Passionate Patchwork

Rene's curtain FINALLY done! (and hanging in her new appartment)

This pattern is from Kaffe Fassett's Passionate Patchwork book.

Cheetah Girl Wanna-Be's

Sunflower Seeds

This is the first time I've ever harvested a sunflower head without the squirrels beating me to it! Must be because I've never planted a sunflower in that spot before. Next year they'll catch on!

Rene's Curtain

Here was my curtain from Kaffe Fassett's book. Now Rene has actually finished hers (after she helped me with mine. Hers required TWICE the squares of mine! (And wait til you see Bobbi's with a mere 1700 squares!)

My garden has a piece of Rene's home now... Thanks Rene! Love ya!

Me, Grace, and Alexandra

Alexandra's first balloon festival, of course!

Me and Lex Porch Painting

All Finished. We still have the decking to do. I'm thinking dark green stain. Then John has to put the skirting on too. Thanks for your help Lex!

Adirondack Balloon Fest 2008

The balloon I captured between the trees was one of the first balloons to fly at the festival. I took this as it flew over my daughter's elementary school. I was headed there to pick her up.
The cute lady pointing a camera at me is Shannon, our local quilt shop owner!

helloooooo !

Okay, busy summer (are there any that aren't?)
Son living in my sewing room while home from college for the summer, and considering that my fav quilting time is 4 am, hand work was called for. However, I did try one morning to provide him with earplugs and a rice bag for his eyes, but it was highly unsuccessful. This is my summer handwork project (well, mostly by hand, until it came to the quilting!)

Quilt Name: Buffy's Polynesian Adventure


p.s. It's a gift for Mommy-in-law, so SHHHHHHHHH!

Cocoa Beach

Here's my oldest kids, playing in the waves at Cocoa. Waves were a little more fun because there was a hurricane out in the Atlantic.

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.