fabric scraps

has it really been since April that I posted on this blog? I surely havent been idle with my threads and fabrics, so i have to wonder why Ive not been writing. oh well, Im back , scraps on the mind. I have recently finished 2 string quilts. For some reason I love making them. one was for cousin connies granddaughter, all pinks . the other is for a friend of my oldest daughters. Taresa usually picks intricate patterns for the quilts I make for her, but this time she said "I like those string quilts you do, make one of those please?"

No problem!

and now i am working on a attic window baby quilt for a friend of my other daughter. the daddy of this baby is a sports nut so I am placing sports pix in the windows. Ill probably do 9 windows in the middle and then border it with different polka dot fabrics. should be pretty.

and, I just got a remake request from an old friend. i made her daughter (now 4) a quilt covered in purple flannel stars when she was pregnant. apparently this is "THE BLANKET" and is starting to show its age. so, I am lucky enough to have some of the fabric left -- see, there is a reason to keep the stash -- and will be putting another one together for her before school starts again.

In between I made youngest daughter 3 pretty summer dresses, a few pillows and various other little pieces. I love sewing!!!

and Im knitting.. oh my am I knitting.....

hooker red

got moms quilted bag done today, and my dear husband, never at a loss for words, said " hhmm, hooker red." gotta love him. I toil over a quilted purse , imagining mom showing it off at church, and he comes up with hooker red.

men.

autumn sunset

this quilt has been hanging in my bedroom for years. I keep looking at it in the morning and thinking I should make another one using this woven technique. but , I have so many things I want to try....we'll see.

picture in?

there she is.

baby string

the baby string quilt for Connies granddaughter is officially done! not a minute too soon, the invitation for the shower came today. can you say cutting it close???

OH NO!

My new quilting arts came and that can only mean trouble. I have it sitting here next to me, but I cant open it. I have too many projects to do and too many things started. and when I look in there its nothing but trouble.

connies quilt is all finished except for the border which i will put on tomorrow. next I guess will be the string for taresa's friend, and I am excited to try the "tile" technique I saw in one of my magaxines -- Im going to make my wizard of oz quilt with this technique -- it will be fun I think. Ive also decided to make mom a memory quilt with a photo of her and dad in the center. I think she will be surprised -- Ill have to get on it quickly to finish it before their 60th. anniversary....