I finished my niece's wedding quilt a couple of weeks ago.  She got married on the beach in Florida were they live and I wanted it to represent the colors of the sea and waves.  I am not sure if I achieved that, but I hope she likes it.

It was very hard to see the colors in the top picture, I hope this up close pictures makes it easier to see.

I have been helping make 300 christmas decorations for a nursing home.

I also have blocks cut out to do a disappearing nine patch.

Here is picture with my Dad holding his youngest great grandson, my grandson.

And my granddaughter's at my youngest granddaughter's 2nd birthday party.

Life is full.

Sew Long for Now!

Oh my goodness I have never ripped a quilt apart so many times in my life trying to line up the pattern!

I was hoping to be completely finished with this quilt by now, but alas it will not be for a while yet.  I found a pattern that said it was an easier way to make chevrons.  It was not, and it does not even look like chevrons.  I don't mind the look, but it was not what I was striving for.

I will not ever make this pattern again, but on the plus side my niece will have a one of a kind quilt from me!

Another quilt finished by my daughter.  She gave two away made from the jelly roll race pattern and kept one for herself.

While driving home on route 11 from helping my husband's sister one Sunday a wonderful quilt shop I enjoy in Fairfield, Va just happen to be open.  My kind husband whipped right in the parking lot when I saw the open sign and then bought me this layer cake of fabric I was admiring.

And last a picture of my grandson who is 6 weeks old now.

Sew Long for Now!

Three years in the making...tada!  This was a block of the month at a local quilt shop a couple of years ago and it has finally been finished, quilted, bond, labeled and giving to my youngest son.

The quilt I made for my new grandson inspired my daughter and here is one she finished.  She is giving this one as a birthday gift and has almost completed her second one.  She has plans to do one more before she leaves in July.  It has been so nice to see her working on these quilts and to share this with her.

I have started the quilt for my niece's wedding in August.  I hope to work on it more this week.  I only have 4 weeks to completely finish it because we are helping our daughter move to Kansas and then the wedding is right when we come back.

Sew Long for Now!

I finished the quilt for my new grandson, a week after he was born.  For me right now that is like a big thing!  My first granddaughter I finished her's when she was 6 months old, my second when she was 1 year old.  I might just be getting better at this.  It doesn't hurt I used a super simple pattern called the jelly roll race.

I backed it with minkie to give him softness!

Here is the little fella being held by his oldest sister.

I have sewn the binding on a quilt I have been working on for 2 years, now I have to finish the hand sewing part, maybe it will be finished before the three year mark.  I also bought the material and  have to cut out the pieces for a quilt for my niece who is getting married in August.  I feel like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland sometime!

Sew Long for Now

I didn't fall off the planet, maybe down a rabbit hole or two.  Life got a bit hectic this past year following my Momma's death.  My sister and I have had to take over helping and caring for our 84 yo Dad.  I spend way too much time at various doctor's offices.  The surprising thing is for an 84 yo he is in pretty good health, but with the diabetes, cancer, heart issues to stay that way you go get tested a lot.  I don't think I got any sewing done after finishing my youngest granddaughter's quilt until January when I started this quilt for my niece's wedding.  I feel like it took forever to finish.  I finished it in April right before her wedding.  I was very happy with how it turned out.  It is made with 7 different batiks.  She was at my house on Thanksgiving and saw a quilt I started over 2 years ago and am still trying to finish and she loved the batiks in it and I thought she would enjoy those in a quilt for her wedding.

My husband and I have also been babysitting the two granddaughter's more this spring with my son and daughter-in-law's work schedule changing.  I now understand that saying about why people have children when they are young!  Although since my third grandchild is due anyday I am working on a quilt for him.  I was trying to hold off this post and put that quilt in it also, but that may take a bit longer and it's been long enough since I posted!

Sew Long for Now!