A long time gone....

It has been a while since I posted here. School is pretty demanding this time of the year, as is my yard, my house, etc. I have sewing (notice I didn't say "quilting") responsibilities now also. I'm going to start sewing my 3rd and final Halloween costume today. The thing I always forget during the time that passes from sewing one garment to the next is that, when you sew clothes, you are done soon! We don't ever start a quilt one day and say, "Gosh, I hope I get this finished today!" That is my goal for this little dinosaur costume for my 2 year old grandson. I have a couple quick projects to do this morning (plant sweet peas, finish a skirt for my nearly 4 year old granddaughter, and finish painting a gourd). But once the college football games begin, I will plant myself in my sewing room and let the green fluffly fabric fly!

Christmas pillow

This is the Christmas project that I am making for family and friends. I have already finished embroidering 14 of the centers....about 5 to go!

Working away on a 3-day weekend!

I haven't posted for over a month, but I have been busy! Today, I have an empty house. My husband's team is playing in a water polo tournament out of town- and doing really well! I have made 2 Halloween kitchen towels, made a Christmas pillow, and finished my granddaughter Sammy's raincoat. It is for her birthday in October. The outside is an oilcloth...the first time I've worked with that!

Finally!

I am proud to say I have finally finished my O Tannenbaum top...it looks like I may have a Christmas quilt to hang this year! I still have some embellishing with embroidery to do, and then of course, the quilting, which at this moment has me stumped. I'm sure I'll think of something!

Shelly's pillow

I gave my friend Shelly her quilt while I was vacationing in Spokane. She seemed really happy with it, and she is looking for a new duvet for her bed so that she can lay my quilt over it. We both decided that she needed a little pillow for the bed too, so I made her one from the scraps. It was fun to do a little project for a change!

Finished!

I finished one Lewis and Clark quilt this weekend. It is the first big quilt that I machine quilted, and I am pretty happy with the results. I will be taking it up to my good friend, Shelly, in Spokane, next weekend.

One top down!

I've finished one Lewis and Clark top...I couldn't get it all in the picture, so you will have to use your imagination a bit. I love the scrappy look! I'm a little nervous to start machine quilting it. It is 80" square, and I've never quilted anything that big (by machine).

Tonight I hope to work lots on the other L & C top that I'm making....I'm nearly done with it also.