February giveaway

Here's this month's giveaway. I want to have this given away and sent out to get to the winner by Valentine's Day. :) I was doing some experimenting with cutting out shapes and hearts seemed to be the best choice for this month. Also experimenting (successfully or not!) with machine applique and freezer paper. And I haven't embroidered in a long, long time, so I threw some of that in, too. I will cut this down to 5x7 so that it can be framed, if desired. It would look great in a black frame!

So, here's how you can win this month:

1. Follow my blog and leave a comment saying that you do so (or have me in your RSS reader: Coral, I'm looking at you).
2. In another comment, tell me what, if anything, you want to do to celebrate Valentine's Day.

That's all. And that means you have 2 chances to win this time. A winner will be chosen on Sunday, February 5 after 7 PM. Good luck! I had fun making this one.

a baby and her quilt

Don't you love this photo? This is a happy baby girl and her brand new quilt (my robot quilt). She looks like she really loves it! Thanks to Annette for sharing this with me and letting me share it with you!

winner!

The winner of my giveaway was post number 5, from Melanie! I sent you a message to send along your address. Thank you to the five lovely people who entered! Maybe next time more people will want to win a cool thing! ;)

giveaway for the new year

Here is my fist giveaway! And hopefully the first of a few this year! Up for grabs are a pair of the easy to make, ever popular mug rug. As you can see, one has perfect binding and the other...not so much! But they would love to be in your home this year! Comment here with one of your New Year's resolutions and I will choose a winner on Tuesday, January 10 after 7 PM EST. Thanks and tell your friends!

my birthday block

Here is one that I worked up, this pattern is called Shooting Star. The block finishes at 12 inches. I did mine in fun novelty fabrics, but I think it would also look great in bright modern prints, so it is up to each quilter on which they will choose. The star points are solid black, but any black would be fine as long as it is the same black throughout the block. *A note for the members of my birthday block group who are reading this: if you don't have a good variety of prints, just leave the block in rows of three and I will piece them with other units.

cleaning up

I think I have 8 quilts hanging on my quilt rack, ready to be sandwiched and quilted. The problem is that one is for us, one is for a future gift (date unknown!) and the others don't have a home!! I think I see my problem! I need more occasions for gifting quilts or selling them so that I can get them done and out of my quilting area. I am quite the started when it comes to quilts, it seems.

Here is one example of a quilt top that is finished:


And not to mention all the quilts that are not precariously perched on the quilt rack waiting to fall off! I have no idea the number of those. There are several put away in boxes. Perhaps more than several. Plus all the quilts of my grandmother's. Here is one of those:

quilt for me

Here are some photos of a recent finish--a quilt I made for ME! Blues and greens are my favorite colors. I have to admit that I finished this at least two weeks ago and I still haven't trimmed the threads or washed it yet. :( My son has used it downstairs a time or two, though.

In the coming days (weeks??) you should expect to see some more unfinished works in progress. I took a bunch of photos one day but have not remembered to post them there yet. I also want to showcase some quilt tops that my grandmother made (mostly to sell, judging by the price tags pinned to them) that I one day hope to complete.