, Boot Bash Block #6 is OH SO LATE.  but, IT FINALLY HERE and I am planning to have block 7 ou right on schedule on the first of July------I said  PLANNING!--(just so you understand).
This post is short and sweet and to the point-----du du---du du duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

ENJOY--LOVE YOU ALL FOR BEING SO PATIENT! 

THANKS FOR AL THE SWEET COMMENTS ON MY POST ABOUT MOTHER.  I HAVENT GOTTEN BACK TO YOU ALL BUT YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!

BOOT BASH BLOCK OF THE MONTH is Finally Here!!

Well, it's been a long time coming, I think.  I hope you all are ready.  I am not COMPLETELY ready, but  I am ready enough to start (I hope).  This is why I do free patterns--you can't charge people when stuff might go wrong!  Well, enough of the negative.  The Tree Time BOM of 2010 went really well, I think, for my first, so I am going to try again.  I hope you will join me in 2011 to make a quilt that represents a TEXAS ICON, THE COWBOY BOOT! 
Simple stitches made by hand or machine are used with cotton and some wool for my 8 inch finished blocks.  They are designed to be month appropriate and include the embroidered month, but you can easily leave it off and change the additions and colors so that they are not month appropriate.  Please "Make them Your Own", as I have preached before so that yours will not look exactly like mine.  Let the designer in you shine.  I am just giving you a head start.

Sew and I MEAN SEW--get started and when you are done, let me have it!!  Literally!! and I will blog them on a special Boot Bash page on my blog.  If there are enough, I will set up a Flickr group.

Remember--no bitchin, only stitchin!!
(My new motto!)