National Quilt Day Present

My Friendship Group had a  National Quilting Day Exchange. I received my gift yesterday.  I lovely hand made notebook in a pretty paisley print with a pen, pencil, and paper inside.  Also a felt purse, charm of the Eiffel tower, a bunny and some nice hand made cards.  A truly wonderful quilting day gift.

Flimsy Friday Finish

When I went to my friend Pat's this week, I finished the binding on the bow tie runner and used some of her buttons to complete the the top. I was missing some of the colors but it sure is long on the table. However, when the family comes and I pull out both leaves in the table it will look nice.

And the Winner IS

GREEN - The baby would not cooperate and had its little legs crossed very tightly with the cord in between.  So nothing showed no matter what the nurse tried to do to get him or her to move.  So we don't know yet.

Lucky Christine Z from Texas is the winner of the contest for this month.  We will try again next visit to see if this grand baby will let us know.  I think he/she is toying with us since we want to know this time.  Maybe we will have to wait to August and be surprised like the other times.  Tease Tease.

National Quilt Day & Flimsy Friday

I actually started yesterday, Friday, on the bow tie quilt by sandwiching and did a few stitches on the machine. Planned on stitching in the ditch around the squares to start. However did not get as much done as I thought yesterday.

Today I had to bake as my three E's are coming for a visit. So got my bread done and then started on cookies and the chocolate cupcakes for Emma's 13th birthday tomorrow. Will post a picture later.

So got to finish the bow tie quilt from a 2009 swap with the Friendship group.  Here is the progress this afternoon. Managed to get the binding on and will do that later this week.  I plan to put a button in the middle of each bow ties.

WIP Wednesday

Today I finished a mug rug for a friend in London.  She wanted to join in on the owl parade.  Her alma mater has burgendy for colors and owls as the mascot, so here she is.

And since she loves to travel I used this bright print on the back. Hope she likes it.

New Contest

If you have been following my posts you know that I am expecting a new grand baby this summer.  My daughter is eighteen weeks now and at the end of March we will have an ultra sound to determine what the sex is on this new blessing.

I am making two dear Jane quilts - one in civil war fabric and one in for my granddaughter Amber. I realized that I should put a pink and blue block in her scrappy dear Jane.

After I made them I thought why not a contest. So please enter your your vote. After the ultra sound is done I will randomly pick the winner from the right choice entries.  A nice half yard of fabric in the right color.  Please spread the word on your blogs and help me build up my followers.  Thanks you.

Block A - pink if you think its a girl

Block Blue if you think its a boy

Block C if you think the baby will not co operate and  they wont be able to tell.

Owls have come to Our house

My daughter is adding some decorations to the grand daughters room.   She is putting up blue and brown circles and stars on the walls.  And some blue and brown Owls. The girls are into owls.  So when I visited my friend Pat's local quilt store a few weeks ago I found this owl print.  I guess everyone is into owls this year. 

I purchased enough fabric to make each of the three girls a pillowcase for the new room.

So when I joined in the online quilt groups row by row swap again this year I decided to do Owls for my main theme.  The girls will either get a wall hanging or a quilt for their room.  Hope they aren't tired of owls before this is done.

This is my starter row.  It will be passed to six other ladies for them to add a row to the quilt.  It is winging its way to the first person on the list today but since they only fly at night it will be awhile until they come home again.

I WON!!

Just found out that I won a set of Pat Sloan's Girls in the Garden Patterns in her contest. so excited. You can check out her blog at http://blog.patsloan.com/

I won the patterns from the Fat Quarter shop that was part of the giveaway.
http://fatquartershop.com

Here are the pictures of the patterns. Happy Happy I am. Can't wait until they come.

February Secret Pal Gifts

This month my Dear Jane secret pal sent some lovely gifts. A handmade basket tote in lavender and a pink inside [this picture is fuzzy, sorry].

Included with the tote is some lovely fabrics and a quilt magazine to browse through. Some great ideas in there for sure.  With all the fabric she has sent I will have enough to make some great table runners or wall hangings.

Thank you, Thank you to my special Secret Pal.

Goodnight My King!

I finished another block for the Piecemaker quilt - the Lion block.  It is called "Goodnight My King".  This is a quilt that celebrates all God has done for us.

In the end all creatures will all bow and celebrate the True King and night will be no more.

First Attempts

My granddaughter Hannah wanted to make a hat for the new baby sister or brother coming this summer. She decided on white since it would work for either.  Her other grandma gave her a knitting set for Christmas and I finally figured out how to use it. 

Hannah worked on it for two days and finished it in time to give it to Mom on her first surprise shower for the baby.

And of course being Hannah, she had to practice at being pregnant.

They all had fun at the party.

My granddaughter Elaine was learning how to cross stitch and is making a tea pot to put on a bag to carry her Bible in.  She learned very fast and is doing a super job.



January Gift from Secret Sister

This year I signed up to participate in the Secret Sister program in the Dear Jane group.  In January I was away but after returning home I opened this lovely package with a Scrappy pattern book and some lovely batik fat quarters in my favorite lavender colors.  My secret sister was so good to me and I look forward to getting to know her throughout the year.

Sewing Row by Row

I finished my swap row quilt from last summer.  It is called 'Sewing Row by Row". My friends from the Friendship group made the individual rows in the swap.  I used my quilt pins and buttons to embellish the quilt. I love all the different rows, the wind and tea, measuring tapes, spools, machines, dress forms and being the queen of UFO.  such a great swap and I'm glad I was pushed into finishing this yesterday and can now hang it in my sewing room.

It's February Already

Can you believe that one month of the new year is gone already? I spent the month in Tennessee and North Carolina with my daughters and grand children.  It was a great time and I miss them dearly.

LOVE MONTH - HUG YOUR LOVED ONES

OPAM

Since I have all these blocks done I suppose it is time to finish some of them, so with urging from my friend Pat, I will commit to the OPAM, one project a month site. Finished project. Oh dear, can I do it?

Piecemaker Cows Block

Finished another block in the Piecemakers quilt and think my cows look almost real. What do you think?

Winter Mug Rugs

I am in a winter mug rug swap and have recieved two this month.

One is a lovely pink and blue, fussy cut snowman rug from Cindy D.  So cute and will make the drab January days so cheerful.

The other one was from Cathie in Oz, which is down in Australia, and is a snowball block.  Corners of blue sky, and yellow sun, brown embers glowing from the fireplaces to keep us warm.  Gently falling snow and a cheerful house on the reverse.

Here is picture of my mug rug that I made for my two swappers.

I just love this Florida snowman.  Thanks ladies, I love them both.

Happy New Year Everyone

It's almost January already - a new year - 1012. Wow! did last year go fast.  I have been posting my cubicle blocks started this summer.  They were for Christmas presents for my daughters, so have been making four of each block. Sorry the snowballs are a little blurry in the picture.

One set for my daughter, Donna, she is a college professor, for her office.
One set for my daughter, Tracey, who is a special needs teacher in North Carolina.
One set for my daughter, Grace, who works for a financial institution in Tennessee.
And one set for me, to remind me of what month it is, and of each of my special daughters.

I love you all.

This week I put together my snowman quilt from a swap this month.  Like the way it turned out. A good quilt for the January snows.

Happy New Year to all.

Christmas Dinner

Christmas was a quiet affair at our home, no grandchildren here this year. My niece Susan and her husband, Lou; my brother Ray, and Lou's father were here for dinner.
We spent too much time eating but everything was so yummy that I haven't been hungry since.

My Christmas Rosemary lamb bread and the lemon cake I made.

Special Doll Dresses

Last year I made complete wardrobes for the girls 18" dolls for Christmas. This year a little slower.  I only got two special dresses done and two embroidered pant sets.

Dress in white was made out of my daughter Tracey's high school graduation dress scraps and then the clasp of the jacket was from one of the roses taken off her wedding dress.  It had a beige center flower and she wanted all white ones so they were changed and I have used a lot of the roses on other projects.  Only one made so Tracey's daughters will have to share.

The yellow dress was from scraps of daughter Grace's bridesmaid dress when I made all the dresses for daughter Tracey's wedding.  Think that this is the last of those scraps. So this dress if for her daughters to use on their dolls.

The embroidered pants were done by my niece Susan and then I put the pants and tops together.  I think I need a new sewing embroidery machine Santa.