February is winding down. The weather has been a roller coaster of cold, snow, some rain and some glorious sunny days!
The Horror story quilt is in the reworking process. A bit difficult since the quilt room is now the bed room of a 14 year old boy. One daughter and her son have moved in with us for a while, which makes space a premium and puts quilting on a back burner.
At least material is in hand and slowly moving along.
I have been doing more crocheting and knitting, since those crafts can be done in the living room and at the kitchen table.
For now that is how it is, daughter and grandboy are purchasing a trailer to move next door to us. It will be a few weeks yet and then I will be back in my 'office', with the sewing machines running.

A bright and beautiful wintry morning! Oh yes, it is a heat wave, 20 degrees at 11:30 this morning.
Getting ready for foreast of snow, SNOW! Hope there will be enough for Great grandma's Snow Ice Cream and then it can go away.
For those of a 'quilty' bent, check out Pat Sloan's nice and very creative blog for a beautiful new quilt kit.

OOOHHH NOOOO!

Facing the fact that this blog is long overdue for updating, I made a resolution to work on it at least once a week this year.
Now for my SAD SAD story. the last quilt I made in 2009, for a friends son turned into a disaster. After weeks of work, it looked great.
Friend washed it before gifting to her son, and several seams came apart! It was a tied quilt and I have it back, trying to repair the damage. One of the fabrics she chose for the quilt has raveled out badly. I am afraid that it will require re-making, rather than 'fixing'. Not a happy thought.
Note to self: It doesn't matter how much you paid for the fabric, if it is not quality made, it will not do the job!

Quilting for Victory Juntion Camp

this is one of the quilts I am working on for donation to the Victory Junction Camp for children.
Each child gets to take home their quilt. There is a link at the side bar for anyone interested in information about the camp or donating.

Dancing log cabin - my 2-step variation

I found the idea for this block on the net, through a group I belong to. It was one of those "I just have to make one to see it " kind of blocks. The original block was a bit different so I call mine the 2-step.

Using up some scraps, I made 4 blocks for a medallion center for a small quilt. This would be the 'beaches and boats' 2-step.

I think I will machine embroider some seashells around the border to help carry out the nautical theme of the blocks.

A few moments of fame

I entered a block in the 'I'm Dreaming of a Quilt ' contest, sponsored by Quilt in a Day (among others).
It was on the net for a few days before the judges narrowed the blocks to the final twelve that will be the winners.
Have to admit I was pretty proud just to get that far!
The final12 blocks are lovely

Adam's quilt

The star quilt for Adam's wife is back from the Quilter's.
It really looks nice, now it is ready for binding. I was gifted with some star blocks that his great grandmother had pieced and want to hand applique them on the back. I will have to get busy, so it will be done by Feb. 18.