Finally the Christmas Quilt is Finished!

It was a long time coming but my daughter's Christmas quilt is finally done! It is 101 X 101 inches and will keep her warm this winter! I know she will enjoy it for years to come!

It's Been A Long Time

I have been away from blogland for a long time and alot has changed in my life. A different job, new interests, family issues, or I can just call it life. One thing that hasn't changed is I am still sewing and quilting but not as much as I would like. This quilt I finished piecing today and I realized how much I have missed sewing!

Time to check out some blogs to see what you are all doing!

Yummy Fabrics!

Had a great time last weekend with daughter being home! First thing on Saturday we made a run to a wonderful quilt shop and I found these yummy fabrics I just had to take home. It has been quite a long time since I have gone shopping for fabric and I was so happy to have found these. Now, what to make!

I also had a finish, yeah!! My stack of UFO's is getting smaller all the time. :D

Hope you all are having a very quilty weekend!!!!

Quilt Finish And A Birthday!

Finally got this quilt finished! I have been trying to get my oldest quilts quilted and bound and am getting there slowly. This was not the oldest one but it has some age on it. Will get another oldie loaded in my machine later today I hope. Have a few days of free time so I had better take advantage of it. :D
This handsome guy below is my oldest grandson who turned 20 last week! Talk about feeling old, LOL!! He is a sophmore at Butler University in Indianapolis and is studying to be a teacher. I am so proud of him and I know his mother, who is looking down from heaven, is just as proud!

A Fun Finish!

I finally got this wonderful quilt done! It was
the last pattern of Bonnie Hunter's that I have done and what alot of pieces I used. Great way to get rid of alot of scraps and have the quilt look good too!

This is how it looks hanging up in my quilting studio and I still couldn't get the who thing in one pix. If it wasn't raining I would take it outside but would have to hang it over the fence. Oh well, no matter how I look at it I still love it!
Hope everyone is having a quilty day!!

It Has Been A Long Time!

It has been forever since I have been in blogland. Alot of changes in my life have been happening and things have calmed down and are back to normal, whatever that may be. I have been doing alot of piecing but little quilting and so I thought I would start quilting again with this wonderful table runner. My dear friend Angela pieced this for me in exchange of my quilting one of her quilts. She does such a wonderful job piecing and that makes this runner even more special! I have had this Thimbleberries kit in my house for I don't know how many years and am so happy that it is finished. It will be on display in my kitchen through the Thanksgiving holiday and I will love having it there to enjoy!
A little bit of what has been happening is that last November I had quit my job and spent many months at home quilting and enjoying my life. Alas the hubby wasn't too happy about it so I have been hired on at Wal-Mart an hour away. The fun part about my new job is that I work in the fabric department! I have had alot of fun there, talking to quilters and also to the college kids that come and buy fabric to make Halloween costumes and such!! I am amazed at how many of them are ambitious enough to do it! I can honestly say that it is never boring! That's about it. Now to go and check out what everyone else has been doing!!!

Fun Day Of Quilting-Finally!

It seems like it has been months since I have been at my machine to quilt a quilt. Canning tomato juice and putting up corn has kept me pretty busy but now it is all about quilting again, YEAH! It's alot more fun and alot less messy than veggies!
I feel a little rusty but it is getting smoother as I go along. I am loving it already!
Hope you all are having a merry quilty day!

Finally Pieced!

I love Snowball quilts! I made one years ago and loved it. I needed a quick gift one day and decided to give it away. Alas, I missed it terribly and after all these years I finally made another one. My last one was all in browns and golds so I decided I would do the blues and reds and anything else I could find in my scrap bin.
I have a quilt to do for a friend which will be started today, I promise, and then this one will be next. I have vowed to get my stack of quilts done before I start a new one, it will be interesting to see how long I can hold out without using my rotary cutter on a new project!!!! :D

A Thimbleberries Finish

I used to belong to a Thimbleberries Club at "Bits N Pieces" in Crown Point many years ago. We had so much fun and I loved the fabrics. Below is a quilt that I have had forever but until recently did it get pieced. My friend Angela pieced it for me and she did a wonderful job! I finished quilting it yesterday and so this morning I got some pix. I love the way the quilts look in the early morning light.

Below is a close up of the blocks. Aren't the colors yummy?

I have quite a few other Thimbleberrie quilts that are done but need quilted so will be working on them soon, first I have Angela's "Quilt -A-Long" quilt to get quilted. Another quilty day at my house, life is good!

Mission Trip

What a great experience! I really enjoyed going to Joplin, MO and working out of the Grace Baptist Church to help victims. Our group built storage sheds out of lumber and set them at people's property so they would have storage to put their things. Below is a pix of me at the church parking lot waiting for more orders.

It was HOT there, one afternoon got up to 115 degrees and the humidity was horrendus, but that didn't stop the work that had to be done. I also helped in the kitchen at the church, they fed the workers every day. It was fun serving them and so I got to see quite a few volunteers that way. I can not stress enough how much the people there are so gracious and still thank God for what they do have. They have set a wonderful example for us all, and I do ask that you all keep these people in your prayers!

Quilt-A-Long Quilt Finish

My large Quilt-A-Long quilt is a finish and I couldn't be happier!

I wonder what the girls will come up with for the next Quilt-A-Long!??? In the meantime I will thoroughly enjoy this one.

This will be my last post for a while. I am leaving on a Mission trip with my church family to Joplin, MO. to do what we can to help with the clean up there. This will be my first Mission Trip and I am really looking forward to it. Please keep us in your prayers.
Have a quilty weekend and I will post when I return. :D