Friday finish

This was NOT on my "To Do" list today.

But I couldn't resist finishing it up!

I even have some of my friend's stitches in here!

She began the hand quilting for me yesterday

when she had finished her own project!

SWEET!

I loved being able to add a few of my OLD buttons.

I couldn't resist goofing around this morning....

and It's all Moda's fault!

They should NEVER have sent me

this little tiny package!!!!

Celebrate Sewing!!!!

I wanted to celebrate SEWING today

with my Thursday Friends.

They're the ones who hear me

MOAN and GROAN

as I work on all my projects!!!!

Yes.

I do my fair share of complaining!!!! ;/

SO...

I dumped my 2 1/2" squares on the table

and said....

Choose 16 little squares and I'll make you something!!!

These are the squares they chose.

Aren't they Bee-yu-tee-ful?????

I just LOVE scraps.

I'm always having fun when there are

scraps to be sewn together!!!!

These little potholders are my way to

CELEBRATE!!!!

I hope when my friends are cooking....

they'll remember how much

I appreciate THEM!!!!

This little one even chose some scraps.

She learned how to stuff a pillow.

Look at this fun fabric on the back!

Her dolls will appreciate a soft place to put their plastic heads!

Ooooh! Wouldn't it be awful to have

that

UN-Manageable

Doll Hair????!!!!

LOL!!!

What are you up to today??

My daughter is dodging tornadoes in Tennesse.

Eeek!

Glad to know there's underground places to be

at her school!!!

Sweet Linda

Is driving to Colorado FROM California

making a very special delivery!!!

YOUR quilts for Japan.

She is more than sweet, I'd SAY!!!!!

She and her husband plus son-in-law plus grandson

just Happened to be going to Denver this week!!!!

She really wanted to be the

special delivery person for these great quilts!!!!

She's going to make a little side trip to

Golden, Colorado!!!

She has the address.

She has the phone number.

She has MY ADMIRATION!!!!

Thank you.

thank you.

Linda!!!

AND...

 I'm over here jumping for joy!

You know why??

I had an art quilt accepted into a juried exhibit!!

It will be hanging first at the Long Beach International quilt show...

The exhibit is called "Bridges".

So many emotions today!!!!

My daughter...a little worried about that one.

Linda....driving those quilts ALL that way!

Me.....excitement about being accepted into a big show!

They're all rumbling around my head

and my heart!!!

An old friend

Meet an old friend.

Miss Pfaff.

She's dependable..does zigzag....

Is portable....and did I mention...dependable?

My work horse, Ms. JUKI, is visiting the sewing machine hospital.

They say it's not life threatening.....

Noise, Jamming, Even her light went out!!!

Ooooh...but I DO GIVE her a WORKOUT!

Guess I owe her a little R&R.

The question is....

How l-o-n-g is this R&R going to BE?????

Lovely, Miss Pfaff finished up the last bit of straight lines yesterday

and I've told her she's going to need to help me get the binding on!!!

But I know she'll persevere.

She's a saint.

Doesn't even get her feelings hurt when I tell her how much I miss

Ms. JUki!!!!

I sure miss MS. JUKI!

I miss her speed!!!

I miss her needle down everytime I pause!!!!

Oooh, I miss her speed!!!!

I miss her extension table!!!!!

GET WELL SOON MS. JUKI!!!

Blue

This is a Birthday gift for a dear friend.

A simple table mat.

I loved adding those hand quilted stitches to this piece.

They make the ordinary..

Extra-ordinary!

I'm still using this marvelous mountain of scraps

that doesn't seem to shrink!!!!

I gave some strips to a friend......

I used strips from this mountain for the table topper

and...... 

This quilt top

that I'm actually quilting today!

But that mountain is not a HILL yet!!!!

Terrific Triangles!!

I've been receiving some wonderful Flying Geese in the mail.

They're quite a bit bigger than your typical Flying geese.

All of these measure 15" across!!

My Bee Peeps are sending them my way!

Woo Hoo!!!

Aren't they lovely?

Aren't they wild?

Aren't they WONDERFUL???!

So....

I laid them all out...

and...

I'm wondering.....

Do they need/want a border?

Or will they be happy without a border?

Hmm......

Maybe this will help me think.

last minute

Are you a last minute quilter?

I am.

Sometimes.

The wedding is next Saturday.

I began this quilt yesterday!!!

It's done....you say???

Yes.

well....except for hand stitching the binding down.

But I didn't work too hard....

I believe the fabric did ALL the work!

Look at that super simple piecing!

Look at the large pieces used!!

The bars are 10" wide!

The border is 8" wide!

So you see...

It's kind of like one GIANT quilt block!

Isn't it?

A simple quilt block at that.

I wasn't sure I'd be making a quilt for my daughter's friend.

But...

My daughter thought she'd like one.

I waited until I'd finished some necessary projects,

Including the quilts for Japan.....

Then....

I had my daughter choose some fabric.

I also traded some fabric with a friend.

The two green ones above are from her.

She needed some orange and I needed some green.

:)

I used every LAST bit of the selected fabric in this quilt.

I even ran out!!!

The grey corner blocks are filling in for me. ;)

 Design elements in a quilt usually happen because

there's not enough of the desired fabric!!!

Right??

AAQI quilt

A little wonky chair

for Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative.

Quilted and bound! Woo hoo!

Here's a touching video

showing the AAQI exhibit

that travels around.

I'm glad we can support

so many

worthy causes with quilts!!!

Because you know....

I could NEVER use all the quilts

that I WANT to Make!!!!

a little chair

I'm hand quilting some red lines over here.

Boy! Is it relaxing!

I should ALWAYS have a hand quilting project to work on!

But I don't.

Big quilts are kind of intimidating.

Aren't they?

You wonder if you'll EVER get it done!

At least, that's what I wonder

when I'm working on something BIG....

Thank you AAQI for giving me

the opportunity to create.

The opportunity to make a little something.

A little something that might help out.

It IS fun to create isn't it?

What are you CREATING today?

For Victoria

You know Victoria has WONDERFUL ideas!

Here is another one!

A signature quilt!

She requested a 6 1/2" block.

Here's my Rolling Stone.

(I found this pattern in an old quilt book.)

Kinda cute, huh?

I've decided.

Quilt blocks are like potato chips.

You make ONE

and then....

You want to make a WHOLE bunch!!!

I can't stop thinking about all the possibilities with this ONE block...

but you know what?

I've resolved.

I'm not going to begin a new quilt.

NOT today.

 There's always tomorrow!!!

 ;)

Monday.

It's Monday.

The beginning of a busy week!

How about you? Do you have those busy weeks too?

I DID finish this quilt top, though!

Whew!

I love it.

It's going to a very deserving boss.

I have no idea what colors she would like...

but this has LOTS of color!

I'm sure she'll like ONE of them! ;)

This is the perfect border fabric, don't you think?

I found it in my stash.

JUST enough too!!!

What does it mean when you have the

PERFECT fabric in your stash???

It can only mean

ONE.

thing.

You have WAY too much fabric!!!

Counting my blessings.

1. My basket weave strip quilt is Growing!!!!

2. I know who I'm going to give it to!!!!!

3. It's Saturday!!!

4. I get to watch some FUN baseball!!!!

winning

Polka dots and Plaid........

A WINNING combination!!!

This is the very last little quilt going to Japan.

I just loved these Happy blocks I received

and knew they had to be a baby quilt!!!!

I also got word yesterday that I WON a prize!!

A silly prize....

But I'm not complaining...

At.

All.

The most esteemed fastest quilter in the land award!!!!

Awarded to me by Michele!

Thank you Michele!

The Prize package includes:

No Laundry today!

No Cooking today!

And

She also added a 5 yard shopping spree

to buy fabric I DON't need.

I've decided to trade the shopping trip in for

a history making event!!!

I'm going to see a movie.

You know the kind of movie where you

BUY a ticket!

Eat popcorn, if you want to!

See upcoming movies.....

Oh...do they still do that???

It's been so long since I've gone!!!!

Jane Eyre....

Here I come!

Almost there!

Yes!

I'm excited!!!

The binding's on!!!

ALL on!!!

Look!!!!!

Amazing....huh?

Seven big quilts

and

Three little ones.

(this picture taken BEFORE binding)

YOU did it!!!!

I have a LITTLE bit more to go

and then.....

They're OFF!!!

Off to Japan!!!

Today I'll be...

finishing up the last baby quilt....

Adding labels.....

that's IT!!!!!

Yes.

I'm Excited!!!!

Can't decide....

This one??

Or this one.???

straight lines.

I'm sewing LOTS of straight lines.

This way.......

then......

That way.

Gets kind of boring. ;/

I will say I'm driving OVER some

very. pretty. fabric!!!

Lots of pretty blocks sent from all over the world

to make these quilts for Japan!

Thank you.

But.....

I'm so tempted to play....

These string blocks are sitting on the floor

calling my name

THE. WHOLE. TIME!!!

Their voices are pretty loud too!!!!

"Come and make some more of US

so WE can be a QUILT too!!!!!"

someday

This is my "Someday" quilt.

Someday.... I'll have enough blocks for a quilt.

Someday.....I'll have needleturned my last leaf.

Someday...... I'll figure out HOW to put the blocks together.

This past weekend I only had time for ONE block.

Someday is probably a L-O-N-G way off!

This Dear Daughter wants Someday to be sooner!

In other words...

I think she likes it!

I think she might want it!

Oh good.

All that work for.....

SOMEONE!!!