Next step in Jacqueline's Quilt

Made 44 four patches (in corner of this block) to be used in the quilt. Made these three blocks today, they go in center of quilt.



Trying to decide where each star should go.

Challenge quilt

Started working on the guild's challege quilt. This photo was taken on November 1. I ran out of fabric as you can see.

This is the challenge fabric. The theme is, "Our Good Nature". After a few ideas I decided to make a quilt with my mother in mind. All those wonderful years in the veggie gardens!!

Car Quilt

This is the "Car Quilt" that I was making for the girls to take with them in Ohio. The idea came from a movie about being stranded in your car in the winter. But then we found out we were moving so it has been put on hold. :-)

Music Quilt

Pam this is the music quilt I started but have yet to finish...someday!

Name Tag

I joined a new quilt guild last month. This is a picture of my name tag. They were very welcoming and friendly!!!! I joined a bee; we meet once a week. This last Thursday we went on a mini shop hop and had a lot of fun!

Starting Jacqueline's Quilt

Finished the star blocks this morning. (November 5, 2009)

Starting the stars... (November 1, 2009)

I'm starting Jackie's quilt today. She picked out the fabrics before going to college. They are romantic prints. After looking at many patterns I settled on a Eleanor Burns' pattern, Road to Stardom Quilt. I bought the rulers to go with this but have never used them so it helped in the decision. But of course I think the patterns works well with the fabric. Plus the stars work to go with the time Jackie loved Star Trek. ;-)

Susan's block

As part of a block exchange I have made the block that Susan in Alaska wanted. It is 9 1/2 inches. Time to mail it off and wait and see what comes next! :-)

Mary's Flower Purse

Just finished this today and will mail it to Mary. The plan was to have it ready for her to take to college so I'm just late by a few months! Better than years!

Like the yo yo?

Fall Table Runner

After moving to The Woodlands in Texas (September 03, 2009) I needed to test the sewing machine to be sure everything worked so I made this. Finish in September, amazing!

Catch up

Here is the dog quilt I have worked on in three states! Finished in Texas in September 2009. I'd say it helps to have someone you need to give a quilt to so that you have to get it done!

I call it, "Beep Beep!". During this time all three girls learned how to drive!!

Internation Quilt Show / Houston

I'm going to the International Quilt Show tonight. The local quilt guild, "The Woodlands Area Quilt Guild", is taking a bus. Tonight is the preview night, the show will run throught the weekend so I hope to go again.

I went once a few years ago. It was very big and you just can't see everything in one trip. Perhaps next time I'll take classes but with just moving I figured I'd take it easy.

Empty Nest

On July 7, 2009 we found out we were being transferred to Houston. It has been crazy since then. I did get Jackie and Mary's towels embroidered. Every now and then I've worked on sewing on the border to the traveling dog quilt. Also had pulled out sewing machine and did a little piecing and then put it all back away so the house was ready to "show" that day.

Today we are having church friends over for coffee and dessert. This is Mary's last night at home before going to college and I'm starting to feel a little funny about this. Even with Monica at home I still feel like I'll have an empty nest. Because I don't really take care of her I guess. Jackie has been unhappy here most of the summer and can't wait to get back to her friends.

Well, at least cleaning and cooking for the party will keep me busy today. Then us girls will go on a road trip! Jackie, Mary and I will head out early and try to get to Richmond, IN before nightfall. Monica will be here holding down the fort!

Finish piecing the top of the car quilt

It is funny how easy it is to think of a new way to sew something but it still amazes me how hard it is to actually find the time to do it. Today I have resorted to paying Monica to do the house work so I can just sew all day. It is my summer vacation!

I finished adding borders to a quilt (dogs and cars) I started when we lived in Katy, TX on Monday, June 8. Took it to Sonya to quilt yesterday, along with the Christmas quilt. That one she is going to baste and I am going to hand quilt that one. Why? Well, because Jacqueline asked me to.

I am starting another quilt with the leftovers from dogs and cars. It will be a four patch quilt for Jacqueline to keep in the car in Ohio. So she will always have a blanket in the car in case of emergencies! OK, so it is really just for the long car trips! I doubt she would ever end up in a snow bank.

Finished!

I finished Mary's quilt yesterday! She will graduate on May 23, 2009! Also made two pillow cases to go with it.

Upate on Mary's Quilt

I got the quilt back from the quilter the first week of April and have been trying to make myself finish the binding ever since! It is half way done.

Prom dress

Today I'm going to try, try!, to modify Mary's New York trip dress for prom.

It worked!

Band fundraiser

April 1, 2009: Cut out four aprons.
April 2, 2009: Finished the band apron, made a band potatoe bag and six coasters.

Quilt Show

April 3, 2009: I worked for two hours as a white glove lady. Looks like the show will do very well!
April 4, 2009: Mary and I made it to the last two hours of the quilt show, not long enough! Hope I will be able to stay longer next time!

Mary's Quilt

Mini Quilt: Nine Patch

Finished putting the binding on my small red, white and blue nine patch quilt while on Spring Break vacation, 3/24/09.

Quilting is done

The quilting is done on my Strawberry Lemonade quilt (note I've given it a different name).  I did get it finished Sunday night.  On Monday I was going to buy binding, so I went hunting for my scraps and what do you know!  I already have binding, it came with the kit.  Had spent Monday redoing the living room and shopping with Mary.  Today went to church to try and rearrange desks again.  And tomorrow I'll go up and help sew.  We are making baptismal bibs again.

Pink Lemonade

I finished the quilt February 17, 2009. It was begun September 9, 2006.

I started quilting the outer border yesterday. It feels like this quilt will never be done. I can't even remember when it was started.

It is the quilt that Eleanor Burns taught during the workshop I went to. I did not do a very good job with the piecing so I'll not put it into the quilt show. I used it as a experimental piece to try different ways of quilting. From stitch in the ditch, to the new hand quilting with long stitches and also machine embroidery.