Our Guild's Quilt Show 2011

This is the quilt that we raffled off at our quilt show ("It's A Stitch Quilt Guild")... Each member appliqued each of the small blocks around the quilt..... It even won 1st Place Ribbon as you see on the right side.... I did not win but, the lady who won was so happy.... Who wouldn't be, below are more  quilts from our show... enjoy .... :)

This last quilt will be our raffle quilt for next year... Again all the guild members appliqued each of the blocks....The one I did is the second one down and second one in from the right... They look like tulips ... If you click on the pictures you can see all the lovely work that went into any of the quilts.... I have so much more pictures but, I do not want to over whelm you... Thanks for stopping... Hugs  :)

Happy Easter

I would like to take this time to wish everyone in Blog Land and my Friends as well my Family, a "Happy Easter"... I can't be with you but, you all are in my thoughts... May you all enjoy your day  and take time to remember the past Easter and Why we celebrate Easter... Bless you all... Hugs :)

"It's Sewing Season"

This stitchery is called "It's Sewing Season," by Chickadee Hollow Designs.... I started this last fall when I traveled to the Cape for the retreat...I take projects like this to do on the plane and to work on when I am sitting down.... I just love doing hand work, I also have more of these stitchery to do... When I am finish with them I will put them in a wall quilt... If you click on the picture you can get a better look at the stitchery.... Hugs :)

Country Cousins Block #9

Yes, as you guess I have been busy but, I was not able to post.... Here is number 9 block of the Country Cousins .... It has been done for some time... This block is called Water Fountian... I realy enjoy applique and find it very relaxing... Hugs :)

Silent Auction Items

These two pictures are a casserole carrier... I got this from Jeanne at the quilt retreat that I went to in October... I finished sewing it and will be putting in our Quilt Guild's Show on the Silent Auction table... I put a bowl in it so you can see how it would look when you put a casserole dish into it...The two pictures will give you an idea in how it looks... It is a very easy project to do... Thanks Jeanne for the idea... :)

I decided to embellish these two dish towels .... I machine applique the blocks and stars onto the towels... I need something to put in our Quilt Shows Silent Auction table.... It was also a fun and quick project to do....Our Quilt Show will be held on April 30 and May 1st.... I will surly share pictures from our show... You can click on any picture to get a closer look at them.... Hugs :)

Sewing Caddy

This is a sewing caddy that I made, this is to carry all your hand sewing stuff you need...The pattern I got from a lady in our Friendship Group.... She made it with a rectangle place mat, but I decided to make it different and machine quilt it....As you can see the inside has a large pocket to hold the patterns you need ... The four plastic pockets has a zip top so nothing will fall out...I put three small velcro closers on the top and one on each side... It can hold all your sewing needs.... The plastic pockets were bought at a stationary store... They are used in notebooks to hold pens and pencils... I will be putting this sewing caddy in our quilt show to be sold in our silent auction booth.... :)

Gift in the Mail

Don't you just love the unexpected gifts that comes in the mail ..... The mail lady delivered this package and look what was inside... A good Friend of mine sent me this coffee mug and Mug Mat that she made.... It is beautiful and I love it... This lovely lady lives on the Cape Cod, MA.... Thanks so much Susan, you are way too generous, but I love ya, this rose is for you Thanks .... :)

What I woke up to this morning :(

This is what I woke up to this morning.... UCK!!!!! The weatherman said last night that we would only get rain... Yeah right.... The two pictures are a view out my back door... We had about 2 1/2" of fresh fallen heavy snow... I felt like I was in the house in the snow globe and someone shook it up... They were big flakes... But, all in all it is so beautiful when it sticks to the trees...... Can someone out there tell Mother Nature that we are soooooo ready for spring!!! Well, I guess I will have to just sew today. Weeeee!!!!  :)

I forgot to show you this scarf my sister made for me....Debbie's co-worker taught her this pattern to knit... I fell in love with it and asked her to make me a scarf... The picture does not do it any justice, it has a lacy effect to it... If you click on the picture you can see more details of the scarf...  Thanks sis for the lovely scarf... :)

Table Topper's

This table runner sits on our kitchen table ... The pattern is called "Fast Flipped Table Runner".... I needed something for our table and This pattern was quick and easy to make.... If you click on it you will see the decorated stitches I used.... :)

This table topper I made in 2009... The pattern is called "Center Stage"... This topper sits on our dinning room table... It is perfect for the table because, we have a round dinning room table... I enjoyed making this topper... :) 

Brainy Baby Ball

These two balls are called "Brainy Baby Ball"... I made one for a boy and girl to donate to the Cape Cod Guild... They will be putting them into their quilt show.. I hope who ever gets these will enjoy them... The pattern is very easy to do and it is fat quarter friendly... I use to belong to the Guild when I lived on Cape Cod.... :)

Ruth's Quilt Tops and Jodie

Hi, here are a few more pictures that I took of Ruth's quilt tops that I helped her to put together... The first one was a kit from "Sweet Treats" ... If you click on the picture you can see Horses... The fabrics that came with the horse fabrics was all landscape... We thought it was way too busy so, we went shopping... A good excuse to go to a fabric shop, LOL.... We had added the light green, beige and the batik... Now, it is ready to be quilted... :)
The second picture (pink) is also a "Sweet Treat" material.... I just love all the flowers and the colors... We could not find border fabric so, Ruth is going to wait till she gets home on the Cape to find border material for the Pink quilt top.... :)
The third picture is Jodie, ( Ruth's dog) what a sweetie she is... She is just a big baby at 2 years old.... Jodie would find a branch outside or a stick and bring it into the house... She will not give it to you unless you give her a treat... She is so smart, I had so much fun with her and laughs... :)

Wall Quilt

This wall quilt is called "Silhouette"...It is a mirror image of a Girl quilting.... I made this to put in our Quilt Show...I had bought this pattern from a guest speaker we had at Cape Cod Quilter's meeting.... That was about 4 years ago and I decided to finally make it.... It was very easy, and fun to do... Click on the picture so you can get a better look at it.... :) 

Special Gifts

A fellow quilter on Cape Cod had made the wonderful socks for me as a Thank You for her Christmas Gift ... Since I live in Wisconsin she wanted me to have warm feet... Thanks so much Susan I truly love them... Susan is so talented and does so many things... If you go to the right side of my blog and go to Susan blog called "Thread and I ," you will see all the wonderful things that she makes.... Hugs to you Susan ... :)

I was in Florida on Valentine's Day and when I returned on the 16th....I had received this heart pincushion in the mail from Susan... This was my only gift that I got for Valentine's Day... I felt so humble to receive such a lovely gift.... Thanks Susan, I love the pincushion and will always cherish it, you are way too good to me...I am lucky to have a friend lik you.... Hugs to you... :)

My Friend's Quilts

These two quilts belong to a friend of mine... Ruth had the centers all done and I put the borders on then layered them than quilted them for her.... Ruth was very pleased with them... Now, I want to do a Jo Morton quilt because I fell in love with these two.... I had fun finishing them for her, Thanks Ruth for letting me do this for you ... :)

The Big Hug

This is the quilt that I made for Braeden's brother (Chance).... It was a Christmas gift and I forgot to take a picture of it.... The quilt is a pattern I got from an older magazine called The Quilter... The pattern is called "Big Hug"... I had put fleece on the back and between me and my sister we chose the colors for the quilt.... Chance's nursery is decorated in Circus animals.... This quilt fits in real nice in Chance's room... It is a fun quilt and I just love the color polka dots.... :)

You Must Watch this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lfaSmDxVZQ        

The youtube is amazing to watch and it will touch your heart as it had mine... It will make you want to do more in life.... click on the youtube web site above and sit back and watch.... enjoy    :)

Springtime Pattern Giveaway

The Gum Tree Designers are giveaway the pattern to their quilt.... It is called "Springtime" and they sell the pattern as a Block of the Month... It is beautiful, and if you go to my right side of my blog you can click on the Gum Tree Designers logo and it will take you there....Or you can click here to get to their blog.... http://www.gumtree-designers.com/  So, enter if you want... Good Luck

 

Sock Monkey

My niece is into Sock Monkey's, and wanted a lap quilt for her couch.... She bought this fabric in hopes to decorate her baby's room with it ..... Then she decided against it and decorated it with Circus Animals instead.... So, she had this fabric and wanted a lap quilt for her couch in her den.... I made it yesterday and quilted it then I put the binding on today.... I used Minki on the back as you can see by the picture.... I hope she is happy with it.... :)