The road traveled by a Creative Soul .

 2012
I see a sign of opportunity....


A free Craftsy Block of the Month class.  It is an opportunity to learn some new skills
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Do I turn here .... I'd like too.
Learning new skills would be a good thing for me....
Oooooh  much excitement......

But I should really finish some old projects first.  :(

Put it on my list.  Watch a year roll by.

Time to jump in...  It is now or never. I can't wait forever.

Drop everything else I have already started and not finished.

Start a new project!

Feels like I'm going on vacation.....fun fun!

Justify it by saying I can use some fabric in my stash.

Dig through fabric piles ... Make a mess.

Make one quilt block .... fall in love

It is January 2013.

Stand back and admire my new creation.

"That makes me think of snowflake." .

Make another block..... add a snowflake.

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I have always wanted to make a blue and white quilt.

The time is now :)

A blue and white snow theme quilt is born.


Winter is in full force....
BRRRR.....

A winter quilt sure would be nice on the bed.

I don't especially like winter weather.....

But I do love quilts in winter.

And  who doesn't love snow angels....

Bunny Hill Designs "Snowbound" Block # 12   modified.

The weather man says it is below zero.

Time to Hibernate.....  and SEW.

Somewhere about month 3 or 4 of the Block of the month...

I had this great idea!   Add the word SNOW :)

http://www.littlemissshabby.com/2011/01/birdie-stitches-block-1/

I would need more blocks.

20 blocks turns into 36.

Summer .

January 2014. Back to sewing more blocks.

Dresden Plates

Ohio Star and Amish Star

Each new block gets a celebration.

I've modified patterns.

                           Bunny Hill Designs "Snowbound" Block #11

I use to pray for snow days as a child!

Mostly because I didn't have my homework done :)

I've made my own applique pattern.  

Because I wanted to remember this moment forever.

After saying

 "Being together is Snow fun"

 a few times I decided it didn't sound like 

what I wanted.  It sounded like it's NO fun.

 So I changed it to 

Being together is SNOW much Fun!

 In  2013.....

When Emerson was 5, I took her sledding for the first time.

This block was created as a memory

 of our first trip together down the snow hill

of which we went down much of the hill backwards,

Screaming and laughing the whole way!

It still makes me laugh when I think about it.

When I showed this block to Emmy for the first time

 I asked her if it reminded her of any one.

?????

After a little bit of thought,

her eyes light up...

"That's You and me!"

and then she said,

"I wish I could sew as good as you Nanny"

Melt my heart .

Do you see my face.... I'm the big one in the front!

I've turned down roads that Stretched my skills.

Should I mention stretching your skills takes a bit longer than you might think?

I can now do Paper Piecing without cringing at the thought of it.

Meet Miss Iowa, Miss Wisconsin and Miss Arizona

Places I have lived.

I have traveled the Hexagon road. 

And now you know why my snowmen blocks are also hexagons.

May 2014.... 27 blocks down. Just 5 more blocks to make.

I'm weary....  I'm loosing my enthusiasm.

Summer.

January 2015.

Time. to. finish. this.

Why is this taking so long????

Because this is a BOM detour.... I keep adding to the project.

I've had a few do overs.

I've taken a few unexpected turns.

This block Bunny Hill Designs "Snowbound " block # 9

was my first snowman block. 

I think it needs something.

For the longest time

I thought I might add the words,

"Good morning Frosty"

Sharp Left turn idea here......  

A Completely different thought enters

In reference to this verse.....

"Surely goodness and love will follow me 

all the days of my life and I will dwell

in the house of the Lord forever"

Psalm 23:6

I think I can make it work.

This stitchery is a sentiment of this verse, not a direct quote.

I found it as I was doing a search for winter stitcheries. 

Sorry I don't have the link.  

I was just jotting down thoughts 

as quickly as I found them.

Double sorry if this was your thought that I am using.

I debated whether or not to put on the Bible reference 

because of it not being a direct quote.

.

In the end I decided I wanted to remember where

the thoughts came from.

Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.

I wish it were.

 I do love cherries.

But

I do have plenty of reason 

to sing of God's goodness

to me!

Psalm 23   

For all of my days on this earth

the Lord has been my Shepherd.

I have only seen one real bluebird in my life.

I like that this little bird has found a place 

singing away on my quilt. 

Now it is March 2015.

I have added embroidery to blocks I made long ago.

My wonky log cabin block has gained a bit of love.

Spring is here.


Wow, 3 winters have passed.

Many of the extra blocks tell a little story about my life.

I have 3 sisters..... I decided to include a Sister's Choice block.

This was my last pieced block.

After the excitement has climaxed and waned more than once....


 Lots of visits from little people offering slight distractions....

I am finished with piecing the blocks!

I have a bit of embroidery that I want to do yet.
My snow letters still need to be appliqued.
It is on my  March list :)

But at the moment....
Happy :) is in my Heart!

If you are interested in more posts
you can find more of the story of this quilt here

Janita