Spring Has Sprung!

I finished my spring quilt! It's mostly done in Sandi Henderson, sold by Michael Miller fabrics. It measures 52" x 64" and I had my "quilt lady" Kathy quilt it on her long arm. She added some very fun swirls through out. The stitching is done with a light pink cotton thread. I had fun taking pictures of the quilt outside. I think the colors would make a beautiful back ground in pictures. I think the quilt as a whole reminds me of a green grass field with pops of beautiful pink and orange flowers.Here is a close up of the swirls that Kathy stitched into the quilt. I love the light pink thread. So fun!!

Here is a peek at the back of the quilt, a brown background with big orange and pink flowers .

Sneak Peek Sping Quilt

Here is a quick look at my Spring Quilt. I am loving the colors. I still have the backing to piece together, but I'll have that done by Tuesday or Wednesday. I think I'm going to have this one professionally quilted!!! Watch out Kathy...I'm going to be calling soon!!!

Spring has Sprung!!!

I went to my favorite fabric store today and bought some very spring like fabric. I am excited to begin this project. I've always wanted to be artsy....but I couldn't draw to save my life. This gives me a way to be artsy and crafty! I drew up a plan on some graph paper of some simple squares and rectangles, and numbered them 1 through 12...the women at the fabric store were shocked that I was trying my own design. They asked me to bring it in when finished...I hope my design in my head turns out just as pretty all pieced together!!!

Turtle Quilt

I finished the baby quilt for my friends Michele and Wesley's new baby Nicholas. It came out SO good. I have to admit I am quite proud of it. I think the colors came out perfect. The center square, the boarder and the back are all the same turtle print. I stitched in the ditch around all the squares and the tiny inner boarder. I think I might go back and quilt the center square. I'll have to think about it.

I still have yet to finish the quilt I was making for quilting class. I wanted to hurry and finish this since Michele had Nicholas a few weeks early. (Today WAS his due date though!) All I have left on the quilt for class is the binding. I'm surprised at how slow going that is. It took me almost 3 days to hand stitch the binding for Nicholas' quilt.

Finding My Knitch....

So....I'm blogging! Or I'm going to try to. I've taken up a few crafty hobbies this year. Knitting and Sewing. I want to learn and get better. I wanted a place to show off my projects and brag about my progress.

Mary, one of the women I work with, taught me to knit. I made a few hats and a couple of scarves so far. Here is the first project. I loved the colors, but it turned out really skinny and I only knew the knit stitch at the time.

My SIL taught me how to make a pretty basic baby blanket. She made me a couple when I had my son, and she showed me how and I got addicted! Now I want to REALLY learn to quilt. Here are some of the baby blankets I've made for friends and family...






These are in the wrong order...my first is at the bottom. I made this one for my friends Steve and Stephanie's new baby boy Gage. The middle was my second blanket that I made for my mom's lake house. And the top blanket I made for a woman I work with who is adopting a baby girl from China.