Country Roads Quilt Top

This is a quilt top that I put together from a kit with panel of houses and barns. The applique was done on the machine and had to be done as I put the rows and borders together since it overlapped the borders. It adds a "little something" to the quilt. The quilt is called "Country Roads" and is from Coach House Designs.

It's a dreary day outside---rain showers (glad for the rain because we really need it), so I'm spending the afternoon looking through pattern books that I haven't looked at for awhile trying to find somethng new to do. Going to a quilt retreat soon and can't decide just what to take! Of course, I will do several Yellow Brick Roads tops for Project Linus. Then I will probably finish embroidery on several flower blocks left and finish the Magnolia quilt by sewing the blocks together. And there is always something to crochet. I'm sure I can find lots to ways to keep busy!!!

Looking forward to this trip a lot----I'll be hobbling around on my cane, because my knee is acting up and the shot the doctor gave to help it hindered rather than helped and I have had trouble ever since he administered it. Have to take it slow! Learning to slow down-------------not an easy thing to do!!!!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Dolly Quilts

The first picture is Block five of a BOM from Australia. It is called Leanne's House.

It is loaded with embroidery. Sorry the picture is not very clear. If you click on the picture, it becomes clearer. The saying is: "May your heart make you grateful for the simple things."

The second picture shows two Dolly quilts that I made for my grandgirls for their dollies. They are from a line of fabric from Lakehouse called Pam Kitty Morning. I used the panel that was available and put a piano key border on two sides. One has a yellow backing and one has a pink backing. Just to help tell them apart!

Nice, sunny day here, but on the chilly side for us----it's our Texas Winter the weather man said!

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Jan

Two to go!

Here are number 9 and number 10 to go to Project Linus. One is called "Painted Ponies" after the line of fabric that I used. It is a Yellow Brick Road.

The second one is called "Urban Cabins" after the name of the pattern. It is a Terry Atkinson pattern. All her patterns are so much fun to do. I'm going to have to do some more of them!

We are having a very warm winter. Highs in the upper 60's and lower 70's. We like this, but wonder what s coming next!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Maynard's Quilt!

This is the first quilt that my hubby, Maynard has put together. He designed it, too!!! Needless to say, I am very proud of him! It started out when he received a gift of the panels that are in the quilt and he wanted to do something with them. This is what he came up with! He did stop work on this one to do another one, that I showed before, so I think he is a true quilter------we have one going and start another one!!! I think he may be planning to try some "Stack and Whack" next. Hard to tell what he'll come up with!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Rainy Day Quilts

It's raining here in North Texas and that makes most of us happy, I think, because it is enough rain to start filling up the lakes again. Nice day to stay in and quilt or read a book---I have some cleaning done already, so I'm going to quilt and later on read a book!!!

Have two quilts to show you this morning--I need to make a trip to McKinney to the drop off quilt store----Happiness is Quilting, have quite a pile accumulating!

The first one I called Polka Dot Raggedy Ann and Andy. It is a Yellow Brick Road.

The second one is a Drunkard's Path set into circles. I had never done a Drunkard's Path before and wanted to try one. I cut it out on the Accuquilt GO! and what a difference that made! The cut fabric was perfect and there was even a notch cut out of each middle on both pieces to line up the pieces. I'm not affiliated with the company at all, just a satisfied customer!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Here We Go to Project Linus

The first picture is a PL quilt that I called Flame Thrower. It has race cars on one fabric and flames from a race car on another fabric. Made me think of those fast race cars (whatever they are called) that shoot out flames as they put their petal to the metal! This is a bigger size Yellow Brick Road.

The next picture shows one I saw on the wall at the quilt store in Arlington, "Quilt Among Friends". They had run out of patterns, but still had the fabric.. So they let me take a picture and I bought the fabric and tried to copy the pattern. I'm very happy with the way it turned out. I called it "Pretty Burgundy Flowers."

The last two pictures show the BOM Chirpy Birds that I did last year all put together with a close up of the February block. The picture is very light and I hope you can see it better when you enlarge it. It was a very fun series to do. The last link is here and will link you back to the rest of the series. Thanks to Little Miss Shabby. This one I am keeping for myself!

Hope you are enjoying nice weather where ever you are. It is nice here, but cold is coming! Such a mild winter we have been having!

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan

Happy New Year!

Starting the New Year out right with some Project Linus quilts and an afghan.

The afghan is again a variegated pink, yellow and lavender mix.It reminded me of the song from "Fiddler on the Roof:" "Sunrise, Sunset" for some reason, so that's what I called it. Guess I'm getting melancholy this time of a new year starting and our grandkids are growing up so fast!

The next one has what I call "Starfish" so I called it "Did you Catch Anything?" Love those "Starfish."

The third one is called "Lime Green John Deere." and the fourth one is called Double Wonky Pinwheels." If you look real close or enlarge the picture you will see the Double Pinwheels. They were a bit fussy to do, but they turned out fun looking.

Let quilting help you make someone smile!

Jan