Tuesday, June 9, 2009

scrappy quilt



I am working on the back of this quilt. I want to use up all my scraps. My goal is to piece the back and bind it with what I have and only buy bat. As you can see I have two of my squares done. I have wanted to do pinwheels for a long time. Just ask Melissa every time I see one done, I have to say "Oh I want to do that next". Now I'm finally doing one. But now as I make these cute pinwheels. I wonder if I should put them on point or should I throw in a log cabin. I guess you'll just have to see. I love these fabrics they make me so happy. This is all I want to do, but I have made myself make dinner, do laundry, and play with my boys. So it will take me longer to finish it but that's OK, who said good things come to those that wait. This quilt is going to be awesome when its done.

Jill's babe

I made this for my friend Jill that just had her little girl yesterday. I think it turned out very cute.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

lilacs


Look what we found on our walk today. Lilacs remind me of my Grandma Rushton. She had the biggest bush, it was like 20 feet tall and 20 feet wide. Well my measurements could be off a little, I was a little girl. Grandma would take lots of family pictures in front of that lilac bush. Lilacs also remind me of Mothers day and Sunday church where the children sing to their mothers. I really need to plant a bush in my yard somewhere so it will remind me of my Grandmother and my children's songs.

After I got done blogging about these beautiful flowers this is what I walked in on. Oh well, I guess we have to go get more.

Favorite flower

This is my favorite flower but the dang deer make it really hard to enjoy them in my own yard..

Monday, May 11, 2009

Babies are waiting...

Is it Halloween? My latest project was to make two baby quilts for my Mom to give out at work. They were going to be the cutest rag quilts ever. I got the first quilt altogether, put it in the wash and look SPIDER WEBS. The seams started to come apart, and frayed far past the stitching. I rushed off to the store for some expert advice. Thanks to them and my ingenuity...

...here are the most awesome rag quilts I have made.






Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Quilting Group

This block is for the old red church they have been meeting for 20 years. The next one is delectable mountains for the place we all live.

This one the log cabin is for the pioneers that settled here first.
This one is sheriff's nine patch. The next one is friendship block.

I have done 5 of blocks for quilting group. We are meeting tonight and I had to get them done so I could show them off. The group is celebrating 20 years of quilting together. I have only gone for nearly a year. 20 years ago I was 10, I'm such a baby in the group. The old timers are bring a block with them each month and we are doing them in our own color skims. As you can see I choose bright with brown. I think they turned out so cute!

Friday, April 17, 2009

Baby girl


Oh my! Its been a long time since I posted or sewn anything. Sorry I haven't felt well. I am 2 months pregnant. If you haven't heard we are going to have #3 around Thanksgiving. Everyone that I talk to asks "are you hoping for a girl?" Well I would be very happy for an all boy family, but it would be very fun to make girl things. I really don't care. So until then, I will make these for my Mom's friends. I love the blue, cream and dark pink. This one with pink and green is really cute too (not me) but cute. I just got the top done with it as you can see I put the seam on the outside. Babies like texture. I hope the moms like it. I will post them when I get them done.