I'm in on EASY STREET!

I really tried hard to resist Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt called "Easy Street", but I couldn't, so I'm all in this year! This will be my first mystery quilt and am really looking forward to making it. If I stay on course, this will be my first completed top for 2013! You can check and see how everyone else is doing with this mystery by logging on here http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/easy-street-mystery.html
I am making this quilt with the help of "Peaches", my featherweight! Love her!




I didn't decide to do this mystery until Monday, partly because I have 4 other quilts that I am working on and need to get done, but I was so bummed out not being able to do the one she posted last year, that I decided I would bite the bullet and do this one! So part 1 is done!




I'm trying to use only my stash, and not having but one small piece of "gray", I decided to use a black with some gray in it. Hard to believe I don't have much gray looking at this stash, right?








Sew til next time...........
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LATEST FINISH

This took me less than one month from start to finish!! I was so focused to get it done before Lea went back to school so she could have it for her classroom. Now to get it in the mail!!
This pattern is called Fleur de Lis by Anita Bradshaw. I chose to do the back basting technique which I love and Lea picked out the fabrics on her last trip home. Let me know what you think of it!

I do have something else to post, but need to get it in the mail first and when I know it has been delivered I will post it!

Sew til next time!










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TRYING SOMETHING NEW!!

Okay, I've had this iPad for a year and I've wanted to blog from it since day 1 and I think I'm finally gonna do it!!
I've got all the necessary tools downloaded, BlogPress, iWatermark to protect my photos, Pimple Eraser to smudge any writing I don't want you to see (sorry) and I have a digital camera connector. So ready, set, here I come!!!

Sew til next time!

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More Pics of Emma's Quilt!

I wanted to show how I always "give" a quilt.  I fold it up and make sure the label is visible.  Then I take grosgrain ribbon and wrap it like a package.

 I added a pink and brown bunny and the wooden things you see is the "quilt hanger" that I gave with the quilt.

 When unwrapping the quilt the label is the first thing they can read before "opening" the quilt!  This is the first time that I made a corner label and I love it!  So much easier to sew on.

And voila, here's the finished quilt all ready for baby and parents to enjoy!!!  I loved making this one!  My quilting isn't the greatest because I did it all free motion, but I did get better as I went along!

Sew til next time.......

My Newest Quilt......

......for the newest and CUTEST member of our family!!  And I don't have a good clear picture of her, so her proud parents will have to do for now.  I spent a short time with them while in TX last week and I  cherish each and every moment of my visit and can't wait to see them again in July!  Congrats you guys!