My sister's Surprise Quilt

Well, it was a successful surprise!  We flew to Denver for a visit with my mom.  The weather was fabulous and perfect to get the fall spirits going!   My daughter and her 5 month old baby boy came with us- had his first airplane ride and did great.   No crying or anything.   I'm sure the other passengers were grateful for that too!  LOL  
I brought my older sister's surprise quilt for her birthday.   She and her husband were out of town at a BHS (barbershop harmony society) competition.    They left a couple hours before we landed in Denver and got home a couple hours after we left for Texas.   That was a bummer as I would have liked to see them both.   This is what I left on her bed!

I found the original pattern/tutorial for this block here.  It is a great tutorial.   I just kind of made up my borders as I went.   I would do them a bit differently if I make this again but all in all, it is a beautiful quilt.   She was so surprised to come home and find this on her bed.   Red is definitely her favorite color!   
I also included a box of color catchers just in case!!!!

Mug Rugs

So, what are your feelings about these little quilts?  I was torn for a long time but have really come to love them and the creative options for them.   Here is one of my new ones.

Just what I needed to inspire my fall flavors.  It is still warm here in Texas so fall seems far away.   

Cute Fabric Boxes

Yesterday I saw a post about these cute fabric boxes for thread snips.   After making the first one,

I decided not only are these the cutest thread snippet holders but what a cute little gift box.   So I made this for my grandson to give to his teacher for Halloween.

These were fun and fast to make.   You can find the tutorial for them here.  I hope you enjoy making them as much as I have.  

This past week's fun!

I am so excited to show you my newest creations.  These are pictures of the quilting I did on a Comfort of Psalms quilt that will be auctioned off at my church to help raise money for our mission trip to Haiti.   The quilt was made by Peggy Benson.   Just gorgeous, isn't it?

The next bit of fun was another lap quilt for the NPComforts group.   Actually  it was made for the mother of one of our church's members who is home bound.

Next I was in a swap for fall themed potholders.  This is the one I embroidered and made.  Front and back.

Then my youngest daughter came down with a stomach bug and I was forced to watch this little one.

Well, not really forced at all.   We have such fun.   This past weekend Tyler, one of my other grandsons, had a couple baseball games and the weather took on a real "fall" temperature drop.   Lily brought Mr P to the game all decked out in his "keep me warm" hat.    This boy is just too cute!

Well, that's it for now.  I'm off to sew.   Hope you are too.  

New Look!

This is a test of my new look on the blog.  So far so good.   I just LOVE my new header and highly recommend Karen Valentine of Valentine Design if you are wanting to upgrade your blog look.   She was able to come up with exactly the look I was wanting.   Please check her out!

Great weekend!

What a wonderful weekend we had! Saturday the temperatures were in the high 90's approaching 100 and perfect weather for swimming, which we did. These temps make me so glad we have a pool! Started the day off with my church's NPComforts group. We are making placemats this year for our Christmas project for the Meals on Wheels recipients.

But The best part is the shopping! We meet at Hands on Traditions quilt shop and let me tell you, I love it!  Anyway, then made this

 And here is a close up of the wave quilting

 Then I moved onto these

 These are key fobs that I am thinking of selling on etsy.
 My sister makes gorgeous jewelry but is terrified to sell anything online, so.....I told her I would open a shop and we would combine our things and hopefully make a sale or two. Hope you are having a good beginning to your week!

A Few Finishes....Sort of

Last week I was really able to sit down and do some serious quilting.  I saw this pattern here and thought it was the cutest little quilt.   I have no babies coming up that I know of but I could not resist.   I might try to sell this one on Etsy as soon as I finish adding the binding.

I did get it quilted Friday and it is just the prettiest thing!

Then I began work on a quilt for my sister for her birthday.   You might remember these blocks?  It now has all it's borders on it and measures a really nice 84x95.   Should fit perfectly on her king size water bed - at least I hope so!   I will post a picture as soon as it is quilted.