Friends...

 My fabulous friend Gail came into work yesterday to show me the quilt she made for her adorable grandson. I gave her a panel of the crybabies on the border and she has made a few projects with them.  On this quilt, the center fabric was given to her by friends who are from China.  The border fabric she got at one of our mutual favorite quilt shops and the cornerstones are the crybaby fabric.  She backed this quilt in a blue minky...If I were a baby, I would want this quilt to never leave my side!!!  This little guy is going to have a new love in life...

I was showing Gail the baby quilt that is made of pirate fabric and she took a picture of my husband and I.  Friends are the best...I just love them!!

and finally...December's Birdie Stitches block!!!

I am just thrilled to finish up block 12 of this BOM, Birdie Stitches from the blog www.littlemissshabby.com.  I had so much fun with this project...I cut up my scraps and sewed them up and now I am working on constructing the quilt.  It will be a queen 84"x84".  Hopefully I can find another fun BOM to do this coming year that has been as fun as this one!!  Stay tuned to see how this quilt turns out!!

Patchwork Friends Christmas Social

 Prior to going to our quilt guild Christmas social, we made a stop at My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe.  They had the unveiling for their mystery quilt.  I have to tell you that these girls have it going on.  They know how to make absolutely darling patterns and have fun for all the quilters coming in their store.  By the way, for those of you who didn't know this, they do the DIY Dish, an online resource for fun projects.  Check it out sometime.

 Dianna's beautiful christening dress she made...

 Some fun scarfs by Lisa...

 Fun diamond setting on this quilt...

 The photograph is blurry,  but the quilt was adorable...

 Kari's cute wall hanging...

 Lucy's great star quilt...

 the quilts in the next picture were a two-fer.  Both quilts from one layer cake with background and borders added...

 Holly did a great rendition of the Grinch...

A sweet quilt made out of Strawberry Fields fabric....lovely trunk show...I missed getting a picture of Lisa's fabulous Wild Bill quilt which was a king sized quilt, but trust me it was fabulous...

Firecracker...

 I just finished sewing this "Firecracker" quilt for a local quilt store.  The pattern is by Jaybird Quilts.  It is well written and a really fun sew.  It uses a specialty ruler to get the angle cuts just right.

 This sweet little quilt was sewn with fabrics from "Children at Play" by SarahJane Studios/Moda.  I have loved this line of fabric since it came out and was really excited to make this quilt up in these fabrics!!

A close up of the quilt...what have you been working on?

Happy Thanksgiving...

May you all enjoy your turkey as you count your many blessings...

Christmas Hotpads and Little Birdie Stitches

 These are the Christmas hotpads for 2012.  Since Christmas is all about gifts, I thought these would be really fun for the festive season...

November Birdie Stitches block.  Only one more month and I will be sewing my quilt together.  All the other blocks are assembled to make a queen size scrappy quilt...

My little elf...

My little grandbaby, Cooper.  I just knitted up this little elf hat for him.  I made this same hat for all my children 20+ years ago and it is still a favorite.  Where we live in Northern Utah, it gets pretty cold and I'm a believer in keeping babies ears covered!!  We took this picture when Cooper came to visit Grammie at work.

Fairy Tale Friends

 I just finished sewing this cute little quilt for a local quilt store...I learned how to do the mitered borders on this.  I have only done them once before and they did not turn out as nice...

 This fabric line is by Sandy Klop, American Jane for Moda Fabrics.  Notice the darling illustrations on the panel blocks...

 I have always loved the story of Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf...

 The Three Little Kittens who lost their mittens--another childhood favorite...

 Goldilocks and the Three Bears...

 And, The Little Gingerbread Boy...This quilt was designed with the intent of telling these classic fairy tales and go from block to block and tell the stories...this would make a fabulous gift for Christmas or birthday for little ones...I found the quilt a delight to make, even though the borders challenged me...

The pattern for this darling quilt!  Another great collection by Sandy Klop.  I just love her work and her creativity.

Patchwork Friends Quilt Guild...

I'm back...here are some photos from quilt guild last Wednesday night...enjoy the show and share!!!

This little quilt appears to be a panel that has a repeat, quilted and then prarie points added.  Darling!!

Enjoy!!!

One more thing off the bucket list...

 It is no secret that I am a total fan of Nancy Halverson...love her designs and fabric!!!  My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe was able to get her to come to Logan and she talked to us about how she got started in the industry and how she came to design fabric...

 this amazingly talented lady is crazy busy with her business and family...I have wanted to meet her forever...I even got to ask some questions during a question/answer time...Afterwards, I got to go meet her and have her autograph one of my books (I have a stack) that she has published!!!

 If you are not familiar with Nancy Halverson's work, here are some pictures of some of her designs...

One day, I am going to make this acorn quilt for fall...I just love it and always have...It was a most enjoyable 1 1/2 hour of my time and I will forever treasure the fact that I got to meet her...I'm star struck!!!

Ghoulfriend's Night Out at My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe...oh and Halloween Hotpads

 Last night, our local quilt shop, My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe, hosted a Ghoulfriend's Night Out.  These girls really know how to throw a party..from treats to make it and take its to spooky specials throughout the store.

 The store was all decked out and then additional spaces in the building were turned into a most spooky atmosphere...These are food ideas for Halloween...

 It was so much fun to see all the decorations and the creative ways things were set up...

 Love this pumpkin with the google eyes..such a simple thing but oh so clever...

 Great use of a candleabra

 Fun Halloween quilt...it kinda gets one in the mood don't you think??

 In this space we were making stuffed pumpkins...

This year's Halloween hotpads...Does it make you miss your mummy???