Oh, I forgot this cute quilt

 When in Gatlinburg I usually visit a quilt shop in Cosby, TN. I had a delightful time visiting with the owner while Sonny rocked in the rocking chair on the front porch. I saw this panel quilt and loved it. We had seen a bear and also the spring flowers popping out on the mountain. So I just had to make the quilt. The sashing I chose looked just like the green trees on the mountains. I have no place to hang it and display it so it resides on my back porch folded on a rocking chair where I can enjoy it.  The quilt still brings a smile. 

What I worked on today

I am getting back to sewing, but only to make lounging pajama bottoms, so I can teach in a sewing class. I know why I do not sew. I do not like sewing clothes. Just not my thing at this season of my life. I would rather quilt and machine embroidery—pictures coming soon.

Here is a picture of my Rebels lounging pajama bottoms. I honestly could not find a piece of fabric to my liking. So saw this fabric perfect for football watching the Rebels play. My mother-in-law would love these pajama bottoms. She was a true Rebel. These were fun  I need to do some tweeting but think I will enjoy making these. Pattern takes 2.5 to 3 yards of fabric but can be made in one day.  

April 2024

 Baby Quilts and a perfect little vacation to Gatlinburg and Biltmore where the dogwoods bloom all over the mountains and the amazing azaleas blooming at Biltmore.

For sweet little great niece, Monty, I made this quilt with soft pinks and border is lavender with roses, perfect for this quilt. 

Bears seen at Cade’s Cove 

This quilt was made for another precious grand niece, Charlie. Wish I had a good camera and light to take picture. I think both quilts were lovely colors. 

Oh the glorious dogwoods in the mountains. 

Below, see the bear at Cade’s Cove. 

And the tulips at Biltmore. 

A-n-o-t-h-e-r Quilt in first 5 months of 2023

 

This is a quilt with history. About 17 or 18 years ago, Carol and Gary said their wedding vows. Before marriage Carol asked family and friends to create a 6X6 inch aida memory block. Well, this many years later, I was asked to redesign the original quilt. 

My imagination is rather limited, but came up with this quilt trying not to damage the original designs. It has been returned to them and hope they enjoy it for years to come. The fun comes in looking at the blocks and thinking about the friends and family who created a block. 

(I could not quilt on the 6 by 6 blocks due to buttons, paint, lace, etc. that were added to the block.)

More Baby Quilts

Baby quilts completed first months of 2023. 

 

Above quilt was for Wells

Daniel's quilt

Willow's quilt

Close up of two blocks in a couple of the above quilts.

This bib was for Nora Clay. I am now working on her a girly quilt. 

Busy the first of months of 2023

Wish I had a better photo. The background of this quilt is white. I loved this quilt! I inserted a panel I received with the fat quarter bundle as part of the background. This was a baby quilt for Kinley, my great niece. I started making family baby quilts a little larger.

 

Last Quilt of 2022

 Here is my last quilt of 2022. I enjoyed getting back to quilting. This was a quilt for a special couple in our church. They married at Christmas and I made one of my "go to" quilts--a jelly roll Christmas quilt. Size is about 42" by 56", I think.

Mixture of Projects

Luggage Tags for church friends traveling with four children.  

Mug Rugs for relatives. 

Maybe I have posted this quilt i made for a friend’s sister. These are her fabric scraps from years of making projects. 

Just a handy bag made from a place mat. I use it when traveling to hold the cords for all my devices. 

More mug rugs  

Back of a tag I made. Picture down below. 

More mug rugs

Shirts for ALS walk. 

My Christmas tree farm. Love my gingerbread men. 

Aha —here are the tags I made. 

Pillow for my sister. 

Our resident Eagle. 

More mug rugs 

Oh my pumpkins. 

My quilt. 

Having fun with BabyLock Venture

 I love my new BabyLock 10 needle Venture. Here are a couple of my learning activities. 

Sunday Rambling

A few of my recent projects

Quilt for Merrick Wallace born in April. He received a larger baby quilt. 

See this cool thank you card with a photo of the quilt 

I made for a friend. 

First photo show notebooks from my In the Hoop embroidery machine. I love making these notebook covers. So much fun to come out looking so professional.

Isn’t this an interesting quilt!! I received a hugh tub full of a lifetime of fabric from a friend. This lady is an artist and I am not. I could make a crumb quilt but I wanted something different. Different I got. Really I liked it and would keep it if she did not want it. (Like my husband’s feet showing in the picture. He is a jewel!)