SPBB #7 #8 and #9

Before I put things away from Christmas I took some photos of projects I did before blogging... the first one is a 10" pillow I made in the 70s or 80s....

Next is a quilt I started in Nancy Fisher's class in 1993.... it is called strips and squares.... it is hand quilted... finally finished it 5 years ago after a lot of years of not quilting....

this table topper is 10" string blocks... four put together and used the serger to do the edge... I probably did this in 2007... that is about when I started quilting again after a long break of doing other crafts....

here is the same table topper taken at night with the ceramic tree lights on... I wil keep looking for more SPBB (some projects before blogging).... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

SPBB #6

Here is another project I did before I started my blog. I had a photo of it last year with my decorations but not about Sweet Trimmings. This was part of the Cross Country Christmas blog hop in November 2009. The design is Gudrun's of GE Designs and the free pattern is on her blog Gudrun's World and here is where you can find her post about Sweet Trimmings.

This is a close up of the top of the wall hanging. It was a lot of fun to make. Smiles and hugs....Caryl

SPBB #5

My post today is about another project that I made before I started my blog. This project was on a blog hop in November 2009 by Rosebud's Cottage blog. Anyone following me on flickr has already seen this...and I just had the binding pinned to the back that Christmastime and finished it later!!

You can find the directions here. Lots of little pieces to sew....but fun and worth it!! Smiles and hugs....Caryl

SPBB #4

I just had to add another Halloween project to my list of projects before blogging... this one I did in 2006 and it is also by Renee Mullins.... the name of it is A Midnight's Glow.... it is in the book Plum Purdy Season vol.2.... my husband cut out the wood and sanded it and put the pieces together... and I did the decorative painting....

I put a little pumpkin with a candle on the base.... I like to decorate for the seasons and holidays and really enjoy bringing out my projects I have made in previous years.... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

SPBB #3

I painted this plaque in 2003.....it is a design by Rene Mullins of Plum Purdy.... I think the name of it is fall gathering..................

Here is a close up of some details.....it reminds me of how much I really like decorative painting........ BUT.....then I reeeeaaaalllllyyyy like quilting! But when I am making cards and stamping....I reeeeaaalllllyyyy like that too!!.... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

SPBB #2

I made this cat wall hanging in October 1990........it was a class project in the quilting classes I took at the community college every Tuesday night...................... This was my first hand piecing and first machine quilting quilt.....that's what I put on the label on the back! .... I don't think I ever took a photo of it until today.... I like to hang it up somewhere in the house every October. Smiles and hugs....Caryl

SPBB #1

I decided to start something new on my blog...SPBB... Some Projects Before Blogging.... projects that were completed before I started my blog.... and that I haven't blogged about already!.......................... SPBB #1 I made in 2008 and was the first quilt along that I followed... SeW AloNG! - Crooked Cabins by Pat Sloan... The basic instructions were in her book Crooked Cabins Quilts.... she had 7 lessons on her blog to follow with tips for making the quilt... the sew along started in July 2008.... it was such a fun quilt to make ................................................ Smiles and hugs....Caryl