Little Wonders

Made for Mathew Stevens
Quilted by Lainey.


 

New Beginnings

Made for Baby Spencer Stevens.
Quilted by Lainey.

 

The whole shebang! 

I sure do love the Stevens.

New Beginnings

I made this quilt for Nan Isaacson, for her grandbaby. The RS did a service auction and I put in a baby quilt and she won. I am really sad about the binding. I couldn't decide on what color to use. I thought this one was going to work. I gave it to Lainey and when I got it back it was obvious that is the wrong color of binding for this quilt. Ugh! I'm so sad. I should have use a red or grey. It seriously kills me.

Start Where You Are

The tittle of this quilt is Start Where You Are.  I love the name and first fell in love with it about a year ago. I had a friend that was very dear to me. Her name is Jen. We were nannies at the same time in New York. She is probably one of the most amazing people I have ever come in contact with. Her ability, and special talent, to communicate love to everyone she came in contact made her someone so many people needed. She was a peace maker. A gentle and kind soul. A fair person and very sincere. She also had the most amazing vocabulary. I loved hearing her calm voice and smart, touching words or reading them in letters and notes she would write to me. 

Two summers ago her abusive husband filed for devorce. They had 5 children together. I decided I was going to make her and her children each a quilt. Then in Septmber of this year, my friend passed away from a heart attack. I think that Heavenly Father knew she could do more good for her children on the other side. Thinking about it, I decided I was no longer going to make quilts for her kids. It wouldn't have been meaningful to them and they don't need them as their dad is a wealthy doctor. I'm not even sure that he would have allowed them to have them. 

This quilt was one I had already finished before my dear friend passed away. Start Where You Are, is a message I wanted her to have. I love her and miss her. I surprise myself by how often I find myself thinking of her. Her life was dear to me. Now her memory is too.

I love this back.

Quilted by Lainey

Gifted to Audrey Kartchner

October Leaves

My first postage-stamp quilt. 

Given to Nina Bills.

I think this one cured me of ever wanting to make anther one. 

Quilted By Lainey

Halloween

This beautiful halloween mini quilt I made for my sweet Lindsey. I love how this thing turned out! I especially loved stitching the word 'Halloween' with all those cobwebs. Such fun! 

I took it to My Girlfriends Quilt Shop to have it quilted. They offer a next day service. But it cost me $50. Yikes! But, I started this project too late it was my only option. So to me it was worth it!

House Quilt

Here is my latest quilt! This pattern is called, "Around the Neighborhood."  It was a block-of-the-month at Girlfriends.  I paid $30 to get in and then free if I finished the monthly block before the next month. Sounds like a good deal to me. :) If I didn't finish the block in time, then it was $5 to get the next block.

I did a pretty good job of keeping up, too, until probably the last 3 months. That is when I was no longer playing. Also, I didn't buy the finishing kit. I now believe that is where they were handing out the rest of the sashing I needed to make the whole quilt match. I've gone back and forth on thinking it looks bad to thinking it's fine. But really the main thing is that it's done! Whew! I care most about that.  

I gave this quilt to my friend Cindy. She is the sweetest! I have grown quite found of her.

I had it custom quilted by the fabulous Lainey.

Below is the back of the quilt and the label.  I wish I would have taken a better picture of the back.  But you can kind of get the idea from this picture.  I really love this fabric. And am happy I had enough of it that I didn't have to do a pieced back like I normally do.

I made this pillow to go along with the house quilt for my friend.  The photo is lighter than how it really looks, but it gives you an idea.