Daddy's quilt

For the longest time I was planning to make my sailor an ocean waves quilt, so he could sleep under the ocean waves while his boat was under the ocean's waves. This tickled me to no end, but then I thought a star quilt would be better. Sailors and the stars have been such good friends for so long and my sailor doesn't get to see the stars on the submarine, so a star quilt was the best way to send him some stars to bring him safely home from his voyages, even if only in his dreams.


This quilt is long and skinny so it would fit on his rack on the boat. The block is called the Wyoming Star, the quilt pattern is called Stars in the Valley and was in the latest "Quilt" magazine.

finishing up before I move...

There has been a mad crafting spree around here. While the husband's away the quilter can play...
Really I am trying to get to all the things I had in the "Ideas and kits I have everything I need for" pile taken care of...


This top I actually bought online and I sent it with everything else to my favorite quilter.

I may have posted this one before, but is a throw quilt I made with a panel and other fabrics mostly from the clearance table...


This was a kit, but I added the border with the scraps and a fat quarter from my stash.


The pieced corners were fun! Two are like this..


The other two look like this.


Jimmy asked me with his big blue eyes if he could have a special quilt just for his own to cuddle in in front of the TV... I let him pick out the main fabric and I found a couple of complementary prints and found a pattern that he liked.


This pattern was for an odd shape so I squared the corners and added two borders. I also pieced a couple of the diamonds.


I added just one more kitty to the bottom corner...


I also have finished two wall hangings and another quilt for daddy to have on the submarine, I will have to post that later. I have another quilt kit, a baby quilt to embroider and also the first packet of Dear Jane blocks came the other day, so I have plenty to keep me busy for the next two weeks before the move!

My Christmas Quilt

I have been calling this quilt the "Kiss Me Quilt" because of the mistletoe print. I still have to decide if I want to embroider "Kiss Me" on one of the squares or just call it done. I still can't believe all those little squares. They finish at 1"!



I used this decorator trim as the edge treatment instead of binding. Boy, it took a long time, but I think it was worth it.


I am excited to start my Baby Jane journey in January and have a few other projects to get finished before the move. I hope I have time to get them done! Wish me luck!

This turned out so cool I can't BEAR it!

Tying up loose ends

Hello everybody!
I have a few projects finished in preparation on our move ( we still don't know exactly when or where yet... dontcha love the military!)

I picked up this table cloth for $2 and added a remnant of snowflake fabric as binding. I also used up a 1/2 spool of green variegated thread and several partially full bobbins of random colors.


I had fun using the different decorative stitches on my machine.


I also made another little portable pincushion to go with the cathedral window quilt I am working on.



I picked up some short little applique pins to make working with all the turned over sides easier on my hands.


I've made quite a bit of progress on this one lately. This is only about 1/4 of the row I have almost finished. It finishes about 80" long, I don't know how many of these rows I will make. We'll see!


Here is a finished but un-decorated present for Christmas.


There's a tablecloth, place mats, a table runner and napkins with rings.

I made or altered everything, down to the napkin rings.


I had fun with the napkin rings.


I also had fun with the macro setting on the camera while I had some beads out.


So Pretty!

Christmas Spoiler-palooza!

I am getting too backlogged with pictures of Christmas gifts and other craftiness, so I decided to post them all with no description, so at least you won't know who the gifts are for...

Here goes!

Upping my average...

The weather has driven us all inside and I have been very productive this week!

The blanket bee for Project Linus got it off to a good start when I stayed there for a few hours and cranked out 4 quilt tops.

I came home and pieced, tied and bound this baby blanket for one of Jeff's shipmates that night.



I brought a few kits home from the blanket bee and started assembling the next day.
Here is #1.


*meow- where's mine?*



Then I took a break and turned this


into this.


I had to hand sew the pages together into a book, so I went ahead and did some embroidery along the spine, too.


Here is Project Linus kit #2.



And the I made another baby quilt. I actually quilted this one, so it took longer.


All tied up and ready to go.


I remembered I had these tags and thought it would add a nice touch...


Back to the kits... There's #3...


And #4...



Man, 6 quilts and a book... I didn't realize myself that I was so productive... and yes mom, the dishes, laundry and picking up are all done, too.

Looking forward:
I have 1 more kit, this month's TIF challenge piece (which I already have an idea about), 4 Christmas gifts (one is mostly done) and then I'm getting back to my cathedral windows and chicken scratch! I miss my hand work!