~Last Two~

Not because they are the last ones in the cupboard, but because I can't find photo's of the others! :-o I know I took photo's but we've had one too many computer crashes. :-/ I'll have to take new photo's one of these days... anyway~~

This was a really fun quilt! It was another Debbie Caffrey mystery in 'Traditional Quiltworks' magazine (back when they were still a magazine :-( ). This was one of the first FQ quilts for me. The pattern called for a bunch of FQ's and my Mom and I decided to purchase half yard pieces and swap half of each to make up our FQ's. At the time she lived in the midwest and I lived in Georgia, so it was a fun way to stay connected and work on a project 'together'. After I finished piecing it, I mailed it to her & she hand-quilted it for me. :-)) This is my 'summer' quilt, because it is so bright.

The final photo is my DD's quilt. When she was 7 or 8 years old she found a kit of already cut out 9-patch pieces at a yard sale. She was quite the 'bargainer' and talked the lady into her last dollar. :-) She was so proud of the deal she made! She had an old clucker of a sewing machine that we got for her to learn on and she spent many hours sewing together her blocks. They got packed up, we moved. We moved again, and she un-earthed them when she was in her teens. She was so critical of her earlier work and it took some smooth talking on my part to convince her to sew more blocks and make a quilt. We sashed all the blocks with my gingham stash. She did all the sewing. I had just purchased my embroidery machine, so she picked out the colors and I embroidered the butterflies on for her when she was at school.. it was so fun to see her dash up to my sewing room when she got home to see which butterfly I had done that day! :-) We stretched that out for quite a few days~ her picking the threads and where the butterfly would go, me sewing while she was in school. Then we sent it off to our favorite longarm quilter. She quilted swirls and feathers and butterflies! :-) I think it is still DD's favorite quilt and she takes excellent care of it. :-)

Ok, that's all for now~ until next time~~

Happy stitchin'! :-)

More Cupboard Quilts~

Good morning! I thought I'd show y'all these 2 before I close up the cupboard doors. ;-) I am sewing away on 4 patches, but they aren't too exciting. LOL ;-)

Both of these quilts were BOM kits from JoAnn's in 2006 or 2007, I think. I purchased them from the clearance sections and I was missing months, so just went into my stash to make up the missing blocks. At the time, I was thinking they'd make good utility quilts.... my LA quilter changed my mind. ;-) She did such a beautiful job on both of them that the big one now hangs in our living room where I can see it everyday. ;-) The smaller one comes out to the back of the couch in the summer~ it fits with all the patriotic holidays. :-)) I just love the feather quilting!

Now I'll get back to work so I can show you what I'm up to next time! Until then~


Happy Stitchin'!! :-)

~More Quilts from the Past~

Thanks for visiting and commenting on my quilts! :-) I think a few more peeks are in order~~
I made this quilt for DS2 when he 'graduated' to a twin bed. :-) It was a mystery pattern in 'Traditional Quiltworks'. I'm pretty sure the pattern designer was Debbie Caffrey. The border is a forest animals print and the back was another fabric from the same line with animals all over it. This quilt is well loved and this photo was taken before all the lovin'! LOL :-) It was hand quilted by my mom and her friends also.

This is one of my all time favorites and you will find it on my bed in the autumn. :-) It is a Kim Diehl pattern from the book 'Simple Blessings'. It was machine quilted with feathers and other fun stuff. :-)

Have a happy day!~

I'm off to my 'padded room' to work on that challenge! ;-))

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!

Happy Weekend!

I have been missing blogging, but can't show you what I am working on! :-/ It's for a challenge. ;-) So I'll show you one of the quilts in my house. :-)

This is one of the first quilts I ever made. I didn't know what I was doing, so I hand stitched all the animals to the squares, then decided to sew around every part with my sewing machine! :-o I thought if my oldest DS was jumping on the bed, those little appliques would not hold. LOL I can hardly believe it, but this quilt is now 20 years young! :-o It suffered the abuse of a preschooler and is still around to tell the tale! ;-) It was hand quilted by my mom and her friends.

This is one of the quilts I made for my DD. It was machine quilted. It's a Debbie Mumm pattern and I think the border print was a Debbie Mumm fabric too. DD was in a purple phase when I made this one. LOL ;-)

Ok, back to work for me! Gee, you may end up seeing all the quilts in my cupboard if I don't get this challenge done soon! ;-)

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!