Eye Candy

Some finishes:

The above are Nancy's version of Edyta Sitar's quilt - front and back -- but I guess you knew that!!
And here are two of Barb's:
Thimbleberries Sampler --- I love samplers.  I don't get bored doing the same thing over and over and over -- well, you get the idea.

And a string quilt with applique:

I still haven't done any ripping on my Rose of Sharon.  Maybe this week because I won't be doing any quilting -- just playing with our grandson!!

Sister Connie and Other Quilts

Here is a picture of Sister Connie receiving her quilt:

My grandson is the second boy to Sister Connie's left (on the right viewing the picture). 
Here is Barb's large star block quilt:

And my carpenter's star with Rose of Sharon appliques (using my AccuQuilt dies) which is still "in process":

I say "in process" because I am going to be doing some ripping.  If you can see in the middle picture, there are two different designs in the sashing.  I didn't like the triangles and decided to change to the feathers.  Now I have to rip out over half of the sashings with th triangles and replace with the feathers!!  So off to be a frog and "rippit, rippit, rippit"!!

Some More Eye Candy

I have a few more quilts finished.  Here is another of Barb's homespun flannel quilts.  I use this star a lot.  It is in two of the quilts today..

This is a quilt I put together for my step daughter.  Sister Connie at St. Ann's in Bartlett, TN is retiring after 40 years of teaching.  She taught my step daughter first grade and now, her last year, is teaching my grandson.  Sister Connie is a BIG Notre Dame football fan, so I did a cable with little footballs on one side and Xs and Os at the top for hugs and kisses.  Each of the kids did their on block and I had a picture of the whole class with Sister Connie which is in the center.  School colors are red and blue.

Yep, the star again!!
And Barb's cute Dresden plate.  I love Dresden plates.

I have one row of my carpenter's square quilt finished.  Everything is stabilized but now for the detail work.  This is a couple of the finished blocks.

Now for an update on my chickens -- you know the six HENS!!   Well, surprise, surprise, two of them are roosters!  This was taken this morning at 5:00 a.m. so the lighting is not real good.  This little hen and one rooster love to get up on this roost so I can pet their bellies -- do chickens have bellies?  Maybe it is just breast. 

 

 

My sister-in-law said that my Mom is smiling now.  She loved all animals and we always had chickens. 
HAVE A GREAT DAY!

My first mini quilt

Shopping in Primitive Gatherings booth at Paducah, I saw this cute little mini quilt and just had to make it.  The pattern comes with this cute little 1-1/2" twist 'n turn ruler.  I already had 2-1/2" squares cut so sewed this up and began the cutting:

And carefully laying out the cut pieces:

Morphed into this little quilt:

Yes, it finishes 10-1/2" square!!   It was a fun project!

Paducah AQS & Design Wall

I had a great time at the show.  I thought it was more crowded this year and lots of buying so hope that means our economy is turning around!!!  Saw lots of b-e-a-u-t-i-f--u-l longarm quilting and domestic machine quilting which is what I really enjoy seeing.  Helps me get my mojo back.  Spent too much money, but you only live once!!
I bought some backgrounds to use with the batiks I'm getting from our guild batik exchange.  This is just playing -- don't know whether to do lots of mini color wheels around the center large Dresden plate or do one large color wheel going round in the two borders.  This is with one large.  Of course, I only have the yellow exchange fans done, but you can get the idea of what I'm aiming for.

The picture beside the design is my EQ design with one large color wheel going around.  Can't wait to get more colors so I can really see what it will look like.
Oh, and here's the chicks in their new home.

When I walk out to their pen calling "Chic-Fi-la", they come running thinking I have a treat for them, which I usually do.  Haven't they grown!!!  6-1/2 weeks old!

Eye Candy

Sister's posey quilt:

Gail's 2012 BOM:

 

 

Tillie's BOM

Is anyone else having problems uploading pictures?  It has taken me 3 days to get these to upload!!!





 





Chickens

Our chickens are 5 weeks old. 

They will be out of the garage and the dog crate next week in to their chicky palace.  We figure that each egg they lay will be a  $100 egg!!!!