Ladies of the Lake 2008Ladies of the Lake 2008

I’m all retreated out!  I had a great time at my first-ever (but not last) quilting retreat last weekend.  Lots of sewing and even more eating. 

I started the quilt I designed (posted last week) on Friday morning.  By the time the retreat ended Saturday afternoon, I had all the blocks completed and the [...]

Quilts for the twin boys

A few weeks ago, I posted a preview of these quilts here.

And here I posted pictures of the little boys who will be receiving the quilts.

Here are the finished quilts!

Leslie said that she wanted bright colors and wanted the quilts to be similar but not exactly the same.

Once again, [...]

Alison’s baby shower

 

Look at this beautiful, glowing pregnant woman!  Doesn’t she look great?  Would you believe she’ll be 30 weeks along with twins next week?  She looks so small!

And check out this score:

And this is what she got from me:

Her baby girl names, you ask?

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Baby Owen and his quilt

I had the pleasure of meeting baby Owen for the first time last night.  He’s so adorable!  Owen and his family are doing very well. 

Here’s the proud mommy and her precious babe:

Look at that hair!

I’ve started asking expectant moms for input as I design a baby quilt [...]

Finished Faith, Hope & Love quilt

My mom took the boys for a couple of nights this past weekend.  Josh and I got a lot done around the house, had friends over, finished my quilt, had a Dairy Queen date… good times!

Here is the finished quilt:

The design is not mine.  The design and pattern is from Susan [...]

Faith, Hope & Love quilt pattern

I have started the next quilt project on my customer list.  I’m still not done with the Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt; I am done with the quilting, though, a that’s a relief, it took a loooong time.  I’m in the process of hand binding it now, and that could take a while, too – I’ve [...]

Yesterday… all my troubles seemed so far away

Not that today they are here to stay… that’s just my round-about, goofy way of saying that yesterday was a good day.

The kids behaved all day!  Amazing!  Yet again, Jude had a better report at preschool and it seems like his behavior is improving each and every time he goes. 

Yesterday Jett and [...]

Four Winds pattern now available

They’re here!

My printed patterns were delivered yesterday afternoon.  I was very, very pleased with the quality of the printing and overall finished product.

Let me tell you a little bit about the pattern booklet:

It is printed in full color. It is coil bound so that it can lie completely flat or [...]

Half Square TrianglesHalf Square Triangles

Half square triangle units are very common in patchwork.  A square cut once diagonally yields two half square triangles.  Two half-squares sewn together to make up a square again is what I’m referring to as a Half Square Triangle unit or HST.  Here’s a visual:

The following describes my favorite way to [...]

First pattern

I am self-publishing my first pattern soon.  It’s been tested for accuracy, now I have to make the final changes and have it printed.  Here’s a first look.  The first booklet shows the professional color printing and the second booklet was printed on my home printer, trimmed down to size and coil bound.  The final [...]