From The Sewing Room

As I told you in an earlier post, I am working on the monthly button up quilts, and aim to finish them this year.  I got my February Button Up done in time to hang on February 1st!  After changing out the letters a couple of times, I got the color to make them show up the way I wanted them to.

I hung it in one of the orange trees to take a photo.  I quilted it with all over hearts and loops.  I stitched words into each large heart, like Be Mine, Sweet, and Love.

I went around each applique with a featherstitch on my Viking.  But I did the free motion quilting on my Singer One. 
In the center panel where the word February is, I did a smaller stipple.  I  backed it with this fun Valentine print of boxed chocolates.

You can see the stipple from the back side of the quilt here on the right side.  This is where the center panel is.
These are fun to do, and I am ready to dive right into March now.  Also, I am taking a Twisted Heart class on Thursday at my local quilt shop.  So I will have two going this month. 
I have discovered the world of pod casts!  I am so loving watching and listening to these while I knit or sew. 

I can't remember this gal's name. She is from England, and what a hoot she is.  Lots of fun. 
I haven't been doing too much cooking.  A little here and there, but just every day things.  Lots of breakfast for dinner lately.  I did make this steel cut honey and maple oatmeal in the crockpot one night, and it was ready for breakfast the next morning.  But what a mess is made in my crockpot.  Doubt I would make it that way again.

I popped into one of my thrifting haunts the other day when I was out for some chicken feed.  I found this lovely vintage table cloth!  I just love red and aqua together!

I fully expected to find a stain or tear.  But nope....it was in pristine condition.  I washed it and gave it a good press with spray starch, and it looks great for my Valentine's table.

Greg got me that cute Rooster napkin holder one day when we were at the Farmer's Market here in town.  I keep this one on the table where we eat.
And speaking of Roosters....Big Red, or Rudy Rooster, whichever it may be, he is out there with the girls, having his way with them, and talking the big talk!  That's him over there on the right with his hackles up!

He seems rather happy with his harem of hens.  I hope we can keep him.
That's it for today.  I have lots of errands to run, and things to do. 
Oh, by the way....someone asked about how I fold and store the larger cuts of fabric in my sewing room.  I think it may have been Noreen?  Many of those pieces in the drawers are 1 to 4 yards. I fold them the same way, and they are just fatter.  The baskets hold smaller cuts, like fat quarters and half yards.  But all are folded the same way.  I do have a few bolts with fabric, and those are just stacked up along a cabinet in my sewing room, left on their original bolts. 
I thank all of you for coming by to say hello.  A few of  you who stopped to leave a massage, don't seem to have a blog that I can go visit and say hello back.  But I do thank you for your visit!  I hope you come back to see me soon! 
Take care everyone!
XO  Kris