i haven't gone anywhere :)

 hello again! :)  it's been awhile but i thought i'd show a few of the things i've been up to!  i took amanda's class on how to make this quilt.  LOVE IT!!  my boys pre-school teacher retired so i made it for her.

 some of the ladies at the class were SO impressive with the fact that they were all about trying things.  i realized i needed to be more bold.  so i don't know if you can tell but the top pic is circles so that it looks like pebbles. this is my very FAV!!!  the bottom pic it flowers in different colors.  i need to still work on it but i really like this one also. :)

 baby quilt for someone at work.

 the back:)

 t-shirt quilt for a graduating senior.

 my sister wanted a new quilt so here are some of this pics.  hope you can see it because i really LOVE it!!!!

 there is a yellow side and green side with brown stippling.  SO PRETTY!!!  she loves it!

 and a pic of the binding.  hope everyone is having a FANTASTIC summer.  we are it's just going WAY to fast!! :)

proud of my friend!!!!

i am so very proud of rita!!!!  she made this quilt for a silent auction they are having at school this weekend and it turned out SO cute!!  her kiddos are in the picture because they all made squares for the quilt!  and in the film strip quilt.  she is doing such an awesome job!  i'm just so proud of her!!!  just wanted to share this very sweet quilt with you!  it is so bright and cheery.  if my kids artwork was in this quilt i would TOTALLY want it!!

to much to do to little time :)

here is my newest project. a t-shirt quilt. not my most favorite but it is usually the person i'm making it for. :) and that's what it's all about. seeing i'm getting paid for this one i hope they LOVE it!!

we have a young gal at work ready to have a baby and so i wanted to try a pattern from one of my quilt books and i'm happy how it turned out. this pattern is called cubic rhythm from my easy quilt project book. really LOVE that book!!

and last weekend i finally started this quilt that amanda did that quilt a long for. it will be all solids. i've always wanted to try an all solids quilt. so here i go!i wish i had better lighting so you could see just how bright and fun this block really is. i'm going to try a whirlygiggle quilt that's print on print. that's VERY hard for me because i LOVE how white makes things POP! :) but this square is a good start for me. i REALLY LOVE it:) hope you are having a good week. be blessed my friends;)

scrap therapy

going through my little scrap bin is very therapeutic. plus look at the treasure i found :) it ended up in the wrong bin. a bigger scrap. this scrap bin should have pieces no bigger that 2 1/2". can you tell i learned to quilt from amanda? i LOVE scraps. she has passed that on. :) i have found some pieces that weren't even usable either. i guess i just couldn't get rid of it at the time :)

i just finished this quilt top for a gal at work who is going to have a baby. it's a girl but i though the blue and green and some brown made for a fun twist so as not to be ALL pink. :) not everyone love pink i know. :) hope you have a blessed easter!!!

ava's quilt

i'm feeling all giddy because my friend tara took pictures of my new baby quilt and i LOVE them. how sweet is this quilt on this yellow bench???

this quilt is for my sisters friend who just had a baby. little ava grace. mom is a red gal so i found those owls at the local quilt shop and put the red with them and them some! :)

i just love these pictures of a kids quilt at a school. tara is FABULOUS!!!! :)

this is the back of the quilt. i have wanted to try this kind of a back for a long time and it is really perfect for a baby quilt. this way you don't have to have seams in the back. this quilt finishes at 39" x 51". i'm pretty proud of myself for keeping it small. it was a super fun pattern and i could have just kept going. :)small. this was a super fun pattern and i could have kept going. :) i love the colors of the quilt popping off the slide!! hope you are having a GREAT week!!!

my new thing

since i really don't need another quilt - i'm going to have more pillow covers than i probably know what to do with. :) but that works because with two boys and a dog one of my three covers is usually in need of a wash!! the back is a slip cover. very handy for changing. i think i want to have a set for each season. that's only twelve. not a problem right? this way i can try some of those quilts i might want to make but in a way scaled down version.

feels good to try something new!!

i bought this fabric back in sept. maybe and sewed the border on right away knowing that i wanted to scallop the edges but was scared to death to try. amanda linked to a GREAT tutorial and ta-da i did it!!!! it was WAY easier than i thought. (i did buy the scallop template that they recommend) :) it was the best 13$ i ever spent!!! :) there's a chart that does the math for you when you buy it. saved me TONS of time! :):)

it was my first time on bias binding also and wasn't as bad as i thought. sometimes you make things worse in your head than they really are. :) i work it up to be so hard and then i actually tackle it and it's not so bad. so heres to stepping out!!! hope you have a great week! i wish that i had about a bolt of this floral fabric. i can't remember who it is. anyone know????