Quilt

Back in March of 2006, I had a 'big' birthday. That year I was in a birthday Fat Quarter swap on the HGTV quilting message boards. I thought it would be fun to collect 30's prints and make a quilt for my 'big' birthday with them. So I found the perfect pattern, Turning Twenty, which i quickly renamed 'Turning Thirty'. The turning 20 pattern calls for 20 FQs, so i changed it to 30 FQs, in 30's fabrics, for my 'big' birthday..see a pattern here. Well at the rate I was going, it was gonna take me 30 years to get the darn thing finished! BUT along comes Hurricane Ike in the summer of 2008. Some very generous ladies on the HGTV quilting boards took donations that were to be sent to the IKE relief fund, in turn for having a quilt quilted. What better way to get me motivated to get those finishing touches on my quilt, donate money to a great cause, AND get this monster quilted, at a fraction of the cost mind you!!! This is what it looked like before I mailed it off.. notice I've got a great helper :)



This is the quilt on the Longarm machine.. THANKS Quiltaholic



AND here it is at its new home finished and being used! This is the first bed quilt I've ever made, and I can honestly say I'll never sleep under anything other than a homemade quilt. They are warm, yet not thick, and my kitties love it!!!! Didn't take Kramer long to make herself at home


Here is a close up of the quiltling.. she did an amazing job!!! I'd still have it sitting here as a UFO had I not had that extra little 'push'!!!

A Little old..

Ok, so while I was going thru pictures to upload from one of my camera cards to my computer, I came across these photos that I had never put on my hard drive!!! These were taken last june, so about 7 months ago!! Always fun to see how much they have changed





















































This video gives you a little idea of what she is doing in that first photo.. not sure where she learned it why she does it, but it's sure cute

Christmas Stocking

Last fall, I decided to join in on a swap on the HGTV forum where I am a member. I thought this would be a great way to motivate me to make some things for a friend, and put me in the giving spirit. I had a blast making my goodies for my Secret Sister (wish I would have taken pictures of what I made but I didn't so you will just have to take my word on it)

So in return, someone out there was my Secret Sister and made a stocking full of goodies for me!!! There was one stipulation, we were not to open til December 21st!!! Boy was it hard knowing I had a present here that I COULDN'T open (ok, so I could have opened it, as no one was holding a gun to my head saying I couldn't, but that would just take all the fun out of December 21st!!! )


WOW is all I can say.. that stocking was STUFFED FULL of so many goodies...

AND to top it off, she made me a quilted table topper!! The pictures do not do it justice!! I LOVE IT!! and might even just keep it out year long :)



Thanks so much crazy'boutquilts for the AWESOME gifts!!!!!! Little did I know when I was following her blog, that one of the beautiful toppers was coming to live with me!!!