A Finish and a UFO

I finished a quilt for a friend.

And put two borders on an old UFO.  One more set to go! This is Scrappy Garden  Path from the book Threads From The Thirties. The pattern called for one and a half inch squares but I had a lot of leftover two and a half inch squares from  an earlier project so I decided to use them. After I put the first border on the top was huge! Of course, I hadn't allowed for the difference in squares. I had to take two rows off the bottom so it would fit my bed. I guess that's what happens when something goes into the UFO pile. 

Manor House Sampler

The top is done!

Signature Blocks

The Neighborhood

Peony Row

Flowers and Vine

Basket Row

Sunbonnet Sue

Pinwheel Row

Busy, Busy, Busy!

I came home from my retreat last month inspired and ready to finish some things up! I vowed to work on some UFOs.

This is a row robin from 2001! Five friends and I each did a row. When I got it out of the bag it was in pieces. I've been working all week to get it together. It always seems when so many different people work on something it takes a little effort to get everything to match up just right.  I had to add a little here and take away a little there. I have one more row to add before I add the borders. It sure feels good to get this in line for quilting...big stitch, I think.

More Plaids!

My daughter and I decided to make a quilt for a friend who has done us a really huge favor. Our Master bathroom shower developed a bad case of mold behind the tiles. He ripped it all out and put it back together again. I thought this jelly roll pattern, Pandora's Box would be perfect done with homespun plaids.

And so, I commenced cutting. 40-2 1/2" WOF strips. 

Quilt w/o 6" border.

I crammed all my plaids into one drawer! Looks like I have many more plaid quilts in my future.

Holly & Berries Border

I have cut over 400 squares in the past two days! I'm ready to sew the half square triangles together for the border. My backgrounds for this quilt are scrappy tans instead of black.

It's Summer...

..and you know what that means!

The Tootie Girls are swimming...

and eating ice cream!

It's too hot for Nana to go outside. I've been busy sewing and have lots of blocks ready for the design wall...

Loose Change from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

Done in Moda's Minnick & Simpson's Flag Day Farm fabrics.

And, finally, Happy 4th! 

Sneak Peek

Alrighty, here is a peek at Scrappy Garden Path...

I really like it!

Road To St. Louis

Road To St. Louis, a great stashbuster. This is a quilt from an older book by Trudi Hughes. It uses 2 and 1/2" squares.

It's quilted in a Baptist Fan design.

I'm still piecing every night on the 1930's quilt. As soon as it takes shape I'll post a picture.

Rick Rack In The Binding

I put the binding on this quilt last week. Big squares of brushed cottons, nice and warm!

I added some rick rack in the binding.

It wasn't hard to do and it turned out so cute!

Marines Motto Quilt

In October of 2009, right before my son, Robert, came home from Iraq, I made him a quilt with some of his motto (motivation) t-shirts.

I included pockets from his fatigues.

Even the tag from the inside of one of the shirts.

I used a fabric I had found at Mary Jo's when we went to see him come home from Iraq the first time. It's the one with the skulls and cross bones. I used his fatigues which were in greens and tans.

My friend Ty quilted it on her longarm. She used a star quilting pattern.

The backing is a Marines fabric.

He really likes his quilt!

True Blue

True Blue, pattern by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

I bought this as a kit at the Dallas quilt show in 2009 from the Olde Green Cupboard booth. I love the dark blues and tans.

I found the perfect piece for the background at Hobby Lobby. Now it's ready to go to Ty for quilting!

Lucille

I forgot that I had made another large Christmas quilt. This is a quilt I made for my daughter. Her house is decorated in red, green and black. I used Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. pattern, Lucille. The fabric is Christmas Presence by Moda. The colors fit her decorating perfectly. Even though it is a Christmas quilt she leaves it hanging all year!

There's only one bad thing about giving a quilt away...now, I have to make one for myself!

Christmas Quilts/Some Tootie Time

This is the only large Christmas quilt I've made. It is from a pattern called Toulouse by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. and made with a Maison De Noel (Three Sisters/Moda) fat quarter bundle.

My friend Ty did a beautiful job on the quilting.

Now for some Tootie Time!

Watching the parades on Thanksgiving Day...Gotta have my Howdy Partner hat on. It's Texas, you know. Emily calls her cowboy hat Howdy Partner (LOL) she takes it off and swings it around yelling Yee Haw!!!

Close up of Emily!

Close up of Sarah!

This is a shot of the the whole Tootie family...my daughter and son-in-law with the Tootie Babies. Those two little wiggle worms can't stay still for one second!

Recently I hung a couple of things in the guest room. One of them was this quilt that I call Heart Garden. I hung it behind an old iron bed. I've had this bed for many years. The quilt was a kit from Houston St. Merchantile in Granbury, TX. It's machine quilted by my friend Ty. She did a beautiful job using feathers and a background filler. I know the picture is fuzzy but take a close look at the white metal piece hanging above the quilt. I think it came off an old porch.


I found this little hanging rack at an antique store in town. It's not old but it's so cute! I hung the Tootie Babies little outfits and Easter hats on it. The style of this room is Shabby Chic.

It's a hot, dry day in Texas today. I think we will reach 100 degrees this weekend. My sister and dad are driving up from Louisiana today for a visit. I've got a quilt project planned for my sister so stay tuned for some show and tell!

Paris Flea Market

This is another quilt I finished several years ago but never blogged about. It is a Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. pattern, Tag Sale. By now I guess you've realized who my favorite pattern designer is...

The fabric is Three Sister's Paris Flea Market fat quarter bundle. I used the large roses on a yellow background for the backing. (Swooze, this one's for you!)

This is the quilting design my friend Ty used. It is a freehand paisley design and is perfect for this quilt!

A lot of my quilts use fabric lines from Moda. I just love the feel of the fabric, it's so soft. It is just the right weight and the colors stay true even after repeated washings. Besides Three Sisters, I love Blackbird Designs and Minik and Simpson fabric. I think they appeal to my shabby chic, primitive and patriotic color loves.

I also like to make scrap quilts. I usually use a lot of older fabric when piecing them because it's in my stash! I'll have to find some older scrap quilts to show you. I've weeded out all the substandard fabrics like the see through ones and the ones I know will bleed.

Do you have a preference in fabric? I'd love to hear from you!

Last two of 2008

This is the quilt I made for my son-in-law. I gave it to him for Christmas. He is the biggest baseball fan I know, ok...the only baseball fan I know! He really LOVES baseball! I collected every baseball fabric I could find for about two years. My friend Ty quilted it on her longarm in a popcorn pattern.

I gave this quilt to my daughter for her new house. See how it fits perfectly with her green walls and red couch? I planned it that way...wait, I made this quilt before she bought the house. Anyway, it matches perfectly!

It is a Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. pattern called Lucille. It's made with a bundle of Christmas Prescence fabrics by Moda.

The Tootie Babies are 15 months old! Mommy fixed their hair for the pictures. They are just too cute and Nana loves them to pieces.