Baby quilt August 2015

Applique quilt

Works in Progress

Care Bear Crib Quilt

I made this quilt for my friend Jeff who wanted to give something nice to one of his employees who was going on maternity leave.  I had him buy a coloring book that I could use for a pattern and this is what he came back with.

It was quick and easy to make and I used materials that I already had in my stash.

A Change of Pace

And now for a slightly different kind of quilt.

This started out as a Bucilla #40707 Stamped Quilt top.  I don't remember when I bought it but is was at least 15 years ago.  I started embroidering it and before I got very far along managed to splash something on it and it ended up with several smallish stains.  I have tried several stain removers but although they helped the stains are still there.  There are two of them about the size of a quarter.

In the early summer of 2012 I finished the tied quilt I was making for my Grandson Matthew and started to get antsy because I was left with nothing to fiddle with.  So in desperation I drug out this one out of my cedar chest where I had hidden it from myself and started working on it to fill in the time until I decided what I wanted to do next.

Then my Granddaughter came to visit and said she really loved it and didn't mind the stains.  She very kindly said that they gave the quilt character.  HA!  Anyway since she said she would love to have it I decided to work on it seriously.  I finished the embroidery last spring and have started the quilting process.  I am about 1/3 of the way along. 

My friend Rachel who owns a fancy camera and takes wonderful pictures with it took these photographs.  It's hard for me to take pictures with my camera because the hilt is so light that pictures I take look all washed out.  This is, I am sure, my fault not the fault of the camera.

My first Tied Quilt

What's Happening here 4/25/12

This is an experiment.  I took these pictures and tried to put them on a slide show the easiest way possible.

Shaun's orchids are blooming and she is thrilled.  She has been babying these orchid plants, whispering sweet nothings to them every day and religiously following some instructions on raising orchids she found on the internet.

The other pictures are the garden as it's progressing.  Except for the tomatoes and onions the rest was experimental.  Richard loves to mess with them in the evening.  I think gardening is in his DNA (that he didn't get from me) and needs to have something growing.

The other pictures is of my quilt top in all it's finished glory.  Next step is to put the backing on it and then start quilting.  I plan to quilt 1/4 " around the inside of each hexagon so it's going to be a lengthy project.  But it's pretty straightforward and since Shaun is going to be quilting it with me I wanted it to be as easy as possible so she gets some confidence.  Every single stitch in this quilt is going to be by hand.  If we are able we plan to pat ourselves on the back.