A Tribute Star Just For Me

Red / White Quilt Collection

Tribute Star

This is a free pattern offered by Denyse Schmidt

www.dsquilts.com

I love this pattern. I have made several of these quilts but somehow I don't have one for myself.

I decided to remedy that and have begun making another Tribute Star quilt.

In Red and White ... of course!

This quilt finishes at 60 x 60 inches

I have been sewing my stash for a while now but I still have to purchase fabric for the back of my quilt projects. I simply do not have the yardage for backings.

Last night, after a weirdly long day at work, I received the fabric I ordered for the back of my Tribute Star quilt. I love it ... more than words can say!

It's fun, it's red/white, it's whimsical and vintage (the motifs).

I just love it.

Oddly enough, somehow it reminds me of my first grade primer reading books.

Acting On An Idea

That moment when I have an idea and I act on it immediately before I have time to forget it!

hahaha!

I'm the world's worst at coming up with what I consider a good idea and NOT acting on it, or writing it down to act on later. I sometimes wonder at the ideas that I have had that have just vanished.

Oh well ... NOT THIS TIME! And, boy am I glad!

As you know I am participating in the Stitch Supply Co, The Mugs Quilt Sew Along and I have been reading ahead on the pattern and the sew along schedule.

Week #4 is the Fussy Cut Mug

I immediately remembered a panel I had purchased on a trip to Hancock Fabrics in Paducah, Kentucky.

The panel is Robert Kaufman Southern Belles by Darlene Zimmerman

When I purchased the panel, I had no real plan for it but it was just so cute.

The sweet little Southern Belles reminded me of embroidered pillowcases.

I love hand embroidered anything but especially hand embroidered pillowcases.

For The Mugs Quilt Sew Along I needed 7 fussy cut mug blocks and the panel had 8 Southern Belles!

It was perfect!

I made 8 blocks instead of 7, I may make the extra one into a pillow top, I'm not really sure but it seemed a shame not to make all 8 Southern Belles into blocks.

I'm so happy with these cute little fussy cut mug blocks.

I'm so happy that I immediately acted on my idea of using this panel for these blocks.

I'm so happy that I didn't let this idea slip away.

I'm so happy that I purchased this cute little panel of fabric even though I had no idea of what I was going to do with it.

I'm so happy that I decided to join The Mugs Quilt Sew Along.

I'm so happy that I decided to make this quilt a Red / White quilt.

I'm so happy ... 

Time and Time Again

Red / White Quilt Collection

My red / white quilt collection continues to grow.

Time and Time Again ... I am amazed and in awe of red / white quilt.

Red / White quilts that I see online made by others and the ones that I make myself.

I can't explain my fascination with these quilts, I just love them.

I truly have a passion for red / white quilts

and making them.

I recently began participating in The Mugs Quilt Sew Along and I instantly decided to make this quilt from my red and white fabric stash.

I'm still sewing my stash ...

I erroneously began the sew along on week #2, I read the schedule wrong in my excitement to get started. I began making the Enamel Mug blocks with the cowboy print but ran out so I had to complete the set of 7 enamel mug blocks from my scrap bag. 

I'm very happy with how they all turned out. 

Once I realized that I had kicked things off on the wrong week ...

YIKES!!!

I quickly got busy on making the set of 7 Tall Mug blocks that I needed to complete and post yesterday per the Sew Along Schedule!

Completing the correct week, week #1 of the sew along.

Posting progress on instagram @stitchsupplyco and @gibbygirl63

#tallmugblocks

Even though I have just begun this new red / white quilt, I can already tell that it is going to be amazing and I know that I will, yet again, be in awe when it all comes together.

😍😍😍

KMQG Chromatic Quilt A Long

The Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild

Chromatic Quilt A Long

... the quilt top is completed ...

YIKES!!!

3 weeks ahead of schedule

Once the blocks were pieced ... I couldn't help myself ...

I just couldn't stop ... this is a great pattern and perfect for a quilt a long.

The pattern cutting instructions were a little confusing to me.

Possibly because of my red/white fabric choice, so I did modify things just a bit.

Once the blocks were pieced ... this quilt top came together so quickly.

I numbered my rows for piecing to keep the pattern design

block placement in the correct order.

And, I kept my pattern handy just in case I made a mistake while piecing.

I love how this quilt top has turned out.

I love my fabric choices and I had so much fun making this quilt.

Since I have finished the quilt top ahead of schedule, I have through May 18, 2020 to get this quilt top quilted, bound, and labeled.

As mentioned before this quilt a long is the very first one that I have participated in and I have loved every minute of it. Thank you so much ... to the KMQG for organizing this

wonderful quilt a long! 

The Mugs Quilt Sew A Long

The Mugs Quilt Sew A Long

Stitch Supply Co.'s pattern and sew a long schedule can be found HERE

Being new to Sew A Longs and Quilt A Longs I just couldn't pass this one up.

I am presently participating in 3 QALs

The KMQG Chromatic Quilt A Long

Denyse Schmidt's The Proverbial Quilt A Long

and this sweet Sew A Long,

The Mugs Quilt by www.stitchsupplyco.com

When this Sew A Long popped up on my Instagram feed ... I knew I was going to join.

I have decided to make this pattern in red and white.

As you know Red/White quilts are my passion and this quilt is going to be amazing

with all of it's mugs in red and white!

Now that I have joined the big wide world of quilt a longs I see a new one pop up just about every day!!! The temptation to join join join more and more and more

quilt a longs and sew a longs is GREAT ...

BUT ... I have decided to refrain from joining further quilt a longs until

I have finished the ones that I have started.

Stay Tuned ... I will be posting progress ...

Oh and I think that quilt a longs and sew a longs are going to be an on going 

sewing pleasure!

QALs = SO MUCH FUN!!!

The Proverbial Quilt A Long

The Proverbial Quilt A Long

Denyse Schmidt's Proverbial Quilt Pattern can be found HERE

The words I have chosen to create for my quilt are ambitious!

Considering I'm not really great at improvisational quilt piecing.

I'm already behind on this Quilt A Long but hopeful that I can catch up and finish on time ...

In choosing the words for my quilt I decided that I wanted something whimsical.

Something that hinted of sleep.

And something that is specific of the area that I live.

I think I nailed it!

Improvisational quilt piecing is soooooooooo hard for me!

I guess my brain just doesn't work that way??

Who knows ... but I'm enjoying learning how to improv piece these letters.

My quilt is going to be scrappy.

I'm pulling from a scrap bag of solid strips that I used to make a quilt last year.

Quilt A Longs = SO MUCH FUN!!!

Stay Tuned ... I will be posting progress ...

Spring Cleaning ...

Spring Cleaning

It's that time of year ...

I have been considering moving my sewing room into the master bedroom for some time now. I spend more time in my sewing room than I do in my bedroom, so really, it makes perfect sense.

This past weekend was the perfect time to begin my spring cleaning and the 

big switcher roo!

Behold! My new larger sewing room. 

Cleaned and organized.

The lighting in this room is so much better!

Behold my new master bedroom suite!

Perfect and cozy!

And, the best part ... my new larger design wall!

This design wall makes me smile!

A LOT!!!!

I'm not sure why I didn't think of this sooner!

Hindsight is always 20/20

HA!!

Quilt A Longs

Quilt-a-long

Not to be confused with Quilt As You Go

Quilt-a-longs (QALs) are not new ... yet new to me. I've never done one before now.

Presently I am participating in the Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild Chromatic QAL and I am enjoying it so much! 

So much in fact that I have joined 2 new Quilt-A-Longs

The Proverbial QAL 

with Denyse Schmidt

http://dsquilts.com/news.asp?PageID=1448

This one is a very ambitious QAL for me as I'm not real good at improv ... so that being said, I'm already behind (timeline wise) on this one. I have picked my fabrics and the words I will be attempting on my Proverbial quilt.

and

The Mugs Quilt Sew Along

with Stitch Supply Co

https://www.stitchsupplyco.com/collections/the-mugs-quilt-sew-along

And true to my passion for Red/White quilts both of these quilts will be in red and white fabrics. I think the mugs will look great in reds 💋

I have gotten the pattern and the schedule for completing the 56 mugs for this quilt top.

I have always wanted to join in on a QAL but never seemed to have the time or the focus to participate. I'm excited to be participating in these 3 QAL adventures.

I would like to give a huge shout out to the Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild for always inspiring me to try new things and for the perfectly timed QAL!

KMQG Chromatic Quilt A Long 2020

http://www.knoxvillemqg.com/

Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild CHROMATIC Quilt-a-long (QAL)

Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild

Chromatic Quilt-a-long (QAL)

Update

I just began piecing the blocks and I've made a good start.

April 12 - May 3, 2020 = Assemble the blocks per the pattern instructions.

STAY TUNED!!! 

Easter 2020 - Easter Basket

Easter Weekend 2020

With this pandemic and social distancing all of my days are running together.

There are none of the usual "markers" of time.

Like going to church weekly - yes, I have been worshiping virtually but somehow ... for me it is just not the same. 

Back in January I wrote this post about crocheting an Easter Basket for my daughter.

This all started back in 2014 and I have crocheted her an

Easter Basket every year since.

This year's theme is ...

The Pacific Northwest

There are mountains, trees, glacial lake and big blue sky!

I noted the link to the pattern for making trees in my previous post (linked above).

My girl has been to Seattle a couple of times and she absolutely loves it there.

I hope this Easter Basket will reminder her of those trips.

🐣🐣🐣

Happy Easter!

#wearefamily

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery - Indian Home Life

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery

Indian Home Life

This is the last of the historical embroidery blocks. I love this little block. I've spent a good deal of time reading about, "Indian home life", and most of the articles I read varied so much that I decided to let you look this information up for yourself. If you wish to.

I feel as though at the end of the day Indian home life is much like all human home life. Centering around Faith, Family, Work, and Community.

Indian Home Life

I have enjoyed these quilt blocks so much. I have decided on a Double Irish Chain placement of these blocks. 

Learning is fun!

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery - George Rogers Clark

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery

George Rogers Clark

George Rogers Clark

George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 – February 13, 1818) was an American surveyor, soldier, and militia officer from Virginia who became the highest-ranking American patriot military officer on the northwestern frontier during the American Revolutionary War. He served as leader of the militia in Kentucky (then part of Virginia) throughout much of the war. He is best known for his celebrated captures of Kaskaskia (1778) and Vincennes (1779) during the Illinois Campaign, which greatly weakened British influence in the Northwest Territory. The British ceded the entire Northwest Territory to the United States in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, and Clark has often been hailed as the "Conqueror of the Old Northwest".

Clark's major military achievements occurred before his thirtieth birthday. Afterward, he led militia in the opening engagements of the Northwest Indian War, but was accused of being drunk on duty. He was disgraced and forced to resign, despite his demand for a formal investigation into the accusations. He left Kentucky to live on the Indiana frontier but was never fully reimbursed by Virginia for his wartime expenditures. During the final decades of his life, he worked to evade creditors and suffered living in increasing poverty and obscurity. He was involved in two failed attempts to open the Spanish-controlled Mississippi River to American traffic. After suffering a stroke and the amputation of his left leg, he became an invalid. He was aided in his final years by family members, including his younger brother William, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He died of a stroke on February 13, 1818.

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery - John Cabot Explorer

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery

John Cabot Explorer

John Cabot Explorer

John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Caboto [dʒoˈvanni kaˈbɔːto]; c. 1450 – c. 1500) was an Italian^[3] navigator and explorer. His 1497 discovery of the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century. To mark the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Cabot's expedition, both the Canadian and British governments elected Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland, as representing Cabot's first landing site. However, alternative locations have also been proposed.

Like other explorers at those times, including Christopher Columbus, Cabot led an expedition on commission, in his case, England. Cabot planned to depart to the west from a northerly latitude where the longitudes are much closer together, and where, as a result, the voyage would be much shorter.^[19] He still had an expectation of finding an alternative route to China.

Historians had thought that, on arrival in England, Cabot went to Bristol, a major maritime centre, to seek financial backers.^[20] This was the only English city to have had a history of undertaking exploratory expeditions into the Atlantic. Cabot's royal patent, issued by the Crown in 1496, stated that all expeditions should be undertaken from Bristol, so his primary financial supporters were probably based in that city. In any case, it also stipulated that the commerce resulting from any discoveries must be conducted with England alone, with goods only being brought in through Bristol.^[21] This would have made Bristol into a monopoly port, with sole right to engage in colonial trade. In stating this, Henry VII of England was presumably influenced by Iberian practices: Portugal having made Lisbon into such a monopoly port, while Spain was in the process of doing the same thing with Seville.

In the late 20th century, British historian Alwyn Ruddock found documentation that Cabot went first to London, where he received some financial backing from its Italian community. She suggested one patron was Father Giovanni Antonio de Carbonariis, an Augustinian friar who was also the deputy to Adriano Castellesi, the papal tax collector. Ruddock also suggested that Carbonariis accompanied Cabot's 1498 expedition. She further suggested that the friar, on good terms with the King, introduced the explorer to King Henry VII. Beyond this, Ruddock stated that Cabot received a loan from an Italian banking house in London. As Ruddock ordered the destruction of all her research notes on her death in 2005, scholars have had to duplicate her research and rediscover documents.^[22] The Cabot Project was formed at the University of Bristol in 2009 to research Cabot and the Bristol expeditions.^[23] Francesco Guidi Bruscoli, of the University of Florence, found some of Ruddock's documentation, confirming that Cabot received money in March 1496 from the Bardi family banking firm of Florence.^[24] The bankers located in London provided fifty nobles (£16 13s. 4d.) to support Cabot's expedition to "go and find the new land". This payment from the Florentine merchants would have represented a substantial contribution, although it was not enough to completely finance the expedition.^[24]

On 5 March 1496 Henry VII gave Cabot and his three sons letters patent^[2][25] with the following charge for exploration:

... free authority, faculty and power to sail to all parts, regions and coasts of the eastern, western and northern sea, under our banners, flags and ensigns, with five ships or vessels of whatsoever burden and quality they may be, and with so many and with such mariners and men as they may wish to take with them in the said ships, at their own proper costs and charges, to find, discover and investigate whatsoever islands, countries, regions or provinces of heathens and infidels, in whatsoever part of the world placed, which before this time were unknown to all Christians.

Those who received such patents had the right to assign them to third parties for execution.^[20] His sons are believed to have still been minors at that time.

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Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery - Valley Forge

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery

Valley Forge

Valley Forge

Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight military encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington. In September 1777, British forces had captured the American capital of Philadelphia. After failing to retake the city, Washington led his 12,000-man army into winter quarters at Valley Forge, located approximately 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Philadelphia.^[1][2] They remained there for six months, from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778.^[3] At Valley Forge, the Continentals struggled to manage a disastrous supply crisis while retraining and reorganizing their units. About 1,700 to 2,000 soldiers died from disease, possibly exacerbated by malnutrition.

Today, Valley Forge National Historical Park preserves and protects over 3,500 acres of the original encampment site.

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Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery - Narragansett Indians

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery

Narragansett Indians

Narragansett

The Narragansett people are an Algonquian American Indian tribe from Rhode Island. The tribe was nearly landless for most of the 20th century, but it worked to gain federal recognition and attained it in 1983. It is officially the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island and is made up of descendants of tribal members who were identified in an 1880 treaty with the state.

The tribe acquired land in 1991 in their lawsuit Carcieri v. Salazar, and they petitioned the Department of the Interior to take the land into trust on their behalf. This would have made the newly acquired land to be officially recognized as part of the Narragansett Indian reservation, taking it out from under Rhode Island's legal authority. In 2009, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the request, declaring that tribes which had achieved federal recognition since the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act did not have standing to have newly acquired lands taken into federal trust and removed from state control.

The Narragansetts were one of the leading tribes of New England, controlling the west of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island and portions of Connecticut and eastern Massachusetts, from the Providence River on the northeast to the Pawcatuck River on the southwest. The first European contact was in 1524 when explorer Giovanni de Verrazzano visited Narragansett Bay.

Between 1616 and 1619, infectious diseases killed thousands of Algonquians in coastal areas south of Rhode Island. The Narragansetts were the most powerful tribe in the southern area of the region when the English colonists arrived in 1620, and they had not been affected by the epidemics.^[15] Chief Massasoit of the Wampanoags allied with the colonists at Plymouth Colony as a way to protect the Wampanoags from Narragansett attacks.^[16] In the fall of 1621, the Narragansetts sent a sheaf of arrows wrapped in a snakeskin to Plymouth Colony as a threatening challenge, but Plymouth governor William Bradford sent the snakeskin back filled with gunpowder and bullets. The Narragansetts understood the message and did not attack them.

European settlement in the Narragansett territory did not begin until 1635; in 1636, Roger Williams acquired land from Narragansett sachems Canonicus and Miantonomi and established Providence Plantations.

Pequot War[edit]

During the Pequot War of 1637, the Narragansetts allied with the New England colonists. However, the brutality of the colonists in the Mystic massacre shocked the Narragansetts, who returned home in disgust.^[17] After the Pequots were defeated, the colonists gave captives to their allies the Narragansetts and the Mohegans.

The Narragansetts later had conflict with the Mohegans over control of the conquered Pequot land. In 1643, Miantonomi led the Narragansetts in an invasion of eastern Connecticut where they planned to subdue the Mohegans and their leader Uncas. Miantonomi had an estimated 1,000 men under his command.^[18] The Narragansett forces fell apart, and Miantonomi was captured and executed by Uncas' brother. The following year, Narragansett war leader Pessicus renewed the war with the Mohegans, and the number of Narragansett allies grew.

The Mohegans were on the verge of defeat when the colonists came and saved them, sending troops to defend the Mohegan fort at Shantok. The colonists then threatened to invade Narragansett territory, so Canonicus and his son Mixanno signed a peace treaty. The peace lasted for the next 30 years.

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More HEARTS

MORE HEARTS

💗💗💗

On March 6, 2020 I posted about this quilt.

About my goal of making at least one quilt block each day.

How said goal has been elusive for many years ...

Well ...

This picture represents 49 HEARTS!

HEARTS

I have made 56 HEARTS - using 9 HEARTS to make the pillow front

pictured above.

Since beginning this quilt, a kit that I purchased online from Anna Maria Horner, the world has turned upside down!

As the Minister of Magic says, "...these are dark times."

Don't get me wrong, I'm not taking any of this Pandemic World Health issue lightly. I work in an industry that is essential but it is work and then home to isolate. Washing my hands and clothing and just in general trying to do my part to STAY AT HOME and stop the advance of this horrible virus.

This Scrappy HEARTS quilt project has become so much more than just a way to begin the habit of sewing a quilt block daily. It has become a positive focus on creativity and a way of silencing the fear and worry that I am feeling. 

The worry and the fear that I'm sure we are all feeling.

From my heart to yours, stay safe and healthy.

Peace of Christ to you all.

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery - Sir Walter Raleigh

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery

Sir Walter Raleigh

Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh (/ˈrɔːli, ˈræli, ˈrɑːli/; c. 1552 (or 1554) – 29 October 1618), also spelled Ralegh,^[2] was an English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. He was cousin to Sir Richard Grenville and younger half-brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. He is also well known for popularising tobacco in England. Raleigh was one of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era.

In 1584, Queen Elizabeth granted Raleigh a royal charter authorising him to explore, colonise and rule any "remote, heathen and barbarous lands, countries and territories, not actually possessed of any Christian Prince or inhabited by Christian People," in return for one-fifth of all the gold and silver that might be mined there.^[17] This charter specified that Raleigh had seven years in which to establish a settlement, or else lose his right to do so. Raleigh and Elizabeth intended that the venture should provide riches from the New World and a base from which to send privateers on raids against the treasure fleets of Spain. Raleigh himself never visited North America, although he led expeditions in 1595 and 1617 to the Orinoco River basin in South America in search of the golden city of El Dorado. Instead, he sent others in 1585 to found the Roanoke Colony, later known as the "Lost Colony".^[18]

These expeditions were funded primarily by Raleigh and his friends but never provided the steady stream of revenue necessary to maintain a colony in America. (Subsequent colonisation attempts in the early 17th century were made under the joint-stock Virginia Company, which was able to raise the capital necessary to create successful colonies.)

In 1587, Raleigh attempted a second expedition, again establishing a settlement on Roanoke Island. This time, a more diverse group of settlers was sent, including some entire families,^[19] under the governance of John White.^[20] After a short while in America, White returned to England to obtain more supplies for the colony, planning to return in a year. Unfortunately for the colonists at Roanoke, one year became three. The first delay came when Queen Elizabeth I ordered all vessels to remain at port for potential use against the Spanish Armada. After England's 1588 victory over the Spanish Armada, the ships were given permission to sail.^{[21]:125–126}

The second delay came after White's small fleet set sail for Roanoke and his crew insisted on sailing first towards Cuba in hopes of capturing treasure-laden Spanish merchant ships. Enormous riches described by their pilot, an experienced Portuguese navigator hired by Raleigh, outweighed White's objections to the delay.^{[21]:125–126}

When the supply ship arrived in Roanoke, three years later than planned, the colonists had disappeared.^{[21]:130–33} The only clue to their fate was the word "CROATOAN" and letters "CRO" carved into tree trunks. White had arranged with the settlers that if they should move, the name of their destination be carved into a tree or corner post. This suggested the possibilities that they had moved to Croatoan Island, but a hurricane prevented John White from investigating the island for survivors.^{[21]:130–33} Other speculation includes their having starved, or been swept away or lost at sea during the stormy weather of 1588. No further attempts at contact were recorded for some years. Whatever the fate of the settlers, the settlement is now remembered as the "Lost Colony of Roanoke Island".

Raleigh was born to a Protestant family in Devon, the son of Walter Raleigh and Catherine Champernowne. Little is known of his early life, though in his late teens he spent some time in France taking part in the religious civil wars. In his 20s he took part in the suppression of rebellion in Ireland participating in the Siege of Smerwick. Later, he became a landlord of property confiscated from the native Irish. He rose rapidly in the favour of Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted in 1585. Raleigh was instrumental in the English colonisation of North America and was granted a royal patent to explore Virginia, paving the way for future English settlements. In 1591, he secretly married Elizabeth Throckmorton, one of the Queen's ladies-in-waiting, without the Queen's permission, for which he and his wife were sent to the Tower of London. After his release, they retired to his estate at Sherborne, Dorset.

In 1594, Raleigh heard of a "City of Gold" in South America and sailed to find it, publishing an exaggerated account of his experiences in a book that contributed to the legend of "El Dorado". After Queen Elizabeth died in 1603, Raleigh was again imprisoned in the Tower, this time for being involved in the Main Plot against King James I, who was not favourably disposed towards him. In 1616, he was released to lead a second expedition in search of El Dorado. During the expedition, men led by his top commander ransacked a Spanish outpost, in violation of both the terms of his pardon and the 1604 peace treaty with Spain. Raleigh returned to England and, to appease the Spanish, he was arrested and executed in 1618.

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