Finish-Up Week

 These are five quilts that have been waiting for quilting and binding before ready to go to the pickup place for Project Linus.  So I buckled down this week and got them done.  I called this one "Pretty Kitties."  I had two kitties left over from a panel and made up a pattern to use them.  The kitties are so cute!

 This one is called "Yellow Rules."  It's good old Rail Fence pattern.

 There is one Fat Quarter in here that shows a little boy playing at the beach, so I called it "Seaside at the Beach."

A good name for this one seemed to be "Fruit Basket Upset."  I guess tomatoes are a fruit, but I don't think lettuce is!!!  LOL!

This is a pattern off the internet that Debi sent me. I used a packet of charm squares called Hoot Owl.  There is a hoot owl in there, but he is hard to see!  That's why I named it "Charmed Hoot Owl."

Have you had cool temps where you are?  It's cooled down to lower 90's here , but cooler 70's in the mornings.  Very pleasant in the morning.  Have to start again with my walking.  I know my doggie would like that!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Cleaning Time

No pictures today, but I wanted you to know that I am still here!!!!!  I'm in the middle of a big cleaning of sewing room and moving things around.  Also have been cleaning out books and magazines, so have been busy, but not productive in quilting area!  But every thing needs clean-out every now and then---even my head!!!!!  This should clear the cob-webs, so to speak!!!!  This is what cooler weather does to me---puts me in a cleaning mode!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Busy Week!

 This quilt, called Big and Bold is just the top, hope to get Maynard to quilt it on the big machine.  Have to be careful not to nag too much!!!!  This was a very easy and fun to do pattern.

 From the Modern Quilt Company, this pattern was called Modern Salad Bar.  Debi loaned it to me.  I used ice cream cone fabric.  Anything goes with brights, I always say!  This one is for Project Linus.

 This quilt is the last one from the Zoobopples fabric that my friends from Sunday School gave me.  I thank them so much.  The fabric was so much fun to work with.  Made me smile every time I looked at it!

This one I called "Turtles on Parade," because one of the fabrics has all kinds of bright turtles on it.  A fun fabric!  Also for Project Linus.

Our temps dropped back into the low 90 degree range and that was nice while it lasted.  Now going back to triple digits and high nineties.  Sure praying the folks down south make it through this hurricane and aftereffects all right.

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Take Five, On Point Quilt

This is the "Take Five, On Point" pattern.  The Llasa Apso, Chloe wanted to be in the picture, too, so I thought, "Why not?"  She'd actually rather lay on the quilt, but that's another story!  The pattern is fun and easy to do, done the same way as the original "Take Five" only this time they set it on point.  The fabric is called Rouenneries by French General for Moda.  There also is some Rural Jardin in there, too.  This was a kit that I got on sale at Kaleidoscope Quilt Store.  I think 3 of us got the kit.  We'll see if they all turn out the same!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Selvage Edge Quilt Top Done!

The quilt top called Selvage Edges Quilt is finished!!!  It was fun and I used up a LOT of selvage edges.  There aren't many left in the box!  Now to think of a way to quilt it.  Any ideas out there????  The pattern is from the book "Quilts from the Selvage Edge" by Karen Griska.  I made my quilt a little smaller than the size in the book.  It is about 43" x 51".

Has it cooled down in your "neck of the woods?"  It has been triple digits here in North Texas for days, but is supposed to cool down to upper 90's and maybe get some rain in the next few days.  It has been overcast here today and we have a little bit of rain, which is nice.  We and about half the rest of the country really need it.

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Selvage Edge Quilt Start

This is three blocks and the start of a selvage edge block quilt.  These are fun to do and go really fast.  I have a huge box of selvage edges thanks to the Sit n Sew group from Tuesdays----thanks everyone!  It's going to take awhile to make that box grow smaller!  The pattern is from the book "Quilts from the Selvage Edge" by Karen Griska. Lots of neat patterns in there.  I may have to try another one, too.

I finished another quilt, too, but have to wait until my quilt holder is feeling better for him to hold it because it is a big one.  He has some sort of summer virus and it is dragging him down.  Also need to quilt another one for Project Linus called Salad Bar.  It is a Modern Quilt and a pattern from Debi.  It's been too hot to quilt and have a hot quilt on your lap!  Maybe some early morning I can work on that.  Too hot even with the A/C running!  105 degrees yesterday.  Very oppressive!  But I can still piece quilts together and that is what I've been doing.  Hurrah for that!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Flying Geese and Quilts

 Here is a friendly gaggle of geese flying in a circle----does that mean they are getting ready to land?  Debi shared this pattern with me from Piece By Number----a free pattern on the web.  I was going to turn it into a pillow, but thinking further on it, I think I will make a small wall hanging instead.  I think I will quilt it like Debi did---inside the geese and on the inner star.

 This pattern is called "Woven Ribbons" and is from Mi'Liss Hawley's book "Fat Quarter Quilts."  For some reason I had to do a lot of "unsewing" in this quilt, but I finally got it to turn out right!

 I called this one "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" because it happens to have a lot of yellow in it and is the YBR pattern.  The YBR is a Terry Atkinson pattern.

 This is another YBR, but I called it "To the Zoo, Blue, J and IJ" because it has blue in it and is still fabric from Jacque and IJ.

The last YBR is called "To the Zoo, Green, J and IJ," because of all the green.  I used up most the the fabric that Jacque and IJ gave me, but still have some little pieces left that I might do something with.  I surely do thank those ladies for the fabric.  I think I made 7 quilts with their gift .  I used a little from my stash and got some great quilts out of the cute fabrics they gave me.  I had a lot of fun with it.

Still so very hot here--------98 degrees today --- triple digits for the rest of the week and into next week---I am so thankful for the A/C.

Let quilting help you make someone smile.

Jan