Quote

This is a quote I found under a username of one of the members onhttp://www.quiltingboard.com/

I thought this quote was very powerful to me and wanted to share.

Even though I'm only 22, I do hope that one day this is true for me...


"When I'm dead and gone there ain't anybody goin' to think o' the floors I've swept, and the tables I've scrubbed, and the old clothes I've patched, and the stockin's I've darned…But when one of my grandchildren sleeps on one of those quilts, they'll think about me, and, wherever I am then, I'll know I ain't forgotten." from 'Aunt Jane of Kentucky' by Eliza Calvert Hall

Enjoy your day everyone!

Lots of Goodies!

Hello!

Here are some little goodies I have started making! 

what are they you ask? they're tissue covers! for the little tissues you can buy in the travel section that women can keep in their purse! I thought they were just too cute to make only one!  This pattern I got from a tutorial fromhttp://www.quiltingboard.com/.

this is a "wallet" for a little boy!  I think it's so cute when little boys carry around change in their pockets so why not put it in a "wallet"?  I keeps saying "wallet" because the same pattern could be used for a girl's coin purse.  I made up the pattern myself. all I used were 4-- 5 1/2" squares! and just a little bit of velcro!

the inside!!

Here is a hair bow I knitted from a pattern called "Knit Bow Headband" from craftzine.com

I thought it was super cute! and the pattern can be adapted to whatever size you want!

Wanna know a secret? I was cross-stitching while my pictures uploaded! hehe.

Enjoy!

Starry Baby Boy Quilt

Cute and charming is how I would describe this quilt.

Very fun to make, I knew I wanted stars and it to be bright and happy.  For the variable star points I used the flying geese method.  This was my first time using this method but I will defintiely use it again!

Quilt measures 36"x47"

Told you I'd finish it today ;)

AWL

Hello all!

I tried so hard to log in to blog last week and for some reason it just would not let me! I think the blogspot site might have been down? Not sure if anyone else had trouble...

I've had quite a few things come up since my last post.

I have yet to finish the borders for the last baby quilt I posted about but I plan to finish them today! For real this time...

And I am currently putting binding on a table topper I made! And I might add that I machine quilted it myself!  I will put pictures up ASAP! I mean it this time!

I hope everyone is having a terrific day today :)

Another Baby Girl Quilt

This is a quilt I just finished, it measures 42"x42" and I had originally looked at "Lady of the Lake" from 101 Fabulous Rotary-Cut Quilts by Judy Hopkins and Nancy J. Martin.  But then I decided I didn't want to mess with all the triangles.  However the "Lady of the Lake" is very pretty and one day I will tackle it.

The quilt is completely from my stash! (Fabric look familiar?) Needs to have a back and be quilted, after that you'll see it again!  I was just too excited about it and couldn't wait that long to post it.

It's not the most difficult quilt I have made or seen, but I learned so much from doing this quilt.  And I think it is so cute! I love it.

Up close to show the colors.  The pink border has small white dots and the green has small white dots too.

I am in the middle of reading "The Quilting Answer Book" by Barbara Weiland Talbert and it is extremely helpful.  It has answers to questions I would have never thought to ask.  I recommend it.

So my goal for yesterday was to finish this quilt..which didn't happen because we went to purchase an attic fan! The more and more I get into my adult life I realize there are things that I never thought I cared about before and now I'm just thankful to have them.  Thing #1 Deep Freeze, Thing #2 Attic Fan.  Who knew right?

So today my goal is to finish another baby quilt top...and I have yet to cut out the fabric! Yikes!

You'll hear from me tomorrow :)

Good day to all!!

Baby Girl Quilt

Hello all!

This is a quilt that I made for my niece that was born in March.  I had pictures ready a while ago but of course I can't post anything until it's given as a gift...just incase ;)

Here is a close up of the block and binding. I loved this fabric and pattern so much I thought about keeping it and giving them something else haha.  But I gave it to my sister-in-law for my new niece, and she and my brother-in-law LOVED it! Which makes it all worth it :)

Not sure why it loaded sideways...

Back is blue with flowers and butterflies.  I always say that the back of a quilt doesn't always have to match the front, I think it's more fun that way.  Although I do have plenty that match...

More to come! I have finished 3 quilt tops in the past few weeks however all of them are gifts and will be posted once they are delivered :)

Enjoy this day!  It's beautiful out!

I am considering knitting outside for a while...

Long time, No blog

Hello all you beautiful people,

Today is May 5th...Cinco de Mayo...and my birthday!  22 sure does feel good!

I have been working on so many things lately while trying to behave myself.  I am about to finish a quilt top today, and I have two quilt tops finished and ready to go to the quilter.  

My girlfriend Natalie asked me to show her how to sew so she could make a baby quilt for a co-worker...and darn it! She picked out such a cute pattern I have MADE myself ignore it so I could finish other things.  One day soon I will most definitely be making one and posting it though.

Here is a picture I just took today....to prove I'm working on stuff! (lol)

My sweet little Eleanor is such a good supervisor!!

And my sweet Penny follows me from room to room.  She especially likes to lay between my feet while I iron.

Have a BEAUTIFUL day everyone! There will be more posts in the next few days!!