February's Work

I know I'm quite behind but, oh, the computer has given me fits....

So here is my February accomplishments:

This one I'm calling Botany and I got ten more of those wonky diamonds done.

On the strip quilt, I've added 10 more blocks and 12 more little nine-patches.

 Four pretty flamingos join the animal collection.

 These are so fun, huh!  I just painted the legs like I did for the lions last time.

 This one I'm calling the India quilt.  So far, I'm just drawing sketches and getting some ideas together.  Stay tuned to see this elephant in color later.

 These are Mosaic blocks.  I started them in a swap about a year ago and then the swap was disbanded so I'm going ahead with them on my own.

 Here is one more sailboat to add to that collection.  This one was fun because it is my first wonky boat and I made the little yellow flag 3D so it stands out from the block.

Next, on to my swaps:

For PQA, I made for myself two of the 4-patch ladders for my own quilt to go with those that the other ladies are making for me.

 And this block I made for Nicole.  She is going to have a beautiful quilt.

For Block Swap Adventure:

I made this one for Helen K. in England.  She wanted a star in yellow and gray.

And this is the one she made and sent to me. (Crazy that we made the same block.)  This one will go with the sailboats.  I think it's great!

For the Inchy Hexagon Flower Swap:

I made these for Joke R. in the Netherlands.

 And these I received from Lori J. in Tennessee.  My black-eyed-susan quilt is really growing.  I'll have to share my progress on it later.

Phew!  Is that enough?  How good it feels to really get some things done - a little on lots of different projects.

It's already been loved...

I thought I should share this one with blog world.

 This is a string quilt I made for my second son when he was a baby.  He is 6 years old now and it still lives on  his bed.

I made this with whatever boyish scraps I could find in my limited collection at the time.  I love the bright yellow sashes.  He actually says yellow is his favorite color. 

 It's one of the first I machine quilted.

I had a bunch of colorful thread that my mother-in-law found at a yard sale and I used every decorative stitch my machine had... and had a good time with it.

 I love how it turned out!!

I keep telling myself that I need to do another one of these quilts... someday.

Procrastinator - ME!

Yes - I am an admitted procrastinator.

I got involved in a Block of the Month from a local quilt store that ended in October.

I just finished it.

Here are the first nine that I did before I started this blog:

This BOM was a study in the use of Thangles.  I had never used them before so it was great to learn a new technique and really get to use them in different ways.

Thangles are a nifty way for making half-square and quarter-square triangles.  You use a paper foundation and layer your fabric on it and then sew on the lines.  Pretty easy, really!

Here are the last three that I finished yesterday:

Now I've got to figure out what to do with them next.

I'll do that later....  :)

Mother Hen

There are eight children in my family.  One year for Mother's Day, I made this little quilted wall hanging for my Mom.  Isn't it so cute!  The pattern came from this book.

Something From the Past...

Right now my sewing room is being occupied as the guest room by a special guest.  I found some pictures of a quilt I made a few years ago as a gift for this particular guest and I thought I'd share them.  The pattern came from this book.

Her favorite colors are olive greens.  My special assistant (my husband) suggested adding a splash of purple.  I love the addition.

I love this quilt.