Happy 2020 (a bit late)

It is March already!  I can hardly believe it! 
And its not that I haven't been busy, cause I sure have.  But..... well time just fights with me getting on the computer.   Actually, I'd rather be sewing or singing than doing anything else. 
I got my laptop up and working and thought maybe that would motivate me to get my posts entered in a more timely manner.

So, today I finished a quilt and bag for my newest grand niece born on March 9th, Rebekah Lynn (named after her momma). 

This fabric was a piece I received from Doris Golleher, my dear friend who now lives in Heaven!
It is such a cute lamb print that I knew it would be perfect for this precious Lamb!  I backed it in flannel.   It should provide lots of warmth in the Colorado cold winters.

The rest of my completes I will add on a more daily basis to get caught up.   (Hopefully!!)

Happy New Year!

I hope and pray you've all had a wonderful beginning of this new decade 2020.  It's hard to believe that I have lived thru half of the 1900's and am into twenty years of 2000.   Do you all remember Y2K?  Oh what a scare that was and look where we are now!

I have started off my New Year by accepting the scrap quilt challenge at Persimon Dreams   It is a year long challenge so plenty of time to get 'er done!


January's block is the easy 9 patch block.   I jumped in and grabbed my charm square scraps and pulled out browns and creams.   Now, I am not a brown person but I have so many charms in those colors that it was a quick pick and since I will be donating this quilt to Mercy Hospital in California, it will make a really nice quilt for a man. 

On Friday, it took me about 3 hours to make all the blocks and then I decided I needed to do some kind of disappearing 9 patch pattern with them.   Searching thru the internet, I found 2 that were different than the ones you normally see.    Here is what I began with.

After cutting them as per the directions and resewing them together, this is how it looks.

I am very pleased and finished 4 of the blocks yesterday.   I hope to finish the rest today.   Yes, yes I know - its a year long challenge but getting the top assembled is satisfying and then I have the rest of the year to get it quilted and bound. 

What a great way to start of the New Year!

This old quilt!

This gorgeous blue Quilt is gracing my bed.  I made it 18 years ago for my parents. They had a Murphy Bed in the apartment inside their shop/metal building and needed one that didn't hang down on the sides.  Their Murphy bed was king size so the quilt was long for that.  Now on my bed this beauty is sideways.  It is not quite long enough to completely hide my electric blanket but that's ok.  I just love this!

This week I put together the disappearing 9 patch block from @thecraftyquilter.  (Thecraftyquilter.com). She held a QAL that I couldn't resist.  It would have made a really nice queen size Quilt but I chose to make it into 2 lap quilts.  I always have such a need for lapquilts and my supply is very low.   They are my very favorite color combination - blue and purple.  Paired with a white background, it just pops.

Besides making these this week, I've completed 6 couch caddy's for the NP Comforts group.  We need 250 by Christmas to give to the Meals on Wheels recipients in our area.

I'm hoping to get to Quilt a couple tops this week.  I better hurry!  The week is zooming by!

Good Morning Friends!

Its a beautiful day full of sunshine!  I'm posting from sunny Denver, here visiting with my sisters.  Mom and I drove here to celebrate her 93rd birthday with family and friends.  It's been just wonderful!
I'd like to share a few things I finished for the month of May.

This is a Baby Quilt I made for my niece whose baby is due any day!  The back is below.  I love this quilting pattern. 

Up next are 2 essential oil bags I made and added to my etsy shop.  They are the perfect size and hold 10 or more bottles

  

Up next is a pincushion I made from selvage edges.  I LOVE selvedges!   Someday I am going to make a quilt using them.  This also is listed in my etsy shop!

Almost 3 years

So much has happened since my last post.   I can hardly believe it's been almost 3 years!   Biggest change is losing my hubby a year ago.    It was a hard time but many lessons were learned and so many good memories were created during that time.  I truly wish I had written them down, kept a record to be able to go back and remember it all.  But, sadly, I did not.   My time was needed in the present.  I have no regrets and I know I will see Denny again!   

In this last year I have been extremely busy with quilting and reshaping my life.  I think it's time to share again.   

I'll be back tomorrow.   See you then.  

Make some glorious moments today!

Cute Zippered Bag

Made this little bag today from a pattern shared on Pat Sloan's blog and the Fat Quarter Shop!  Isn't this just the cutest?

Baby Quilt

This is another finished baby quilt for church.    I think I have one more to do and I'll be caught up.  These go so quickly.  

This center panel is so cute.  Doris provided me with this one and she added the borders.  I cut all the pieces, did the quilting and put on the binding.  Check another one off!