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.

New year challenge

Our guild received a challenge from the local Relay for Life to make blocks for a Survivor quilt to be given at the Relay event this year.
Needless to say, this was met with a great deal of enthusiasm. Not only guild members, but friendsand family expressed interest in participating in this project. It should be easy to get enough for more than one quilt. Maybe there will even be enough for a raffle quilt for this good cause.
Now the challenge is to find the 'perfect' block and get it done.
I hope to have some pictures to put up soon of these blocks as they are constructed and the finished quilt(s).