congrats quilt

these are two block that i'm going to use for a congrats quit for someone. one was an orphan block from my quilt bee and one i made today. i got caught up on my bee blocks (phew!!!) and was able to make one for this quilt. it is 16.5" and i will border it with white. i LOVE that look! this is twice in one week i think that i've posted!! stand back i'm going crazy:) hope you are having a great weekend. i was able to relax this weekend. VERY nice!!!:)

before and after

here are a few before and after pictures. this is my kitchen before anything happened.

this is my kitchen now!!! i LOVE it. i have a dishwasher!!! it's open and being used as you can see!

these are my new concrete countertops. they are beautiful!:) these are some barstools that i found on the side of the road and i thought that they'd be good in our new house.

and here is what they look like now. a little fabric and some spray paint go a long way! one of these days i'm going to be able to get back to some quilting. hope you are doing well!!!!:)

hello:)

it's been awhile again so i feel like i need to say hi!:)
this is my free fabric from the garage sale. minus the greens i thought i just might make a valentines quilt this year

look at all of this fabric!!!! the front stack is flat folds which for me is two yards or more. i think there are probably 9 of those! and the stack in the back are a bunch of fun too! not all of it is my taste but some will stretch me and some will be the backs of bags or inside of things not seen because i don't dislike anyone that much!;) that just means that some of it is really ugly! but not much! it was very fun to go though!

my nephew picked this out at the garage sale and asked if he could have a quilt and a pillow. i thought his color choice was GREAT and very fun. i told him nice job!! he is a honey!

lastly my younger son likes DUKE so i made him a duke quilt. i put the D in the middle (hopefully you can tell) and then just did random around it and boardered it in. he LOVES is which is so much fun. i guess i will have to take pictures of my older sons quilt. i have been busy with the house that i forgot to photograph two quilts. and one i've already given away. oops. oh well. we should be moving in in another couple weeks!!! it will feel good to feel settled again!! hope you have a great day!!

garage sale?????

my sister went to a garage sale and i couldn't believe her finds. you could buy fabric by the pound.

not just cheap fabric but- moda, amy butler and other kinds. i got yardage of amy butlers charm line. it's very pretty. what was fun is my sister picked it out. so it's fun to work with stuff someone else picks out.

this is a bunch of scraps she got for free!! i had a LOT of fun sorting them. plus my sister called to tell me that my name was chosen in the drawing to win the extra fabric that didn't sell. i'm going to be getting what they thought would be 45 yards of fabric. can you believe it???? i will show it to you when i get it. the house is coming along nicely and we are off again for a relaxing few days!!!!! i'm done with my painting now so i feel like i will be able to soak up the sun and enjoy family!!:) hope you are having a FANTASIC day!!!

oliver's quilt

i just finished my other nephews quilt. i quite like it!!! i had stamp fabric that was the reason for this quilt.

the backing i used was something my mom gave me that my sister like so that worked out nicely. it's a black and blue ticking.

just used a solid blue for the binding and washed it up and will give it to him this week.

i don't know if you can tell the color of this wall but this is going to be my sewing room in my new house. it's called rainwater. (martha stewart) i LOVE it!!!!!! very soothing. our house is coming along nicely. all the painting that i can do for now is done!! it feels GOOD!!! we leave for ohio on friday and i CAN'T WAIT!!!! fabric shack here i come!!! i won't have to think about the house for two weeks!!! :) i just finished my second quilt to bind in the car. a queen size and twin size. one is my son's and one is a wedding gift for when i get back. lots going on!! it's all good. hope you are doing well!!:)

off and running

june started with a bang!! we are getting a house ready to move into. this is major work. the house needs LOTS of tlc!!!! so in this post there are pictures of my torn up house and quilts. :) i finished 5 this month but don't have all of them shown. in between painting ceilings, getting walls ready to paint and then painting and then mudding other walls and prepping them i did enjoy some quilting. that's only the stuff i can do too! these pictures show you only what is being torn down/apart and then put back together again. :) when things start to get more done i'll show a few more updates. it's been awhile so i hope everyone is enjoying their summer and all is well. new quilting room. i got two more feet added to it so it's going to be a little bigger.

my nephew quinn's quilt.

tearing out walls in the bathroom.

some of the great color schemes in this house.:)

fireplace that is torn out because it was fake. a set of logs with a light under it. :)

christmas tree wall hanging. i made a quilt to match just haven't photographed it yet.

graduation quilt

mother-in-laws queen sized finished.

project i just started and now it's at a stand still.

different view. if you lasted though this big loooooooooooonnnnngggg post - have a GREAT day!!!!

trying this again

i wrote up a blog on this quilt top over the weekend and then posted it and then hit the view button (as always) to make sure all was well and i posted it on one of my quilting bee blogs. :( tried to post back on this blog and it wouldn't let me get my pictures. UGGG!!!

this is for my mother-in-law. i just finished quilting it today and will start the binding tonight. i only have to work thurday and then my in-laws come in. i'm ready for some fun!!!! linda(mother-in-law) and i will shop till we drop. we have a BLAST!!! my husband and father-in-law will golf till they drop. i'm so ready for school to be out!! i am VERY thankful for all the work i had this year though.:)

hopefully i will be able to show some more of my projects now. i see how hard it is for working moms and dad's to blog now. :) have a FANTASTIC day!!!