over the river and through the woods

Over the River and Through the Woods - It's a FINISH! from Grandma's Red Needle

FINALLY! ...after 16 years...!!!!

Over the River and Through the Woods is completed!

My goal was to finish it by the end of this year (2025), and here it is:

It took me some time deciding how to quilt it. I had a look at several quilts on Pinterest and it looks like many of them are longarm quilted, which is not an option for me.

I decided on crosshatch design on the stitcheries. I was worried I'd mess it up if I tried something else! (I did not press it before taking photos).

Did you notice? I did ...

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Over the River / Two Finishes / Pieced Backing from Grandma's Red Needle

After long last, 'Over the River and Through the Woods' is ready for quilting!

I ran into a little problem when I assembled the stitchery and blocks

The stitcheries should have matched the two rows of blocks to 36.5", but did not. It was about 1/2 - 3/4 inches shorter on each side (see photo above). I couldn't do anything about the row of blocks; they were the right size; 6.5" by 36.5". I had to extend each side of the stitcheries by stitching the trees to fit the exact size.

Well, I can't ...

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Back to Over the River and Through the Woods from Grandma's Red Needle

Now that the sewing table is cleared for RSC blocks, fabrics and other stuff, I'm ready to work on one of my oldest UFO; Over the River & Through the Woods.

If you read this post, all the stitcheries are done. I decided to use all fabrics to make it scrappier. The fabrics where cut and set aside until I could sew again.

After dust cleaning and mopping floors, the weekend was spent making the star blocks that goes between the stitcheries. Each block measures 6" finished and there are six blocks in each row. They are small, but easy ...

added by Astrid 2 months, 1 week ago. under over the river and through the woods , quilt blocks

Over the River and Through the Woods - Progress! Other stitchery updates and the Destiny of Dear Nina from Grandma's Red Needle

Hello dear readers and followers! I hope you all are doing well.

It has been way too long! I call it 'vacation' (from sewing)!

As you may remember from my previous post, 'dear Nina' had to go to the spa.

The handwheel (mechanical part) got fixed. Unfortunately, the S-board (motherboard) is pooped and has to be replaced. To make a long story short; the S-board is not available from Bernina Switzerland!! The S-board is not made anymore since the 440 model is +20 years. The S-board is available at Bernina SA, hence a dear friend has offered to take the ...

added by Astrid 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under apq ufo challenge 2025 , bernina , cross-stitching , homespun elegance , little house needleworks , over the river and through the woods , stitchery , ufo challenge 2025

over the river finish from Making A Lather

I have a finish this week. This is an older UFO with a story or two.
When my daughter was expecting her second baby, we knew she would be induced. She had PUPPS and was miserable. We were excited to have a date, and, I booked the flight and planned on spending 2 weeks with her. I knew I would need a sewing project, and, I had this pattern on my really "to do" list. I planned the panels, cut, and prepped, and marked them.
As it happens, for the first time in years, we had an epic blizzard, and ...

added by maggie fellow 5 years, 5 months ago. under crabapple hill , finish , journal , one monthly goal , over the river and through the woods , phd 2020 , quilt , scrappy , ufos 2020

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