Puppies Baby Quilt

My mother embroidered the puppy blocks and asked me to make them into a quilt for her newest great grandchild (#4) due to arrive sometime in December. Since I didn't know whether it would be a boy or a girl, I went with the green dotted fabric (from my stash) for the front.
For the back I found this cute puppy fabric (in my stash also). My mother embroidered blocks and made them into baby quilts for each of her ten grandchildren. She continues to do embroidery, but has given up quilting and just asks me to do it instead.

I did this quilt a couple years ago, it is an Alex Anderson pattern and fabric. This is one of my favorites. I did the embroidery squares while recovering from surgery.

God Bless America

Last year I did a quilt that incorporated all the words to

God Bless America

This was also during my "I think I want to be a quilt designer" phase. Susan took this picture and wrote down measurements... maybe if we ask her nice, she'll post the details for everyone :)

It's hard to tell from this picture (and I would do it bigger next time) but the three white stripes of the flag have the words "Through the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans, white with foam."

And yes, those are my fuzzy slippers.

Very Hungry Caterpillar Storybook Quilt

Storybook quilt I made for my boys based on Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar
a tiny and very hungry caterpillar started to look for some food Monday 1 apple
Tuesday 2 pears
Wednesday 3 plums
Thursday 4 strawberries
Friday 5 oranges

Saturday: chocolate cake, ice-cream cone, pickle, swiss cheese, salami, lolliipop, cherry pie, sausage, cupcake, watermelon ~ he had a stomachachenow he wasn't hungry - or little any more - he was a big, fat caterpillarhe built a small house - he stayed inside for two weeks, he nibble a hole, pushed his way out and...
he was a beautiful butterfly
Pieced together back......

I LOVE this quilt!

blossoms.

So, this is the quilt that I usually have hanging by my front door. It's pretty much my favorite quilt. And, it's my mom's favorite quilt too. So, I'm giving it to her. Today. I do have a little tear in my eye as we say goodbye. I know that I can make another one. I mean, I know that I WILL make another one. And, I'll love it just as much. I hope.

[Note: The pattern for this quilt and pillows comes from a book called, My Garden Best by Cheri Saffiote... The original quilt pattern is for a small quilt- I just made it bigger...]

Holiday Redwork Quilt

Only 13 months in the making! This Holiday Redwork was my first venture into embroidery. I loved having something to work on in bits and pieces. Judy is doing one as well that has a flying geese border - so I'll post her pict when it's done. Nudge, nudge, Judy :)

Sisters

Last summer as I was helping my daughter drive back from college, we stopped by Material Girls Quilt Shop (a dream come true for me!) I saw a pattern called Nice People Nice Things and fell in love with it, but didn't want to spend $59. Over the last 6 months, I have kept coming back to this quilt and even found a blog set up by the designer here.

Being the creative negotiator, I called my mom and told her that if she bought the pattern I would make us BOTH one. (I'm thinking she definitely got the better end of the deal!) There are 52 blocks, mostly embroidery. I told her not to expect it before she dies, this is a BIG project. She said "That's OK, just give it to Ann" (my wonderful sister-in-law). What a great mom!!
I just finished my first block. I decided to do "Sisters" to celebrate our new "Quilt Sisters" blog. This block is also very special to me because my only sister passed away 25 years ago this month. I have been very blessed my entire life to have friends that have been like sisters. Through rough times and happy times, girl trips, quilting and raising kids; I couldn't have done it without their love, support and humor!

What a great blessing SISTERS are.