Valentine mystery update...

Week 3 of the Valentine mystery...This has really been a fun little quilt to work on.  I went in on Friday and picked up the last kit.  The top is ready for quilting and week 4 is an embellishment after it is quilted...Stay tuned....

Progress on the mystery quilt...

This is week 2 of the Valentine mystery quilt.  This was really fun to work on.  There is machine applique, you choose your favorite method, dresden plates and embellishments (yo-yo's).  I am currently working on week 3 and will share that really soon.  This quilt is absolutely darling and has been really fun to do.

Mystery Valentine...

I have never participated in a mystery quilt before, but as I have watched My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe put on these mystery quilts and I see how cute they turn out, I had to do the Valentine one.  I don't have a lot of Valentine decorations as compared to Halloween and Christmas so I am excited to participate in this mystery. 

The mystery started last Friday and we were given 49 squares of background fabric to sew together and embroider on the background.  If you present the previous week's kit completed the following week, you get that kit for free.  So here is my completed kit for last week.  I will put together this week's kit and then update you all with this darling mystery...

New baby on the way...

 My niece, Amy, is having a little boy in the very near future.  This is her firstborn.  We have recently started "The Auntie Basket" in our family.  There are 5 girls in my family and we are the Aunties....For this basket for Amy, I made a diapee wipee holder.  These are fabulous little things to have.  Diapers, wipes, cream or lotion can fit inside to take for the change...You can find a tutorial here...

My favorite baby necessity are onesies...To whoever came up with this idea--bless you.  My second favorite baby necessity--the burpees.  I like to use the prefold diapers.  I prewash them because they shrink...then I add a binding to the serged edgings to give a more finished look.  Last but not least, the peepee teepees...I used leftover fabric from the 2 fat quarters that sewed the diapee wipee and bound the edges of the burpees and added some soft terry fabric for the inside for a matching set...Welcome Little One...

Quilt Guild and Scrappy Quilts...

This is a quilt of valor that guild members have donated blocks to.  It will be quilted and handed in...

This sweet little baby quilt is a pattern by YoYo Mama and called Vintage Baby Quilt.  Holly explained to us how it is constructed.  It is a quilt as you go quilt so it just needs squared up and bound when you are done!!!  For January and February, we are focusing on making quilts from our stash...use it up and so the yoyo quilt was made from left over jelly roll strips.  Can't wait to give this a try!!!

Stacie made the next 2 quilts for Christmas time...

                                                This quilt was made by a first time quilter...

Kyle made a purse and showed her darling scarf...notice the close up picture.  It was made out of wool felt...

Carrie did the mystery Christmas quilt at My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe...and several other quilts...she is one busy girl!!!

                                                         Lisa and her darling tree skirt...

               Debbie made these holsters out of oilcloth for her daughter, who is a massage therapist....

Alissa made this quilt entirely out of stash...Really fun!!!

A little antique shopping...

 Always love me a touch of embroidery...Love looking at the pillowcases...

 A darling baby boy bib all stitched...It was so sweet...

Doll sized Hummel, they still have a charm that I love...there was so much more from this shopping trip I wanted to share, but the camera had other ideas.  The battery went dead this far into the shopping...maybe next time.  Happy New Year and may you enjoy the nostalgia of yesteryear while making new memories today!!