Jan 11, 2015

Hello Everybody:)

Was a busy cold week around here!!!! had a frigid front come down:( UGH!!!! Woke up to 18 degrees one morning and don't think it went past 30's till today....Ok enough winter for me!!!! We were suppose to get sleet/snow mix but luckily only got rain:)

I did get a bunch of quilting done... what else was there to do???

This is Corollo's . I got to play:)

Here is the back... you can see my playtime:)

Love doing different things in every block.

This is also Corollo's. Her son is in the Air Force and so she made this for him.

Love the smaller Texas flag.

She appliqued the pockets and patches on.

 

The wonderful United States flag!

See my quilting???

Another Corolla masterpiece.

It is a country sampler.

I played in each block again.

Her last one is the Jar quilt.

 

                   I quilted wood grain in the cabinet and the floor.

Her backing fabric....

Here is the start of my Illusion Quilt. The Blocks on the left are done and the pile next to it still need sewing.

Still lots to make.

 

Here are 4 on the design wall so you can kinda get an idea of what it will look like. Modern of course:)

Stepped away from hand quilting and found Gemma guarding the quilt:) They are SO helpful!!!!

 

Have a quilt of mine loaded for this week:) Trying to stay on track:) Did 4 customer quilts then one of mine.

 

MIL is doing really good and likes being by herself! SIL still not back... has been gone 16 days.  Guess she will come back one day???

 

Have an awesome week!!!

Jan 4, 2015

Happy New year!!!!

I see on a lot of blogs that they are picking a word for the year... I think mine is Finish.... that could of been last years word also:) ha ha!!! My goal is to quilt 3-4 customer quilts and then one of mine:) That is what I mean about finishing:) I can't fit any more of my flimsys in the closet... so I can either stop sewing... NOT!... or start quilting more:)

Ok so now for the show:

The cat quilt is done... well of course except for the quilting. Love this one!!!

My Flowering Snowball made with Cotton and Steel fabrics. All hand pieced.

Hand basted... haven't done that in a long time!

 

Here is how my lap looks pretty much every night... KoKo "helping"

me hand quilt. Love that we can make big stitches... I remember when I used to quilt the required 10-12 stitches per inch. WOW!!!

 

Since my daughter has been accepted to The Ohio State I thought she needed a pillow:) They are headed to the Championship game on the 12th:)

My first customer quilt for this year..... Cam made this great baby quilt!

She always lets me play... she likes to just give it to me and tell me when she needs it by:)

Of course I had fun!!!!

Another baby quilt from Cam.

Had to think a bit on this one... can you see the longhorn in the white square??

The back.

I had a bunch.... prob about 10 Project Linus quilts that have been patiently waiting to be quilted. I usually don't take to many pictures of them but I love this one!

Judy Mc made this one and I followed the stamped dots for the quilting.

I did a total of 6... only 4 to go:)

My Comma quilt:) Used Fat Quarter Shops free pattern.

Quilted using the Modern Squares Panto in lime green thread.

I used Sharon Schambers technique for the binding. Looks SO much better than what I used to do! No wavy edges for me!!! That was a recurring remark from the quilt judges.Oh and I also used the Binding tool.

My Bargello all done... of course needs quilting. Love the borders!!!!

This is my next project from Missouri Stars magazine. It will be the Illusions quilt. I am using my Grunge layer cake.

 

MIL update:) Hubby has been taking care of her since the 26th. Mostly she takesw care of herself and he just checks on her and takes her to eat and to Bingo. She came over on New Years and ate with us:) So far she is doing well but then I am not spending a whole lot of alone time with ehr.

 

Enjoy your week!!!

 

 

Dec 28, 2014

The last post of the year!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!! Ours was nice and quiet:) MIL did pretty well at our house... they all went to cemetery to wish FIL a Merry Christmas and they were surprised to find his headstone had been place:) made them all happy:)
Since Dazi has been on vaca I have been sewing:) yea!!!! Have lots of things to show you today.... all the gifts I made can also be revealed:)

Embroidered the pink ribbon on this shirt for Pat to give to Linda:)

My daughter and Son in Law belong to the Church of Bacon so they each got a bacon ornament:) The cat is Steampunk so Kayla loved it:)

A UT pillow for me and Pat:)

Hook'em!!!

Crabapple Hill Snowmen kitchen towels... I think I kept one for myself... will have to check:)

A cute fabric book for my kinda adopted niece and nephew..

Side view....

For the adopted Nephew a street quilt. The jean pockets are able to hold the cars like a garage.

Definitely needed street signs!

Cute backing fabric I found! It's not quilted at all.

My adopted niece's doll needed some clothing so I sewed her a few outfits and added in the necessary shoes.

These are the ones I sewed. The others I found at an antique store.

And of course a case to keep them in.

 

I know you remember this picture from last week. Well......

 

This is what came from all those blocks.

It is Night Sky by Jaybird Quilts. I had the kit for about 6 months and thought I better get it made up. Just noticed the picture is sideways:)

Close up of one of the blocks. Her directions are so clear!

This is on my design wall now. I bought the kit in Houston and have really been scared to start cutting but made myself yesterday and this is how far I got. Still need to sew all the strips together and make the border. LOVE it!!!! And it wasn't that hard after all:) It is called Two Fabric Bargello by Susie Weaver if you are interested.

 

My Flowering Snowball is all hand pieced and ready to get put together for hand quilting.... it is suppose to get really cold on New Years so I will be working on it all day!

This is as far as I got on a Cat quilt kit I think I have had at least 2 years. Just need to sew together. It is called Cool Cats.

 

So I have been a busy bee! Dazi is back up and running but won't get back to the business side until the 5th.

 

Enjoy your week, sew a lot, and Happy New Year!!!!