For Sam

 

I wanted to make a quilt for my granddaughter Samantha.  She helped to pick out these cute colors.   I think it really reflects her personality!

 

 

This will be for the main bunk.  The flowers are 3-D

The small runner looking thing is for the 2nd bunk.  I bought an expensive duvet from IKEA and this little bed runner will look cute at the bottom of the bed.  There are 2 throw pillows -only one in the pic; and my favorite thing of all time to make-pillowcases!  I really love making them in place of shams.

A little detail -I found these tags at Quilt Market in Salt Lake a couple of years ago, and really like sewing them into stuff.

The back didn't quite make the width -so here is my solution.  Makes it a lot cheaper when you're only off by a few inches.

Happy Birthday Katie

It's that time of year again where we get to celebrate Kate's birthday and 'go to town' for the weekend.  I look forward to this every year and we really don't do anything spectacular - just spend some time one on one shopping, eating and more shopping.

I made this runner for her birthday.  I think it will go well in her farmhouse!

BOO!!

I don't know what it is... but I do love Halloween decorations.  I think it gets me excited for the change in the air and for the upcoming holidays!

 

 

 

 

Coffee Filter Wreath

 

 

 

 

 

 



Can't have witches without Dorothy!
 

 

 

 

These Look Ridiculous!

These pancakes look so good - I thought what a great thing to serve the kids on the first day of school - don't you think?  I haven't made them ...yet... but I WILL
go to recipegirl.com and then type in cinnamon roll pancakes in the search box and you'll find wonderful, detailed directions

Petra's Pastels

  My great grandmother made a dresden plate quilt  using my mom's and aunt's dresses for the 'plates'.  I have wanted to make one for my bed for quite some time because I don't get bored making them.  You get to make a different looking block each time & it's fun to see how each one turns out.   It was originally supposed to be a throw, but just turned into a full-blown queen.  I haven't sent it to the quilter yet, but here it is in the raw... 

This is the back,  I didn't want to spend any more money on this thing, so I just pieced the back from fabric I had left over and some others that just matched the top well.  I plan on using the strips for binding too.

The front of the quilt... I used mostly Fig Tree fabrics because I wanted a soft look.  (although the brown kind of sticks out -but it does have some peach flowers in it)

My applique skills kind of break down when it comes to making circles.  (they look like pointy little seed pods)  Anyway, I thought I could cover the holes in the plates with yo-yos.  I bought a 3 1/2" yo yo maker -well worth it!  I'll attach them when it gets back from the quilter.

This is the one that started it all.  Isn't it cheerful?  Some of the fabrics are so worn, they have actually disintegrated.  Since there is nothing I can do about it, I feel it just shows it was a 'working' quilt!