coming together

at the end of last week i was able to finish piecing together my latest quilt.  it came together well... which was exciting! :-)  on saturday we took a quick trip to visit my mother-in-law and her husband in beckley, west virginia.  but... before i left town, i quickly cleared out my kitchen so i could make my quilt sandwich. mmmmmm.

the back...

the batting...

the top...

and after it was all pinned together, i was able to pack it up and take it with me!  yea! already have some of the handquilting done. lookin' good!

oo la la

i received my french general la petite ecole fabric.  i love it!  i immediately unwrapped the jelly roll to see all the beautiful fabrics...

this new quilt is for some friends who are getting married... and they are osu (as in 'the buckeyes of ohio state) grads.  the colors are scarlet & gray... so i am hoping that the colors have a hint of osu and the rest is just loveliness.

anywho, i immediately started cutting my pieces for the quilt.  there are a lot of little pieces...

i am excited to see it all put together! 

also, my daughter has decided to make a quilt as well!  hurray!  she ordered her fabric which arrived yesterday.  it is sitting in a box in my craft room... i want to open it soooo badly... but it is not mine.  she will be here on friday to start hers.  i know it is going to be beautiful.

now, off to bed to read 'water for elephants' on my nook.  :-)

happy valentine's day

it was a cloudy, cold, windy valentine's day here in ohio... but that made for a good day to get some things done in the house.  after a year, i finally labeled all my boxes that surround my craft table.  a whole year of thinking... 'which box is that in?  this one?  ooops, nope, not that one...' and so on. 

but not anymore!  now i can find everything i need.  yahoo! 

 

thread, anyone?  

happy heart day!

cuddle up

over the weekend i completed my bliss baby quilt.  it is so cuddly!  after i washed & dried it... it is so soft and snuggly.  i hope that this new lovely baby girl will enjoy it and spend much time cuddled up with her mom and dad... and the quilt. :-) 

here are some shots of it a little closer up...

i have already chosen my next project and ordered some lovely french general fabric.  i am excited to get started on it.  i will be using a pattern from simplify by camille rosekelley (i know, i have mentioned the book before, but it has so many wonderful patterns!) *love it!  in the meantime, i plan to do some cleaning, organizing, and maybe a small project or two.  in preparation for spending hours working on the new quilt. 

our weather has been crazy with snow, sleet, freezing rain, rain.  we don't know from one minute to the next what exactly is going to start falling from the sky.  but, we did put some bird seed out on our deck.  it has been fun to sit and watch the cardinals and other birds who have 'dined' with us. 

stay warm.  be creative.  smile.