Josh is Turning Twenty!

Okay Josh... here it is (but hope you're not peeking too soon!)
OOOXXX from Mom A.

Fabric Origami

I checked the book out from the library, "Flower Origami" by Sudo Kumiko
Here's a start with the simplest form. More to come!! (it was fun)

Gracie's New Project

Another stack of Moda Charms made a great starter project for Grace! And voila! A colorful curtain to cover her closet. Go Gracie!!

Table Topper

A small table topper with some Moda Holiday charms I picked up at the Wings Falls Quilt Show last spring.

Sepia

Wall-hanging for a friend (36" sq). Made the collages on PSP and converted to Sepia. Raided my stash for some coordinating fabrics. Made the star blocks myself... Geesh! very challenging for a mathematical moron. (finally had to get some help from my friends at Adirondack Quilts.

The Road to a Friend's House is Never Long

Here's Tina's very first quilt! She quilted some... I finished it off today. She just needs to bind it now! WOOHOO!
Good Job TINA!!!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Birthday gift for me from Mom and Dad. (Mom's creation of course! lol ) All ready for a new quilt! Here they are and here's my gift...

Friendly Cacophony

Here's the finished product of a WONDERFUL block exchange from "The Quilting Stash" Yahoo Group using Hoffman 2007 challenge fabric. It certainly brightens my office! Pieced together with the quilt-as-you-go technique I just learned in a class by Linda Denner. Lots of fun and the machine quilting is much easier a block at a time. The colors came together wonderfully.

Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to Orion. Small wall hanging for my husband. Love how the Cherrywood fabric looks like suede!

The 3rd Memorial Quilt

Here's the last of the three memorial quilts for my friend, Lee Ann. This one, for her daughter, Ashley, is made with 2 inch squares of fabric hand appliqued onto a muslin background. Some of the squares are actually small pictures printed onto fabric. There are also 2 larger pictures as focal points. I machine quilted between the squares with free motion quilting on the border.

"A Moment of Clarity"

Anyone who has traveled down the difficult path of Alzheimer's Disease with a loved one, knows that waiting for those all too infrequent "moments of clarity" is what keeps you motivated to face each day.

I named this quilt"A Moment of Clarity" and it is dedicated to those who search every day for these moments. The quilt was raffled off on May 12, 2007 and earned more than $400 to benefit the local chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

Pattern adapted from "Aria" by Valori Wells
Techniques used: paper piecing, machine piecing and machine quilting.


Here's me and the winner(s) of the quilt!

Steve the Gay Cat

This is from Denyse Schmidt's Quilts book. Birthday present for Abby's 20th. He's made from an old cordoroy dress of mine, an overly shrunk wool sweater of Abby's and a flower from a dress of Grace's. Oh, and the flower button is from an old shirt of Graces'.

The Puppeteer

Stop the presses! (or the pressing?) No quilts this week. Our 6 year old was tasked with creating a puppet show to demonstrate a book she had just read. Loved the online puppet pattern from www.puppetpatterns.com It was SO EASY and easy to adapt for the dog. We made these in 2 evenings.

Where's the Cabin?

Here's my first attempt at paper piecing. I believe I had to throw away on paper for each block I did successfully! #1 and #2 pieces are the most difficult to get going. Anyway, most of this was made from a baggie of scraps I purchased at my LQS. Hadn't ever worked with 30's fabrics, so figured this was a good way to give it a try. The name, "Where's the Cabin?" comes from my friend, Tina. That was her response when I showed her my first block told her it was called a log cabin. :-)

Picture This!

This is a wonderful and fun design from a friend (and quilting inspiration) of mine, Elayne Leonelli. It's fun to do with novelty prints and if your machine will embroider lettering, this can be added as well. I've added some lettering on mine with a fabric pen, but Elayne's look really nice with the embroidery. It will hold a standard 4x6 photo which can easily be swapped out. Small plastic rings on the end and the side accomodates both picture orientations and can then be hung on the wall. They make GREAT little gifts. Here's one I made for my cousin's wedding anniversary (GO MARK AND SUE!), and two others I made for nieces.

Sacred Wheel

Wall hanging for the UU Church of Glens Falls annual service Auction on April 21, 2007. The wall hanging sold to the church members for $125 after it was unanimously decided to purchase it for display in the "Peace Room" at the Church. The symbol design is the work of Eleanor Wiley.

Finished size 32" square. Techniques used: raw edge applique with fabric paint, foundation piecing, machine piecing and machine quilting.

ABC's

Some great Moda alphabet fabric! I couldn't pass it up, so made a wall hanging and matching pillow. This was fun!

Something for baby doll "Ella"

My 6 year-old daughter, Grace has a special baby doll named Ella. Grace machine pieced this block. I machine quilted it and added some miniature matching pillow cases. Ella will look beautiful on this!

Block Exchange

The Quilting Stash Podcast Yahoo Group is doing a block exchange on May 1st using the Hoffman 2007 Challenge Fabric. These are the two different blocks I'm doing for the exchange. I chose coordinating batiks from Free Spirit.

Thank You Eileen and Kathy!

I really cannot post a single thing on this blog without mentioning the generous gift from two lovely people. Eileen and Kathy. Thank you SO MUCH for making all of this possible. :-)

"The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose."

--Hada Bejar