"Merry Christmas Everyone"

To all my friends in blog land... I want to wish everyone "Merry Christmas"... I hope everyone enjoy their family and friends... Enjoy your day... Hugs and Stitches  :)

"Blowing Rock"

Barbara and I went to Blowing Rock in Boon, NC .... It was very windy and it started to rain when were out on the platform to soak up the view.... What a lovely place to go.... I could not resist climbing up one of the rocks.... Yes, that's me in the third picture.... We bought apples on the way home.... I made a apple pie when we got back.... Yummy... Enjoy  Hugs :)

"Funraising Quilts"

These three quilts were to raise money for my girlfriend's brother-in-law who needed double lung transplant  surgery.... When Barbara told me that her brother-in-law needed the surgery and asked if I would make a quilt for a fund raising for him... I said that I would and when I was telling my friends on the Cape they wanted to help as well.... My friend Adele donated these three quilt kits... The top quilt is for a girl, the second is for a man, and the third is for a woman... Click on the to get a better look at the .... I was overwhelm with her generosity... She has a business in selling quilting products.... I sewed the tops together then quilted them... We did very well at the silent auction to raise money for the surgery.... A BIG Thanks to Adele ... Hugs :)

"Princess"

I want to introduce a new addition to my family.... This is Princess.... A friend of mine took her in till I got to be with her.... The story behind this lovely cat is... Barbara's step-daughter found this cat outside her house crying... She gave the cat to Barbara and, she took her in and took her to the vet.... Someone had to throw her out their car because Princess had two cracked teeth, scraped chin and scraped pads... She also had eye infection.... The vet said that she was approximately 11 weeks old... She is 100% better and Barbara could not keep her because she has 3 other rescued cats... So, she has become mine...I fell in love with her right away.... I just do not know how someone could be so cruel... Hugs :)

Katy"s Quilt Top

Katy and a few of us did a shop hop two years ago and she (Katy) fell in love with this pattern... She asked me to do the hand embroidery and I said yes.... After Katy sewed the top together, she gave me the top to do the embroidery... Here is a closer look at the embroidery below....

It was done with stem stitch and cross stitches... I did not work on it steady but just under two years I was able to give it back to Katy.... Oh, I forgot to add that Katy mixed up the materials .... The white in the middle was suppose to be where the dark teal is... But, I think it looks lovely the way it is... She is also happy the way it came out... Enjoy Katy, I enjoyed doing this for you... Hugs :)

Pin Cushion and Thread Catcher

My Sister wanted me to make a Pin Cushion and Thread Catcher for a friend of her's.... Her friend loves dragon fly's ... My sister's friend loves her gift.... I have made so many of these for friends of mine... Hugs :)

Birthday Flowers...

Last month I had my 63 Birthday... I was given a Birthday Party from my Friends... I got these flowers and I thought I would share them with you... :)

Below is a picture when I was 6 years old with my little sister who is 2... Boy have time pass so quickly.... Hugs :)

 

 

 

A few thing I have done

This is a table topper a friend wanted for a special table she has.... She wanted a fall runner and with pumpkin's on it ... She was very happy with it... Hugs :)

This is a Breast Cancer quilt that I quilted for the Guild.... These blocks were our block of the month that our guild did.... Mary put it together and asked for someone at the guild to quilt it... When no one offered to quilt I said I would do it.... This picture does no justis for the quilt... It is very puffy and it is comfy... Hugs :)


My Grandson has asked for a Hedgehog .... His parents would not give him one so I decided to make one for him... You see he did not ask for a real one... Below you will see what I did for him... He will get it soon... I can't wait to see how he reacts to it... Enjoy :)

Here is the Hedgehog.... It is really a pincushion, and a friend of mine gave me one and then I borrowed her pattern... He is made all from wool... :)

I bought a basket to put him in... Here you see the mattress..:)

The Hedgehog fit perfect... :)

I made a small quilt for him... Now my grandson can put him in is basket and cover him up... LOL ... I know he will love this... Hugs :)

 

Bali Pop Quilt

 

This quilt is made with "Bali Pop".... I made this quilt for my son...He needed one for his couch... My son is in favor of black but, I decided to change it up a bit and did black,browns and tan... I am sure he will enjoy it... :)

 

 I had to share this picture with you all... This wild turkey was looking in my front door... When I went to get the camera he turned his back on me... He heard my cocktail squawking in my house... The turkey was on my steps for about 45 minutes ... He was not afraid of me standing there watching him... This is the first time this has ever happened to me... Hugs :)

Linus Day

The above pictures were from our Linus Day... A group of us got together to make quilts for Linus... By the end of the day we had 52 quilts...We all enjoyed our self and had a wonderful lunch that everyone contribute to... There was plenty things to snack on as well... Hugs :)

 

Yankee Doodle Quilt

 

The quilt is called "Yankee Doodle"... The pattern and fabric is from Jo Morton... I made this one to put out during the month of July... I hand applique the stars on to the circle then hand applique the circles to the squares... I changed the pattern up some... Hugs :)

 

Twister Quilt

One of our Guild member and friend had started to make this quilt for her first Great-Grandson... E. Jean passed away before she could finish it.... I told her daughter-in-law that I would finish it.... This quilt is called "Twister Without Waste"... Click on the picture and you can see all the fun fabric's I used... I am sure her Great-Grandson will cherish this quilt ... Hugs :)

 

My trip to Floridia

I went to Florida in February... When I got to Ruth's house this is what I found... Ruth's dog (Jody laying down) and a new puppy...( Lucy is looking at the camera)... Ruth's son bought a new dog when he went to Florida... She is so much fun to play with... What a lovely face... :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We went to a safari and saw so many different animals... These pictures are just a few of them... We were able to feed the giraffe... This was the first time I have been to a safari... It was so amazing... Hugs :)

Ugly Fabric Challange

This is what I made for our local fabric shop... It was a "Ugly Fabric challange" ...The outside boarder fabric is the ugly fabric... We had guid lines to follow... I entered this sillouete... The challange took place in March 2013... Hugs :)