Recognition for Hubby

That's my honey in the middle! Receiving an award from NY State Probation for his collaborative efforts with Social Services resulting in more successful outcomes with youth.

Grats Johnny! I'm so proud of you!

Shower Curtain

Still trying to use up all that pink and brown. Luckily, our new bathroom is pink and brown. What a coincidence!

The Humble (and new) Abode!

Well, not everything is done, probably never will be, but we're settled in. Click on the house to see it all!

Beautiful But Brutal

And here we go again! Predicted to be about 12" by tomorrow. This picture I took this evening when it was just getting started. The kids will be sleeping with their PJ's inside out. Never heard of that one in my day. Just think of all the snow days I missed!

Alzheimer's Charity Quilt

It's that time of year again... here's the beginnings of the charity quilt for the Alzheimer's Association "Walk to Remember" annual fund raiser. These are just the blocks. Had to lay them out to get the design worked out. Totally from scraps. (It's so great to actually see the stash piles SHRINKING). Took this pic with my phone. I'll post a better one once the quilt is finished.

Fire Goddess

A Yule Gift for a Magickal Friend

Christmas for Abby

A fabric collage I made for Abby this year. She's my water-loving oldest daughter (20 years old) She has been swimming with the manatees in Florida and sea turtles are another of her favs. This wall hanging is 36" wide and was machine quilted. The face is really Abby, printed on fabric. The manatees I made with gray batik and then shaded them with fabric dye markers (after misting with some water so that the shading would blend well). She has a hot-fix crystal in her belly-button, but you can't really pick up on the sparkle from this picture. I bordered it in a red batik that matches the coral at the bottom. This was REALLY fun to do! Merry Christmas Dabbadoo! I love you! Thanks to the ladies at Gloversville Sewing Center for helping me pick out the background fabric... PERFECT underwater effect!

Snow Globe Centerpiece

Hey, this one was fun... because I quilted it on Mom's Husqvarna Designer SE! Wow! What a treat! Stopping and starting without all the fuss made quilting this piece a pleasure.

Just Mauvy

Christmas quilt for Brittney, my son's girlfriend. She loves fairies, but I had promised hubby that the next quilt I made would use fabric from my stash! (So I added a little fairy to the label instead). This is a smaller than typical snowball block from my autographed copy of Kaffe Fassett's book, Quilts in the Sun.

Stargazer

Christmas gift for a friend who would never be caught dead without a place mat beneath her plate! Stargazer Crystal Pattern (available online for personal use). Machine quilted in the ditch with invisible thread.

The Healing Hand

Gift for a friend who does Reiki. Having fun getting creative with this really easy octagon pattern! Machine pieced and quilted, of course. I'm much too impatient for anything else.

Harder Than It Looks!

These cute table mats are a great way to use up some holiday fabrics. However, these corners were a pain! lol

I made another one with 30's Fabrics too. I guess I didn't get a pic of that one.

"Almost Autumn"

"Almost Autumn" with the blocks from Mom My Birthday Blocks - pieced together for the Almost Autumn wall hanging. Added the fabric origami at the corners.
Here's the

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...