Gift Quilt

 

 

This is a quilt that was presented on behalf of  our Life Group to our teacher and his wife. 

 

This is a picture of Donna, can't see Don, he's just out of the picture.  Don and Donna are such lovely people and I was so happy to make a quilt for them.  My hubby, Maynard quilted it. 

 

Don has done such a wonderful job of teaching and while it's hard to see him retire, we know that it is the right time to do this.  Many good wishes go to our friends, Don and Donna!

 

The quilt is a Big and Bold pattern.  Wish I could remember the name of the fabric line, but I can't.  Sorry about that!

 

 

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

 

 

Jan

A Little Birdie Told Me.......

.....that Spring is finally here. We have been having nice weather, but no rain. The storms have passed us by. I'm glad the bad storms are passing us by, but we could sure use the rain clouds. Especially in western Texas..............the wild fires are terrible. Please pray for the people out there. So many acres are burning and homes are being lost. Last night an entire town was evacuated.

I like to be kept busy doing something, rather than sitting around and fretting and I can pray while I sew. So sewing is it. Making more quilts for Project Linus and a block of the month from Little Miss Shabby with the precious little birdie. That's the first picture and the birdie is all decked out in his Easter eggs and he's even decorated himself!!!

The second picture is of the afghan. The yarn is called "Banana Berry." So that's what I called the afghan. These go so fast and are so much fun to make---mindless crocheting!!!

The next quilt is called "First Steps" and is from M'Liss Rae Hawley's book Fat Quarter Baby Quilts . This is the book that I am challenging myself to do all the quilts in by the end of the year.

And the last two are identical panels------one I put blue side borders on and one I put pink side borders on. That's why I named them " Pink Floral ABC" and "Blue Floral ABC."

Hope you are staying safe from all the spring storms!!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Monday Quilts

Tried some new patterns this last week and they were fun! The first one is another one from the pattern of Quilt, Stitch and Sew. I called it "Exploding Star." It is a nice and bright one! I'm not sure it is quite like the pattern because I had trouble following the diagram and the colored copy was hard to follow, too, but I do like the it turned out!

The second and third ones are from Fast Fat Quarter Baby Quilts by M'Liss Rae Hawley. This is the book that I have decided will be a challenge book for me this year. I will try to do all the patterns for quilts in this book. The two quilts are the first pattern called "Baby's Windows." I named them "Dinosaurs" and I Spy, Too." It is a nice pattern, too. In the first quilt with the dinosaurs fabric, I want to thank Jackie from Sit and Sew for the Dinosaurs fabric-----she was kind enough to give it to me. I still have some left, so I might make another one!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Challenge To Myself Number Eight

Challenge to Myself Quilt Top Number Eight finished and ready to be quilted! This one was done by the tube method where you sewed 12 strips together and into a tube and then cut them so that they ended up in diagonal rows. Think I'll only do one of these!!!! I think you also make bargello quilts this way, too.

The next Challenge to Myself quilt is a snoball quilt--that one should be easier to do since I have done those before. I have 4 quilts to go and I'll have completed all 12. Maybe have to do her other book---"Fat Quarter Fun." Have to think on that for awhile!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan