Alek's Quilt

Alek Jeffrey was born November 23. Here are photos of his quilt:

The pattern is called Take Five. Every quilt I make with this pattern looks very different due to different fabrics and the change in the number of borders.

Alek's parents decided to not find out the sex of the baby ahead of time. That seemed to be the thing to do this year so I often found myself looking for unisex fabrics. It was a fun challenge!

I especially liked the border on this quilt.

Alyssa's Quilt

Great niece Alyssa Joy was born November 17. Here are pictures of her quilt.

The fabric and the idea for the quilt (no pattern) came from a quilt shop in Roanoke, VA.

I really like the material on the back too.

Mack's Blanky

Since Griffin was getting new quilts, I thought Mack needed a new blanky too. (I recall giving Jackson quilts and coming home and immediately making Grace a new one.)

Mack's blanky is a Minkee like material on both sides. One side is plain green and the other side is green and white.

I decided the plain side needed an appliqued dump truck. Mack told me that dog is driving the truck.

Griffin wasn't at all interested! Stress?

Griffin's Quilts

I wanted to make a black and white string quilt for the baby but then I decided it really did need color. So this string quilt has a few strings of color and then color piping between each log strip.

The back is rather striking!

This quilt has minkee, regular cotton fabric, and chenille - lots of textures. It is just the right color for our newest grandson.

I found the pattern for this animal quilt when we were in northern Wisconsin and I just had to try some variation of the pattern. I'm not sure which is my favorite animal - it was fun to make all them!

Frosty the Snowman Wallhanging

I was making a snowman wallhanging and Mack told me it was Frosty the Snowman so this is the Frosty the Snowman wallhanging!

I was at Quilt Day Camp about three weeks ago at Lucky 2 Be Quilting. and saw a snowman apron. So I took the pattern, changed the hat, the mittens, and the placement of the arms, and this is the result. It is hanging in our family room and I like it!

Falling Leaves Two

This is the wallhanging that goes with Falling Leaves. I finished it this week and it is hanging!

Of course, I'll take it down and put up Christmas decorations soon!

Falling Leaves

On our recent trip to Tennessee and North Carolina, we enjoyed beautiful fall colors. I was inspired by the colors and also by a quilt that we saw at the Folk Art Center in Asheville, NC. So I decided to make this small wallhanging (10" X 11"). I plan to make a larger one also - it's on my list of things I want to do!

Crosby's Quilts

Crosby's quilts have been delivered!

His summer quilt is a soft green and has no batting. The fabric is from Lucky 2 Be Quilting in Pecatonica, IL. These pictures aren't the best.

Here is his regular quilt. The idea came from Quilting Essentials in Roanoke, Va and the material came from Lucky 2 Be Quilting.

Crosby's winter quilt is the first baby quilt I've done with a Minkee back. It is very soft and I love it! I knew Crosby's mom liked brown and turquoise so I decided to use those colors.

Minkee is polyester and very difficult to hand quilt so I machine quilted this quilt. The material for the top is from River's Edge Antiques and Quilt Loft in Hayward, WI and the Minkee is from Sew Many Antiques in Pearl City, IL.

Two finished wallhangings

I've been working on projects that I bought while we were in Alaska. I just finished these 2 small wallhangings. Each is about 5 1/2" by 19 1/2".

I enjoyed the raw-edge applique and I've learned lots!

Haunted Hollow Wallhanging

I bought some quilt wall hangers at camp and now want to make more wallhangings. This is a neat Halloween print and I added the borders. Haunted Hollow:

Getting things done!

I have been sewing all day... well, trying to anyway! I worked on some little bunnies but ran out of fiberfill so I will finish them later in the week.

Here is a tiny quilt, about 9 1/4 inches square. It is called Thimbles. The idea came from Quilt Camp. I machine quilted it about every 3/8" - an idea I read about on Crazy Mama Quilts, a blog that I enjoy following.


I decided it was time to do some more with my Alaskan stash of projects. I made this pillow today. The fabric is from Ketchikan, home of many totem poles.

The fabric for the back and piping is also from Alaska. It is a very pretty batik.

Nice to have something finished!

Finishing things!

My (actually our) horoscope for today, September 4, 2009:

Don't think you'll be able to relax and have fun if you have to sweep any unfinished jobs under the rug. Do all that needs doing first before engaging in fun and games.

I am almost ready for the fun and games! My list for the week is almost done! We have plans continually throughout the weekend starting tonight. I leave for Quilt Camp on Monday and I've been pushing to get things done - especially quilting projects that have to be finished. Here are the 20 reversible placemats - finished!

And a peek at all 10 finished baby quilts! Full pictures will be later as they are delivered.

Christmas in July

I went to Quilt Camp on Monday; the theme was Christmas in July. And I had a great time (as usual) with friends and all. We even had Christmas cookies. One kind that I had never heard of was salty oatmeal - really good!

I was going to make a Christmas tree skirt but I couldn't decide exactly what to do so I decided to make placemats for Christmas...we need about 20! They are all cut out. The tree side is done for all 20. The photo makes the red strip look much wider than it is.
The snowman side is completely done for half of them.

I have 5 put together with the front and back. None have the binding on. In other words, I have a ways to go but I don't need them for quite a while yet!

I am still working hard on baby quilts. Pictures to come eventually!

Special Project

Happy Birthday Grace!!!!!

Granddaughter Grace is 5 years old! We wanted to do something special so we bought an 18" doll and I began sewing.

Grace needs a tote bag to keep everything in:

and the bottom says it is hers!

Of course the doll needed a quilt and a pillow with a couple of pillow cases.

And she definitely had to have a pair of jeans and a t-shirt.

We thought a little jumper, shirt, and leggings would be nice.

And a three little outfits that coordinate with each other.

Every doll needs a dress-up dress.

And a cowgirl outfit sounded like fun - shirt, vest, skirt, and boots!

Then I added a reversible poncho in case it gets cool outside.

Every girl and doll needs a variety of purses.

I only made one hat but with Velcro, there are a variety of looks.

And Ray had this great idea so I came up with this outfit with two looks - a Cubs cheerleader!

We hope Grace loves her gift and enjoys it as much as we enjoyed creating it!