I'm still here and as busy as ever. I'm getting ready for 2 retreats, one this weekend and one the following weekend. I'm definitely ready for them.

It's been a long time since I last posted. I've been staying busy and just haven't taken any pictures. Without pictures I think the blog is very boring. I finally got some pictures taken of the more recent quilts. I still have a lot of quilts to take pictures of.

 This baby quilt was maade using a charm pack and white fabric. I cut some of the charms in half.

 These 2 baby quilts were made using charm packs. It is a simple 4 patch. The backs are different, one pink and one brown.

I got the cat, fish and mouse fabric in a scrap bag from my LQS. I added FQ's from my stash to make this baby/toddler quilt.

I used my AccuQuilt Go to cut the 3 1/2" tumbler blocks for this quilt. I finished it just in time for the 4th of July.

 This baby quilt has frogs relaxing in the pool. I got FQ's several years ago at a quilt show and used the Disappearing 9 Patch pattern.

This was made from a jelly roll of Hawaiin fabric I got when my daughter got married in Maui. I added the white and plain colors. I'm still looking for a way to finish it. I'm thinking borders and would like more Hawaiin fabric but just haven't found any.

I made this for a co-worker. It was a panel I found and I added a border.

This has to be one of my favorite patterns. It is just WOF strips. The quilt finishes about 40" x 60", large enough for a baby/toddler of to cover an adults' legs. This has snowmen.

These wall hangings were panels that I added sashing and borders to. One is for my DD and the other for my SIL.

The color in this is off. I took this picture at retreat in Feb. I had just sewn the blocks together. It was a BOM that I did a couple years ago and I added 4 new blocks to make it larger. I used only 2 fabrics for the blocks and a third for the sashing..Since then I have gone on another retreat and put the borders on. The borders use the same fabric. It finished about 108" x 108" and is for my DD.



This was a kit that I bought in Paducah a few years ago. It was 5 yards of fabric and a pattern. I made this on the retreat in Feb. The colors are not right in this picture.

Memorial Day

I'm enjoying the weekend relaxing and sewing. I finished this flag wall hanging in time to hang for the holiday. It is made using the 3 1/2" twister tool. The pattern was designed for a local quilt shop, The Gathering Room. The stars are made the usual way but the red and white stripes are put back together differently. It finished 21"x26".

Derby Quilt

My Derby Quilt is featured on the cover of the Metro Parks Recreation Guide. You can see it here. I'm disappointed that the quilting group is not mentioned as meeting at the community center. I think it would be a great way to increase our membership. The more quilters, the more ideas and the better the group becomes.

Here's a picture of the quilt my mother started. I still need to sandwich it and I'll quilt it myself. It is about 40"x54".

I've got 3 quilts to hand sew the binding on! It's always nice to get to this part of the quilt because the end is near. Two of the quilts were blocks of the month from my LQS from a few years ago. I made the blocks as I got them and have had the tops done for a while. I had them quilted in the fall and then it has taken me a while to get the binding on. One is 90"x112" and the other is 74"x90".

The third quilt I started in the fall and quilted it myself. It is 60"x80".

Last night I finished a top that my Mom had started 2 days before she died. She was so pleased that she started it and it was to be a charity quilt. The pattern is very simple, 5" strips, 4" pink strips and 1 1/2" green strips. The focal fabric has some cute frogs that we bought last summer. I hope to have it finished so I can take it to NY with me to donate where she might have donated it.
I started free motion quilting today. I need to finish this quilt by the end of the month. Then I have a t-shirt quilt to make for a friend of my daughter's. I am also going to teach the Fairdale Happy Stitchers how to make stack 'n slash quilts. They have selected a Buggy Barn and a Pieces From The Heart pattern to make. Busy, busy, busy.

Memory Quilt

I made this quilt for my mother-in-law. It has 9 shirts in it. I included the pockets and tags from the shirts. She really liked it.