Cobblestones Finished

I finished the binding on this one today and will take it to Jeni at work tomorrow. I hope she likes it.
The 1st photo is Dan being silly, when I asked him to hold the quilt for a picture. I'm sure he won't be expecting to see this on my blog.....Serves him right huh!





This is my 4th finish for the month of January and although I haven't used a huge quantity of fabric, it still feels good to get some projects done. I haven't done a stashbusting report in 2 weeks and have only used 1/2 yard, so I'm not doing one this week either. I'll catch up next week when I have something to report.

This week I need to quilt a baby quilt for a friend that is due in less than 3 weeks. It's her 3rd baby and I know she's hoping for a girl this time, but I think it's another boy.

I Got Some Quilting Done!

I quilted Jennifer's table runners using a Hearts Panto, White PermaCore thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.

Then I loaded the quilt that a local 7th grade class made.



They embroidered the 12 Days of Christmas and then added sashing and borders.



What a great job they did and I hope my quilting did it justice.



So Fine thread in a tan and light green, Hobbs 80/20 batting, meander in the blocks, holly leaves in the sashing, feathers and swirls in the borders.

Don't you just love Quilt Shops?

I sent a letter to some of my favorite quilt shops/suppliers asking for door prize donations for my guilds upcoming quilt camp. The theme is "Spring Break In Hawaii" so most of them have a Hawaiian flair. The retreat is actually taking place in frosty Monticello, Indiana, at a golf resort!

The packages have started arriving and I'm just thrilled with them. I'm sure everyone will go home with a wonderful door prize.



Thanks so much to Back Door Quilts, P&B Textiles, Pellon, Quilts n Koi, Flamingo Island Designs, Cherrywood Fabrics and June Taylor. Your generosity in these economic times is much appreciated.

He's Home!

After a very stressful week of changed arrival dates and times, they arrived on Saturday afternoon....this handsome soldier son of mine, who I couldn't be prouder of has served his country well in Afghanistan for a year and is now back on US soil.

Here's Jeff with his wife, his sister Julie, his dad, and I.

Tap, Tap, Tap!

Waiting patiently....

Update 1/22 8pm.....Still waiting for Jeff's return....

Dottie's Tablerunner

Quite some time ago, Dottie gave me this table runner to do the binding on. It got sort of buried in my UFOs, sorry Dottie.

She was confused with the odd angle of the corners. I finished it while watching TV a couple nights ago.

Off to North Carolina today to welcome my son home from Afghanistan.

Stashbusting 2010 - #3

Only 2 yards this week, wide backing. I still only count it as is. The Cobblestones quilt kit included the binding, so I'm not counting that in or out.

Fabric Added This Week - 0 yards (still didn't get my red from Janet)
Fabric Added Year to Date - 1 yards

Fabric Used This Week - 2 yards
Fabric Used Year to Date - 13.5 yards

YEAR TO DATE STASH USED: 12.5 yards