college bound

My nice Susanna is going away to college I will be making her a pillow case with this fabric.
I got them at Quilters Choice.
Yummy! !!
Let's get the economy going one yard at the time.
http://www.quilterschoice.com/index.htm

Just buy it!

Forget about the no buy commitment, our economy needs us, I got this fabric last June when Joyce and I visited http://www.rosiescalicocupboard.com/

Pillow Case,

I have a bad case of " quiltters-block" can come with anything new to quilt and the UFO 's keep growing I will pull one out and get going but not before sharing... My sister had a birthday I made her "pillowcases" sorry I forgot to take a picture in its place here is one that I made for ? Yes I think my Christmas presents list has began

08/09/08

Caiden's quilt is still at the longarmer! Cant wait for next week.

I got the inspiration ON LINE.
Someone from HeartStrings posted this picture.
If I remember who it was I would had asked for permission, now I can only said, T H A N K Y O U ! ! !

A quilt for Caiden

I have not had the time to post in a loooong time, I'm making a quilt for my grandson Caiden, he turned 3 on July 26

I think I will name the quilt "Fish Tales".

Pictures to follow.

BLOCKS READY TO BE MAIL

Here they are, finally finished and ready to be send out. I hope everyone likes them.

Quilt for Noah and Danielle

I did finish a couch size quilt to my son and New Daughter in-law
they told me they really like!!, I know will be very useful when the winter arrives in New Jersey!

One more "round"

Saturday and Sunday, I shop ( my stash) press and changed the possibilities many times, D/H help out with dinner So I could "cut" the new set of blocks, I'm planing on at least 10 sets.

Posible Settings

A while back I got my blocks in, sorry I had no time to brag, they are great, here are a few possibilities.
We "Common Threads Friends" have one more "round" till then I just keep playing with the possible settings.

the weeding quilt is done

the weeding quilt is done, the wedding was great.My Son and Brand new daughter in law are on their honeymoon. and I survived it all.

My dog shadow can not resist a new quilt, I finishing it and she just had to tried it out.

Cinco de Mayo

Today is May 5 I just looked our the window and I see a beautiful sunset. I just had to share it .
I also wanted to share a bit of history about "Cinco de Mayo"
http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm

new swap

I know I need another swap,like I need a new pair of shoes. oh well what can a Quilter do, resist a bunch of wonderful blocks that one day... hopefully in the near future, ( not in the next Decade)
With this blocks I can make a comforting quilt to someone Special.
Here you see some of the fabrics I chose for this round.

OLD QUILTS

This too I had fun making

old quilt

I made this two I while back, I think they deserve space in the "pride wall"

my new toy,... does not work

I got my DVD PAJAMA QUILTER a while back, as you know life gets in the way of life, today a had a few hours to spare so I took it out and gues what it does not work, I send a e-mail to Dawn I hope I can exchange for a "good" one.

I finish the quilt for Noah and Danielle, pictures will be coming once the binding is ready, I took it to my LONGARM quilter and she had it ready in one Day!!

I'm glad Tax day is past us.


Just so you know, Dawn send out a new DVD and yes it works, have done very little practice just because I have beeing busy with wedding and weeding shower activities, soon I will post some of my "quilting" work progres.
P.S. Dawn also send out replacement rigth away! thank you Dawn.

Strings attached

This pile was a lot bigger when I began.The left overs will be a great addition to my on line group,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeartStringsQuiltProject/

In blue mood or mode!

Here are half of the blocks side by side.

Wedding Quilt

All blocks trimmed and ready to be put into a top.

Weding Quilt

All the 'trimming" done!

strings atached

I have beeing making this block for Noah and Danielle. I made 48 of them now I have to trimed them, hope to have to "top" by next week .

lazy day today! no strings!!

http://heartstringsquiltproject.com

Butterfly Effect. from PJ's

Here is the Memory Quilt I made for Eric and Nicky

in Memory of their daughter Kendall.

butterfly effect

This is the picture from ' QUILTERS WORLD' magazine.

memory quilt

the butterfly faire's was send to my aid, when I was at the quilt shop, Carol saw the quilt and asked about the history behind it, I told her and she volunteered to machine quilted it for us, and with only 5 days to spare. She offerd her favorite pattern.

Picture of compleated quilt coming soon.

memory quilt

Judy "my longarm

Quilter is out of town,who would quilt this quilt I really wanted to presented it to the Wallace on Easter.

Who could quilt the quilt !!!

the block

Here is the a picture of one the 25 blocks that I made for the quilt for Eric and Nicky.

Happy Easter

We will have a a quiet Easter, most of the Family is out town .
Happy Easter to all.

Susan, Owen and family are away on a Cruise to the Mexican Riviera,

Carmen and Daughter are on Vacation in the Carolinas.

My Daughter in law and Grandson Caiden are in Indiana.

new toy

on March 15 I ordered my http://www.pajamaquilter.com/
It arrived Yesterday, I I'm ready to give it a go.
But,...

I have not even opened the pkg. I need to have some time to myself and sit to watch the DVD and then practice, practice,practice.

memory quilt for Kendall

It seams, I will be making another quilt

Yes I will be making another quilt soon, this time it will be a festive one.


Noah Paul Clifton
has pledge his love to
Danielle Nicole Carbajal

Danielle will become
my
daughter-in law
on
May 25 of 2008

making a Memory Quilt

I had to put stabilizer on the "body" fleece is not the easiest to sew
it went a lot easier and fast once I did that.

Making a memory quilt for Nicky and Eric

I was ready to make a different block;... when my quilting magazine arrived and there it was;... the quilt that I had in mind but DIDN'T know it.

making a quilt for Kendall

I cried the first time I cut into them, and I cried more a few more times while I was sewing. We miss her so much.