A Gift

I am making this little gem for a very special person, that is all I will say about this one. Except, I used Jeni's, from In Color Order, Patchwork  Cheveron Pattern....http://www.modabakeshop.com/2012/01/patchwork-chevron-quilt.html#more


Although, I am a GATOR FAN, I made this FSU Quilt for this special person!

Year Long Wedding Quilt.........

Since my wedding is in April, I am trying to squeeze in life, planning, working, & most of quilting in to my life. So I have decided since this is a big year for Jason and I that I would make a Year Long Wedding Quilt for us. Each month I will make a square using a pattern I saw on Texas Freckles & Two More Seconds' Blogs.... So I grabbed some scraps and this is the first square.... I just love it, so non-traditional. 

So, now I have to make another one to make up for January. By the end of the year I will have 12 squares and an Awesome quilt for our bed!!!

 

Grace Leah's Quilt

In the 1930's a young boy and his mother sat in an Pennsylvania living room and began to sew a quilt. A Double Wedding Ring pattern was chosen. The fabrics were traditional 1930's prints, tiny flowers, polka dots, stripes.

The little boy held a needle with his tiny fingers and followed his mothers direction. When the top was finished and backed it was folded up and put on a shelf. Soon after that the little boys mother and father passed away 6 months within each other and the quilt was quickly retrieved by another family member only to be stored the same way.

The little boy is my grandfather who we lovingly call Poppie. A wonderful man with a heart of gold. Poppie grew up and met my Nannie, who is just adorable, they had 2 children, Bevy ( my momma) and Bruce ( my awesome uncle). Years pass and grandbabies were born and now all grown up. Then a neice of my Poppies brings him a gift. Yes! The Double Wedding Ring in mint condition.The quilt he helped his momma make and the quilt she had touched and loved. 

So, while I was home on weekend doing some wedding planning, my Poppie pulls out the quilt. I was in awe. I couldn't speak, which is rare. All I new is I was looking at my family history and a piece of love between a mother and a child. I was in tears. It was awesome. It was beautiful. So check it out...

Momma's Quilt

 

So, this is my Momma's Quilt. I have never made her one before, but I decided it was time. So for her birthday I decided to do one that would match her Quilt Lair. The walls are a sweet yellow and the dress form she has has a Paris motif on it...

So this is what I came up with.

She makes it even more cute!!

Just wanted to post one of my favorite wall hangings I have done. The pattern is "Orion's Star" by Eleanor Burns. I used all scraps to make this. I just love it.

 

Ok, so earlier this year my guild, the Friendship Knot Quilters' Guild, had an Ugly Quilt Challenge. They had us all bring in the ugliest fabric we had stashed around and divided it up between us volunteers. Well, I got my fabric, and to me all separately it was all horrendous. I had just took a class from Cathy Washburn (an awesome quilter) on Elanor Burns' "Radiant Star Quilt". 

And this is what I came up with. 

It actually kinda blended and weirdly looks pretty in that 70's psychedelic kinda way.

Well, I did not win( the winner is right to the right of in the pic, yeah, that's dancing zebras), But I had a blast making it.

It's still a UFO right now, no backing or binding yet. It may become a huge pillow.....ya never know.

First Ever BOM

My very first BOM is from Fresh Lemons called Solstice Stars....

 Now two more squares added to the mix.....