Well, the pic is the correct way on my camera but seems to be changing the rotation when it uploads! Oh well, this is what I have been working on the few chances I get while the kids nap at the same time (happens very rarely!). I just need to iron down the branch and pinecones, then go get more fabric for the border. I am hoping to hand quilt this one....

I have a green/brown/tan pinwheel quilt top and bottom all rolled onto their boards, just need to cut the batting and get that pinned and ready for quilting. That quilt will go to my nephew when he graduates from high school next month.

Still plugging away on the guild BOM's.... I did my fish block last week and need to make 2 of the tent blocks within the next 2 weeks- one for me and one for the guild challenge.

I just uploaded the quilt show pics to my computer... will show those on my next post when I get a few kidfree minutes! Better go iron those down before the little one wakes up wanting lunch.
Happy quilting all!

My baby is 1!

A few days late but my baby girl turned 1 year old on Wednesday! Time has flown right by. She had her well baby visit yesterday and got her shots and an overall thumbs up from the Doctor. She sure has a good set of lungs when she got the shots but quieted right down when the Doctor got her a lolly pop. She decided she liked the orange one! She's as tall as her brother was at his 1 year appt at 29.5 inches but she is a lot less weight at 20 pounds 12 ounces. Not bad for a walking terror that she is.

Last Tuesday I was able to get MY quilt quilted. I made the binding over the weekend and hope to pop it on the quilt in a little bit. Here is a picture of the quilt and some of the quilting.



They both were sleeping at the same time yesterday for a little bit, so I started cutting out fabrics for this little wall hanging.

I am going to hand quilt this one. I really enjoy hand sewing down the bindings so this will be my first attempt at hand quilting something. This will just be a wall hanging for my house, so I'm not too concerned if it looks like my first hand quilting attempt. We all have to start somewhere I guess! I figure I need to get back to doing something in front of the tv at night since the kids both go to bed at a reasonable 8PM. I'll do some quilting and some knitting or crochet to keep my hands busy.
This weekend is the quilt show! I'm working it on Saturday but will bring my camera and get a few pictures to share.
Happy quilting everyone.

Finishes!

Here is a picture of the sailboats I won at the last guild meeting. I got a few striped fabrics so I can make a few more of the sailboats to make them into a quilt.


Here is the baby quilt for my nephew's little boy. Very similar to the one for Aidan as they are the same fabrics. I only have a little bit left of the doggie print....which will either end up in some I spy quilts or a female version with purple and greens. Haven't decided yet.


So, this week I just need to attach the hanging sleeves to the Green/brown quilt and the baby quilt so they are all set for the quilt show April 10+11.
Warming up this week and the rain should be stopping. Looking forward to getting the kids outside to play as they have been cooped up inside for quite a few days now.
Time to get everyone dressed and ready for the day so we can head off to the gym this morning.
Hope you all have a great quilting day!

Winnings!

I've been pretty lucky at the last few quilt guild meetings. In January, I won the prize for making a charity quilt - these fat quarters.

Last month (Feb) at quilt guild I was a big winner.... I won the BOM blocks of sailboats and the monthly guild drawing. In my monthly winning bag were the following: a book on redwork, a seam ripper, a measuring tape and these pretty fat quarters.


In February we had a local speaker who had some gorgeous fabrics for sale... I just had to have a few and this is what I purchased.

At our March meeting we did a lot of talking about our upcoming quilt show on April 10+11 and we had a vendor from Rouses Point, NY there.... and as I was in a spring mood with the lovely weather we had that week I seemed pulled towards the greens. This is what came home with me...


I guess I didn't have a pic of the sailboat blocks.... I'll lay them out and snap a picture later this week. Sounds like someone is really not going to nap this afternoon and the other one is waking up so better go get the monsters.

Oh, I also finished the baby quilt top a few minutes ago... it is the same doggie fabrics with blue and yellow with a little different pattern this time. Will post a photo of that (hopefully completed quilt) later this week.
Happy Quilting.

A new quilt!!!!

Well, I had found out around Thanksgiving that my nephew in Colorado is expecting a baby in June..... I was waiting to find out boy/girl. My niece let me know it is going to be a little BOY! So, since Aidan loves his doggie quilt so much and I had a bunch of the doggie print and the blue and yellow that go with it, I've decided to use that to make a quick baby quilt. I started it on Tuesday and it is going together well and quickly. Since we needed more quilts for the quilt show next month.... I decided I should have this one done and entered it. Now I really need to get working on it and get it done. It will be 50x50 and just a four patch of the blue/yellow with a doggie square in between. Hopefully it won't be too busy with the bright fabrics.
It has been a busy week. Took the kids with me to bowling on Tuesday night and Greg picked them up there since he had to work late. It was nice for some of the ladies I've bowled with for years to see the kids that they hear so much about! Wednesday night was quilt guild... I actually brought the finished (yup, binding was complete) quilt for Mom and Greg's to show in our 'show and tell'. Of course, there was a vendor there and I just had to have 4 of the fat quarters so they will show up in something later this year. All but 1 were green..... must be a spring thing! Yesterday my sister called in the morning, she was at a conference 20 minutes from me and had a 75 minute lunch break and wanted to know if we'd meet her for lunch! So, the kids and I got in the car and headed to Friendly's for lunch with her yesterday. The kids did great in the restaurant. Today, after the gym we headed to the mall to have lunch with some friends of mine. They haven't seen Aidan in over a year and Emily at all (she'll be 1 in a few weeks!). The kids were really good for lunch although a little sleepy as Emily really didn't nap in the car this morning at all and it was after 1 when we left.... past Aidan's nap time! I think we'll stay home tomorrow and play outside as it will be beautiful weather - 60's and sunny, really warm for March in Vermont!
Wow, 2 posts in one week! I hope to have the baby quilt top done this weekend so I'll post a photo when the top is done.
Happy quilting all.

Pictures!

Here is a couple pics of the 'finished' quilt. I just need to trim up the threads and finish the last side of the binding tonight. I just did a big meander in the middle blocks, outlined the block border and did a vine/leaf in the two white borders.


I made the two hanging sleeves yesterday, just need to attach them to this quilt and the green/brown one I made for Greg a couple of years ago.
I also made my guild BOM yesterday - a 3-D turtle! The head and tail are 3-D.

Almost Done!

I just have the outermost border to quilt on my 'Summers at the lake quilt'. Then make and attach the binding and the hanging sleeve. I should get it done in time for the show in April! I also have to make and attach a hanging sleeve for my DH's quilt to hang in the show as well. They were short on quilts so I decided to show that one too. That will be a bunch of hand sewing for me the next couple of weeks. I'll post a pic of the quilting later this weekend when I am done.
Just back from stroytime at the library with the kids. Everyone has had lunch, just need to change Aidan's diaper so we can go outside for a walk/stroller ride and then some outside playtime before they both take naps this afternoon (OK, I'm just hoping that Emily will take another nap since she had a short one this morning rather than her 3 hour one).
Happy quilting everyone!