Mug Shot Quilt

I made this quilt top awhile back, and just finished it this week. It's going to baby "N". The animal blocks remind me of mug shots....... :)

It's back in blue and white dots of random size..... I also used this fabric for the binding.

fun stuff came in the mail!

I'm having a downer kind of a day.....our furnace quit working, and it sounds like we need a new one..... this one WAS new in 1998, which doesn't seem all that long ago, but I guess stuff happens! It has a cracked heat exchanger, and in this condition, we can not use it at all..... danger of carbon monoxide poisioning...... so in the meantime, we run the gas fireplace, keep the oven on, and use a small space heater...


My friend Julie sent me some fun stuff... It came in the mail today. She hand decorated the envelope.




Inside, there were these fun gift tags! She had been telling me how she had made valentines for the pre-schoolers..... they sounded so neat, and I believe she used the same technique to make these.....



It's made my day a whole lot better! Another good thing......... we are having a wine tasting at our store this afternoon. Nothing like a little wine to warm your toes! :)

Quilt Top Done

I finished this quilt top today. It's for son #2. He's currently attending college in Tennessee - Recording Industry is his major.

I've had some of the fabric for awhile. I kind of had an idea, but wasn't exactly sure. Then I found this guitar fabric. I thought it would work well for a quilt for him. I apologize for the quality of the picture.... I thought it was better! I promise I'll show you a better one when it's all quilted and bound. The guitar fabric will be the backing.

First Finish of 2011

Ok, so I know it's been awhile. Over a month, to be exact. I have one full-sized bed quilt at the quilters. I'll post pictures of it after I have it back, and have the binding on. This is a baby quilt I made for a co-worker. Her baby girl is due in less than a month. She's not into pink or girly stuff. I used a jelly roll of Freebird by Momo for Moda. Lots of bright colors..... and one of my favorite patterns, Bento Box. It measures approximately 48 inches square.

The final quilt of 2010

As the year winds to a close, I was able to finish one last quilt. Last night, I mentioned to my dh that I just finished the last quilt of 2010, and his comment was, "are you sure?" - implying that I might get another one done before the year was over. Such a funny guy! :)

This is a little rag baby quilt for a co-worker. Her baby girl is due at the end of January. The squares are 5". I didn't actually measure it now, but it is 9 squares across, by 12 squares up and down.

I've been trying to total up the number of quilts I made this year. I don't have an exact count for sure, but I think I made 5 "big" quilts (bed sized) and 14 baby quilts. I also made 18 table runners. There were a few smaller projects too, like notebook covers, hot pads, aprons, burp cloths and bibs....

We'll see if I can keep up this pace in 2011. I'm sure gonna try!

Happy New Year everyone!

Merry Christmas!

Here's Charlie, with his new Christmas toy, wearing his elf hat, and too tired to care..... this pretty much sums up how I'm feeling right now! I hope everyone had a great day!

The Last Two......

Ok, so I know you are probably tired of seeing Christmas table runners. I promise these are the last of the bunch. They were shipped off to Colorado yesterday. I have one more project I would like to get done before Christmas. We'll see......... :)